Damnathor V
| Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
|---|---|---|---|
  Reductus Sector |
Name: | Stratos | 
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| Segmentum: | Segmentum Tempestus[1] | ||
| Sector: | Reductus Sector[1] | ||
| System: | |||
| Population: | None[1] | ||
| Affiliation: | Unknown,[1] formerly the Imperium[1] | ||
| Class: | Dead World,[1] former Penal World,[1] former Mining World[1] | ||
| Tithe Grade: | None[1] | ||
Damnathor V was an Imperial Penal World in the fringes of the Reductus Sector, that was a barren red-lit wasteland. However the world was consumed by Hive Fleet Leviathan in M42, after the Tyranids invaded the Sector.[1]
History
Due to the Reductus Sector's high criminal rate, Damnathor's prisons were overpopulated and the world's convicts suffered severe conditions. This was even endured by those born from these convicts, who shared their parents' fate. These conditions allowed a Genestealer Cult to flourish there, which became known as the Grizzlepit Convicts due to the mining labour some convicts had to endure in its crowded pits. Because the Reductus Sector did not have a need for Penal Legions, generations of Damnathor's population became infected by the Cult. Others were instead won over by Grizzlepit's promise of liberation from their imprisonment.[1]
When Hive Fleet Leviathan invaded the Reductus Sector though, the Imperium began the Stratos Campaign to combat the Tyranids. The Sector's garrisons also focused on the threat, but Damnathor V's doom came when the Hive Fleet neared it. The Tyranids approach caused the Grizzlepit Convicts to begin a rebellion on the Penal World and they were able to overthrow Damnathor's wardens. Though some distress signals were sent out, they became lost amongs the destruction caused by the Tyranids' invasion and that the Sector's garrisons were focused on combating the invaders. All this allowed the Genestealer Cult to send its forces to infect nearby worlds and other Penal Worlds in the Reductus Sector. Thus while Damnathor was later consumed by Hive Fleet Leviathan, the Grizzlepit Convicts have continued to survive on other worlds.[1]
See also
Sources
- 1: Warpforge 40k: New faction: The Genestealer Cults emerge from the shadows! (Saved archive page, dated 15 Aug 2024, last accessed 16 Sept 2024, original link: https://www.warpforge40k.com/gsc-release/)
