The hives were besieged and destroyed, with all that remains being three ruined hives, uninhabited and with their tops caved in the largest has become a famous landmark possibly worshipped by the local Nomads, called the Skull. All contact was lost for several years, but eventually the rest of Necromunda realised what had happened, and a campaign was mounted to clear the Cluster, including a contingent of Space Marines. 1a, 2 Ork invasion Īt some point in the past, Ork raiders captured and occupied a Cluster of three distant hives. At the base of the Fortress Monastery is the high security docking area used by Space Marines and other important off-worlders, such as the Inquisiton, Adeptus Arbites and other Imperial dignitaries. From here the contingent can launch assaults when help is requested by Lord Helmawr. The Adeptus Astartes maintain a permanent contingent on Necromunda are based in the Fortress Monastery, located high up on the side of Hive Primus (Necromunda's largest hive), near the Helmawr palace of the very top of the spire. 1d, 1a, 2Įxceptional Clan warriors may be recruited into the Planetary Defence Force, Imperial Guard or even the Adeptus Astartes, which acts as a motivation for them to achieve a good reputation. This recruitment brings Imperial officials to Necromunda to inspect and sometimes conduct recruiting drives among the fighting gangs. Like most hive worlds, Necromunda provides the Imperium with vast numbers of recruits for the Imperial Guard and even some of the Space Marine Chapters as part of Lord Helmawr's feudal obligations.

As usual for a hive world, a token presence of Space Marines is stationed on Necromunda, in this case they are permanently based in Fortress Monastery on Hive Primus after an Ork invasion some years ago, and the planet provides many high quality recruits for the Adeptus Astartes of the Imperial Fists Chapter.

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