Hexis and sector round up

By late 11.018M42 the major factions of the sector were embroiled in a titanic ground war on the deserted and barren world of Hexis. Underneath the surface of the city one of the ancient necron “devices” had been found. An artefact of extraordinary power, able to shut down the warp and create a passage through the Cicatrix - or even more. Some had already considered the power of having one, or even two of these devices, as they could create a portal through the warp linking distant places instantaneously. 

The forces of chaos held the device room and had a consolidated hold on the planet, but lacked a significant space fleet in the Lysis system. Their supply relied on Stahl’s arcane device, and the pacts made with daemonic entities. The imperium had control of more territory, and a secure supply line, as admiral Barham’s fleet was now dedicated to the task of protecting the imperial in Saigon force. The imperium had a foothold in Praxis, but had neither the device nor the key, essential for the activation of the dormant device. 

The alliance still held on to the key, now in the possession of the eldar. On Hexis however, the tau  had few forces while general Kuwalski’s federal guard had suffered greatly in battles for control of territory. The eldar, while still able to project force, could not match the imperium and barely the forces of chaos, while in space the federal fleet stood in a stand off against the imperial fleet. 

Further afield in the sector, the crusade had lost their key sponsor, and Cybixx had begun to turn the remaining crusade forces toward his own ends. Without the strength of Vorushko however, Cybixx found it difficult to fight an effective war against Hathek, who know had de facto control over all forces on the “light” side of the Great Rift. 

Titus Luthor and acting head of the imperial fleet - Admiral Hughes - had put in significant effort in securing imperial supply lines. With Stahl and the major chaos warlords focussing on Hexis, the enormous expanse of the imperium now showed it’s benefit, as the vast resources of the empire of mankind spent their time making travel across the sector safer and more reliable. Meanwhile the eldar and chaos forces spent their time in punitive raids against each others’ assets, ensuring that by the end of 11.018M42 the imperium held the strategic advantage over their enemies. If the device at Hexis could be secured, the Imperium would be free to sweep across the Perseus Deeps and The Zadoc subsector, perhaps even to the point of retaking the key systems of Libria and Zadoc.