Ferraeus
| Name | Ferraeus |
|---|---|
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| Sub-Sector | Primus |
| Type | Forge World |
| Population | 10.3 billion |
| Climate | Polluted |
| Status | Mechanicum |
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About Ferraeus
The origins of Ferraeus are wrought in war, and the industry of the world has always been turned to the production of materiel for the Prosperitas Crusade.
There are no known records of the original foundation of Ferraeus, the world's prior name was a mass of Heretek binary code located on captured Star Charts found by the Prosperitas Crusade when it first invaded the Sector. The Forge Worlds Heretek rulers were traitors to the ancient Mechanicus and provided for the Regency and as a result after the conquest of what would become Duroverum in 050.M41, Ferraeus was the second primary objective of the Prosperitas Crusade.
The retaking of Naximus from Heretek forces was a huge undertaking led by the forces of the Legio Ferraeus, who prior to the taking of the world had been a nomadic Titan Legion, whose aid of the Crusade had been secured by Warmaster Durovera I with the promise of a homeworld. In the conclusion of the campaign the Forgeworld was renamed Ferraeus in the Legions honour and became the homeworld of both the Legion and its Tech Priests.
Because of the high number of Secutors amongst its Tech-Priests and its strong relationship with its Titan Legion, the worlds output has been primarily hardwear for the Prosperitas Crusade and it is considered strategically vital to the Crusades survival since it's creation as it has a far greater weaponry and war engine output then either Castellum or Naximus Prime as a Forge World.
As one of the main manufacturing worlds of the Prosperitas Sector, the surface of Ferraeus (and quite a lot of its sea bed too) is almost completely covered with industrial complexes of varying purpose. Everything from ships to saucepans is made here. Due to thousands of years of heavy industry on the planet, Ferraeus‘s air is toxic and its billions of inhabitants, almost all employed as workers in factories, live inside in climate controlled towers. To go outside without a protective suit spells certain death.
The factory planet’s success owes much to the vast amount of natural resources found in its rings and also the nearby asteroid belts which are mined now most of the resources have been stripped from the world’s surface. Its importance to the sector means it is very heavily defended; the Imperial Navy have an ancient space station orbiting the planet and the asteroid belt is heavily patrolled.
Despite its good standing Ferraeus' dark past has meant that it has an active criminal underworld, as it is relatively easy to smuggle goods alongside the vast amounts of legitimate trade coming on and off world and the Tech Guard are hard pressed to keep this criminal element under control as the labyrinthine sewers of the Forge World conceal many things. This has led to concerns amongst the Priesthood that there are elements of the old Heretekical rulers of the Forge that have survived beneath its surface seeking to undermine the rule of the Priesthood.
Recent History
In the wake of the disastrous conclusion to the Third Battle of Henlock in 595.M41, Ferraeus and its sister-world Castellum both reportedly severed all diplomatic times with Naximus. The situation between the Forge-Worlds is tense, as some speak of a cold war within the Sector Mechanicum.