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|Commanders2 = [[Xelian]](KIA)<br>Commorragh Nobility

 The '''Commorragh Raid''' occurred in [[M35]] and was one of the few known [[Imperium|Imperial]] incursions into the [[Dark Eldar]] city of [[Commorragh]], located deep in the [[Webway]]. Unknown to either side, the entire series of events was manipulated by the Dark Eldar [[Archon]] of the [[Kabal of the Black Heart]] , [[Asdrubael Vect]] , in his rise to power as Supreme Overlord of Commorragh. It was one of the most tumultuous events in the Dark City's history.{{Fn|1a}}

Asdrubael Vect, seeking to eliminate the ruling nobility of Commorragh so he may rule the Dark City himself, set a plan into motion that began in the [[Desaderian Gulf]]. From the [[Desaderian Gulf]], Dark Eldar pirates had long used a nearby [[Webway Portal]] to raid Imperial shipping. Vect's first step was to increase raiding against Imperial shipping in the Gulf ten-fold and strike at major [[Imperial Guard]] outposts in the area. The campaign saw the Kabal of the Black Heart grow rich in plunder and Vect continued to provoke the Imperium.{{Fn|1a}}

Reacting to the increased Dark Eldar raiding in the Gulf, a [[Strike Cruiser]] belonging to the [[Salamanders]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]], ''[[Forgehammer]]'', was sent to investigate. Ambushed by Dark Eldar ships, the ''Forgehammer'' was crippled by [[haywire bombs bomb]]s and transported to Commorragh itself by Vect's Kabal of the Black Heart. HoweverDuring the transportation, Lord [[Xelian]], a rival Archon in Commorragh and part of the ruling nobility, confiscated the disabled ''Forgehammer'' for himself and was determined to claim the prizes within. However , unknown to Lord Xelian, Salamander [[Librarian]] [[Hestion]] was sending out a psychic distress beacon to the rest of his chapter from within the captured Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|1b}}

Though the Dark Eldar found it easy to enter the ''Forgehammer'', they were met with stiff resistance once inside. Xelian was quick to realize that he had underestimated his quarry. Changing tack, he returned the salvage rights of the vessel to Vect's Kabal of the Black Heart, ostensibly appearing generous but in truth intending to seize the Astartes once they had been taken captive. On the sixteenth day of the siege, the skies above Commorragh burst open. The Salamanders had received Librarian Hestion's distress call and used the psychic beacon to find their way to the Dark City itself. So began a bloody day for the Dark City. Moreover the Salamanders had not come alone, : accompanying their [[Battle Barge]] were Strike Cruisers from the [[Howling Griffons]] and [[Silver Skulls]].{{Fn|1b}}

The Salamanders Battle Barge plowed straight into the spire where Xelian stood, crushing both it and him in an instant. But the Dark Eldar reacted swiftly, deploying small raiding craft, [[Razorwing Jetfighter]]s, and [[Voidraven Bomber]]s and opening fire with ground-based electrical spires. Amid the heavy fighting in the air, the Space Marines used [[Drop Pod|drop pods]] to drive deep into the heart of the Dark City and steal the initiative from the Dark Eldar. Dark Eldar splinter weaponry, designed to maim foes so they may be captured, proved ineffective against the hardened [[power armorarmour]] of the Space Marines. However , the Space Marines found themselves increasingly attacked on all sides by the deadly denizens of the Dark City, including [[Mandrake]]s, [[Archon]]s and their [[Incubi]], [[Scourge]]s, [[Wych]]es, [[WarpBeast]] Beastss, and [[Hellion]]s.{{Fn|1c}}

*1: [[Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition)]]: