Acre

Prior to the Schism
Originally a world planned for conversion into an agri-world, Acre’s future was changed the moment the dreaded

Tyranids entered the galaxy. The invasion saw the world made ripe for digestion, her wild life and plants turned into carnivorous and hostile creatures.

Acre is the only world under a dying red dwarf. Despite this Acre lives on as a lush and vibrant world, once considered the ugly sister of the maiden Woad, before the accident.

Only thanks to the suspiciously quick arrival of the Black Scorpions chapter was the Hive Fleet designated Cruach defeated. In a rare twist of fate, the death of the fleets key synapse creatures mean the horde on the planet below lacked the vital connection to the hive mind. Left mindless and instinctual monsters, a decision was made by the Inquisition to pen the surviving xenos into great pens. Once contained and under the watchful gaze of a dedicated garrison of wardens, Acre would become a training world. From across the sector proper, Imperial Guard regiments would come to undergo gruelling trials. They would also find themselves sharing space with Adeptus Astartes and even the Death Watch.

The continent spanning forests of Acre, filled with its resistant Ironbark and hostile wildlife, are now segregated by miles high fences of concrete or powered laser. The wardens patrol constantly by landspeeder and orbiting stations overlook everything. Recently however, the aliens have been acting odd. Testing the miles high fences and acting with some intellect…

During the Schism.
The Imperial Guard regiment stationed on Acre was never formally recorded on Minastorum records. Some insist this is because of Inquisitorial influence, others Minastorum idiocy. The Regiment, noted simply as the Acre Blacks, a reference to their monotone uniform colours found themselves under attack by an unexpected foe. The world devouring Tyranids race.

While Acre had largely been a "secure" training world with what was considered docile specimens, a shadow over the warp went unheard. It was only a matter of time before the conflict would make the usual guards of the vulnerable worlds unable to fulfill their duty in guarding against such invasions. Though the Acre Regiment fought hard, the Tyranids pushed them back out of the sector. Those docile Tyranids meanwhile, began to drastically change in behavior.

Post Schism.
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