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The Echvehnurth was the military force of the Chaos-tainted humans encountered on the planet of Nurth during the Great Crusade. They actively opposed Imperial compliance, leading to a war which would later be called The Fall of Nurth.[1]

History

They wore pink silk robes and silvered breastplates engraved with their symbols, entwined reeds and crocodilia. Instead of banners, their formations trailed kites. They possessed forms of armoured fighting vehicles, as well as firearms, but preferred to fight with a local pattern of polearm called a Falx. Their most notable weapon-form was known by the Imperials as 'air-magick', and appeared as a multi-coloured hailstorm, with each falling pellet having notable explosive and penetrative power. This 'air-magick' was powerful enough to damage even Titans, and made Imperial air-power unusable. It transpired that 'air-magick' was a Chaos-derived weapon.[1]

During their last days, Imperial strategists became increasingly frustrated when, against all expectations, the Echvehnurth had managed to fight the 670th Imperial Expedition Fleet to a stalemate. When Lord Commander Teng Namatjira asked for help, the involvement of the Alpha Legion--and less directly, that of the Cabal--started to turn the tide of the war back in Imperial favor. This turn of events would not last however, as the Echvenurth and the remaining Nurthene had possessed an artifact called a Black Cube, and activated it as a last act of defiance. As the device activated, Nurth was transformed into a dead world practically overnight, nearly wiping out the Imperial forces on the ground, and turning the inhabitants of Nurth extinct.[1]

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