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Vote Tally : Embers in the Dusk: A Planetary Governor Quest (43k) | Page 2031 | Sufficient Velocity ##### NetTally 1.7.3.2
[X] Suggest an alternative tithe for Muspelheim - they would build a militarized variant of a Nomad City designed to act as a mobile support facility for the Imperial Trust's military forces. It could act as a mobile shipyard to repair ships in hostile territory, and have docks for Flying Fortresses that could be dropped onto worlds to support ground troops and air forces. No. of Votes: 22
[X] Oppose Vananheim's proposal on grounds of unconstitutionality
-[X] Offer to pay 250,000,000 Thrones a year to help fund the project instead as a concession to Olaf. No. of Votes: 18
[X] Counter-Proposal to Vanaheim: Planetary system governments must pay damages, either monetary or in-kind, for any diseases or invasive species that leaves that planetary system and spreads to another within the Trust. Payment will be decided in the usual way for a dispute between two systems(5 randomly selected high judges not from those two systems. In the scenario that one planet affects more than one other planet, each planet is decided as a separate case for the purpose of finding judges not connected to the case.) No. of Votes: 5
[X] Oppose Vananheim's proposal on grounds of unconstitutionality
-[X] In recognition that Avernus has an extra responsibility to ensure the quarantine remains intact, offer to pay 250,000,000 Thrones a year to help fund the project. No. of Votes: 2
[X] Oppose Vananheim's proposal on grounds of unconstitutionality
-[X] Offer to pay 250,000,000 Thrones a year to help fund the project instead as a concession to Olaf.
-[X] Point out unconstitutionality with trade being levied. No. of Votes: 1
[X] Propose the improved quarantine discussion is shelved until an inspection by a Ordo Xeno inquisitor. Once the inspection has been performed Avernus will improve standards to what is required and the process will be reviewed at the next Council meeting.[/QUOTE] No. of Votes: 1
From imports, what was brought on during colonisation, what we got from Atlas and the STC constructor, and the native Avernite stuff. Yes, we have beer.
From imports, what was brought on during colonisation, what we got from Atlas and the STC constructor, and the native Avernite stuff. Yes, we have beer.
Local Systems (Turn 79)
Last updated: End of Turn 79
You are currently part of The Imperial Trust (Once Sub-Sector Asgard), which consists of the following worlds as well as Avernus:
Total Income
Thrones
Material
Metal
Promethium
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
Production
Relic Material
Income Building
6,235,162
1,908,752,917
762,866,104
701,932
1,441
3,098
1,183,250,303
1
Income Base
9,759,765,603
136,461,634
3,364,259,939
569,353,478
190,744
706
2,983
1,439,673,792
Upkeep (Building)
-2,672,788,990
-165,452,767
-206,952,607
-33,561,627
-115,978
-1,927
Upkeep (City)
-708,480,952
-135,322,694
-382,288,262
-85,743,108
-19,600
-620
-3,355
Upkeep (Military)
-906,474,107
-56,203,750
-55,447,804
-1,082,774
-743
Upkeep (Other)
-2,061,013,174
-93,200,780
-533,914,107
-123,337,211
-164,237
-3,484
Upkeep (Space)
-2,834,476,200
-149,677,506
-171,490,122
-193,179,020
-300,801
-1,010
210,640,534
Bonus Morale
2,439,941,401
34,115,409
841,064,985
142,338,370
28,612
35
746
359,918,448
Saving Admin
5,657,556,972
365,913,074
789,733,510
299,673,950
252,508
389
1,023
Productivity Bonus
927,448,186
3,378,160
40,681,794
17,847,374
274
118,118,694
Trade
-4
Tithe
-1,563,339,035
-348,555,697
-615,475,963
-149,240,533
-92,129
-218
-710
Trade Levy
Net Income
7,924,344,869
2,240,736,498
936,264,890
1,151,569,973
-601,721
-5,431
4,055
3,311,601,771
1
Currant Reserves
176,599,374,448
16,712,683,742
14,280,839,720
8,136,489,797
9,099,098
33,974
63,266
Asgard
Knight World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
Population
218,516,348
328,936,516
1,169,548,267
62,987,613
385,656
1,019
1,941
218,971,179
City
-10,463,840
-74,056
-529,747
-188,349
-17,487
-288
-120
2.00%
Navy
-38,465,440
-1,952,760
-712,800
-6,214,160
-6,452
-63
240,868,297
Army
-13,619,221
-256,894
-9,799,052
-11,711
-21
Orbital
-121,096,000
-9,523,080
-12,078,285
-11,544,600
-1,045
5
Tithe
-21,851,635
-32,893,652
-116,954,827
-6,298,761
-38,566
-102
-194
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
37,122,428
297,646,207
752,708,155
39,156,168
313,149
559
1,626
Reserves
29,517,234,083
5,270,899,669
5,404,992,436
885,805,799
8,841,040
14,000
116,723
End Total
29,702,846,222
6,759,130,704
9,168,533,213
1,081,586,638
10,406,783
16,797
124,855
Asgard
Knight World
Population: 199 Million
Exports: Metal
Imports: Luxuries, Machinery
Military: Very Strong
Governor: Lord Marshall Sigurd
View of Avernus: 14/10
Embassy Established
Investigated
Spy Network Established
Church Re-established
Morale: Excellent(14)
Ground Defenses: Very Heavy (level 5.5)
Orbital Defences: Super Heavy (same as Avernus)
Navigators: 71
Warships: 2 Battlecuisers, 6 Cruisers, 4 Light Cruisers, 40 Escorts, 10 Defence Cruisers, 50 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 24 Merchantmen, 1 Mass Conveyors (Mass Conveyors count as 16 Merchantmen)
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Asgard is a Knight World and forms the center of the Asgard sub-sector. It is ruled by the lesser Knight House Aesir, which has a long history going back to the Dark Age of Technology and swore allegiance to the Imperium during the Great Crusade. The resources of Asgard are traded to the Tech-Priests of Atlas in return for technology. Asgard has massive amounts on mineral wealth and is one of the main exporters of metal among the Nine Worlds, in part because the serf of Asgard are better educated them most serfs and are able to operate heavy machinery.
The history of the Aesir goes back into the Dark Age of Technology when they were the fourth of the Nine Worlds to be colonized, after Niflheim, Helheim and Muspelheim. During the Age of Strife they were one of the few worlds to maintain a continues history and culture like many of the other Knight Worlds and they were quick to rejoin the Imperium when the Great Crusade reached the Nine Worlds. In the time of the Imperium the Aesir earned the reputation of a skilled and loyal Knight House but a large combination of factors led to the Imperium greatly underestimating their numbers. The main factors in this estimation is the sheer number of Freeblade Knights who hail from Asgard and the connection that these Freeblades maintain with the Aesir, the fact that they never deployed more then a single Branches force to a single theater outside of their Sub-Sector and that when asked how large their House is they always answered how large the branch of which they are a member of is rather then how large the Aesir as a whole are. This was increased by the fact that the Aesir have always viewed the protection of the Nine Worlds as their main duty and have often deployed against threats to the Nine Worlds with no support from outside the Sub-Sector, not really needing any. At the fall of the Imperium they had over fourteen hundred Knights, four hundred of whom were outside the Nine Worlds at the end, mostly a Freeblades.
The Aesir are one of the least formal and most progressive of the Knights Houses in the Imperium a fact often attributed to the fact that they have always had their own patterns of Knights which they have been using since the formation of Asgard. They are also among the most individualistic and activity encourage their members to spend a decade or more as a Freeblade in order to prove their worth. This has led to the Aesir being one of the most individualistic of the Knight Houses with each Knight and Noble House having a large degree of independence but conversely the Aesir are highly loyal to those who have proven themselves such as their Marshalls.
The Knight House of the Aesir is divided into twelve lesser branches each of which themselves are divided into different noble families of varying levels. You have been adopted into the House of Borr, the Royal House from which Lord Marshal Sigurd hails. The Royal Houses are those houses who can field over five maniples of Knights and there are currently nineteen Royal Houses. Below the Royal Houses are the Ducal Houses who can each potentially field at least two maniples of knights, next are the Baronial Houses who can field a full maniple and last are the Knightly Houses who can field at least one Knight. The other two categories of noble House on Asgard as the Noble Houses which are the minor nobility who can't field any Knights for some reason and the Honorary Marshals who are those who have earned high position for great deeds or wisdom and are counted among the upper Nobility whether or not they can currently field any Knights. There are currently six Honorary Marshals of Asgard including you and these consist of the commander of the one elite infantry force among the Aesir, the air force, the army, the navy and the chief diplomat. Each of the Marshall is given an Earldom, either for their lifetime or in perpetuity and there are currently twenty-two Earls among the Aesir, being considered to be between the barons and the Dukes in the noble hierarchy. Given that the rank of a house is determined by how many Knights it can field at any given time it is quite common for houses position in society to change and less empathizes is put on current noble title then in many Knightly Houses.
The one exception to this is the title of Marshall which is given to the leader of each of the branches of the Aesir and is chosen after a challenge of wit, skill, leadership and might that pits potential candidates against each other. Any Marshall can be challenged by one of the Knights n a yearly event with the position of Marshall going to the victor. Given that the incumbent has a significant advantage it is rare for a Marshall to lose his position this way until he has reached an extreme age, or as is far more likely died in combat. Those who have lost the position of Marshall in a challenge are given the title of Elder and are often the main advisers to their successors. The Lord Marshall is the leader of the Aesir and can be challenged by the current Marshalls to a far more equal contest.
Lord Marshall Sigurd is a rather fierce man in his late middle age with several scars from the many battles that he has fought in. He has led one of the most individualistic and barbaric (for knights) Knight Houses with great success for over twenty years and is expected to continue leading them for many more years. Unlike many knights, he does not let his pride rule him, a trait that has served him well in his time as Lord Marshall. He is master at both war and peace, being a Knight with few equals, having killed several Scout Titans single-handedly as well as the Banelord-Class Warlord Titan Fafnir and having led his Knights to several victories that few others could match. His control over his pride has aided him in his peacetime activities and he has proven to be a skilled administrator and an adept diplomat, having improved several relationships that were on the verge of failing when he ascended to Lord Marshall.
Lord Klovis-Ultan had made contact with Lord Marshall Sigurd of Asgard 29 years after founding and gifted him the Knight Errant Mk II STC for the Aesir. In return the Asgard have sworn eternal brotherhood to Avernus and you personally have been given the honorary title of Marshall and been adopted by Sigurd as an Oath Brother, making you one of the higher ranked members of the Aesir.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Asgard. "There is a level of unrest among the thralls, but the nobles, never having been devout worshippers of the Emperor, have had few problems with the Emperor's death. Even the thralls are unlikely to cause any major problems due to the fact that obedience to the nobles is stressed far more than Emperor worship in their culture. The main worry that the nobles have is that Asgard no longer has a supplier of Knights. They hope that Avernus will be able to replace Atlas in that position."
Alfheim
Agri World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
2,406,186,898
250,510,626
198,014,357
478,423,126
342,223
1,816
139,724
2,164,693,022
City
-144,111,000
-8,598,000
-11,286,871
-5,158,998
-1,125
-1,154
1.32%
Navy
-8,504,400
-412,530
-47,520
-2,084,040
-3,162
-23
2,307,562,761
Army
-13,852,976
-1,064,775
-834,367
-28,011
Orbital
Tithe
-240,618,690
-25,051,063
-19,801,436
-47,842,313
-34,222
-182
-13,972
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
2,109,174,540
227,678,487
-70,229,450
442,075,310
278,125
1,613
28,913
Reserves
137,303,301,948
40,155,108,617
5,612,458,175
3,021,503,402
700,000
30,200
1,150,788
End Total
147,849,174,649
41,293,501,053
5,261,310,925
5,231,879,951
2,090,623
38,264
1,295,354
Alfheim
Agri World
Population: 2.03 Billion
Exports: Food
Imports: Machinery, Promethium
Military: Weak
Governor: King Zaren
View of Avernus: 5/10
Embassy Established
Spy Network Established
Church Re-established
Morale: Very Good (8)
Ground Defenses: Heavy (level 4)
Orbital Defences: Heavy
Navigators: 27
Warships: 1 Cruisers, 1 Light Cruisers, 10 Escorts, 10 Defence Crusiers,
Current Trade ships: 29 Merchantmen, 1 Mass Conveyors
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Alfheim is the breadbasket of the Asgard sub-sector and is, like many Agri Worlds, relatively calm and peaceful. The Imperial Governor of Haven is a hereditary position and is held by the current King. Most of the food production of Haven goes to the industrial world of Svartalfheim and the Hive World of Midgard.
Unlike many of the Nine Worlds Alfheim did not contain any surprises for Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan when he did a more in-depth investigation. As far as he can tell it is a rather ordinary Agri-World if one with more industry, particularly advanced industry, then usual. The Goverment is a combination of elected majors for the town and hereditary nobles for the cities and regions with a royal family. The nobles of Alfheim are rather comfortable in their positions of power and rarely abuse them, a fact that combined with the paradisaical nature of Alfheim has led to Alfheim being traditionally peaceful. Despite this Alfheim has a large, well trained military,, though that is a recent development with the army quarupling in size under the rule of King Zaren. This is mostly a result of a deal which includes military training for Alfheim by the Midgardian Iron Guard in exchange for a discount on food exported to Midgard.
Lord Klovis-Ultan informs you that King Zaren is very a skilled administrator who understands the importance of duty, unlike his predecessor King Trascroft, whom Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan had assassinated for incompetence 29 years after the founding of Avernus.
King Zaren is very thankful for you sending thirty regiments of Infantry to aid in the training of his PDF, which has fallen to deplorable levels under his predecessor.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Alfheim. "Due to a quick reaction to your message, the population was not as affected by the Emperor's death as many, but there is a lot of worry about the defences of Alfheim, especially with the recent attack. The main worry on Alfheim is defence and they are currently reaching out to the military forces of the sub-sector, Avernus included, for support."
