Kelian Prime

Departmento Cartographicae stellar pict-file of Kelian Prime.

**Kelian Prime** is a desert semi-arid world in the Madator Subsector of the Leman Sector. The Planet was one if not the first settled planet in the Leman Sector by Humanity long before the Age of Strife. Kelian Primes oasis cities are known for their production of pottery and soaps and some Manufactorums the most seached for Kelian product. Kelian Steel, an Adamantium-alloys mix for decorating weapons, uniforms, armour and other objects, which has a shining silver look with little weight and has the same protectivenis like Adamantium. Visitors drawn to Kelian Prime often come for the bazar at the Homs Spaceport for its importance for the Madator Subsector.

## History

Kelian Prime was settled by colonists via sleeper ships in M9 and old stories tell of long-extinct Ork infections plagueing the world in the time after its settlement and its contact with Terra in the Dark Age of Technology. Further stories tell from an invasion of the Iron Men - at least most historians think that those were Men of Iron - and from battles demoliting entire mountain chains, but there are only 3 confirmed areas were mountains once stood and all other locations said to have been once sites of mountains were confirmed to lack even thraces of rocks making those stories to be exagerations of the damage suffered in this invasion.
More recent event included an invasion from a Chaos coalition worshipping several minor Chaos Gods or a low-level insurrection by poachers hunting the Kelian Elephantsaurian who were property to the Sheik.

## Culture

Kelian culture is more affine to mystizism than other imperial worlds and the Emperor is often pictured as a lion with a halo. People on Kelian are known for their hospitality to travellers, then even with modern vehicles are the journies between the oasis cities exhausting and if the proviant of water should be to little to survive, death is extremly likely. Visitors will see that the Kelians wear a mixture of classical imperial tunics and tunics worn by people in deserts. White hoods are worn by both genders on a regular base to protect themself against the sun, while gangster or low-lives chose not to use headwear with such a "clear and innocent" colour. Nobles families have no real fiefs and wander after decades to other cities away while soon a new Noble family replaces them in their former fief.

### Notable People

* **Isand Ulc:** Isand Ulc was a reknown philosopher in M34 known for his works critical about the then Secto Governeur and was a good friend with the highest ranking Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor who protected him against punishment. His work positivly influenced the policies of the next Sector Governeur.
* **Jasnim Bin-Sam:** Jasnim Bin-Sam was the founder of the actual ruling dynasty and the last femal Sheik since them-

## Politics

Most of the Noble families come from off-world and have entrenched them well into positions of power. Noble families have no firm fiefs but wander away after a time to find new fiefs. A few cities are ruled by chieftains of the tribe who founded the city, but such cities are rare and only a small minority belong to a tribe. With a semi-nomadic nobility has the ruling Sheik defacto absolute power over Kelian Prime with only the Imperial Laws controllong him. An Adeptus Arbites Citadel near the palace of the Sheik however has shown itself as the best reminder of those laws. Trade friendly laws attract many traders ot Kelian Prime for buisness resulting heatlhy revenues for the planet.

## Geography

Kelian Primes surface is covered with sand deserts and arid rock lands but the planet is also covered by several green areas with a near abundance of plant life. Oasis are a common sight allowing a population of a few hundtreds of thousands of inhabitants. Most of those oasis cities have only 350.000 inhabitants. 3 areas around the globe were once sites of mountain ranges destroyed in a destructive war.

### Notable Locations

* **Osamram Oasis:** When people think of an oasis city on Kelian Prime comes up Osamram Oasis. Buildings coloured to an part in tan with red and orange as common coloures through the city and basars at every plaza. A romatisized picture then the greyish colour tone of Imperial cities is abundand in Kelian cities and the bazars are even in Osmaram Oasis rare.
* **Plataeu of Zazarin:** Plataue of Zazarin is one of the three sites who once were mountain ranges.
* **Homs Spaceport Bazar:** The Spaceport near the city of Homs is the primary Spaceport on Kelian Prime and is the most important trading centre on the planet. Billions of Imperial Thrones are annually exchanged for goods and sometimes for services. Support from the Subsector Government let the market grow to an important trading side in the supsector.

## Nature

### Notable Species

* **Kelian Elephantsaurian:** A four-footed plump saurian with a stiff trunk. Per law are al Kelian Elephantsaurias property of the Sheik but were always silently hunted for their meat which storages water and can also be stored for months with little effort before going bad and with the stored water still in the meat. In the 800s of M40 came it to violent confrontations between the poachers and the rangers protecting them.

## Economy

The most important products for the Tithe and export are pottery and soaps with the Kelian Steel only exported on demand in but then in a high volume. Armour forges on Kelian Prime and on a few other planets inclusive the Space Marine Homeworlds in the Sector have earned a reputation for their abilitiy to make decorative weapons and armoures out of Kelian Steel although most times is the Kelian Steel only used to an extent on armours and weapons. As for food production remains the local produced rice type the main source of nurishment on the World. Trade is another important factor for the planetary economy thanks to trade friendly laws attracting many traders and buisnessmen to the Homs Spaceport Bazar.

## Defences

The PDF of Kelian Prime or also called the Kelian Planetary Defenders has 40 Regiments with 600.000 soldiers and additionally defenders are the 7.000 Arbites in their Citadel near the Sheiks palace. Some PDF Regiments use armoured trucks and quarts for fast transportation while other Regiments use missile artillery to fight hoars of advancing enemies. The Astra Militarum Regiment raised on Kelian Prime are called the Kelian Heavy Rifles who are Heavy Infantry and Siege Infantry Regiments specialised on long ranged fire fights. Both the Imperial Guard Regiments and some PDF Comapnies are equipped with heavy firearms.