Kraelis Sector

The Kraelis Sector is a sector of the Imperium of Man widely considered to be among the most unique in the Imperium.

History
The Kraelis Sector is named after the Kraelis Conglomerate a massive business empire which ruled the region during the Age of Strife. When a Rogue Trader stumbled into the area about 200 years after the Horus Hersey ended and revealed the existence of the Imperium to the Conglomerate the leaders of Kraelis debated what to do and in the end sent an emissary to swear loyalty to Terra. In exchange for this vow very little changed in the governing structure of the region when it became known as the Kraelis Sector. It is widely renowned for its loyalty to Terra and has only suffered two major rebellions in its history, the Paulix Revolt and the Rulith Subsector Uprising, with the leadership of both movements swearing loyalty to the Emperor as they fought the sector's rulers. It should also be noted that both rebellions took place during eras when the sector was cut off from the main Imperium by massive Warp Storms.

Military
Most of the military equipment used in the region as well as the majority of the vessels used within Battlefleet Kraelis are produced within the sector to patterns unique to the Forge Worlds within it. In particular Kraelis designed warships favor weapons rare outside the sector such as Neutron Laser weapons and some high ranking members of the Adeptus Mechanicus believe that the Dark Age of Technolgy era Neutron Laser Projectors reverse engineered to create the primary weapon of the Valdor Tank Hunter were originally constructed in what would become the Kraelis Sector.

Battlefleet Kraelis also has a very high percentage of attack craft carriers in its armada. However the strategists of Battlefleet Kraelis prefer smaller attack craft like the locally produced Daggerstar Light Interceptor and the Knight Mace Strike Bomber to the Furies and Starhawks of most Imperium carriers. While their smaller size means less firepower per unit their smaller size and crews allow four or five to be carried in the space required for one of their larger counterparts, and their squadrons typically contain 12 to 20 craft compared to the 3 to 5 craft of squadrons of standard Imperium attack craft.