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|Sector=[[Calixis Sector]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}|Subsector=[[Golgenna Reach]]{{CitethisFn|2}}|System=Unknown{{Citethis}}|Population=25,000,000,000billion{{CitethisFn|2}}

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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the sector capital of the [[Calixis Sector]].{{Fn|1}} Its [[Imperial Guard]] [[Regiment]]s are known as the [[Scintillan Fusiliers]].{{Citethis}}

The world is governed by Calixis ' [[Sector Governor]] , currently [[Marius Hax]]. It is a thriving Imperial hub that supports the largest planetary population in the territory. It is dominated by two vast hive cities, [[Hive Sibellus]] and [[Hive Tarsus]] which hold the majority of the planetary population. Despite the dominance of those two hives, the "offspring" communities, of [[Ambulon]] and [[Gunmetal City]], contribute significantly to the planet's economy as well. Scintilla is a world where the powerful and wealthy compete with ruthless appetite. Magnificence is astonishing on Scintilla, from the wondrous fashions of the hive's nobility to the spectacle of the hives themselves. Landmarks like [[Lucid Palace]] and the [[Cathedral of Illumination]], are famous throughout the Calixis Sector.{{CitethisFn|2}}

It is also a world of corruption where members of [[noble houses house]]s are deluded by their wealth and status and the corruption and privilege runs deep in the culture of the high-born. Noble houses consider themselves (sometimes correctly) as above or outside Imperial law and can wield immense influence. Their attitude towards the lower-born is callous; it is not unknown for thrill-seeking degenerates from noble houses to prey upon lesser humans as a sport.{{CitethisFn|2}}

On the other end of the social spectrum, the underhives [[underhive]]s are rife with mutants[[mutant]]s, outlaws [[outlaw]]s and ultra-violent gangs[[gang]]s, as well psychotic zealots from the [[Redemption Cult]].{{CitethisFn|2}}

The middle hives are trapped between aristo spires and rancid underhives and the hivers live the thankless life of unending toil, where ignorance is a virtue and death a reward for a lifetime of loyal, drone servitude, fulfilling the exorbitant [[tithe]]s levied on Scintilla by the [[Administratum]]. It has been this way since the days of [[Angevin]] and some of Scintilla corruption is so deeply ingrained that it is invisible even to those who perpetrate it.{{CitethisFn|2}} ==Geography==Scintilla has three main continents: one surrounds the planet's southern polar cap and is mountainous (including a number of volcanoes), the second is an equatorial crescent covered in extensive deserts and jungle (featuring both [[Hive Tarsus]] and the extinct [[Hive Tenebra]]), and the final is a northern temperate landmass, home to [[Hive Sibellus]], [[Ambulon]] and [[Gunmetal City]]. A heavily polluted ocean covers the rest of the planet's surface. This ocean does support lifeforms, but its fish stocks have been heavily depleted.{{Fn|2}} The overall climate is temperate.{{Fn|2}}

The two hives are Scintilla's most important features: immense, multi-leveled levelled cities that house billions of citizens. The hives are largely independent, ruled by the councils drawn from the nobles of the spires. The majority of the inhabitants of the middle hives are the laboring class, without whom the planet's manufactories and trade houses would cease to function. Almost all middle hivers are owned or indentured to nobles from great sector-wide families or Scintilla's own lesser houses. The most neglected, polluted and crime-ridden areas of the hives are underhives, where life is cheap and brutal gangs fight for supremacy before inevitable violent death claims them. As long as the violence doesn't spill into middle hives, the authorities are happy to let the gangs kill each other in the cesspit of the underhive.{{CitethisFn|2}}

Scintilla's two great hives have always competed against each other for prestige and influence, but no rational observer could fail to acknowledge Hive Sibellus's dominance. It is larger than Hive Tarsus, referred to as "the Capital" or the "ruling hive" and is the seat of both political and administrative power and the centre of the planet's manufacturing might. Hive Tarsus is a dark, shadowy twin of the Hives Sibellus, referred by Sibellians as the "other place" and is a mercantile hive which controls all off-world trade and commerce. Neither hive could function without each other, a fact celebrated in Scintillan proverbs and myths. However neither great hive could openly admit the importance of "offspring" communities, [[Ambulon]] and [[Gunmetal City]], both of which wield considerable influence.{{CitethisFn|2}}

