Roxanzand
Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Roxanzand | ||
Segmentum: | Unknown | ||
Sector: | Chelio Sector[1] | ||
Subsector: | Unknown | ||
System: | Roxanzand System[1] | ||
Population: | Unknown | ||
Affiliation: | Unknown | ||
Class: | Unknown | ||
Tithe Grade: | Unknown |
Roxanzand is a planet of the Roxanzand System, located in the Chelio Sector.[1]
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History
In 718924.M40, a routine Imperial survey of the Roxanzand System detected a large mustering of Orks on Roxanzand's northern continent. The Orks had gathered under the leadership of a Warlord known as Urgak the Unstoppable, and had set up a number of workshops constructing vehicles and weapons - including a Gargant. It was feared by Imperial tacticians that, if left unchecked, the Orks of Roxanzand could be in position to launch a Waaagh! led by Urgak. Unfortunately, a full-scale Imperial response was not possible at that time, so the Officio Assassinorum was tasked with dealing with the threat.[1]
Soon after, the Vindicare Assassin Morias Skult arrived in-system. Deploying to the surface of Roxanzand via drop pod, Skult infiltrated the Orks' camp under cover of darkness and rigged the Gargant with explosives, before retreating to a vantage point. The next day, as Urgak was conducting an inspection of the Gargant, Skult shot the Warlord through the head with a hyphosphus-tipped bullet, killing it. The bullet then continued, its intense heat detonating the explosives, severely damaging the Gargant and the camp and killing hundreds of Orks.[1]
Following this, Skult successfully disengaged from the system. The Officio Assassinorum did not consider the mission's outcome as a total success, as many of the workshops remained active, but it was enough to blunt the Orks' military buildup. The Imperial Navy later sent a vessel to bombard the site from orbit to finish the job.[1]
Trivia
The name of the planet is a simple pun on "rocks and sand" (perhaps indicating it was named by a bored Explorator, in a similar fashion to the Sodallagain system).
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Assassins (3rd Edition), pg. 4