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Desert worlds are desolate planets with no bodies of water and with completely desert terrains. Since "desert world" only refers to the planet's terrain, most human-populated desert worlds fall into a technical Imperial class, such as civilised world, feral world or death world[Needs Citation]. As a result of their harsh environments, the inhabitants of desert worlds are prudent and cautious people. They take care of their precious resources and only strike out at their enemies when the moment is right. They are also excellent guerrilla fighters, as their skills at hiding in featureless deserts make them superlative scouts and deadly ambushers.[2]

Generally, the planets are desert worlds when they are colonised, but in some extreme cases such as virus bombing, a formerly habitable planet had its ecosystem completely destroyed, leading to planetwide desertification. This was the case on Tallarn after it was bombarded by the Iron Warriors.[Needs Citation]

There are currently thousands of Desert Worlds within the Imperium.[2]

Notable Desert Worlds

Planet name Segmentum Sector Subsector System Population Notes
Absolom Reach (former Desert World) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Arkunasha Ultima Segmentum Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Belisarius IV Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Also Death World
Calderis Ultima Segmentum Korianis Subsector Aurelia Unknown Unknown Also Feudal World
Celephace Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Also Feral World
Dolumar IV (former Desert World) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Former Industrial World, now - Dead World
Eyrok Ultima Segmentum Unknown Sanctus Sub-Sector Sanctus Reach Unknown
Gacrux Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Gonoria Prime Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Goru-Prime Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Herod Segmentum Obscurus Unknown Achilles Subsector Unknown Unknown Also Mining World
Hyrion Major Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Also Civilized World
Kalidar IV Segmentum Tempestus Chiros Sector Kalidar Subsector Kalidar System Unknown Also Industrial World
Kitab Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Lavantia Tempestus Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Marfak Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Masali Ultima Segmentum Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Also Agri World
Mefara Secundus Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Former Hive World
Mon'Kali Ultima Segmentum Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Also Tau World
Murzim Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Belongs to Chaos
Na'jadar Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Quaran Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Quatara-Prime Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Quatra Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Quintarn Ultima Segmentum Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Rand XXI Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Santos 9 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Also Tomb World
Sarius V Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Also Shrine World
Secunda Segmentum Obscurus Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Belongs to Chaos
Tallarn Segmentum Tempestus Unknown Unknown Tallarn System Unknown
Tanis Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Tarentus Ultima Segmentum Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Thargorum Segmentum Tempestus Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Thoth Segmentum Pacificus Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Tranquility-III Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Tunis Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Yu'Kanesh Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Also Tau World
Zibal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Belongs to Chaos

Tarentus, Masali and Quintarn, the "Three Planets", are each part of the Ultramarines empire of Ultramar and are each used as food producing worlds. They have vast bio-domes covering much of the surface along with several water traps, catching and storing as much water as the barren land can give them.[1]


Worlds of the Galaxy
General Dead WorldDeath WorldDesert WorldIce WorldJungle WorldForest WorldOcean WorldDerelict WorldsChem WorldsMountain WorldRad World
Imperium Adeptus Astartes HomeworldAdeptus Astartes Breeding WorldAdeptus Astartes Recruiting WorldAdepta Sororitas Sanctuary WorldAgri WorldArchive WorldCardinal WorldCemetery WorldCivilised WorldFeral WorldFeudal WorldFrontier WorldForest WorldForge WorldFortress WorldHive WorldIndustrial WorldKnight WorldLabyrinth WorldMining WorldParadise WorldPenal WorldQuarantined WorldQuarry WorldRepository WorldResearch StationSentinel WorldShrine WorldSwamp WorldWar WorldHub-FortressPenitent WorldMerchant WorldSepulchre WorldRelic WorldBattery WorldWarden PlanetLumber WorldAbattoir WorldArboreal WorldColony WorldMenagerie WorldRefugee WorldWaste WorldAnchor WorldAstropathic Relay Station
Chaos Daemon WorldHell ForgeFallen Knight WorldCache World
Xenos Xenos WorldExodite WorldTomb WorldMaiden WorldCrone WorldOrk WorldTau SeptCraftworldKin WorldLarder World


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