Chaos take Palantir base from Loyalists

Following the destruction of the Palantir system the Drukhari, the forces of chaos were quick to take advantage of the mess the loyalists were in by launching an immediate assault on the system. Avoiding Dale, which was already a devastated wasteland, the forces of the Emerald Serpent descended upon the smaller world of Bree.

The loyalists however made a strong stand at Hobbiton, defending the smaller abhumans from the onslaught of chaos. At first it seemed that the Last of Sycorax would make a successful defence, as their inquisitor dealt the final blow to the manifestation of Magnus the Red that once again led the charge for chaos.

However, the guard were unable to celebrate their victory for long, as a horde of bloodletters appeared from the warp, carving a bloody path through the centre of the imperial lines deep into the loyalist rear guard. Carnage followed but the imperials still did not falter in their duty. Desperately the Imperial commander called for aid from Barham's fleet, but the ships of the Emperor had already pushed on to Dnatha, once again failing to adequately protect their supply lines. By the end of 01305.018M42 the small Imperial presence on Hobbiton had been wiped out, leaving the abhumans, so recently reunited with the Imperial, to be enslaved by the Chaos Gods.