Departmento Cartographicae map detailing the Badab System, ca. 911.M41
The Badab Sector is an Imperial controlled region of space within the Maelstrom, commonly referred to as the Maelstrom Zone. This in turn is a part of the Segmentum Ultima, located in the Eastern Fringe of the known galaxy. With the difficulty of traveling through the region, soon this area of space became a haven to pirates, criminals and renegades. Within the Maelstrom is a region of lawless wilderness containing an estimated twenty plus Ork empires, numerous Hrud infestations, and countless human pirate strongholds. It is also said to be home to the infamous Huron Blackheart and his piratucal Renegade Space Marine warband known as the Red Corsairs as well as a large contingent of Word Bearers Chaos Space Marines and their Chaos Cultist allies who had fled there in the 31st Millennium the wake of the Horus Heresy|Horus Heresy's]] Battle of Calth. This region of space was first explored during the Great Crusade by the Emperor of Mankind and his vast military forces. But it wasn't until 38th and 39th Millennia that the Imperium slowly established several important Imperial outposts within the Maelstrom Zone. These outposts rose to prominence as flickering beacons of influence and strength within the region. The three vital systems that formed the links in a distant chain that allowed the resources of the Maelstrom Zone to flow into the coffers of the more established sectors beyond were the star systems of Cygnax, Sagan and Badab.
History
Planets of the Badab Sector
- Badab I (Pyrantis) - Molten World, surface temperature is at a sub vapour point. Landing is impossible. Inimical to human life.
- Badab II (Badab Primaris) - Dead World - Badab Primaris was once a thriving Hive World before the terrible conflict known as the Badab War scoured it of all life. Much of the surface of Badab Primaris is currently covered in millions of tonnes of radioactive fallout and debris, processed slag debris and ruined hive cities and industrial plants. Its toxicity of its atmosphere is deadly and inimical to all life.
- Badab III (Rigeal) - Dead World with a corrosive atmosphere that is inimical to human life. Possesses Orbital Fleet Anchorage Stations and a Tertiary Class Ship Yard Facility. Est. population is 3.1 million (orbital).
- Badab IV (Badab Secundus) - Dead World that was formerly life-sustaining, biosphere was irreparably damaged. Est. population of 1.1 billion live in sub-hive scale sealed habitation domes. Badab Secundus also possesses a System Tithe Store Facility, Fissile Materials Extraction and a Penitentiary Station on IV/B Moon.
- Badab V (Lamius) - Gas Giant with a liquid metallic core. There is limited scale exospheric mining operations.
- Badab VI (Sigma) - Dead World, formerly industrialised but in M39 there was a catastrophic orbital shift which caused the world's atmosphere to become frozen. The entire surface of the planet is covered in permafront.
- Badab VII - Moon, used as a wreck graveyard. No sustainable life.