Sanctum
| Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
|---|---|---|---|
  Sanctum |
Name: | Sanctum | 
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| Segmentum: | Segmentum Solar[1] or Segmentum Pacificus[3][5][Conflicting sources] | ||
| Sector: | Unknown | ||
| Subsector: | Bastior Sub-sector[4] | ||
| System: | Formidyre System[2] | ||
| Population: | Unknown | ||
| Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
| Class: | Adeptus Astartes Homeworld[1], Anchor World[4] | ||
| Tithe Grade: | Unknown | ||
Sanctum is the homeworld of the White Templars Space Marine Chapter.[1]
Overview
A place of towering mountains, verdant plains, and techno-barbarian tribes, Sanctum is the homeworld of the White Templars. During the Fourth Tyrannic War, the Chapter acceded to it becoming one of the key Anchor Worlds of the Imperium to meet the Tyranid threat. As a result, vast swathes of the planets unspoiled wilderness were transformed into city-sized fortresses, spaceports, and supply depots. This did not bother the White Templars, who only regretted that they largely could not man these fortifications themselves as most of their strength was away on the Indomitus Crusade deep inside Imperium Nihilus.[4]
In the subsequent Battle of Bastior, Sanctum itself faced a massive Tyranid invasion from Grendyllus that was only blunted thanks to the efforts of Trajann Valoris. However, Tyranids still plague the world.[6]
Notable Locations
- Holdfast - Fortress-Monastery of the White Templars[6]
Conflicting sources
- In Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), Sanctum is shown to be in the Segmentum Solar.[1] However, later sources show Sanctum as being in the Segmentum Pacificus:
- The Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition) shows Sanctum on the edge of Segmentum Pacificus.[5]
- A Warhammer Community article states that Sanctum is in the Formidyre System[2] and the Battle for Oghram website states that Oghram (another world of Formidyre) is in the Segmentum Pacificus.[3]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 30
- 2: Warhammer Community - Warhammer 40,000 Global Battle – Decide the Fate of a World and Unlock Massive Reveals in the Battle for Oghram (originally posted 5th June 2023) (last accessed 25th June 2023)
- 3: Battle for Oghram website (last accessed 25th June 2023)
- 4: Leviathan (Box) Rulebook pg. 230-231
- 5: Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition), pgs. 16-17 — Imperius Dominatus
- 6: Leviathan (Box) Rulebook, pg. 250
