Abdiad is an adopted name after the erection of the Hives, as the planet's original name was forgotten long ago because of its status as a pre-Heresy world.
But I suppose there could be a Haunted Mountain in it, perhaps a place where during the Horus Heresy chaos sorcerers used a staging area for thousands of Imperial Guardsmen as a ritual location? It was a lopsided slaughter, and afterwards the mountain was considered "haunted" as it was (slightly) tainted by the Warp.
edited 10th Sep '11 4:28:56 PM by Pyroninja42
"Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person that doesn't get it."Arcsquad, try not to make the fact that you just created that alt so obvious.
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That would probably work better.
Also, I'm thinking that one hive should act as a gulag by the totalitarian planetary government. Any objections?
"Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person that doesn't get it."![]()
But... I didn't make it.
edited 10th Sep '11 4:40:28 PM by arcsquad12
Do not be so quick to make foolish offers, Daemon. Araghast too once thought I would be an asset to his cause. Look what has become of him.
That'd be sweet.
Also, I propose a bit of background for our esteemed Chapter Master, Name Pending:
The oldest Space Marine in the Chapter, as well as the oldest in the Chapter's six thousand year history (chiefly attributed to his uncanny stealth - people like that tend to have pretty high survival chances in combat), young Name Pending was separated from his parents in the Hive at an early age. When he never found them again, he started becoming an urban survivor in the lower hives. It's commonly believed that this is where he nurtured his natural talent for stealth, avoiding hive gangs and sneaking into their food stores. It was in the aftermath one of said breaking and entering that he was found by one of the Ghost Walkers, one of the many Brothers sent into the lower hives to search for potential recruits.
Even as an Initiate (are the initiates in the Ghost Walkers still Scouts?), he displayed an uncanny knack for stealth and long-range combat, and he quickly began displaying a firm grasp of stealth tactics and maneuvering, even in groups, that quickly propelled him through the ranks from a lowly Battle-Brother to a Sergeant, to Captain, and then finally to Chapter Master over the course of three centuries.
In combat, he's mostly found with his hand-picked Honor Guard (known as Name Pending), each of them considered amongst the Chapter's most superlative shots, and each of them equipped with Artificier Armor and expertly crafted camo-cloaks. He tends to command from range where he can keep an eye on the fighting as well as contribute with his supreme marksmanship rather than lead from the front like the Codex Astartes demands.
Although he will not shy away from aiding the Ultramarines or their Successors, or refrain from working with them, he prefers to work alongside Chapters with different gene-seed, preferring to work with Chapters with more tactical leeway rather than just zealously referring to the Codex.
Whatcha think so far?
Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.

The Ghostwalkers homeworld, I propose, shall be called "Abdiad". In the local dialect, Abdiad would mean "Haunted Mountain".
"Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person that doesn't get it."