Fringe Wars

# The Fringe Wars

The **Fringe War** is the name given to the continual pacification campaign, being fought on worlds located in the disputed border territories of the Imperium's Moebian Domain, by its Astra Militarum Regiments.

The Fringe Wars or Fringe Campaigns are an ongoing battlefront seeking to defend against and pacify Xenos and Chaos threats all along the borders of the Moebian Domain. The various Xenos and Chaos threats from the fringes are colloquially referred to as the "Darktide" and the Imperium's Moebian Administratum intentionally keep the general populous of the worlds within the Moebian Domain ignorant to the details of what is faced and what occurs during these "Fringe Wars" against said "Darktide".

As a result, the general populous speak of the Darktide's threats more as a boogey-man, rather than recognizing the reality of the existential threats constantly testing their borders[1].Same is said for the freshly raised Moebian Regiments recruited from said populous, that is until they begin serving their long, meat-grinder tours in Fringes Regions' Theatres of War. Finally having the true face of the Moebian Domain's nightmarish foes revealed first-hand.

## History

These constant wars of pacification and suppression date back to when Atoma Prime was first brought into the Imperium during The Great Crusade and have likely been going on throughout the Age of Strife. After the Moebian Domain's establishment, many Xenos worlds were either entirely exterminated by The Great Crusade Fleets or suppressed to the point that they represented minimal to no threat.

In M33 to M35, the threats from the fringes began to grow into a far more serious threat. Details about the Xenos threats during this time is heavily redacted but it is noted that the threats take many extremely concerted efforts to quell affected areas.

The start of M35, saw the fringes flare again, but there was a concerted push from the xenos threats aimed at the core worlds of Moebian Domain space. An unspecified Imperial force was sent to bolster the Moebian Domain's defences and repel the threat. The xenos force was eventually fragmented and the Moebian sector was once again securely in under Imperial control. Ultimately, the period of M35 was a pivotal period of upheaval and instability for the Moebian Domain.

The Fringe activity remained relatively quiet over the next 5,000 years, but as the present day of M41 and the Era Indomitus approaches, reports of the **Fringe Wars** activity have begun to flare once again. The cause of this increased activity along the Fringe Regions is unknown. But the **Fringe Wars** activity is being reported with an increase in regularity not seen since M35.

The world of Komaris, a bastion of Imperial authority along the Fringes since it's founding during the Great Crusade, has fallen at some point during the Fringe incursions of M41.

## Known Conflicts of the Fringe Wars of M41

* **The Nox Wars**- **Battle of Nox Secundus** - "Since the scouring of Nox Secundus, which saw eight Moebian battle groups endure a week of intense enemy shelling, the Moebian 6th, 9th and 12th have sworn by Agripinaa flak helmets, asboth efficacious armour and lucky charms." (Agripinaa flak helmets) Nox Alpha is a planet of particular military focus for the Fringe Campaign[2]. Likely, but not confirmed part of Fringe campaign.
* **Trident Campaign** - survivors of the final Winter Offensive wanted to celebrate in some fashion, either medals or head screws. (Commemorative Head Screws).
* The Thunderbolt offensive won much glory and territory in the Fringe Wars. (Lifer's Duty Uniform)
* **Lochsby** - The gold skull insignia was bestowed on the chest plates of all those regiments that stormed the fortified front of Lochsby, during the Fringe Wars. Few such articles survive. (Bulk-armoured Vest (Sun Scorch Camo))
* **Battle on the Red Moon Carara** - against Heretics. (Purgation Fields Camo pattern)