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'''Ark Reach Secundus''' was a world brought into the [[Imperium of Man]] by units of the 47th [[Expedition Fleet]] and a mixed taskforce of the [[Legiones Astartes]] during the [[Great Crusade]]. Known to the pre-Imperial inhabitants, the [[Avenians]], as '''Heliosa''', it was nicknamed '''Shrike''' by the Imperial elements who fought there. Ark Reach Secundus was the [[Cardinal World]] of the Avenian empire and offered significant resistance to joining the Imperium.{{Cite This}}
== Basic Information ==
==History==
Discovered by the [[Expedition Fleet|47th Expedition Fleet]] towards the end of the Great Crusade, Heliosa (as it was then known) was part of an extensive planetary alliance that covered the majority of the [[system|systems]] s within the [[Ark Reach Cluster]]. When the leaders of this alliance refused to join the Imperium, the Astartes of the 47th - the [[Word Bearers]] - and their attached Army units were turned loose. For reasons unknown (although presumably because of the size to cover and the relative power of the Ark Reach resistance) a significant portion of the [[Space Wolf]] [[Legion]] were tasked to the campaign shortly afterwards, with forces from the [[Thousand Sons]] subsequently assigned to aid the compliance as well.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
Ark Reach Secundus, the Imperial designation for Heliosa, was the last holdout world in the [[subsector]] and as a result suffered military assault by formations from all three Astartes legions led by their [[primarchs]] and all the resources available to them. Once their inevitable defeat was realised the kings of Heliosa attempted to surrender, but this offer was refused by [[Leman Russ]], who led his legion into a determined sack of the last Heliosan stronghold and slaughtered all the defenders.<sup>{{Fn|1a</sup>}}
At the conclusion of the war of compliance on Ark Reach Secundus, Major General [[Hestor Navarre]] was installed as the planetary governor. This world required a significant garrison to ensure Imperial authority was maintained.<sup>{{Fn|1b</sup>}}
== Geography and Planetary Conditions ==
Ark Reach Secundus was a planet of three enormous continents comprised almost entirely of jagged mountains. These continents were believed to have been formed as a result of violent tectonic forces aeons prior to human inhabitation.
The skies of the planet was reported to be alive with a wide variety of flying creatures causing a hazard for Imperial flying crafts. <sup>{{Fn|1c</sup>}}
==Trivia==
The name Shrike is derived from a native bird used by the Avenians as line breakers to attack Imperial formations. These birds were described as partially fur -bearing with razor -sharp beaks.<sup>{{Fn|1c</sup>}}
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}:[[A Thousand Sons(Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]**<sup>{{Endn|1a</sup>}}:p{{Cite This}}, pgs.195-7, 226**<sup>{{Endn|1b</sup>}}:Ch {{Cite This}}, Chapter 14**<sup>{{Endn|1c</sup>}}:Ch {{Cite This}}, Chapter 11[[Category:The Great Crusade]]
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