Shattered Worlds Belt
Overview
A region of space straddling the border between Caligulas and Makerus, the Shattered Worlds Belt is a massive debris field made up of the long destroyed planets believed to have been cracked apart long before man ever reached the sector, countless asteroids, space hulks, broken apart ships and stations. Imperial vessels know to steer clear as the navigational hazards present have destroyed even grand cruisers, and pirates that make their home in the belt launch frequent raids against interlopers. Still, the multitude of resources and salvage present in the belt draws a constant stream of mining cartels, salvage crews, and relic hunters, most of whom don't come back. Many worlds benefit from the junkyard that is the Shattered Worlds Belt, but none more than Sinhon, whose whole existence is tied to the Belt. Although its proximity would make it an ideal target for the Rotbelchers few of their attacks target or navigate through the Belt, believed by the Imperium to be due to the navigational hazards present, the reality is far more sinister. Ancient Dolman Gates lurk in the Belt, alongside other Necron technologies that would be as dangerous to the servants of Nurgle as they would be to the Imperium thus the Rotfleet avoids any overt action that could awaken the dormant, though eventually the wrong location could be picked for a scraphaul by the miners of the Belt, leading to another front for the beleaguered Eternum sector.
