Gilgamesh : Paint the fate of a planet !

[Radjame]

A topic was already created here : http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/322570-the-fate-of-gilgamesh/?hl=%20gilgamesh

 

But here is for the Necrons !

What is Gilgamesh?

Gilgamesh is both a Campaign and a long term painting event, basically themed around a Chaos attack on an Imperial hive city. We are currently playing the 5th Episode at planetary level now !

Episode 1 : The hive city suffered a vicious assault by the Ruinous Powers. As so often happens in this situation, the invaders quickly began to fight amongst themselves to decide whose Patron would rule this newly conquered world.

Episode 2 : The Dark Angels manage to deploy to the devastated surface, attracted by rumours of their Fallen brothers present on this planet. The fight was intense, as the Unforgiven found that many of the surviving PDF regiments had also been corrupted by Chaos. Nevertheless, they managed to secure many sectors allowing reinforcements to arrive.

Episode 3 : Unexpectedly, the first reinforcements to arrive were the mysterious Eldar. A gathering of Craftworlds and Dark Eldar emerge through a webway portal once buried deep beneath the planet's surface, but now revealed as a result of the brutal surface bombardment. This portal and numerous others, each one long hidden in the haunted depths of the hive city, appears to be of such strategic importance that it has brought both the Eldar and their dark kin together to fight for their common goals.

Whilst the forces of Chaos continue to expand like an plague across the various sectors, the Dark Angels managed to secure a foothold in the lower levels of the hive. The Eldar, however, have managed to assume partial control of the upper Spires.

The call for support was finally heard and the Ninth Legion answered, reforming the ancient alliance of the Angels of Death. The discovery of ancient xenos technology has also drawn the interest of the adepts of Mars... But the deviant tech priests of the Dark Mechanicus are also desperate to obtain these precious artifacts.
 

Episode 4 : Hive Gilgamesh is on the verge of total destruction as the Chaos War Host maintain a constant assault on any enemy position. In a last and desperate effort to reverse history, Imperial and Eldars join their forces in the Alliance. Yet despite local successes, they are unable to defeat the Chaos forces. Some voices within the Imperial Commanders rise to denounce this unnatural alliance and the Inquisition gathers a Holy Crusade to claim back Hive Gilgamesh within the Imperial Light.
Meanwhile, Necrons prepare for war…

 

Episode 5 : Now we fight for the all planet ! And some heretek Mechanicus join the necrontyr fight !

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Do you want to take part in this story and help decide of the fate of Gilgamesh?
How does it works?

Gilgamesh is kind of a unique phenomenon where painting is fighting. You have to paint models during a period of time (what is called a session), and if you succeed, you add the value of the models to your team's pool of points. In details :

- your initial pic must be taken either with the session password, either with the clock of the forum to prove that you play with unpainted models

- your base must be done. Whether it's simple painted sand or resin work, it has to be ready for battle.
- the most important : you pledge your models on sectors which represent the different zones through the whole planet, including the sky, hives, deserts… Those zones may have limitations that allow/prevent some types of models to be pledge on them. Of course some models can be allowed on several zones hence giving strategical options to the different factions.
You can have a look and register here : http://gilgamesh3.forumactif.org and participate to Gilgamesh' fate.
 

 

Finally, for the Fluff lovers :
here is a brief summary of Gilgamesh's fluff, using the Imperial Comput:

- Age unknown: The Eldar Empire discover and conquer Ishadora. A colony and an outpost are settled down. They will increase slowly;

- The war against the Necrontyrs: During this war, the Necrontyrs invade Ishadora and defeat the Eldars. The Children of Isha decide to evacuate the colony and seal the main portals which constitute as many entrance to the Webway. The Necrontyrs build their own fortresses deep inside the planet and will progressively start their long sleep;

- The Golden Age of Humanity: A human fleet break back into real space in the Ishadora System in a major state of distress and start an emergency landing protocole in order to avoid full destruction. The main capital ship known as "Gilgamesh" places itself in stationary orbit above the main planet and is used as the main base (and later as pure raw material) to establish the first colonies which will later become the nine hive cities of the planet which is christened Gilgamesh. Other settlements are created on other planetoids in the whole system, with Gilgamesh Secundus and Tertius being the principal ones after Primus. In less than a century, an autonomous confederation is born without any contact with the rest of the entire human species. Humans discover part of the Eldar ruins and decide to use them as decorative architecture in their noble districts. One of the main Eldar Warpgate is diplaced in Hive Gilgamesh.

