Vigo Sector

Vigo sector is a large Imperial sector in Segmentum Tempestus, not very far from the edge of the Imperium, almost surrounded by wilderness space.

During the war against Hive Fleet Leviathan, Vigo sector was cut off from reinforcements by order of the Munitorum to allow these forces to be used against the Tyranids; the timing was inopportune, as shortly after that, the sector was invaded by the forces of Chaos, and several Ork Waaaghs.

Karlees Navarre, a skilled but unpopular officer, bribed and blackmailed his way to be appointed commander of all Imperial forces in Vigo; he rallied the remaining Imperial forces, and in a few years, liberated all of Vigo sector.

Stellar geography
Vigo Sector extends like an isthmus into Wild Space, surrounded on almost every side by Xeno empires.

Vigo Sector is nearly twice as large as a 'normal' sector, and includes the worlds of many other sectors have either fallen or been abandoned over the past millenia.

It comprises 9 sectors:

Yggdrasil; a large, heavily-populated sector, closest to Imperial space, and so the least hard hit by the wars.

Quirkitai; includes the sector capital, Kommanche;

Rochese; a cul-de-sac of a subsector, includes mostly Agri- and Fudal worlds.

Dorsai; A heavily-industrialized subsector, including many Hive worlds; hard-hit by the Ork Waaaghs.

Tal; very pious worlds, it includes a small Order of Battle Sisters; the Order of the Crimson Sash.

Skarlett; all that remains of Menchek sector; a densely-populated subsector, filled with the descendants of refugees.

Malakai; Another densely-populated subsector; it used to be part of Uthor sector.

Polak 'sector; a small subsector, the remaining worlds of Polak sector, absorbed into Vigo after Polak sector was abandoned; due to aa clerical error, is still often referred to as Polak sector in Adminitratum files.

Dubrovik; a small subsector; used to be part of Uthor sector.

In the galactic east of the sector lies the 'Devil's eye' a large Warp Rift that spews forth Warp energy, ancient ships, and Chaos raiders.

History
Vigo is a crowded, poor sector, rife with mutation, heresy, and corruption.

But it wasn't always that way: in past ages, this was a much larger area of Imperial spaces, including many other sectors surrounding Vigo. But over the past Millenia, every other sector has either fallen to corruption, Xeno invasions, or simply been abandoned when Imperial forces could no longer defend them; their remaining worlds were absorbed into Vigo, billions of refugees stretching the sector's resources to the limit.

The Devil's Eye, a great warp rift in the midst of Vigo, has been a constant source of trouble, spewing forth Warp energy, causing mutation, and bringing constant Chaos raiders, testing the endurance of the sector's defenders.

Finally, in early 4561996.M41, Toran the Murderer, a Chaos warlord gathered an enormous fleet and invaded Vigo; though his initial invasion was turned back by Lord-Admiral Ulrik at great cost, an Ork Waaagh! weakened the sector further, and Toran invaded again.

The Ulrik, and the majority of the Sector fleet, sacrificed itself defending Quirkitai, buying time to evacuate many of the worlds to Yggdrasil and Rochese sectors.

It was shortly after that, that the Departmento Munitorum(perhaps ignorant of the scale of the defeat) ordered that all reinforcements to Vigo sector be cut off, as the oncoming Tyranid Hive Fleet Leviathan was deemed a a far greater threat.

A highly skilled, but unliked, Imperial officer, Karlees Navarre obtained the command of all Imperial forces in Vigo sector with the dual rank of Lord-General, and Fleet-Admiral.

Rallying the remaining Imperial forces, he raised an enormous army; including the Red Hornets, an Astartes Chapter, and the Order of the Crimson Sash, an order of Battle Sisters, but also including millions of mutants, Abhumans, and seconded PDF.

Launching a massive offensive, Navarre quickly recaptured most of Quirkitai sector, including the sector capital, Kommanche. He then sent escort vessels haring into Toran the Murderer's territory, challenging the Chaos warlord to come and take it back.

Gathering a huge fleet, Toran attacked Kommanche, sure of victory against the Imperium's cobbled-together fleet.

In what was possibly the most one-sided victory in the history of the Imperial Navy, Navarre lured Toran's fleet into concealed minefields, then attacked with massed waves of attack craft and torpedoes; despite bein outnumbered nearly 2-1, the Imperial fleet destroyed and captured almost every ship in Toran's fleet, for the loss of a single Cobra Destroyer(which was easily salvaged, and most of the crew rescued).

Adding the captured ships, and Eldar mercenaries, to his fleet, Navarre counterattacked into the Chaos-held systems, quickly liberating most of the sector.