Editing Thramas (section)

==The Thramas Crusade==

Captain Nakrid Thole of the VIII Legion arrived in the Thramas system with only three ships and a single chapter of Astartes. Despite the small size of his force, he expected Thramas to surrender quickly, since the Night Lords had been busy in the sector and word of their atrocities had already spread far and wide. [[Meme|If he had come to hear the people of Thramas beg, he would be disappointed]]. The planet had formidable orbital defenses, heavily fortified hives garrisoned by the Nightwatch, and several minor expeditionary fleets retrofitting in its shipyards. Moreover, a ship from the loyalist Forge World Gulgorahd arrived in-system and broadcast a rallying cry of defiance, which only steeled the Thramassi's resolve. When Thole and his Astartes landed on the planet, they were met with defiance by planetary regent Mayvin Khelen and the Thramassi senate. When he pushed the issue, Captain-General Arcturus Morhde politely invited him to get the fuck off Thramas by shooting him in the face at point-blank range. The senate chamber promptly turned into an all-out brawl; across the planet, the Nightwatch regiments and civilian mobs rose up in resistance against the Night Lords. With sheer numbers against them, Thole and his posse fled the planet, though not before dropping some biological munitions on them as a parting gift. [[Awesome|The Nightwatch and their allies proceeded to wage guerrilla war across the region, fighting the scattered elements of the VIII Legion to a stalemate]]. A butthurt Thole continued to raid Thramas itself, to little effect, and for a short time it seemed as though Thramas might be able to win. [[Grimdark|Then Konrad Curze showed up]]. He organized a full-scale assault with the entire strength of the Night Lords and two Titan Legios. The counterattack quickly overran most of the loyalist bastions in the sector, butchering millions of civilians and soldiers in terror actions meant to break the defenders' will. Just when it seemed that the Night Lords were victorious, the [[Dark Angels]] and [[Lion El'Jonson]] came barreling into the sector with all guns blazing. The I Legion reconquered the Triplex system, relieved several besieged worlds, and forced the VIII onto the defensive. Enraged, Thole summoned the Dark Mechanicum predator-world of Ulan Huda and sicced it on Thramas. By the time the Lion and his Deathwing broke through to the world, it had been laid waste by Ulan Huda, and it was only with great sacrifice that the Dark Angels were able to drive the predator-world away. After the failed parley at [[Tsagualsa]], Thole once again invaded Thramas with 10,000 Night Lords, successfully capturing most of the planet. It took the [[Dreadwing]] under Marduk Sedras and a full-scale phosphex bombardment to stop him, further devastating the already battered world and leaving it a smoking ruin.