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=== About Castellum === | === About Castellum === | ||
Until recently Castellum enjoyed the status of being an independent [[Forge_World|Forge-World]] but in [[Sector Report X|593.M41]] after years of religious tension between its younger and forward-thinking Priesthood, the Martian-traditionalist Cult of Forge [[Ferraeus|Ferraeus]] put an end to it's independence in one swift move, petitioning the Techno-Synod of Mars to permit its annexation of its wayward Forge an placing it under its direct control. Though the annexation was bloodless it would be a lie to say that the Forge has not suffered under occupation by Ferraeus, the merciless agents of the Ordo Malagra, the Tech Inquisitors or 'Magisterium' of Ferraeus put an end to nearly 200 years of independent thought and dangerous flirting with 'innovation'. | |||
Castellum was founded in the mid 300s.M41. Its founding [[Adeptus_Mechanicus|Tech-Priests]] were a breakaway sect of the [[Adeptus_Mechanicus|Adeptus Mechanicus]] of [[Ferraeus|Ferraeus]], the planet’s nearest neighbour and rival. After a substantial history of religious and philosophical differences grew up between the “new blood” and the [[Ferraeus|Ferraeus]] orthodoxy, a cadre of the younger Mechanicus split away, taking Castellum, previously a wild and unpopulated world notable only for the - supposed pre-Imperial – ruins found in its snow-capped alpine region and their small research colony and seceding from Ferraeus. Two hundred years of religious conflict followed, with the colony managing to secure its independence in 400.m41 - lasting until the annexation where the world cased to be independently recognised and became a Forge Fane of Ferraeus, a colony-world once again under a Ferraean-appointed administration. | |||
With only a few centuries of industrialisation in its history, Castellum is underdeveloped by [[Forge_World|Forge World]] standards; the [[Adeptus_Mechanicus|Magoi Biologi]] of the world favour a hybrid approach to infrastructure which maintains large swathes of the planet in a natural, unmodified organic state. They claim this greatly reduces atmospheric reclamation resources and allows the power and [[promethium|promethium]] which would ordinarily be devoted to maintaining a breathable atmosphere inside the Forge Worlds to be used for higher priority tasks. As a result there are large swathes of Castellum, much of it mountainous, which visibly appear as green and untamed as an average temperate Imperial world - though, as many of these are used as experimental zones and breeding grounds for the more excitable of the Magoi Biologi’s genetic experiments, unauthorised “touristing” is highly inadvisable. The ruins in particular are off-limits,and rumoured to be patrolled by aggressive [[Skitarii|Skitarii]] guards who use the wild mountain uplands as training grounds. | With only a few centuries of industrialisation in its history, Castellum is underdeveloped by [[Forge_World|Forge World]] standards; the [[Adeptus_Mechanicus|Magoi Biologi]] of the world favour a hybrid approach to infrastructure which maintains large swathes of the planet in a natural, unmodified organic state. They claim this greatly reduces atmospheric reclamation resources and allows the power and [[promethium|promethium]] which would ordinarily be devoted to maintaining a breathable atmosphere inside the Forge Worlds to be used for higher priority tasks. As a result there are large swathes of Castellum, much of it mountainous, which visibly appear as green and untamed as an average temperate Imperial world - though, as many of these are used as experimental zones and breeding grounds for the more excitable of the Magoi Biologi’s genetic experiments, unauthorised “touristing” is highly inadvisable. The ruins in particular are off-limits,and rumoured to be patrolled by aggressive [[Skitarii|Skitarii]] guards who use the wild mountain uplands as training grounds. | ||
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The capital, Instance, is a wonder of the [[Adeptus_Mechanicus|Adeptus Mechanicus]]’ untramelled and pious imagination, with streets laid out in a distinctive interlocking cog-pattern said to be particularly beautiful from high orbit. The centre of the gear-wheel configuration is the Temple of the Sacred Asymptote, where binaric and Gothic prayers to the [[Omnissiah|Omnissiah]] ring out across the plascrete rooftops day and night. The streets are lit constantly by the blueish glow of arc-welders and harsh artificial lumen, as the laboratories and manufactora sleeplessly attend to new and brilliant variants on the ancient sacred texts and construct-templates. | The capital, Instance, is a wonder of the [[Adeptus_Mechanicus|Adeptus Mechanicus]]’ untramelled and pious imagination, with streets laid out in a distinctive interlocking cog-pattern said to be particularly beautiful from high orbit. The centre of the gear-wheel configuration is the Temple of the Sacred Asymptote, where binaric and Gothic prayers to the [[Omnissiah|Omnissiah]] ring out across the plascrete rooftops day and night. The streets are lit constantly by the blueish glow of arc-welders and harsh artificial lumen, as the laboratories and manufactora sleeplessly attend to new and brilliant variants on the ancient sacred texts and construct-templates. | ||
