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'''Medusa V''' is an [[Imperial]] [[Mining World]] and the centre center of the 2006 global campaign named ''[[The Fall of Medusa V]]''.

The history of '''Medusa V''' is tightly linked with that of its sister planet, [[Medusa IV]]. The [[Medusa systemSystem]] may have gone unnoticed had it not been for the huge warp Warp storm named ''[[Van Grothe's Rapidity]]'' located very close to the Medusa systemSystem. Medusa IV and V were colonised colonized to provide both resources and a staging post for ships attempting to sling through the relatively stable warp Warp storm, giving them vast improvement in travel times, although at a much higher risk of destruction. When the Explorator fleet arrived, a Clan Company of the [[Iron Hands]] came with them to provide tactical assistance in case they encountered any native, indigenous lifeforms. The Medusa system System was named in honour honor of the Iron Hands, a tribute to their own homeworld.

Medusa V was only settled in part as the Iron Hands were called away before the planet could be totally investigated and the explorator Explorator fleet deemed it not necessary to further investigate and colonise colonize the planet. Even though the site had been specially chosen, the system was prone to serious warp Warp storms from the ''Rapidity '' to envelop the system and cut them off from the [[Imperium]], sometimes for month or even decades. Every time the storms ended however and [[astropath]]ic communication was re-establishedreestablished, the first signal to be received from them was that everything was fine on the worlds.

Medusa Vs V's wealth lay in the mining of iridium ore and drilling for promethium which fleet ships run on, supplying them in orbit ready for their long journeys throughout the Imperium. At this time of relative prosperity, there were only a few large cities on Medusa V, the centre center of production being on [[Medusa IV]]. Then came the Medusa Schism (see [[Medusa system#Medusa Schism|Medusa systemSystem]] for further information).

The outcome of the schism was that Medusa IV was abandoned and destroyed by [[Exterminatus]] through the use of one salvo of atmospheric incinerator torpedoes (under the watch of [[Inquisitor]] [[Baptiste]]), which made the oxygen in the atmosphere ignite and destroyed all life on the planet. It is said the planet glowed for a whole month. Those citizens saved from Medusa IV were transported to Medusa V and screened for heretics by the [[Inquisition]], and thousands were put to death, but that was nothing compared to the vast explosion in the population of Medusa V that the arrival created. Vast structures were erected by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] to hold millions of workers, kept separate to avoid the spread of any taint the Inquisition might have missed. These cities became known as ''"refugee cities'' " and they gradually found their place in society, providing innumerable labour labor to work the ore extraction mines. A few years later, the planet entered into a production golden age, producing more materials than was thought possible for the planet. It was at this time that it earnt earned its high Aestimare value of A912.

Events, however, have a tendency to go badly when things go well for a period. 200 years after the Medusa Schism, the ''Rapidity '' began to '"boil over' " and is growing at an alarming rate. Some believe it to be growing because it is attempting to become a second [[Eye of Terror]], the Ordo Malleus postulate some form of Chaos Sorcerer has worked their magic upon it, but in the end, they are all irreleventirrelevant. As it expands, it consumes every waystation and outpost it touches and it is believed that within either months or weeks, it will reach the Medusa systemSystem.

Even while the authorities attempt to organise organize an escape and evacuation plan there is turmoil on the surface, mirroring that of the warp Warp storm. Several of the '"refugee cities' " have openly revolted against the Imperium and the [[Planetary Governor]] [[Soloman]] hopes that it is simply a reaction to the dire threat they face, although news comes every day of the ever -increasing numbers of revolting areas. The [[Techpriest]]s who operate the vast orbiting [[scanner|auspex]] arrays have detected three astronomical energy spikes, the first on [[Medusa VII]] and the second and third on Medusa V itself, one far to the south of the planet and the other near Macavius [[Hive]], the second largest Hive on the planet. Rumours Rumors has it that the city is under siege from these aliens, although verification has thus far failed to reveal an answer.

Three Imperial vessels, part of an Explorator fleet heading galactic eastwards, have been attacked within Medusa V's surveyor range, although when a number of frigates were dispatched to aid them, the ships were found empty of all life, all crew and passengers gone without trace. On the northern edge of the Medusa V continent, over a hundred farms have been destroyed in a spate of barbaric attacks. All the machinery has been looted, including the giant reaping machines. Every day more and more agricultural workers flee to the Hives and the threat of starvation is growing ever stronger. [[Deathwatch]] [[Space Marines]] have warned that a sizable chunk of the [[Hive Fleet Kraken|Hive Fleet ''Kraken'']] has broken its course and has moved to intercept the Medusa system after a titanic engagement with an [[Imperial Navy]] space fleet at [[Lycanis]]. A [[Deathwatch]] [[Librarian]], named [[Andreas]], has postulated that the ''Rapidity '' may be acting as a beacon to the [[Hive Fleet]], drawing it to the system. A full -scale invasion will soon begin, adding to the bedlam already reigning on Medusa V.

Governor Soloman has turned to the Sector Command, who brought matters to the attention of the Inquisition. A cell of Inquisitors was immediately dispatched to Medusa V and they arrived some weeks later to find the main Hive city of the planet, Hive Euyrales, having already plunged into revolt and the Governor's own personal guard and the [[Adeptus Arbites]] fighting a desperate defence against the traitors. The Hive had openly pledged its allegiance to the [[Gods of Chaos|Chaos godsGods]] and rumours rumors are abound that the [[Traitor Marines]] themselves have come to Medusa. The Inquisiton Inquisition made a wider call for assistance, managing to contact the [[Ultramarines]] [[Captain]] [[Sicarius]] of the Second Company. Dozens of [[Space Marine]] [[chapter]]s race to the system, having pledged their support, as well as an [[Imperial Guard]] crusade lead by Lord Marshal [[Graf Harazahn]] of the [[Vostroyan Firstborn]]. Every day the Xenos xenos grow more bold bolder and push the defenders further back. The Imperium simply refuses to let the world fall to the hands of their enemies for even a singles days production is more than worth the sacrifice in manpower. Whatever happens, the warp Warp storm will destroy the planet.

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*[[The Fall of Medusa V (booklet)|''The Fall of Medusa V'']]