+ A return to Dolor +
+ The Dolor campaign was fought back in the misty days of 2003(ish); it was the first organised campaign we played as a group; prior to the formation of the PCRC [+noospheric link embedded+]. It coincided with Codex: Cityfight being released, and we ended up playing out the fate of a dismal little planet called Dolor [+noospheric link embedded+]; scrapping over the wintry streets of the capital city, Dismay. +
+ Whatever the end result of the campaign, the world fell under the influence of the Tau's Brightsword Protectorate, the blueskin's domain in our group's shared sector. We've since played a number of campaigns, and the Tau seem to have got a bit big for their boots. Ten years has passed in the real world, and in the dark future, it appears the Imperium has decided to reclaim the world...+
+ Strike from Starfire +
+ The Imperial force pushed in from the Starfire Sector; bypassing a great deal of the Tau's defensive lines with a sudden strike. After a decade of uneasy rule by the Protectorate, the peoples of Tau'lor now peered nervously from windows as the Imperial warmachine began to march through their cities; loudhailers announcing liberation. +
+ Armoured vehicles, whose like had not been seen in years, drove up thoroughfares still broken from the original conflict. +
+ The Lamb's Worlders has returned – the 117th determined to make up for the failures of the regiments involved in the earlier war. +
+ Jealous alien eyes marked their arrival; and moved to retaliate; keen to defend the lands and peoples who had joined their federation. +
+ High-tech xenos artifice met human mettle and courage. +
+...with (sadly for the Imperium) less than romantic results. +
+ Imperial foot troops made their way through broken rubble, keen to meet the Tau in combat. +
+ Sharp-eyed snipers traded fire with pathfinders. +
+ Alien armoured might +
+ Dutiful Fire Warriors took up position... +
+ ... and then took aim. +
+ Trading withering firepower, both sides were whittled down in storms of red las and blue pulse shots. +
+ Armoured vehicles worked in close support. +
+ Both sides' special forces made their presence felt. +
+ Auxiliaries played their role; though humans loyal to the Protectorate were kept from the front line. +
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+ Addendum +
+ Dolor became part of the Antona Australis Sector [+noospheric link embedded+], which grahamgilchrist later built up into a rather fetching map – go and have a little explore through the link when you have a few minutes: there's loads of cool little story hooks for you to use. +