Revision as of 22:23, 18 October 2023
| Name | Castellum |
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| Sub-Sector | Primus |
| Type | Forge World |
| Population | 1.5 billion |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Status | Mechanicum |
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“It is a necessary nutrient-cluster required for optimal fuelling and maintenance of your internal organic biosystems, not an opportunity to demonstrate the quality of your pict-capture augmentation systems. You are supposed to consume it, not log a record of its visible-spectrum EM profile to post publicly on the noosphere.” – Casual conversation logged by Ardens 48627-Epsilon Undeniable-Righteousness-Of-Gravitation, Ferraeus Lexmechanic Prime
“The Omnissiah is the Asymptote; the purpose of Mind is to approach the Omnissiah‘s perfection.” – Sermons of Fabricator-General Every-Simply-Connected-Closed-Three-Manifold-Is-Homeomorphic-To-The-Three-Sphere Lockwood Lockwood
About Castellum
Until recently Castellum enjoyed the status of being an independent Forge-World but in 593.M41 after years of religious tension between its younger and forward-thinking Priesthood, the Martian-traditionalist Cult of Forge Ferraeus put an end to it's independence in one swift move, petitioning the Techno-Synod of Mars to permit its annexation of its wayward Forge an placing it under its direct control. Though the annexation was bloodless it would be a lie to say that the Forge has not suffered under occupation by Ferraeus, the merciless agents of the Ordo Malagra, the Tech Inquisitors or 'Magisterium' of Ferraeus put an end to nearly 200 years of independent thought and dangerous flirting with 'innovation'.
Castellum was founded in the mid 300s.M41. Its founding Tech-Priests were a breakaway sect of the Adeptus Mechanicus of Ferraeus, the planet’s nearest neighbour and rival. After a substantial history of religious and philosophical differences grew up between the “new blood” and the Ferraeus orthodoxy, a cadre of the younger Mechanicus split away, taking Castellum, previously a wild and unpopulated world notable only for the - supposed pre-Imperial – ruins found in its snow-capped alpine region and their small research colony and seceding from Ferraeus. Two hundred years of religious conflict followed, with the colony managing to secure its independence in 400.m41 - lasting until the annexation where the world cased to be independently recognised and became a Forge Fane of Ferraeus, a colony-world once again under a Ferraean-appointed administration.
With only a few centuries of industrialisation in its history, Castellum is underdeveloped by Forge World standards; the Magoi Biologi of the world favour a hybrid approach to infrastructure which maintains large swathes of the planet in a natural, unmodified organic state. They claim this greatly reduces atmospheric reclamation resources and allows the power and promethium which would ordinarily be devoted to maintaining a breathable atmosphere inside the Forge Worlds to be used for higher priority tasks. As a result there are large swathes of Castellum, much of it mountainous, which visibly appear as green and untamed as an average temperate Imperial world - though, as many of these are used as experimental zones and breeding grounds for the more excitable of the Magoi Biologi’s genetic experiments, unauthorised “touristing” is highly inadvisable. The ruins in particular are off-limits,and rumoured to be patrolled by aggressive Skitarii guards who use the wild mountain uplands as training grounds.
The capital, Instance, is a wonder of the Adeptus Mechanicus’ untramelled and pious imagination, with streets laid out in a distinctive interlocking cog-pattern said to be particularly beautiful from high orbit. The centre of the gear-wheel configuration is the Temple of the Sacred Asymptote, where binaric and Gothic prayers to the Omnissiah ring out across the plascrete rooftops day and night. The streets are lit constantly by the blueish glow of arc-welders and harsh artificial lumen, as the laboratories and manufactora sleeplessly attend to new and brilliant variants on the ancient sacred texts and construct-templates.
Recent History
In the wake of the disastrous conclusion to the Third Battle of Henlock in 595.M41, Castellum and its sister-world Ferraeus 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.