Invasion of N-th Lily

And so the first phase of the Argent Campaign has begun. The Death Guard has invaded in force, and accompanied by a warband of World Eaters, they have struck at the Argent System. Their first stop is N-th Lily, a Death World lush with jungles. Launching an insidious scheme to transform the verdant wildlife into a plague-ridden Garden for Grandfather Nurgle, they have landed massive forces at strategic locations in a bid to take out Imperial leadership before they can rally and mount an effective resistance.

The mission was Critical Targets from the Crusade Pack Amidst the Ashes. It's an Incursion mission, so power level 50 points played on a 44"x30" table. The Death Guard struck at both a holy shrine within the equatorial mountains of N-th Lily and the forge moon of Amor, after a clan of Orks had destroyed the Skitarii security maniples stationed to protect the precious ore stockpiled there. The World Eaters have broken off to meet the Encarmine Angels in the plains, both forces keen on clashing in open combat.

A detachment from the Seventh Company of the Death Guard, under the command of Rhegorn, Chosen of the Seventh, invaded the shrine, only to find a preceptory of Battle Sisters pledged to protect it. The Saint Morrigan took charge and attempted to repel the Plague Company, but despite bitter resistance, they eventually fell to both sickness and the warp-ridden plague weapons of the Death Guard. The Traitors then desecrated the shrine, converting it into a site of worship of Nurgle.

Meanwhile, led by Alastor Karkinus, the Doom of Worlds, another detachment of the Death Guard assaulted the forge moon of Amor in a bid to prevent the Ork Waaagh! from growing out of control. Recognizing that their efforts to transform N-th Lily into a plague planet would be for naught if a massive Ork Waaagh! was allowed to grow right at their doorstep, Karkinus led squads of Plague Marines, Blightlord Terminators and Poxwalkers to exterminate the greenskin menace before it could grow too large for them to contain. The Orks, despite reaping a massive toll upon the Death Guard, were eventually routed, their machinery and scrap contraptions rusting unnaturally rapidly under the cursed influence of Nurgle.

Fortunately, the Encarmine Angels held the line at the plains of N-th Lily. Despite sufferig horrifying casualties when the World Eaters took them by surprise, slaughtering Intercessors and Tactical Marines alike, a ferocious counterattack by the Death Company annihilated the Traitors. For now, most of N-th Lily remain under the firm control of the Encarmine Angels.

However, that might change, for reinforcements have been brewing in the Warp, and the Encarmine Angels discovered that they have so very few allies left...

Warzone Points - Chaos has scored a total of 9 Warzone Points, the Imperium 5, and Xenos 1. The first phase is not over yet, as we have a second mission next week. This time it will be Strike Force, played on a 44"x60" table, and most likely I'll be using a Legendary Mission. Looking forward to it!