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===Waaagh! Grimtoof===
However, it was not the Imperium, but rather [[Ork]]s that posed the first major challenge to Severus' rule over the Periphery Sub-Sector. A large [[Waaagh!]] under [[Ghenghiz Grimtoof]] crashed into the Sub-Sector, burning worlds and overrunning Severus' weak [[PDF]] armies in short order. With his [[Dark Eldar]] allies having since abandoned him, Severus turned to Imperial aid to stem the Green green tide. After heated and desperate negotiations with the [[Sector Lord]] [[Marius Hax]], the Imperium decided that it was in their interest to halt the Ork Waaagh! before it grew into a serious threat. However, the The Imperial forces mobilised by Hax consisted mainly of local troops drawn from the [[Calixis Sector]] and , however they proved unable to decisively turn the tide against the Orks, though they did relive the world of [[Kulth (Planet)|Kulth]] from Greenskin siege.{{Fn|1}}
But while Kulth was relieved, many other worlds such as [[Deluge (Calixis Sector)|Deluge]], [[Pertinax (Planet)|Pertinax]], and [[KW-9]] fell to Greenskin invasion. Worse still, the Children of Thorns began to take advantage of the total collapse of human authority in the region to increase their raids, while the forces of [[Chaos]] under [[Sektoth]] appeared amidst the anarchy to launch their own series of brutal raids. Beset upon by all sides, Severus XIII announced that he was personally annexing the Sub-Sector into what became known as the [[Severan Dominate]]. Furious, Sector Lord Hax declared Severus a secessionist and moved against him as well as the heretic and xenos forces already plaguing the region. Meanwhile, the Ork forces have since entered a second phase of their campaign and have enslaved multiple worlds to produce weapons, such as [[Avitohol]].{{Fn|1}}