Vanaheim
Civilized World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
42,493,132,377
9,242,654,317
3,781,165,954
976,120,900
593,069
964
62,172
39,696,407,738
City
-350,984,400
-8,462,370
-47,639,830
-19,367,139
-6,500
-20,205
0.36%
Navy
-809,837,600
-32,663,760
-4,538,160
-163,512,360
-626,598
-1,030
40,410,943,077
Army
-110,676,981
-14,974,806
-26,272,418
-57,772
Orbital
-37,533,520,000
-1,913,785,800
-2,482,972,747
-2,533,931,000
68,781
403
Tithe
-4,249,313,238
-1,264,570,368
-97,612,090
-59,307
-96
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
15,741,103,511
7,237,290,913
-6,940,855,277
-785,110,004
-41,670
256
41,966
Reserves
305,412,847,532
192,833,432,166
7,052,501,969
709,528,645
813,480
54,300
3,006,533
End Total
384,118,365,087
229,019,886,733
-27,651,774,416
-3,216,021,376
605,132
55,579
3,216,366
Vanaheim
Civilized World
Population: 39.0 Billion
Exports: Material, Promethium
Imports: Metal,
Military: Strong
Governor: Governor Olaf
View of Avernus: 1/10
Embassy Established
Spy Network Established
Investigated
Church Re-established
Morale: Good (8)
Ground Defenses:Heavy (level 4)
Orbital Defences: Super Heavy x2 (two locations that are the same as Avernus)
Navigators: 301
Warships: 1 Battleship, 3 Battlecuisers, 9 Cruisers, 3 Light Cruisers, 62 Escorts, 49 Castle Defence Cruisers, 422 Defence Monitors
20 Praetorian Class Cruisers, 33 Warrior Class Cruisers, 116 Monk Class Escort Carriers, 316 Squire Class Frigate, 316 Page Class Frigate, 418 Soldier Class Destroyers
Current Trade ships: 23 Merchantmen, 28 Mass Conveyors
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Vanaheim is a civilized world whose population verges on reaching Hive World levels. It is the main Imperial Naval base in the Asgard sub-sector. The ruling class of Vanaheim, the Vanir, make up the officers of the local fleet and have a reputation for tactical acumen. The industries of Vanaheim are mostly devoted to meeting its own needs and those of the local Navy. Its Imperial Guard regiments specialize in boarding and landing actions. Vanaheim has long been in competition with Asgard for the position of leading world of the Asgard sub-sector, but it is usually relegated to second place.
Vanaheim is a world that would be considered a paradise compared to many Imperial Worlds, with almost the entirety of its industry happening in massive orbital factories and asteroid belts allowing Vanaheim's strong environment protection regulation to keep Vanaheim mostly unspoiled. Despite half of the population living in orbital habitats of some form they are generally well off with far less underhivers and other poor groups.
The Vanir, Vanaheim's ruling class, are unusually numerous for a noble class and number over one and a half billion, around five percent of the population. They are the descendants of the original settler of Vanaheim and are one of the oldest noble houses in the Imperium and have a long and often troubled relationship with the Aesir. The lowest Vanir have only a few privileges over the rest of the citizens of Vanaheim which include the right to live in the Vanir only regions, where there is free housing, as well as free entry into the most prestigious military and Naval Academies on Vanaheim and a sizable stipend. Above the basic Vanir are various levels of noble house each of which has one or more seats in the All-Thing, the ruling body of Vanaheim. Counted among the Vanir on Vanaheim if not in the Imperium is the Navigator House Norn, a minor Navigator House which provides most of the Navigators in the Nine Worlds. The most unusual features about the Norns, as they are commonly known, is that only female members of the house gain the Third Eye and that they tend to be gifted in Divination.
While Vanaheim is run by a Governor there are major limits to what he can do without support from the All Thing, Vanaheim's parliament. The All Thing consists of over a thousand members, at least one from each noble house, and is responsible for changing laws as well as choosing and dismissing the Governor. Due to this the Governor of Vanaheim rules only as long as he maintain the support of the All Thing.
The Vanir have a strong martial culture with one of the main ways to gain respect being to serve in the Vanir Drop Troopers or Naval detachments, including the Air Wings. This militaristic attitude is very viable in Vanaheim's orbital infrastructure which is all armed and armored, even those portions that are not primarily military.
Lord Klovis-Ultan established contact with Vanaheim at the same time as with Asgard, so as not to offend either. This was not necessarily required as he discovered that relations between the two have improved in recent years, with both Lord Marshall Sigurd of Asgard and Governor Olaf of Vanaheim working to improve relations. Governor Olaf spent a period as a junior Admiral in the Sector Fleet before retiring to enter the politics of Vanaheim. He quickly proved to be a master politician, skilled in both intrigue and diplomacy, and used that talent to become Governor when the previous Governor Johannes died. Since becoming Governor, he has proven to be a barely competent administrator but has remained popular despite this.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Vanaheim. "It is currently undergoing serious unrest due to not preparing the populace for the end. Currently, the the planet is being kept under control with the combined efforts of the Vanir and a pair of Inquisitors who were on Vanaheim at the end. Vanaheim currently does not have enough transport capacity to keep enough resources coming in to keep its fleet fully maintained but it does have twenty years worth of stockpiles and will soon lay down a dozen new Mass Conveyors which will be enough for Vanaheim to start aiding other worlds in their freight needs."
Morale: Excellent (15)
Ground Defenses: Very Heavy (level 5.5)
Orbital Defences: Medium
Navigators:18
Warships: 2 Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers, 20 Escorts, 10 Defence Cruisers, 12 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 4 Merchantmen.
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Jotunheim is one of the three major mining worlds in the Asgard sub-sector and is one of the main sources of promethium. Jotunheim is a highly mountainous, heavy gravity world with a large population of Ogryns who are used to make up a large portion of the mining forces and military. The human military forces of Jotunheim specialize in the use of Sentinels and have several pure Sentinel regiments. Governor of Jotunheim is a hereditary position as on many other worlds, and the current governor is expected to die and pass the position to his son soon.
Jotunheim is ruled by a hereditary Governor who has absolute power over the planet. Below the Governor are the leaders of the one hundred and twenty regions of Jotunheim. These leaders are a mix of Jotun Elders, elected and oligarchical councilors and minor nobles, though in recent times large numbers of the nobles and councilors have been killed. The first cause for this is Governor Lufey, whose paranoia led him to believe that many of the more powerful regional leaders were plotting against him leading him to kill them and thier families. The second cause for death was the civil war, which killed half of the population of Jotunheim with those in power suffering the most.
The history of Jotunheim stretches back to the Dark Age of Technology when the Jotun were engineered to colonize the planet. The Jotun are a variant of Ogryns which are significantly smarter then most Ogryns, with the average Jotun being smarter then most Bone'eads and the smarter Jotun having the mental capacity of an average human. Interestingly enough Jotun device no benefit from the Biochemical Ogryn Neural Enhancement procedure leading many to believe that they have a naturally occurring version of it. The Jotun are the backbone of both the military of Jotunheim and is mining indestry, with their below human intelligence being more then made up for by their massive strength and endurance. Before recent events Ogryns made up thirteen percent of the population of Jotunheim but in recent events this has increased to fifty-three percent. While this seems like a massive increase in the population it is mostly a result of the human population plummeting from around 600 million to 250 million. The Jotun suffered far less casualties in the Civil war due to a combination of mostly living in isolated areas and having a far lower portion of their population turn to Chaos.
You have successfully made contact with Jotunheim and have personally visited Governor Lufey, who rules Jotunheim with an iron fist. In most ways Governor Lufey is one of the best Governors that you have seen, being a master General, a skilled warrior and diplomat as well as a master of the shadows. However, not only is Governor Lufey one of the worst administrators you have ever seen, he is too paranoid to let anyone else run Jotunheim. This has resulted in Jotunheim being mismanaged terribly and there have been several rebellions early in his reign, which were put down with enough savagery and efficiency that there have been no more rebellions for the last thirty years. Governor Lufey seems to have taken a severe dislike to the rise of both you and Avernus and sees it as a threat to his power and influence.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Jotunheim. "The message you sent triggered a heart attack on the previous Governor of Jotunheim and a flurry of fighting for leadership. This was resolved just minutes before the death of the Emperor. Due to the lack of preparation and the instability of a regime change there is severe unrest on Jotunheim and Governor Garp is asking for support in holding his world together. To make matters worse, the ships currently at Jotunheim are not nearly sufficient to supply Jotunheim with the necessary food and manufactured goods."
Midgard
Hive World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
129,253,609,622
12,696,224,679
10,736,848,787
1,567,305,749
1,266,378
883
72,259
165,018,450,276
City
-5,314,131,600
-237,598,404
-696,309,515
-311,541,491
-436,560
-34
-83,334
0.20%
Navy
-53,980,160
-14,639,600
-148,896
-10,612,536
-11,141
-46
166,668,634,779
Army
-1,394,541,989
-156,556,433
-245,609,958
-712,880
Orbital
-1,399,100,000
-90,093,000
-103,927,032
-108,735,000
6,542
141
Tithe
-12,925,360,962
-2,235,938,859
-156,730,575
-126,638
-88
-7,226
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
113,101,647,947
10,617,756,694
-2,440,706,581
934,051,284
72,254
854
-18,301
Reserves
3,408,349,652,706
280,025,045,845
1,525,514,187
15,701,614,358
7,143,021
35,500
648,379
End Total
3,973,857,892,442
333,113,829,317
-10,678,018,720
20,371,870,778
7,504,289
39,770
556,873
Midgard
Hive World
Population: 163 Billion
Exports: Imperial Guard, Manufactured Goods, Promethium
Imports: Food, Metal
Military: Strong
Governor: Governor General Aelfric
View of Avernus: 9/10
Embassy Established
Spy Network Established
Church Re-established
Investigated
Morale: Excellent (12)
Ground Defenses: Heavy (level 4)
Orbital Defences: Ridiculously heavy
Navigators: 60
Warships: 2 Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers, 14 Escorts, 20 Defence Crusiers,
Current Trade ships: 79 Merchantmen, 1 Mass Conveyor
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Midgard is the only Hive World in the Asgard sub-sector and is also the main recruiting world. Unlike many Hive Worlds, Midgard has a strong military tradition and all youths compete to enter the Imperial Guard Tithe. Many of the Midgardians who do not end up in the military are instead tasked with working in the great weapon and vehicle manufactoriums which supply the Midgardian Iron Guard Regments and their elite Chosen Grenadiers. Midgard is ruled by the senior military officer, which is currently General Aelfric of the 89th Midgardian Iron Guard Regiment.
While Midgard's records do not go back that far from what you can gather Midgard was one of the last of the Nine Worlds to be settled and was the hub of the Nine Worlds from its founding. This has continued as while Midgard has never been the strongest or most advanced of the Nine Worlds it is usually its support that determines whether Asgard or Vanaheim is the dominate power in the Sub-Sector.
Midgard consists of one hundred and seven Hives, once once hundred and ten, divided into seven different provinces. There are two separate pillars of governance that rule over Midgard of which the military is currently dominate, and has been for the last eight hundred years. How it is decided whether the Nobility or Military dominates Midgard is hard for an outsider to determine but it seems to be mostly based on the level of warfare Midgard is currently engaged with.
The first system of Government for Midgard is the military, with each Hive having a Lieutenant-General in command of the military assets, each province a Marshal and a General commanding the entire military with the aid of the Military Council consisting of the, currently nine, Marshals of Midgard. In periods in which the military is dominate each General has the authority to command the noble with whom he is paired while in periods when the nobility is dominate the reverse is true. In the periods where neither group dominates they are considered equals each with control over their own aspects of society.
The second system of Government is the Nobility, with each Hive being commanded by a Earl, or Baron if the Hive is weak, each province an Duke and the King having command of the entire civil half of Midgard. In times where the military is in control like now the Royal Court, consisting of the King and Dukes, commands the civilian portions of the planet under the authority of the Military Council. One interesting historical note is that Midgard's Nobility is descended from a branch of the Aesir who lost the ability to become Knights and migrated to Midgard over ten thousand years ago.
Lord Klovis-Ultan informs you that Governor General Aelfric is an elderly and highly experienced General who has in effect retired to his home world of Midgard. He is a moderately good governor with a good work ethic and organizational abilities but lacks a strong understanding of the economic issues that he must deal with. General Aelfric was a highly respected General for over a century and earned a reputation as one of the best combat commanders that Midgard has produced in recent times.
Governor General Aelfric has become a friend and somewhat of a mentor to you.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Midgard. "Midgard has had several riots but the Governor General and his troops have been able to keep them under control thanks to your warning. The main concern on Midgard is the sheer amount of food and raw materials it must import to keep running and the fact that in current conditions the fleet it once used is severely insufficient. There is a five year buffer that can be extended further by the amount imported but current conditions will have Midgard begin starving within a decade."
Svartalfheim
Industrial World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
16,512,573,055
1,849,301,419
3,187,327,974
171,181,590
4,690,250
24,674
8,813
9,319,314,355
City
-5,786,450,000
-238,461,000
-755,730,360
-380,069,100
-732,000
-4,040
-4,816
0.67%
Navy
-17,795,200
-3,640,600
-69,696
-3,960,320
-5,137
-39
9,631,511,386
Army
-157,849,966
-8,967,435
-16,551,309
-1,298,946
Orbital
-731,008,000
-48,939,840
-44,372,022
-31,590,400
-4,747
36
Tithe
-1,651,257,305
-184,930,142
-318,732,797
-17,118,159
-469,025
-2,467
-881
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
10,894,718,399
1,548,639,229
662,798,546
-107,377,769
2,670,194
18,730
3,116
Reserves
284,139,618,874
44,619,711,159
7,531,952,294
17,000,679,352
257,892,265
690,000
195,626
End Total
338,613,210,869
52,362,907,303
10,845,945,026
16,463,790,507
271,243,233
783,648
211,204
Svartalfheim
Industrial World
Population: 9.00 Billion
Exports: Weapons, Manufactured Goods, Advanced and Exotic Materials
Imports: Food
Military: Medium
Governor: First Artisan Granalf
View of Avernus: 4/10
Embassy Established
Investigated
Very Basic Spy Network Established
Morale: Excellent (11)
Ground Defenses: Super Heavy (level 6.7)
Orbital Defences: Medium
Navigators: 55
Warships: 6 Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers, 30 Escorts, 10 Defence Crusiers, 20 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 24 Merchantmen
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Svartalfheim is a mountainous planet where the hardy, black skinned locals mine metals and then feed them into their factories. While Svartalfheim factories are the source of most of the manufactured goods in the Asgard sub-sector, it is for the work of its Artisans that Svartalfheim is known. The Artisans of Svartalfheim have close connections with the Adeptus Mechanicus and are famed for their abilities in crafting weapons of a level that few others can produce. These weapons are the most valuable of Svartalfheim's exports despite the fact that each weapons is the result of years of work by an Artisan. Svartalfheim is ruled by the greatest of its Artisans as decided by a once per fifty years contest of skill called The Proving.
The Artisans of Svartalfheim are divided into five major and several dozen minor Guilds each of which controls an area of Svartalfheim and compete with the others over their quality of craftsmanship. In fact several times throughout history there has been a competition over who can create the best item, usually weapon for some great hero, often among the Aesir or Vanir and this competitions have resulted in most of the great relics of the Nine Worlds, though the weapons and armor of the Champion of Muspelheim come from a different source. One of the more interesting customs of the Artisans Guilds that you have found is that each Artisan makes a artifact for the Svartalfar Guard, Svartalfheim's Grenadiers, upon reaching several important milestone in their life such as finishing their apprenticeship, becoming a full Artisan and becoming a Master, Grandmaster or Guild Master. These artifacts are works of art and to a good extent the quality of the gift provided will determine the future opportunities available to and Artisan. Given that this tradition dates back to the Dark Age of Technology and that Svartalfheim has hundreds of thousands of Artisans the armories of the Svartalfar Guard must contain millions of relics, some of which contain long forgotten technologies.
