Aionia

Departmento Cartographicae pict-file of Aionia, Chapter Homeworld of the Angels Palatine.

## Planet

### Class

Civilised World/
Adeptus Astartes Homeworld

## Location

### System

Aionia

**Aionia** is an Imperial civilised world and Adeptus Astartes Homeworld of the Angels Palatine Space Marine Chapter. This planet is located in a grouping of systems known as the Bright Stars, which are comprised of lush and mineral rich worlds within of the Segmentum Ultima.

The Chapter is one of those founded during the 21st Cursed Founding; founded to defend and arbitrate of the Bright Stars.

As of late, Aionia has become the capital of the Realm of Auster; a pocket empire held as a fife by the Angels Palatine similarly to that of the Realm of Ultramar.

## Background

The Chapter's Home World-- and main place of recruitment is Aionia, the functional capital of the Bright Stars.

A large planet by itself, Aionia is a rather odd planet, with about 60% of the planet covered in water; the landmass made up of 3 large continents. Out of the 3, Augustina is the largest, as such this is where the planet's capital--the Megacity; Constantine, is situated.

Aionia was once a Feral world--with a small collection of tribes spread across the planet. The reason for this was due to a failed colonization effort by humanity prior to the Age of Strife, with the landing colony ship breaking apart and landing across the planet. This scattering, coupled with the dangerous predators of the planet, resulted in a slow population growth, mostly kept to the open plains of Augustina so that the beasts would be in plain sight if they chose to attack.

Soon after this though, the people of the world managed to recover the remains of their colony ship, and its semi-intact STC. Through this, they evolved in technology to a high-medieval standard, with the ability to also produce a few items of a higher standard, such as primitive hydroponics and low-level gunpowder weapon’s.

What rose from this was an outlandish Roman thematic-like system, where multiple Villages forged themselves together into bigger towns, training men to wield and wear weapons and armour, comparable to the Thematic armies of Old Earth, forming a planetary guard force that kept back the beasts.

 This culture would be so prevalent that once the Imperium arrived, and later the Angeles Palatine, would adopt the naming conventions and characteristics of the people they ruled over; their Chapter Master for example being dubbed as Sebastokrator; which is ironically Greco-Roman for August Ruler.

 Due to this culture, and the gradual introduction of it into the Angels Palatine, the Astartes of the Chapter field units based around Greco-Roman characteristics; such as the Skoutatoi--as well as picking up the practice of cremation over burial.

### Fortress-Monastery

The Akropoli is the fortress-monastery of the Angels Palatine, a massive castle-like structure made with beautifully decorated fortifications. This mighty citadel was built on a massive oasis on Aionia's second largest continent, dubbed Palatina for its inhabitants--which is a massive desert. This environment, while allowing the Angels a semblance of solitude, also draws them, as it reminds them of their ancestral home of Baal. This fortress-monastery is massive, able to hold the full Chapter, its servants, and trainees--alongside having space to manage equipment and vehicles.

For defense the Akropoli is surrounded by three large walls, dubbed the Theophilian Walls in honour of the First Sebastokrator of the Angels Palatine. Each wall is maintained by a constant force of serfs if push came to shove could viably see off most incursions.