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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
→Second Relief of Mordian
As Imperial forces withdrew from the Stygius Sector the [[Iron Hands]] refused to retreat and instead gathered on [[Mordian]], itself under siege from Chaos forces. Alongside a mere dozen or so [[Regiment]]s of the [[Mordian Iron Guard]], the Iron Hands sought to reforge themselves and purge their weakness displayed earlier in the campaign. During the Siege the Iron Hands were joined by allies enraged by the defeatism of the Imperial forces, among them the [[Brazen Claws]], [[Fire Lords]], [[Silver Skulls]], [[Sons of Medusa]], and [[Iron Lords]] in what became known as the Iron Crusade. They arrived on Mordian to find the planet terrorized by a [[Night Lords]] warband under [[Ahrak Deathshriek]] and his [[Chaos Raptor|Raptor]] hordes. Deathshriek planned to use the terror to power a ritual that would plunge the entire world into the Warp.{{Fn|2}}
The Iron Hands and their allies struck with customary bluntness, emerging without warning from the Warp and engaging the traitor fleet in orbit and launching a [[Drop Pod]] assault on Mordian's capital. [[Clan Avernii]] under [[Iron Captain]] [[Caanok Var]] led the charge and Deathshriek drove his [[Cultist]]s into their guns. One by one, the remaining Iron Hands Clan Companies joined the battle and Deathshriek was wounded in single battle by Iron Captain Var. Even as the Iron Warriors Hands drop zone came under fresh assault from [[Benedictian Guard]] and the [[Cult of the Whispered Word]], renegade Warlords from across the sector united in their realization that the Iron Hands could be wholly destroyed. With their assault faltering Deathshriek claimed victory as he led his fleet against the Iron Hands in space, outnumbering their ships three to one. It was at this point that the Iron Hands [[Successor Chapter]]s arrived. Deathshriek's armada was caught in disarray and crushed. The loyalist ships rained obliteration below To
the Mordian populace, the bombardment must have seemed
indiscriminate, but nothing could have been further from