The cities of Svartalfheim are built into the massive cave systems that cover most of the planet and are capable of containing the entire population of their region in times of war. The cities fortifications are massive, incredibly advanced constructions which could hold of a small army by themselves. Currently several dozen of the most centrally located cities are having their defenses even further upgraded to the point where only the Imperial Palace on lost Terra could exceed them. The armies of Svartalfheim primarily consist of well trained and very well equipped elite Infantrymen with the Svartalfar Guard in particular being incredibly well equipped. Each member of the Svartalfar Guard may choose a weapon or piece or armor from the guards artifact vaults upon joining the guard and may make an addition choice on certain occasion such as being promoted. The officers can choose from the Guards relic vaults which contain some of the greatest items forged on Svartalfheim over the last twenty thosuand years. Given that the Svartalfar Guard number slightly over one million it is a terrifyingly dangerous force.
Lord Klovis-Ultan has successfully made contact with First Artisan Granalf of Svartalfheim. He informs you that like most First Artisans, Granalf generally focuses on his craft and lets the Administratum run Svartalfheim except where it interferes with matters he cares about. This has resulted in a well-run planet, where the Artisans focus on their craft and the Administratum tries to avoid any issues that would cause the First Artisan to take an interest in running the planet.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Svartalfheim. "Svartalfheim has coped with the death of the Emperor better than most planets due to their already existing ancestor worship and belief that the Emperor is still looking down on them. They are slightly worried that they cannot currently import enough food to make up their small deficit, but they are confident that they can increase their hydroponics enough to support their population before their stores run out in two decades."
Niflheim
Mining World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
4,579,026,685
194,158,264
267,485,470
8,856,741,105
4,688,606
27,478
2,157
2,135,201,465
City
-523,028,160
-20,027,987
-56,784,727
-13,769,067
-2,016
-1,201
2.50%
Navy
-938,400
-83,922
-3,168
-150,800
-117
2,402,101,648
Army
-3,600,000
-159,600
-50,040
Orbital
-1,100,000
-63,000
-79,992
-15,000
-3
Tithe
-457,902,669
-19,415,826
-26,748,547
-885,674,111
-468,861
-2,748
-216
Trade
Trade Levy
288
Total
3,703,553,964
176,668,117
38,477,557
8,460,891,138
4,217,983
24,730
741
Reserves
62,610,135,796
5,269,640,880
4,441,113,716
241,969,981,408
84,032,246
421,000
24,102
End Total
81,127,905,616
6,152,981,465
4,633,501,501
284,274,437,096
105,122,163
544,652
27,805
Niflheim
Mining World
Population: 1.89 Billion
Exports: Promethium
Imports: Food, Machinery
Military: Weak
Governor: Governor Ulrik View of Avernus: 5/10
Embassy Established
Investigated
Morale: Excellent (17)
Ground Defenses: Medium ( level 3.5)
Orbital Defences: None
Navigators: 0
Warships: 6 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 2 Merchantmen
Required Trade Ships:
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Niflheim is an Ice World that is populated purely because of its huge promethium reserves. The miners of Niflheim have a reputation for being independent and strange and they rarely come into contact with other humans.
You personally made contact with Governor Ulrik of Nilfheim. The meeting went relatively well and allowed you to get a read on him. You judged that Governor Ulrik is a highly skilled administrator, maybe as good as you, and decent at all of the other tasks that a planetary governor faces except diplomacy. He seems to have no real abilities to relate to, or deal with, people from other worlds and has no desire to acquire them, a pair of traits that the other albino inhabitants of Nilfheim seem to share. Your time among the inhabitants of Nilfheim was uncomfortable as all of them seemed utterly uninterested in you and their presence made you slightly uncomfortable.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Nilfheim. "Niflheim has not been significantly affected by the Emperor's death and reacted with a rather fatalistic "What happened, happened". Given that they also have more than enough trade ships, Niflheim is confident in its capacity to survive but is worried about the dangers of the Second Age of Strife, claiming to remember the first."
When Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan investigated Niflheim his initial results found that the average Niflheimer was incredibly well educated in many different topics. On the simplest matter he found that while Niflheim population is currently split over nine cities it is in the process of building a tenth. Most intriguingly many seemed to almost remember ancient history as if they were there. Combined with the fact that Niflheim keeps its children in very secure, and secret locations Inquisitor Kovis-Ultan suspects that some form of cloning technology is being used, though at this point it is the merest suspicion with no evidence to back it.
Muspelheim
Mining World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
4,066,081,824
521,650,696
8,332,400,394
92,986,855
4,578,546
65,261
1,004
436,708,605
City
-1,482,478,213
-171,917,402
-203,138,662
-230,778,722
-360,963
-5,281
-243
2.30%
Navy
-552,860,000
-2,383,140
-14,270,256
-23,536,520
-11,618
-399
486,930,094
Army
-61,334,174
-4,290,157
-3,487,592
-4,400
-220
22
Orbital
-2,634,690,000
-126,530,700
-156,953,729
-187,003,500
25,885
291
Tithe
-406,608,182
-52,165,070
-833,240,039
-9,298,685
-457,855
-6,526
-100
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
1,618,299,707
378,736,109
7,332,925,130
-88,655,153
3,920,566
54,977
660
Reserves
90,537,074,599
27,627,848,329
29,339,843,205
8,253,699,668
124,575,896
1,600,000
284,696
End Total
98,628,573,132
29,521,528,872
66,004,468,855
7,810,423,903
144,178,726
1,874,883
287,998
Muspelheim
Mining World
Population: 136 Million
Exports: Metal
Imports: Food, Machinery
Military: Weak
Governor: Champion Surt View of Avernus: 9/10
Embassy Established
Basic Spy Network Established
Investigated
Morale: Perfect (20)
Ground Defenses: Super Heavy (level 6)
Orbital Defences: Heavy
Navigators: 12
Warships: 1 Cruisers, 5 Escorts, 20 Defence Cruisers, 7 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 9 Merchantmen, 100 Mass Convoyers
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Muspelheim is a volcanic deathworld that is only inhabited because it is the most metal-rich planet in Sub-Sector Asgard. The magma seas of Muspelheim are traveled by great mining platforms that are held up by ancient technology as they sift the magma for valuable metals. Like the inhabitants of Niflheim, those of Muspelheim have little contact with others.
There are currently eleven Nomad cities on Muspelheim though the histories indicate that there were once two dozen. Over the twenty thousand years since Muspeheim was first colonized six Nomad cities have fallen to assault, three to rogue psykers and the remaining four were disassembled to be used as spare parts. Each Nomad city is a floating island around one kilometer deep with a surface of one hundred square kilometers, making them larger then many of Avernus' cities. They are held aloft on fifty banks of massive repolserlifts and Klovis-Ultan has found mentions of them maintaining their height after losing over thirty of the repolserlifts banks, if only for a short period of time, indicating a high level of redundancy. These repolserlifts are able to lift the Nomad cities up to three kilometers above the magma seas and allow the Nomad cities to travel-at around fifty kilometers per hour, a respectable speed for something that measures its weight in gigatonnes. They are very well fortified with armaments and shields that would not be out of place on a Imperial Battleship, with many of the shields specifically designed to protect the city from the masive heat of the magma sea allowing the city to comfortably rest at a mere hundred meters above sealevel. To make the Nomad cities even more dangerous most of these defences date back to the Dark Age of Technology and are therefore significatly superior to their modern counterparts. Much to his surprise Inquisitor Klovs-Ultan has found that not only are even the oldest of these devices still totally functional but that in recent years work has begun to replace some of those badly damaged in the Age of the Imperium, showing that Muspelheim has the capacity to repair them to a large extent or possibly even build new examples.
Each of the Nomad cities have an territory covering several tens of millions of square kilometers in which they have the final say and usually follow the best ore plumes within their territory. It is common for a city to allow another city to mine a plume in its territory in exchange for payments, called "Royalties" for some reason.
Lord Klovis-Ultan has made formal contact with the Champion, the local title of the Planetary Governor of Muspelheim, Sturt. His initial impression of Champion Surt is of a warrior who is out of his depth outside the battlefield, with no skills in even the more administrative sides of war, though his tactical skills are good. In fact Lord Klovis-Ultan estimates that in the sub-sector, only Lord Marshall Sigurd of Asgard is more dangerous in a fight than Champion Surt, especially when you take his heirloom equipment into account. Apart from combat, the one great talent of Champion Surt is that he is highly knowledgeable about the history of the Asgard sub-sector and about how to keep the Nomad Cities operational.
Lord Klovis-Ultan soon finds out that this is because traditionally the planetary Champions of Muspelheim only learn combat, history and the secrets of the Nomad cities and leave the government to the Mayor-Captains of the Nomad Cities. This arrangement seems to work well, with the Champion protecting the planet and making sure that the knowledge needed to keep the Nomad cities operational survives while the Council of Captains run the planet. The Council of Captains soon agree to meet with Lord Klovis-Ultan; they seem to be rather profit-driven but competent and responsible.
In his more recent investigation of Muspelheim Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has discovered two major groups that fall directly under the authority of the Champion. The first is the Fire Giants, a group of men around a thousand in each city tasked with the maintenance and repair of the underside of the Nomad cities who operate under the leadership of the current Champion. Given that even when the cities are as high as they can go the air temperature of this area is several hundred degrees and they often have to work when something goes wrong causing the city to drop far lower the Fire Gains wear suits of ancient power armor with some resemblance to Terminator Armour. In times of war the Fire Giants equip their suits with weaponry and act as one of the most deadly and well equipped units of soldiers in the Nine Worlds. The second group is the Champions Thanes, who maintain the residences and records of the Champion and from among whom the next Champion is chosen. Most of the inner workings of this order is hidden including their numbers but Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan estimates that there is several thousand in total. The Thanes are taken from their families at the age of five and are taught much about both combat, technology and the history and secrets of Muspelheim. In times of war they act as senior officers of and elite task groups within the Muspelheim military while in times of piece they carry out much of the maintenance of the more advanced sections of the Nomad cities. When the current Champion dies the senior most Thanes will withdraw from public for a year before choosing the next Champion, who will choose a new name to lead under. In many cases the new Champion was not selected from among the ranks of the senior Thanes, who are often elders, but was instead a younger man.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Muspelheim. "Muspelheim has coped with the death of the Emperor almost as well as Asgard, their incredibly strong memory of their history, which stretches back to the Dark Age of Technology, giving them confidence that they survived once and will survive again. Interestingly they were not surprised to hear of the Imperial Truth that the Emperor once preached and were instead surprised that he had come to accept being worshipped, given that their histories show that he had outlawed worshiping him. Governor Sturt has offered to go through the archives to discover what happened to the sub-sector in the last Age of Strife which may provide information on what is going happen in this one."
57 Warrior Class Cruisers, 26 Praetorian Class Cruisers, 136 Monk Class Escort Carriers, 16 Youxia Class Escort Cruisers, 8 Knight Class Armoured Cruisers
417 Squire Class Frigates, 416 Page Class Frigates, 817 Soldier Class Destroyers, 190 Legionnaire Destroyers, 60 Privateer Class Raiders, 5 Shadow Class Destroyers
Merchant Marine
3 Mass Conveyors, 104 Merchantmen
Central Government
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
Tithe
21,498,554,808
4,198,938,511
2,575,415,797
1,464,885,234
1,758,758
12,523
23,502
Trade Levy
Central Government
-75,000,000
-22,500,000
-13,650,000
-7,500,000
Navy
-763,446,400
-41,070,000
-1,829,520
-119,683,240
-634,610
-1,419
Inquisition
-100,000,000
-1,000,000
-10,000
-100,000
-1,000
-10
-1
Merchant Marine
-6,124,000
-1,085,000
-298,000
-1,002,800
-446
-1
Trade
Total
20,553,984,408
4,133,283,511
2,559,628,277
1,336,599,194
1,122,702
11,093
23,501
Reserves
602,784,355,127
128,488,799,665
39,185,306,828
28,530,362,126
42,202,567
333,857
1,697,843
End Total
705,554,277,166
149,155,217,218
51,983,448,213
35,213,358,097
47,816,077
389,322
1,815,348
Imperial Trust of the Nine Worlds Treaty
Preamble
In recognition of the New Imperial Truth and acceptance of the sacred charge placed upon them the Nine Worlds of the Asgard sub-sector hereby create the Imperial Trust. The Imperial Trust will strive to fulfill the will of the God Emperor of Mankind and serve him when he is reborn once more. The Imperial Trust will strive not only to provide security to those under its care but also prosperity, so as not to repeat the mistakes of its predecessor.
1. The High Council shall be made up of the Planetary Governors of the Nine Worlds, the Fabricator-General of the Adeptus Mechanicus, a representative chosen by the Inquisition, and a representative chosen by the Security Council who may not be a Planetary Governor of the Nine Worlds.
2. The High Council shall meet to discuss the state of the Imperial Trust and policy every ten years at minimum. Any member of the council may call for an earlier meeting, and if three other members of the High Council agree then the High Council shall convene.
2.i. A quorum of half plus one of the High Council is necessary for it to convene.
2.ii. In the event that a member of the High Council is unable to attend, send a representative of their choosing, or communicate with the rest of the High Council remotely due to Warp Storms, sieges, or other disasters their representative on the Low Council shall represent them when the High Council convenes. In addition, each High Councillor must have at least one secondary emergency representative living in a system other than their own and other than the system in which the Low Council convenes.
3. Law and policy shall be determined by majority vote of the High Council.
4. In between meetings of the High Council, each member of the High Council shall appoint a representative to the Low Council which shall serve as the constant standing legislative body. These members of the Low Council may be recalled or replaced at will by the member of the High Council that appointed them. The High Council may, by a vote of two thirds require the replacement of a member of the Low Council.
4. The Low Council shall have power to determine the following by majority vote, but may be over ruled by majority vote of the High Council:
4.i. The budget of the Imperial Navy. A special section of the budge will be included for the construction of new ships.
4.ii. Size and budget of the Imperial Guard.
4.iii. The organization and formation of new Administratum departments as created by the High Council, the reorganization of existing Administratum departments as needed to execute the directives determined by the High Council.
4.iv. Temporarily increase the funding of the Inquisition until the next meeting of the High Council, which must then approve the increase if it is to become permanent.
4.v. Receiving foreign Ambassador and Emissaries.
4.vi. Appointing Ambassadors and Emissaries to foreign powers.
4.vii. Negotiating agreements with foreign powers, but requiring approval by the High Council.
4.viii. Authorizing naval anti-piracy operations that are outside of the Imperial Trust's borders but not within the borders of a recognized foreign power.
4.ix. Any other actions necessary to carrying out duties assigned by the High Council, subject to consistency with the other provisions of the organization in this document.
5.i. The Low Council may, by three quarters vote, waive a planetary system's tithe for a period of one year in order to mitigate the costs of invasion or other disaster, and thus allow the planetary system to recover.
5.ii. The Low Council may additionally, by three quarters vote, provide a planet with resources to help it recover from invasion or disaster. This may not be more then twice the current tax income from the Nine Worlds or 10% of the Imperial Trust's reserves,whichever is higher.
6. The High Council shall have authority to determine the following by majority vote:
6.i. Approval or over-ruling of Low Council decisions.
