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[[Image:Scarus_sector_map.jpg|thumb|right|Map of the Scarus Sector circa 402.M41]] | [[Image:Scarus_sector_map.jpg|thumb|right|Map of the Scarus Sector circa 402.M41]] | ||
The '''Scarus Sector''' is a division of the [[Segmentum Obscurus]] close to the [[Eye of Terror]] and bordering the [[Calixis Sector]]. Following the [[13th Black Crusade]], [[Ork]]s have taken the opportunity to invade the Scarus Sector and continual Ork infestation remains a very real problem in this corner of the Imperium.<sup>2</sup> The Scarus Sector was also the main area of operation for the [[Inquisitors]] [[Gregor Eisenhorn]] and [[Gideon Ravenor]].<sup>1</sup> | The '''Scarus Sector''' is a division of the [[Segmentum Obscurus]] close to the [[Eye of Terror]] and bordering the [[Calixis Sector]]. Following the [[13th Black Crusade]], [[Ork]]s have taken the opportunity to invade the Scarus Sector and continual Ork infestation remains a very real problem in this corner of the Imperium.<sup>2</sup> The Scarus Sector was also the main area of operation for the [[Inquisitors]] [[Gregor Eisenhorn]] and [[Gideon Ravenor]].<sup>1</sup> | ||
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| + | The '''Scarus Sector''' was originally named after Captain Scarus of the 52nd Company of the [[Word Bearers]] [[Legion]] (by decree of [[Lorgar]]). Captain Scarus and his entire company was lost to the warp during passage through the sector during [[The Pilgrimage]].<sup>3</sup> | ||
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*<sup>1</sup>: [[The Inquisition (Background Book)]] | *<sup>1</sup>: [[The Inquisition (Background Book)]] | ||
*<sup>2</sup>: [http://app.fantasyflightgames.com/dark-heresy/calixis-scarus.shtml The Scarus Sector at Fantasy Flight Games] (site accessed 2009.12.02) | *<sup>2</sup>: [http://app.fantasyflightgames.com/dark-heresy/calixis-scarus.shtml The Scarus Sector at Fantasy Flight Games] (site accessed 2009.12.02) | ||
| + | *<sup>3</sup>:[[The First Heretic]], pp. 229. | ||
[[Category: Segmentum Obscurus]] | [[Category: Segmentum Obscurus]] | ||
[[de:Scarus-Sektor]] | [[de:Scarus-Sektor]] | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 6 October 2010
The Scarus Sector is a division of the Segmentum Obscurus close to the Eye of Terror and bordering the Calixis Sector. Following the 13th Black Crusade, Orks have taken the opportunity to invade the Scarus Sector and continual Ork infestation remains a very real problem in this corner of the Imperium.2 The Scarus Sector was also the main area of operation for the Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor.1
The Scarus Sector was originally named after Captain Scarus of the 52nd Company of the Word Bearers Legion (by decree of Lorgar). Captain Scarus and his entire company was lost to the warp during passage through the sector during The Pilgrimage.3
Subsectors
- Helican Subsector - The site of the Helican Scism, a wave of rebellion, terrorism and sabotage that swept the area. The subsector's capital planet is Thracian Primaris. 2
- Antimar Subsector - Capital planet is Sarum.2
- Angelus Subsector - Capital planet is Eustis Majoris.2
- Ophidian Subsector - In 240.M41 to 337/338.M41 the Ophidian subsector was the site of the Ophidian Campaign (also known as the Purge Campaign) in which Battlefleet Scarus wrested control of the subsector from heretic forces. Its capital planet is Ophidia.2
- Vincies Subsector - Subsector has been lost.2
Sources
- 1: The Inquisition (Background Book)
- 2: The Scarus Sector at Fantasy Flight Games (site accessed 2009.12.02)
- 3:The First Heretic, pp. 229.
