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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the sector capitol of the [[Calixis Sector]]. The world is governed by Calixis Sector Governor [[Marius Hax]].It is a thriving imperial hub that supports the largest planetary population in the territory.It is dominated by two vast hive cities,Hive Sibellus and Hive Tarsus which hold majority of the planetary population.Despite their dominance the "offspring" communities,Ambulon and Gunmetal City contribute significantly to the planet's economy.Scintilla is a world where powerful and wealthy comepete with ruthless appetite.Magnificence is astonishing on Scintilla,from the wondrous fashions of the hive's nobility to the spectacle of the hives themselves.Landmarks like Lucid Palace and the Cathedral of Illumination,are famous throughout the Calixis Sector. | + | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the sector capitol of the [[Calixis Sector]]. The world is governed by Calixis Sector Governor [[Marius Hax]]. It is a thriving imperial hub that supports the largest planetary population in the territory. It is dominated by two vast hive cities, [[Hive Sibellus]] and [[Hive Tarsus]] which hold majority of the planetary population. Despite their dominance the "offspring" communities, [[Ambulon]] and [[Gunmetal]] City contribute significantly to the planet's economy. Scintilla is a world where powerful and wealthy comepete with ruthless appetite. Magnificence is astonishing on Scintilla, from the wondrous fashions of the hive's nobility to the spectacle of the hives themselves. Landmarks like [[Lucid Palace]] and the [[Cathedral of Illumination]], are famous throughout the Calixis Sector. |
| − | It is also a world of corruption where members of noble houses are deluded by their wealth and status,the corruption and privilege runs deep in the culture of high-born.Noble houses consider themselves(sometimes correctly) as above or outside Imperial Law and can wield immense influence.Their attitude towards lower-born is callous | + | It is also a world of corruption where members of noble houses are deluded by their wealth and status,the corruption and privilege runs deep in the culture of high-born. Noble houses consider themselves(sometimes correctly) as above or outside Imperial Law and can wield immense influence. Their attitude towards lower-born is callous; it is not unknown for thrill-seeking degenerates from noble houses to prey upon lesser humans as a sport. |
| − | On the other end of social spectrum,the underhives are rife with mutants,outlaws and ultra-violent gangs,as well psychotic zealots from the [[Redemption Cult]]. | + | |
| + | On the other end of social spectrum,the underhives are rife with mutants, outlaws and ultra-violent gangs, as well psychotic zealots from the [[Redemption Cult]]. | ||
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| + | The middles hives are trapped between aristro spires and rancid underhives and the middle hivers live the thankless life of unending toil, where ignorance is a virtue and death a reward for lifetime of loyal, drone servitude, fulfilling the exorbitant tithes levied on Scintilla by the [[Administratum]].It has been this way since the days of [[Angevin]] and some of the Scintilla's corruption are so deeply ingrained that they are invisible even to those who perpetrate them. | ||
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===Hives Sibellus and Tarsus=== | ===Hives Sibellus and Tarsus=== | ||
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| − | Scintilla's two great | + | The two hives are the Scintilla's most important features: immense, multi-leveled citites that house billions of citizens.The hives are largely independent, ruled by the councils drawn from the nobles of the spires. The majority of inhabitants of middle hivers, laboring class,without whom the planet's manufactories and trade houses would cease to function. Almost all middle hivers are owned or indentured to nobles from great sector-wide families or Scintilla's own lesser houses. The most neglected, polluted and crime-ridden areas of the hives are underhives were life is cheap and were brutal gangs fight for supremacy before inevitable violent death claims them. As long as the violence doesn't spill into middle hives, the authorities are happy to let the gangs kill each other in cesspits of the underhive. |
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| + | Scintilla's two great hives have always compared each other for prestige and influence, but no rational observer could fail to acknowledge Hive Sibellus's dominance. It is larger than Hive Tarsus, referred to as "the Capital" or the "ruling hive" and is the seat of both political and administrative power and the centre of the planet's manafacturing might. Hive Tarsus is a dark, shadowy twin of the Hives Sibellus, referred by Sibellians as the "other place" and is a mercantile hive which controls all off-world trade and commerce. Neither hive could function without each other, a fact celebrated in Scintillan proverbs and myths. However neither great hive could openly admit the importance of "offspring" communities, [[Ambulon]] and [[Gunmetal City]], both of which wield considerable influence. | ||
