Devon III

**Devon III** is a productive Agri-World in Segmentum Tempestus. Diverse natural habitats rotate themself on the surface and live is a bit sleepy. But the people of Devon III carries a collective trauma in their heads. Their original Homeworld, Devon III`s moon, Pelta was rendered inhospitable by Orks from the Bad Moon Klan in the War of the Beast. Surviving members of the population was forced to retreat on the planet surface.

This trauma breed of people hating Orks, especial if they come from the Bad Moon Klan, however they are still bound to the Tithe paid in food what prevents them in sending out even more Regiments.

## History

Originally was Devon III`s moon Pelta colonized during the Great Crusaid, developing fast. But everything changed when during the War of the Beast came Orks from the Bad Moon Klan. Heavy fighting raged on the surface and the Greenskins started to use chemical weapons and dirty bombs to kill the planet and its defender. Extremly battered retreated the remaining population on the surface of the planet. Programms to settle the planet properly lasted until M34 with the finishing of Devons first Starport. Devon III was mostly ignored by the perils of the galaxy although a small Drukari Kabal used the planet in M38 to secretly abduct small villages. And today in M42 is the planet again in danger of a Drukari Raid from a smaller Kabal but this time reinforced by mercenaries. But a naval operation of the Hochmeister Chapter is underway and keeps pushing the Xeno raiders out of the System.

## Culture

People of Devon III are industrious worker and creative in finding solutions. Small daily rituals were established to make life more endurable. Rituals are for example tea drinking or eating a cooked local sweet vegetable.

A giant factor in the collectal psyche is the Fall of Pelta, the moon of Devon III, during the War of the Beast. It went from a lush world to a barren world with seas of chemicals. Even after thousands of years people fear that the Bad Moon Orks may return to destroy Devon III too.

## Economy

As an Agri-World is the economy primary focused on the production of food and equipment to produce them. Massive farms and aquacultures cover the continents and specialized facilities in the cities improve later the food quality produced from them. The main products are:

* 12 billion tons of meat from Devon Sea Cows
* 28 billion tons of flavour pills for better taste of drinks
* 18 billion tons of vegetables

Local Manifactoriums can also produce most of the basic equipment for their military unit and around 20% needed civilian goods.

## Government

Devon III is ruled by the Pelt-Devon Dynasty. The ruler has extensive powers but has to follow a constitution called "Codex of Devon III". A council of 500 council members are tasked to enforce the compliancy of the Codex and serves a advice and support roll. Local rulers, from the Lords of the Hive Cities to the mayors of small villages, are independent from standartised governing methods and can be elected, inherit the position or fight in duels for the position. Officals appointed by the King in the local adminstration are typical enough the prevent most excesses from the semi-independent rulers.

## Geography

Devon III is a lush world with much rain and and continents with rough terrain. Rough terrain means mountains, hills, forests and areas unsuitable for walkers and vehicles alike. All five continents - Tharn, Cress, Hyksos, Busal and Nykos - are seperated by only small oceans and large strais. Light vulcanic activities produce fertil grounds and mostly ice -free poles. Large areas were hand over to farmers and emtire bays were refited to be aquacultures.

### Notable Locations

* **Fields of Vanum:** The fields of Vanum are the farmlands around the fortess/storage facility Vanum. On the farm land around Vanum grow million tons of corn, which is later processed to baking powder in massive facilities. Vanum was originally only a storage facility for the corn but was expanded with bunkers, walls and air defence batteries.
* **Hive Tacticus:** Hive Tacticus is the capital Hive of Devon III and houses one billion people. Unlike nearly all Hives is Hove Tacticus`s Under Hive more secure than normal and the living quality is over average. Local factories produce most of the local produced industrial goods.
* **Hive Axaxes:** Hive Axaxes is home to 600 million inhabitants and produces most of the flavour pills - an inexpencive luxuary good who improves the taste of drinks. The Hive City was so constructed that a small spaceport can be operated on the northern side of the Hive on a large artificial plateau.

## Fauna and Flora

* **Devon Sea Cows:** The oceans and lakes of Devon III are populated by 4 to 5 metres long mammalians adapted to live in water. Devon Sea Cows live in small herds of up to 25 individuals. Every group is internally segregated by gender and leaderhip can fall to females or males. Famers use them in aquacultures as sources of inexpensive meat with a pleasent tast.
* **Orange Bush Tomatos:** Orange Bush Tomatos are a local vegetable growing on bushes. They are common used in small farms, where the famers can manipulate the taste of the Orange Bush Tomatos with the help of specific minerals.
* **Blood Spiter:** A winged creature living the mountains and Hives of Devon III. Its name comes from its main defensive strategy to spit out a blood-like liquid which can irridate eyes and overrides the smell of the Blood Spiter through an extreme bad smelling odor sticking on the predator.

## Notable Persons

* **Charles Pelt-Devon IMXV:** The current ruler of Devon III. He became famouse in the Sector for his reformation of the planetary bureaucracy and improve the orbital transport system. Charles isn`t the most activest ruler but had at least the wisdom to recruit loyal and capable advisors who support him in his tasks.

## Defences

Devon III`s Astra Militarum Regiments are the Devon Royal Peltasts a light infantry regiment for recon and fighting in rough terrain. The Planetary Defence Force called the "Pelta Defence Army" is organized in eight Infantry Regiments with 800.000 soldiers and a mechanized Regiment with 50.000 soldiers and includes heavy artillery and 170 heavy tanks. 2 training Regiments for the Astra Militarum include further 26.000 soldiers and a airborn Regiment with 13.300 elite Guardsmen form additionally forces. The defencive plan in case of an attack is to barricade units into the few fortresses and Hives while reservists and veterans of the Devon Royal Peltasts lead partisan units into combat.