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|Name=Bheta-Decima
|Segmentum=[[Segmentum Tempestus]]
|Sector=[[Nemesys Sector]]
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|Affiliation=[[Imperium]] ([[Adeptus Mechanicus]]){{Fn|1}}
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'''Bheta-Decima''' is a nascent fume-shrouded, [[Imperial]] [[Ocean World|Ocean]] [[Forge World]].{{Fn|1}} Bheta-Decima was once a [[paradise world]] rich in natural resources and untouched beauty, but the greed of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] soon saw it transformed into a vast industrial wasteland feeding the fires of multiple forge worlds.{{Fn|4}}

==History==
[[Image:Bheta-Decima.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Forge World {{PAGENAME}} after the fall of ''[[Gallowdark]]''.{{Fn|4}}]]
Only recently colonized and originally known as '''Emperor's Bounty''', its low gravity allowed for moving heavy equipment with ease and made it ideal for mining. However before it could be properly categorized by the [[Administratum]] greedy [[Mechanicum]] [[Tech-Priest]]s laid claim to the planet and established a new domain for themselves. They quickly swept aside its small population with their military power and transported millions of laborers in from off-world. Emperor's Bounty was redesignated Bheta-Decima and became a Forge World.{{Fn|1}}

When the ''[[Gallowdark]]'' emerged in Bheta-Decima's system, the greedy ruling [[Magos|Magi]] used a gigantic [[Graviton Cannon]] to pull the [[Space Hulk]] into their orbit in order to plunder it of their riches. However during the process the ''Gallowdark'' broke apart, raining debris across Bheta-Decima and decimating it. In the aftermath of the catastrophe anarchy and violence reigned, and the planet regressed into a crime-ridden apocalypse dominated by the black market. Devastated [[PDF]] and [[Enforcer]] units were quickly overwhelmed. Various foes erupted from the ruins of the ''Gallowdark'' including [[Orks]], [[Beastmen]], and mechanical horrors. Mechanicum Hunter-Clades clashed with their rival and squads of [[Traitor Guardsmen]] created their own petty empires. All of this only further contributed to the chaos.{{Fn|1}}

Meanwhile, the ambitious Magos [[Bartolomus Virellan]] managed to capture the [[Eldar]] [[Farseer]] [[Torc Dystari]] from the ruins of the ''Gallowdark'' for experimentation. This created further disaster, as it attracted a search party from [[Biel-Tan]] seeking to rescue the prisoner. After Dystari's location was discovered, the Farseer [[Di'sar Caman]] organised a retribution and rescue operation. They deployed a [[Striking Scorpions]] cadre from the [[Onyx Claw Shrine]] via a stealth corvette from the [[Eldar Corsair]] warband. They soon came into conflict with a [[Raven Guard]] [[Kill-Team]] under the command of [[Space Marine Sergeant|Shadow Sergeant]] [[Kyrin Torvaec]], which had been deployed to Bheta-Decima in search of pre-Imperial technology once utilized by [[Corax]].{{Fn|2}}

All authority on Bheta-Decima has since collapsed. Its ruling [[Tech-Priest]]s and [[Governor]] have fled with their most valuable assets, battling rebels and pirates the entire way. Dogmatic schisms and opportunism broke out during the collapse, further adding to the anarchy. [[Beastmen]], [[Genestealer Cultist]]s of the [[Cult of the Chittering Verse]], and [[Mutant]]s of the [[Stichkin Gloomlings]] have all risen as major threats. Much of the fighting is focused around the artificial toxic sea of Hypersump IV and its wharf cities.{{Fn|3}}

The Genestealer Cultists have since drawn the notice of the [[Tyranids|Star-Children]], who they believe will soon arrive to save them. A small splinter of [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]] is currently en route to Bheta-Decima, but its [[Bio-Ship]]s have been detected and engaged by the [[Farsail of Thryk Kindred]] of the [[Leagues of Votann]]'s [[Trans-Hyperian Alliance]]. The [[Squat]]s seek to trap and harvest the splinter fleet, as the Kin of the Leagues of Votann have discovered they can render bio-ship matter into rare and exotic compounds. Scout vessels were deployed ahead of the Tyranids to identify prey worlds, but the [[Quicksilver Class Scout Ship]] ''[[Vektrônn's Eye]]'' was shot down over Bheta-Decima by the Genestealer Cultists. The ship has crashed into the central hold of the [[Genestealer Patriarch]], dubbed Deeprealm. In a desperate panic, the Chittering Verse has descended upon the wreckage of the Votann Ship and are battling with its Kin.{{Fn|3}}

==See also==
*[[Planets (List)]]

==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250110161418/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/tA8GVL3E/warhammer-day-preview-scorpions-and-scouts-skirmish-above-savage-seas/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer Day Preview – Scorpions and Scouts Skirmish Above Savage Seas (posted 14/10/2023)] ''(archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/10/14/warhammer-day-preview-scorpions-and-scouts-skirmish-above-savage-seas/ the original] 10 January 2025, last accessed 10 January 2025)''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Kill Team: Salvation]], pgs. 8-12
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Kill Team: Termination]], pgs. 4-9
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250110190544/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/jWhiZRFD/what-happened-to-bheta-decima-in-the-latest-season-of-kill-team/ Warhammer-Community: What Happened to Bheta-Decima in the Latest Season of Kill Team? (posted 30/05/2024)] ''(archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/jWhiZRFD/what-happened-to-bheta-decima-in-the-latest-season-of-kill-team/ the original] 10 January 2025, last accessed 10 January 2025)''

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