War for Ghaslakh

The War for Ghaslakh was a two-year long conflict during the Halcyon Age between the Dune Serpents Legion and numerous Imperial Army elements against the Orks of the Ghaslakh Xenohold led by Ozdrozz. Located beyond the edge of Segmentum Ultima, Waaagh! Ozdrozz was discovered by part of the Dune Serpents forces crusading in the Eastern Fringes.

The First Contact
Following the success of the campaign against Craftworld Ursidhe-Ka, the Dune Serpents spread out into many different fleets and headed north into the Eastern Fringes. Imperial Army forces and Rogue Trader fleets joined in the campaign, with many worlds within the region that would become known as Ultramar scouted. The Dune Serpents focused on the finding of threats rather than peaceful worlds, leaving those to the Imperial Army to bring into compliance.

One of the most northerly Dune Serpents fleets, pushing ahead of the main force, translated in-system and discovered a large Ork fleet above the world of Caneri. The lighter Bashas of the Ork fleet immediately rushed towards the Serpents, which the small Serpents fleet was able to disable and even destroy some before the commander, Rasbarkin Al-Eazimin ben Alrrabeshr, had sent an astropathic message to the rest of the Eastern Horde and then withdrew. With the Ork fleet bearing down on the much smaller Serpents fleet, the Serpents managed to weave out of the encircling Orks and escaped after surviving a few losses.

As the Ork fleet moved to follow the path of the smaller fleet, several other Serpents fleets respond to the threat, striking the fleet from behind and its flanks as they arrive and aiming to draw the Ork fleet apart. While small numbers of Ork vessels were drawn away from the main fleet, the armada pushed forward and threatened the nearly compliant world of Golsoria. As the Orks approached the world, Azus arrived in the Scimitar Fang with a flotilla, and the Dune Serpents attacked from all sides. The Orks, finally able to get to grips with an enemy, rushed out in all directions to meet the Serpents. Azus drew the Ork fleet open, and then cut into the gap to the heart of the Ork fleet. A single grand cruiser, the Djinn Host, headed straight for the largest Ork ship, and waves of boarding parties attacked. This single grand cruiser proved no match for the Orks, and was annihilated just after the boarding torpedoes were launched. Unbeknownst to the Orks, Azus led a Sharitat Al'Azus Saboteur Squad into the Ork ship and assassinated the Ork Warboss. The Ork fleet began to break apart as the individual vessels began making their own decisions, and the Dune Serpents began picking them off. The Scimitar Fang cut through the Ork remnants and Azus returned to his flagship.

The Storm of the Sands
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