Welessn

Located in the Segmentum Tempestus, Welessn was the seat of power for the XIVth Legion of the Legiones Astartes, and it's subsequent successors. Across it's history, the homeworld of August Veramn has been prosperous and desolute in equal amount, stretching from the settlement of the world in the Age of Strife, to the reformation of the Imperium of Man.

## Geography

Welessn is world of great plains, grand mountain ranges, and once verdant farmland. Prone to storms since time immemorial, the people of Welessn have long since gotten used to chapped lips and dry skin that comes from the powerful winds, and no longer fear the destructive thunder of the great storms that ravage the planet.

The landscape of Welessn consists of a massive super continent referred to as Alessr. Flanked on both sides with a great and deep ocean, the Welessnar people are entirely bound to Alessr. The center of the continent is dominated by the aptly named "Great Plains", a region that embodies the weather the world is known for. Despite the fertility of the land, it is largely devoid of farmland due to the destructive weather, and massive herds of Torrentar that roam without challenge.

Most of the population then, live on the outer areas of the continent, in vast mountain ranges and valleys. In the recent millennia after the infamous Siege of Welessn, these regions were turned into massive fortress cities, capitals of industry, defense and trade.

## Fortress Cities

The Fortress Cities, a creation of the Primarch August Veramn, were a way to safeguard the population and assets of Welessn should invasion occur. The Segmentum Tempestus is renowned as a dangerous place, even in the tumultuous times that the Galaxy finds itself in and Welessn often found itself the center of it.

### **Salles**

Largest of the great cities and the oldest, Salles was founded upon the ancient colony ship that originally founded Welessn. While the pieces of this ship have been long since stripped away and utilized in construction, some remnants of it remain. Most notably is the Library of Dust, an ancient STC storage facility, now largely derelict and missing most of it's stock as well as the actual STC Fabricator. Given to the Mechanicum of Mars as a sort of "Embassy" on the planet when it was unified with the Imperium of Man it soon became a temple to the worship of the Machine God. Due to this the Mechanicum even to the modern day still has great influence on Welessn. Above the library lies the Fortress Monastery of the Inheritors, formerly of the XIV Legion, known as the "Wind Spire".

Salles functions as the Capital, largest foundry, and most important trade hub on the northern hemisphere for Welessn, and in many ways the Segmentum as a whole.

### **Tivern**

A north eastern city, Tivern is renowned for it's military regiments and the legendary Tivern Spaceport.

### **Hazhaln**

The ancient seat of the Hazhaln Empire, the city sits on the northwestern side of Alessr.

### **Rikert**

Constructed upon the great Rikert Mountain range in the south east, Rikert is known for it's export of fine artistry, a trade lost on most of the ancient planet.

### **Monthalas**

The southern most of the Fortress-Cities, Monthalas is a hub of trade and export, with many of the nomadic tribes frequenting it.

### **Velk**

The smallest of the Fortress cities, Velk is founded on a group of islands in the south west, with the spires of the massive city stretching across, and even under the ocean.

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