

Gaunt's new unit was christened the Tanith First and Only.

Barely half the new Imperial Guard unit escaped. Gaunt arrived on the planet Tanith to review his new troops at about the same time as the Chaos forces, on their way to safety, passed by Tanith and burned the planet to cinders. What should've been a mopping up action Balhaut was bungled by the new warmaster, Macaroth, and the Chaos fleets escaped.Įvery settled planet in the Imperium of Man is subject to the Imperial tithe: as many able-bodied men as that planet can provide to feed the meat grinder of The Emperor's wars. As he lay dying, Slaydo promoted one of his favorite subordinates, Ibram Gaunt, and ordered him to raise an Imperial Guard unit of his own. He slew the Archenemy Balhaut, but was mortally wounded in the process.

The man wrangled as many different bureaucracies, and herded as many cats as he could, in order to raise a crusade to take back the Sabbat Worlds from the forces of Chaos.
