Hubris
| Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Hubris |
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| Segmentum: | Obscurus | ||
| Sector: | Scarus | ||
| Subsector: | Helican | ||
| System: | Unknown | ||
| Population: | Unknown | ||
| Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
| Class: | Unknown | ||
| Tithe Grade: | Unknown | ||
Hubris, a planet located in the Helican Subsector, was named for the excessive pride of the colonists who founded a society there despite the harsh climate it offers. The planet was locked into an elliptical orbit around its sun which saw it icebound for 11 of the 29 month Solar Cycle. This period was known locally as Dormant and the majority of the population (99% of them in fact) entered cryogenic stasis in hibernation tombs to escape the cold. This was followed by Thaw, a period of feasting and activity designed to help overcome the effects of cryosleep and Vital, the normal active time of the planet.
History
Founded at an unknown point in history, the original settlers had travelled to the world making use of cryogenic methods and techniques to get through the seventy year voyage. However, upon arriving in system they found to their dismay that they had been misled regarding the situation the planet was in - rather than a regular orbit and the standard season range this brought they were instead faced with a planet which spent a large amount of its existence swathed in ice. Depite this the settlers decided to make the planet their home.
In order to survive, the settlers stripped out the vast cryogenic chambers they had used during the long journey and installed them on the planet's surface. While the planet lay dormant under ice, so the population lay dormant in their individual chambers. A very small number of people stayed awake and active during this time (Dormant) in order to tend to the machinery and prepare for the reawakening (Thaw). These people lived in a place known as the Sun Dome, a habitat which was brightly lit by a plasma ball which simulated sunlight. This artificial sunlight was overly strong however, leading the savant Uber Aemos to speculate that this was done to compensate for the feeling of perpetual night the denizens suffered otherwise.
It was on Hubris that Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn killed the heretic Murdin Eyclone, who was attempting the bodily resurrection of the infamous Pontius Glaw with the mass murder of cryosleepers. This was the start of the chain of events that marked Eisenhorn's slide into radicalism.
