Final Phase

 After the traitor fleet broke the pallas gap and opened up a second front throughout the spinward side of the cluster, desperate fighting broke out all along the first and second front, as loyalist command threw up improvised holding actions all across the sector. 

Isolated and encircled garrisons and second line troops fought bitterly in these unexpected warzones, often fighting to the last man to preserve the line and buy time for loyalist commanders to stabilise the front. 

At the same time the traitors began their encirclement and siege of the Forgeworld Luthien-IIA, the ultimate prize of their offensive. The traitors made serious inroads and captured or disabled numerous void stations and star forts on the approach to the forge world, and are poised for the next phase of the assault. 

By the skin of their teeth, the loyalist defenders throughout the cluster have managed to hold and avoid a total rout, and the bulk of traitor fleets are now diverted towards the forge world as word has reached both sides that the enigmatic Magi of Luthien have nearly finished repairing the Ark Mechanicus ‘Divine by Zero’ 

Phase One

• Phase One begins Tuesday April 1st – we encourage folks to be in on opening night to kick the campaign off!
• Character sheets will be laminated & available in the club. You will also be able to store these at the club
• The following additional dates have been scheduled for Weekend Gaming:
  • Saturday 12th
  • Sunday 20th
• The Apex Mission will be ran on Sunday 20th. Signups & more information will follow soon.
• A form for players who purchased a ticket with nameplates will be sent shortly, along with news about the dice & kit-bashing bags.

Phase Two

In the opening stages of the campaign, both sides vied for control of isolated, resource rich worlds. The loyalists managed to secure an early advantage, their raiding parties liberating large reserves of fuel from the ocean world of Kappa Mundi, while on the Agriworld of Hannigan’s Hope, Loyalist defenders kept the planets yearly harvest safe from traitor attacks. This defence came at great cost, with one of the largest tank battles of the campaign taking place, and much of the loyalist armour reserve being destroyed.

Full Phase One Summary

• Phase Two begins Thursday 1st May. Final game day will be Saturday 31st May.
• Open Gaming days on 05/05, 10/05, 26/05 and 31/05
• Apex Mission will take place on 31/05, more details to come soon
• Form for name plates coming out in next couple days
• Kitbashing bags will arrive during phase two

Phase Three

The second phase of the Carinae campaign saw traitor forces escalate ground operations across the Stroi system, forcing loyalists into defensive positions around key hive cities whilst ceding vast hinterlands. Brutal street-to-street fighting ensued, culminating in a daring traitor infiltration of Hive Decimus using disguised grain haulers to deliver strike forces directly into the orbital lift system. Meanwhile, the loyalist gambit to reignite conflict on Semita IV proved a costly failure, whilst traitor naval forces exploited esoteric warp capabilities to outflank and shatter void defences at the Pallas Gap, opening a devastating second front that forced High Command into a desperate holding action across an ever-widening warfront. Yet neither side could claim decisive victory—the loyalists remained entrenched in their strongholds whilst the traitors found themselves overextended across multiple fronts, leaving the ultimate fate of the Carinae Cluster hanging precariously in the balance.

• Phase Three begins Tuesday 3rd June. Final game day will be Thursday 26th June.
• Weekend Gaming days can be found here
• Apex Mission date will be announced soon!