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==History==
It was only by chance that the Genestealer Cult was discovered on Terra. An underhive stimm-deal gone sour triggered a violent gang war between rival groups in the depths of the [[Arcology Veracitum Neglis]] in Terra's northern polar region. When local [[Arbites]] forces responded, their quarry retreated into the long-abandoned mag-transit network dug into its foundations. However , both sides were shocked when provoked Genestealer Cultists poured from the subterranean holds, slaughtering the trespassers. A single [[Arbitrator]] squad managed to escape aboard a [[Repressor]] and stay alive long enough to deliver word of their plight before being surrounded and slaughtered. The transmission eventually found its way to the [[Inquisition]]'s [[Ordo Xenos]], which under [[Lord Inquisitor]] [[Ichabael Vasmire]] was moving before even the Arbites [[Judge]]s had time to assess the threat and respond.{{Fn|1}}
Coordinated by Lord Inquisitor Vasmire, regiments of [[Inquisitorial Stormtrooper]]s moved into action via [[Valkyrie]]s alongside [[Enforcer]]s and the [[Convent Prioris]] of the [[Sisters of Battle]]. Most notable however, Vasmire was notified of coming aid by the [[Adeptus Custodes]] under [[Blade Champion]] [[Aristothes Carvellan]]. Carvellan informed Vasmire that the Custodes would strike for the [[Genestealer Patriarch]] at the heart of the infestation. Even the [[Officio Assassinorum]] considered sending aid. In preparation for the hunt the Wyvern's Gate Spaceport was closed, sending billions of pilgrims, traders, and workers into holding patterns that might trap them for years to come. Meanwhile, the Cult of the Pauper Princes prepared for the attack they knew was coming. Their uprising was still a long ways away, and their infiltration of Terra had barely begun. Worse still for Patriarch [[Begetor]], some nebulous psychic force was working against its will and dulling its abilities. However the Pauper Princes were not alone in this, the [[Wyrms of the Ur-Tendril]] and [[The Shadowed]] were also present on the Throneworld.{{Fn|1}}
