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{{PlanetsPlanet|Map=Galaxy map Calixis SectorObscurus.jpg|Cross X=73|Cross Y=58|Cross Text=Scintilla
|Planetary Image=Scintilla.JPG
|Name={{PAGENAME}}
|Segmentum=[[Segmentum Obscurus]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3a}}
|Sector=[[Calixis Sector]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
|Subsector=[[Golgenna Reach]]{{Fn|2}}
==Overview==
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.{{Fn|2}} The three imposing towers of the [[Tricorn Palace]] of the [[Inquisition]] is one of the most prominent and overt [[Calixian Conclave]] seat of power in the sector.{{Fn|3c}} Rulers of the world meet in the so-called Lucid Palace. Scintilla, [[Sepheris Secundus]], and [[Iocanthos]] form a triumvirate of worlds on which the foruntes of the Calixis Sector are founded.{{Fn|3b}}
It is also a world of corruption where members of [[noble 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.{{Fn|2}}
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Scourge the Heretic (Novel)]], ''Map of the Calixis Sector (before Prologue, pgs. 6-7)''
*{{Endn|2}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080217215016/http://blackindustries.com:80/?template=CX&content=calixis-scintilla Black Industries' Calixis Sector: Scintilla] {{Archive|20080217215016|14:45, 02 December 2024 (UTC)}}
*3: [[Black Crusade Core Rulebook]]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: pgs. 314 & 315
**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 316
**{{Endn|3c}}: pg. 317
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