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'''Ark Reach Secundus{{PAGENAME}}''' is a world that was 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.{{Fn|1c}}
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The skies of the planet was reported to be alive with a wide variety of flying creatures causing a hazard for Imperial flying craft. {{Fn|1c}}
==See Also=====Related Articles===
*[[Battle of Shrike]]
*[[Planets (List)]]
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.{{Fn|1c}}
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[A Thousand Sons (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]].{{Cite this}}
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter Eleven, pgs. 195–197, Chapter Thirteen, pg. 226
