Garlaw
| Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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Name: | Garlaw | 
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| Segmentum: | Tempestus | ||
| Sector: | Eternum | ||
| Subsector: | Kalibras | ||
| System: | Joaw | ||
| Population: | ~12,000,000 | ||
| Affiliation: | Imperial | ||
| Class: | Fortress World | ||
| Tithe Grade: | Adeptus Non | ||
Overview
The last safe stop for loyal citizenry heading further into the New Worlds through the Shadowed Passage, Garlaw boasts a large Battlefleet Eternum force and large numbers of Imperial forces who keep watch to prevent invasions of Eternum proper. Thus far, they've only seen minor incursions, but time will tell if they will hold against the xenos and traitors Phobox unleashed. Garlaw is a void fortress built into a planetoid, with defensive platforms orbiting the central fortresses that run across the world. Resembling a void station more than a planet, Garlaw boasts scores of sheltered berths that allow its attendant fleet to stay well supplied and armed, and any serious invasion originating within the New Worlds would have to first conquer Garlaw. The fortress is not just an Imperial fortress, as it also the last safe stop for any venturing deeper into the New Worlds through the Shadowed Passage, and the loose interpretation of Imperial laws by the successive Garlaw Governors has allowed smugglers and cold traders to thrive, helped by Battlefleet Kalibras's penchant for accepting bribes. Still, even with their less dogmatic outlook, most Governors (along with the smugglers themselves) work to prevent any serious heresy that originates from the fallen planets of the New Worlds, lest the Inquisition decide to purge the less faithful of the Fortress.