The Silver Guards fought for the Imperium of Man during the first part of the Obscuran Uprisings, in late M34. But after the fighting against the Free Council of Hannedra II, they became drunk with power. They crushed the rebellion in the name of the Emperor, but then proceeded to loot and slaughter indiscriminately. By the time the Lords of Terra responded, the Silver Guards and the Sons of Vengeance had split into dozens of warring bands and turned fourteen star systems into their savage battleground as they spilled each other's blood in a savage war for dominance.[1]