Kriegis a dead world.

Fifteen hundred years ago, it declared its independence from theImperium of Man, and paid the price. One loyal soul defied its treacherous rulers, and laid the world to waste. From these ashes emerged a unique fighting force, forged and tempered in nuclear fire

Today, theDeath Korps of Krieglay siege to a capturedhive cityon the outskirts of the system-spanningOctarius War, in a desperate attempt to secure the cordon that stops untold masses ofOrksandTyranidsfrom spilling out into the Imperium at large. The Korpsmen are relentless, ruthless, implacable, and unstoppable, even in the face of a war that seems unwinnable. How far will they go to achieve victory, and is history doomed to repeat itself?