Nemesis Island
Nemesis Island lies in the Volcanus Archipelago, in the estuary of the Erebus River on Armageddon. Technically calling it an island is a misnomer - "Nemesis Island" in fact covers three separate islands (the westernmost of which is called Nemesis Gamma[2]) joined together by fortifications.[1]
Nemesis Island is occupied by a prison known as the Nemesis Island Penal Facility, considered one of the most punishing and secure prisons in the Armageddon Sector. Heretics from across Armageddon Prime were detained here.[1]
During the Third War for Armageddon, the orks conducted mass amphibious landings on Nemesis Island. They pressed the prisoners into service as slaves, using them to bring artillery ashore which they planned to use to bombard Hive Volcanus. A regiment of Elysian Drop Troopers led by Colonel Prinz led a counterattack on the orks' positions, with the now-freed prisoners rising up and fighting against the orks as well. The attack stalled after the orks retreated to Nemesis Gamma, however.[2]
Sources
- 1: Third War for Armageddon website: Hive Volcanus (archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 27th December 2020)
- 2: Third War for Armageddon website: Hive Volcanus Warzone News (archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 27th December 2020)
