Along the distant coast of Praetoria, the ships of the Chaos Legion raised their flags and sailed forth. Around them, the water churned with the wake of massive beasts swimming just below the surface. Eldritch creatures swooped through the skies above.
They headed unerringly toward the approaching armada of the Splinterlands, apparently intent on meeting them head-on.—From War Begins, an entry in the Tome of CHAOS