Death World
This article is about the planetary classification; for the Imperial Guard novel by Steve Lyons, see Death World (Novel). |
A δτ-class[2] or death world is a planet in which the native flora and fauna has evolved into naturally aggressive and dangerous forms. These eco-systems are finely balanced between continual destruction and lightning-fast reproduction. Death worlds take many forms, ranging from jungle-covered hell-holes with carnivorous plants and animals to barren, volcanic wastelands racked by ion storms.
Humans can, and do, live on these worlds, but it is a never-ending struggle. On many death worlds it is as if the entire bio-mass of the planet were consciously motivated against human settlement - concentrating forces against intruders to destroy them.1 Death worlds with human settlements or colonies can have populations of 1,000 to 15,000,000.[2]
Death worlds are not usually inhabited, and are nearly impossible to colonise but still need to be explored, which means the establishment of outposts and other support facilities. Some planets have rich mineral wealth, animal life, vegetables or gases, so tithes might range from Solutio Tertius to Solutio Prima.[2]
Notable Death Worlds
Planet name | Segmentum | Sector | Subsector | System | Population | Notes |
XIII | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Ag'Ni | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Alfrost | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Corvus Sub-Sector | Unknown | Unknown | |
Autega | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Baal | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Baal System | 122,000 | |
Baal Secundus | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Baal System | Unknown | One of the twin moons which orbit Baal |
Belisarius IV | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Also Desert World |
Byssta | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Caldera | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Also Hive World |
Caliban (destroyed) | Segmentum Obscurus | Unknown | Unknown | Caliban System | N/A | |
Canak | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Catachan | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Catachan System | Unknown | |
Cesstium | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Cthelle [Needs Citation] |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Crake's World | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Cretacia | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Croatoa | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Damnia | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Also recruiting world for the Angels of Vengeance Chapter |
Demogorgon IV | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Also War World. |
Denkari Minor | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Tropical world where Imperium, including the Tekarn 11th Heavy Tank Company, fought with Waaagh! Grughakh |
Denkari-Prime | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Death world where Imperium, including the Tekarn 90th Armoured Regiment, 23rd Imperial Navy Bomber Wing and 123rd Death Korps Armoured Regiment, 15th Heavy Company with the Macharius (Heavy Tank)s, fought with some enemy |
Derwynia | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Endymion Prime | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Fenris | Segmentum Obscurus | Unknown | Unknown | Fenris System | Unknown | |
Gath Rimmon | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Gorang | Tempestus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Haddrack | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Drusus Marches | Unknown | Unknown | Also an Explorator Base of the Adeptus Mechanicus |
Hyperion [Needs Citation] |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Jjojos | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Kanak | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Karrik | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Markayn Marches | Unknown | Unknown | Also Ice World |
Kenov III | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Malfian Sub-Sector | Unknown | N/A | |
Khymara | Ultima Segmentum | Maelstrom | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Also a Mining World |
Kragadam | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Krakan | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Also Jungle World |
Krieg | Segmentum Tempestus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Lesser Nox | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Lost Hope | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Luther Macintyre IX | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Megiddio Primus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Messia | Segmentum Obscurus | Screaming Vortex | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Affilation - Chaos |
Miral | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Nocturne | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 15,000,000 | |
Phyrr | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Hazeroth Abyss | Unknown | Unknown | |
Piscina V [Needs Citation] |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Pythos | Ultima Segmentum | Demeter Sector | Unknown | Pandorax System | Unknown | |
Settler's Bane | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Sycorax | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 360,000 | |
UB-26 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Vallyx V | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Varestus Prime | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy fight there with an Orks |
Zel Secundus | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Drusus Marches | Unknown | Unknown |
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, pg. 134
- 2: Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, pg. 115