Editing War of Beasts (section)

==The Aftermath==
The war didn't immediately end with Abaddon's departure, but without him to hold together the forces of Chaos, they splintered and began fighting among themselves. The Despoiler has not allowed his setback to stop his plans to close the Gauntlet, though; in fact, he has already planned an attack on Vigilus' sister world of Sangua Terra, to be spearheaded by the [[Planet Killer]] itself. Craftworld Altansar has moved to counteract the threat with its own armada. Welcome to the Eternal War, space elves, you don't know what you're getting into.

Megaborealis was retaken by the combined forces of the AdMech and the Iron Hands, and while the Black Legion was able to destroy much of the Blackstone deposits that kept the Nachmund Gauntlet open with a cyclonic torpedo bombardment the cogboys kept enough of the stuff hidden away for the Gauntlet to stay stable. So, we can assume the AdMech had been harvesting the stuff and hiding it so even if Vigilus fell or was destroyed it wouldn't matter. Never let the Blood Ravens anywhere near Vigilus. Hyperia is still contested, but Oteck and Dirkden are considered lost.

Speedboss Krooldakka was slain during the Black Legion's bombardment of Megaborealis, and while the Orks are a spent force in Vigilus' cities they still hold a considerable amount of territory in the wastelands. Two-thirds of their scrap cities are estimated to be intact, and word of Vigilus being a fun fight has attracted Orks to the world just like on Armageddon.

With the Black Legion repelled and their honor avenged, the Eldar of Saim-Hann left without much fanfare from anyone.

The Pauper Princes still infest the entirety of Dirkden Hivesprawl, but their plans have suffered a blow that they may not be able to recover from. They now look to the stars for salvation, hoping their [[Tyranids|Star Saviors]] come to their aid. Grandsire Wurm was slain by a trio of Callidus Assassins disguised as Neophyte Hybrids, but the cult had spread far enough for multiple Patriarchs to arise, with one of them becoming the new Grandsire Wurm. In the meantime, they have managed to spread to Vigilus' moon, Neo-Vellum.

Vigilus itself is about as badly fucked over as you would think, but with the threats now being at relatively manageable levels the Imperium can now consider the planet to be safely in their hands. For now, anyway. Besides that, ironically the Tyranids coming might be helpful with their Shadow in the Warp.