6.ii. Changing the funding levels of the Inquisition.
6.iii. Setting the general tithe levels, which must be specified in proportion to a planetary system's production (measured in Thrones, Material, Metal, Promethium, Advanced Material, and Exotic Material), and the tithe level must be the same for all planetary systems. These are currently set and 10% of all income types.
6.iv. Setting trade taxation levels,which must be uniform throughout Imperial Trust space. These are currently set at 5% of total trade.
6.vii. Set military forces tithes for the Imperial Guard, as well as compensation for disproportionate military tithes.
6.viii. Constitute Tribunals inferior to the High Judges if such are determined to be necessary.
6.ix. Grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land, Water, and in Space.
6.x. Other actions necessary to carrying out the other provisions of the organization in this document.
7. The High Council shall have authority to make the following decisions by two thirds majority.
7.i. Declare War.
7.ii. Approve treaties and agreements with foreign powers.
7.iii. Impeach and remove members of other branches of the government. Including the Low Council, the Administratum, the High Judges, and the heads of the Imperial Navy and Imperial Guard in the Security Council.
8. Major organizations without representation on the High Council may put forth petitions to the High Council that must be considered as proposals to be voted upon. Such organizations include but are not limited to the Ecclisiarchy, the Low Council, Navigator Houses, the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, and the Imperial Bank.
1. The Security Council shall be composed of three generals from different worlds, three admirals from different worlds, and one member of the military arm of the Adeptus Mechanicus appointed by the High Council. The Security Council's representative on the high Council shall have no vote in these appointments. The Security Council is responsible for determining how to best use the Imperial Trust's shared military resources to the best effect in matters of defense and in times of war in matters of offense.
2. The Imperial Guard shall be headed by one of the three generals to be decided upon by the High Council, with the other two generals serving as sub-generals.
2.i. Members of the Imperial Trust must provide a portion of its military forces to serve in the Imperial Guard. This portion can be changed by a vote of the High Council and is currently 10% of all Knights, 10% of front line PDF regiments and 25% of Grenadiers.
2.ii. The Imperial Guard will serve as a reaction force against threats that cannot be defeated by local forces.
2.iii. When an Imperial Guard force is on the ground on a world actively engaged in a defensive war, the commander may take command of the local PDF and militia forces under their local commanders.
3. The Imperial Navy shall be headed by one of the three admirals to be decided upon by the High Council, with the other two admirals serving as sub-admirals.
3.i. Members of the Imperial Trust must provide a minimum of half of each class of warp-capable warship in their possession, rounded down, to be placed under the command of the Imperial Navy to be stationed and deployed where needed. Vessels placed under central command will be maintained using the Imperial Navy's resources. Worlds may place more than the minimum of their fleet into the care of the Imperial Navy if desired and accepted by central naval command with each such additional vessel becoming a permanent component of the Central Navy.
3.i.a. The Security Council may set up a point based valuation system by which ships of different classes may be tithed as an alternative to tithing every other ship of the same class.
3.ii. Orbital defenses and non-warp capable defense vessels shall be owned and commanded by local forces. However, if the Imperial Navy is present during a battle the senior officer may take command of all local naval assets for the defense of the system.
3.iii. The Imperial Navy may purchase additional vessels at its own discretion to be kept under its permanent command, provided it has the budget to do so.
1. The Administratum shall be responsible for the collection of taxes and tithes, ensuring the efficient distribution of the Imperial Trust's collective resources, and any bureaucratic duties as determined by the High Council and managed by the Low Council. The Low Council may appoint department heads as it deems necessary.
2. The Administratum shall maintain the following departments from the old Imperium, with some changes.
2.i. Departmento Munitorum - Responsible for distributing resources and logistics for the Security Council and the management of Imperial Guard tithes.
2.i.a. The Departmento Munitorum will maintain a central fund to ensure all worlds that require orbital defenses can afford to build and maintain them. The building of an appropriate level of orbital defenses shall be provided by this fund to all worlds unable to bear the cost. Worlds will be responsible for the upkeep of one set of Heavy orbital defenses and up to thirty non-warp capable defense vessels at a cost of up to 20% of the world's GDP. Any additional costs will be covered by the central fund. Whether any maintenance costs beyond this for additional defenses will be covered is at the discretion of the head of the Departmento Munitorum, with approval by the Low Council.
2.ii. Estate Imperium - Record keeping department.
2.iii. Logis Strategos - Responsible for analysis of threats and working with the Inquisition, local Arbites, and other intelligence and security organizations.
3. The Administratum shall have the following new departments, with more departments possibly being added by the High Council at a later date.
3.i. Imperial Mint - A department that will be responsible for the minting and management of currency.
3.ii. Imperial Trade Bureau - Responsible for the management of the Imperial Merchant Marine and collection of trade taxes.
3.iii. Departmento Treasurius - Responsible for the distribution of funds to various organizations.
3.iv. Departmento Revenus - Responsible for the collections of all other tithes, taxes, and fees.
3.v. Departmento Standardis - Responsible for fixing standard weights and measures.
4. The old Historical Revision Unit shall be forever disbanded and no similar department shall be created, for lies displease the Emperor.
1. The Inquisition is an organization of individuals and their chosen agents with a high degree of autonomy who are charged with preventing the corruption of the Imperial Trust, whether this corruption be from the Ruinous Powers, hostile xenos, or simple greed and incompetence.
2. Inquisitors shall have immunity to local laws. Inquisitorial Acolytes shall also have limited immunity, to be determined in the code of conduct. Inquisitors are encouraged to work with local law enforcement where possible, but this is entirely at their discretion.
3. The Inquisition will create a code of conduct to which its agents are expected to adhere, to be approved by the High Council. Changes to this code must be proposed by the Inquisition and again approved by the High Council.
4. The Inquisition is expected to be self-policing. In the event that an Inquisitor violates the code of conduct or otherwise oversteps the boundaries of their authority, the other members of the Inquisition are expected to deal with the matter appropriately. In the event that the Inquisition does not resolve the matter, no less than two members of the High Council may call for a trial to remove the accused Inquisitor from the organization. The trial shall be lead by a panel of judges made up three randomly selected members of the High Council that are not among the accusers or the Inquisition. The accused Inquisitor must be allowed competent defense counsel.
5. No Inquisitor may be a Planetary Governor, member of the Security Council, or head of an Administratum department.
6. Inquisitors do not have the authority to command the Planetary Governors of the Nine Worlds or other members of the High Council, nor do they have the authority to call Exterminatus.
7. The Inquisition may maintain a force of warships, merchantmen, and troops that does not exceed 5% of that held by the Imperial Navy, Imperial Merchant Marine, and Imperial Guard. Purchase and maintenance of these assets will be paid for by the Inquisition. Distribution of these assets among their numbers will also be controlled by the Inquisition.
1. There will be nine High Judges. Each Planetary Governor of the Nine Worlds may nominate one judge from the Adeptus Arbites or other suitable agency to serve as a High Judge with approval by majority of the High Council. High Judges are appointed for life, subject to removal only due to corruption, gross misconduct, or inability to perform their duties.
2. When there is a legal dispute between worlds, a randomly selected panel of five of the High Judges not from the worlds in question shall be convened. The panel will attempt to mediate the dispute. If no agreement can be reached, the panel will hear arguments and make a judgement to settle the dispute. Deliberations between the High Judges will be held in closed chambers, and their votes regarding verdicts will be kept secret.
1. The Imperial Trust is not inherently hostile to Xeno species that give humanity the same respect.
2. The Imperial Trust may incorporate Xeno nations and species as protectorates. The details of each nation or species shall be handled on a case by case basis by the High Council.
1. The official religion of the Imperial Trust is the New Imperial Truth, as revealed to Saint Seamus Lin by the God Emperor of Mankind himself. This shall be codified in a holy text he shall pen.
2. Local religious traditions and practices that are not in conflict with and acknowledge the New Imperial Truth will not be oppressed. Xeno protectorates may maintain their own religion so long as they do not contradict the New Imperial Truth.
3. The worship of the Ruinous Powers or any other daemon is forbidden to all and punishable by death. All humanity have a duty to disobey and attempt to stop any other who they suspect is corrupted by the Ruinous Powers.
4. Cults worshiping xenos are proscribed for humans. Any cult worshiping hostile xenos is proscribed for any xeno protectorates.
5. The Cult Mechanicus is acknowledged as an accepted religion within the Imperial Trust. At the time of founding, the senior member of the Adeptus Mechanicus shall be given the title of Fabricator-General and be considered the head of the Cult Mechanicus within the Imperial Trust. Future Fabricator-Generals shall be decided upon within the Adeptus Mechanicus itself by their own internal policies.
1. To provide for ease of credit and transfers of funds within the Imperial Trust, each of the Nine Worlds shall establish a branch of a central bank, with the central branch located on Midgard. Each branch shall be able to call upon all the others for credit and shall share reserves.
2. Each of the Nine Worlds shall have shares in the bank, with the total shares owned by the planetary governments of the Nine Worlds becoming no less than 70% of all total shares. At the time of the bank's founding, half of the 70% required to be held by the planetary governments will be split between the Nine Worlds evenly and shall be held in perpetuity, with the remaining half being divided according to the wealth of the individual planets and may be traded among them. The remaining 30% may be traded freely and will be put on the open market for purchase, though no single individual or organization may own more than 3% of the total shares.
3. The treasury department shall deposit currently unused funds in the central bank.
4. Other banks and merchants may deposit money with the central bank.
1. At the founding of the Imperial Remnant, all worlds will give 1/3 of their Merchant Transports and 1/2 of their Mass Conveyors to the Imperial Merchant Marine. The Imperial Trade Bureau may purchase additional trade vessels as needed.
2. The Imperial Merchant Marine will be paid for through trade taxes.
1. The Imperial Trust acknowledges that it will very likely expand in time, either through colonization of nearby star systems or through the inclusion of already established human worlds. Changes to the governmental structure above may be necessary and will be considered by the High Council at that time. This will require a three quarter majority vote in a full meeting of the High Council.
2. The Imperial Trust claims all star systems within a ten light year radius of any of the Nine Worlds as falling under its borders at the time of founding.
3.i. Uninhabited and unclaimed systems are considered to be the property of the nearest Low Council Member. The owner must give permission for any colonies or resrouce colonies to be in a system.
3.ii.a. To establish a full colony a system must seek initial approval from the Security Council, which shall evaluate both the extent to which it would extend the military resources of the Imperial Trust, and if there are any competing claims by outside powers that could entangle us in conflicts. Security Council decisions are preliminary until the next High Council meeting which will either approve or overrule the Security Council decision. The High Council must always approve the settlement of a system claimed by an outside power prior to colonisation efforts beginning. (Point out Fjol IV as an instance where we would support colonisation despite being claimed by an outside power - the Dark Eldar - because we'd be fighting them anyway.)
3.ii.b. If a colonising planet wishes to establish additional full colonies, that the level of defences required for all colonies of that coloniser shall be increased. This increase shall be one stage in all respects.
3.iii.a. A planet have as many Resource Colonies as it wants so long as it is within ten light years of a member of the low council.
3.iii.b. The Security Council may impose a higher level of defences on Resource Colonies after the first as they determine is necessary based on the Imperial Trust's security situation.
4.i. Full colonies must have a minimum level of defences, with STC availability tied to those defence levels. That there are required defence improvements that must happen by a certain number of years after colonisation.
4.i.a. A colony must have either two hundred PDF Regiments when founded, with an additional two hundred regiments being required for every full twenty years that the colony has existed or have one percent of the population in the PDF, whichever is higher.
4.i.b. A colony must have at least medium ground and orbital defences when founded. This must be upgraded to heavy within forty years of founding and very heavy within eighty years of founding.
4.i.c. A colony must have at least ten Defence Monitors and a Helheim Pattern Defence Cruiser when founded, with another ten Defence Monitors and a Helheim Pattern Defence Cruiser for every full forty years that the colony has existed.
4.i.d. Within 35 years of founding the colony must establish a civilian militia composed of at least 50% of the adult civilian population. The must receive a minimum of four hours of weekly training and the colony must maintain enough Impaler Carbines and body armour to equip all of them.
4.i.e. After fifty years, at least 75% of the PDF being recruited from that point should be from the local population.
4.ii Full colonies have certain protections that the coloniser must follow, if any are broken the matter will be brought to the High Council by the Inquisition or by the colony itself.
4.ii.a. Each colony shall be required to give no more than half of its tax income to the coloniser, a number that cannot exceed twelve and a half percent of its total income.
4.ii.b. Within a decade of the colony forming it shall have a local government made up entirely of people living on the colony.
4.ii.c. After fifty years, 50% of the local government officials must be native born or have 25 years of residency.
4.ii.d. After seventy-five years 66% of the local government officials must be native born or have 35 years of residency.
4.ii.e.After one hundred years 75% of the local government officials must be native born or have 50 years of residency, and the colonial government will be subject to an Inquisitorial audit to ensure that the coloniser has not attempted to set up a puppet government.
4.ii.f. The local government should have the right to present petitions to the High Council and that the High Council shall have the right to intervene in any colony with a two thirds vote.
4.iii. Full colonies shall be established with the expectation of independence within one hundred years, at which point they will gain a seat on the Low Council. However, a favourable long term trade agreement may be established between the colony and coloniser, that can extend for no longer than 100 years after independence. If a colony has not achieved independence within one hundred years of its founding, it may petition the High Council to be moved from the coloniser's control and be directly administered by the Imperial Trust instead. In such cases the Trust will act to improve the colony to full independence as soon as possible.
4.iv. If the sponsor of a full colony is cut off by Warp Storm from being able to support it's colonies, then the Imperial Trust will take over sponsorship until the original sponsor returns.
4.v. After twenty years, a basic level of universal education must be available to the population. At fifty years, some level of higher education must be made available. The Low Council will spend some time over the next ten years working with the educational institutions of the Imperial Trust to establish a few proposals for the minimum curriculum, which will be voted upon by the High Council in ten years.
5.i.a. The coloniser shall have exactly the same rights over the Resource Colony as it has over its own world, making the Resource Colony an extension of the coloniser, except where noted below.
5.i.b. Any of the requirements below can be waved for a Resource Colony with a two third majority vote of the High Council.
5.ii.a. A Resource Colony must be under half a billion humans in order to count as a resource colony and if it exceeds that number then it becomes a full colony with the year of founding being the year in which it exceeded the population maximum
5.ii.b. The residents of a Resource Colony, or any member of the Low Council, may petition the High Council for the Resource Colony to become a full colony, presenting arguments as to why the colony provides something of value to the Imperial Trust as a whole to justify the change in status. This motion must pass with a two thirds majority.
5.iii. At least a fifth of the income of a Resource Colony must be spent on the colony
5.iv. Resource Colonies must have a minimum level of defences, with defence levels increasing as the Resource Colonies production increases.
5.iv.a. Each Resource Colony is required to have at least medium level ground and orbital defences.
5.iv.b. For every three billion Thrones worth of production that a Resource Colony has, at average Imperial Trust prices, the required level of ground and orbital defences must be increased by one level.
