Skirmishes on Hexis

Having considered Hexis a lost cause, the small troupe of The Sisters of Quartz that remained on the planet had laid low for quite some time. However, now bored of watching lesser races bicker over the ruined landscape, they decided to see what they could find and, more importantly, what they could conquer.

 

The first force they came across was a gang of Orks who outnumbered them by nearly double. The Sisters were apprehensive, aware that one misstep would result in their demise at the hands of the physically overpowering creatures, but if the enemy was out for blood, they would be too.

The ensuing battle was tense, the two squads trading blows at equal rates, though the acrobatics and mind games of the Eldar finally proved too strong and the Orks that were not slain eventually fled.

 

The Sisters pressed forward and soon found themselves at a base belonging to the Tau. Riding high on the arrogance from their recent victory they immediately ambushed the centre of the complex, intent on holding their position and taking out any challengers as they approached. The Tau, however, had brought drones that unfortunately for the Sisters matched them in agility, and outmatched them in firepower. The harlequins didn’t last very long in the following shootout as a few crucial miscalculations resulted in their defeat and their pride diminished as quickly as it had risen.

 

Meanwhile, as the necron threat re-emerged in the ruins of the shattered plains of Hexis, the orks, who were somewhat "at a loose end" now their chaos overlords had given up on any meaningful attempt to conquer the strategically diminished system, were looking for fights. Mostly these had been confined to local flare ups between groups of orks and the imperial defenders, but in 02.020M42 the orks finally encountered the necron threat in the southern ruins of Praxis, dealing them a nasty shock as the small bands of greenskins were easily massacred by the emerging ancient xenos. Whether this represented a serious necron uprising, given the weakening of the other forces on Hexis, still remained to be seen.