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| + | ==Planetary Data== | ||
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| + | *'''Galactic Position:''' 88/23/CS/SW. | ||
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| + | *'''Satellites:''' Two moons (Sothus and Lachesis). Orbital docks geostationary above [[Hive Tarsus]]. | ||
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| + | The moon Lachesis is home to the base of The [[Tyrantine Cabal]]. This is the Bastion Serpentis, a bleak fortress of age-polished black stone jutting from the surface of Scintilla's moon. Few people know of its existence, and those who do not are kept away from the moon by dire warnings about geological instability. Lord Inquisitor [[Zerbe]] can normally be found at the Bastion. | ||
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| + | *'''Mean Surface Temperature:''' 22°C. | ||
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| + | *'''Tropospheric Composition:''' Nitrogen 72%, Oxygen 25%, Argon 1%, Ozone 1%, Carbon Dioxide 0.5%. | ||
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| + | *'''Planetary Governor:''' Sector Governor [[Marius Hax]]. | ||
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| + | *'''Religion:''' [[Redemption Cult|The Cult of the Redemption]] is active on several planets, but its spiritual home in the [[Calixis Sector]] is Scintilla. | ||
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| + | *'''Climate:''' Climate temperate with extensive equatorial deserts. | ||
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| + | *'''Economy:''' Scints, Scolds and Scabs - These are all terms used in the hives of Scintilla, and have become synonyms with the most valuable denominations of the [[Thrones]], based in no small part on that world's excessive levels of wealth. Rounds - Used in the depths of Gunmetal City, where actual bullets are sometimes used as currency. | ||
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| + | *'''Principle Exports:''' Scintilla is a major exporter of manufactured goods including ship-drive components and weaponry. It is also an important source of manpower, with a large [[Planetary Defence Forces|planetary defence force]] (PDF) and huge under-hive population, both of which make for excellent [[Imperial Guard]] recruit sources. | ||
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| + | *'''Principle Imports:''' Scintilla cannot support itself and requires massive imports of food from the Calixis Sector's agri-worlds. | ||
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| + | *'''Countries and Continents:''' Three main continents - southern polar cap mountainous/volcanic, equatorial crescent deserts/jungle ([[Hive Tarsus]], [[Hive Tenebra]] [extinct]), northern temper-ate landmass ([[Hive Sibellus]], [[Ambulon]], [[Gunmetal City]]). Remainder of planetary surface covered in ocean (heavily polluted, severely depleted fish stocks). | ||
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| + | *'''Defences:''' Army of the Scintillan Protectorate (medium/high quality, based at [[Hive Tarsus]]). | ||
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| + | ==Contact with Other Worlds== | ||
| + | As the sector capital, '''Scintilla''' has a great deal of contact with other worlds in the [[Calixis Sector]], as well as worlds in other sectors and segmentums. Stable warp routes link Scintilla to [[Tranch]], [[Settlement 228]], [[Iocanthus]], [[Luggnum]], [[Sephiris Secundus]], [[Malfi]], [[Orbel Quill]] and [[Baraspine]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*[http://app.fantasyflightgames.com/dark-heresy/calixis.shtml Fantasy Flight Games ''The Calixis Sector''] | *[http://app.fantasyflightgames.com/dark-heresy/calixis.shtml Fantasy Flight Games ''The Calixis Sector''] | ||
*[[Dark Heresy Rulebook]] p. 290 | *[[Dark Heresy Rulebook]] p. 290 | ||
| + | *Black Industries' 'Guide to the Calixis Sector' PDF, p.56-57 | ||
[[Category:Segmentum Obscurus]] | [[Category:Segmentum Obscurus]] | ||
[[Category:Hive Worlds]] | [[Category:Hive Worlds]] | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 1 May 2010
| Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Scintilla | 
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| Segmentum: | Segmentum Obscurus | ||
| Sector: | Calixis Sector | ||
| Subsector: | Golgenna Reach | ||
| System: | Unknown | ||
| Population: | 25,000,000,000 | ||
| Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
| Class: | Hive World | ||
| Tithe Grade: | Exactus Extremis | ||
Contents
Overview
Scintilla is the sector capitol of the Calixis Sector. The world is governed by Calixis Sector Governor Marius Hax. It is a thriving imperial hub that supports the largest planetary population in the territory. It is dominated by two vast hive cities, Hive Sibellus and Hive Tarsus which hold majority of the planetary population. Despite their dominance the "offspring" communities, Ambulon and Gunmetal City contribute significantly to the planet's economy. Scintilla is a world where powerful and wealthy comepete with ruthless appetite. Magnificence is astonishing on Scintilla, from the wondrous fashions of the hive's nobility to the spectacle of the hives themselves. Landmarks like Lucid Palace and the Cathedral of Illumination, are famous throughout the Calixis Sector.
