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Mercy of the Blade

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The Mercy of the Blade is an Imperial Navy Emperor Battleship that serves in Battlefleet Charadon and it took part in the Charadon Campaign.[1]

The Battleship was part of the fleet stationed on the Solari Anchorage Star Fort, which was located within the Metalica System. When the Charadon Campaign began, Lieutenant-Heraldus Lihua Sheradane departed with most of the fleet to engage Typhus's Chaos forces. A small fleet, led by the Mercy of the Blade, remained to guard the Anchorage, which was under the command of Rear-Admiral Vordkin. This proved to be an inadequate defense, though, when Typhus surprised the Imperium by invading the Metalica System, with The Sore Warp tunnel. The tunnel had suddenly materialized within the System, and caught its defenders off-guard, as Typhus warships sought to invade the Forge World Metalica. First, though, the Traveler intended to deal with anything that stood in his way and this included the Solari Anchorage. Vordkin knew his fleet could not stop the invaders and, rather than having them be fruitlessly destroyed, he ordered the Mercy of the Blade to escape. The Battleship soon departed with as many ships that could escape in time and shortly afterwards, the Anchorage was taken by Typhus.[1]

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