Catera Prime

**Catera Prime**, a world with trees who have mostly brown-red leafes although most plants are gree, is a complicated case social-political. The Planet should be a Civilised World which lacks in several areas of technology, instead has the social order of a Feudal World. Most areas of the Planet are directly ruled by feudal nobles who band together into provinces, who are autonomus administrative regions who swear loyality to the Planetary Governeur. Short wars between the provinces about the limited industrial centres result in a war-loving society.

## History

Catera Prime was settled during the Great Crusade by Veterans from the great Crusade and their families supported by additionally settling later refugees from local Campaigns. Local Regiments mad themself fast famous for their ability to conquere inustrial centres without much colateral damage, making them important for the Great Crusade. A mistake in the early Administratum however lead to the isolation of Catera Prime where the people were unusually eager to form a new culture. When the next Vessel from Terra arrived, came a shock to the people: they had overlooked a terrible civil war with trilions of deaths. The Inquisition had to operate on Catera Prime for years to delate compromissing informations about the Traitor Legions to prevent a destabilisation of the wider Imperium.

Catera Prime had since them a relativly unmoved history. Originally, brought the recontact new technologies and allowed the constructions of Hive Cities and thr technology level - although not breathtaking - seemed resistant to the deminishing tech level of the Imperium in the early Millennias, but theshine feinted this assumption. Most higher technologies were hoarded by the few industrial centres and especially by the planetary government. Now is Catera Prime special case technological and social.

## Politics

The Planetary Governeur has only direct control the hand full strategic Hive Cities, whearas the provinces controll the most of the Planet. Provinces are autonomus administrative regions ruled by a bunch of cooperating noble families. The leadership of a province can also include guilt leaders and leaders from ethnic minorities. Industrial centres are the cause for short wars every few decates.

## Society and Culture

Inhabitants of Catera Prime may have mostly the technological level of a Civiliced World (higher tech is concentrated mostly in the few industrial centres), but follow the social structure of the Feudalism. The Planetary Governeur, who rules only a few Hive Cities, gives the power to rule areas tp the rulers pf provinces, who then rule the locals as servants. Cultural aspects originate from the Worlds from which the original settlers and refugees came, mixed egarly together into a quite uncommon form. Two important factors are loyality to the liege and the war thanks to the wars of their lieges.

### Notable Persons

* **Astrophat Dabert Fynn:** The highest-ranking Astrophat on Catera Prime and lord of Astrophat Monastery Abbery.
* **Dukess Magereth ù Tyss:** One of the most importanst noble on the Planet during M35 and ruler 12 - although minor - industrial centres. Even just owning only small industrial centres made her a major player and resulted in an alliance against her, toppling her nearly.

## Geography and Nature

Viewed from the void is Catera Prime a Planet with two massive oceans - one at the northern hemisphere and the other in the southern one - and landmasses dominated by the colour brown with a pattern of green. Brown comes from the trees who have brown coloured leaves, while the green comes from the remaining plants.

### Notable Locations

* **Ard Macha:** The capital Hive City of Catera Prime. Expanded barracks and military bases in late-M40 allowed the recruitment of 2 further Air Force Regiments and a heavy infantry Regiment. The advanced technologies on Catera Prime, like Lasguns or Servitors, are built in its factories.
* **Cluain:** One of the industrial centres and claims to be the most biggest one on the Planet. Known for its production of industrial and agricultural vehicles and technologies. Cluains specialisation seems at the first look unimportant, however neccessary to fullfill the Tithe quotas for the Planet and to keep the population feed.
* **Liwtune:** The province capital of the most powerful province Circenn which has the population of 56 million people from which 16 million live in Liwtune, behind its massive walls.

### Notable Fauna & Flora

* **Silver-Back Eagle:** A medium-sized bird of prey with a silver-white back, who hunts smaller birds but also often attacks same sized birds with quite common reports about attacks on bigger birds. A prefered pet for hunters and nobles.
* **Southern Battle Hound:** A dog breed from the southern provinces breed for hunt and combat.
* **Tekkers Whale:** A blue skinned medium-sized whale living in both oceans. Originally living in the northern sea of Catera Prime were they brought to the southern one.

## Economy

Catera Primes economy is dominated by agriculture and smaller mining operations, industry is not developed enough to make up over 20% of Catera Primes generated wealth. Typical products delivered as Tithe are grains, leather, iron and low-tech items, although the manpower sent to the Astra Militarum is the most important product.

## Military

The Regiments from Catera Prime are called the Cateran Huscal Regiments, who are Siege Regiments and Shock Regiments with the tactics and abilities of Light Infantry Regiments. The military traditions on Catera Prime demand the fast conquest of targets before the PDF can intervien, meaning that the Huscals developed infiltration tactics and urban combat techniques.

The military forces on the surface can be split into two categories: the Planetary Defence Force and the provincial military forces. PDF forces are better trained and equipped than the PMFs and have a strenght of 12 Regiments with 432.000 soldiers, while the PMFs have a strenght of 50 Companies with 50.000 soldiers. Air support is delivered by 200 aircrafts and 3 defence plattforms.