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The '''Fall of Vilamus''' was a major [[Chaos Space Marine]] raid in [[M41]]. It targeted [[Vilamus]], the [[fortress-monastery]] of the [[Marines Errant]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]].{{Fn|1}}
===History===
In the last few years of [[M41]], [[Huron Blackheart]] of the [[Red Corsairs]] set out to steal large amounts of [[gene-seed]]. For unknown reasons, Vilamus became the target of Blackheart's next assault. The monastery itself was protected by its garrison, naturally, power shields to prevent [[teleportation]] inside the facility, and [[Las Weaponry|anti-air lasers]] to destroy invading vessels from orbit. Blackheart set in motion a plan to neutralize these defences.{{Fn|1}}
Huron decided to strike a deal with several Marines of the [[Night Lords]] [[Legion]]{{Fn|1}} of [[First Claw|The Exalted]]{{Fn|2}}, they being infamous for their ambushes, sneak attacks, and drop tactics. These [[Chaos Space Marines]] formed the vanguard of the raid. They were dropped onto the world during a cosmic storm to mask their approach, and infiltrated the defences of Vilamus via poorly defended ventilation shafts.{{Fn|1}} Once inside the fortress-monastery, they disabled the [[generatorum]], shutting down power to the teleportation field and the [[defence lasers]].{{Fn|2}}
With the lasers deactivated and teleportation field removed, Huron's ships, consisting of [[cruisers]] and [[Rapid Strike vessel|strike craft]] were able to enter low orbit. From there, Huron's [[Terminators]] were able to teleport directly into Vilamus, wreaking untold havoc. Their main target was the power relays that still pumped energy into the defence bastions. These were still a problem to the invaders, as they remained on a separate grid, seeing as the lasers were intended to defend against ground assaults. Once the power was cut, the [[Chaos]] Terminators diverted their assault to the Chapter's [[apothecarion]], where the Marines' Errant gene-seed vault was located.{{Fn|1}}
With Vilamus' automated defences deprived of power, and the small Marine garrison fighting off the enemy Terminators, Blackheart himself struck the coup-de-grace. He led an attack on the main chapel, which held many of the Chapter's most prized artefacts. The Marines Errant were torn between defended the gene-seed, which was essential to their survival, or the relics. Thus, they were divided, and subsequently slaughtered. Blackheart escaped with nearly all the Chapter's gene-seed, dooming the Marines Errant to a slow demise.{{Fn|1}}
===Sources===
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 146
