Ork Empire of Charadon

Ork Empire of Charadon
Capital	Charadon
Official Languages	Ork Lexicon
Power	Great Power
Size	Eight-Times the size of Ultramar Two Known Planets Numerous unknown Planets in Loki Sector
Head of State	Arch-Arsonist of Charadon
Head of Government	Arch-Arsonist of Charadon, various Warbosses
Governmental Structure	Unitary Authoritarian Kratocratic Dictatorship
State Religion/Ideology	Gork and Mork
Demographic	Orks, Gretchin, Squigs, Snotlings
Military Force	Ork Forces

The Ork Empire of Charadon is one of the largest and longest-lasting Ork Empires in the Galaxy. Beaten only by the Orks at Ullanor during the Great Crusade and The Beast. Centered around the Charadon System in Ultima Segmentum. Its ruling Warlord is known as the Arch-Arsonist of Charadon.

Like most Ork Empires, the Ork Empire of Charadon started off as a tribe of unclothed savages. However, these greenskins eventually start to become more cohesive under the brutal dictatorial rule of a Warboss or Warlord. The Ork Empire of Charadon is just one of the many numerous Ork empires, each spreading across the galaxy like a noxious green stain, and no star system is entirely devoid of their touch. However, the Empire of Charadon is one of the largest and most powerful to become a significant threat to the Imperium.

Some theorize that the Orks do not use conventional methods of interstellar travel because they follow some deep-seated instinctual plan of galactic conquest, but the truth is far simpler. The Greenskins have not mastered the art of space travel because they really do not care where they are going, only that they get to fight whatever is there when they arrive.

Overview

As previously mentioned, the Ork Empire of Charadon is the largest and most long lasting Ork Empire in existence and has been a bane of Ultima Segmentum for countless centuries.

Until recently, the expansion of the Charadon empire has been limited by the Ultramarines and forces led by Librarian Tigurius have made surgical strikes upon the Arch-Arsonist's forces, preventing them from being able to organize a full scale Waaagh! into Ultramar itself.

However Tigurius's efforts are beginning to wane in the wake of Tyranid encroachment into Ultima Segmentum as the Ultramarines can no longer spare troops to hold the nearby Ork empire in check. The major Ork Empire of Charadon has seized its chance and recently invaded the Ultramar system. Poor Ultramar can't catch a break.

Charadon

Charadon itself is the capital world of the great Ork empire, situated in the Imperium's Segmentum Ultima. Charadon is one of many small, independent and mutually hostile Ork domains scattered across the galaxy. It is ruled by the tyrannical Ork Warlord Snagrod the Arch-Arsonist, a particularly vicious and sadistic leader of a race noted for its generally vicious and sadistic tendencies.

Snagrod's bloody wars of conquest have transformed Charadon into the most powerful state within the anarchic confines of Ork space. Charadon is located near the Imperial world of Badlanding and through Warp-travel is only a few weeks away from Rynn's World, homeworld of the Crimson Fists Space Marine Chapter, which Snagrod's WAAAGH! assaulted in 989.M41. The ensuing battle saw the near total destruction of the Crimson Fists and the destruction of their fortress-monastery.

Known Worlds

• Charadon
• Badlanding - captured Civilised World
• Numerous unknown worlds of Loki Sector