GM Maccabeus Quintus – Shrine World of Saint Drusus – Ignis Aeternus WH 40K campaign notes

Classification: Shrine World
Location: Drusus Marches, Calixis Sector, Segmentum Obscurus gagetowngaming.wikidot.com+11calixipedia.fandom.com+11calixipedia.fandom.com+11
Planetary Type: Arid, arctic, salt-flats world with fierce sun and brittle cold

Birthplace of a Saint: Here fell Lord General Militant Drusus during the Angevin Crusade. Betrayed and mortally wounded, he was resurrected by the Emperor’s will after ten days in the dark. This miracle spawned his canonization as Saint Drusus gagetowngaming.wikidot.com+9warhammer40k.fandom.com+9calixipedia.fandom.com+9.
Central Shrine for Pilgrims: Now the heart of the Drusian Cult, the planet draws millions yearly—churches and shrines dotting the landscape amid relentless drought and cold ultima-tectum.com+5warhammer40k.fandom.com+5wh40k.lexicanum.com+5.

Harsh Terrain: Vast salt-plains, choking dust storms, and a fierce high-altitude sun afflict travelers. Famine is rife; rains fall rarely reddit.com+8warhammer40k.fandom.com+8calixipedia.fandom.com+8.
Shrine Cities: Populated by pilgrims-turned-permanent residents. Massive temples, prayer-pennants, and pyre-blaze shrines define the worldscape warhammer40k.fandom.com+1calixipedia.fandom.com+1.

The Maccabian Janissaries: Elite Astra Militarum regiments recruited from the pilgrim-populace. Taking up arms is revered as an ultimate act of devotion ultima-tectum.com+5warhammer40k.fandom.com+5wh40k.lexicanum.com+5.
Drusian Militia Rampages: In 799.M41, over a million militia, inflamed by Black Priests, purged a false-prophet cult—leaving only thousands surviving wh40k.lexicanum.com+5calixipedia.fandom.com+5calixipedia.fandom.com+5.

Night Cult / Temple of the True Resurrection: A folklore cult claiming to guard saintly souls—sorestians of the Night Cult celebrate ancestor veneration with black candles and crossroads offerings during moon eclipses calixipedia.fandom.com.
Caponomancy: Divination by interpreting the smoke of funeral pyres, used to predict the future and spiritual verdicts calixipedia.fandom.com.

Black Order of the Ministorum: Governs Maccabeus Quintus spiritually. It sponsors shrine buildings, doctrinal purity, and directs pilgrim rites wh40k.lexicanum.com+10warhammer40k.fandom.com+10calixipedia.fandom.com+10.
Pilgrims & Prophets: Annual journeys are considered sacred vows. Many pilgrims remain after their pilgrimage, forming a devout permanent population .