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|System=Unknown[[Tanith System]]{{Fn|1e}}

|Affiliation=Unknown, formerly [[Imperium]]{{Fn|1e}}|Class=[[Dead World]]{{Fn|1e}}, former [[Forest World]]{{Fn|1e}}

'''Tanith''' was a planet [[Forest World]] of the [[Imperium]]{{Fn|1e}} located in the [[Sabbat Worlds]] cluster of [[Segmentum Pacificus]].{{Cite This}}, which was [[Dead World|destroyed]] by the forces of [[Chaos]].{{Fn|1e}} It is most notable for being the homeworld of the [[Tanith First and Only]] [[Imperial Guard Regiment|regiment]] of the [[Astra Militarum]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1e}}

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 ThisFn|1e}}

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. {{Fn|1e}} This small fleet attacked and conquered six worlds, [[The Circudus Offensive]], one of which was Tanith.

On the day of the Founding, 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}}  In all, only around two thousand people survived the evacuation.{{Fn|1d}} The remaining Tanith themselves referred to the destruction of their homeworld as '''The Loss'''. Nonetheless, the survivors knew their duty - they had, after all, enlisted with the [[Astra Militarum]] - and joined the Imperial forces fighting in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.{{Fn|1e}}

Tanith was a heavily forested world, famous for its forests of [[nalwood]] trees. Nalwood trees were capable of uprooting and moving, with entire forests migratingto get better access to sunlight or water. 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 ThisFn|1e}}

Nalwood was Tanith's main export, both in terms of raw nalwood lumber and exquisite carvings.{{Fn|1e}} The material became extremely rare after the planet's destruction.{{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 ThisFn|1a}}