Jennika Tan Draconis - Donatos War : By the time the Industrial World of Donatos Primus revolted against the Imperium, Jennika Tan Draconis had grown into a beautiful woman. As the daughter of the high king, her hand was coveted by numerous Nobles. Yet Jennika refused to consider marriage. Her skills as a warrior had been noticed by all, even her father, who had elevated her to his Exalted Court.As Gatekeeper of the Draconspire, her primary task was the defence of that mighty fortress, House Draconis' ancestral home. Yet High King Tolwyn wished to keep an eye on both his children, and so decreed that both Danial and Jennika would accompany him to wage war on those who had turned from the Emperor's Light.House Draconis was not the only Knight House to heed the Imperium's call, for the four other Houses of Adrastapol had also pledged their strength to service on Donatos. Each House's lord travelled with his or her full Exalted Court and a sizable retinue of Knights and Sacristans to the war zone. En route, the Adrastapolian Knights were joined by the promised Imperial reinforcements -- several regiments of the Astra Militarum, comprised primarily of Cadian Shock Troops and Mubraxis Dustdogs.The reconquest of Donatos Primus -- or the "Donatos War" as it was later called -- initially went well for the Imperial troops. In accordance with High King Tolwyn's plan, the Loyalist forces landed on the Pentakhost Peninsula with the dual objective of capturing the freight terminal located on the shores of the Raekesh Ocean and using the peninsula's bottleneck to establish a clear beachhead for the following Imperial invasion.First in line were the Imperial Knights of the various Adrastapolian Houses. Using their Drop Keeps, larger and more heavily-armed versions of the Drop Pods commonly fielded by the Adeptus Astartes, the Knights of House Draconis, House Minotos, House Chimaeros, House Wyvorn and House Pegasson easily outmatched the opposing Chaos Cultists and Renegade Planetary Defence Forces manning the peninsula before pushing on to the enemy's main stronghold, the Valle Electrum.During this early stage of the war, Jennika Tan Draconis commanded her own lance of Knights. Frequently she fought alongside her former mentor, the King's Herald Markos Dar Draconis, as they guided young Knights entering combat for the very first time such as her younger brother Danial and their mutual friend, Luk Tan Chimaeros.Pressing northwards from their base camp, High King Tolwyn's army made good progress. The enemy's best troops, the dreaded Scribed Blade warband of Word Bearers Chaos Space Marines, were mysteriously absent from the battlefield and the Imperial forces won a series of resounding victories.Because they were operating for the most part in densely-packed urban terrain, the Imperial Knights were largely relegated to a support role, as the brunt of the fighting fell to the men and women of the 454th Cadian Regiment, a unit that specialised in the bloody business of urban warfare.Within a few solar weeks, High King Tolwyn's army had crossed the continent and had lain siege to the Valle Electrum. As was his habit, on the eve of battle, the High King convened a great war council where he explained his plans for the following day, unwittingly revealing to the Traitors in their midst his entire battle plan.