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Eastern Fringe
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The Eastern Fringe is the area of space located to the farthest galactic-east, where the light of the Astronomican does not reach.
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Overview
It is largely unexplored. It is known to contain a few dispersed and isolated human settlements, as well as alien civilisations, of which some are barbarous while others are highly advanced. It borders the Ultima Segmentum. It is said that the Necron Sautekh Dynasty is rapidly becoming a major threat to the Imperium from the Eastern Fringe.[1]
Notable events involving the Eastern Fringe
- 789.M35: The Tau are discovered and categorized by the Adeptus Mechanicus vessel Land's Vision. An unusual and violent warp storm renders the planet inaccessible.
- 742.M41: The Damocles Crusade begins, the Tau are rediscovered.
- 745.M41: Hive Fleet Behemoth begins its invasion of the galaxy in the Eastern Fringe.
- 992.M41: Hive Fleet Kraken begins its invasion of the galaxy in the Eastern Fringe.
Known Objects
Sources
- 1: Codex: Necrons (5th Edition), pg. 10