Editing Age of the Dark Imperium (section)

==War of Beasts==
{{Main|War of Beasts}}

Focuses on one of the major battles of the Indomitus Crusade which was centered on the world of [[Vigilus]], it's more or less the [[Imperium]]'s desperate attempt to keep a vital foothold in the Dark Imperium, and in many ways is like the clusterfuck at the [[Kaurava System]] but with actual stakes.

Initially it was just a campaign to repel an unexpected Ork invasion, but soon exploded into a massive free-for-all when a [[Genestealer Cult]]-led rebellion threatened to undermine the planet's defenses at the same time. What's more, [[Dark Eldar]] raiders stalk the underhive, while [[Chaos]]-tainted madmen and the [[Death Guard]] make their presence known all too soon. On top of that, a misunderstanding with the Eldar of Saim-Hann provokes them into performing their own attacks against the Imperials. The situation went from bad to awful when [[Abaddon]] paid a personal visit along with a metric fuckton of Chaos Space Marines.

The Imperials under [[Marneus Calgar]] were just barely able to hold Vigilus through the ensuing clusterfuck, but only after taking heavy losses themselves; Calgar himself was nearly slain by Abaddon in a duel with the Warmaster.

The campaign has been the focus of several boxed sets ('''Speed Freekz''', '''Tooth and Claw''', '''Wake the Dead''', '''Urban Conquest'''), and described in full in the '''Vigilus Defiant''' and '''Vigilus Ablaze''' campaign supplements.)