Rok of Ages
From Lexicanum
The Rok of Ages is the name to a titanic planetoid which was the size of a small moon and is being used by the Orks as a mobile starship.
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History
Originally, it was Ork held and had drifted from one sector to another until the Orks had salvaged enough stolen as well as salvaged engine components from captured starships. Through the mining of the valuable minerals on its surface, the Mekboys were able to install massive engines onto its surface allowing the Orks to steer the Rok - thus turning it from a rogue planetoid into a mobile starship. It has since been moved across apace with a slow but deadly momentum.
At some point, the Orks controlling the Rok of Ages steered it towards the planet Meridian in an effort to smash the planetoid against that worlds surface. Inside its surface, the Greenskins plotted to invade the former Maiden World of the Eldar which was now under Imperium control. In addition to their own forces, the Orks had allied themselves with the Chaos Space Marines. However, their plan was discovered by the Meridian Hive Ereone's augur stations which led to the Imperium preparing themselves for the coming conflict.
As part of the defence of the planet, the Adeptus Mechanicus began preparing the Ignis Deo, a Skylord-class missile that was capable of destroying the Rok of Ages as well as armed the defensive weapon batteries to combat the coming assault forces. The Imperium also planned to launch a counter attack that would allow their forces to penetrate the surface of the Rok and plant nuclear charges that would destroy it. The Orks and their allies in kind attempt to make planetfall in order to disable the weapon batteries that would impede the progress of the Rok of Ages.
Overview
By the engines are vast array lumpen refineries as well as industrial complexes that cling to the rear of the Rok. They have since grown around the engines which are of a titanic scale as they have been captured as well as retrofitted from the spacecraft of the Orks victims. In this "Enginetown", the Ork Meks show any uncanny ability to make salvaged technologies work. The industrial refineries in the area are a miracle technology which refine the crude oil drained from the crust of the planetoid. This region also allows for the energy rich Azurite crystals to be converted allowing for incredible levels of thrust being generated by the Rok. These rare miraculous crystals manify the energies of the stars and are see as artefacts of wonder by the Eldar though the Orks simply smash them into their furnances. In addition to the crystals, the refinery also makes use of Promethium as a fuel source.
Also present on its surface is the Realm of Fire which is the base of operations for the Chaos worshippers on the Rok of Ages. It was originally an active volcano that had been destroyed by a defensive laser shot from Hive Arcadia which left nothing behind but a sea of magma as well as shifting islands of shattered rock. This area suited the Chaos Space Marines and their Daemonic allies who have seen used it as their headquarters.
As is common amongst Ork Meks, the surface of the moon sized ship contains a bug gun known as the Rokker Cannon which is the biggest weapon any of them have ever seen and is capable of annihilating regions on a planet.1
Appearances
- Planestrike Campaign
Source
- 1: White Dwarf UK, Issue WD356 August 2009 (pg 34-37, 44-46)
