NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cadia (Warhammer 40,000)

Cadia is a planet within the Warhammer 40,000 fictional universe. The world is home to one of the largest Imperial Guard forces in the Imperium; the Cadian Shock Troopers. It was also one of the primary focus points of Games Workshop's 2003 Worldwide Campaign, Eye of Terror. This article is about the tabletop miniature wargame and the fictional universe in which it is set. ... The current Imperial Guard sourcebook. ... In the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, the Eye of Terror has two meanings. ...

Geography

Cadia is a terrestrial fortress world, located on the edge of the warp overlay known as the Eye of Terror. Cadia's natural environment was similar to that of Holy Terra before the latter became an ecumenopolis, with a large ocean covering more than half of the planet and a gravitational pull of 1.12G. The land mass that does exist is divided between incredibly thick pine forests, wide windswept plains, and vast glaciers. The planet has an average temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, slightly cooler than most, but not to the point that it adversely affects growing conditions. The Immaterium (also referred to as the Empyrean or Warp) is an alternate dimension in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The following is a list of planets in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ...

Cadia was settled sometime during the early 32nd millennium by humans, who quickly became the dominant species. Cadia is the capital world of the Cadian sector, and is the largest exporter of arms and munitions in the sector. Cadia also lies within the Cadian Gate, the only stable and reliable area of space that leads out of the Eye of Terror. As a result, the world is often the focal point of many Chaos attacks, including the Black Crusades. In Games Workshops Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy fictional universes, Chaos refers to the often stereotypically malevolent entities which live in some sort of parallel universe, known as the Warp in Warhammer 40,000 and as the Realm of Chaos in Warhammer Fantasy. ... In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe a Black Crusade is when the forces of Chaos manage to unite under the leadership of Abaddon the Despoiler, Warmaster of the Black Legion, and launch a massive attack from within the Eye of Terror against the Imperium. ...

Cadian Pylons

The Cadian Pylons are a series of large black monoliths, 750 metres high (250 metres of which is underground) and a quarter kilometre square. At the point of Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn's visit to Cadia in the mid-41st millennium, there are 5,810 pylons spread across the surface of Cadia, with another two thousand either in a state of ruin or buried under the surface. They predate the human colonisation of Cadia, and it is believed by fans that the Pylons were created by the Necrons. (The Necron Pylon model, however, is different from those described by Dan Abnett). Of all the races that have been given an extensive background (e.g. not the Old Ones, Enslavers etc.) only the Necrons have shown the technology of this scale to block back warp energy. This is further reflected in the efforts of the Necrons in the Fall of Medusa V campaign to shield the world from a massive warp storm by building a network of pylons, though in this they were stopped by the combined efforts of many other races, and those which sprouted on the Sentinel Worlds during the 13th Black Crusade, where the Necrons had been highly active. Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn is a fictional character in the science-fantasy game Inquisitor by Games Workshop. ... Rocky landscape with ruins, by Nicolaes Berchem, ca. ... It has been suggested that Necron Monolith be merged into this article or section. ...

The Pylons were, as far as Imperial researchers could ascertain, inert until the final years of the 41st millennium. All the Pylons began to resonate with an almost imperceptible vibration, the amplitude of which was discovered to be very similar to that of an Imperial starship's Gellar field. It had long been theorized by the researchers that the Pylons were responsible for creating the large, stable route into the Eye of Terror. The vibration appeared to confirm that theory, as it was assumed that the Pylons were trying to hold back a large warp storm engulfing the region, a theory further reinforced by the very similar use of Necron technology in the Medusa V campaign. A Gellar Field (Warhammer 40,000, Battlefleet Gothic) is an arcane device which takes the form of a protective bubble around a starship. ... The Immaterium (also referred to as the Empyrean or Warp) is an alternate dimension in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ...

Population

The population of Cadia in the 41st millennium is not a certain figure, although the Codex: Space Marines (2002) estimates the population at 850 million, while the Codex: Eye of Terror suggests only 250 million, thus leading many to believe that the 13th Black Crusade was the cause of this drop in population. ^[1]. Although due to the fact that many Cadains regiments are off-world it could have just been the population on planet. Cadians are naturally tall, fair skinned, with blonde hair and strong blue or purple eyes. One of the worlds most famous blondes Marilyn Monroe, who was in fact a natural brunette Blond (feminine, blonde) is a hair colour found in certain mammals characterised by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin and higher levels of the pale pigment phæomelanin, in common with red...

Cadia is a highly militarized society, and much of the world's culture revolves around fighting and the military, due to the world's location as the primary defense against Chaotic incursions. All citizens are trained to fight from the day they are born; learning military doctrine before being able to read and write, and warrior skills as soon as they can walk. All teenagers spend time as cadets in the Youth Armies, and close to 75% of the planetary population are under arms. The Imperial Guard codex states that the birth rate and recruitment rate on Cadia are more or less the same. As the saying goes: "Any Cadian who can't field-strip his own lasgun by the age of 10 was born on the wrong planet."It is also the source of the saying "if the ammo ain't live it isn't Cadian practice" Military doctrine is a level of military planning between national strategy and unit-level tactics, techniques, and procedures. ...

