Scintilla

Dataslate identification code: QXZ-434-RT67
Subject: Scintilla

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Galactic Position: 88/23/CS/SW.

Satellites: Two moons (Sothus and Lachesis). Orbital docks in geostationary orbits above Hive Tarsus.

Climate Classification: Temperate.

Tropospheric Composition: Nitrogen 72%, Oxygen 25%, Argon 1%, Ozone 1%, Carbon Dioxide 0.5%.

Religion: The Cult of the Redemption is active on several planets in the Calixis Sector, but its spiritual home is Scintilla.

Planetary Governor: Sector Governor Marius Hax.

Climate: Climate is temperate with extensive equatorial deserts.

Economy: Scints, Scolds and Scabs – These are all terms used in the hives of Scintilla, and have become synonomous with the most valuable denominations of Thrones, based in no small part on Scintilla’s excessive levels of wealth. A currency called Rounds are used in the depths of Gunmetal City, where actual bullets are sometimes used as a currency.

Principle Exports: Scintilla is a major exporter of manufactured goods to the Imperium,s including ship-drive components and weaponry. It is also an important source of manpower, with a large Planetary Defence Force (PDF) and huge underhive populations, both of which make for excellent Imperial Guard recruit sources.

Principle Imports: Scintilla cannot support itself and requires massive imports of food from the Calixis Sector’s many agri-worlds.

Countries and Continents: Scintilla has three main continents – a southern polar cap mountainous/volcanic, an equatorial crescent deserts/jungle (Hive Tarsus, Hive Tenebra [extinct]), and a northern temperate landmass (Hive Sibellus, Ambulon, Gunmetal City). Remainder of the planetary surface is covered in ocean (heavily polluted, severely depleted fish stocks).

Defences: Army of the Scintillan Protectorate (medium/high quality planetary defense force, based at Hive Tarsus).

Contact with Other Worlds: As the sector capital, Scintilla has a great deal of contact with other worlds in the Calixis Sector, as well as worlds in other secotrs and segmentums. Stable Warp routes link Scintilla to Tranch, Settlement 228, Iocanthus, Luggnum, Sephiris Secundus, Malfi, Orbel Quill and Baraspine.