It is also a world of corruption where members of noble houses are deluded by their wealth and status,the corruption and privilege runs deep in the culture of high-born. Noble houses consider themselves(sometimes correctly) as above or outside Imperial Law and can wield immense influence. Their attitude towards lower-born is callous; it is not unknown for thrill-seeking degenerates from noble houses to prey upon lesser humans as a sport.
On the other end of social spectrum,the underhives are rife with mutants, outlaws and ultra-violent gangs, as well psychotic zealots from the Redemption Cult.
The middles hives are trapped between aristro spires and rancid underhives and the middle hivers live the thankless life of unending toil, where ignorance is a virtue and death a reward for lifetime of loyal, drone servitude, fulfilling the exorbitant tithes levied on Scintilla by the Administratum.It has been this way since the days of Angevin and some of the Scintilla's corruption are so deeply ingrained that they are invisible even to those who perpetrate them.
Hives Sibellus and Tarsus
The two hives are the Scintilla's most important features: immense, multi-leveled citites that house billions of citizens.The hives are largely independent, ruled by the councils drawn from the nobles of the spires. The majority of inhabitants of middle hivers, laboring class,without whom the planet's manufactories and trade houses would cease to function. Almost all middle hivers are owned or indentured to nobles from great sector-wide families or Scintilla's own lesser houses. The most neglected, polluted and crime-ridden areas of the hives are underhives were life is cheap and were brutal gangs fight for supremacy before inevitable violent death claims them. As long as the violence doesn't spill into middle hives, the authorities are happy to let the gangs kill each other in cesspits of the underhive.
Scintilla's two great hives have always compared each other for prestige and influence, but no rational observer could fail to acknowledge Hive Sibellus's dominance. It is larger than Hive Tarsus, referred to as "the Capital" or the "ruling hive" and is the seat of both political and administrative power and the centre of the planet's manafacturing might. Hive Tarsus is a dark, shadowy twin of the Hives Sibellus, referred by Sibellians as the "other place" and is a mercantile hive which controls all off-world trade and commerce. Neither hive could function without each other, a fact celebrated in Scintillan proverbs and myths. However neither great hive could openly admit the importance of "offspring" communities, Ambulon and Gunmetal City, both of which wield considerable influence.
Planetary Data
- Galactic Position: 88/23/CS/SW.
- Satellites: Two moons (Sothus and Lachesis). Orbital docks geostationary above Hive Tarsus.
The moon Lachesis is home to the base of The Tyrantine Cabal. This is the Bastion Serpentis, a bleak fortress of age-polished black stone jutting from the surface of Scintilla's moon. Few people know of its existence, and those who do not are kept away from the moon by dire warnings about geological instability. Lord Inquisitor Zerbe can normally be found at the Bastion.
- Mean Surface Temperature: 22°C.
- Tropospheric Composition: Nitrogen 72%, Oxygen 25%, Argon 1%, Ozone 1%, Carbon Dioxide 0.5%.
- Planetary Governor: Sector Governor Marius Hax.
- Religion: The Cult of the Redemption is active on several planets, but its spiritual home in the Calixis Sector is Scintilla.
- Climate: Climate temperate with extensive equatorial deserts.
- Economy: Scints, Scolds and Scabs - These are all terms used in the hives of Scintilla, and have become synonyms with the most valuable denominations of the Thrones, based in no small part on that world's excessive levels of wealth. Rounds - Used in the depths of Gunmetal City, where actual bullets are sometimes used as currency.
- Principle Exports: Scintilla is a major exporter of manufactured goods including ship-drive components and weaponry. It is also an important source of manpower, with a large planetary defence force (PDF) and huge under-hive population, both of which make for excellent Imperial Guard recruit sources.
- Principle Imports: Scintilla cannot support itself and requires massive imports of food from the Calixis Sector's agri-worlds.
- Countries and Continents: Three main continents - southern polar cap mountainous/volcanic, equatorial crescent deserts/jungle (Hive Tarsus, Hive Tenebra [extinct]), northern temper-ate landmass (Hive Sibellus, Ambulon, Gunmetal City). Remainder of planetary surface covered in ocean (heavily polluted, severely depleted fish stocks).
- Defences: Army of the Scintillan Protectorate (medium/high quality, based at Hive Tarsus).
Contact with Other Worlds
As the sector capital, Scintilla has a great deal of contact with other worlds in the Calixis Sector, as well as worlds in other sectors and segmentums. Stable warp routes link Scintilla to Tranch, Settlement 228, Iocanthus, Luggnum, Sephiris Secundus, Malfi, Orbel Quill and Baraspine.
Sources
- Fantasy Flight Games The Calixis Sector
- Dark Heresy Rulebook p. 290
- Black Industries' 'Guide to the Calixis Sector' PDF, p.56-57
