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The Veiled Region

Postby Herr_Virga » Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:25 pm

Hello all,

On more than one galaxy chart of the Warhammer 40K Galaxy the Veiled Region in (at the end of) the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy keeps appearing. Does anybody know what this Veiled Region is and who wrote about it and in what book(s). Since my Dark Heresy Role Playing Setting is located quite close to this Veiled Region, I would like to know, so I can see if any written material has information on the region my setting is in.

It is important to me to include as much canon into my setting as is possible, because I want my role playing settings as precise as possible.

Let me know if you have any information and whether you need an Inquisitorial sigil to acces the cogitator or crystal system it is on. :D
Kind regards,
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Re: The Veiled Region

Postby conscriptboris » Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:27 pm

hi mate,

vermillion access required :)

The only part i can remember is Soul Drinkers - Hellforged, this is the last in a 5 book series following the Soul Drinkers.

a quote from Lexicanum:

While fleeing from a Adeptus Mechanicus taskforce, the Soul Drinkers Space Hulk is severely damaged and low on fuel. Forced to run, the Soul Drinkers go deep into the veiled regions in search of fuel. They run into the Necrons on many worlds, all with signs of previous human settlement, but now infested with the undying xenos. Eventually they discover the last of the human worlds that the Necrons are still in the process of cleansing, and the Soul Drinkers make a deal. They allow the human's time to retreat to their space-craft while they hold them off, in exchange for the Soul Drinkers receiving fuel.
The Souldrinkers hold out aganist the Necrons, and the human population reach their spaceport but a necron fleet arrives in-system, preventing them from leaveing. The Adeptus Mechanicus fleet arrives shortly after, and the two fleets begin fighting against each other. It is immediately obvious that the imperial forces would be destroyed, so they began a complex pattern of manoeuvers to delay the inevitable.
When the Soul Drinkers realized they could not beat the approaching Necron force on the ground, and the Mechanicus would lose in space, Sarpedon offered an alliance with the Mechanicus. Chaplain Iktinos and his "flock" remained behind to help defend the spaceport and the surviving humans. It is revealed that his "flock" is loyal to his secret master as well, and no longer consider themselves Soul Drinkers.
Accepting the alliance the Mechanicus and Soul Drinkers set off for the main Necron hub, planning to destroy its leader and leave the rest of the Necron forces leaderless.
Arriving at the Necron Tomb World, the Mechanicus crash their ship into the planet and deployed alongside the Soul Drinkers. A long bloody battle begins as they race to kill the Necron lord, before the Necrons superior numbers begin to change the odds. Finally they arrive at the Necron Lord's location and Sarpedon duels with it, and wins. However in typical Necron fashion it gets back up, and begins crushing him to death. Only by the sacrifice of Techmarine Lygis was the lord defeated.
Gathering his forces Sarpedon lead his remaining troops towards the crashed Adeptus Mechanicus ship, where their promised transports were to be awaiting them. Instead three Imperial Fists thunderhawk gunships deployed upon the surface, while twenty terminator armoured elites teleport onto the surface, lead by First Captain Lysander. He ordered the Soul Drinkers to surrender or be destroyed. Sarpedon replies with the challenge of a personal duel. Despite Sarpedon's warp enhanced strength, he was tired from the earlier fighting and was swiftly beaten. The book ends with Sarpedon hoping that Luko follows his last order to surrender if he was beaten.


http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Soul_Drinkers

I read the books myself and it was a very interesting read!

IMO, the region is a collection of necron tomb worlds, with possibly some worlds of humanity not seen since the Horus Heresy.

thats all mate, hope it helps,

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Re: The Veiled Region

Postby Herr_Virga » Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:33 am

Hola Soldier,

Thank you ever so much for the information. 8)

How a "conscript" would get Vermillion access to librarium :icon_study files is anybody's guess, :D but your loyalty, forthrightness and duty to the Emperor is unquestionable.

Your information fits beautifully with my own ideas about what the Region would be about and would be fun to play.

Hail to You and the Emperor of Mankind! The next round is on me. :occasion14

Salutations

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Re: The Veiled Region

Postby conscriptboris » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:04 pm

Thanks for the hails,

any info required mate just ask here, alot of knowledgeable ppl prowl these streets :)

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