The Staff
| Map | Basic Data | Lunar Image | |
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Name: | The Staff | 
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| Segmentum: | Segmentum Obscurus[1] | ||
| Sector: | Calixis Sector[1] | ||
| Subsector: | Golgenna Reach[1] | ||
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| Primary: | ND0/K4[1] | ||
| Population: | |||
| Affiliation: | Imperium[1] | ||
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S.01, known to the inhabitants of its primary as "The Staff", is the largest and most significant of the fifteen satellites of the gas giant ND0/K4.[1]
Overview
The moon is covered in long-dry oceans, believed to have once contained liquid hydrogen. On the oceans' coastlines are a labyrinthine network of old refineries, pumping stations and arcane devices of as-yet undetermined purpose, some of which still have power and life support. The Triumvirate, the ruling body of ND0/K4, hold that these structures pre-date the Imperium and probably originated from the Dark Age of Technology. Explorator teams have mapped some of the complexes, mostly in the hopes of acquiring STC data.[1]
Initial finds indicate the structures delve extremely deep under the surface, potentially honeycombing almost the entire moon. Efforts to map these have been hampered by adverse conditions and tunnel collapses. Several teams, most notably the one led by Revicus Thade, reported vast underground networks hewn through the stone. Revicus however reported something altogether more fantastic. He stumbled across what appeared to be a massive cogitator engine, as large as a hab-block at least, lying dormant but still with power, its Machine Spirit potentially intact. Unfortunately contact with Revicus' team was lost soon after relaying this data. Attempts to re-trace Revicus's route have met with failure, and the location of such a powerful artefact remains buried under the surface in the maze of tunnels and conduits. Superstition among the workers of ND0/K4's refinery platforms paints the moon as haunted, and a bad omen when visible in the sky.[1]
See also
Sources
- 1: Black Industries' Calixis Sector: ND0/K4 (saved archive page, dated 3 February 2008, last accessed 25 March 2026)
