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Hollonan: Historical Forces

May 2010·pp. 80–81

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The organisation charts distinguish Mephiston’s original Strike Force Sanguinatus from the later Deliverance force and successor-Chapter reinforcements. Blood Strike gathers warriors most affected by battle-lust, while the understrength 508th Army includes several recognisable Imperial Guard regiments. Eldrad’s Striking Scorpions and Autarch Malan Ulanis’s diversionary warhost explain how the Eldar intervention reaches the underhive, supplying named units for themed collections and campaign recreations.

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Order of battle Strike Force Sanguinatus Deliverance 508th Army Named squads

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Follow the Eldar Path

Gav Thorpe introduces Korlandril, an Eldar artist whose wounded pride drives him onto the Path of the Warrior and into the Striking Scorpion Aspect. The preview frames the novel around the psychological cost of immersion in a martial identity, including the danger of becoming an Exarch. Companion books following the Seer and Outcast paths promise different views of the same society rather than a conventional Imperial perspective.

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LoreWD 365 · pp. 76–81

In the Kraken’s Jaws

Mat Ward recounts how Mephiston’s mission against a Genestealer infestation becomes the defence of Hollonan against a splinter of Hive Fleet Kraken. The Blood Angels hold the underhive after their commander falls, until successor Chapters and unexpected Ulthwé allies break the siege. Two missions recreate stages of the struggle, and historical force diagrams identify the beleaguered strike force, Imperial Guard defenders and relief formations.

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RulesWD 365 · p. 77

In the Depths of the Underhive

This Cities of Death mission pits Mephiston’s defenders against Tyranids trying to break through into the civilian population. Blood Angels cannot reserve forces, and the Tyranids cannot outflank; escaping broods score extra points while destroyed Synapse creatures are especially valuable to the defenders. The compulsory Red Thirst Rises stratagem selects bloodthirsty units in advance and lets all friendly troops use Mephiston’s Leadership while he lives.

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