In late 09.018M42 the Imperium tried once again to establish a base on Vespae, as the Adeptus Mechanicus were now convinced there existed a wealth of Xenos knowledge just under the surface of several planets in the system. At every turn however the Imperium had been challenged by the Aeldari of every faction, and it was clear the Xenos did not wish the humans to disturb the ancient ruins.
The next expedition landed on the dark and foreboding outer planet simply classified as "Vespae IV". A core team of explorators were accompanied to the surface by Knights of House Corvus, in an attempt to ward of any eldar intervention. Within hours however fast jetbikes of the Rillietan were spotted, and the landing party went to high alert.
While the explorators were evacuated for their own safety, fast bikes and agile harlequin vehicles sped into the canyon where the Mechanicum had been conducting their investigations. The might of the Knights caused significant casualties among the Xenos, but they closed relentlessly. One by one the giant war machines were cut down - either by the advanced weaponry of the aliens or the elegant but lethal close combat displays by the harlequin troupe themselves.
Eventually every knight was taken down, and the last of the explorators looked back on the scene of carnage as the dim sun set over the dark canyon walls, only to be brilliantly illuminated by the final death throes of the Castellan Knight, whose detonation slew many of the Aeldari warriors. Never-the-less, as the shuttle pulled away to the waiting Adeptus Mechanicus vessels in high orbit, yet another attempt to investigate and harvest the riches of the Vespae system had ended in failure. How much longer would the Imperium persist in their attempts to claim it?
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