Tomb worlds

**Tomb Worlds** were the innumerable planets that the Necrons hibernated within for billions of years. With these inhabitants forgotten, many tomb worlds were settled by other species who were unaware of the danger lurking within until the Necrons awoke from their Great Sleep. Often, Tomb Worlds will contain ruins of the ancient Necrontyr civilization.

The Necrons slumbered within massive, cavernous rooms. They were maintained from repair facilities manned by automated Canoptek Scarabs. It is as yet unknown how many Tomb Worlds existed and where they all were.

## Types of Tomb Worlds

### Crownworlds

These were the most important of all of the Tomb Worlds and were the oldest. These were the wealthiest worlds of the Necrons, and had the most access to resources. As such, they had the most state of the art stasis facilities and were the most likely to have weathered the millenia without undue harm. These were likely to be the homes of the rulers of each Necron Dynasty.

### Coreworlds

The most numerous of the Tomb Worlds, Coreworlds made up the heart of what was once the Necrontyr Empire. The leaders of these worlds were most likely close to the rulers of their region's dynasty, and so these stasis facilities were sure to have been well constructed and well maintained by robotic scarabs.

### Fringeworlds

These worlds were of the least importance to the Necrons, and would likely have a smaller population resting within. These were often poor worlds without a wealth of resources, and that often showed when the Necrons slumbering within awakened.

## Activation

Few things in the Milky Way were as terrifying as being on a Tomb World as those Necrons within it came out of stasis. First, swarms of scarabs and Tomb Spyders were released to attend to the needs of those in stasis. Following this, the Necron Warriors were awakened. They immediately began reconnaissance of the surrounding area, surveying the planet for any threats. Based on the information the Warriors gathered, the Tomb World continued its automated awakening of its inhabitants, bringing online whatever the circumstances warranted next.

When another civilization had settled on the planet, the systems of the Tomb World were pre-determined to act in the most aggressive way possible. Aside from rapidly awakening their population and eradicating those who had taken up residence on the planet, the systems of the Tomb World continued to prepare for further onslaught against the "invaders". Eventually, these Tomb Worlds would fire up in unison for "the Harvest", which would be a genocidal bloodbath against all life in the galaxy.

## List of Known Tomb Worlds

This is a list of all the planets known to be Tomb Worlds. There were countless more in the galaxy.

* Angelis
* Ankeh
* Bellicas
* Cardrim
* Carnac
* Cthelmax
* Damnos
* Drazak
* Fordris
* Gehenna
* Gheden
* Gidrim
* Interitus Prime
* Kaurava III
* Kavardia
* Kronus
* Lorn V
* Mandragora
* Moebius
* Morrigar
* Nagathar
* Naogeddon
* Nymidae
* Pavonis
* Phaethon IV
* Pyrrhia
* Rahe's Paradise
* Sanctuary 101
* Sarkon
* Seidon
* Selaaca
* Shemnoch
* Simia Orichalcae
* Somonor
* Suranas
* Thanatos
* Trakonn
* Trantis
* Zantragora
* Zapennec
* Zykorak

## Source

Tomb Worlds are derived from *Warhammer 40,000*. For canon information, please visit:

* Warhammer 40,000 Wiki