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Brimlock

Brimlock is the most important planet of the Brimlock System and serves as the capital of the system’s others planets, administratively organized as “tribute worlds.” Although its technological level is considered somewhat backward compared to most civilized worlds in the Imperium, the planet is heavily industrialized and produces […]

The Shard of Damnation

The Shard of Damnation is one of the smallest—and most mysterious—space hulks that cross the Segmentum Ultima. A traditional conglomeration of starship wreckage, rock, and space debris, the Shard is only 5 kilometers in length, yet for reasons that defy traditional science, the hulk has a habitable atmosphere […]

Campaign Timeline

As the campaign unfolds—and more details are added about the Corvus Cluster—it may become difficult to track what’s happened  and when. The campaign timeline should help put everything into perspective, so that the grand sweep of “history” makes sense. Click here for the Campaign Timeline.

Incident on Petronius IV (Part I)

Editor’s Note: The incident on Petronius IV was fought as a tabletop battle at the Historicon 2011 wargame convention in Valley Forge, Pa. Four players fought this narrative-style, half-wargame / half-roleplaying fight—and this is their story. Events recorded here should be considered background material of a military action that […]

Prysmos (Eudoxos IV)

A Class M planet in the Eudoxos System, Prysmos was a biologically pristine world where the ruling aristocracy sought to balance industrial development with ecological stewardship. This policy, which gained popularity in the 35th Millennium, sought to create an industrial economy that avoided the need to import food […]

Knights of Altair

“We will wage war until the Emperor’s light shines upon every world in the galaxy. We will not rest until that day arrives. Any who oppose the Emperor shall face annihilation.”—High Marshal Ioculus at the Battle of the Flaming Sky The Knights of Altair are a loyalist 23rd […]

How this campaign works

The Clorvus Cluster is a “narrative campaign” set in Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe. This blog is the medium by which participants can follow—and, in some cases, shape—the course of events within the campaign. What is a narrative campaign? It is, in essence, an ongoing story inspired by […]