Ziaphoria
Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Ziaphoria | ||
Segmentum: | Unknown | ||
Sector: | Unknown | ||
System: | Unknown | ||
Population: | Unknown | ||
Affiliation: | Tyranids (Hive Fleet Tiamet), formerly Imperium | ||
Class: | Xenos World, Quarantined World, Jungle World | ||
Tithe Grade: | None |
Ziaphoria is a Jungle World that was once possessed by the Imperium, until it was invaded by Hive Fleet Tiamet sometime after the Great Rift's creation.[1]
However, instead of consuming the world, Tiamet built vast psychic resonators upon its surface. Afterwards they defended the world so ferociously that it was declared Quarantine Extremis and the Imperium abandoned any efforts to reclaim it. In time, though, the psychic resonators drew Genestealer Cults from the Chaos-plagued Heinrich's March to Ziaphoria, and upon touching its surface they became enthralled by the world. The cultists then became missionaries for the Creed of Tiamet and began to spread its teachings to as many Imperial worlds as possible. These worlds then became the first of dozens of interstellar pilgrimages that sought out Ziaphoria, and in doing so, added to its power.[1]
Due to Tiamet's defense of the world, no-one outside of the Creed of Tiamet knows what is happening on Ziaphoria's surface. Only the nearby Deathwatch Fortress Haltmoat and Inquisitor Kryptman have any inkling of the threat posed by Ziaphoria's immense psychic resonators. However, their theories are so wild, and the other threats facing the Imperium so dire, that they are given little credence by the wider Inquisition.[1]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Genestealer Cults (8th Edition), pg. 39 — The Hidden Dynasties: Tiamet Rising