The greenskin threat from the grots on Hexis had by the end of 04.020M42 reached sufficient levels of concern that the Aeldari decided to take unilateral action. From their webway portal to the west of the ruined capital of Praxis, the eldar assembled a warhost from the Ul'Staer craftworld, crossing the largely deserted wastes to the south of the city and engaging the grots from the southwest. The concern the Aeldari had, was that the greenskins would end up gaining access to the underground ruins, enabling them to take advantage of the arcane necron artefacts still lying undesturbed for millenia. The power of these artefacts was known to be vast, and the eldar had begun to send forces to Hexis in order to secure them before the other races.
Hexis had become a wasteland occupied in pockets by the Imperium, eldar, necrons, chaos, tyranids and now grots. The greenskins despite being diminutive, were technically savvy and unusually disciplined in their approach to war, and the eldar found the firepower available to the enemy to be a significant surprise. The eldar warhost advance was first checked, before being reversed, as the gretchin forces counter attacked with surprising ferocity. Realising they had underestimated their foe, the eldar withdrew, and the grots expanded their control on Hexis to much of the southern districts of Menthoteph.
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