Editing Hive World Creation Tables (section)

===Rumours and Secrets===

They '''''are''''' only rumours, right?

These may allow you to add some small pieces of fluff, or link some things together, in a roundabout way. Many of these are supposed to be ridiculous and get progressively more so, and/or may not make sense for your world, but they '''''are''''' only rumours, right?.

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"
! colspan="2" | Rumours and Secrets (d30)
|- 
! 01
| '''The Hidden Vault:''' Somewhere in the hive lies a vault holding invaluable relics from the Dark Age of Technology. It's said to be heavily guarded, but the vault was raided by unknown individuals.
|- 
! 02
| '''Purge of a Noble House:''' A noble family was apparently purged for suspected heresy. However, some say they still exist in the shadows, seeking revenge on those who betrayed them.
|- 
! 03
| '''Replacing the Workforce:''' The Adeptus Mechanicus may be manipulating orders to keep his factories running indefinitely, pushing the planet’s workforce to the brink of exhaustion and slowly replacing them with servitors.
|- 
! 04
| '''The Plague:''' There are rumours of a plague spreading through the lower levels of a hive. Survivors of the plague claim it’s not a natural disease but a bioweapon released by the Imperium to control dissent, or by something far more terrible.
|- 
! 05
| '''The Saint’s Eye:''' It’s said that hidden within a hive is a statue of a saint, whose eyes weep blood at the time of a great disaster in the galaxy.
|- 
! 06
| '''The Hidden Altar:''' A secret altar exists beneath a hive’s surface. Worshippers gather there to perform rituals that are said to have effects on the population, imbuing the faithful with unusual power.
|- 
! 07
| '''Hive Disappearance:''' An entire hive seems to have disappeared, and with no word from officials on what happened.
|- 
! 08
| '''The Sleepless God:''' A machine known as the Sleepless God is kept in deep stasis by the Adeptus Mechanicus. It’s said to be a sentient weapon with a mind of its own, dormant but waiting for someone to awaken it.
|- 
! 09
| '''The Benevolent Overseer:''' A strange figure is said to govern the planet from behind the scenes, ensuring peace and prosperity at all costs. This figure is believed to be an immortal, though no one has ever seen them.
|- 
! 10
| '''The Lurkers in the Dark:''' A group of mutants—said to have been created by long-forgotten experiments—is said to live in the deepest caverns of the underhive.
|- 
! 11
| '''The Clockwork War:''' The lower levels of a hive are home to a group of automaton-like beings that are said to have a war with each other. This war has been ongoing for centuries, and those who venture too deep report strange sights of rusting machines fighting endlessly.
|- 
! 12
| '''The Expeditions:''' Scouts are said to have been sent to some unexplored part of the world. What they are looking for is unclear, but whispers of portals, monsters, creatures, havens, and vast riches are all common.
|- 
! 13
| '''The Black Chamber:''' In the depths of a hive, there is a room known only as the Black Chamber, said to be a forbidden area where the most heinous and forbidden experiments are carried out. But nobody living knows who.
|- 
! 14
| '''The Mind-Walkers:''' A cult exists that claims to possess the ability to project their minds into the bodies of others. Members of this cult are said to have infiltrated high positions of power within the hive, manipulating the populace without their knowledge.
|- 
! 15
| '''The Gilded Mask:''' An artefact—the Gilded Mask—is said to be able to disguise anyone wearing it, even changing their voice and appearance. Some claim the highest-ranking officials in the hive wear it to disguise their true identities.
|- 
! 16
| '''The Ghost Regiment:''' Rumours that a regiment of soldiers who perished in a long-forgotten war has risen from the dead and now roams the hive, still fighting an invisible war.
|- 
! 17
| '''The Hollow Spire:''' A spire somewhere in the hives is said to be hollow, and there are rumours of strange creatures and noises emerging from within.
|- 
! 18
| '''The Forgotten Door:''' A massive, reinforced door deep within the hive has resisted all attempts at opening.
|- 
! 19
| '''The Starless Night:''' Once every century, the planet experiences a night without stars. During this time, the planet's rulers are said to prepare for something, though no one knows what.
|- 
! 20
| '''Key to Prosperity:''' There is an old legend among the workers that the hive’s original architects left behind a “key” to the future prosperity of the planet, hidden somewhere in the depths. The key is said to have the power to control all the hive’s systems with a single command.
|- 
! 21
| '''The True Emperor’s Heir:''' There are whispers that the true heir to the Emperor of Mankind exists on the planet.
|- 
! 22
| '''War Machine World:''' The planet itself is not just a hive world, but an ancient war machine built by the ancient human race—a dormant vessel waiting to awaken. Its vast subterranean systems are said to house unimaginable weapons capable of wiping out entire star systems.
|- 
! 23
| '''The Heart of the Hive:''' A rumour claims that the very core of the planet is alive, a massive, sentient entity that controls the entire hive.
|- 
! 24
| '''The Shifting City:''' Some say that parts of the hive move or shift as if the city itself is alive. Entire districts have been seen to change locations, rearrange themselves, and even disappear without a trace, only to reappear somewhere else on the planet.
|- 
! 25
| '''The Warp Tear:''' Beneath the deepest parts of a hive lies a tear in the fabric of reality itself, haunting voices and creatures emerge from it.
|- 
! 26
| '''The Undying Leaders:''' The Governor and their entire leadership is believed to have been alive for centuries—not through natural means—but by transferring their consciousness into new bodies.
|- 
! 27
| '''The Grand Nexus:''' Deep within the underhive, there is said to be a network of tunnels that leads to the very heart of the galaxy.
|- 
! 28
| '''Chaos in Disguise:''' Some form of Chaos worshippers is said to have infiltrated the planet at all levels, from regular citizens to the highest forms of leadership. This has supposedly been influencing key decisions for years, setting the stage for an impending Chaos invasion.
|- 
! 29
| '''The Machine God’s Palace:''' Deep within the Adeptus Mechanicus facilities, there is said to be a palace made entirely of machine parts, where the Machine God resides. Some claim that the Machine God is not a god at all but an ancient sentient AI waiting to be awakened.
|- 
! 30
| '''The Hidden Imperium:''' A group of loyalists believes that there exists a hidden Imperium within the Imperium, a parallel government that operates in secret, obeying only the Emperor’s will.
|}
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