War World
War worlds are classed as war zones, in the Imperium there are a great many worlds that can be classed as war zones.[1]
The Imperium is constantly at war and in those wars whole planets can burn. Massive campaigns can envelop dozens of systems and hundreds of worlds, many of which are utterly devastated by orbital bombardments and artillery in planet-spanning battles that last decades. Long-term war zones are hellish places where death comes quickly. The Imperium can field truly immense armies of millions of men, grinding their way across a devastated planet and reducing cities to rubble. Mercenaries flock to such places, hoping to leave soon after with their ships loaded with pay. Deserters and escaped prisoners form bands of pirates, preying on any ships unable to defend themselves or roam the war-torn planets in feral packs stealing and killing. The Administratum sends colonists from overcrowded worlds to populate war-torn worlds after the fighting has ended but the wheels of the Imperium grind slowly and a world can lie devastated for centuries before any effort is made to resettle it. These places can be some of the most ghastly in the Imperium, with ravaged environments, cracked planetary crusts, burnt-out cities and plains covered in the bones of the fallen.[1]
Notable War worlds
Planet name | Segmentum | Sector | Subsector | System | Population | Notes |
47 Kapella | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Drusus Marches | Unknown | Unknown | Currently undergoing Imperial pacification |
Acheron IV | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium fought here with an Orks of Waaagh! Uggrot |
Atalia Minoris | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium fought there with an Orks |
Avalan | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium fight there with the Chaos Cult uprising. Also — Hive World |
Babel's Dock | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Moran System | Unknown | Currently being invaded by Hive Fleet Kraken |
Balle Prime | Segmentum Pacificus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Site of a battle between Orks and the forces of the Imperium |
Bleakfrost | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Site of a battle between Orks and the forces of the Imperium |
Boonhaven | Segmentum Pacificus | Unknown | Unknown | Cabulis System | Unknown | Currently it and the entire Cabulis System are under attack by Waaagh! Gragnatz |
Certus Minor | Obscurus | Unknown | Praga Sub-Sector | Unknown | Unknown | Excoriators Chapter fought with the Black Legion there; also Cemetery World |
Coronis | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Invaded by Hive Fleet Scarabus |
Crux | Segmentum Pacificus | Unknown | Unknown | Cabulis System | Unknown | Currently it and the entire Cabulis System are under attack by Waaagh! Gragnatz |
Danik's World | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Site of a battle between Orks and the forces of the Imperium. Also — Ice World, former Agri World. |
Delos V | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | It has been invaded by the forces of the Dark Eldar, Orks and Chaos. Also — Ice World |
Demogorgon IV | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Site of a battle between Orks and the Blood Angels Chapter. Also — Death World |
Emele | Segmentum Pacificus | Unknown | Unknown | Cabulis System | Unknown | Currently it and the entire Cabulis System are under attack by Waaagh! Gragnatz. Also — Maiden World |
Eskabar | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Alpha Legion's Chaos Space Marines Kormus Hexlo and Koyn Jankus fought there with each other and their armies |
Farcast [Needs Citation] |
Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Malfian Sub-Sector | Unknown | Unknown | |
Gelmiro Primus [Needs Citation] |
Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Spinward of Markayn Marches | Unknown | Unknown | |
Gelmiro Secundus [Needs Citation] |
Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Spinward of Markayn Marches | Unknown | Unknown | |
Gelmiro Tertius [Needs Citation] |
Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Spinward of Markayn Marches | Unknown | Unknown | |
Ghinga | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Ghinga is currently fighting an uprising by a Chaos Cult, with the aid of Daemons. Grey Knight came to save the planet |
Gloriam | Segmentum Pacificus | Unknown | Unknown | Cabulis System | Unknown | Currently it and the entire Cabulis System are under attack by Waaagh! Gragnatz. |
Granica IV | Segmentum Tempestus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is fighting with Tyranids here |
Gundora | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Tratoll System | Unknown | Imperium is currently fighting a Chaos invasion here. Also — Shrine World |
Hranx | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is fighting with the Alpha Legion here. Also — Hive World |
Kado | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is currently fighting a Chaos invasion here. Also — Hive World |
Kastion IV | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium fighting with Traitor forces here |
Khadenghast | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is fighting with renegade militia here. Also — Hive World |
Kronos Secondus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Black Templars are fighting with the Khorne Berserkers here |
Kronratha Prime | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is fighting with the Tau here |
Kulth | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | The Periphery | Unknown | Unknown | It has been fought over for 83 years since the first Ork invasion |
Kuluth [Needs Citation] |
Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Malfian Sub-Sector | Unknown | Unknown | |
Malice | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Hazeroth Abyss | Unknown | Unknown | The planet is the front line of the Wrack War |
Maxima Moran | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Moran System | Unknown | It is an Imperium world, currently being invaded by Hive Fleet Kraken |
Mendona | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The planet has been a constant target of raids and invasions. Also — Ice World |
Moloch III | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Currently fighting a Tyranid invasion. Also — Mining World |
Mullis IV | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Catachans are fighting with the Necrons here. Also — Jungle World |
Optima Prima | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is fighting with Nurgle forces here. Also — Mining World, Hive World |
Orax | Segmentum Obscurus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is fighting with Abaddon's forces here. Also — Industrial World |
Palatine III | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Currently being invaded by Orks. Also — Forge World and Ork World |
Phaedon Alpha | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Also — Research Station. Currently being invaded by Daemons. Grey Knights bravely fought with their evil incursion. |
Protasia | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Drusus Marches | Unknown | Unknown | Recently has declared independence from the Imperium and Calixis Sector |
Purgatory | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperial Guard fight here with the invading Night Lords Warband |
Rashad Prime | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Has been invaded by the Oracles of Change. Also — Industrial World and Agri World |
Ruinatia | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium (including Imperial Knights) fight with Orks |
Sephlagm | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is fighting with Chaos here. Also — hive World |
Seraph Prime | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Is currently the site of a Xeno inspired rebellion amongst its population. Also — Industrial World |
Tarnis | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is fighting with Chaos and Orks here. Also — Industrial World, former Knight World (House Drakkus |
Temperis | Segmentum Pacificus | Unknown | Unknown | Cabulis System | Unknown | Currently it and the entire Cabulis System are under attack by Waaagh! Gragnatz. Also — Hive World |
Torhaven | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Deathwatch and the Ultramarines trying to eliminate the Genestealer Cult here |
Tranch | Segmentum Obscurus | Calixis Sector | Adrantis Subsector | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium forces are fighting with the brutal mutant uprising here. Also — Hive World |
Verdicon | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium is fighting with Tyranids and Eldar here. Also — Jungle World |
Vermidil | Ultima Segmentum | Ultramar | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Under assault from Chaos forces[2] |
Vigilus | Segmentum Obscurus | Unknown | Nachmund Gauntlet | Vigilus System | ~167,000,000,000 | Suffering from Ork, Genestealer Cult, Eldar, and Dark Eldar attacks |
Xandros | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | It is the site of an ongoing battle between the Ultramarines and Necrons |
Sources
- 1: Fantasy Flight Games materials (saved archive page, dated September 2013, last accessed 23 January 2016)
- 2: Codex: Death Guard (8th Edition) pg. 137-138