Editing Scintilla (section)

==Overview==

The world is governed by Calixis Sector Governor Marius Hax. It is a thriving Imperial hub that supports the largest planetary population in the territory of around 25 billion. It is dominated by two vast hive cities, Hive Sibellus and Hive Tarsus which hold the majority of the planetary population. Despite the dominance of those two hives, the "offspring" communities, Ambulon and Gunmetal City, contribute significantly to the planet's economy as well. Scintilla is basically pre-Revolutionary France ins SPEHSS; where the powerful and wealthy compete whilst stuffing themselves with cake. It is also the fashion-capitol of the Sector, like Space Paris. This range from the wondrous fashions of the hive's nobility to the spectacle of the hives themselves. Landmarks like Lucid Palace and the Cathedral of Illumination, are famous throughout the Calixis Sector.

Also like pre-Revolutionary France, it is also a world of corruption where instead of one Marie Antoinette, you have like a couple dozen of them. This in turn, creates an atmosphere of unrestrained smugness and the occasional "HON HON HON!". Noble houses consider themselves (sometimes correctly) as above or outside Imperial law and can wield immense influence. Their attitude towards the lower-born is callous; it is not unknown for [[Spyrer|thrill-seeking degenerates from noble houses to prey upon lesser humans as a sport]].

On the other end of the social spectrum, the underhives are rife with mutants, outlaws and ultra-violent gangs, as well as psychotic zealots from the [[Cult of the Redemption]].

The middle hives are trapped between aristo spires and rancid underhives and the hivers live the thankless life of unending toil, where ignorance is a virtue and death a reward for a lifetime of loyal, drone servitude, fulfilling the [[Imperial Tithe|exorbitant tithes]] levied on Scintilla by the Administratum. It has been this way since the days of Angevin and some of Scintilla corruption is so deeply ingrained that it is invisible even to those who perpetrate it. Perhaps literally so, given the close ties of the Minor Chaos God Balphomael and its cult, the Brotherhood of the Horned Darkness, to the planet.