Anaximund Alpha
| Name | Anaximund Alpha |
|---|---|
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| Sub-Sector | Tenebris |
| Type | Knight World |
| Population | 3 billion |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Status | Mechanicum (nominal), Non-Compliant |
About Anaximund Alpha
As green and fertile as Naximus is smog bound and arid, it would be easy to think that Anaximund Alpha stood free of Mechanicus presence were it not for the hulking metal clad Knights that patrol its land. A lush agricultural world of various temperate climates, the population of this world have as their sole purpose the feeding of the worker-population of nearby Forge of Naximus Prime.
It is not known when Anaximund was first founded, but its relationship with the Magoi of Naximus seems to have existed since at least the time of the Heres, and both Houses of Anaximund, House Quereshi, its rulers, and House Zahak, their subjects are part of an ancient civilization here. The Sidon Protocols, ancient Mechancus oaths of fealty and servitude seem to have been impressed upon the Knights of Anaximund and are a cause for ancient resentment that occasionally emerges towards the world's Vassalhood to Naximus. As a result the culture of the Knight World stands as a unique hybrid society within the sector, combining the neo-feudal origins with Naximus Prime’s particular form of Orthodox Mechanicus beliefs. Yet it is this dynamic that allowed both worlds to survive their opposition to to the Regency for ten thousand years.
A world of haves and have nots, at its core Anaximund Alpha is built on a system of fiefdoms and vassals, with the Knight Houses absolute owner of all land and assets. With no desire to oversee the day to day administration of livestock farming, crop rotation and pest control, House Qureshi, which rules the surface of the world - allow a planet wide tribal society to “hold” pieces of land and work them with tribal territories shifting with their favour with the House. In return for this work House Qureshi grants protection and prestige as well as the promise of further tenancies and progression if the vassal tribes prove their worth. While 'tribal' may invoke a 'savage' mindset, these cultures are far less violent and more agrian with the exception of the tribes that dwell on Anaximund's Moons.
The feudal divisions are further enhanced by the fact the ownership of Mechanicus technology is restricted by Naximus’ representative on the world, the Archmagos Prelate. House Qureshi and House Zahak have access to the greatest machinery and augmentation present on the world whilst the presence of it diminishes as the social ladder descends. As a result of this, and in an odd mirroring of culture upon their patron world, social worth is judged according to the augmentations and technology owned by an individual.
An outsider might notice that this is an unhelpful model when technology is allocated on planet according to social worth and status but the local populace would receive such news coldly. They see it as a structure that gives directed motion to life thereby becoming a macrocosm of the Fourth Universal Law of the Mechanicus. Religious practices vary wildly from tribe to tribe but the unerring constant across them all is an unshakeable faith and confidence in the Omnissiah as the embodiment of all power and knowledge within the Universe.