Eldar attempt to dissuade the Imperium in the Rifts

While the Tyranids harassed the Imperium at Ferrosiun, the eldar continued to apply pressure to imperial forces in the Rifts of Hecate. The eldar, both Craftworld and Ynnari, were extremely keen to remove the Imperium from the Lodax system, as they feared the lesser races may get their hands on important necron artefacts. In addition, the eldar were attempting to encourage the Imperium to fall back, as per the Inquisition demand, so the attack by the Ynnari at Lodax was brutal and unforgiving.

The Ynnari made no attempt to secure ground or invade Lodax themselves. Instead they ambushed a lance of Knights from House Stroganoff, systematically destroying every war engine and shrugging off the heavy imperial firepower apparently by force of will, before disappearing back into the webway. With no heavy support, the Imperium abandoned Lodax II and began moves to withdraw from the system entirely.