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The '''Dammerhal Crusade''' was a ===Overview===[[Black Templars]]-led crusade to remove [[Ork]] and [[Tyranid]] presence from the [[Agri-World]] of [[Abundantia]]Image:DammerhalCrusadeSeal. It was part jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Seal of the greater [[Octarius War]], and one of many [[Crusades]] declared by [[High Marshal]] [[Helbrecht]] upon different worlds in the [[Sigma-Ulstari System]].Dammerhal Crusade{{Fn|1}}The Crusade was led by [[Castellan]] [[Beren Kiergaard]], while [[Genestealer Cultists]] of the [[Cult of the Toothed Coil]] were commanded by [[Magus]] [[Shaylagh Dysther]].{{Fn|1}} ==Overview== ==Prelude=Prelude===Upon entering the [[Sigma-Ulstari System]], High Marshal Helbrecht ordered multiple crusades upon different planets. The majority of the fleet was deployed to [[Sigma-Ulstari]], the a [[Forge World]] and the capital planet of its namesake system. However, smaller fleets were sent to other targets, including [[Abundantia]], an [[Agri-World]] infested with [[Orks]] and [[Tyranids]]. Additionally, [[Genestealer Cultist]] presence had been reported among the clans of herder-butchers, belonging to the [[Cult of the Toothed Coil]].{{Fn|1}}

[[Image:DammerhalCrusadeSeal.jpeg|thumb|left|200px|Seal of the Dammerhal Crusade{{Fn|1}}]] ====Ghulam VII-f====The first target was a group of Orks in an overgrown sector of Abundantia designated [[Ghulam VII-f]] that had destroyed a herder clan and posed a threat to nearby refugee camps. Kiergaard assembled a Strike Force of infantry-carrying [[Impulsor|Impulsors]] s escorted by [[Storm Speeder|Storm Speeders]] s and [[Gladiator(Battle Tank)|Gladiators]], with two [[Stormhawk Interceptor|Stormhawk Interceptors]] s in high-atmosphere reserves.{{Fn|1}}

Despite losing nearly half their strength from the Templars’ attack, the Orks destroyed multiple Storm Speeders using [[Kill Rig|Kill Rigs]] s and capsized an Impulsor. Shortly after, a [[Vashkadon]] emerged from the foliage and trampled both Space Marines and Greenskins. As some Orks mounted [[Squighogs]] and chased after the Vashkadon, the Black Templars charged into the remaining Orks, eventually killing all that remained. Kiergaard then called in the [[Stormhawk Interceptor|Stormhawk]]sStormhawks, which tracked down the escaping Orks following the Vashkodon, while also embarking his troops into the transports to give chase.{{Fn|1}} ===Phegra-kappis===The second target was [[Phegra-kappis]], a Reclamation City or ‘butcher town’ in the path of a [[Tyranid]] swarm where carcasses of Megafauna were processed. The city consisted of [[Factorum]] complexes extending deep below the surface, surrounded by slums. One important purpose of the city was the supply of rare chemicals to Sigma-Ulstari, making it an important factor in the Octarius War.{{Fn|1}}

====Phegra-kappis====The second target was [[Phegra-kappis]], a Reclamation City or ‘butcher town’ in the path of a [[Tyranid]] swarm where carcasses of [[megafauna]] were processed. The city consisted of [[factorum]] complexes extending deep below the surface, surrounded by slums. One important purpose of the city was the supply of rare chemicals to Sigma-Ulstari, making it an important factor in the Octarius War. Mysteriously, evacuation efforts of rare substances from Phegra-kappis had failed when lifter shuttles were shot down by the city’s own anti-air defence network.{{Fn|1}}

The securing of Phegra-kappis was delegated to [[Frohl Koremann]], the Champion of [[Moros Company]], who directed [[TechmarinesTechmarine]] s to improve the city’s defences. Further firepower was provided by [[Battle Sisters]] of the [[Order of the Valorous Heart]], and a mixed company of [[Astra Militarum]] sourced from those saved by Task Force V of [[Battle Group Irasmus]] prior to the action in the Sigma-Ulstari System.{{Fn|1}}

The third and final target was the city of [[Avanor-Ilum]], where the main forces of the [[Cult of the Toothed Coil]] were engaged in guerilla guerrilla warfare with Imperial Guardsmen. [[Magus]] [[Shaylagh Dysther]] ordered the storming of Shanty Districts [[Avanor-Ilum Shanty District 8.31|8.31]] and

The Black Templars were deadly in the close-quarter melee of the shanty districts, and slew many cultists to the extent that Magus Dysther switched tactics to sacrificing hundreds of cultists just to slow the Astartes’ advance. Dysther then mustered tens of thousands of cultists for a massive assault on Avanor-Ilum against a combined Imperial army of defenders. As the Genestealer cultists began to gain an upper hand, the Templars emerged from the shanty districts behind them, staining the transit hub with Xenos blood. It was at the psychic urging of Dysther’s [[Genestealer Patriarch|Patriarch]] that she abandoned her brothers and sisters, retreating with a small group of close followers including [[Locus]] [[Dreyvan Shakh]] into [[Avanor-Ilum Shanty District 77.23|Shanty District 77.23]].{{Fn|1}}

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