Damnos
This article is about the planet; for the Anthology by Nick Kyme, see Damnos (Anthology). |
Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Damnos | ||
Segmentum: | Ultima Segmentum[2] | ||
Sector: | Vidar Sector[2][Conflicting sources] | ||
System: | Unknown | ||
Population: | Unknown | ||
Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
Class: | (Purgatus)/Dead World/Tomb World, former Mining World |
Damnos was an Imperial Mining World.
History
Damnos was originally settled in the Great Crusade and, while rich in resources, was given low priority.[Needs Citation]
A "modest" military garrison was established along with a colony and fusion generators built.[Needs Citation]
Unknown to the Imperium, Damnos was a Necron Tomb World. Its Necron populace awakened in 973.M41, and had the entire planet conquered by 974.M41. By the time reinforcements arrived in the form of the Ultramarines 2nd Company, all they could do was launch fast raids in attempts to gather what remained of the populace and retreat into deep space. Damnos became a Necron World.[1]
In 999.M41 Cato Sicarius and the 2nd Company launched a new campaign to capture Damnos. Killing the Necron Lord known as The Undying, Damnos was reclaimed for the Imperium.[3] In early M42 the Necrons, led by the Szarekhan Dynasty, again struck at Damnos and faced a large Space Marine resistance.[5]
Trivia
Conflicting sources
- Although sources agree that Damnos is the Ultima Segmentum, they give widely different positions:
- The 6th edition Rulebook places it in the galactic east, on the Eastern Fringe, with the other worlds of the Vidar Sector.[2]
- The 8th edition Necron Codex, on the other hand, positions Damnos as much further south, near Macragge.[4]
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, pgs. 180–181
- 2: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook, pg. 409
- 3: Codex: Necrons (7th Edition) — A New Epoch Begins
- 4: Codex: Necrons (8th Edition), pg. 15
- 5: Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition), pg. 58
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