3,993
edits
Changes
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
m
no edit summary
[[Image:TizcaBattle.jpg|thumb|right|220px|A Map of Tizca during the [[Fall of Prospero]] ]]
==Overview==
Described as one of the greatest cities of mankind{{Fn|1}}, Tizca (also known as the '''City of Light''') was a center for knowledge and beauty. Dominated by massive pyramid shaped structures, Tizca was designed in a radial pattern from the center to maximize order and asthetic beauty. All buildings, even industrial structures, were designed to be functional as well as pleasing to the eye. The pyramids of Tizca were reflective, designed to mirror the sky to enhance the beauty of the city's skyline. Located on the coast, Tizca also had a large port for ocean vessels.{{Fn|2e2a}}
The part of the city closest to the coast was known as Old Tizca, an irregular layout of streets and buildings that existed before Magnus designed the rest of the city in a more orderly pattern. Old Tizca was built on a gentle slope that led down to the sea and was where many of the city's diversions were found.{{Fn|2a2e}}
===The Fall of Tizca===
Tizca was destroyed when the [[Space Wolves]] attacked under orders to censure [[Magnus]] for violating the terms of the [[Council of Nikea]].{{Fn|2b2g}}
The city survived the initial planetary bombardment thanks to its [[Telekinesis|kine-shields]] maintained by the [[Cults of the Thousand Sons#Cult of the Raptora|Raptora Cult]].{{Fn|2c2d}} The bombardment was followed immediately by a direct assault by the Space Wolves. The first landers were [[Stormbird]]s deploying troops at the seaside docks. The first invader ever to set foot on Prospero was [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]], leading his Legion. The assault force landed with little resistance, as Tizca was protected by Legion assets as well as several layers of psychic defenses, and thus had no antiaircraft batteries for defense.{{Fn|2a2e}}
The fighting drove the [[Thousand Sons]] back until the last remaining members of the Legion were gathered at the [[Pyramid of Photep]] to stage a last stand. It was on the causeway to the pyramid that Magnus and Leman Russ met in personal combat and Magnus was defeated.{{Fn|2d2h}} This was the moment at which the Thousand Sons escaped total destruction and marked the end of the battle.
Magnus has since teleported much of Tizca to the [[Planet of the Sorcerers]], rebuilding it into a warped monstrosity that is a sinister parody of what the City of Light once was.{{Fn|3}}
==Notable Locations==
*'''Central Tizca'''{{Fn|4}}
**The [[Pyramid of Photep]] - Domain of [[Magnus the Red]]{{Fn|2f2b}}
**The [[Great Library of Tizca]]{{Fn|4}}
**The '''Pyramids of each of the [[Cults of the Thousand Sons]]'''{{Fn|2g2c}}
**'''Occulum Square'''{{Fn|4}}
**'''Locis Mundus'''{{Fn|4}}
*'''Old Tizca'''{{Fn|4}}
**'''Naval Port Facility'''
**The '''Timoran Library'''{{fn|2f}}
*'''Azure District'''{{Fn|4}}
**'''Valpenne Bastion'''
*The '''Palatine Mansions and Preserve'''
*The '''Acropolis Magna'''
*The '''Pyramid of the [[Apothecaries]]'''{{Fn|2g2c}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Prospero Burns (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}, pg. 406
*2: [[A Thousand Sons (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter Twenty-Seven, pgch. 4812**{{Endn|2b}}: ch. 21**{{Cite ThisEndn|2c}}: ch. 24**{{Endn|2c2d}}: Chapter Twenty-Sevench. 27, pgs. 473–474**{{Endn|2d2e}}: Chapter Thirty-Onech. 27, pgspg. 541–551481**{{Endn|2e2f}}: Chapter Twoch. 28**{{Endn|2f2g}}: Chapter 21ch. 31**{{Endn|2g2h}}: Chapter 24ch. 31, pgs. 541–551
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Thousand Sons (8th Edition)]], pgs. 14–15
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven]] pg, pgs.30-31
[[Category:Cities and Hives]]
