Countless armies of the Emperor of Earth conquered planet after planet in the Great Holy Crusade. Myriads of alien races were wiped out and swept from history by the mightiest warriors of His. The dawn of a new era of unmatched human greatness was closer than ever.
Gilded gold marble citadels marked the Emperor’s victories, monuments and triumphal arches were raised across millions of worlds, proclaiming the incredible deeds of his followers.
First and foremost among them were the Primarchs—superhuman beings leading the Imperial armies from victory to victory. Unstoppable and brimming with immense power, they were the pinnacle of their father-Emperor’s genetic experiments. Behind them marched the tens of thousands of the Legions of the Adeptus Astartes—among the strongest soldiers in the Galaxy, capable of defeating a hundred ordinary men in battle.
On a planet inhabited by the Eldar, warriors of three Astartes legions land, led by their Primarchs: the Death Guard, the Iron Hands, and the Salamanders.