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The first reported contact between the Necrons and the [[Imperium]] of Man came in 897.[[M41]] during the raid on [[Sanctuary 101]]. The report specifies that the invaders might have emerged from the ground itself.{{Fn|3}} Another early instance was the destruction of the hermitage on [[Adric IV]]. It would be raids such as these which would prompt further investigation by the [[Inquisition]]{{fn|59}}, particularly by individuals such as [[Inquisitor]] [[Hoth]] who would himself investigate these twin raids.{{fn|1e}}{{fn|59}} The Inquisition, and by extension the Imperium, would soon realize that the Necrons possessed [[Disruptor Zone]] technology that could disrupt Imperial recording devices, and many places that had simply been marked as "destroyed by raiders unknown" with no trace of the attackers were now very likely linked to this new threat, ultimately leading the Imperium to now finally be aware of the Necron menace.{{fn|59}}
Since that time great battles and wars have occurred not only between the increasingly awakened Necrons and the Imperium but other factions of the galaxy as well. Some major examples include:
*The [[Orphean War]] - A great war between the Imperium and the [[Maynarkh Dynasty]], which would see the dissolution of the [[Orpheus Sector]] and heavy losses by both sides.
*The [[Kaurava_system#The_Kaurava_Campaign|Kaurava Campaign]], which saw the Necrons defeated alongside most other factions by the [[Orks]] under [[Gorgutz Headhunter]]