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'''Desert worlds''' are desolate planets with no bodies of water and with completely desert terrains. Since "desert world" only refers to the planet's terrain, most human-populated desert worlds fall into a technical [[Class (planet)|Imperial class]], such as [[civilised world]], [[feral world]] or [[death world]]{{Cite This}}. Inhabited As a result of their harsh environments, the inhabitants of desert worlds often produce tough are prudent and cautious people who know how to survive . They take care of their precious resources and only strike out at their enemies when the moment is right. They are also excellent guerrilla fighters, as their skills at hiding in the most barren of environmentsfeatureless deserts make them superlative scouts and deadly ambushers.{{Cite ThisFn|2}}
Generally, the planets are desert worlds when they are colonised, but in some extreme cases such as [[virus bomb]]ing, a formerly habitable planet had its ecosystem completely destroyed, leading to planetwide desertification. This was the case on [[Tallarn]] after it was bombarded by the [[Iron Warriors]].{{Cite This}}
