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This of course is provided that looters offer a bribe to do so, do not venture too deeply into the area or bring anything back alive. This is a lucrative trade and a number of settlements that have sprung up near the Dust Wall survive off of this, along with the money made from the Dust Wall's soldiers and Necromundans who visit the area to view Secundus' remains. Among these settlements are [[Bane Town]], the [[Crater]] and [[Ashgrad]], which is known to be the largest. However despite their leniency, the Dust Wall's soldiers have reserved the right to shoot anyone within the no man's land - even if its just for their own amusement.{{Fn|1}}
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====The Dust Wall====
* {{Main|Dust Wall}}
During those years, Kael also prepared to contain the threat by ordering Hive Secundus was surrounded by thousands of miles of fortifications. These would be manned by hundreds of Necromunda's PDF,{{Fn|1}} and Enforcers{{Fn|8a}} who would ensure nothing escaped from Secundus to threaten the rest of the Hive World. This was named the '''Dust Wall''' and when it neared completion, the Planetary Governor halted efforts to save Secundus and instead he began preparing to destroy it. Those forces that were outside of Secundus were withdrawn to safety, while those still fighting within it were abandoned and considered lost. Most of the underground tunnels linking Secundus to the rest of Necromunda's Hives were also destroyed or sealed off before its end came. Once these preparations were completed, The Planetary Governor had Hive Secundus bombarded from orbit with [[Nuclear Weapon]]s{{Fn|1}} and [[Graviton Missile]]s.{{Fn|2}} This laid waste to the Hive and Secundus toppled to the ground, as the weapons continued to raze the thousand square miles that surrounded it as well.{{Fn|1}}
However despite Hive Secundus' destruction, the [[Genestealers]] and the [[Cult of the Second Son]] survived and they continue to dwell within its ruins.{{Fn|1}} The weapons used to destroy Secundus, though, have mutated the [[Xenos]] into a unique sub-species of Genestealers known as the [[Malstrain Genestealer|Malstrain]].{{Fn|2}} Because of Secundus' continued threat to [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]], the '''Dust Wall''' has remained to ensure its inhabitants do not escape from it - or that anyone attempts to enter the Hive. Those who man its walls, tolerate Necromundans sneaking into the no man land between the wall and Hive Secundus' ruins in order to plunder the wreckage and bodies there.{{Fn|1}}
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