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The '''Lethean Campaign''' was the last [[House Military|military]] campaign of the [[Second Wave]]. It took place early in the [[War in Heaven]] on the planet [[Lethe (The Parliament of Rats)|Lethe]], and it was the last-ever use of [[cast]]s in a military operation.
The '''Lethean Campaign''' was the last [[House Military]] campaign of the [[Second Wave]]. It began in the eleventh year of the [[War in Heaven]] on the [[time-front world]] of [[Lethe (The Parliament of Rats)|Lethe]].


With promises of pardons and new [[regeneration cycle]]s, the [[ruling Houses]] lured [[renegade Time Lord|renegades]] to [[the Homeworld]]. The renegades were then betrayed, overpowered, lobotomised by [[House Military|military]] [[psychosurgeon]]s, and fitted with [[neural link]]s to the remaining [[babel]]s.
The Campaign was one of the few protracted physical conflicts in the War. It involved [[mercenary|mercenaries]] and auxiliaries fighting for both sides, including the [[Knight Immortal]] of the [[Remonstration Bureau]], who was subsequently believed to be destroyed during the battle. The Campaign also saw the last military usage of [[cast]]s, 73 of which were deployed in battle and destroyed by [[the enemy]]'s [[ship-eater weapon]]s. This created a firestorm that burned on Lethe for years.


The babels were then released on planet [[Lethe (The Parliament of Rats)|Lethe]], where [[mercenary|mercenaries]] and auxiliaries fought for both sides. There, the babels were supreme weapons, committing ruthless massacres against [[the enemy|enemy]] forces. However, an unknown party boarded the [[TARDIS|timeship]] where the lobotomised renegade operators were hidden, outwitting both the guards and the security systems before painlessly killing the operators and leaving the babels momentarily defenseless; the babels were immediately slaughtered by waves of enemy suicide attacks.
With promises of pardons and new [[regeneration cycle]]s, the [[ruling Houses]] lured [[renegade Time Lord|renegades]] to [[the Homeworld]]. The renegades were then overpowered, lobotomised by military [[psychosurgeon]]s, and fitted with [[neural link]]s to the three remaining [[babel]]s. The babels were then released on Lethe, where they committed ruthless massacres against enemy forces for over a year, until an [[Lethean Campaign assassin|unknown party]] boarded the [[TARDIS|timeship]] where the lobotomised renegade operators were hidden, outwitting both guards and security systems before [[euthanasia|painlessly killing]] the operators. This left the babels momentarily defenseless, and they were immediately destroyed by waves of enemy suicide attacks.
 
''[[The Book of the War]]'' said that, while some had speculated that the assassin was working for the enemy or [[Faction Paradox]], the most persistent rumour was that they were another [[renegade Time Lord|renegade]], providing the other renegades with a mercy killing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')


''[[The Book of the War]]'' discounted the story of [[walking dead]] commandeering a timeship during the Lethean Campaign as "pure invention, at least for the time being." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
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[[Category:Conflicts in the War in Heaven]]

Revision as of 05:40, 1 December 2020

The Lethean Campaign was the last House Military campaign of the Second Wave. It began in the eleventh year of the War in Heaven on the time-front world of Lethe.

The Campaign was one of the few protracted physical conflicts in the War. It involved mercenaries and auxiliaries fighting for both sides, including the Knight Immortal of the Remonstration Bureau, who was subsequently believed to be destroyed during the battle. The Campaign also saw the last military usage of casts, 73 of which were deployed in battle and destroyed by the enemy's ship-eater weapons. This created a firestorm that burned on Lethe for years.

With promises of pardons and new regeneration cycles, the ruling Houses lured renegades to the Homeworld. The renegades were then overpowered, lobotomised by military psychosurgeons, and fitted with neural links to the three remaining babels. The babels were then released on Lethe, where they committed ruthless massacres against enemy forces for over a year, until an unknown party boarded the timeship where the lobotomised renegade operators were hidden, outwitting both guards and security systems before painlessly killing the operators. This left the babels momentarily defenseless, and they were immediately destroyed by waves of enemy suicide attacks.

The Book of the War discounted the story of walking dead commandeering a timeship during the Lethean Campaign as "pure invention, at least for the time being." (PROSE: The Book of the War)