Horus Heresy · atlas

011.M31 · The Road to Terra · date approximate

Scouring of the Nostramo Sector

Place: Nostramo · Segmentum Ultima

Fig. 1 · Place on the map

Inconclusive Unknown Black Shields (the “Ashen Claws”) ravage the Nostramo sector.

An unknown force of Black Shields — later identified as the “Ashen Claws” — swept through the Nostramo sector, leaving ruined fortresses and the wreckage of the Night Lords; a Blood Angels fleet arriving later found the VIII Legion already gutted.

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Type
Fleet
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1 of 5

Significance

The mysterious internal disintegration of the Night Lords after Curze’s madness.

Disputed in the canon

  • Identified in 017.M31; the event is dated to 011.M31.

Sources

  1. WH40k Fandom: Horus Heresy Chronology
  2. Ashen Claws context

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