Stromfjord
Stromfjord is an Astra Militarum Company Commander in the 24th Ventrillian Dragoons which are currently among the Imperial forces defending Montar VII from an Ork invasion. During one of the battles to save the world, the attacking Orks caused Stromfjord and a number of Guardsmen from the 24th Dragoons, as well as the 95th Ventrillian Jagers, to be cut off from the main Imperial battle group. The Warboss Skogrin quickly saw this and led a horde of Orks in pursuit of Stromfjord's group, which found refuge in the Grot farm of Ortan Glazer. The farm was the only defensible location in the immediate area and after telling Glazer they were being pursued by Orks, the Guardsmen set about building walls around the farm with whatever was available. Stromfjord had overall command of the Guardsmen, with his fellow 24th Commander Bauhin serving as his second in command and the 95th being led by Major Scharper. The Ministorum Priest Vanhire and his four Crusaders were the remainder of the group to reach the farm, which was also defended by Glazer and his farm hands.[1]
Skogrin's horde attacked shortly after they had begun fortifying the farm, though the Guardsmen and farmers were able to push the Orks back, at great cost. They were then able to beat the Orks back a further two times, but were whittled down in each attack, which allowed Skogrin's fourth attempt to succeed in making a hole through the farm's walls. After being aware of the breach, Stromfjord immediately led his command squad to push the Orks back out, but they were easily struck down. With that, the Orks began to rampage across the farm and would have killed the remaining Guardsmen, if the Ministorum Priest Vanhire had not intervened. Surrounded by his Crusaders, the Priest was able to rally the Guardsmen to him and then led a desperate charge against the Orks, which prevented the horde from overrunning the farm. This led Skogrin to give his horde the order to retreat from the farm, after the Warboss grudgingly decided he could not afford to lose any more Orks in the battle. In the aftermath of Skogrin's attack, Commander Bauhin discovered Stromfjord alive beneath the corpse of an Ork, though he was severely wounded. As they both took stock of the losses suffered in Skogrin's attacks, it was noted that a majority of the Guardsmen had been killed and Glazer's farm had been largely destroyed.[1]
Sources
- 1: White Dwarf June 2018 - Battle Report: Last Stand at Glazer's Creek II
