Saint Antias' Hope

Saint Antias' Hope, previously known as Hos Elwor IV, is an Imperial shrine world governed by an arch cardinal. It is named after Saint Antias who was martyred on world in 319.M36 and is therefore a major pilgrimage site within Vigilius sector. Even if the world is not located on the major warp lane from Arteside Major to Novoss, a constant flow of pilgrims travel on planet, carried by the vessels of Elwor Charter.

Colonisation
Hos Elwor was colonised allegedly before the Age of Imperium by ancient human colonists. No explicit records about the events related to the colonisation process have been found but geological studies suggest that some kind of terraforming process was launched roughly in the 28th millennium.

Hos Elwor system was not found during the Great Crusade as the Imperial forces unluckily circled around the system. It was not before 900.M35 when the Imperial surveys made by the Battlefleet Vigilius found the world and informed about it to the sector government. Further surveys of the world's population, atmosphere, geology and overall worth were made by Monitor-Planetarium Giljon of Magna Cupal with the aid of the clerks of Estate Imperium of Adeptus Administratum. Monitor-Planetarium Giljon's report was short; planet was worthless.

Adeptus Administratum legislative was assigned by the High Magistrate of Vigilius in 905.M35 to oversee the world and to extract whatever resources could be scraped off world.