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|Segmentum=[[Segmentum Pacificus]]{{Fn|33a}}|Sector=[[Sabbat Worlds]]{{Fn|33a}}

|Class=[[Dead World]]{{Fn|1d}}, [[Frontier World]]{{Fn|33a}}, former [[Forest World]]{{Fn|1d}}

'''Tanith''' was a [[Forest World]] of the [[Imperium]]{{Fn|1d}} located in the [[Sabbat Worlds]] cluster of [[Segmentum Pacificus]]{{Fn|33a}}, which was [[Dead World|destroyed]] by the forces of [[Chaos]].{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|33a}} 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|1d}}{{Fn|33a}}

Prior to the planet's destruction, Tanith had a spotless record for supplying its [[Imperial Tithe]].{{Fn|2}} However, there were rumours that, being so close to [[the Edge]] meant that the planet was touched by [[Chaos]].{{Fn|33a}}

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.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|33a}} Gaunt himself initially regarded Tanith as an excellent world for this new raising, having dutifully paid its Tithes over the years and lacking any sort of complicated martial traditions.{{Fn|2}}

However, 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|1d}}{{Fn|33a}} This small fleet attacked and conquered six [[system]]s before [[The Circudus Offensive|being defeated]], one of which was Tanith.{{Fn|33a}}

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}}{{Fn|33a}} 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 3,500 people survived the evacuation.{{Fn|33a}} 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|1d}}

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 [[Planetary Governor|governed]] by the '''Elector of Tanith''', and the main governmental building was the '''Assembly'''.{{Fn|33a}} 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 Attica]]{{Fn|1h}}{{Fn|33a}}*[[Tanith Magna]]{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|33a}}

Most Tanith men (and youths) were tattooed with blue and green ink.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} These tattoos could have various meanings - it is known, for example, that there were specific markings to indicate a betrothal in addition to more general family markings.{{Fn|2}} Some of these were common shapes like loops{{Fn|2}}, whorls{{Fn|2}}, spirals{{Fn|2}} and stars{{Fn|33a}} whereas others resembled animals (including dragons{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|33a}}, snakes{{Fn|33a}} and fish{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|33a}}) or plants.{{Fn|2}}

[[Tanith Pipes]] are a traditional musical instrument of Tanith,{{Fn|1c}} described as a small clutch of spidery reeds attached to a bellows bag which is squeezed rhythmically under the arm. {{Cite this}} Their initial use on Tanith was to guide off-worlders through the shifting [[nalwood]] forests{{Fn|3}}, 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 ThisFn|3b}}

*{{Endn|3}}: [[Ghostmaker (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]], **{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter One**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Two