Vanaheim

Vanaheim is an Imperial Forge World of the Adeptus Mechanicus, which is notable for the production of variant patterns of several common Imperial war machines including the Salamander Command Vehicle, Basilisk, Centaur, Griffon and Medusa.

History
The early history of this Forge World has been lost down the long millennia. More than likely, Vanaheim was discovered and colonised by early Mechanicum Explorators some time during the Dark Age of Technology or millennia later, during the Great Crusade era. During the outbreak of the galaxy-wide conflict known as the Horus Heresy, Vanaheim remained loyal to Terra. Later, it would be invaded by Traitor Legion forces during a Dark Compliance. During the subsequent space drop, three hive cities would be depopulated as a warning against resistance, yet still the defenders of Vanaheim fought on until the last man. Later, Vanaheim would be cleansed of heretic forces during the Great Scouring and would go on to be an industrious forge world of the Imperium.