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'''Vertigus II''' was once an [[Imperial]] [[Mining World]] of the [[Nephilim Sector]], until the creation of the [[Great Rift]]. After the giant [[Warp Storm]] was created, the [[Necrons]] attacked the region of the [[Sector]], that Vertigus II was located in. The [[Xenos]] soon caused the world's population to disappear and Vertigus II became key to the Necrons' sinister plans for the region - now known as the [[Pariah Nexus]].{{Fn|1}}
==History==During the [[Indomitus Crusade]], an Imperial Battlegroup under [[Groupmaster]] [[Marran]] was deployed to retake investigate the silence of Vertigus II, as they had missed three [[Tithe]] cycles. The {{Fn|3}} Task Force III dispatched a force was led by [[Ultramarines]] [[Veterans]] but also consisted of containing other Space Marine Chapters and [[Sisters of Battle]] and other Space Marine Chapters. Task Force III moved to investigate the state of Vertigusplanet surface, but upon landing discovered found nothing but silence. Despite signs of a significant Necron force waiting for them. The battle for Vertigus struggle, it seemed the populace had reignitedvanished instantaneously, with activated [[Ordinators]] sitting idle and rotten, half-eaten rations lying around.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
==Related Articles==
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/06/26/into-the-pariah-nexusgw-homepage-post-3/ Warhammer Community: Into the Pariah Nexus (Posted on 26/06/2020)] (Last accessed on 26 June 2020)
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Edge of Silence]] Rulebook pg.5-7
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Command Manual]], pg. 33
[[Category:Mining Worlds]]
