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|[[Inquisitor]] Bastalek Grim attends the Great Feast of [[Wolf Lord]] [[Gerrod Redbeard]], committing the sagas recounted there to his eidetic implants. From these he creates Imperial records later titled "The War of the Giants."{{Fn|38a}}
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|'''[[Sons of Khaine]]:''' Following a costly victory over [[Imperium|Imperial]] [[Titan Legion]]s on Malaxis, the [[Autarch]]s of the five largest [[eldar]] [[craftworlds]] convene. They decide that the lesser races must be shown their place; their message spreads across the craftworlds, resulting in the largest recruitment of eldar taking the Path of the Warrior in millennia. Many civilian paths are abandoned as a result.{{Fn|39}}
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|Thulean datavaults recovered from Dolorium's voids at this time describe star systems beyond the [[Koronus Expanse]].{{Fn|9e}}
|The [[Silent King]] ends his self-imposed exile and returned to the galaxy after encountering the [[Tyranid]]s within the intergalactic void and realising the threat they pose. He has begun a journey across the galaxy with a band of his loyal [[Triarch Praetorian]]s to reawaken Tomb Worlds that still slumber so they may unite against the Tyranids.{{Fn|43c}}
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|The [[Fall of Tyran]], the battle that marked the first major encounter between the Human species and the alien [[Hive Fleet]]s. Inquisitor [[Kryptman]] would eventually investigate the incident and designate the new threat as the Tyranids.{{Fn|44a}}
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|[[Aun'Va]] makes the decision to place Commander [[Puretide]]'s favoured pupils (including [[O'Shaserra]]) into stasis, allowing them to be recalled when needed in the future.{{Fn|29c}}
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|As the Great Devourer first arrives in ernest on the [[Eastern Fringe]], Eldar prophets across the galaxy weep as the psychic magnitude of the threat becomes horribly clear.{{Fn|39}}
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|[[Lugganath]] Eldar craftworld first detected by the Imperium.{{Fn|65}}
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|The [[Astronomican]] flickers, resulting in thousands of ships being lost in the [[Warp]].{{Fn|42b}}{{Fn|60b}}
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|[[Judgement of Hellenus]]{{Fn|8c}}
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|[[Hive Fleet]] [[Naga]] enters the galaxy from the [[Eastern Fringe]]. Three colony worlds of the [[Ulumeathic League]] fall, with the fourth only lasting long enough for a [[Genestealer]] infiltrated refugee ship to evacuate a fraction of the world's population.{{Fn|44c}}
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|With rumours of a dark alien menace invading the galaxy, the [[Cult of Veiled Oblivion]] grows in membership and prominence across the [[Ybaric Cluster]] as Hive Fleet Naga proceeds nearer. Arnarchy reigns on its coremost world, [[Silax]].{{Fn|44c}}
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|Naga consumes the [[Exodite World]] of [[Tar-Ethenil]]. The death throes of the planet's [[world spirit]] sent out a psychic shockwave crippling the worldspirits of several neighbouring Exodite planets, making them easy prey for Naga.{{Fn|44c}}
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|Ulumethic League refugees arrive at the [[Varreyan]] space docks. [[Genestealer]]s infest the complex and all contact is lost within 2 days. Varreyan home fleets destroy the vast facilities from orbit. Thus crippling region's ability to rearm and refit space craft.{{Fn|44c}}
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|The first of the [[Ybaric Cluster]] worlds, [[Crimsonfall]], is attacked by a tendril of Hive Fleet Naga. [[Imperial Guard]] regiments slow, but can't stop the alien's advance. Three of the planet's four main continents are overrun.{{Fn|44c}}
