Keylek
Keylek was a xenos world, the homeworld of the Keylekid species. Discovered during the Great Crusade by the Luna Wolves Space Marine Legion, the keylekid were subsequently wiped out. Whether Keylek was brought into the Imperium and settled by humans is not currently known.[1]
Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Keylek | ||
Segmentum: | Unknown | ||
Sector: | Unknown | ||
Subsector: | Unknown | ||
System: | Unknown | ||
Population: | Unknown | ||
Affiliation: | Unknown | ||
Class: | Unknown | ||
Tithe Grade: | Unknown |
Geography and Planetary Conditions
Keylek is described only as a harsh environment, where rock was coloured crimson and the water indigo. The only structures of the keylekid species described were their slaughterhouses, or regulated combat arenas.[1]
History
The Battle of Keylek
Approximately 123 years into the Great Crusade, the Luna Wolves discovered the world of Keylek, and the species that called it home, the keylekid. A reptillian race, the average keylekid was large and strong (in comparison to an Astartes), requiring three or four rounds from a bolt weapon to permanently put down.[1]
Sources
- 1: Horus Rising (Novel) by Dan Abnett: Part One, Chapter Nine, pgs. 172–173