Ork Domains
"There are beasts among the stars, beasts that would crush our lives, make ash of our worlds and break all that we hold sacred. The beasts wait in the dark and shunned reaches like the things glimpsed in the forests of old, things that looked out with red, shining eyes and hearts filled with the joy of ruin."
- from Remarks on the Nature on the Unknown by Estivan Mauritin, advisor to Rogue Trader Hiram Sult.[11]
The Orks are the most widespread of the sentient races, inhabiting worlds across the whole of the known galaxy, and probably throughout the whole universe. There are Ork realms, Ork Empires and untold numbers of isolated Ork Worlds. Wherever humanity may travel in the universe, there are Orks. The universe is Orkdom, the domain of Orks, and the Eldar say that the Orks have become part of reality itself.[7][2]
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Ork Expansion
Very little is known about the beginning of Ork expansion. It occurs sporadically, giving them an entirely random pattern of settlement through the galaxy. Their main way of expansion is known as Waaagh! — combination of mass-scale migration and holy war through which Orks have managed to get hold on innumerable worlds all over the galaxy. Their expansion is aided by their natural toughness, allowing them to survive in the harshest of conditions and colonise very inhospitable worlds. Particularly successful Waaaghs! capture great swathes of space, resulting in creation of Ork Empires. These are not connected to each other and despite their control over a significant part of known space, Ork Domains are not a united or cohesive organisation - rather they are a collection of thousands of individual territories and empires. These independent factions are as likely to fight with each other as they are with any other species which are sometimes even hard to find in Ork-controlled territories. Due to specifics of Orkoid reproduction, Ork-controlled planets are very hard to recapture and even failed Ork invasions allow them to get hold on the planet. It is widely known that once the world has seen the war with Orks, it is never free from it again as new generations of Feral Orks grow in distant corners to begin new years of bloody conflicts and giving birth to even more Orks.[7][2]
Ork Empires
A particularly successful Ork Warlord may capture a great number of planets and form an Ork Empire. There are many such empires in the galaxy. Some, such as Ork Empire of Bork are relatively new, while others pre-date the Imperium itself. These empires often fight with each other but sometimes unite their forces in a truly apocalyptic conflicts. Known Ork Empires include:[7][2]
Ork Empire of Charadon
This empire is one of the biggest, covering Charadon Sector. Its ruler is known as the Arch-Arsonist of Charadon. Despite its power, in the face of the Tyranids the Empire of Charadon is beginning to wane.[15] Current Arch-Arsonist, Snagrod, recently captured a large part of Loki Sector during Waaagh! Snagrod and is believed to be leading a new Waaagh! into Ultramar.[1a][2a]
Known worlds of the Ork Empire of Charadon include:
- Charadon
- Badlanding – captured Civilised World
- Numerous unknown worlds of Loki Sector
Ork Empire of Octarius
This empire is one of the biggest, covering Octarius Sector. Its ruler is known as the Overfiend of Octarius. The Overfiend Blaktoof, led the counterattack against Hive Fleet Leviathan in the Octarius War.[1a][2a] Known worlds of the Ork Empire of Octarius include:
Former Ork Worlds in the Empire:
- Derragon — consumed by Leviathan[4c]
- Ghorala — consumed by Leviathan[4c]
- Keltor — consumed by Leviathan[4c]
- Orrok — consumed by Leviathan[4c]
Other Ork Empires
- Ork Empire of Bork. Its ruler is known as the Mighty Mangler of Bork. It was formed during Waaagh! Bork, lead by the first Mighty Mangler, Warboss Klawjaw, who conquered the world of Bork (known to Imperium as Bhorc Prime) and many other worlds including a large portion of the Ghoul Stars and a great area of galactic fringe. Known worlds of the Ork Empire of Bork include:[2c][10]
- Bork — birthplace of Warboss Klawjaw and the first world of the Empire, conquered during the War for Bhorc Prime, a first battle of Waaagh! Bork.
- Ork Empire of Alsanta, located near the Tau Empire. Its ruler is known as the Warchief of Alsanta. The current Warchief of Alsanta, Grog Ironteef already captured a bunch of T'au sept worlds from Farsight Enclaves during the ongoing War of Dakka.[2b] Known worlds of the Ork Empire of Alsanta include:
- Ork Empire of Dregruk, located near the Eye of Terror. Its ruler, currently Gazgrim, is known as the Great Despot of Dregruk. This Ork Empire has been at war with the Ork Empire of Gathrog for decades. The two empires field such numbers that if they were to ever unite, the resulting Waaagh! could devastate the Cadian Gate.[15] Dregruk is currently aligned to the infamous Warboss Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka. In the Third War for Armageddon, the forces of the Great Despot of Dregruk were one of the largest Ork armies on Armageddon and were fielded against Armageddon Prime.[1a][2a][5]
- Ork Empire of Calverna, located far in Galactic West. Its ruler, known as the Arch-Maniac of Calverna leads a Waaagh! against the Imperium. Orks of Calverna are well-equipped with tanks and guns but their attacks are random and display little in the way of logic or coherent strategy.[15] Known worlds of the Ork Empire of Calverna include:[1a][2a]
- Emiline's Hope — former Shrine World in Yerena System.
