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Small cross.pngGates of Varl
Location within Ultima Segmentum[2]

They'll no sooner pass me than the Gates of Varl
- Brother Zael defending against Genestealers in the space hulk Sin of Damnation.
[1]

The Gates of Varl is a region of space located in Ultima Segmentum.[2]

It was one of about fifteen daemonic blackspots across the Imperium, including The Maelstrom and the Diocletian Nebula, described by Justicar Alaric as "weeping sores in real space" that were held down by the Grey Knights.[3]

The armies of the Imperium are known to guard this area of space from the quiescent perils of the C'tan.[4] By 5681753.M41, Tech-Adept Uvochi attempted to pass through the Gates of Varl but was intercepted whereupon he revealed his allegiance to the Ancient Ones and their living gods. A transcript of his interrogation, combined with suspicious activity on the Forge World of Incaladion by rogue Adeptus Mechanicus members led to Marshal Primus Rogal Surr pursuing a line of enquiry on both that world and the Gates of Varl.[5]

Archmagos Bastian Ghuul of the Forge World Celare Artem was unwittingly controlled by the Beast of Fear from beyond the Gates of Varl. It made Ghuul construct The Annihilator, a structure that powered a Warp shield around the planet. The Annihilator needed life energy to function, and as its power increased it drew the inhabitants of Celare Artem to it, soon annihilating them all.[6]

During the war upon Ordex-Thaag, an artefact known as the Varlian Device was utilized. The device was given to a fanatical, anti-psyker sect of the Mechanicus known as the Teeth of the Cog, to test by a nameless Tech-Priest serving unknown masters. When the members of the sect enquired about its origins, the nameless Tech-Priest alluded that the device originated from the Gates of Varl, which has been quarantined for millennia. When detonated, the device severed the connection between reality and warpspace, which killed both Imperial and Chaos Knights fighting upon Ordex-Thaag.[7]

Notes

The novel Hellforged mentions that the Adeptus Mechanicus vessel Antithesis was a seasoned vessel that had survived the "Varlian Anomalies" though it is not mentioned whether this is related to the Gates of Varl.[8]

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