The Heart of Nythara

Mission Overview

At the centre of the Nythara Expanse lies Nythara Prime, a dead world surrounded by violent warp storms and the shattered remains of an ancient civilisation.

Beneath the planet’s fractured crust, precursor machinery has begun awakening fully for the first time in countless centuries, triggered by the spreading conflict across the Expanse.

Deep within the planet’s core, something vast has awakened alongside it.

An immense Hive intelligence rises from beneath the surface, larger and more ancient than anything previously encountered.

Unlike the lesser broods encountered across the Expanse, this creature possesses terrifying purpose and intelligence, directing the surrounding swarm with singular intent.

Its destination is not the battlefield itself, but an ancient Breach Gate buried within the precursor ruins at the heart of the planet.

Should the creature reach the Gate and activate it, the Hive will spill far beyond the Expanse and into the wider galaxy.

The Dwarf Guilds seek to seize the Gate and the vast precursor systems surrounding it before they are lost forever.

The High Elf Fleets know the structure must never be allowed to activate again, no matter the cost.

As the surface of Nythara Prime tears itself apart and colossal war engines descend into battle, all three factions converge upon the ancient machine that may decide the fate of entire sectors beyond the Expanse.

Mission Rules

• Objective Control mission.
• Single objective marker: The Breach Gate.
• Recommended terrain: large Gate structure, precursor machinery, surrounding complexes, desert formations.
• First player to hold the Breach Gate uncontested after Turn 3 wins immediately.
• All armies include assigned Titan units.

Narrative Objectives

No narrative objectives exist during this mission. The fate of the Expanse itself is the only objective that matters.