Cleansing of Brakhutos
The Cleansing of Brakhutos was a battle of the Psychic Awakening.[1]
Overview
The Space Wolves of the Red Moons and Bloodmaws were en route to Gottgaard when they paused for resupply on the world of Brakhutos in the Gloomtide Cluster. They found the planet engulfed in war, with Orks rampaging across its surface. Wolf Lords Bran Redmaw and Gunnar Red Moon agreed that they could not abandon the planet to its fate.[1]
The Space Wolves saw that the planet's primary city was in terrible danger from Snakebite Orks who had captured one of its foremost hydrofactorums and cut off the vital supply of water. The Wolves deployed to the surface in swift attack craft. Prowling through the dark hydrofactorum, the Wolves were beset by the Greenskins. Using their natural instincts and Sniffer Squigs, the Orks were easily able to detect the Space Wolves. A vicious battle erupted, with the Astartes slaying every Greenskin they found as they restored the water supply. Aggressor packs purged three tunnel sections with their Flamestorm Gauntlets, searing them clear of Greenskins. Bloodmaw Incursors followed in their wake, accumulating data to determine the next target. Though hampered by floodwaters and collapsing gangways, the Wolves continued to fight on and encountered more traps such as clay pots with angry Squigs inside. At the same time, Runtherds goaded mobs of Grots towards the Wolves, though the Space Marines noticed many of the Orks had been unusually large in size. Yet it was only when the two Wolf Lords and their packs reached the command centre that they learned the cause. Repurposed by Ork Painboyz and Runtherds, the Orks were using fungal extracts and chemical brews to enhance their warriors with strange concoctions. Nonetheless the Wolves struck at the command centre, battling the hulking Greenskin monstrosities. The Space Wolves eventually managed to slay the Painboyz and Runtherds and end the twisted enhancements. It took the Iron Priests and their subordinates several days to restore any kind of function to the hydrofactorum and weeks more to cleanse it of Ork taint.[1]
Sources
- 1: Psychic Awakening: Saga of the Beast, pgs. 18-19