Mortem

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**Mortem** a peacfull world in the Akir Subsector is the sole Cemetery World of the Leman Sector. It is the last resting place for the heros of the Leman Sector and also housed for eternalty the remains of billions of regular people - citizens of Hives randomly chosen, soldiers, voidsmen or travellers who died in the region. Between the mausoleums of heros or noble families lay small cities and the Monastery of the Adepta Sororita Order of the Blessed Martyr the protectors of the planet and tactical reserve of the Sector.

## History

Mortem was originally a World of the Rak`Gnol who had uncharacteristic heavily fortified positions on the Planet. The first wave of Imperial forces were made up by the Imperial Army who suffered 90.000 deaths from originally 120.000 soldiers. Next waves included Death Guard and Iron Warrior companies who were able to expand the conquered area deeper but met stif resistance by elite Xenos warriors. A final push by the Space Wolfs and 5 Armoured Regiments including superheavy tanks and Leman Incinerators finally broke the Xenos defences.

A memorial site was soon erected and manned by a few dozen settlers and survivors, all of them were overlooked by the Horus Heresy. After the Heresy came the up to make Mortem a Cemetery World, since there were already graves and mausoleums for the fallen during Mortems conquest and refugees had already burried their death ones on the planet or built monuments to honour their destroyed homes. With the Age of Apostery came Mortem again in the focus of Terra when a group of Emperors Brides used Mortem to burry their fallen and the idea came up to built a monastery for housing Ecclesiarchy forces there. Yet only a small wing was built in the already existing monastery of the there living monchs for off-world Ecclesiarchy forces and nothing more was done until M37 when the Order of the Blessed Martyr was founded and placed there.

## Government

Mortem is run by the religious order "Wardens of Mortem"" a monastic order which task is to preserve the graves and to do the ceremonies. Major government positions are seated by members of the Wardens of Mortem while smaller ones are filled by the locals. Towns around the Planet are self-governed with only slight control by the order. Some towns are ruled by the representatives from the Bleesed Martyr who use them as industrial source.

## Culture

The people on Mortem are daily confronted with the sight of gaves leaving marks on their culture. Mortemians are seem to be calm and indifferent to death. Later one is a misinterpretation then the inhabitants mourn in private or direct at the burial, while most people mourn also in public and would if allowed to stay home for a few days. However the inhabitants have several days were they celebrate the fact that they lstill ife. Another tradition is to visit the mass funerals or solo funerals of the many normal people who find on Mortem their last resting place.

## Landscape and Nature

Mortem`s landscape is strewn with garve sites and mausoleums over frozen ground. Forested areas span the Planet and ice formation can be seen at the poles. Oceans are only 1,80-4,50 metres deep with smooth sea grounds and ice floating on them in the more colder areas, who are thanks the sea currents are those cold areas widther spread than being near to the poles. Few animals live on the surface and a often used family of flowers the Bright-Spots Plants are often planted on the graves and in the towns.

### Notable Locations

* **Ark Cesare:** The monastery of the Blessed Martyr was made off a decomissioned voidship called the Ark Cesare. The surface building havs except from a few towers only 2 floors and 4 big inner courtyards who are mostly gartens. As first defence line serves the thick walls coming from the voidvessel and in the case of an attack move the sisters down to the bunker facility.
* **Centauville:** The capital of Mortem near the Ark Cesare. Most of the advanced industries are located in its industrial distric. Centauville is the home to the academies responsible in training in the specialists needed in the funerals. A tower, called the Spire, serves as port for the shuttles transporting goods from the surface to the ships and coffins or supplies back. Small antiship lasers surround the Spire.
* **Tomb Gorge:** A gorge one the Island of Humsan, a 12.000km² big area. On its scarp faces are the entrances to tombes built in M35. In those tombs rest the remains of the soldiers who fought against Gorge Vandire and were wrongfully executed as heretics,
* **Saint Devastus Memorial:** Saint Devastus the most important saint in the Leman Sector was honoured on Mortem after his death by a unique me morial. Located near the Ark Cesare and guarded by the Sisters is his chapel surrounded by 12 pillars ornated with chiseld and coloured pictures and statues showing his miracles.

## Notable Persons

* **Abot Prime Louis Falàn:** Falàn was the founder of the Wardens of Mortem in 034.M31 and lead them official as a secular group. Secretly however saw all members of his order the Emperor as a god - a reluctant one.
* **Baron Nikolai Vorososky:** Vorososy is to time the magnat of the most important industrial conglomerat on Mortem.

## Defence

Mortems main defender are the Sororitas from the Order of the Blessed Martyr who station around 700 Sisters at all time on the surface and have a Light Cruiser supporting the 5 Defence Monitors and 3 Defense Platforms. 3 PDF Regiments serve as patrol forces and as a mobile reserve in the case of an attack. Garrisons with a combined strenght of 5 Regiments are stationed around the Planet near gaveyards to protect them against looters. 3 Regiments of the PDF are stationed in the Capital City and serve as the heavy fire support. The Wardens of Mortem further maintaince militias more potent than the average to guard the distant towns.