5.iv.c. Each Resource Colony is required to have at least one Defence Cruiser and five Defence Monitors.
5.iv.d. For every three billion Thrones worth of production that a Resource Colony has, at average Imperial Trust prices, one Defence Cruiser and five Defence Monitors must bee added to the defence fleet.
5.v. The STCs and Australia capabilities of a Resource Colony will be restricted.
5.v.a. A Resource Colony shall not be given any Advanced or Exotic Material STCs above the basic, any military STCs other then those required to produce the more basic weapons or any Naval STCs
5.v.b. A Resource Colony shall not be given any STCs that it does not have a clear and immediate requirement for.
5.v.c. A Resource Colony shall not have any shipbuilding capabilities.
5.v.d. A Resource Colony shall not have more then 50% more manufacturing capacity then is needed for upkeep.
1. The Planetary Systems give up the power to conduct foreign diplomacy on their own
2. The Planetary Systems give up the power to grant letters of Marque.
3. The Planetary Systems give up the power to coin money.
4. The Planetary Systems give up the power to emit bills of credit.
5. The Planetary Systems give up the power to lay imposts and duties on trade from other planets.
6. The Planetary Systems shall give full faith and credit to the public Acts, Records, and Judicial Proceedings of each other Planetary System.
7. The Planetary Systems give up the power to deny extradition of criminals and suspected criminals to other Planetary Systems.
1. The Planetary Systems reserve the power to raise and maintain Armies.
2. The Planetary Systems reserve the power to build and maintain a Navy.
3. The Planetary Systems reserve the power to create and enforce local laws suited to their conditions and needs.
1. It is the responsibility of every Planetary System to maintain their Planetary Defense Force or equivelant military organization to a minimum standard of training and force size.
1.i. The minimum training stadards shall be the minimum standards accepted by the Imperial Guard before the collapse of the Imperium before. This standard must be met before any ability enhancing equipment is taken into account.
1.ii. The minimum force size shall be one percent of the Planetary System's population.
1.iii. The Security Council shall be responsible for inspecting Planetary Systems once every twenty years, with the right to one additional surprise inspection during that time period. Should a Planetary System fail to meet the standards a reinspection will occur every five years until such time that the Planetary System meets the standards specified.
1.iv. The first infraction a Planetary System failing to meet standards in a time period of two centuries will be met with a warning and the Security Council sending advisers to assist the Planetary System in meeting the standards.
1.v. Any infractions beyond the first shall be met with a doubling of tithes until the Planetary System has passed an inspection.
1.vi. Inspections will begin ten years after the establishment of these standards. Worlds affected by disaster or invasion may petition the Security Council for an extension.
Total Navigators: 888
Warships: 2 Battleships, 6 Grand Cruisers, 34 Battlecuisers, 66 Cruisers, 66 Light Cruisers, 562 Escorts, 303 Defence Monitors, 3 Repair Ships, 36 Troop Transports, 1 Goliath Factory Ship
Current Trade ships: 356 Merchantmen, 21 Mass Conveyors
Distance
Asgard
Alfheim
Vanaheim
Jotunheim
Midgard
Svartalfheim
Niflheim
Avernus
Muspelheim
Asgard
NA
11
15
9
14
18
15
18
24
Alfheim
11
NA
14
13
7
13
15
14
15
Vanaheim
15
14
NA
23
16
11
25
21
17
Jotunheim
9
13
23
NA
9
18
8
11
17
Midgard
14
7
16
9
NA
10
9
7
11
Svartalfheim
18
13
11
18
10
NA
17
11
9
Niflheim
15
15
25
8
9
17
NA
6
11
Avernus
18
14
21
11
7
11
6
NA
7
Muspelheim
24
15
17
17
11
11
9
7
NA
City Size
Large Town
Regional City
Minor City
Major City
Small Hive
Large Hive
Huge Hive
Examples
Fortification level
0.25
0.50
1.00
2.00
4.00
8.00
16.00
None
5
15
25
40
55
75
Very Light
1
5
10
25
35
50
65
85
Light
2
15
20
35
45
60
75
95
Medium
3
35
40
55
65
80
95
115
Niflheim
Heavy
4
65
70
85
95
110
125
145
Midgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim,
Very Heavy
5
105
110
125
135
150
165
185
Avernus, Jotunheim, Asgard,
Super Heavy
6
155
160
175
185
200
215
235
Svartalfheim, Avernus
Incredibly Heavy
7
215
220
235
245
260
275
295
Svartalfheim, Muspelheim
Ultra Heavy
8
285
290
305
315
330
345
365
Sufficient
9
365
370
385
395
410
425
445
Excessive
10
455
460
475
485
500
515
535
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The ninth Meeting of the High Council Part Three: Rotbart's Proposals and Resolutions
The ninth Meeting of the High Council Part Three: Rotbart's Proposals and Resolutions
You opposed the suggestion of raising Avernus' trade tariffs to pay for the Department of Quarantine on the grounds that it was unconstitutional but agreed to pay a quarter of a billion Thrones each year towards its upkeep as a purely voluntary choice. Governor Olaf seemed to take you offer in the spirit intended and was less hostile to you for the remainder of the meeting.
Your alternative proposal for Muspelheim's tithe, that they instead build a large, mobile military fortress/shipyard as their tithe was accepted as a good compromise after Champion Surt confirmed that Muspelheim had an STC for a facility that fits the required roll. Afterwards he tells you that he is prepared to share this STC with the rest of the Imperial Trust.
Your final proposal, a twenty year moratorium on trade tithes for metal was agreed on unanimously due to the constant issues that the Imperial Trust has with metal production.
Now that the main portion of the High Council Meeting has been completed it is decided to end the meeting for the day. It will restart tomorrow and various trade deals will be made. You have an opportunity to set up a single meeting in this time, you will have to think carefully on who to invite.
Well, the fact that they are willing to share the STC for this mobile base suggest they do in fact have one, meaning we don't have to worry about tech heresy.
Well, the fact that they are willing to share the STC for this mobile base suggest they do in fact have one, meaning we don't have to worry about tech heresy.
Well, the fact that they are willing to share the STC for this mobile base suggest they do in fact have one, meaning we don't have to worry about tech heresy.
Local Systems (Turn 79)
Last updated: End of Turn 79
You are currently part of The Imperial Trust (Once Sub-Sector Asgard), which consists of the following worlds as well as Avernus:
Total Income
Thrones
Material
Metal
Promethium
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
Production
Relic Material
Income Building
6,235,162
1,908,752,917
762,866,104
701,932
1,441
3,098
1,183,250,303
1
Income Base
9,759,765,603
136,461,634
3,364,259,939
569,353,478
190,744
706
2,983
1,439,673,792
Upkeep (Building)
-2,672,788,990
-165,452,767
-206,952,607
-33,561,627
-115,978
-1,927
Upkeep (City)
-708,480,952
-135,322,694
-382,288,262
-85,743,108
-19,600
-620
-3,355
Upkeep (Military)
-906,474,107
-56,203,750
-55,447,804
-1,082,774
-743
Upkeep (Other)
-2,061,013,174
-93,200,780
-533,914,107
-123,337,211
-164,237
-3,484
Upkeep (Space)
-2,834,476,200
-149,677,506
-171,490,122
-193,179,020
-300,801
-1,010
210,640,534
Bonus Morale
2,439,941,401
34,115,409
841,064,985
142,338,370
28,612
35
746
359,918,448
Saving Admin
5,657,556,972
365,913,074
789,733,510
299,673,950
252,508
389
1,023
Productivity Bonus
927,448,186
3,378,160
40,681,794
17,847,374
274
118,118,694
Trade
-4
Tithe
-1,563,339,035
-348,555,697
-615,475,963
-149,240,533
-92,129
-218
-710
Trade Levy
Net Income
7,924,344,869
2,240,736,498
936,264,890
1,151,569,973
-601,721
-5,431
4,055
3,311,601,771
1
Currant Reserves
176,599,374,448
16,712,683,742
14,280,839,720
8,136,489,797
9,099,098
33,974
63,266
Asgard
Knight World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
Population
218,516,348
328,936,516
1,169,548,267
62,987,613
385,656
1,019
1,941
218,971,179
City
-10,463,840
-74,056
-529,747
-188,349
-17,487
-288
-120
2.00%
Navy
-38,465,440
-1,952,760
-712,800
-6,214,160
-6,452
-63
240,868,297
Army
-13,619,221
-256,894
-9,799,052
-11,711
-21
Orbital
-121,096,000
-9,523,080
-12,078,285
-11,544,600
-1,045
5
Tithe
-21,851,635
-32,893,652
-116,954,827
-6,298,761
-38,566
-102
-194
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
37,122,428
297,646,207
752,708,155
39,156,168
313,149
559
1,626
Reserves
29,517,234,083
5,270,899,669
5,404,992,436
885,805,799
8,841,040
14,000
116,723
End Total
29,702,846,222
6,759,130,704
9,168,533,213
1,081,586,638
10,406,783
16,797
124,855
Asgard
Knight World
Population: 199 Million
Exports: Metal
Imports: Luxuries, Machinery
Military: Very Strong
Governor: Lord Marshall Sigurd
View of Avernus: 14/10
Embassy Established
Investigated
Spy Network Established
Church Re-established
Morale: Excellent(14)
Ground Defenses: Very Heavy (level 5.5)
Orbital Defences: Super Heavy (same as Avernus)
Navigators: 71
Warships: 2 Battlecuisers, 6 Cruisers, 4 Light Cruisers, 40 Escorts, 10 Defence Cruisers, 50 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 24 Merchantmen, 1 Mass Conveyors (Mass Conveyors count as 16 Merchantmen)
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Asgard is a Knight World and forms the center of the Asgard sub-sector. It is ruled by the lesser Knight House Aesir, which has a long history going back to the Dark Age of Technology and swore allegiance to the Imperium during the Great Crusade. The resources of Asgard are traded to the Tech-Priests of Atlas in return for technology. Asgard has massive amounts on mineral wealth and is one of the main exporters of metal among the Nine Worlds, in part because the serf of Asgard are better educated them most serfs and are able to operate heavy machinery.
The history of the Aesir goes back into the Dark Age of Technology when they were the fourth of the Nine Worlds to be colonized, after Niflheim, Helheim and Muspelheim. During the Age of Strife they were one of the few worlds to maintain a continues history and culture like many of the other Knight Worlds and they were quick to rejoin the Imperium when the Great Crusade reached the Nine Worlds. In the time of the Imperium the Aesir earned the reputation of a skilled and loyal Knight House but a large combination of factors led to the Imperium greatly underestimating their numbers. The main factors in this estimation is the sheer number of Freeblade Knights who hail from Asgard and the connection that these Freeblades maintain with the Aesir, the fact that they never deployed more then a single Branches force to a single theater outside of their Sub-Sector and that when asked how large their House is they always answered how large the branch of which they are a member of is rather then how large the Aesir as a whole are. This was increased by the fact that the Aesir have always viewed the protection of the Nine Worlds as their main duty and have often deployed against threats to the Nine Worlds with no support from outside the Sub-Sector, not really needing any. At the fall of the Imperium they had over fourteen hundred Knights, four hundred of whom were outside the Nine Worlds at the end, mostly a Freeblades.
The Aesir are one of the least formal and most progressive of the Knights Houses in the Imperium a fact often attributed to the fact that they have always had their own patterns of Knights which they have been using since the formation of Asgard. They are also among the most individualistic and activity encourage their members to spend a decade or more as a Freeblade in order to prove their worth. This has led to the Aesir being one of the most individualistic of the Knight Houses with each Knight and Noble House having a large degree of independence but conversely the Aesir are highly loyal to those who have proven themselves such as their Marshalls.
The Knight House of the Aesir is divided into twelve lesser branches each of which themselves are divided into different noble families of varying levels. You have been adopted into the House of Borr, the Royal House from which Lord Marshal Sigurd hails. The Royal Houses are those houses who can field over five maniples of Knights and there are currently nineteen Royal Houses. Below the Royal Houses are the Ducal Houses who can each potentially field at least two maniples of knights, next are the Baronial Houses who can field a full maniple and last are the Knightly Houses who can field at least one Knight. The other two categories of noble House on Asgard as the Noble Houses which are the minor nobility who can't field any Knights for some reason and the Honorary Marshals who are those who have earned high position for great deeds or wisdom and are counted among the upper Nobility whether or not they can currently field any Knights. There are currently six Honorary Marshals of Asgard including you and these consist of the commander of the one elite infantry force among the Aesir, the air force, the army, the navy and the chief diplomat. Each of the Marshall is given an Earldom, either for their lifetime or in perpetuity and there are currently twenty-two Earls among the Aesir, being considered to be between the barons and the Dukes in the noble hierarchy. Given that the rank of a house is determined by how many Knights it can field at any given time it is quite common for houses position in society to change and less empathizes is put on current noble title then in many Knightly Houses.
The one exception to this is the title of Marshall which is given to the leader of each of the branches of the Aesir and is chosen after a challenge of wit, skill, leadership and might that pits potential candidates against each other. Any Marshall can be challenged by one of the Knights n a yearly event with the position of Marshall going to the victor. Given that the incumbent has a significant advantage it is rare for a Marshall to lose his position this way until he has reached an extreme age, or as is far more likely died in combat. Those who have lost the position of Marshall in a challenge are given the title of Elder and are often the main advisers to their successors. The Lord Marshall is the leader of the Aesir and can be challenged by the current Marshalls to a far more equal contest.
Lord Marshall Sigurd is a rather fierce man in his late middle age with several scars from the many battles that he has fought in. He has led one of the most individualistic and barbaric (for knights) Knight Houses with great success for over twenty years and is expected to continue leading them for many more years. Unlike many knights, he does not let his pride rule him, a trait that has served him well in his time as Lord Marshall. He is master at both war and peace, being a Knight with few equals, having killed several Scout Titans single-handedly as well as the Banelord-Class Warlord Titan Fafnir and having led his Knights to several victories that few others could match. His control over his pride has aided him in his peacetime activities and he has proven to be a skilled administrator and an adept diplomat, having improved several relationships that were on the verge of failing when he ascended to Lord Marshall.
Lord Klovis-Ultan had made contact with Lord Marshall Sigurd of Asgard 29 years after founding and gifted him the Knight Errant Mk II STC for the Aesir. In return the Asgard have sworn eternal brotherhood to Avernus and you personally have been given the honorary title of Marshall and been adopted by Sigurd as an Oath Brother, making you one of the higher ranked members of the Aesir.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Asgard. "There is a level of unrest among the thralls, but the nobles, never having been devout worshippers of the Emperor, have had few problems with the Emperor's death. Even the thralls are unlikely to cause any major problems due to the fact that obedience to the nobles is stressed far more than Emperor worship in their culture. The main worry that the nobles have is that Asgard no longer has a supplier of Knights. They hope that Avernus will be able to replace Atlas in that position."
