18th Company, "The Red Tide"

Led by the mad Captain Vladimir Palach, the 18th Company of the World Eaters have recently ventured in to the Gurash Nebula by a carefully laid out path of defenceless planets, laid down by the Word Bearer Chaplain Andrakmaul. Being led away from the Shadow Wars in the Realm of Ultramar, planets and outpost fell with ease, a ruinous red string of blood and gore stretching from the 500 worlds straight to the Gurash Nebula.

Now Captain Palach has willingly accepted Warsmith Sarvok Ghronn as his new general commander, whom he respects as a powerful military commander and a man of action. But unless they get their fill of killing, The Red Tide's respect might wane over night.

Though his company suffers huge casualties like any other World Eaters legion tactics, Captain Palach has been assigned command of the cruiser "Red Fang". Gifted to the 18th by the Ghronns ally Archmagos Ikephiax, Caliph of the of the Graevan Caliphate Dark Mechanicum, this high tech warship is fitted with highly efficient cloning, reproduction, and medicae facilities to replenish the heavy attrition The Red Tide suffers. Not only did the Caliphate supply them a ship, they also make sure every last World Eater is fitted with a murderous arsenal to wage war with.

Supported by a contingent of the 3rd legion's apothecaries, the Red Tide are the natural choice for Ghronn to use as his shock troops, as waves of augmented legionaries with the butcher's nail batter the Loyalist lines. A role Captain Palach has no issues with, as long as the Butcher's Nails get a chance to sing.