Craftworld Eldar take Fairmoor

Despite the eldar having taken the device, it was clear they intended to continue the war at Corticant until Veers' army and the entire human population was removed. Now cut off, the Librian forces at Fairmoor planned a breakout attempt while, they thought, the eldar attention was concentrated at the Excavation Site and at Violetwind Coast. However, as the tanks of the Librian Guard rolled up to their start line and prepared to start their offensive towards imperial forces at Lochford, they were suddenly and unexpectedly attacked by an armoured force from the Ul'Staer Craftworld which had not been seen before.

The surprise was total, as eldar falcons and fire prisms, supported by weapons platforms and night spinners, swarmed into view. The Imperium didn't get the chance to open fire before nearly a third of their tanks were reduced to wrecks by the eldar firepower, and the supporting infantry found themselves in the open with nowhere to hide. The Librian commander attempted to regain the initiative by ordering his artillery to open fire, but the eldar vehicles were too agile and the Librians failed to do any real damage. With no alternative, and with his tanks showing an alarming predilection towards detonating in spectacular explosions, the Librian colonel ordered in his airborne reserve force.

Dropping in from high altitude the disciplined Scions of the Librian army landed in the midst of the enemy artillery vehicles, destroying one and pausing the eldar advance, at least for several minutes. Unfortunately lacking support, the scions were quickly mopped up by the superior aeldari firepower, and the remaining Librian units were systematically hunted down and eliminated. Eventually the colonel himself was killed by the eldar commander - a farseer riding a jetbike. Despite his refractor field saving him from the eldar spear, the eldar leader's gunfire put an end to the colonel and the last of imperial resistance in the west of Corticant. Fairmoor fell, and the eldar now had a secure front line against the Imperium from which they could launch an advance in a number of direction. The situation for Veers looked dire.