Battle Of the Consus Drift

The battle of Consus Drift was a minor engagement during the great crusade between the Void Wardens and native Driftborn, centred around the Consus drift, a void civilisation of small asteroid cities.

Overview
The inhabitants of the region were known as Driftborn, and the colonies were frequently fought over by the various Drift Clans. The imperium would reclaim this population by way of the XVI legion, sending the the Primarchs expeditionary fleet to pacify them. The legion would first attempt a peaceful resolution, transmitting a diplomatic message welcoming them to join the imperium for several hours only to be met with attacks from skimmers and assault ships. these attacks were repelled easily, but had forced a defenive stance as the Legion ships were boarded, forcing the arrival of the heavily armed main fleet which drove the Driftborn from their ships and boarded their vessels, which easily turned the battle against the drift clans with superior firepower, forcing the clans ultimate surrender