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Scarus Sector

The Scarus Sector is a division of the Segmentum Obscurus close to the Eye of Terror.^[1][2] It borders the Calixis Sector Rimward, the Ixaniad Sector Trailing and the Askellon Sector Coreward.

History

The Scarus Sector was originally named after Captain Scarus of the 52nd Company of the Word Bearers Legion (by decree of Lorgar). Captain Scarus and his entire company was lost to the warp during passage through the sector during The Pilgrimage.^[3]

In the early-mid M41, the sector was also the main area of operation for the Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor.^[1]

In 748.M41 the star Ares turned red, signalling the coming of a daemonic incursion in the sector. In the resulting Blood Star Campaign, the Space Marines of the Fire Lords, Rainbow Warriors and Relictors Chapters were able to stop the daemons and save the Scarus Sector. Their victory came at great cost; not only did they take heavy casualties, the Masters of all three Chapters were killed.^[8]

Following the 13th Black Crusade, the Orks have taken the opportunity to invade the Scarus Sector and continual Ork infestation remains a very real problem in this corner of the Imperium.^[2]

Known subsectors and planets

Map of the Scarus Sector relative to the Eye of Terror^[9]

Map of the Scarus Sector circa 402.M41

Map of the Scarus Sector^[10]

• Angelus Subsector
  • Bostol
  • Caxton
  • Encage
  • Eustis Majoris - The subsector's capital planet^[2]
  • Fedra
  • Flint - Agri-World
  • Hasarna - Agri-World
  • Heveron
  • Ingeran
  • Lamsarotte
  • Ledspar
  • Lenk
  • Malinter
  • Mirepoix
  • Quenthus VIII
  • Quenthus XIII
  • Riggion
  • Sancour^[7]
  • Tancred
• Antimar Subsector
  • Brontotaph^[11]
  • Femis Major^[11]
  • Gloricent^[11]
  • Loki^[11]
  • Lorasen^[11]
  • Lorwen^[11]
  • Mimonan^[11]
  • Nova Durma^[11]
  • Promody^[11]
  • Sarum - The subsector's capital planet^[2]
  • Tomish^[11]
  • Ur-Haven^[11]
  • Vessor - Feral World
  • Vogel Passionata^[11]
• Helican Subsector - The site of the Helican Scism, a wave of rebellion, terrorism and sabotage that swept the area.
  • Alsor^[5]
  • Anemae Gulfward
  • Bonaventure^[5]
  • Bradell's World^[5]
  • Cyto^[5]
  • Damask — Frontier World.^[1b]
  • Eechan^[5]
  • Frant's Planet^[5]
  • Gudrun — Former subsector capital.^[1a][4]
  • Hesperus^[5]
  • Hubris^[5]
  • Ignix^[3]
  • Imbrium - Ork World^[5]
  • Kobalt II^[5]
  • Kuuma^[5]
  • Lethe Eleven^[5]
  • Mariam
  • Messina
  • Moredakka (Mordax Prime) - Ork World, formerly Forge World^[5]
  • Nysa Stromolo^[5]
  • Pamophrey^[5]
  • Punzel^[5]
  • Respa III
  • Sameter^[2][5]
  • Thracian Primaris System
    • Ae/91b — Death World.^[6]
    • Angelisar^[6]
    • Buyabos^[6]
    • Durst's Reach — Hive World.^[6]
    • Elnaur Delta^[6]
    • Tantris^[6]
    • Thracian Primaris - Hive World - The subsector's capital planet^[2]
    • Messina^{[6][Conflicting sources]}
  • Thessalon^[5]
  • Ulant^[5]
• Ophidian Subsector - In 240.M41 to 337/338.M41 the Ophidian subsector was the site of the Ophidian Campaign (also known as the Purge Campaign) in which Battlefleet Scarus wrested control of the subsector from heretic forces.
  • Cartol^[11]
  • Dolsene^[11]
  • Durer^[11]
  • Ophidia - The subsector's capital planet^[2]
  • Surrealis^[11]
• Kerak Subsector
  • Vraks Prime - Armoury World^[4]
• Vincies Subsector - Subsector has been lost.^[2]
  • 56 Izar^[11]
  • Bonner's Reach^[11]
  • Spica Maxima^[11]

Images

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  The Scarus Sector's location in Segmentum Obscurus, relative to nearby major sectors.

See also

• List of sectors

Sources

• 1: The Inquisition (Background Book), pg. 77
• 2: The Scarus Sector at Fantasy Flight Games (site accessed 2009.12.02)
• 3: The First Heretic (Novel), p. 229 ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 4: Imperial Armour Volume Five - The Siege of Vraks - Part One, pg. 6
• 5: White Dwarf 287 (UK), pg. 39
• 6: Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition), pg. 25
• 7: Pariah (Novel), Chapters 25, 26, 38
• 8: Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition), pg. 18 — A Brotherhood at War: The Blood Star Campaign
• 9: https://web.archive.org/web/20040219114712id_/http://www.eyeofterror.com:80/uk/map/assets/EOT_map3.swf (Saved archive page, dated Feb 2004, last accessed 22 January 2025)
• 10: Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Book), pg. 155
• 11: Ravenor (Novel), Map before Part one