Each city on Cadia is a Kasr, or fortress, designed by military architects. Civilian fashion on Cadia is heavily based on camouflage patterns. The relatively few citizens who are not accepted into the military are employed primarily in the factories, producing weapons and war material for the world's vast armies.

Because of the huge numbers of dead resulting from the constant warfare against Chaos and other alien threats, a local tradition on Cadia is the Law of Decipherability. According to this rule, a body interred in a cemetery stays there until the carvings on their headstone can no longer be read, at which point it is assumed that anyone who would wish to visit the grave is long gone. Then the body is exhumed, reburied in a mass grave elsewhere, and a new body may be interred in the same plot.

Military

Cadia is the home of the Imperial Guard Cadian Shock Trooper regiments, famous throughout the galaxy for constantly proving themselves in the arena of battle. Their leader is the Lord Castellan, the position currently held by Ursarkar E. Creed, hero of the Battle for Cadia. This list names the various types of weaponry used by the Imperium in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. ... The Imperial Eagle, the emblem of the Imperium of Man. ... This list names the various types of equipment used by the Imperium in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. ... A Cadian Shock Troopers squad In the tabletop strategy game, Warhammer 40,000, the Imperial Guard are the largest body of fighting men and women in the 41st Millennium Imperium. ... Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed is a fictional character and the leader of the Imperial Guard Cadian Shock Troopers in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. ...

Hundreds of regiments of Cadian Shock Troopers serve throughout the Imperium, but they are not the only forces from Cadia. For every nine soldiers serving elsewhere, a tenth is automatically recruited into the Interior Guard; Cadia's standing Planetary Defence Force regardless of ability or merit, with the result that Cadian planetary defence forces have some of the best Cadian troopers. A number of Ordo Malleus Inquisitors are seconded to the Interior Guard, to protect against the ever-present influence of Chaos. In the game Warhammer 40,000, the Daemonhunters comprises of the Ordo Malleus and their chamber militant the Grey Knights . ...

All teenagers on Cadia are recruited into the Youth Armies, also known as the Whiteshields. The Youth Armies are constantly training, staging mock battles between regional commands when they are not studying tactics or learning to handle weapons. From here, the young Cadians are recruited into the Shock Troopers, the Interior Guard, or the elite Kasrkin regiments. It is not uncommon for the Youth Armies to be sent into battle in support of their older brethren.

The Kasrkin are the elite soldiers of Cadia, equivalent to stormtroopers in other Imperial worlds. Members of the Kasrkin are selected during their time as Whiteshields, and upon their acceptance into the military, are provided with advanced equipment and trained to an equal or greater standard to Imperial Storm Troopers.

Miniatures

The Cadian Shock Troopers' source of inspiration could be an amalgamation of ideas drawn from different present day armies, most notably the armies of nations like the United States (US Army), Russia (Russian Ground Forces), Britain (British Army) and Germany (Bundeswehr/German Army). Due to their reputation and sheer number of regiments, they are considered the "standard" look for the Imperial Guard. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Russian Ground Forces (Russian: ) are the land forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Bundeswehr (German for Federal Defence Force; ) is the name of the unified armed forces of Germany. ... The German Army (German: Deutsches Heer, [IPA: heÉ] ) is the land component of the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Forces) of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

In 2003, the Cadian infantry miniatures were converted from metal to multi-piece plastic, becoming only the second Imperial Guard army to be released with plastic miniatures (the first being the Catachan). Metal miniatures were retained for the officers, some specialists, and the Kasrkin. The plastic miniatures were designed and sculpted by Brian Nelson. The metal officers and specialists were sculpted by Mark Harrison, while the metal Kasrkin were sculpted by Juan Diaz. Kasrkins are also the "new" stormtrooper model for Inquisitorial and other IG armies. In the table-top strategy game, Warhammer 40,000, the Imperial Guard is easily the largest fighting force of the Imperium. ...

Notable regiments

There are at least 612 active Shock Trooper regiments on Cadia just prior to the Thirteenth Black Crusade at the end of the 41st Millennium, although indications of more regiments exist and these are most likely employed on Colonial, Explorator or Offworld duties. In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe a Black Crusade is when the forces of Chaos manage to unite under the leadership of Abaddon the Despoiler, Warmaster of the Black Legion, and launch a massive attack from within the Eye of Terror against the Imperium. ...

Also in the computer game Dark Crusade, it is said that some of the men of the 1st. Kronus "Liberators" are from the 15th Cadian regiment and some of the opening footage in the Guard campaign appears to suggest that the 412th could also be the origin. Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed is a fictional character and the leader of the Imperial Guard Cadian Shock Troopers in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. ... Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a Real Time Strategy game for the PC developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ. Based on Games Workshops popular tabletop wargame, Warhammer 40,000, Dawn of War was released in September 2004. ... Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault is a expansion to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War for the PC developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ. Based on Games Workshops popular tabletop wargame, Warhammer 40,000, Dawn of War: Winter Assault was released in 2005. ...

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Footnotes

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