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Affiliation: Imperium
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Dabenlar IV is a world of the Imperium.[1a]


History

Though Dabenlar IV has only a small Imperial colony on its surface, and is otherwise insignificant, it was a world that held visions of doom for the Eldar Farseer Eldrad Ulthran. Visions that Eldrad received foretold that a Warp Rift would soon open upon Dabenlar IV and the servants of the Dark Gods would rupture forth and overwhelm the lightly defended world. His visions warned that if Dabenlar IV fell, it would be the first of a hundred planets that would fall to the servants of Chaos. Knowing that this would endanger the lives of the Eldar, Eldred travelled to Dabenlar IV and met with its Planetary Governor to warn him of the Warp Rift and the danger his world was in. The Planetary Governor refused to listen to the Farseer, however, and told Eldrad that Chaos was nothing but a myth.[1a]

Though rebuffed, Eldrad still hung to the belief that the Imperium could defend the world from the ravages of the Warp, if they were properly prepared with enough of their forces, just as the Eldar had done on the Exodite World of Haran (though at a great cost in lives). To this effect Eldrad felt he had no choice and gathered forces from his Craftworld, Ulthwé, and launched an attack on Dabenlar IV. Under Eldrad's command the Eldar struck quickly and overran a small peninsula on the world and repelled constant attacks from the Planetary Defense Force to reclaim it. Growing desperate, the Planetary Governor pleaded for aid - and it was answered by the Space Wolves and Ultramarines Chapters. Under the command of the Wolf Lord Ragnar Blackmane, the Space Marines attacked the entrenched Eldar on the peninsula.[1a] Though the Space Marines fought ferociously, they were unable to defeat the Eldar, though they were strong enough to defeat the forces of Chaos when the Warp Rift finally opened - just as Eldrad had planned.[1b]

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