Volonx

Volonx is a failed agri-world in the Adrantis Nebula that long ago regressed to a feral
state and is dominated by harsh, rolling steppes and
windswept grasslands. For centuries it has been
the domain of nomadic tribes of scavengers. For
generations these tribes have clashed and warred for
water and salvage rights, but seldom for conquest.
However, this has changed in recent times with the
coming of Warlord Crowe. Occasionally, hardened feral warriors native to Volonx join the Imperial Guard.
The world is also known for its native creatures, the Sand Sharks, and for its poisonous flora, the skem plants. Recently, a primitive tribe has somehow domesticated a herd of Ambulls, training them with crude methods and narcotic poultices made from local flora. Known as "Burrow Beasts" in the local parlance, they were found in a strange valley in the mountains, a valley said to be curded by "ancient spirits" in the legends of the tribe.
==Unique Equipment==
Volonx Bone Bolas
Class: Thrown (Primitive)
A bolas consists of two or three stone or metal weights joined
together by cords. When a thrown bolas strikes a target, the
weights wind around the target’s extremities, tangling them up
and preventing the target from escaping or getting any closer!
Bolas can be found on many feral worlds in the Imperium.
The Volonx version of this weapon works on a similar
principal; the weights are made from bone and are embedded
with Sand Shark teeth to make them deadlier than a traditional
bolas. Some nomad tribes have also been known to coat
the cords in a poison made from virulent skem plant stem.
When it contacts the skin, it sends the unfortunate target into
anaphylactic shock.
Thrown, 8m, S/–/–, 1d5, I, PEN 0, Clip 1, Primitive, Snare, Toxic, WT 2kg, Cost 12, Rare
Volonx Thunderclap
Class: Exotic (Thunderclap)
The tribal warriors of Volonx are famed for their strange
scavenged weapons. Perhaps the strangest (and most suicidal)
employed by these innovative fighters is the thunderclap. A
thrown weapon with a surprisingly good range, the thunderclap
is a carved from a light piece of hollow wood with a 45 degree
bend about a third of the way along its length. At each end, a
fearsome piece of sharpened bone juts out, whilst the innards
are packed with a primitive and volatile explosive that detonates
when striking a hardened surface. When thrown, the weapon
flies in a wide circular arc and returns to the thrower if it does
not strike a target, who then may (if brave and nimble enough)
catch it again without blowing themselves to pieces!
Catching a missed thunderclap is a Challenging (+0) Agility
Test. Failing this Test by three or more degrees will result in an
Explosive Mishap.
Exotic, 9m, S/–/–, 1d5+3, X, PEN 0, Clip 1, Blast (2), Inaccurate, Primitive, Unstable, WT 1kg, Cost 45, Very Rare
Kill Sticks
Volonx kill sticks are used in booby traps and consist of a
sharpened stick made from bamboo or mono-plastics. They
work best when employed in groups, often based within a
hidden pit or trench. Anyone stepping into an area of kill
sticks must succeed on an Agility Test or take 1d10+2 R
points of Damage.
Cost 1, WT 0.3kg, Common
Skem Net
A skem net is made from strips of plant stem harvested from the
poisonous skem plant. A typical net is usually six metres square.
The stem of the skem plant is notoriously hardy and so the net
can actually be packed up quite tight, to about the size of a
man’s balled fist. On Volonx, hunters launch the net with the
aid of an arrow. The net is coated in skem poison that causes
anyone unfortunate enough to be caught in it to be sent into
anaphylactic shock unless the antidote is administered within
ten minutes. This also means that the owner of the net must
always use gloves and avoid skin contact when repacking it.
Use the Toxic and Snare rules when the net is deployed.
Cost 85, WT 3kg, Rare
Category:Feral Worlds
Category:Agri-Worlds
Category:Calixis Sector
Category:Adrantis Nebula
Category:Planets