- Ork Empire of Jagga, located far in Galactic East. Its ruler is known as the Great Tyrant of Jagga.[1a][2a]
- Ork Empire of Orguk. Its ruler is known as the Big Boss of Orguk.[1b]
- Ork Empire of Gathrog, located near the Eye of Terror. Its ruler is known as the Arch-Dictator of Gathrog. This Ork Empire has been at war with the Ork Empire of Dregruk for decades. The two empires field such numbers that if they were to ever unite, the resulting Waaagh could devastate the Cadian Gate.[1a][2a][15]
- Ork Empire of Chrisios. Its ruler is known as the Arch-Killa of Chrisios. He leads a large Waaagh! through Ultima Segmentum.[1a][2a]
- Ork Empire of Kryptos, located far in Galactic North. Its ruler is known as Da Big Bad Beast of Kryptos. He leads a large Waaagh! throughout the northern Galaxy.[1a]
- Ork Empire of Kragfang. Its ruler is known as the Great Hooligan of Kragfang. He leads a large Waaagh! through Segmentum Tempestus[1a]
- Glortian Empire. Orks of this Empire fought with World Eaters and Ultramarines during the Great Crusade.[16]
- Ghaslakh xenohold. Located at the borders of Ultramar at the start of the Horus Heresy.[19]
- Vulga Kar. Destroyed during the Great Crusade.[21]
Ork Worlds
Ork Worlds are any planet where Orks are the dominant species. These can be worlds that have been occupied by Orks for generations, or more recently conquered planets where Orks have exterminated or enslaved the original populace. Orks constantly capture new planets and lose old ones. Known Ork Worlds not included in listed Ork Empires are:[7][2]
- Absteron — Hollow World[1b]
- Alacanth — gathering point for Waaagh! Gorbad[6]
- Three moons of Barac — captured during Waaagh! Grax
- Berin — world in the Screaming Vortex, home to Ork tribes led by Mekboyz.[23]
- Castellax — captured Iron Warriors Fortress World[1b]
- Charadon
- Chosin — captured Ice World
- Cilix — Ork World, that was attacked in 997.M41 by Imperial Guard forces lead by Mordian General Eisen.[8b]
- Corva binary system — captured by Waaagh! Hruk[2c]
- Excovar — captured by Waaagh! Bigtoof[8b]
- Eyrok — Desert World
- Flyberia — promethium-rich Ice World, captured during Waaagh! Grax
- Garaghak's World — former capital of Forsarr Sector, captured during Waaagh! Garaghak
- Golgotha — captured by Ghazghkull
- Gorkamorka — backwater Ork planet in Eastern Fringe
- Gurgit’s Mekworld — startpoint of an Ork invasion into Tau space by Big Mek Gurgit
- Imbrium — captured during Green Kroosade[9]
- Kaurava system - conquered by Warlord Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter during the Kaurava campaign.[17][18]
- Kolchis system — captured by Waaagh! Gorbad[6]
- Kongajaro — Jungle world near the Empire of Octarius, home to numerous tribes of feral orks.[15]
- Krosk — Ork planet located in Galactic North[1a] Death Korps of Krieg fought with a high death toll here.
- Lethe Eleven — captured during Green Kroosade[9]
- Magdelene IX — captured Shrine World[3]
- Nine Shrine Worlds of Marlisanct[2c]
- Mekslag-Ikks — former Industrial World, captured during Waaagh! Garaghak
- Minos V — captured Forge World[3]
- Moredakka — Forge World, captured during Green Kroosade[9]
- Morloq system — location of The Lost Waaagh![2c]
- Obetrus — captured Night World[1b]
- Ogrolla — Feral World[3]
- Periliac Prime and its system[4a]
- Perseus IV
- Proctus Prime — factory world, captured during Waaagh! Grax
- Pseudopol — former comms world, Ork-held since M37[1b]
- Redwold — gathering point for Waaagh! Gorbad[6]
- Scalex VI — captured by Waaagh! Wazdakka
- Scythia — captured Tomb World[1b]
- Squire's Rest — former Agri World of the Imperium
- Tallarax — captured Fortress World[3]
- Thoria III — captured Civilised World[3]
- Tigrus — Forge World, captured by Arrgard the Defiler and currently controlled by the infamous Murda-Meks
- Tyr — gathering point for Waaagh! Gorbad[6]
- Ulani IV and two of its sister planets — captured during Waaagh! Grax
- Ulants — captured during Green Kroosade[9]
- Worlds of Undred-Undred Teef:
- Vorsk — captured Hive World[1b]
- Yurk — backwater Ork planet[4b]
- Zag — Stormboyz world
- Zogg-Dis — homeworld of Zoggit[13]
Former Ork Worlds
- Baran — Exodite World captured by Orks and recaptured by the Imperium
- Corinth — captured during the Corinthian Crusade
- Dulma'lin — Ork cavernous world captured during Dulma'lin Cleansing[8a]
- Ghorala — Consumed by Hive Fleet Leviathan
- Graegus — the populace of this Ork World was wiped out by forces of Aurelia Malys
- Jagga — this Freebooters world was consumed by Hive Fleet Behemoth
- Urk — backwater Ork planet, presumed destroyed by its own star
- Ullanor — The capital of two powerful Ork empires.
- Xit — Ork World captured by 519th Crusade
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook:
- 2: Codex: Orks (4th Edition)[Needs Citation]
- 3: Apocalypse, pg. 129
- 4: Planetstrike:
- 5: Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition), pg. 31
- 6: Codex: Orks (3rd Edition), pg. 3
- 7: Waaargh: Orks, pgs. 8–9
- 8: Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition):
- 9: White Dwarf 287 (UK), pg. 39
- 10: White Dwarf 349 (UK), pgs. 54–61
- 11: Rogue Trader Core Rulebook, pgs. 348–349
- 12: Koronus Expanse Map (last accessed 6 August 2015)
- 13: Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition), pg. 22
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- 18: Dawn of War III
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