Y'hetill

A world with fairly varied terrain, including oceans, deserts, jungles and subterranean caverns. Several of its major cities have been abandoned due to warp phenomena, partially initiated by a natural weakness in the planets barrier to the warp and partially by ancient rituals conducted in the early years of the Age of Strife. These, prior to the coming of the Primarch, where considered cursed and haunted places that could drive the mind insane, and were widely avoided.

After the Primarch's condemnation of all superstitions, these cities were gradually reoccupied. It was noted that there was an above average ratio of incidents related to mental trauma in these cities, but that was put down to residual superstition. The fact that these cities were reoccupied and would eventually thrive was considered a clear sign of Kuranos' success and the validity of his views, and they would become among the greatest of Y'hetill's cities. Unknown to Hashtir's rationalists, the warp pressed thin still has a toll on the occupants minds, slowly tainting the new inhabitants as they did the old. There are even whispers that in such places lie ancient and arcane devices that are in fact passages to a mirror world of Y'hetill, though the rationalists believe this to be yet another element of an unfounded mythology.

Above the planet is a single but large moon. In previous years this was the operative base of the 'Moon Beasts', a xenos race that was slowly using mind-slaved emissaries to trade with the world below, secretly and slowly establishing influence to some unknown end. Where direct intervention is necessary, tales speak of the '*devils of the night*' and '*daemons of the outer spheres*'. A few even believe them to be benign creatures, openly engaging them in trade. It is possible that they seek the world because they believe it will give them access to something beyond it. Kuranos sees their bases on the planet destroyed, and bombards the moon with fission warheads. It is only with the Imperium's arrival that he can muster the space craft to embark the necessary force to ensure that the task is finished and the emissaries destroyed entirely, after which the moon is claimed as an outpost of the Legion.

### Notable Cities

* **Melenek:** Initially rationalist outpost, the most technologically advanced city and one which looks down upon the superstitions of the surrounding lands. Hashtir considers the city his home and the planets capital, and it remains the scientific hub.

* **Khul-Neresh:** A slaver city, one where the influence of the 'Moon Beasts' was particularly strong. Much of the city was heavily damaged in the war to drive the Moon Beats/emissaries from the world, and little effort has been made to reclaim it.

* **Siltak:** A subterranean city with which all contact was lost a few years prior to the Primarch's arrival. After contact was lost there were rumours of fell things crawling out from the depths of its halls. Once a stout ally of Melenek, the Moon Beats/Emissaries were responsible for seizing control of it and butchering the inhabitants. Hashtir reclaims the city in his campaign, proving that the demons that destroyed the city for its impudence were none other than the Moon Beats attempting to eliminate the threat. It remains a Legion stronghold.

* **Hy-Sollest:** A major temple city, at which Hashtir was officially anointed as a divine being to his faithful follows. Later, enraged at their perceived foolishness and and deception, returns and effectively levels the city.

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