Estaban III
| Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
|---|---|---|---|
  Estaban III[5] |
Name: | Estaban III | 
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| Segmentum: | Ultima Segmentum[1] | ||
| Sector: | |||
| System: | Estaban System[1] | ||
| Population: | |||
| Affiliation: | Imperium[1] | ||
| Class: | Forge World[1] | ||
| Production Grade: | II-Prima[1] | ||
| Tithe Grade: | Aptus Non[1] | ||
Estaban III is a Forge World and the third planet in the Estaban System. It is home to the Legio Tempestor.[1]
History
Though it is stated as a homeworld of the Legio Tempestor, during the Horus Heresy, the world was home to a machine cult known as the "Teleologicalica" which rejected the Emperor as the Omnissiah. Estaban III forged close ties with the treacherous Legio Tempestus Princeps Maximus Karania and sided with the traitors. Thereafter, the Forge World became the base for treacherous Legio Tempestus elements.[4b] The leaders of the Teleologicalica cult were followers of Tzeentch, and they spread their faith to several other worlds, alongside the Legio Tempestus. Estaban III and its sister Forge World Estaban VII were a key source of void craft and war-engines for Horus' fight on Terra.[6]
At some point during the Horus Heresy or the Great Scouring, Estaban III was ultimately retaken by the Imperium; loyalist Blackshields who had once been Night Lords played a major role in this campaign.[4a]
In 751.M41, Estaban was invaded by the forces of Chaos but saved by the Iron Hands and Legio Tempestor.[2][3]
See also
Sources
- 1: Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pg. 8
- 2: Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition), pg. 70 — The Wars of Iron: An Alliance Re-forged
- 3: Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition), pg. 56 — Wars of Iron: An Alliance Reforged
- 4: The Horus Heresy Book Four - Conquest
- 5: Codex: Skitarii (7th Edition), pgs. 10-11 — Bastions of the Machine-God
- 6: Warhammer-Community: Heraldry of the Dark Mechanicum – Part Two (archived 16/3/26)
