Task Force Halberd Status

Task Force Halberd is an Imperial Guard battlegroup formed to combat a Chaos insurrection in the Cyris sector.  The seat of power in the sector sits on the planet Vendoland, a temperate modern world fiercely loyal to the Imperium.  For millenia, Cyris has remained relatively untouched by the taint of Chaos despite its relative proximity to the Eye of Terror; but recently, a war fleet of the traitor marine chapter, the Dragon Warriors, has brought rebellion and bloodshed to the sector.

Cults of the Chaos gods previously hidden amongst the population have begun making strikes across the sector and strange warp activity and a rise in the already higher-than-average psyker population has been reported on Vendoland.  Lord Governor Sato petitioned the High Lords of Terra for a battlegroup to be formed and sent to Cyris to aid in repeling the forces of Chaos.  His request was granted.

Because the request came from the Lord Governor of Vendoland, the planet was required to raise as many of its own troops as it could to be part of the battlegroup.  Vendoland already had a substantial military force, being the seat of power of the sector, but it initiated even higher rates of conscription, increasing its troop count even more.  Vendoland's combat doctrines are very similar to that of the fortress world Cadia, relying heavily on staunch discipline and elite troops, but also have unique aspects native to Vendoland.  As stated above, Vendoland has an above-average number of warp-attuned citizens because of the strong warp activity that has always existed in the sector, and as such, their forces almost always include some form of psyker whether in an advisory role or in a directly combat related role.

To meet the request of Lord Governor Sato, the High Lords of Terra ordered forces from other planets to be sent to the Cyris sector as well.  So far, Task Force Halberd includes forces from the following planets:

Vendoland (Modern world; Full strength)
Vostroya (Forge world; Full strength)
Valhalla (Ice World; Heavy casualties reported, reinforcements en route.)
Cyris (Modern world; --Cyris sector named after this planet.  Original sector seat of power.--  Forces still being conscripted.)