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|Crimsonfall recieved reinforcements from the nearby [[Hive World]] of [[Tern]]. A company of [[Baneblade]]s are delivered and rallies the Crimsonfall defenders only to be immediately routed by a [[Tyrannofex]] brood upon reducing the entire Baneblade company to scrap.{{Fn|44c}}
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|[[Governor]] of Silax refuses to send aid to Crimsonfall or other neighbors embattled with Hive Fleet Naga.{{Fn|44c}}
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|[[Crimsonfall]] is consumed by Hive Fleet Naga.{{Fn|44c}}
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|The [[Ordo Xenos]] burns [[Amphian Deed ]] for his role in the Halo of Darkness cult, ending the [[House Deed|Deed lineage ]] of [[rogue trader]]s.{{Fn|9j}}
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|[[Purgation of Jhanna]]: [[Marneus Calgar]] leads two [[Ultramarines]] companies in the recapture of rebellious oceanic cities of [[Omon]] and [[Vorlencia]] against renegades and [[Chaos Space Marines]].{{Fn|46a}}
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|'''The [[Fury of Shai'naid]]:''' [[Hive Fleet Naga]] engages [[craftworld]] fleets of [[Malan'tai]] and [[Idhare]]. Naga splinters into two tendrils, the first heading towards [[Halathel]], and the second spiraling back rimwards towards the [[maiden world]] [[Eth-aelas]].{{Fn|44c}}
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|'''The [[Fury of Shai'naid]]:''' Naga outstrips the crippled Malan'tai fleets and begins the planetside invasion of [[Halathel]].{{Fn|44c}}
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|After a failed assassination attempt on Cardinal-Astral [[Xaphan]], civil unrest consumes [[Vraks Prime]]. The [[Departmento Munitorum]] receives an urgent request for relief.{{Fn|66b}}
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|'''The [[Fury of Shai'naid]]:''' An [[Iyanden]] fleet under the command of Admiral Draech combat the Hive Ships orbitting Halathel. His flagship ''[[Auspicious Illumination of Eternity]]'' is destroyed early on and the young prince [[Yriel]] seizes command and destroys the Hive Ships.{{Fn|44c}}
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|'''The [[Fury of Shai'naid]]: ''' Fleets from the [[Malan'tai]], [[Iyanden]], and [[Idharae]] [[Craftworld]]s eliminate [[Hive Fleet]] [[Naga]], but a [[Doom of Malan'tai|single bioform]] infiltrates and consumes Malan'tai.{{Fn|39}}{{Fn|44c}}{{Fn|44f}}{{Fn|131}}|-|'''The [[Purging of Contqual]]:''' The [[Iron Hands]] drive the forces of [[Chaos]] from a dozen planets on the [[Contqual]] subsector.{{Fn|3f}}
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|195.812.M41|The isolated and wounded Hive Ship launches [[Purging of Contqualmycetic spore]]: s at Malan'tai, undetected by the Eldar fleets that destroy the lone bio-ship. The [[Iron Hands]] drive the forces Doom of [[ChaosMalan'tai|single bioform]] from a dozen planets on covertly infiltrates and consumes the [[Contqualinfinity circuit]] subsector.{{Fn|3f44c}}
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|The first convoys of [[Imperial Guard]] men and materiel from [[Krieg]] arrive in the [[Vraks System]].{{Fn|66c}}
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|'''The [[Fury of Shai'naid]]:''' A psychic scream echoes though the webway. All contact with Malan'tai is lost.{{Fn|44c}}
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|'''The [[Fury of Shai'naid]]:''' Yriel's forces arrive at Eth-aelas and join with Idharae forces combatting Tyranids planetside and defeat the last [[Hive Tyrant]] of Naga at the [[Battle of Sorrowforge Pinnacle]]. The remaining tyranids are left leaderless and in disarray, being fully destroyed in many following battles.{{Fn|44c}}
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**{{Endn|38c}}: pg. 20
**{{Endn|38d}}: pg. 21
*{{Endn|39}}: [[Codex: Eldar (6th Edition)]] pgpgs. 22-23
*40: [[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|40a}}: pg. 20
