Winterhearts

The Winterhearts are an Eldar Corsair Fleet that has emerged in the Eastern Fringes during the Halcyon Age and Five Ruins, numbering over a thousand ships at its peak. Responding to the Dune Serpents attack on the Craftworld Ursidhe-Ka, the Corsair Lord Balenar’s fleet was swelled by the refugees from the destruction, and began leading raids into the Imperium in retaliation. Focusing on speed as all Corsairs do, the Winterhearts are masters of hit and run tactics and evasive manoeuvres. It is currently unknown if they are aligned with any Craftworlds.

Corsair Lord Balenar is a capricious and cunning Aedari, keeping his strategies and plans to himself and commanding his fleet with an iron fist. For the Imperial forces, his actions seem to come out of knowledge, just when the defences of that area are weakened or unprepared. Balenar has also been known to commit to engagements that seem disadvantageous, only to withdraw suddenly when some sort of ulterior objective is achieved.

Notable Vessels

 * Vault of Winter - Void Stalker-class Battleship, the flagship of Corsair Lord Balenar and the Winterhearts. Said to have been crafted before the Fall, none can say how Balenar managed to acquire such a vessel. Its pulse lancers have claimed many trophies, ranging from Imperial rogue trader ships, Ork battleships and countless cruisers and smaller ships reckless enough not to surrender.