==Planetary DataSociety==*'''Galactic Position:''' 88/23/CS/SW.{{Citethis}}===Military===*'''Satellites:''' Two moons (Sothus and Lachesis). Orbital docks geostationary above The planet possesses a large [[Planetary Defence Force]] called the [[Army of the Scintillan Protectorate]], which is based out of Hive Tarsus]]. This army is regarded as relatively high quality.{{CitethisFn|2}}

The moon Lachesis is home to the base of In addition, Scintilla raises [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]s known as the [[Tyrantine CabalScintillan Fusiliers]]. This is the '''Bastion Serpentis''', a bleak fortress {{Citethis}} A large number of age-polished black stone jutting recruits are drawn from the surface of Scintilla's moon. Few people know of its existence, and those who do not are kept away from both the moon by dire warnings about geological instability. [[Lord Inquisitor]] [[Zerbe]] can normally be found at PDF and the Bastionplanet's large underhive population.{{CitethisFn|2}}

*===Economy===The local coinage of Scintilla are denominations of [[Thrones]] known as '''Scints''', '''Mean Surface Temperature:Scolds''' 22°C.{{Citethis}}*and '''Tropospheric Composition:Scabs''' Nitrogen 72%. In the depths of Gunmetal City, Oxygen 25%however, Argon 1%some communities are known to trade rounds of ammunition as alternative currency.{{Fn|2}} In addition to the manpower the planet provides for the [[Astra Militarum]], Ozone 1%Scintilla is a major exporter of manufactured goods, Carbon Dioxide 0.5%including ship-drive components and weaponry.{{CitethisFn|2}}*'''Planetary Governor:''' Sector Governor In terms of imports, Scintilla cannot produce enough food to support itself, requiring supplies brought in from multiple [[Marius Haxagri-world]]s across the Calixis Sector.{{CitethisFn|2}}*'''==Religion:''' ==[[Redemption Cult|The Cult of the Redemption]] is active on several planets, but its spiritual home in the [[Calixis Sector]] is Scintilla.{{CitethisFn|2}}*'''Climate:''' Climate temperate with extensive equatorial deserts.{{Citethis}}*'''Economy:'''{{Citethis}}==Satellites==**ScintsScintillia has two moons, Scolds and Scabs - These are all terms used in the hives of Scintilla, and have become synonyms with the most valuable denominations of the called [[ThronesSothus]], based in no small part on that world's excessive levels of wealth.**Rounds - Used in the depths of Gunmetal City, where actual bullets are sometimes used as currency.{{Citethis}}*'''Principle Exports:''' Scintilla is a major exporter of manufactured goods including ship-drive components and weaponry. It is also an important source of manpower, with a large [[Planetary Defence ForceLachesis]] (PDF) and huge under-hive population, both the latter of which make for excellent is home to an [[Imperial GuardInquisition|Inquisitorial]] recruit sources in fortress called the [[Scintillan GuardBastion Serpentis]].{{CitethisFn|2}}*'''Principle Imports:''' Scintilla cannot support itself and requires massive imports of food from In addition to the Calixis Sectorplanet's natural satellites, there is a set of orbital docks in geostationary orbit above [[agri-worldHive Tarsus]]s.{{CitethisFn|2}} ==Other Planetary Data{{Fn|2}}==*'''Countries and ContinentsGalactic Position:''' Three main continents - southern polar cap mountainous88/23/volcanic, equatorial crescent desertsCS/jungle ([[Hive Tarsus]], [[Hive Tenebra]] [extinct]), northern temper-ate landmass ([[Hive Sibellus]], [[Ambulon]], [[Gunmetal City]]). The remainder of the planetary surface is covered in ocean (heavily polluted, with severely depleted fish stocks).{{Citethis}}SW*'''Mean Surface Temperature:''' 22°C*'''DefencesTropospheric Composition:''' Army of the Scintillan Protectorate (medium/high qualityNitrogen 72%, Oxygen 25%, Argon 1%, Ozone 1%, based at [[Hive Tarsus]])Carbon Dioxide 0.{{Citethis}}5%

As the sector capital, '''Scintilla''' has a great deal of contact with other worlds in the [[Calixis Sector]], as well as worlds in other sectors [[sector]]s and segmentums[[segmentum]]s. Stable [[warp routes route]]s link Scintilla to [[TranchBaraspine]], [[Settlement 228Iocanthus]], [[IocanthusLuggnum]], [[LuggnumMalfi]], [[Sepheris SecundusOrbel Quill]], [[MalfiSepheris Secundus]], [[Orbel QuillSettlement 228]] and [[BaraspineTranch]].{{CitethisFn|2}}

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