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| − | |Affiliation = Imperium | + | |Affiliation = [[Imperium]] |
|Class = [[Research Station]] (ρ){{Fn|2}} | |Class = [[Research Station]] (ρ){{Fn|2}} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Purgatory was a minor Imperial world garrisoned by a small force of [[Cadian Shock Troopers]].{{Fn|1b}} The planet was attacked by a | + | Purgatory was a minor Imperial world garrisoned by a small force of [[Cadian Shock Troopers]].{{Fn|1b}} The planet was attacked by a [[Chaos Warband|Warband]] of [[Night Lords]] [[Chaos Space Marines]], who massacred the planet's defense forces and enslaved the remaining population; later leaving the planet with their ships' holds filled with slaves{{Fn|3}}. A later investigation by the [[Ultramarines]] and the [[Ordo Malleus]] of the [[Inquisition]] revealed that the Night Lords targeted the planet, in order to locate a [[Warp]]-created artefact known as the [[Hand of Night]].{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1d}} |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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**{{Endn|1d}}: pp. 109-111 | **{{Endn|1d}}: pp. 109-111 | ||
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook]], p. 115 | *{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook]], p. 115 | ||
| + | *{{Endn|3}}; [[White Dwarf]] Weekly # 22, pg. 18 | ||
[[Category:Research Stations]] | [[Category:Research Stations]] | ||
[[Category:Segmentum Obscurus]] | [[Category:Segmentum Obscurus]] | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 28 June 2014
Purgatory is an Imperial world, located in the Segmentum Obscurus.
| Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Name: | Purgatory | 
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| Segmentum: | Segmentum Obscurus[1a] | ||
| Sector: | Unknown | ||
| Subsector: | Unknown | ||
| System: | Unknown | ||
| Population: | Unknown | ||
| Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
| Class: | Research Station (ρ)[2] | ||
| Tithe Grade: | Aptus Non[2] | ||
History
Purgatory was a minor Imperial world garrisoned by a small force of Cadian Shock Troopers.[1b] The planet was attacked by a Warband of Night Lords Chaos Space Marines, who massacred the planet's defense forces and enslaved the remaining population; later leaving the planet with their ships' holds filled with slaves[3]. A later investigation by the Ultramarines and the Ordo Malleus of the Inquisition revealed that the Night Lords targeted the planet, in order to locate a Warp-created artefact known as the Hand of Night.[1b][1c][1d]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Chaos (2nd Edition)
- 2: Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, p. 115
- 3; White Dwarf Weekly # 22, pg. 18
