While General Patreus was trying to restore order on Tarlius 2 following the arrival of the Grey Knights, complaining bitterly to sector commander Titus Luthor, Arch Magos Vargus decided to send a significant portion of his expedition to the Tarlius system. Arriving in early 02.018M42 Vargus’ force requested permission from Patreus to land a force on the only remaining unexplored planet in the system, Tarlius 3.
Welcoming their arrival Patreus readily agreed, but the plans of Vargus were not entirely altruistic. The mechanicum has reason to believe that ancient archeotech lay beneath the surface of the world and Vargus was keen to establish the Adeptus Mechanicus as the custodians of the world. He also needed a base of operations preferably not under the noses of the Imperial Administratum.
The adeptus mechanicus force landed on the world and established a landing zone, but were immediately assaulted by a host of daemons, in much the same way as on Tarlius 1 and 2.
Fully expecting such an attack, Vargus had prepared his expedition well, and the daemons also struggled from uncoordinated and piecemeal attacks - as of the assault was a reflexive act rather than a deliberate military operation. After days of fighting the daemonic incursion was neutralised by the Mechanicum forces, at least for now, and the world was designated “Gregland” by the expedition, who claimed it for the Machine God.
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