Cicerus on Aethor

Following Lord Cirerus’ less than successful action on Minos, his attention was drawn to the small mining colony of Aethor, dominated by wetlands which separated mining settlements from one another. Cicerus had got wind of alien artefacts and xenos threats from his agents on a number of minor worlds in the system and he passed this information on to his allies, the adeptus mechanicus.

The two factions agreed that the Mechanicus would investigate the more certain rumours on Ares, a barren research station, their mechanical constructs more suited to the harsh environment. The Inquisitor and his guard units would investigate Aethor.

The governor of Aethor was less than happy to see Inquisitorial forces arrive in his domain, but was powerless to do anything other than accept their “help”. The governor knew well some mining operations had been lost to unknown fates, and tales of battles with alien “machine men” were widespread. The inhabitants of the planet knew well which areas to avoid.

The governor was not the only one to be concerned by the Inquisition’s sudden interest in the planet. Fearing that Cicerus and his blunderings would unleash a sleeping Necron threat, the Eldar of the region knew they had to act. Arriving on the planet shortly after Cicerus had, the aliens launched an immediate attack on the Inquisitor’s forces. Sadly for the Eldar they were beaten back by a furious Imperial attack, abandoning the world to its fate...