Avarax
| Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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  Avarax |
Name: | Avarax | 
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| Segmentum: | Pacificus[4] | ||
| Sector: | MX/44219/M/AE[3a] | ||
| System: | Recidious System[1] | ||
| Population: | Twenty billion (est.)[1] (198 billion)[5] | ||
| Affiliation: | Imperium[1] | ||
| Class: | War World[1], Hive World (η-class)[3a] | ||
| Tithe Grade: | Exactis Secundus[3a] | ||
Avarax is an Imperial Hive World, that contains over 90% of the Recidious System's population.[1] The planet Avarax has 2 moons, the closest being Demerium and furthest being X_0020.[3c]
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History
The world is a juggernaut of industry, that contains cities and logistic hubs which span entire continents. Almost the entirety of Avarax's surface is devoted to manufacturing and transport, which has left the Hive World to be mostly covered in ferrocrete and plasteel. The biosphere of Avarax has collapsed into a desert wasteland with frequent sandstorms due to the hive cities' excessive industry and exponential over-exploitation of the planet's natural resources. Because of this, Avarax is forced to rely on food shipments from the nearby world Kadaku to keep its population fed and industry supplied with promethium so the Hive World can continue functioning. However this became a liability, when the Recidious System was invaded by Hive Fleet Leviathan and then the Thousand Sons in M42. Both worlds were attacked by the Tyranids and Traitor Legion, but Avarax began suffering food shortages, as the invasion had disrupted Kadaku's shipments to the Hive World.[1]
This caused an outbreak of Cannibal Cults to occur as the Ultramarines Chapter's 2nd Company and the Cadian 8th Regiment defended Avarax. Even as its population struggles to survive, the Adeptus Mechanicus has shifted as many of the Hive World's manufactorums as possible to military production, in order to keep the Ultramarines and Cadians well supplied. Adding to the woe the Hive World was facing, was the strange inaction of Avarax's Planetary Governor and its nobility, during the invasion. This has outraged the Cadian 8th's commanders and has caused them to suspect that a Genestealer Cult is responsible or that the Tyranids' Lictors have carried out a decapitation strike. The Inquisition though, suspects the Thousand Sons are responsible for the Governor and nobles' lack of resistance. This has led Inquisitorial retinues to be sent to Avarax, in order to seek out any possible corruption that has been caused by the Traitor Legion.[1]
Locations
- Fervastium - Hive City[3a]
- Temple of Thassean - A city within the capital Hive City's regional network.[3b]
Planetary Information
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Sources
- 1: Wrath & Glory: Space Marine 2 - Purge the Swarm, pgs. 6-7 — Avarax
- 2: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Gameplay Overview Trailer 2:33
- 3: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- 4: Warhammer-Community: Secret Level Warhammer – Cool details you might have missed (posted 18 Dec 2024) (archive page saved 18 December 2024, last accessed 15 January 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/urgzcdwr/secret-level-warhammer-cool-details-you-might-have-missed/ )
- 5: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, environment cogitator screen (Battle Barge, Datavault)
