Kritias Secundus

Kritias Secundus is a semi-inhabitable satellite moon of the Gas Giant Kritias (Pireaus VI) located in the Piraeus System in the Badab Sector of the Segmentum Ultima. During the lamentable internecine conflict known as the Badab War, Kritias Secundus was the site of a massive Loyalist offensive that almost ended in near disaster as the Renegade Chapter Master Lufgt Huron of the Astral Claws Chapter sprung a cunning trap and counter-attacked the Loyalist assault forces. The Secessionists inflicted heavy casualties upon the Red Scorpions and Exorcists Chapters, and slaughtered tens of thousands of Imperial Guard and Inquisition forces in their transport ships as part of a mutually destructive space battle in the system saw both sides ravaged. Lord High Commander Carab Culln was terribly wounded in personal combat with the Tyrant of Badab and only survived thanks to the desperate intervention of the Exorcists' Battle Barge Redeember. The Loyalist assault blunted, they were forced to settle for a blockade of the Badab System while they rebuilt their forces.

History
Human colonial habitation on Kritias Secundus had been in operation since at least M34, and may in fact predate the colonisation of the more readily inhabitable Pireaus V. Extant reasons for this are the moon's use as a base for sustained gas mining efforts of its principal sphere, and numerous exotic trace elements found in surface strata of the planetoid itself. Since the advent of the Maelstrom Warders' control of the region during the Badab War, existing orbital construction and shipyard facilities (small scale but of ancient provenance) were co-opted from native control and turned over to the use of the Maelstrom Squadron as a secondary replenishment and supply base.

In 911.M41 Lord High Commander Culln, the overall commander of Loyalist forces during the Badab War, put his plans for the invasion and conquest of the Piraeus System on the edge of the Badab System into action. The Piraeus system had been identified as the key to the subsequent attack on the central Badab System due in no small part to the relatively stable Warp rout between the two regions. The initial attack would occur with an Imperial Navy assault to interdict the industrial world of Piraeus V (also known locally as Yarrow Station), with a direct Space Marine assault against the lunar colonies on the second moon of Kritias Secundus. From the start, the invasion of the Pireaus system was subject to reversal and unexpected calamity.

The massive Loyalist offensive almost ended in near disaster as the Renegade Chapter Master Lufgt Huron of the Astral Claws Chapter sprung a cunning trap and counter-attacked the Loyalist assault forces. The Secessionists inflicted heavy casualties upon the Red Scorpions and Exorcists Chapters, and slaughtered tens of thousands of Imperial Guard and Inquisition forces in their transport ships as part of a mutually destructive orbital battle in the system saw both sides inflict severe damage upon one another. Lord High Commander Carab Culln was terribly wounded when he faced the Tyrant in personal combat only survived thanks to the desperate intervention of the Exorcists' Battle Barge Redeember. The Loyalist assault had been blunted, forcing the Imperials to settle for a blockade action of the Badab System while they made a tactical withdrawal to re-consolidate and rebuilt their forces.

Departmento Cartographicae Planetary Database
The estimated population of Kritias Secundus is currently unknown. Formerly it had a population of 37 million Imperial citizens. Tithe Grade:' N/A (Formerly Exactis Tertius'')
 * Climate/Geography/Biosphere: The native atmosphere is poor in oxygen and rich in carbon monoxide, meaning that life cannot exist without artificial aids. However presence of subsurface water table makes habitation viable with sufficient infrastructure. Extensive native non-terran pseudo plant life present. Particularly in a fast-growing, highly invasive coral like tree structures which cover most of the planet's surface in 'forests.' Indigenous flora can be made edible with treatment, providing abundant foodstuffs.
 * Governmental Type: During the Badab War, subject to Secessionist appointed Governor-General. (Formerly Oratory of Guilds)
 * Planetary Governor: Unknown
 * Adepta Presence: None; Extinquished under Secessionist control. (Formerly minor, including Adeptus Mechanicus Tech-Chantry House, Imperial Navy tertiary shipyard, Provender and Garrison Company Maelstrom Squadron Detachment.)
 * Military: Formerly the planet maintained a small void-capable Planetary Defence Force, latterly a Tyrant's Legion Garrison, extent unknown.