Syvvarite involvement

When the Fabricator General received word of the heavy fighting between Tau, Heretics, and the Astra Militarum on the planet El’lyer. She was originally uninterested. But when she received reports of the now up for grabs knowledge that had been unearthed by the heavy fighting, and a possibility of an ancient STC having been unearthed. She could not resist. Thus she decided to sent out two ships towards the war-torn planet. A heavy transport ship named the Questor, and a Falchion escort named the Caestus. The command of these two ships was given to Explorator Hamos-4. Who had proven themselves a capable explorer recently.

The Exploration fleet arrived in orbit of El’lyer some time later, with the Knowledge-Seekers as well as some other cohorts quickly landing on the planet and establishing a small base of operations. Wich they named Syvvar-12.

Shortly after establishing their base, Techpriest Dominus Sagos Aventii was sent out with a portion of the Knowledge seekers on a simple reconnaissance mission in the proximity of the new fortress. During this mission there was an eary quietness around the Knowledge-Seekers. Aventii had calculated that something was off. Another power had found interest in the planet of El’lyer. From the bushes, a group of fearsome Drukhari Xenos attacked the Knowledge-Seekers. And a bloody battle ensued. The Drukhari charged forwards to meet the 2nd Cohort in battle, but the Adeptus Mechanicus soldiers were prepared. The sound of gunshots filled the air, as chaos erupted on the battlefield. A lone Ironstrider Ballistarii aimed his shot carefully. With a loud bang the great guns of the Ballistarii fired forwards, and the vile Succubus leading the Drukhari charge laid dead on the floor. Three drukhari reavers moved forward and opened fire on the Skitarii accompanying Aventii, dealing massive damage to the rangers. And a venom moved forwards, blocking the Ballistarii’s sight. From stealth, a group of brave and wise Sicarian Infiltrators suddenly charged at the Drukhari Wyches and Kabalites. The xenos were caught off guard and although they quickly prepared a defense, it was too late to save them. Although  they took the infiltrators with them to the grave, the two units had been almost completely wiped out. The reavers however, kept dealing more and more damage to the entrenched skitarii, and Aventii calculated that despite the damage he had dealt to the Drukhari forces, victory was practically impossible. After losing the Ironstrider by a well aimed shot from the Venom, Aventii retreated from the battlefield, leaving the remaining Skitarii to fend for themselves.

Aventii’s return to Syvvar-12 would not be the triumphant one that he had hoped for. Instead, his return was followed by many questions by his techpriest comrades. Aventii had analyzed the battle perfectly, and although he had lost. He was still capable of informing his fellow priests of the arrival of the new Drukhari threat. Subsequent patrols however, would not find much clue that the Drukhari Xenos had ever been there. And it seems they had taken what they needed from the battlefield and left as quickly as they had appeared.

Hamos-4, in the mean time, went on to observe as much knowledge about the planet as possible. Sending out many scout-groups and gathering data about known settlements that might contain knowledge. A promising site was the small abandoned town known as Kor’O Vash, this town had been severely damaged by the corrupting powers of Chaos, after wich a Tau defense force had driven the Daemons out of the town, but had quickly abandoned the town as they were needed elsewhere. Hamos-4 figured that the town’s infamous reputation might mean that other factions had not yet attempted to investigate it. And the Tau’s hasty retreat from the town might mean that they had overlooked some hidden cache of data.

Upon arrival however, the Knowledge Seekers found that the town had been claimed by Renegade Custodes known as the Revenant Shield-Host