Deren

The Leman Sector has a respectable range of planets who can be called jewels and one of them is the Ocean World of **Deren**, also classified as an Agri World. Behind its name lays a tropical Ocean World with thousands of islands, most of them having small mountains. Pictures are decorated with the skylines of the islands or the traditional house - row houses or shack-like houses often staged upon each other - who have sometimes white ornaments and are coloured in red, orange and yellow colours. Nearly all islands are covered with plantages, operated by Servitors, prisoners and plantages workser, who produce cotton, sugar, tobacco, coffee and tropical fruits. People living on Deren then process the harvest in their cities to a higher qualitiy or into the famouse Derenian Ciggars and Derenian Rum.

## History

Deren is in comparison to the other worlds in the Leman Sector a young imperial world, as it was only settled in M40 by colonists from the lost world of Traigon, an Ocean World which fell victim to the Supernova of its star. Small centralised settlements and plantages sprung soon up and the farmers experimented with numerours kinds of crops. Finally emerged so-called cash crops as the best choice for a mass cultivation. The colonists used the harvested crops to adapt the traditional products from Traigon to the new planet and the relativly fast changing culture.

Urbanisation and the industrialisation of the plantages brought the elite much wealth, but even ammong them profited the Planetary Governeurs and their families by far the most. In the meantime decreased the living standarts of the under class who remembered the early phase Derens settlement fondly. Such factors alongside the brutal suppression of the free plantage workers lead over time to the Derenian Insurrection.

The Derenian Insurrection started with uncoordinated massacres of plantage owners. Uncoordination yielded soon to coordinated terror cells, after the PDF beat the insurrectionists back into the mountains with only groups surviving who coordinated themself. Terror attacks and shook assaults done by the Insurrectionists costed several ten thousands lifes among the PDF and the acts of revange of the Planetary Defence Force killed further hundreths of thousands of insurrectionists and civilians alike. After 10 years won the PDF the Derenian Insurrection with the mass suicide of the last stronghold of the insurrectionists. Results from the insurrection was the improvment of the living standarts and the change of the working conditions.

## Culture

Derenian culture developed itself from the traigonian culture of the first settlers and cultural aspects from other groups who were down on Deren were also incorporated. Such incorporation can be found in the music and dance of the Derenians who had originally down-to-earth musical traditions, while the modern inhabitants have musical traditions full of vitality and a valued special flowery way. Ritual offerings of sugar and coffee to the Emperor changed several time over Derens history between private offerings and ceremonial offerings done by the priests. Consumation of local produces rum and ciggars remaind on the other hand always a staunch tradition.

### Notable People

* **Alfonso Jasman:** Alfonso Jasman was the leader of the Derenian Insurrection and not much is known about his life.
* **Isabelle Tomarita:** A merchant captain who used to be during her life the major exporteur of Deren Ciggars and Rum.

## Politics

Deren is ruled via a dictator with absolute power and if neccessary with ruthless military power. Islands are ruled by appoint sland Governeurs who rule the Islands and in some cases also the only settlements on the islands. The professionalism and status of such individuals can span between a textbook noble or carrier politician over average upper-class members to promoted village mayors.

Since the Derenian Insurrection follow the Planetary Governeurs a policy of keeping the free plantage workers happy and loyal, which proved an useful policy in 590.M41 when an Chaos Cult was discovered on the Islands St. Kit and Isla da Monaro and militias formed by plantage workers supported the Inquisition in destroying it. The PDF is also a major pillar for the dictators and are strictly monitored for corruption while getting a favourable treatment by the government.

## Geography

Derens surface is covered to 90% with water and the few spots of land have a certain percentage of mountainous coverage. Most of the islands are also covered by tropical jungles. Cities and towns on Deren were strictly planned and dent to be rather cramped but cannot be counted as Hive Cities. Plantages surround the settlements with sugar plantages being closer to the seas while tobacco plantages are deep inlands. Artificial islands populate the seas and either stationary or move from one island to another, fullfiling serveral kinds of tasks like being mobile Spaceports.

### Notable Locations

* **St. Kit and Isla da Monaro:** Two islands who were quarantined for 200 years after the local Chaos Cult home on them was destroyed.
* **Casandro Trench:** The Casandro Trench is a 4.100 kilometres long maretime trench with a depth of 9 kilometres at it deepest point. Critics of the dictator can find themself fast sinking towards the depth pf the trench
* **Hafanah:** Hafanah is the capital settlement with 350.000 inhabitants and the sole planetary defence weapon. Geothermal energy supplies the city with more than enough energy for important infrastructure like the Astrophat Tower or the PDF HQ with is small voidshield generator coming from one of the formar colony vessels.

## Nature

### Notable Flora and Fauna

* **Northern Pole Octupus:** In the waters of the northern pole of Deren exist the Northern Pole Octupus, dark grey-bluish life form which is the smartest being on Deren after the Humans.
* **Haitian Giant Parrot:** A 80 centimetre high bird known for their colourful feathering and the ability to communicate and use tools in abstract ways. Genetical research showed that the Haitian Giant Parrot is not native to Deren and was imported to Deren before M39.

## Economy

As an Agri World produces Deren massive ammounts of cotton, sugar, tobacco, coffee and tropical fruits and local industry produces the famouse Deren Ciggars and Deren Rum. Fishing plays only a minor role for the economy and is done mainly for the local population. Processing of the harvested crops is the main task of the industry alongside maintaining and production of new aquatic ships and artificial islands for the planetary travel. Basic technology can be produced on Deren but most hightech products are imported.

## Military

Deren operates a strictly monitored PDF of a strenght of 200.000 men with a reputation of being loyal and motivated. Most islands have hidden bunker systems with enough food and munition for a year long siege. Gun Servitors are even more widthspread than in other PDFs. An uboat fleet of 50 nuclear submarines deliver anti-orbit missiles imported from the Forge World of Guria. The Imperial Guard Regiments recruited from Deren are the Deren Carabiniers.