Alfheim
Agri World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
2,406,186,898
250,510,626
198,014,357
478,423,126
342,223
1,816
139,724
2,164,693,022
City
-144,111,000
-8,598,000
-11,286,871
-5,158,998
-1,125
-1,154
1.32%
Navy
-8,504,400
-412,530
-47,520
-2,084,040
-3,162
-23
2,307,562,761
Army
-13,852,976
-1,064,775
-834,367
-28,011
Orbital
Tithe
-240,618,690
-25,051,063
-19,801,436
-47,842,313
-34,222
-182
-13,972
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
2,109,174,540
227,678,487
-70,229,450
442,075,310
278,125
1,613
28,913
Reserves
137,303,301,948
40,155,108,617
5,612,458,175
3,021,503,402
700,000
30,200
1,150,788
End Total
147,849,174,649
41,293,501,053
5,261,310,925
5,231,879,951
2,090,623
38,264
1,295,354
Alfheim
Agri World
Population: 2.03 Billion
Exports: Food
Imports: Machinery, Promethium
Military: Weak
Governor: King Zaren
View of Avernus: 5/10
Embassy Established
Spy Network Established
Church Re-established
Morale: Very Good (8)
Ground Defenses: Heavy (level 4)
Orbital Defences: Heavy
Navigators: 27
Warships: 1 Cruisers, 1 Light Cruisers, 10 Escorts, 10 Defence Crusiers,
Current Trade ships: 29 Merchantmen, 1 Mass Conveyors
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Alfheim is the breadbasket of the Asgard sub-sector and is, like many Agri Worlds, relatively calm and peaceful. The Imperial Governor of Haven is a hereditary position and is held by the current King. Most of the food production of Haven goes to the industrial world of Svartalfheim and the Hive World of Midgard.
Unlike many of the Nine Worlds Alfheim did not contain any surprises for Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan when he did a more in-depth investigation. As far as he can tell it is a rather ordinary Agri-World if one with more industry, particularly advanced industry, then usual. The Goverment is a combination of elected majors for the town and hereditary nobles for the cities and regions with a royal family. The nobles of Alfheim are rather comfortable in their positions of power and rarely abuse them, a fact that combined with the paradisaical nature of Alfheim has led to Alfheim being traditionally peaceful. Despite this Alfheim has a large, well trained military,, though that is a recent development with the army quarupling in size under the rule of King Zaren. This is mostly a result of a deal which includes military training for Alfheim by the Midgardian Iron Guard in exchange for a discount on food exported to Midgard.
Lord Klovis-Ultan informs you that King Zaren is very a skilled administrator who understands the importance of duty, unlike his predecessor King Trascroft, whom Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan had assassinated for incompetence 29 years after the founding of Avernus.
King Zaren is very thankful for you sending thirty regiments of Infantry to aid in the training of his PDF, which has fallen to deplorable levels under his predecessor.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Alfheim. "Due to a quick reaction to your message, the population was not as affected by the Emperor's death as many, but there is a lot of worry about the defences of Alfheim, especially with the recent attack. The main worry on Alfheim is defence and they are currently reaching out to the military forces of the sub-sector, Avernus included, for support."
Vanaheim
Civilized World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
42,493,132,377
9,242,654,317
3,781,165,954
976,120,900
593,069
964
62,172
39,696,407,738
City
-350,984,400
-8,462,370
-47,639,830
-19,367,139
-6,500
-20,205
0.36%
Navy
-809,837,600
-32,663,760
-4,538,160
-163,512,360
-626,598
-1,030
40,410,943,077
Army
-110,676,981
-14,974,806
-26,272,418
-57,772
Orbital
-37,533,520,000
-1,913,785,800
-2,482,972,747
-2,533,931,000
68,781
403
Tithe
-4,249,313,238
-1,264,570,368
-97,612,090
-59,307
-96
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
15,741,103,511
7,237,290,913
-6,940,855,277
-785,110,004
-41,670
256
41,966
Reserves
305,412,847,532
192,833,432,166
7,052,501,969
709,528,645
813,480
54,300
3,006,533
End Total
384,118,365,087
229,019,886,733
-27,651,774,416
-3,216,021,376
605,132
55,579
3,216,366
Vanaheim
Civilized World
Population: 39.0 Billion
Exports: Material, Promethium
Imports: Metal,
Military: Strong
Governor: Governor Olaf
View of Avernus: 1/10
Embassy Established
Spy Network Established
Investigated
Church Re-established
Morale: Good (8)
Ground Defenses:Heavy (level 4)
Orbital Defences: Super Heavy x2 (two locations that are the same as Avernus)
Navigators: 301
Warships: 1 Battleship, 3 Battlecuisers, 9 Cruisers, 3 Light Cruisers, 62 Escorts, 49 Castle Defence Cruisers, 422 Defence Monitors
20 Praetorian Class Cruisers, 33 Warrior Class Cruisers, 116 Monk Class Escort Carriers, 316 Squire Class Frigate, 316 Page Class Frigate, 418 Soldier Class Destroyers
Current Trade ships: 23 Merchantmen, 28 Mass Conveyors
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Vanaheim is a civilized world whose population verges on reaching Hive World levels. It is the main Imperial Naval base in the Asgard sub-sector. The ruling class of Vanaheim, the Vanir, make up the officers of the local fleet and have a reputation for tactical acumen. The industries of Vanaheim are mostly devoted to meeting its own needs and those of the local Navy. Its Imperial Guard regiments specialize in boarding and landing actions. Vanaheim has long been in competition with Asgard for the position of leading world of the Asgard sub-sector, but it is usually relegated to second place.
Vanaheim is a world that would be considered a paradise compared to many Imperial Worlds, with almost the entirety of its industry happening in massive orbital factories and asteroid belts allowing Vanaheim's strong environment protection regulation to keep Vanaheim mostly unspoiled. Despite half of the population living in orbital habitats of some form they are generally well off with far less underhivers and other poor groups.
The Vanir, Vanaheim's ruling class, are unusually numerous for a noble class and number over one and a half billion, around five percent of the population. They are the descendants of the original settler of Vanaheim and are one of the oldest noble houses in the Imperium and have a long and often troubled relationship with the Aesir. The lowest Vanir have only a few privileges over the rest of the citizens of Vanaheim which include the right to live in the Vanir only regions, where there is free housing, as well as free entry into the most prestigious military and Naval Academies on Vanaheim and a sizable stipend. Above the basic Vanir are various levels of noble house each of which has one or more seats in the All-Thing, the ruling body of Vanaheim. Counted among the Vanir on Vanaheim if not in the Imperium is the Navigator House Norn, a minor Navigator House which provides most of the Navigators in the Nine Worlds. The most unusual features about the Norns, as they are commonly known, is that only female members of the house gain the Third Eye and that they tend to be gifted in Divination.
While Vanaheim is run by a Governor there are major limits to what he can do without support from the All Thing, Vanaheim's parliament. The All Thing consists of over a thousand members, at least one from each noble house, and is responsible for changing laws as well as choosing and dismissing the Governor. Due to this the Governor of Vanaheim rules only as long as he maintain the support of the All Thing.
The Vanir have a strong martial culture with one of the main ways to gain respect being to serve in the Vanir Drop Troopers or Naval detachments, including the Air Wings. This militaristic attitude is very viable in Vanaheim's orbital infrastructure which is all armed and armored, even those portions that are not primarily military.
Lord Klovis-Ultan established contact with Vanaheim at the same time as with Asgard, so as not to offend either. This was not necessarily required as he discovered that relations between the two have improved in recent years, with both Lord Marshall Sigurd of Asgard and Governor Olaf of Vanaheim working to improve relations. Governor Olaf spent a period as a junior Admiral in the Sector Fleet before retiring to enter the politics of Vanaheim. He quickly proved to be a master politician, skilled in both intrigue and diplomacy, and used that talent to become Governor when the previous Governor Johannes died. Since becoming Governor, he has proven to be a barely competent administrator but has remained popular despite this.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Vanaheim. "It is currently undergoing serious unrest due to not preparing the populace for the end. Currently, the the planet is being kept under control with the combined efforts of the Vanir and a pair of Inquisitors who were on Vanaheim at the end. Vanaheim currently does not have enough transport capacity to keep enough resources coming in to keep its fleet fully maintained but it does have twenty years worth of stockpiles and will soon lay down a dozen new Mass Conveyors which will be enough for Vanaheim to start aiding other worlds in their freight needs."
Morale: Excellent (15)
Ground Defenses: Very Heavy (level 5.5)
Orbital Defences: Medium
Navigators:18
Warships: 2 Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers, 20 Escorts, 10 Defence Cruisers, 12 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 4 Merchantmen.
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Jotunheim is one of the three major mining worlds in the Asgard sub-sector and is one of the main sources of promethium. Jotunheim is a highly mountainous, heavy gravity world with a large population of Ogryns who are used to make up a large portion of the mining forces and military. The human military forces of Jotunheim specialize in the use of Sentinels and have several pure Sentinel regiments. Governor of Jotunheim is a hereditary position as on many other worlds, and the current governor is expected to die and pass the position to his son soon.
Jotunheim is ruled by a hereditary Governor who has absolute power over the planet. Below the Governor are the leaders of the one hundred and twenty regions of Jotunheim. These leaders are a mix of Jotun Elders, elected and oligarchical councilors and minor nobles, though in recent times large numbers of the nobles and councilors have been killed. The first cause for this is Governor Lufey, whose paranoia led him to believe that many of the more powerful regional leaders were plotting against him leading him to kill them and thier families. The second cause for death was the civil war, which killed half of the population of Jotunheim with those in power suffering the most.
The history of Jotunheim stretches back to the Dark Age of Technology when the Jotun were engineered to colonize the planet. The Jotun are a variant of Ogryns which are significantly smarter then most Ogryns, with the average Jotun being smarter then most Bone'eads and the smarter Jotun having the mental capacity of an average human. Interestingly enough Jotun device no benefit from the Biochemical Ogryn Neural Enhancement procedure leading many to believe that they have a naturally occurring version of it. The Jotun are the backbone of both the military of Jotunheim and is mining indestry, with their below human intelligence being more then made up for by their massive strength and endurance. Before recent events Ogryns made up thirteen percent of the population of Jotunheim but in recent events this has increased to fifty-three percent. While this seems like a massive increase in the population it is mostly a result of the human population plummeting from around 600 million to 250 million. The Jotun suffered far less casualties in the Civil war due to a combination of mostly living in isolated areas and having a far lower portion of their population turn to Chaos.
You have successfully made contact with Jotunheim and have personally visited Governor Lufey, who rules Jotunheim with an iron fist. In most ways Governor Lufey is one of the best Governors that you have seen, being a master General, a skilled warrior and diplomat as well as a master of the shadows. However, not only is Governor Lufey one of the worst administrators you have ever seen, he is too paranoid to let anyone else run Jotunheim. This has resulted in Jotunheim being mismanaged terribly and there have been several rebellions early in his reign, which were put down with enough savagery and efficiency that there have been no more rebellions for the last thirty years. Governor Lufey seems to have taken a severe dislike to the rise of both you and Avernus and sees it as a threat to his power and influence.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Jotunheim. "The message you sent triggered a heart attack on the previous Governor of Jotunheim and a flurry of fighting for leadership. This was resolved just minutes before the death of the Emperor. Due to the lack of preparation and the instability of a regime change there is severe unrest on Jotunheim and Governor Garp is asking for support in holding his world together. To make matters worse, the ships currently at Jotunheim are not nearly sufficient to supply Jotunheim with the necessary food and manufactured goods."
Midgard
Hive World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
129,253,609,622
12,696,224,679
10,736,848,787
1,567,305,749
1,266,378
883
72,259
165,018,450,276
City
-5,314,131,600
-237,598,404
-696,309,515
-311,541,491
-436,560
-34
-83,334
0.20%
Navy
-53,980,160
-14,639,600
-148,896
-10,612,536
-11,141
-46
166,668,634,779
Army
-1,394,541,989
-156,556,433
-245,609,958
-712,880
Orbital
-1,399,100,000
-90,093,000
-103,927,032
-108,735,000
6,542
141
Tithe
-12,925,360,962
-2,235,938,859
-156,730,575
-126,638
-88
-7,226
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
113,101,647,947
10,617,756,694
-2,440,706,581
934,051,284
72,254
854
-18,301
Reserves
3,408,349,652,706
280,025,045,845
1,525,514,187
15,701,614,358
7,143,021
35,500
648,379
End Total
3,973,857,892,442
333,113,829,317
-10,678,018,720
20,371,870,778
7,504,289
39,770
556,873
Midgard
Hive World
Population: 163 Billion
Exports: Imperial Guard, Manufactured Goods, Promethium
Imports: Food, Metal
Military: Strong
Governor: Governor General Aelfric
View of Avernus: 9/10
Embassy Established
Spy Network Established
Church Re-established
Investigated
Morale: Excellent (12)
Ground Defenses: Heavy (level 4)
Orbital Defences: Ridiculously heavy
Navigators: 60
Warships: 2 Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers, 14 Escorts, 20 Defence Crusiers,
Current Trade ships: 79 Merchantmen, 1 Mass Conveyor
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Midgard is the only Hive World in the Asgard sub-sector and is also the main recruiting world. Unlike many Hive Worlds, Midgard has a strong military tradition and all youths compete to enter the Imperial Guard Tithe. Many of the Midgardians who do not end up in the military are instead tasked with working in the great weapon and vehicle manufactoriums which supply the Midgardian Iron Guard Regments and their elite Chosen Grenadiers. Midgard is ruled by the senior military officer, which is currently General Aelfric of the 89th Midgardian Iron Guard Regiment.
While Midgard's records do not go back that far from what you can gather Midgard was one of the last of the Nine Worlds to be settled and was the hub of the Nine Worlds from its founding. This has continued as while Midgard has never been the strongest or most advanced of the Nine Worlds it is usually its support that determines whether Asgard or Vanaheim is the dominate power in the Sub-Sector.
Midgard consists of one hundred and seven Hives, once once hundred and ten, divided into seven different provinces. There are two separate pillars of governance that rule over Midgard of which the military is currently dominate, and has been for the last eight hundred years. How it is decided whether the Nobility or Military dominates Midgard is hard for an outsider to determine but it seems to be mostly based on the level of warfare Midgard is currently engaged with.
The first system of Government for Midgard is the military, with each Hive having a Lieutenant-General in command of the military assets, each province a Marshal and a General commanding the entire military with the aid of the Military Council consisting of the, currently nine, Marshals of Midgard. In periods in which the military is dominate each General has the authority to command the noble with whom he is paired while in periods when the nobility is dominate the reverse is true. In the periods where neither group dominates they are considered equals each with control over their own aspects of society.
The second system of Government is the Nobility, with each Hive being commanded by a Earl, or Baron if the Hive is weak, each province an Duke and the King having command of the entire civil half of Midgard. In times where the military is in control like now the Royal Court, consisting of the King and Dukes, commands the civilian portions of the planet under the authority of the Military Council. One interesting historical note is that Midgard's Nobility is descended from a branch of the Aesir who lost the ability to become Knights and migrated to Midgard over ten thousand years ago.
