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After the Ullanor Crusade, Horus’ new command drives secret reassignments of troops and even Primarchs. 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It does not resonate with the same infamy as the massacres at Isstvanor Calth, where hundreds of thousands of souls met their end, nor does it hold the strategic significance of the battles for Beta-garmon or Tallarn. Yet it is at Chondax that the course of the Horus Heresy was decided, not in fire and thunder, but in quiet, forgotten bloodshed. Here, Horus had his first setback. His first defeat. Here, both the Alpha Legion and the White Scars chose an unexpected path and defied the expectations of a galaxy at war. Here, the slaughter ended and the war began.  \nThe Chondax incident finds its origins in the wake of the Ullanor Crusade, where the Emperor and Horus fought side by side for the last time. The vast Orkoid empire of Urlakk Urg was cast down and shattered for all time and Horus proclaimed Warmaster of all the Imperium, the Emperor’s champion and commander of the Great Crusade asthe Master of Mankind withdrew to Terra. Some say that this was the day Horus’ heart turned cold, that the departure of his Father sparked the embers of rebellion within him. Whether such accusations hold any truth or not, it is in the wake of the world-spanning macro-Triumph that followed, a celebration of Horus’ new title, that the foundations of the Heresy were undoubtedly laid.  \nIn the ruins of the last great threat to Mankind’s dominance, and the last real challenge to the Great Crusade, Horus drafted a number of orders. Regiments of the Imperial Army and Titan Legions were re-organised and redeployed at his command. Those units whose loyalty to the new Warmaster was absolute saw themselves shifted to key strategic positions, while those with little personal loyalty to Horus were posted to the most bloody of the Great Crusade’s war zones. Even his brother Primarchs were not immune to these machinations, with those known as confidants ofthe Warmaster and those with long-held grudges against their father finding themselves granted the most opportune conquests, while those who might be considered rivals were sent to the far reaches of the galaxy. As we have already seen, the Blood Angels were removed from the seat of the Imperium, sent to distant Signus to meet their fate. The Lion, Roboute Guilliman and others still were found campaigns to wage far from the centres of Imperial power.  \nThe Unbalanced Scales  \nMuch of the work you now hold has been made possible by a document known as the Unbalanced Scales. The volume is a collection of handwritten notes, coded dispatches and picter images, all charting the Alpha Legion’s course throughout the Horus Heresy. It is a cypher that lays bare the secrets ofthe Alpha Legion. In all probability, everything upon its pages is a lie.  \nThe Unbalanced Scales is not a result of Imperial intelligence operations or my own research, it is ofa rather more mysterious pedigree. It came into the possession of the Terran Archives in the years following the Traitor remnant’s retreat from Terra in the final years of the Horus Heresy. No catalogue entry or scribe-adept records the exact date of its inclusion in the Archives, and only a single note regarding its arrival has been discovered. That note reads simply: In the service of Truth Ω. Despite this troublesome origin, the servants of Malcador, who retain much influence in the wake of their master’s great sacrifice, have assured us ofits veracity.  \nThe Unbalanced Scales lists troop deployments, battle honours, personnel files and much more. With it, the full involvement of the Alpha Legion in the Chondax Engagement and hundreds of other battles can finally be fully documented – if its contents are to be trusted. However, considering the utter lack of other sources regarding the secretive XXth Legion, there has been little other choice.","cbCaivXnBMlAPDwP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivXnBMlAPDwP","pdf",5778927,18,"English","# The Betrayal at Chondax\n## The Chondax incident and the orders after Ullanor Crusade\n## The Unbalanced Scales\n## The White Scars and Jaghatai Khan’s path","[{\"question\":\"Why is Chondax considered a key decision point in the Horus Heresy?\",\"answer\":\"Chondax is described as where the course of the Horus Heresy was decided through quiet, forgotten bloodshed—where Horus faced early setbacks and the Alpha Legion and White Scars followed unexpected paths.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the origin and significance of the Unbalanced Scales?\",\"answer\":\"The Unbalanced Scales is a collection of handwritten notes, coded dispatches, and pictter images in the Terran Archives, said to have an obscure origin, with a note reading “In the service of Truth Ω.” It is positioned as the best source for documenting the Alpha Legion’s involvement.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Horus try to deal with Jaghatai Khan of the White Scars?\",\"answer\":\"Since Khan can neither be bribed nor intimidated, Horus plans a subtle manipulation: he aims to make Khan take the chosen path of his own will rather than direct confrontation.\"}]","Chondax - The Betrayal at Chondax | PDF",1791342566,28]