GM Port Wander – Void Station at the Maw – Ignis Aeternus WH 40K campaign notes

Type: Imperial Navy Void Station
Location: Rubycon II system, orbiting a red supergiant on the rim of the Drusus Marches, at the gateway to the Koronus Expanse and Halo Stars ffg-forum-archive.entropicdreams.com+11calixipedia.fandom.com+11thezteam.org+11
The station is often called “the last bastion of the Emperor’s Rule” before the Anarchy beyond warhammer40k.fandom.com+3calixipedia.fandom.com+3thezteam.org+3.

Founded: In 917.M40 by the Imperial Navy to investigate missing vessels near the sector edge.
Koronus Passage: After this warp route was rediscovered, Port Wander grew into a commercial and logistical hub—commonly used by Rogue Traders, pilgrims, and explorers preparing to cross into the Expanse roguetrader.wiki.fextralife.com+10calixipedia.fandom.com+10warhammer40k.fandom.com+10.

A Frontier Melting Pot: Populated by traders, spies, Rogue Traders, Administratum agents, Mechanicus tech-priests, and missionary zealots warhammer40k.fandom.com+1thezteam.org+1.
Law & Disorder: Though nominally under Imperial Navy control, civilian civilians, merchant cartels, and rival agencies ensure Port Wander remains a volatile mix of opportunity and menace roguetrader.wiki.fextralife.com+8calixipedia.fandom.com+8warhammer40k.fandom.com+8.

Naval Station Capabilities: Originally a standard Xerxes IV pattern station, slowly expanded with extra battlements, void shields, macrocannons, lances, and orbited by monitors and fighter wings wh40k.lexicanum.com+2calixipedia.fandom.com+2warhammer40k.fandom.com+2.
Asteroid Belt Facilities: Surrounding asteroids host shipyards (e.g. B/017), low-G farms, foundries, refineries, and “Cold Trade” hubs used for Xenos artifact smuggling warhammer40k.fandom.com.

Gateway to the Unknown: Port Wander controls safe access to the Koronus Passage—the only reliable warp route into the Koronus Expanse roguetrader.wiki.fextralife.com+9calixipedia.fandom.com+9thezteam.org+9.
Tense Jurisdiction: Governed by Battlefleet Calixis, but hotly contended by the Mechanicus, Administratum, Rogue Traders, Inquisition, and merchant factions reddit.com+8calixipedia.fandom.com+8warhammer40k.fandom.com+8.