Aegis side-story: Isolda Follow a small part of Isolda's journey up to the events of 'Aegis', and discover how she came to be who she is as she strives to do her duty as both a mage of the Empire, and a mage of the Celestial Order. Can she truly afford to pay the price asked of her? Can she afford the price of a Cosmos? Rated M for some later themes.

With Beastmen amassing a great army to invade the Empire, Einar Herze must make a choice: to stand and fight in defence of his homeland, or to chase myth and legend in search of the Aegis, a mythical artifact that could very well decide the outcome of the war before it begins. There can be no going back, and the wrong choice may very well plunge the Empire into even darker times.

What is at first a routine visit by the Inquisition to a planet more than lax in its government, quickly escalates when Khalaina Ferrum, an Interrogator to the Inquisitor Naharva Garron, uncovers a deadly secret about her homeworld. She must steel herself if she is to suceed in cleansing the planet. Her blood must be as fire, and her will must be of iron.

Sjonir is amongst the first to make planetfall when the Space Wolves recieve a distress signal from a planet undergoing a rebellion. Being a Blood Claw, he and his pack are eager to prove themselves in the eyes of their commanders, but such lust is easily twisted. When the tempting whispers of Chaos fall upon their ears, Sjonir faces his ultimate test: whether to fight, or fall.