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'''Tanith''' was a planet in the [[Sabbat Worlds]] cluster of [[Segmentum Pacificus]].{{Cite This}} It is most notable for being the homeworld of the [[Tanith First and Only]] [[Imperial Guard Regiment|regiment]] of the [[Astra Militarum]].{{Fn|1a}} ==OverviewHistory=====The Fall of Tanith===On his deathbed, [[Warmaster]] [[Slaydo]], commander of the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]], bestowed upon [[Ibram Gaunt]] — a [[commissar]] who had fought with distinction at [[Balhaut]] — the rank of [[Colonel-Commissar]] and dispatched him to Tanith to raise three regiments for the Crusade.{{Cite This}} In the wake of their defeat at [[Balhaut]], a splinter fleet of [[Chaos]] slipped past the picket set up by the [[Imperial Navy]], thanks to the newly-appointed Warmaster [[Macaroth]]'s change of tactics. This small fleet attacked and conquered six worlds, [[The Circudus Offensive]], one of which was Tanith. The Chaos armada bombarded Tanith from orbit, and deployed ground troops to kill vital Imperial personnel before burning Tanith and its forests with the fleet's firepower. [[Colonel-Commissar]] [[Ibram Gaunt]] was one of the last people to leave the planet before its demise, and was saved by a youth called [[Brin Milo]], whom he took with him in gratitude.{{Fn|1b}} Milo later confirms that he was the only civilian to leave Tanith alive, being too young to join the Guard.{{Cite This}} ==Geography==
Tanith was a heavily forested world, famous for its forests of [[nalwood]] trees. Nalwood trees were capable of uprooting and moving, with entire forests migrating. This made blazing trails through the forests useless, as any trails were erased by the movement of the trees. As a result of this, Tanith's native inhabitants have an unerring sense of direction, developed in the ever-changing woodlands, and unmatched stealth skills which became renowned during the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]].{{Cite This}}
Nalwood was Tanith's main export, and became extremely rare after the planet's destruction.{{Cite This}}
The capital city of Tanith - surrounded by a giant wall, presumably to keep the nalwood trees from moving into the city - was '''[[Tanith Magna''']]. The world was governed by the Elector, and the main governmental building was the '''Assembly'''. The planet was split up into counties, and each city raised a [[PDF|militia]], from which a number of [[Imperial Guardsmen]] were recruited.{{Cite This}}
Tanith's native wildlife include [[larisel]], small animals hunted by woodsmen - presumably for food - and [[shoggy]], small amphibian creatures with bulging eyes that dwelled by woodland pools in Tanith's forests.{{Cite This}}
Tanith's people are pale-skinned and dark-haired, with a lilting, sing-song accent. Most Tanith men (and youths) were tattooed with blue ink.{{Cite This}}
== Culture and Language ==
The main Tanith curse-word is [[feth]], the name of an ancient Tanith tree-god.{{Cite This}}
[[SacraTanith Pipes]] is an alcoholic beverage favoured by the Tanith, although it is not clear if it is native to are a traditional musical instrument of Tanith.{{Cite ThisFn|1c}} [[Tanith Pipes]] are described Described as a small clutch of spidery reeds attatched attached to a bellows bag which is squeezed rhythmically under the arm, and make a sound similar to Uilleann pipes. Their initial use on Tanith was to guide off-worlders through the shifting forests, but in the [[Tanith First]] they were used to rally the men and spook the enemy (although they have a similar effect on the Tanith's allies).{{Cite This}}
According to Scout Trooper [[Bonin]], most old Tanith families (his own included) baptise and officially name their children at the age of eight, as naming children at birth was considered premature and a child would grow into the names he or she would need. Bonin also remarks that this tradition wasn't observed much in Tanith's final years.{{Cite This}}
The Nalsheen used proto-Gothic - the early form of both [[High Gothic|High]] and [[Low Gothic]] used presently in the Imperium - as their private language.{{Cite This}}
== Trivia =={{Trivia}}
*The county names are closely similar to those of real-life Ireland and Scotland.
*Many Tanith names begin with "Mk", a variant of "Mc" or "Mac" used by the Irish and Scottish, from whom inspiration for the Tanith appears to have been drawn.
==Sources==
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*1: [[Gaunt's Ghosts First and Only (Novel Series)]] by — [[Dan AbnettThe Founding (Omnibus)]]**{{Endn|1a}}: Part Two, Chapter One**{{Endn|1b}}: Part Two, Chapter Two**{{Cite ThisEndn|1c}}: Part Two, Chapter Six
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