Assyri
Assyri was an Imperium planet destroyed by an ancient Eldar weapon.
Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Assyri | ||
Segmentum: | Unknown | ||
Sector: | Unknown | ||
Subsector: | Unknown | ||
System: | Unknown | ||
Population: | Unknown | ||
Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
Class: | Dead World | ||
Tithe Grade: | Unknown |
In pre-Imperium times the planet was named Taqamathi by Eldar which stored there an ancient weapon — Akiliamor. Later this planet became populated by Humans and named Assyri. The people were unaware of the powerful weapons contained beneath their capital (which was built upon the Eldar Palace of Tranquility). After a failed attempt to return the artefact, Craftworlds of Saim Hann, Zandros and Alaitoc attacked the planet and completely defeated the Imperials. Then they activated the weapon for it is not fall into the wrong hands, destroying all life on the planet.[1]
It is known that in the battle for planet Eldar widely used Wave Serpents that glided above the snows of the Assyri.[2]
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Sources
- 1: White Dwarf 236 (UK) (September 1999) "The World of the Bloodied Sword" by Gavin Thorpe, pg. 27
- 2: Imperial Armour II - Ork, Eldar and Dark Eldar Vehicles for Warhammer 40,000, inside page of the front cover