Editing Razing of Leshmiere (section)

==Background and Preliminary Conflicts==

The Leshmieren Commune was formed between a twin set of lush, fertile worlds locked around the same star. Refugees from nearby worlds fled through warp storm and Xenos to reach them during the Age of Strife. As the federation of man collapsed into anarchy, these people found their promised land. The Leshmieren began to rapidly improve infrastructure, built great cities, and managed to save some of Dark Age's magnificent technology. One key feature was their ubiquitous hover vehicles, which gave them a military edge. Together these planets would rise out of the Long Night as one nation intent on never allowing the injustices that brought them there to be exacted again.

With this aim in mind the Commune tolerated no resistance. All systems around them were conquered without remorse by the elite armies drawn up from a trained warrior aristocracy. Aliens were enslaved for as punishment for the years of humiliation humanity faced at their hands. Human worlds placed oppressed by collectivist puppet regimes who eliminated all individual rights. Several planets would find themselves paying hefty taxes, and having entire generations taken up by the Leshmieren to man their great levy garrisons. The populace of the Commune was not ignorant of these occurrences, but believed them to be minor in the grand scheme of matters. To them this was necessary for the survival of humanity. 

This did not hold up well when the Imperium made contact with Leshmieren outposts. 

The very concept of the Imperium was at odds with the Commune, and peaceful Compliance could never be achieved. Years of hard fought progress would be undone, and they would never accept giving over their meticulously constructed armies to the Emperor. The Assembly ratified an Edict of War, to never cease in the persecution of Imperial worlds. In 858.M30, several neighboring worlds brought into Compliance were attacked by Commune forces. The losses to the Imperium were hefty, and necessitated retreat. For six years, the Commune held these outlying worlds. That was until the [[Silver Cataphracts]] arrived with two Expedition Fleets.