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Kar Duniash
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Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Kar Duniash | ![]() | |
Segmentum: | Ultima Segmentum | ||
Sector: | Unknown | ||
System: | Unknown | ||
Population: | Unknown | ||
Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
Class: | Segmentum Fortress | ||
Tithe Grade: | Unknown |
Kar Duniash is the Segmentum Fortress[1a] and a naval academy[3] of Ultima Segmentum.[1a] It is the site of a major shipyard that is the primary builder of Dominator Class Cruisers[1b]
History
Following the resurrection of Roboute Guilliman and the formation of the Great Rift, Kar Duniash was one of the worlds which became stranded in the Dark Imperium.[2] It currently is located perilously close to the Tau Fifth Sphere of Expansion.[4]
Trivia
The planet may derive its name from Karduniash, a Kassite term for the ancient Kingdom of Babylon.
Sources
- 1: Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook
- 2: Warhammer Community
- 3: Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign, pg. 40
- 4: Codex: Astra Militarum (9th Edition), pg. 10-11