Midgardia

The giant purple space grape, before Magnus decided to turn it into space wine.

Midgardia was the sister planet of Fenris and a giant purple shithole. It was best known for being Death Star'd during the events of Wrath of Magnus.

Overview

Midgardia was one of three inhabited worlds of the Fenris System, orbiting the Wolf's Eye alongside Frostheim and Fenris. Unlike its sister worlds Midgardia was a poisonous greenhouse. Sprawling fungus growths covered its surface under boiling purple clouds, and so toxic was the surface that its people were forced to live in subterranean cities within the world's vast natural cavern structures. Despite being listed as a Deathworld, the planet had a healthy population of 6.5 billion before it got turned to space salsa. Their settlements were carved from the complex root boles of the jungle above, often hanging over the magma sea that bubbles and hisses hundreds of yards below. While not as heavily defended as Fenris, Midgardia does tithe soldiers for the Astra Militarum. These regiments have a well-deserved reputation for their tenacity and aggression, as do the planetary defense forces that served on the world, they're also Space Wolves fans, taking after their decor style.

The only structures on the surface of Midgardia were fortifications and orbital defence batteries (including the Nova Cannon Emperor's Judgement); their guns pointing skyward while augurs and vox echoes probed through the spore-laden clouds. Meanwhile, underground, pallid-skinned citizens tapped the rich nutrient deposits held in the root structures, carefully extracting viscous strands of reddish pulp to be used in the manufacture of medicines. Occasionally a subsidence or collapse will briefly opened a hole up to the surface, poisonous air flooding down into the tunnels and killing hundreds of workers before the breach can be sealed. At other times the sea below their dwellings may erupted in great fountains, molten rock destroying whole settlements in moments. Such were the perils of life on Midgardia.

History

The planet was assaulted by the Necrons under Trazyn the Infinite in led M41, who were seeking a C'tan Shard. In the ensuing Battle of Midgardia, the Necrons achieved their objective and withdrew.

Unfortunately for Midgardia, it was the punching bag for Magnymagick and friends, as it got double-teamed by both the Thousand Sons and the Death Guard led by Mortarion. Ultimately Magnus unleashed a plague crafted by Mortarion upon Midgardia, dooming it forever. This led to Supreme Grand Master Azrael of the Dark Angels enacting Exterminatus upon the world. Though it was not enough because the cleansing fire killed all life only on the planet's surface and not in its underground complexes. As such, Logan Grimnar decided to upgrade from regular Cyclonic Torpedoes to the premium Two-Staged Cyclonic Torpedo; blowing up the planet's core with the Morkai's Tooth. The destruction of Midgardia caused severe gravity shockwaves that diverged through Fenris System. This waves reached the sieging Silver Towers and forced them to wink out back to the Warp. For years to come fragments of Midgardia fell to the surface of other planets of Fenris System and it is said that people who tried to investigate this impact sites were cursed and slowly wasting away to death.