Lord Klovis-Ultan informs you that Governor General Aelfric is an elderly and highly experienced General who has in effect retired to his home world of Midgard. He is a moderately good governor with a good work ethic and organizational abilities but lacks a strong understanding of the economic issues that he must deal with. General Aelfric was a highly respected General for over a century and earned a reputation as one of the best combat commanders that Midgard has produced in recent times.
Governor General Aelfric has become a friend and somewhat of a mentor to you.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Midgard. "Midgard has had several riots but the Governor General and his troops have been able to keep them under control thanks to your warning. The main concern on Midgard is the sheer amount of food and raw materials it must import to keep running and the fact that in current conditions the fleet it once used is severely insufficient. There is a five year buffer that can be extended further by the amount imported but current conditions will have Midgard begin starving within a decade."
Svartalfheim
Industrial World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
16,512,573,055
1,849,301,419
3,187,327,974
171,181,590
4,690,250
24,674
8,813
9,319,314,355
City
-5,786,450,000
-238,461,000
-755,730,360
-380,069,100
-732,000
-4,040
-4,816
0.67%
Navy
-17,795,200
-3,640,600
-69,696
-3,960,320
-5,137
-39
9,631,511,386
Army
-157,849,966
-8,967,435
-16,551,309
-1,298,946
Orbital
-731,008,000
-48,939,840
-44,372,022
-31,590,400
-4,747
36
Tithe
-1,651,257,305
-184,930,142
-318,732,797
-17,118,159
-469,025
-2,467
-881
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
10,894,718,399
1,548,639,229
662,798,546
-107,377,769
2,670,194
18,730
3,116
Reserves
284,139,618,874
44,619,711,159
7,531,952,294
17,000,679,352
257,892,265
690,000
195,626
End Total
338,613,210,869
52,362,907,303
10,845,945,026
16,463,790,507
271,243,233
783,648
211,204
Svartalfheim
Industrial World
Population: 9.00 Billion
Exports: Weapons, Manufactured Goods, Advanced and Exotic Materials
Imports: Food
Military: Medium
Governor: First Artisan Granalf
View of Avernus: 4/10
Embassy Established
Investigated
Very Basic Spy Network Established
Morale: Excellent (11)
Ground Defenses: Super Heavy (level 6.7)
Orbital Defences: Medium
Navigators: 55
Warships: 6 Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers, 30 Escorts, 10 Defence Crusiers, 20 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 24 Merchantmen
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Svartalfheim is a mountainous planet where the hardy, black skinned locals mine metals and then feed them into their factories. While Svartalfheim factories are the source of most of the manufactured goods in the Asgard sub-sector, it is for the work of its Artisans that Svartalfheim is known. The Artisans of Svartalfheim have close connections with the Adeptus Mechanicus and are famed for their abilities in crafting weapons of a level that few others can produce. These weapons are the most valuable of Svartalfheim's exports despite the fact that each weapons is the result of years of work by an Artisan. Svartalfheim is ruled by the greatest of its Artisans as decided by a once per fifty years contest of skill called The Proving.
The Artisans of Svartalfheim are divided into five major and several dozen minor Guilds each of which controls an area of Svartalfheim and compete with the others over their quality of craftsmanship. In fact several times throughout history there has been a competition over who can create the best item, usually weapon for some great hero, often among the Aesir or Vanir and this competitions have resulted in most of the great relics of the Nine Worlds, though the weapons and armor of the Champion of Muspelheim come from a different source. One of the more interesting customs of the Artisans Guilds that you have found is that each Artisan makes a artifact for the Svartalfar Guard, Svartalfheim's Grenadiers, upon reaching several important milestone in their life such as finishing their apprenticeship, becoming a full Artisan and becoming a Master, Grandmaster or Guild Master. These artifacts are works of art and to a good extent the quality of the gift provided will determine the future opportunities available to and Artisan. Given that this tradition dates back to the Dark Age of Technology and that Svartalfheim has hundreds of thousands of Artisans the armories of the Svartalfar Guard must contain millions of relics, some of which contain long forgotten technologies.
The cities of Svartalfheim are built into the massive cave systems that cover most of the planet and are capable of containing the entire population of their region in times of war. The cities fortifications are massive, incredibly advanced constructions which could hold of a small army by themselves. Currently several dozen of the most centrally located cities are having their defenses even further upgraded to the point where only the Imperial Palace on lost Terra could exceed them. The armies of Svartalfheim primarily consist of well trained and very well equipped elite Infantrymen with the Svartalfar Guard in particular being incredibly well equipped. Each member of the Svartalfar Guard may choose a weapon or piece or armor from the guards artifact vaults upon joining the guard and may make an addition choice on certain occasion such as being promoted. The officers can choose from the Guards relic vaults which contain some of the greatest items forged on Svartalfheim over the last twenty thosuand years. Given that the Svartalfar Guard number slightly over one million it is a terrifyingly dangerous force.
Lord Klovis-Ultan has successfully made contact with First Artisan Granalf of Svartalfheim. He informs you that like most First Artisans, Granalf generally focuses on his craft and lets the Administratum run Svartalfheim except where it interferes with matters he cares about. This has resulted in a well-run planet, where the Artisans focus on their craft and the Administratum tries to avoid any issues that would cause the First Artisan to take an interest in running the planet.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Svartalfheim. "Svartalfheim has coped with the death of the Emperor better than most planets due to their already existing ancestor worship and belief that the Emperor is still looking down on them. They are slightly worried that they cannot currently import enough food to make up their small deficit, but they are confident that they can increase their hydroponics enough to support their population before their stores run out in two decades."
Niflheim
Mining World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
4,579,026,685
194,158,264
267,485,470
8,856,741,105
4,688,606
27,478
2,157
2,135,201,465
City
-523,028,160
-20,027,987
-56,784,727
-13,769,067
-2,016
-1,201
2.50%
Navy
-938,400
-83,922
-3,168
-150,800
-117
2,402,101,648
Army
-3,600,000
-159,600
-50,040
Orbital
-1,100,000
-63,000
-79,992
-15,000
-3
Tithe
-457,902,669
-19,415,826
-26,748,547
-885,674,111
-468,861
-2,748
-216
Trade
Trade Levy
288
Total
3,703,553,964
176,668,117
38,477,557
8,460,891,138
4,217,983
24,730
741
Reserves
62,610,135,796
5,269,640,880
4,441,113,716
241,969,981,408
84,032,246
421,000
24,102
End Total
81,127,905,616
6,152,981,465
4,633,501,501
284,274,437,096
105,122,163
544,652
27,805
Niflheim
Mining World
Population: 1.89 Billion
Exports: Promethium
Imports: Food, Machinery
Military: Weak
Governor: Governor Ulrik View of Avernus: 5/10
Embassy Established
Investigated
Morale: Excellent (17)
Ground Defenses: Medium ( level 3.5)
Orbital Defences: None
Navigators: 0
Warships: 6 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 2 Merchantmen
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Niflheim is an Ice World that is populated purely because of its huge promethium reserves. The miners of Niflheim have a reputation for being independent and strange and they rarely come into contact with other humans.
You personally made contact with Governor Ulrik of Nilfheim. The meeting went relatively well and allowed you to get a read on him. You judged that Governor Ulrik is a highly skilled administrator, maybe as good as you, and decent at all of the other tasks that a planetary governor faces except diplomacy. He seems to have no real abilities to relate to, or deal with, people from other worlds and has no desire to acquire them, a pair of traits that the other albino inhabitants of Nilfheim seem to share. Your time among the inhabitants of Nilfheim was uncomfortable as all of them seemed utterly uninterested in you and their presence made you slightly uncomfortable.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Nilfheim. "Niflheim has not been significantly affected by the Emperor's death and reacted with a rather fatalistic "What happened, happened". Given that they also have more than enough trade ships, Niflheim is confident in its capacity to survive but is worried about the dangers of the Second Age of Strife, claiming to remember the first."
When Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan investigated Niflheim his initial results found that the average Niflheimer was incredibly well educated in many different topics. On the simplest matter he found that while Niflheim population is currently split over nine cities it is in the process of building a tenth. Most intriguingly many seemed to almost remember ancient history as if they were there. Combined with the fact that Niflheim keeps its children in very secure, and secret locations Inquisitor Kovis-Ultan suspects that some form of cloning technology is being used, though at this point it is the merest suspicion with no evidence to back it.
Muspelheim
Mining World
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
population
4,066,081,824
521,650,696
8,332,400,394
92,986,855
4,578,546
65,261
1,004
436,708,605
City
-1,482,478,213
-171,917,402
-203,138,662
-230,778,722
-360,963
-5,281
-243
2.30%
Navy
-552,860,000
-2,383,140
-14,270,256
-23,536,520
-11,618
-399
486,930,094
Army
-61,334,174
-4,290,157
-3,487,592
-4,400
-220
22
Orbital
-2,634,690,000
-126,530,700
-156,953,729
-187,003,500
25,885
291
Tithe
-406,608,182
-52,165,070
-833,240,039
-9,298,685
-457,855
-6,526
-100
Trade
Trade Levy
Total
1,618,299,707
378,736,109
7,332,925,130
-88,655,153
3,920,566
54,977
660
Reserves
90,537,074,599
27,627,848,329
29,339,843,205
8,253,699,668
124,575,896
1,600,000
284,696
End Total
98,628,573,132
29,521,528,872
66,004,468,855
7,810,423,903
144,178,726
1,874,883
287,998
Muspelheim
Mining World
Population: 136 Million
Exports: Metal
Imports: Food, Machinery
Military: Weak
Governor: Champion Surt View of Avernus: 9/10
Embassy Established
Basic Spy Network Established
Investigated
Morale: Perfect (20)
Ground Defenses: Super Heavy (level 6)
Orbital Defences: Heavy
Navigators: 12
Warships: 1 Cruisers, 5 Escorts, 20 Defence Cruisers, 7 Defence Monitors
Current Trade ships: 9 Merchantmen, 100 Mass Convoyers
Required Trade Ships:
Max Trade Ships:
Muspelheim is a volcanic deathworld that is only inhabited because it is the most metal-rich planet in Sub-Sector Asgard. The magma seas of Muspelheim are traveled by great mining platforms that are held up by ancient technology as they sift the magma for valuable metals. Like the inhabitants of Niflheim, those of Muspelheim have little contact with others.
There are currently eleven Nomad cities on Muspelheim though the histories indicate that there were once two dozen. Over the twenty thousand years since Muspeheim was first colonized six Nomad cities have fallen to assault, three to rogue psykers and the remaining four were disassembled to be used as spare parts. Each Nomad city is a floating island around one kilometer deep with a surface of one hundred square kilometers, making them larger then many of Avernus' cities. They are held aloft on fifty banks of massive repolserlifts and Klovis-Ultan has found mentions of them maintaining their height after losing over thirty of the repolserlifts banks, if only for a short period of time, indicating a high level of redundancy. These repolserlifts are able to lift the Nomad cities up to three kilometers above the magma seas and allow the Nomad cities to travel-at around fifty kilometers per hour, a respectable speed for something that measures its weight in gigatonnes. They are very well fortified with armaments and shields that would not be out of place on a Imperial Battleship, with many of the shields specifically designed to protect the city from the masive heat of the magma sea allowing the city to comfortably rest at a mere hundred meters above sealevel. To make the Nomad cities even more dangerous most of these defences date back to the Dark Age of Technology and are therefore significatly superior to their modern counterparts. Much to his surprise Inquisitor Klovs-Ultan has found that not only are even the oldest of these devices still totally functional but that in recent years work has begun to replace some of those badly damaged in the Age of the Imperium, showing that Muspelheim has the capacity to repair them to a large extent or possibly even build new examples.
Each of the Nomad cities have an territory covering several tens of millions of square kilometers in which they have the final say and usually follow the best ore plumes within their territory. It is common for a city to allow another city to mine a plume in its territory in exchange for payments, called "Royalties" for some reason.
Lord Klovis-Ultan has made formal contact with the Champion, the local title of the Planetary Governor of Muspelheim, Sturt. His initial impression of Champion Surt is of a warrior who is out of his depth outside the battlefield, with no skills in even the more administrative sides of war, though his tactical skills are good. In fact Lord Klovis-Ultan estimates that in the sub-sector, only Lord Marshall Sigurd of Asgard is more dangerous in a fight than Champion Surt, especially when you take his heirloom equipment into account. Apart from combat, the one great talent of Champion Surt is that he is highly knowledgeable about the history of the Asgard sub-sector and about how to keep the Nomad Cities operational.
Lord Klovis-Ultan soon finds out that this is because traditionally the planetary Champions of Muspelheim only learn combat, history and the secrets of the Nomad cities and leave the government to the Mayor-Captains of the Nomad Cities. This arrangement seems to work well, with the Champion protecting the planet and making sure that the knowledge needed to keep the Nomad cities operational survives while the Council of Captains run the planet. The Council of Captains soon agree to meet with Lord Klovis-Ultan; they seem to be rather profit-driven but competent and responsible.
In his more recent investigation of Muspelheim Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has discovered two major groups that fall directly under the authority of the Champion. The first is the Fire Giants, a group of men around a thousand in each city tasked with the maintenance and repair of the underside of the Nomad cities who operate under the leadership of the current Champion. Given that even when the cities are as high as they can go the air temperature of this area is several hundred degrees and they often have to work when something goes wrong causing the city to drop far lower the Fire Gains wear suits of ancient power armor with some resemblance to Terminator Armour. In times of war the Fire Giants equip their suits with weaponry and act as one of the most deadly and well equipped units of soldiers in the Nine Worlds. The second group is the Champions Thanes, who maintain the residences and records of the Champion and from among whom the next Champion is chosen. Most of the inner workings of this order is hidden including their numbers but Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan estimates that there is several thousand in total. The Thanes are taken from their families at the age of five and are taught much about both combat, technology and the history and secrets of Muspelheim. In times of war they act as senior officers of and elite task groups within the Muspelheim military while in times of piece they carry out much of the maintenance of the more advanced sections of the Nomad cities. When the current Champion dies the senior most Thanes will withdraw from public for a year before choosing the next Champion, who will choose a new name to lead under. In many cases the new Champion was not selected from among the ranks of the senior Thanes, who are often elders, but was instead a younger man.
After the Emperor's death Inquisitor Klovis Ultan gave a the following report on the reaction of Muspelheim. "Muspelheim has coped with the death of the Emperor almost as well as Asgard, their incredibly strong memory of their history, which stretches back to the Dark Age of Technology, giving them confidence that they survived once and will survive again. Interestingly they were not surprised to hear of the Imperial Truth that the Emperor once preached and were instead surprised that he had come to accept being worshipped, given that their histories show that he had outlawed worshiping him. Governor Sturt has offered to go through the archives to discover what happened to the sub-sector in the last Age of Strife which may provide information on what is going happen in this one."
