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== Campaign ==After the formation of the [[Maelstrom Warders]] in 587.[[M41]],{{Fn|1a}} (a formation consisting of the [[Astral Claws]], [[Charnel Guard]], [[Mantis Warriors]], and [[Lamenters]], the ) security in the long-chaotic [[Maelstrom Zone]] was much-improved. However, the local Imperials recognized that the region would never be safe truly secure unless the safe heavens havens for the [[Chaos|forces of Chaos]], pirates[[pirate]]s, and [[Xenosxenos]] in the Maelstrom was were eliminated.{{Fn|1b}}

In 640.M41, the Maelstrom Warders and allied Imperial contingents launched a series of massive combat operations. Relying on intelligence gathered for over 50 years of combat in the region, in addition to ancient tomes held by the Mantis Warriors, the Warders attacked not just planets of the Maelstrom Zone, but advanced into the Maelstrom itself. Despite striking into areas which had not witnessed any Imperial presence in centuries, they located and destroyed dozens of heretic and Xenos xenos strongholds.{{Fn|1b}}

At [[Taskar's Wound]], the Warders cornered the [[Chaos Space Marine]] warband known as [[The Reborn]], and inflicted massive losses on the latter, granting the Mantis Warriors revenge for the catastrophic [[Death of Cygnax]] of over a century before. Derspite Despite these great successes, however, the campaign began to stall when the Charnel Guard were withdrawn to the [[Veiled Region]] to wage the [[Thanatos Crusade]]. The Astral Claws petitioned the [[High Lords of Terra]] for reinforcements, but were denied. Thus, the Scourge Campaign ended uncompleted.{{Fn|1b}}

The following century saw a series of catastrophic events in the Maelstrom Zone which threanted threatened to undo all of the successes of the Scourge Campaign. However, Astral Claws [[Chapter Master]] [[Lufgt Huron]] restored order, thus earning great power and setting the stage for the [[Badab War]].{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|1c}}

*1: [[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One]] :