- The Age of Strife: The Gilgamesh Confederation remains isolated from the entropy generated by the Age of Strife. Communications are maintained within the system;

- ca. M31: The Great Crusade and the Reunification: The Luna Wolves Astartes Legion discovers the Gilgamesh System. Secundus and Tertius are conquered after a brief military action, but Primus surrendered to the Imperial Truth and warmly welcomes its human brothers. Horus Lupercal signs the Treaty of Reunification and appoints General Varianus as Imperial Commander, supported by a small cadre of Luna Wolves Legionnaries to form an honour guard and a recruitment centre. A building is created to commemorate this reunion with humanity and the future Warmaster. The Mechanicum start to dig into the planet after having detected strange signals within the planet;

- The Horus Heresy: Gilgamesh is spared the horrors of the Heresy as the Honour Guard leaves the planet before the Istvaan Atrocity to join the bulk of the Sons of Horus. The status of Gilgamesh during the Heresy remains unclear as for the loyalty of the Imperial Commander;

- The Scouring: The Dark Angel Legion is sent to cleanse Gilgamesh from any potential enemy. When the Sons of the Lion arrives in the system, they are welcomed as saviours. The Memorial for Reunification has been removed;

- ca. M36: The War against the Paracetamols: The Dark Angel Chapter is engaged against the invasion of the Paracetamols in support to Saint Aspirin's Crusade. The Xenos are utterly destroyed and a Cathedral dedicated to the Saint Aspirin is erected in the main Hive of Primus:

- 994. M41: Warmaster Abaddon leads his forces into the Gilgamesh System. On most planets, the Chaos forces prevail, but a cadre of Blood Eagles Space Marines manages to organize the defenses on Primus while sending an alert message towards the Imperium. Yet, the Chaos Legions and their allies devastate part of the planet and Hive Gilgamesh;

- 995. M41: The Dark Angels and their inheritors come back to Gilgamesh, defeat the Chaos Fleet around Primus and make planetfall directly on Hive Gilgamesh. The Chaos Forces are disorganized and start fighting against each other as The Despoiler is extracted with the Fleet. The Night Lord Captain Arius Draken takes the lead of the Chaos War Host and manages to contain and push back the Imperial Forces in the Hive;

- 995. M41: The violence of the struggle for Hive Gilgamesh have several consequences:

o Deep within the planet, the Necrons start their awakening protocol. Necrons minor incursions are reported all over the Hive;
o In the noble districts, the Eldar Warpgate is reactivated and Eldar warriors from Craftworlds, Comorragh and Exodite planets start fighting against humans and Necrons alike, in order to secure definitely the access to the Webway;
o The Sons fo Sanguinius, led by the Blood Angels, make planetfall to help the Imperial Forces.

As for today, Gilgamesh is massively conquered by the Chaos and Imperial forces. Eldars are almost dead but Necron still in control of some area and a few crazy ones are talking about a big Waaaaagh coming....

[Radjame]

Hello Necron friends !

 

I'm updating a little bit the topic !

 

So since the begining of April a lot of things changed, the main thing is that Orks have arrived !! And they have done some damage on the conquest of the Imperium and Chaos !

 

Here is the map of all the territories before the orks arrived, and Necron still have 2 zones but now we are taking revenge !

 

 

So if you want to fight for the necrontyr dynasties, motivate you and your friends build a nice army and create a nice fluff around the conquest of a planet, come and participate !

 

http://gilgamesh3.forumactif.org/

 

The forum options are in french but you can change it in going to " Profil" then second tab " Préférences" and third from the bottom " Langue du forum " into english

We translated every subforum and everything and if you have any problem ( or even just want to participate wihtout using the forum) just send me a PM !

 

 

See ya !