Recently Games Workshop published rules to play out the invasion undertaken by the Night Lords upon Sotha, The Defence of Sotha: Aegida’s Lament, based on the invasion written about in the book Pharos by Guy Hayley.
Naturally, I’ve downloaded all for posterity sake and you can download the core rules here.
It is great to see this battle addressed as it was the origins the Scythes of the Emperor through the Aegida Company. The battles were terrible and this set of rules lays out a tough fight for our Ultramarine defenders. I had hoped for rules on some of the main story characters within Mt.Pharos, perhaps soon?
Excerpt from GW:
This month, we’re exploring the Battle of Sotha – a confrontation between the Ultramarines and the Night Lords described in detail in the Horus Heresy novel Pharos, by Guy Haley. We’re continuing the idea of providing rules for a unit that’s quite well known, but which has never had dedicated rules or miniatures because it’s more suitable as a hobby project using miniatures already in the ranges – the Night Lords Atramentar. We’ve also presented a mission inspired by the story, and even if you don’t play Night Lords or Ultramarines, you should still feel free to give this a go with whatever forces you have to hand.
Thanks, Andy. To whet your appetite, here’s a map of the region of Ultramar so you can see how close to the Ultramarines home world this battle takes place.
Now you’ve had the starter, tuck into the main course by downloading this free PDF with all the lore and rules for refighting The Defence of Sotha: Aegida’s Lamnet! See below.
Give Pharos a read to experience the wider story surrounding this Exemplary Battle, and grab yourself a set or two of Tartaros Terminators to kitbash into some Night Lords Atramentar.
main course by downloading this free PDF with all the lore and rules for refighting The Defence of Sotha: Aegida’s Lament!
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