Khedd 1173
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Name: | Khedd 1173 | 
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| Segmentum: | Unknown | ||
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| System: | Unknown | ||
| Population: | Unknown | ||
| Affiliation: | Imperium[1a] | ||
| Class: | Unknown | ||
| Tithe Grade: | Unknown | ||
Khedd 1173 (or simply Khedd[1b]) is a world of the Imperium.[1a]
History
At some point, the Kheddite nomads attempted to rebel against the Imperium. An Astra Militarum taskforce was assigned to pacify the planet and were ultimately successful, with General Aldo Dercius of the Jantine Patricians regiment commanding the assault that killed the leaders of the rebellion.[1a]
Dercius's glory would not last, however; shortly after the last battle, a number of Hyrkan Regiments arrived on Khedd. Dercius, thinking that they were simply delayed reinforcements, was confronted by his "nephew", Commissar Ibram Gaunt. Gaunt had learned that his father, Dercius's former subordinate, had been left to be slaughtered by Orks when Dercius made a cowardly withdrawal on Kentaur. Gaunt accused Dercius of cowardice and slew him in an honour duel.[1a] Although Gaunt won the duel, he was badly wounded by Dercius's chainsword, leaving him with a large scar across his stomach.[2]
Geography
The world was noted to be particularly beautiful in the winter seasons, with naturally-forming sculptural ice deserts, glaciers and frozen seas.[1a]
Notable Features
Fauna
Trivia
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At one point in the Gaunt's Ghosts series, the planet's name is given as Khed 1173 (with only one 'd').[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: First and Only (Novel) — The Founding (Omnibus)
- 2: Honour Guard (Novel) — The Saint (Omnibus), Chapter Five
