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{{QuoteBox|quote = '''Gods of the warp strike me down if I ever return to that place. Oh we landed hard and well armed; a score of us—killjacks and pirates every one. We took the cutter down to where the tip-off said the deal was happening… empty, nothing but rotten shacks… nothing! Then that devil fog rolled in and all hell broke loose. I made it out running blind—the screams and the laugher and the awful mocking things all around me! Could have been days, could have been hours, I don’t know… it was the old hag that dragged me out of the fog, and my left eye she took in payment, but at least I was gone from that haunted place!'' — The Heretic “Captain” [[Gadred Bayle]], Interrogation Testimony Vol. 17'''{{Fn|3a}}|align = center}}
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So named as the planet is constantly basked in a very low light. The climate means there are large varieties of fungus and even the native wildlife has evolved from fungal strands.{{Fn|1}}
Dusk was visited by [[Elana the Unshaken]], an Imperial [[Missionary]] who made it her lifelong goal to bring the word of [[Emperor of Mankind|the Emperor]] to the dark places of the Imperium. It is said that she bore a scar for each world she visited, and that upon Dusk she was savaged by predators whilst travelling in the wilderness.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3c3d}}
===Native Flora and Fauna===
*[[Dusk Stalker]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Glo-Slug of Dusk]] - The glo-slugs can be found in the swamps that cover the world of Dusk. In the water they are quite unremarkable, looking like a giant brown or black slug. Like much of Dusk's native fauna, the slugs are carnivorous and spend their lives searching for dead creatures to slime over and digest. When removed from the water the slug's skin immediately gives off a phosphorous white glow.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3a3b}}*[[Nightwing (animal)|Nightwing]] - a predator that produce a potent narcotic dust that they use to subdue their prey, lulling them into a nightmarish stupor, while the haemovoric animal quickly sucks them dry. This substance is harvested from c Captured or slain nightwings are harvested of this substance and then concentrated into a powerful and prohibited drug known as [[night dust]].{{Fn|3b3c}}
==Additional Info{{Fn|1}}==
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Dark Heresy Core Rulebook]], pg. 347
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook]]
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 22 - ''Chapter I - Advanced Character Creation - Unique Worlds of the Calixis Sector''**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 103 - ''Chapter III – Feral & Feudal Worlds : Gear''**{{Endn|3b3c}}: pg. 129 - ''Chapter IV – Hive & Forge Worlds : Drugs''**{{Endn|3c3d}}: pg. 210 - ''Chapter VIII - Religion & Superstition : The Holy''
[[Category:Calixis Sector]]
[[Category:Feral Worlds]]
