Betrayal on St. Feorla's World

Despite the best efforts of its defenders, the fate of St. Feorla's World now hangs in the balance. With time bought by the heroic efforts of its front line forces, the Imperial war machine had prepared a massive counterattack and was set to unleash it upon the hapless invaders ... but just as the hammer blow was about to land, disaster struck! Pushed to the brink of endurance by wartime measures, whole districts have risen up in revolt against Imperial rule, wrecking supply depots and inducing entire PDF regiments to lay down their arms. Initial reports by the Adeptus Arbites in the affected areas indicated only disorganized mobs, but their bastions have now gone ominously silent. Scouting forces to the insurgent areas have uncovered evidence of organized cult activity and genetic debasement; it seems the presence of Slaanehi daemons and Tyranids is not coincidental as coincidental as was hoped...

The Tau were the first to feel the brunt of the population's treachery. As they were advancing through pacified territory, intent on spearheading an attack, their column was set upon by a horde of Tyranids. Unable to disengage, the Tau were forced to stand and fight. Although they were able to defeat wave upon wave of assault beasts with minimal losses, the Tau advance has slowed to a crawl as they perform seek and destroy missions against a seemingly endless number of hidden nests and try to reestablish their supply lines.

The Grey Knights encountered a familiar adversary on St. Feorla: Orks. Spoiling for a fight, the Deff Skullz set upon the daemon hunters as they responded to reports of a cult uprising in an outlying town. It is unclear how the Orks reached an area so far from the fighting without being detected, but the Grey Knights were able to meet their unexpected foes on the battlefield and overcome them with sheer righteous fury. The Orks fought with characteristic ferocity and kunning, but few survived to vie for the title of new Warboss. The Knights continued on to their initial objective, and purged the corrupted town.

Forces of the Imperial Guard, advancing in what was supposed to have been the counterattack's vanguard, were encircled and destroyed by a combined force of Orks and Tau. Although it remains unclear how or why these two forces were working together, they were able to overwhelm the hapless Guardsmen. Although the Guard spearhead fought bravely, they were pinned in place and held out for reinforcements that never arrived. The armored advance quickly became a route for the Imperial troops. Reports indicate the missing relief forces were local PDF troops who are currently AWOL; execution writs have been issued for the officers responsible.

The Black Templar once again met with infuriating defeat, as they sought to destroy a Necron command center. Although they were able to breach the Necron perimeter with ease, the Templar found themselves surrounded by undying warriors. The Marshal and Emperor's Champion were cut down in a hail of gauss fire, while the supporting Crusader squads were unable break from of harassing Scarabs and Warriors. The Necrontyr defended their newly taken ground with brutal efficiency.

The Blood Angels once again found themselves ambushed by the forces of Chaos; although prepared for the appearance of daemons in their midst, the heavy casualities inflicted upon the Marines in prior battles hamstrung their ability to fight. With only a few understrength squads and quickly repaired armor, they were unable to halt the minions of Slaanesh, and took severe losses while disengaging.

Within a span of days the Imperium's position on Feorla has been upended. Previously secure territories have been overrun, the impending counterattack is in shambles, and multiple strategic sites are open to attack...