Adonis Palace Massacre
The Adonis Palace Massacre was a battle waged sometime after the formation of the Great Rift.[1]
The war was waged on Cadmas Tertius as part of a general plan by the Eldar Craftworld Ulthwe, who sought to limit the growth of Chaos by culling traitorous or incompetent Imperial commanders and worlds that may allow its spread. Upon Cadmus Tertius the Eldar struck with a squadron of Hemlock Wraithfighters escorted by Crimson Hunters of the Shrine of the Shrieking Squall. Though they lost some aircraft to anti-aircraft fire, the remainder were able to bombard the spiretips of the ruling Imperial cities with waves of attacks that caused such despair that many within committed suicide. The strike stopped a ritual by the corrupt Imperial Cultists on the world summoned Slaaneshi Daemons into reality. Had this come to pass, the whole world would have been infested by Daemons and eventually subjected to Exterminatus.[1]
Afterwards the Eldar sent emissaries to explain their actions to the Imperials, but these were condemned as murderers and sent away at gunpoint. The survivors became driven to take revenge against the Eldar and under a false-flag parley, Imperial Navy forces from Cadmas Tertius opened fire on the Asuryani still monitoring the system. Hugely outnumbered, several Ulthwe ships were desetroyed before the rest could escape.[1]
