MAJOR SYSTEMS OF THE IPSOS SECTOR
THE VENETO SYSTEM
Situated at the centre of the Veneto system is Marconis Prime, the homeworld to the Knights of Marconia chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. A successor chapter of the Black Consuls, the Knights of Marconia seek to follow the shining example of Ultramar and have brought the entire Veneto system into self-sufficiency and unity with the beautiful Marconis Prime as the jewel in the centre. The planets in the Veneto system are a mixture of verdant agri-worlds, high-tech industrial worlds with little pollution, and densely populated civilised worlds.
THE DANTUS SYSTEM
If the Veneto system is paradise, the the Dantus system is hell. A chain of pollution wreathed industrial planets orbit a great red sun. Of these worlds, over half are hive worlds, the atmosphere being too harmful even for those equipped with respirators. Dantusian societies are harsh and segmented with an aristocratic ruling class governing massed throngs of squabbling industrial houses, akin to those of Necromunda. Gang violence and minor uprisings are common and the Cult of the Redemption has many followers in this system. Traditionally, having little in the way of a standing military force, the Dantus system relied greatly upon the protection of the nearby Knights of Marconia, and the Imperial Guard levies and Battle Sisters of the Gloriana system. However, with the resent upsurge in Xenos incursions in the area, the system has raised numerous regiments to defend and reconquer their surrounding space.
THE GLORIANA SYSTEM
The largest of the systems of the Ipsos sector, the Gloriana system is home to fully fifteen inhabited planets. The capital of these planets, and seat of power is Samarobriva, a world almost entirely blocked from sunlight by the orbit of other planets for six months of each year. During this time Samarobriva is plunged into near 24 hour darkness and the land becomes a frozen wilderness. The great cities of Samarobriva stand out as little points of light in a cold and dark landscape. As well as the seat of government, Samarobriva is the training ground for the only Imperial Guard regiment in the sector, taking recruits from the surrounding planets in the Gloriana system and the site of an Inquisition fortress. The second major planet in the Gloriana is Gehenna, a cardinal world home to a Preceptory of Battle Sisters of the Order of the Ebon Chalice. Smaller Commanderies of the order are posted throughout the Ipsos sector and the sisters are key to the defence of the sector.
