The Eldar Intervention on Hylas

By early 025M42, the Farseers of Kel Sandros watched with growing concern as the Tau-Federal alliance suffered setback after setback in the Zadoc subsector. The long-term plan of the Kel Sandros Eldar had always been the eventual replacement of humanity—a species prone to psychic corruption and the temptations of Slaanesh—with the Tau, an almost psychically inert race better suited to resisting the predations of Chaos.

In pursuit of this goal, the Eldar had long maintained an alliance with the Tau Empire and the Federacy, subtly guiding their expansion efforts while working to undermine the Imperium wherever possible. However, by 03.025M42, the Imperial resurgence in the Zadoc subsector threatened not only the Tau’s long-term viability but also the hidden Eldar shadow worlds of the Mabb Nebula. Faced with the potential collapse of the Zadoc Expansion Sphere, the Farseers of Kel Sandros decreed that intervention was necessary.

The Eldar Assault on Hylas

The Imperium had gained momentum on Hylas, pushing the Alliance forces back to their original landing zone. In response, the Kel Sandros Eldar launched a devastating assault on the Imperial forces holding the cities of Benger and Desmond, striking at the Aleph Wardens regiments stationed there.

The Imperial defenders, highly mechanised and well-equipped, were confident in their armoured superiority—but they were unprepared for the speed and lethality of the Eldar warhost.

The Eldar Aspect Warriors executed flawless ambush tactics, using the terrain and their superior mobility to outmanoeuvre and devastate the Imperial armour. Fire Dragons made short work of Leman Russ tanks, their melta weaponry turning steel into slag in seconds. Meanwhile, the Eldar Jetbikes tore through Imperial formations, cutting down infantry and mechanised units alike with deadly precision.

At the heart of the assault, the Avatar of Khaine strode through the battlefield, an unstoppable force of destruction. The Imperial defenders threw everything they had at the incarnation of the Bloody-Handed God, but fate itself seemed to favour the Eldar warform. Lascannon blasts, battle cannon shells, and plasma fire that should have felled even a Greater Daemon were shrugged off as the Avatar rampaged through the enemy ranks, cutting down entire squads of Guardsmen and tank crews with every sweep of the Wailing Doom.

The Fall of Benger and Desmond

Despite their superior numbers and firepower, the Imperial forces were shattered by the relentless Eldar assault. The Aleph Wardens, unaccustomed to facing such fast-moving and highly disciplined xenos warriors, crumbled under the onslaught. By the end of 03.025M42, two full regiments of mechanised Imperial Guard had been all but annihilated, and the cities of Benger and Desmond had fallen to the Alliance.

As swiftly as they had appeared, the Eldar melted back into the Webway, leaving the Tau forces to occupy the newly reclaimed ground. The Kel Sandros warhost had achieved its goal, striking a blow against the Imperial resurgence and prolonging the survival of the Tau Expansion Sphere.

The Tau-Federal alliance—reeling from its previous losses in the subsector—gratefully accepted the Eldar assistance, consolidating their hold on Hylas. Meanwhile, the Farseers of Kel Sandros, satisfied with their intervention in the strands of fate, withdrew to plan their next move in their centuries-long war against the Imperium of Man.