Paragon - Geography and Culture: Paragon is a world dominated by water, in some ways similar to Old Earth. During the Glory Seasons, Paragon is an idyllic place, the abundance of water gifting the moon with an oceanic, sub-tropical to tropical climate. Water is so abundant on Paragon in this time that there are no deserts and most of Paragon's continental landmasses are marshlands and swamps given over to agriculture and herds of swamp cattle.Large amounts of the marshlands have been drained to allow for the construction of the moon's industrial and urban sprawl. Quite similar to the cities of Gudrun, the urban settlements of Paragon like Aronis City are great cities of steel and stone. Most of their streets are in fact canals where the residents go ice-skating during the frigid months of Long Winter.The rigours and length of Long Winter also make it necessary for the planet's infrastructure to allow its population to survive during this time. Every street is outfitted with several heated shelters to prevent cases of hypothermia, and every building is well-isolated and designed to keep the heat inside. In fact, without these measures, human life would be impossible on Paragon.As an Industrial World, Paragon produces countless goods for the Imperium of Mankind. Its powerful economy is firmly ruled by a clan-based aristocracy, each clan specialising its economic activity in one particular sector. For instance, Clan Bannlick was devoted to the production of high-quality optical lenses and weapon targeting systems, while Clan Ganlick held a monopoly on mining across the Paragon System. There are roughly 150 different clans on Paragon, each capable of tracing their lineage back to the moon's original settlers.Clans like the Epperaliant, Meggen, Sankello and Outlanner form Paragon's ruling aristocracy. As a mark of their status, the scions of these noble houses are allowed to precede their family name with the noble prefix of "Lo." For instance, Planetary Commander Gondannick Materiak, Paragon's current Imperial Governor, is known as Godannick Lo Materiak to indicate his noble status.The common people of Paragon merit only the prefix "Vor," but such is the prestige of the clan name that even commoners prefer to use it instead of their birth name. For those joining the Astra Militarium, it is common to take a given name instead of the formal clan-name, especially in theatres of operation where several Paragonian regiments are deployed alongside each other.The planet manufactures a variety of arms and vehicles for the Imperium, and is known for the proud tradition of its armoured regiments, including several super-heavy armoured companies, though Paragon itself does not manufacture Imperial super-heavy armoured vehicles like the Baneblade.An Astra Militarum officer who earns command of a super-heavy tank on Paragon is considered to have won a great honour, and such officers are allowed to use the prefix "Honoured" before their rank. So an Imperial Guard Lieutenant of the Paragonian Regiments who commands a Baneblade would use the title "Honoured Lieutenant."Depending largely upon the knowledge of the Adeptus Mechanicus to keep their great manufactoria running at peak efficiency, Paragon boast a large presence of the Martian Priesthood who has also been entrusted with the task of keeping the great geothermal reactors and Plasma Generators that fuel Paragon's cities infused with life-sustaining energy and heat.Values such as discipline, obedience and productivity have long defined Paragonian society, which may explain the great regard the natives of Paragon have for the Cult Mechanicus. Only the Emperor of Mankind, His Saints and His Primarchs are venerated above the Machine God.In Paragonian society, there is nothing less honorable than falling into debt or backing out of a deal. Those unable to fulfill their contractual obligations are not incarcerated but sent to the debtors' manufactoria until their debt has been paid. The extremely taxing demands of working there usually mean that every sentence more than five Terran years is equal to a death sentence.The most common Paragonian curse-word is Basdack, much like the Verghastite Gak or the Tanith Feth.