Eldar make decisive move on Hexis

On Hexis the forces of the eldar had recently lost control of their webway portal to the Imperium, but the Mon-Kiegh had not yet had the wit to find the portal, well disguised as it was by the psychic artistry of the superior Aeldari race. While this was an irritant, the real reason for the presence of the ancient race on the world was in direct opposition of the reawakening of their old foe, the necrons.

The Farseer's of the Ul'Staer craftworld had cast their powerful psychic minds into the future, and did not relish the prospect of the Skareth dynasty of necrons securing the tombs of Hexis and the artefacts that lay in the thousands of miles of sprawling catacombs under the city. In order to prevent the necrons from reaching the entrance to the tomb complex however, they first needed to deal with the greenskins.

The orks had been used by the forces of chaos as extra manpower in the initial war for the control of Hexis and the access to the Foramen Ignotum, a pathway through the Cicatrix Maledictum now lost thanks to the intervention of the Ynnari. Their chaos masters, led by Iron Warrior Warsmith Stahl, had long since left, leaving behind uncontrolled and leaderless ork tribes who were nonetheless more than willing to fight anyone trying to remove them from their territory.

The Ul'Staer Aeldari were no exception. While trying to cut the Crypteks of the Library of Silence off from the tombworld entrance the orks were simply in the way, but fought with enthusiasm and savagery. The Aeldari were however able to carve a stable path through ork territory and now lay in wait for the necrons.

The arrival of the Skareth dynasty was not long in coming, and the ensuing battle was particularly vicious and unforgiving. Old hatreds were rekindled in the streets and open areas of Praxis, as the two ancient races acted out a miniature history of a war that once raged from one end of the galaxy to the other. The battle was incredibly evenly balanced, and both army leaders were slain in a savage battle that cost the Ul'Staer craftworld many lives. The result however was eventual victory, and the eldar had managed to control the south west portions of the giant city, cutting off the necron forces from easy access to the tomb world. The Crypteks now had to choose between going up against their enemy or taking a different path to gain access to the all important crypts beneath the shattered surface of Hexis.