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Affiliation: Unknown, formerly Imperium[1]
Class: Dead World, former Civilized World, former Gas Giant[1]
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Archangelsk was a gas giant that had seven of its moons colonized by the Imperium, who also installed several orbital defence platforms around its orbit.[1]


History

Over time, universities would be created on the gas giant's habitable moons and Archangelsk would become known in the Imperium as a centre of great wisdom and learning. This would all end with the coming of the Eternal Coil Chaos Cult in M36.[1]

The Cult began in one of Archangelsk's universities and soon spread to all of its habitable moons and defence platforms and sometime later came to the attention of Inquisitor Kayeda. In order to prevent the Cult from spreading its influence beyond Archangelsk, the Inquisitor sought the aid of the Soul Drinkers Chapter and secured the assistance of Captains Garn and Daenyathos' Companies. The Inquisitor and the Soul Drinkers Companies later returned to Archangelsk, aboard the Chapter's Strike Cruiser Gundog in 319.M36 and reclaimed the orbital defence platforms from the Eternal Coil's control. Once that crucial step was done, a large number of missiles capable of inflicting an Exterminatus on Archangelsk were taken from the Gundog's armoury, which had been supplied by the Inquisition, and were placed within the orbital platforms; they were all then fired at the same time, to ensure the gas giant's destruction. From the safety of the Gundog, the Soul Drinkers and Inquisitor watched as Archangelsk's resulting explosion destroyed not only its moons and orbital platforms, but also the entire Eternal Coil Cult.[1]

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