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Orestes
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This article is about the Forge World; for the Ultramarines Sergeant, see Orestes (Ultramarines). |
Orestes is a Forge World and a Knight World of the Imperium.
Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Orestes | ||
Segmentum: | Segmentum Pacificus | ||
Sector: | Unknown | ||
Subsector: | Unknown | ||
System: | Unknown | ||
Population: | Unknown | ||
Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
Class: | Forge World/Knight World[2] | ||
Tithe Grade: | Aptus Non |
A major supplier for the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, Orestes was attacked by a grand horde of Chaos Titans in 779.M41. The Forge's own force of God-Machines, the Legio Tempestus, was severely depleted through constant tithes to the Crusade, and stood no hope of holding off the hordes of Chaos. As luck would have it, the Legio Invicta was travelling past Orestes on their way to the Crusade main front after crushing a force of Eldar in the Beltran Cluster, and Lord Gearhart of Invicta came to the Forge's aid.[1]
Orestes was liberated from Chaos within weeks, although the southernmost hives were destroyed in the fighting, and a great many engines and Imperial Guard were lost.[1]
See also
Sources
- 1: Titanicus (Novel) by Dan Abnett, [Needs Citation]
- 2: Codex: Skitarii (7th Edition) (e-book), Bastions of the Machine God (Map)