Tomb World

This article is about the Necron World class; for the novel, see Tomb World (Novel).

This article is about the Necron World class; for the Imperial World class, see Cemetery World.

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Surface of a Tomb World^[18]

Tomb Worlds are the worlds which have been inhabited by dormant Necrons for millions of years.

Overview

Their worlds exist in unknown numbers throughout many parts of the galaxy. A Tomb World is seemingly long abandoned, and many are thought to be the ancient worlds of the Necrontyr, since their architecture shows up on many of the planets. Tomb worlds have a tendency to be barren and lifeless desert worlds.^[7a]

Many Adeptus Mechanicus personnel sent to these planets for exploration are often never heard from again; the vile Necron inhabitants never having truly left over the millions of years they had been in stasis.^[7a]

Necron Tomb Worlds across the galaxy

In absence of an active Necron population, most Tomb Worlds are managed by a master control program dubbed a Deep Spirit who oversees its slumbering denizens. This program oversees the Tomb Worlds swarms of Canoptek Constructs which serve as laborers, caretakers, and defenders.^[20a] While some Tomb Worlds are obviously alien in nature and home to great Necron cities^[18], others are hidden and their structures and inhabitants may be entombed deep beneath the surface or even isolated in pocket dimensions^[13b] that prevent their discovery by subsequent civilizations.^[20b] The hidden nature of Tomb Worlds was in part enacted to protect them from marauding Eldar sixty million years ago.^[7c] Only a tiny portion of Tomb Worlds have since been discovered or reawakened, and the number is far greater than any save the Necrons themselves realize.^[20c]

Types of Tomb Worlds

• Crownworlds: Were once the hubs of galactic Necrontyr power. Necrons from crownworlds tend to have survived the great sleep in excellent condition and the worlds are untouched by disaster or other races. As a result, these tend to be the hubs of Necron Dynasties and the Necron Overlords rule from them.^[7a]
• Coreworlds: Are next in importance after crownworlds. These planets form the heart of a Necron Dynasty.^[7q]
• Fringeworlds: Are planets of tertiary importance, not viewed as being high enough in status to be numbered amongst a dynasty's coreworlds. Fringeworlds tend to be poor and distant colonies, used for manual labor.^[7a]

