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The battle began when the [[Chaos Space Marine]]s fell upon the [[Tomb World]] of [[Thanatos]], defended by the legions of the [[Oruscar Dynasty]]. The Word Bearers sought the [[Celestial Orrery]], and with a device of such power could achieve the unthinkable. However the Necrons refuse to yield, and a blood, long-running siege endures. [[Necron Warrior]]s and [[Immortal]]s battled across the mountainous high-gravity surface against [[Daemon Engine]]s and fanatical Word Bearers. The siege only ended when reinforcements from the [[Kardenath Dynasty]] arrived and crushed the Word Bearers.{{Fn|1}} The war, however, did not finish there, for the [[Kardenath Dynasty|Kardenath ]] nobility are pursuing their own omnicidal campaign of destruction and desire desired to use{{Fn|1}} the Celestial Orrey for themselvesto destroy all life within the [[Galaxy]]{{Fn|2}}. When the Oruscar [[Phaeron]] [[Hakmephet]] refused, Thanatos was reduced to a battleground between Necrons{{Fn|1}}. The siege Siege has so far lasted for centuries{{Fn|2}} and continues to this day.{{Fn|1}}
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}Siege of Thanatos''' was a battle between the [[Necrons]] and [[Word Bearers]].{{Fn|1}}==History==The battle began when the [[Chaos Space Marine]]s fell upon the [[Tomb World]] of [[Thanatos]], defended by the legions of the [[Oruscar Dynasty]]. The [[Word Bearers]] sought the [[Celestial Orrery]], and with a device of such power could achieve the unthinkable. However the [[Necrons]] refuse to yield, and a bloody, long-running siege began. [[Necron Warrior]]s and [[Immortal]]s battled across the mountainous high-gravity surface against [[Daemon Engine]]s and fanatical Chaos Space Marines. The siege only ended when reinforcements from the [[Kardenath Dynasty]] arrived and crushed the Word Bearers.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Necrons (8th Edition)]], pgs. 28–29
*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Bleeding Stars (Short Story)]]
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