Hektor Heresy
 This article is about a battle in the /tg/ Heresy project, a fan re-working of the Warhammer 40k universe. |
| Hektor Heresy | |
| Date | 005.M31 to 014.M31 |
| Scale | Galaxy-wide |
| Theatre | The Milky Way Galaxy |
| Status | Pyrrhic Imperial Victory |
| Belligerents | |
| Chaos | Imperium of Mankind |
| Commanders and Leaders | |
| Hektor Cincinnatus Aubrey The Grey The Voidwatcher Cromwald Walgrun Inferox "The Burned King" Johannes Vrach Uriel Salazar Rogerius Merrill Tollund Ötztal |
The Emperor of Mankind Malcador the Sigilite Alexandri of Rosskar Roman Albrecht Shakya Vardhana Arelex Orannis Brennus Gaspard Lumey Golgothos Onyx the Indestructible Tiran Osoros |
| Strength | |
| 9 Space Marine Legions and supporting forces | 9 Space Marine Legions and supporting forces |
| Losses | |
| hundreds of thousands of Space Marines approximately one trillion other military casualties |
hundreds of thousands of Space Marines approximately one and a half trillion other military casualties |
| Outcome | |
| Chaos driven back from the Siege of Terra at great cost. | |
This page covers the war launched by the Warmaster Hektor Cincinnatus against the government of the Imperium. If you're looking for the main project page, go to the /tg/ Heresy
The Hektor Heresy was a galaxy-spanning conflict between the Imperial forces loyal to the Emperor (referred to as the Loyalists) and those who sided with Hektor Cincinnatus (the Traitors). The Traitors were sponsored by the Ruinous Powers of Chaos and strengthened by their gifts. The Heresy brought the Great Crusade to an end and ravaged the Imperium.
Prelude
Towards the end of the second century of the Great Crusade, Aubrey The Grey became a willing servant of Chaos. The Primarch of the Eternal Zealots had been greatly embittered by the burning of Lazarus and his new masters gave him both comfort and a means to avenge himself. Aubrey was prepared to work slowly, putting off immediate gratification for the sake of total vengeance. The first traitor was aware of dark secrets among the Lions Rampant, the Life Bringers, the Sons of Fire, and The Justiciars, but the first ally he sought out was The Voidwatcher, master of the Black Augurs. As a master of the psychic arts, the Voidwatcher was well-aware that powerful entities lurked in the Warp and perfectly willing to join Aubrey's conspiracy in pursuit of his own ambitions.