Known Tomb Worlds

Planet name	Segmentum	Sector (Subsector)	System	Affiliation	Population	Notes	Source(s)
Adacore	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Mining World	[15]
Akator	Tempestus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown		[11]
Akynatos	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Sautekh Dynasty)	Unknown	Imperium systems were infiltrated by Akynatos's defenses as their explorator surveys collected information.	[16a]
Ankekh	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown		[16c]
Aryand	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Nephrekh Dynasty), former Imperium	Unknown	Also — Hive World, human population was enslaved by Necrons
Avarris	Ultima (Eastern Fringe)	Vidar Sector	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Knight World
Bardic	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Bekyra	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown	Base of the Awakened Council in M31	[13a]
Bellicas	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Adeptus Astartes Homeworld (Emperor's Swords)
Berien	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown	Also — Dead World
Brogrod	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Cano'var	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron Sautekh Dynasty (former Tau)	Unknown
Cardrim (former)	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Was attacked by awakened Necrons of the Nihilakh Dynasty but managed to liberated by the White Scars	[16b][16c]
Carnac	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron, previously Eldar Exodite	Unknown	Former Exodite World
Carnotite	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown	Former world of the Nuthyan Dynasty. Now a "living brain" under the control of the mad Cryptek Am-heht	[17]
Carrion Deep	Tempestus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	None	Also — Dead World
Chandrax II	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron, former Imperium	Unknown
Cocholos (former)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Chaos (formerly Imperium and Necron)	Unknown	Oltep Dynasty fought there with the Daemons that enslaved human population. Necrons were defeated. Planet is also a Dead World
Cthelmax	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	None	Unknown		[3b][3c]
Damnos	Ultima	Vidar Sector	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Also — Dead World. Former Mining World	[1b]
Davatas	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Sautekh Dynasty)	Unknown	Coreworld of the Sautekh Dynasty
Demerium	Pacificus	Unknown	Recidious System	Imperium	Unknown	Also - Cemetery World	[19]
Dhol VI	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown		[11]
Doahht	Eastern Fringe (Ghoul Stars)	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Unknown Dynasty)	Billions	Crownworld of an Unknown Dynasty. The world's mindless Phaeron was killed by Vargard Obyron.	[14a][14b]
Draven	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Novokh Dynasty)	Unknown		[11]
Drazak	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown		[7a]
Egyptian	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Karmon Dynasty)	Unknown	[Trivia]	[23]
Fordris	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	None
Gheden	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Nihilakh Dynasty)	Unknown	Crownworld of the Nihilakh Dynasty	[7a]
Ghelleph	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Necron Overlord Kothorahn)	Unknown
Gidrim	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron Sautekh Dynasty	Unknown		[7a]
Gorkamorka (Angelis)	Eastern Fringe	Unknown	Unknown	Xenos (Orks)	Unknown	Also — Ork World	[22]
Hollow Sun	Ultima (Outer Reach)	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Suhbekhar Dynasty)	Unknown	Crownworld of the Suhbekhar Dynasty
Icnarus (former)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium, formerly Necron	Unknown	Also — Frontier World
Iori Delta Tove	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	None
Interitus Prime	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	None		[9]
Ixya	Unknown	Unknown	Chthonian System	Necron, former Imperium	None	Former Mining World
Kaurava III	Ultima	Lithesh sector	Kaurava system	Imperium	Unknown		[5]
Kavardia	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Oroskh Dynasty)	Unknown
Kinbriar	Obscurus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Kronus	Ultima	Lithesh sector	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Civilised World	[4]
Lorn V	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium, previously Eldar Exodite	Unknown	Former Exodite World	[6]
Loxar IV	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Industrial World
Luther Macintyre IX (possibly)	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Approximately 16,000	Also — Death World
Maedrax	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Magistrakh	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Technomandrites)	Unknown		[21]
Mandragora	Ultima	Vidar Sector (Zorya Subsector)	Unknown	Necron (Sautekh Dynasty)	Unknown	Crownworld of the Sautekh Dynasty
Medusa VII	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Sautekh Dynasty)	Unknown
Meghoshta	Pacificus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Thokt Dynasty)	Unknown	Crownworld of the Thokt Dynasty
Moebius	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Nekthyst Dynasty)	Unknown		[7a]
Morrigar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	None	Former Dead World, formerly Hive World
Morrigor	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	None
Nagathar	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Naogeddon		Unknown	Unknown	Necron	None		[1a][3a]
Nervkor	Pacificus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Nymidae	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Orrak	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Hyrekh Dynasty)	Unknown
Pavonis	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	300,000,000	Also — Mining World	[2][3d]
Perdita	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Mephrit Dynasty)	Unknown
Phaethon IV	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron, former Imperium	Unknown	Former Industrial World
Primordus IV	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Xonthar Dynasty)	Unknown	Former Industrial World
Pyrodiah	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Pyrrhia	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Pyrrhian Eternals)	Unknown
Quintus	Unknown	Calaphrax Cluster	Unknown	Chaos	Unknown	Also — Forest World	[12]
Qyrakotosh	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Mephrit Dynasty)	Unknown
Rithcarin	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Sautekh Dynasty)	Unknown
Sanctarro	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Necron Overlord Korovoskh — former)	Unknown
Santos 9	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown	Also — Desert World
Sarkon	Obscurus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Empire of the Severed)	Unknown	Centre of the Empire of the Severed	[7a]
Sarlok	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Sekemtar Dynasty)	Unknown	Crownworld of the Sekemtar Dynasty
Schrödinger VII	Ultima	Vidar Sector	Unknown	Necron (Sautekh Dynasty), former Imperium	Unknown	Also an Ice World, former Hive World, former Mining World
Seidon	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown	In ancient times lay at the heart of Necrontyr expansion	[7a]
Septimus Moore	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Shemnoch(former)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown, former Necron (Shemnoch Dynasty)	Unknown	Necron Dynasty was defeated by the Imperium
Simia Orichalcae	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Ice World and Mining World	[8]
Solemnace	Eastern Fringe	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Somonor	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Sautekh Dynasty)	Unknown		[7b]
Suranas	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Tamar	Pacificus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Ogdobekh Dynasty)	Unknown
Thanatos	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Oruscar Dynasty)	Unknown		[7a]
Thridia	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Hive World
Trakonn	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Dyvanakh Dynasty)	Unknown	Crownworld of the Dyvanakh Dynasty	[7a]
Trantis	Tempestus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown	Also known as the Raider's Moon	[7a]
Trynnect	Solar	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Tymatros Aleph	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Tyr	Tempestus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Flayed Ones, formerly Agdagath Dynasty)	Unknown
Uttu Prime	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Sautekh Dynasty), formerly Imperial	Unknown
Verdus Prime (former)	Tempestus	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown, former Necron	Unknown
Vorketh	Tempestus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown
Zantragora	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Necron	Unknown		[7a]
Zapennec	Pacificus	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Sarnekh Dynasty)	Unknown		[7a]
Zykorak	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Necron (Sarnekh Dynasty)	Unknown		[10]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

• Egyptian and the Karmon Dynasty were submitted to White Dwarf by hobbyist Harry Spry, then 13 at the time, in a fan letter.^[22]

Sources

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