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{{PlanetsPortal}}{{ThousandSonsPortal}}{{TzeentchPortal}}{{Clear}}'''Sortiarius''',{{Fn|2}} the Planet of the Sorcerers, is a [[Daemon World]] and the current [[homeworld]] of the [[Thousand Sons]] [[Chaos Space Marine]] [[Legion]]. Once located deep in the [[Eye of Terror]],{{Fn|1}} it was brought into [[Realspace]] with a ritual culminating in the [[Siege of the Fenris System]].{{fn|4}}
{{Planet
|Map=Galaxy-Rift-Ultima.jpg
|System=[[Prospero System]]
|Population=Unknown
|Affiliation=[[Chaos]] / ([[Tzeentch]])
|Class=[[Daemon World]]
|Tithe Grade=not applicable
}}
'''Sortiarius''',{{Fn|2}} the Planet of the Sorcerers, is a [[Daemon World]] and the current [[homeworld]] of the [[Thousand Sons]] [[Traitor Legion|Chaos Space Marine Legion]]. Once located deep in the [[Eye of Terror]]{{Fn|1}}, it was brought into [[Realspace]] with a ritual culminating in the [[Siege of the Fenris System]].{{Fn|4}}
==History==
At the conclusion of the [[Battle of Prospero]], [[Magnus the Red]] used his sorcerous powers for a last-ditch master spell, transporting the surviving warriors of his [[Legion]] through the [[warp]] to another planet, one promised to them as sanctuary.{{Fn|3}} The Planet of the Sorcerers orbited around a constantly changing star, an unstable orb that passed through nine different waning and waxing phases.{{Fn|6a}}
When the Thousand Sons first arrived on the planet, they found it unpopulated. Over thousands of years of raiding, they have acquired a multitude of minions. This has created a servant underclass, some of which have escaped their masters into the hostile land. These escaped servants then often join the nominally independent nomadic warbands upon the Planet of the Sorcerers, led by powerful mortals risen from the ranks of the escaped servants. Often, these mortal [[chaos champion|champion]]s arising among the warbands are then recruited back to serve the Thousand Sons. Individuals with [[psychic powers]] are much sought after by the Thousand Sons to act as servants, becoming known as [[thrall wizard]]s, psykers bound to the service of particular [[sorcerer]]s. Also notable is the amount of [[beastmen]] arisen upon the planet, a subordinate population group that developed over thousands of years. While some of these [[abhuman]]s — specifically referred to as [[tzaangor]]s — enter various warbands, most remain wild. Little is said of flora or fauna, apart from the presence of [[Chaos Hounds|chaos hound]]s amongst some warbands{{Fn|1}} and other Chaos creatures (see below).{{Fn|6a}} Random bands of Heretic Astartes periodically appear on Sortiarius, sometimes from time periods unfamiliar to the Thousand Sons themselves.{{Fn|5}} There are also bands of [[cultist]]s roaming the planet.{{Fn|6b}}
===Notable Locations===
*'''[[Tizca]]''' — Once the capital city of [[Prospero]], Tizca has since been transported to Sortiarius. The majestic spires of the city have now been replaced by disfigured obelisks, its mighty pyramids given way to mounds of crystalline earth-matter, and its pillars mutated into metamorphic towers. Inside of the city is the domain of the Thousand Sons and their libraries of sinister arcane lore.{{Fn|6a}}**The '''[[Tower of the Cyclops''' ]] — Dwarfing all other towers is Magnus's own, an obsidian monolith called the Tower of the Cyclops or Obsidian Tower{{Fn|5}}. As well as being staffed by thousands of servants and troops, Magnus's tower also possesses a sorcerous, great, glowing eye. The Eye of the Tower watches over the planet, its gaze also penetrating through the warp into the material galaxy. This allows Magnus to sense the arcane artefacts and gifted [[psykers]] which fascinate him, so that he can dispatch his Thousand Sons to raid the [[Imperium]].{{Fn|1}}**[[Pyramid of Photep]]{{Fn|7}}
*'''Corrupted Manufactora''' — Through pacts with the [[Dark Mechanicum]] or by pillaging other [[Forge World]]s, the Thousand Sons maintain a substantial complex of armouries on Sortiarius. These churn out all war equipment the Legion should need as well as [[Daemon Engine]]s. The [[Rubicae]] are prepped for war at these armouries.{{Fn|6a}}
*'''Spawnpit''' - A sanity-warping and ever-changing tangle of tunnels and caverns, it is into this nightmarish labyrinth that the Thousand Sons cast those who have succumbed to the [[Flesh Change]]. The Thousand Sons also draw their supply of [[Chaos Spawn]] from its caverns.{{Fn|10a}}
*'''Abyssal Maw''' - Site of [[Daemon Engine]] and armored armoured vehicle manufacture.{{Fn|10b}}
*'''Spire of Glass''' - Living crystal space dock.{{Fn|10b}}
*'''Obelisks of Ruin''' - Defensive structures. Though each is different in form and precise function, these empyrogeometrical constructs are said to know the weaknesses of any enemy who approaches, exploiting it with blasts of arcane sorcery.{{Fn|10b}}
==Flora and Fauna==
*[[Mutalith Vortex Beast]]{{Fn|10b}}
*[[Tzaangor]]{{Fn|10b}}
*[[Wyvern (Chaos Creature)|Wyvern]]{{Fn|9}}
==Trivia==
{{Trivia}}
*The Eye of Magnus atop the Tower of the Cyclops is reminiscent of the Eye of [[Wikipedia:Sauron|Sauron]] atop Barad-dur, from the works of author J.R.R. Tolkien. ==See also==*[[Planets (List)]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]], pgs. 268, 274
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Abaddon: The Talon of Horus (Novel)| The Talon of Horus(Novel)]] , Chapter 1*{{Endn|3}}: [[A Thousand Sons (Novel)]] , Chapter 31*{{Endn|4}}: [[War Zone Fenris: Wrath of Magnus]] — ''The Serpent and the Wolf''*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Crimson King (Novel)]] — , Chapter 4*6: [[Codex: Thousand Sons (8th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|6a}}: pgs. 14–15
**{{Endn|6b}}: pg. 16
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Magnus the Red: Master of Prospero (Novel)]], ''The Planet of the Sorcerers: Time unknown''*8: [[Psychic Awakening: Ritual of the Damned]] :
**{{Endn|8a}}: pgs. 6-7
**{{Endn|8b}}: pgs. 16-19
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Realms of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]], pg. 278 - — ''Chaos Renegades of Tzeentch''*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Thousand Sons (9th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|10a}}: pg. 11
**{{Endn|10b}}: pgs. 18-19
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