Veil of Nightshade

The Veil of Nightshade was a dark nebula located in the far west of the , along its border with the and to the immediate southwest of the Thractus Corridor. The Veil contained within it the source of some form of significant gravitational anomaly which affected navigation in both realspace and . Voidships which strayed too close to the Veil would invariably end up finding their way into it, at which point they would never return. As such, the veil was a significant hazard to voidfarers operating in the area.
In early M42, during the Thractus Corridor Crusade, Imperial forces belonging to lured several containing a large number of and powerful belonging to a splinter tendril of into attacking the Veil, trapping the creatures within. This action successfully crippled the splinter fleet, leaving the remaining elements confused and disorganized, however the indignant psychic shrieks of the trapped Tyranids would for a time render travel near the Veil even more treacherous than usual, until the creatures eventually starved.
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