57 Warrior Class Cruisers, 26 Praetorian Class Cruisers, 136 Monk Class Escort Carriers, 16 Youxia Class Escort Cruisers, 8 Knight Class Armoured Cruisers
417 Squire Class Frigates, 416 Page Class Frigates, 817 Soldier Class Destroyers, 190 Legionnaire Destroyers, 60 Privateer Class Raiders, 5 Shadow Class Destroyers
Merchant Marine
3 Mass Conveyors, 104 Merchantmen
Central Government
Thrones income
Material Income
Metal Income
Promethium Income
Advanced Material
Exotic Material
Food
Tithe
21,498,554,808
4,198,938,511
2,575,415,797
1,464,885,234
1,758,758
12,523
23,502
Trade Levy
Central Government
-75,000,000
-22,500,000
-13,650,000
-7,500,000
Navy
-763,446,400
-41,070,000
-1,829,520
-119,683,240
-634,610
-1,419
Inquisition
-100,000,000
-1,000,000
-10,000
-100,000
-1,000
-10
-1
Merchant Marine
-6,124,000
-1,085,000
-298,000
-1,002,800
-446
-1
Trade
Total
20,553,984,408
4,133,283,511
2,559,628,277
1,336,599,194
1,122,702
11,093
23,501
Reserves
602,784,355,127
128,488,799,665
39,185,306,828
28,530,362,126
42,202,567
333,857
1,697,843
End Total
705,554,277,166
149,155,217,218
51,983,448,213
35,213,358,097
47,816,077
389,322
1,815,348
Imperial Trust of the Nine Worlds Treaty
Preamble
In recognition of the New Imperial Truth and acceptance of the sacred charge placed upon them the Nine Worlds of the Asgard sub-sector hereby create the Imperial Trust. The Imperial Trust will strive to fulfill the will of the God Emperor of Mankind and serve him when he is reborn once more. The Imperial Trust will strive not only to provide security to those under its care but also prosperity, so as not to repeat the mistakes of its predecessor.
1. The High Council shall be made up of the Planetary Governors of the Nine Worlds, the Fabricator-General of the Adeptus Mechanicus, a representative chosen by the Inquisition, and a representative chosen by the Security Council who may not be a Planetary Governor of the Nine Worlds.
2. The High Council shall meet to discuss the state of the Imperial Trust and policy every ten years at minimum. Any member of the council may call for an earlier meeting, and if three other members of the High Council agree then the High Council shall convene.
2.i. A quorum of half plus one of the High Council is necessary for it to convene.
2.ii. In the event that a member of the High Council is unable to attend, send a representative of their choosing, or communicate with the rest of the High Council remotely due to Warp Storms, sieges, or other disasters their representative on the Low Council shall represent them when the High Council convenes. In addition, each High Councillor must have at least one secondary emergency representative living in a system other than their own and other than the system in which the Low Council convenes.
3. Law and policy shall be determined by majority vote of the High Council.
4. In between meetings of the High Council, each member of the High Council shall appoint a representative to the Low Council which shall serve as the constant standing legislative body. These members of the Low Council may be recalled or replaced at will by the member of the High Council that appointed them. The High Council may, by a vote of two thirds require the replacement of a member of the Low Council.
4. The Low Council shall have power to determine the following by majority vote, but may be over ruled by majority vote of the High Council:
4.i. The budget of the Imperial Navy. A special section of the budge will be included for the construction of new ships.
4.ii. Size and budget of the Imperial Guard.
4.iii. The organization and formation of new Administratum departments as created by the High Council, the reorganization of existing Administratum departments as needed to execute the directives determined by the High Council.
4.iv. Temporarily increase the funding of the Inquisition until the next meeting of the High Council, which must then approve the increase if it is to become permanent.
4.v. Receiving foreign Ambassador and Emissaries.
4.vi. Appointing Ambassadors and Emissaries to foreign powers.
4.vii. Negotiating agreements with foreign powers, but requiring approval by the High Council.
4.viii. Authorizing naval anti-piracy operations that are outside of the Imperial Trust's borders but not within the borders of a recognized foreign power.
4.ix. Any other actions necessary to carrying out duties assigned by the High Council, subject to consistency with the other provisions of the organization in this document.
5.i. The Low Council may, by three quarters vote, waive a planetary system's tithe for a period of one year in order to mitigate the costs of invasion or other disaster, and thus allow the planetary system to recover.
5.ii. The Low Council may additionally, by three quarters vote, provide a planet with resources to help it recover from invasion or disaster. This may not be more then twice the current tax income from the Nine Worlds or 10% of the Imperial Trust's reserves,whichever is higher.
6. The High Council shall have authority to determine the following by majority vote:
6.i. Approval or over-ruling of Low Council decisions.
6.ii. Changing the funding levels of the Inquisition.
6.iii. Setting the general tithe levels, which must be specified in proportion to a planetary system's production (measured in Thrones, Material, Metal, Promethium, Advanced Material, and Exotic Material), and the tithe level must be the same for all planetary systems. These are currently set and 10% of all income types.
6.iv. Setting trade taxation levels,which must be uniform throughout Imperial Trust space. These are currently set at 5% of total trade.
6.vii. Set military forces tithes for the Imperial Guard, as well as compensation for disproportionate military tithes.
6.viii. Constitute Tribunals inferior to the High Judges if such are determined to be necessary.
6.ix. Grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land, Water, and in Space.
6.x. Other actions necessary to carrying out the other provisions of the organization in this document.
7. The High Council shall have authority to make the following decisions by two thirds majority.
7.i. Declare War.
7.ii. Approve treaties and agreements with foreign powers.
7.iii. Impeach and remove members of other branches of the government. Including the Low Council, the Administratum, the High Judges, and the heads of the Imperial Navy and Imperial Guard in the Security Council.
8. Major organizations without representation on the High Council may put forth petitions to the High Council that must be considered as proposals to be voted upon. Such organizations include but are not limited to the Ecclisiarchy, the Low Council, Navigator Houses, the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, and the Imperial Bank.
1. The Security Council shall be composed of three generals from different worlds, three admirals from different worlds, and one member of the military arm of the Adeptus Mechanicus appointed by the High Council. The Security Council's representative on the high Council shall have no vote in these appointments. The Security Council is responsible for determining how to best use the Imperial Trust's shared military resources to the best effect in matters of defense and in times of war in matters of offense.
2. The Imperial Guard shall be headed by one of the three generals to be decided upon by the High Council, with the other two generals serving as sub-generals.
2.i. Members of the Imperial Trust must provide a portion of its military forces to serve in the Imperial Guard. This portion can be changed by a vote of the High Council and is currently 10% of all Knights, 10% of front line PDF regiments and 25% of Grenadiers.
2.ii. The Imperial Guard will serve as a reaction force against threats that cannot be defeated by local forces.
2.iii. When an Imperial Guard force is on the ground on a world actively engaged in a defensive war, the commander may take command of the local PDF and militia forces under their local commanders.
3. The Imperial Navy shall be headed by one of the three admirals to be decided upon by the High Council, with the other two admirals serving as sub-admirals.
3.i. Members of the Imperial Trust must provide a minimum of half of each class of warp-capable warship in their possession, rounded down, to be placed under the command of the Imperial Navy to be stationed and deployed where needed. Vessels placed under central command will be maintained using the Imperial Navy's resources. Worlds may place more than the minimum of their fleet into the care of the Imperial Navy if desired and accepted by central naval command with each such additional vessel becoming a permanent component of the Central Navy.
3.i.a. The Security Council may set up a point based valuation system by which ships of different classes may be tithed as an alternative to tithing every other ship of the same class.
3.ii. Orbital defenses and non-warp capable defense vessels shall be owned and commanded by local forces. However, if the Imperial Navy is present during a battle the senior officer may take command of all local naval assets for the defense of the system.
3.iii. The Imperial Navy may purchase additional vessels at its own discretion to be kept under its permanent command, provided it has the budget to do so.
1. The Administratum shall be responsible for the collection of taxes and tithes, ensuring the efficient distribution of the Imperial Trust's collective resources, and any bureaucratic duties as determined by the High Council and managed by the Low Council. The Low Council may appoint department heads as it deems necessary.
2. The Administratum shall maintain the following departments from the old Imperium, with some changes.
2.i. Departmento Munitorum - Responsible for distributing resources and logistics for the Security Council and the management of Imperial Guard tithes.
2.i.a. The Departmento Munitorum will maintain a central fund to ensure all worlds that require orbital defenses can afford to build and maintain them. The building of an appropriate level of orbital defenses shall be provided by this fund to all worlds unable to bear the cost. Worlds will be responsible for the upkeep of one set of Heavy orbital defenses and up to thirty non-warp capable defense vessels at a cost of up to 20% of the world's GDP. Any additional costs will be covered by the central fund. Whether any maintenance costs beyond this for additional defenses will be covered is at the discretion of the head of the Departmento Munitorum, with approval by the Low Council.
2.ii. Estate Imperium - Record keeping department.
2.iii. Logis Strategos - Responsible for analysis of threats and working with the Inquisition, local Arbites, and other intelligence and security organizations.
3. The Administratum shall have the following new departments, with more departments possibly being added by the High Council at a later date.
3.i. Imperial Mint - A department that will be responsible for the minting and management of currency.
3.ii. Imperial Trade Bureau - Responsible for the management of the Imperial Merchant Marine and collection of trade taxes.
3.iii. Departmento Treasurius - Responsible for the distribution of funds to various organizations.
3.iv. Departmento Revenus - Responsible for the collections of all other tithes, taxes, and fees.
3.v. Departmento Standardis - Responsible for fixing standard weights and measures.
4. The old Historical Revision Unit shall be forever disbanded and no similar department shall be created, for lies displease the Emperor.
1. The Inquisition is an organization of individuals and their chosen agents with a high degree of autonomy who are charged with preventing the corruption of the Imperial Trust, whether this corruption be from the Ruinous Powers, hostile xenos, or simple greed and incompetence.
2. Inquisitors shall have immunity to local laws. Inquisitorial Acolytes shall also have limited immunity, to be determined in the code of conduct. Inquisitors are encouraged to work with local law enforcement where possible, but this is entirely at their discretion.
3. The Inquisition will create a code of conduct to which its agents are expected to adhere, to be approved by the High Council. Changes to this code must be proposed by the Inquisition and again approved by the High Council.
4. The Inquisition is expected to be self-policing. In the event that an Inquisitor violates the code of conduct or otherwise oversteps the boundaries of their authority, the other members of the Inquisition are expected to deal with the matter appropriately. In the event that the Inquisition does not resolve the matter, no less than two members of the High Council may call for a trial to remove the accused Inquisitor from the organization. The trial shall be lead by a panel of judges made up three randomly selected members of the High Council that are not among the accusers or the Inquisition. The accused Inquisitor must be allowed competent defense counsel.
5. No Inquisitor may be a Planetary Governor, member of the Security Council, or head of an Administratum department.
6. Inquisitors do not have the authority to command the Planetary Governors of the Nine Worlds or other members of the High Council, nor do they have the authority to call Exterminatus.
7. The Inquisition may maintain a force of warships, merchantmen, and troops that does not exceed 5% of that held by the Imperial Navy, Imperial Merchant Marine, and Imperial Guard. Purchase and maintenance of these assets will be paid for by the Inquisition. Distribution of these assets among their numbers will also be controlled by the Inquisition.
1. There will be nine High Judges. Each Planetary Governor of the Nine Worlds may nominate one judge from the Adeptus Arbites or other suitable agency to serve as a High Judge with approval by majority of the High Council. High Judges are appointed for life, subject to removal only due to corruption, gross misconduct, or inability to perform their duties.
2. When there is a legal dispute between worlds, a randomly selected panel of five of the High Judges not from the worlds in question shall be convened. The panel will attempt to mediate the dispute. If no agreement can be reached, the panel will hear arguments and make a judgement to settle the dispute. Deliberations between the High Judges will be held in closed chambers, and their votes regarding verdicts will be kept secret.
1. The Imperial Trust is not inherently hostile to Xeno species that give humanity the same respect.
2. The Imperial Trust may incorporate Xeno nations and species as protectorates. The details of each nation or species shall be handled on a case by case basis by the High Council.
1. The official religion of the Imperial Trust is the New Imperial Truth, as revealed to Saint Seamus Lin by the God Emperor of Mankind himself. This shall be codified in a holy text he shall pen.
2. Local religious traditions and practices that are not in conflict with and acknowledge the New Imperial Truth will not be oppressed. Xeno protectorates may maintain their own religion so long as they do not contradict the New Imperial Truth.
3. The worship of the Ruinous Powers or any other daemon is forbidden to all and punishable by death. All humanity have a duty to disobey and attempt to stop any other who they suspect is corrupted by the Ruinous Powers.
4. Cults worshiping xenos are proscribed for humans. Any cult worshiping hostile xenos is proscribed for any xeno protectorates.
5. The Cult Mechanicus is acknowledged as an accepted religion within the Imperial Trust. At the time of founding, the senior member of the Adeptus Mechanicus shall be given the title of Fabricator-General and be considered the head of the Cult Mechanicus within the Imperial Trust. Future Fabricator-Generals shall be decided upon within the Adeptus Mechanicus itself by their own internal policies.
1. To provide for ease of credit and transfers of funds within the Imperial Trust, each of the Nine Worlds shall establish a branch of a central bank, with the central branch located on Midgard. Each branch shall be able to call upon all the others for credit and shall share reserves.
2. Each of the Nine Worlds shall have shares in the bank, with the total shares owned by the planetary governments of the Nine Worlds becoming no less than 70% of all total shares. At the time of the bank's founding, half of the 70% required to be held by the planetary governments will be split between the Nine Worlds evenly and shall be held in perpetuity, with the remaining half being divided according to the wealth of the individual planets and may be traded among them. The remaining 30% may be traded freely and will be put on the open market for purchase, though no single individual or organization may own more than 3% of the total shares.
3. The treasury department shall deposit currently unused funds in the central bank.
4. Other banks and merchants may deposit money with the central bank.
1. At the founding of the Imperial Remnant, all worlds will give 1/3 of their Merchant Transports and 1/2 of their Mass Conveyors to the Imperial Merchant Marine. The Imperial Trade Bureau may purchase additional trade vessels as needed.
2. The Imperial Merchant Marine will be paid for through trade taxes.
1. The Imperial Trust acknowledges that it will very likely expand in time, either through colonization of nearby star systems or through the inclusion of already established human worlds. Changes to the governmental structure above may be necessary and will be considered by the High Council at that time. This will require a three quarter majority vote in a full meeting of the High Council.
2. The Imperial Trust claims all star systems within a ten light year radius of any of the Nine Worlds as falling under its borders at the time of founding.
3.i. Uninhabited and unclaimed systems are considered to be the property of the nearest Low Council Member. The owner must give permission for any colonies or resrouce colonies to be in a system.
3.ii.a. To establish a full colony a system must seek initial approval from the Security Council, which shall evaluate both the extent to which it would extend the military resources of the Imperial Trust, and if there are any competing claims by outside powers that could entangle us in conflicts. Security Council decisions are preliminary until the next High Council meeting which will either approve or overrule the Security Council decision. The High Council must always approve the settlement of a system claimed by an outside power prior to colonisation efforts beginning. (Point out Fjol IV as an instance where we would support colonisation despite being claimed by an outside power - the Dark Eldar - because we'd be fighting them anyway.)
3.ii.b. If a colonising planet wishes to establish additional full colonies, that the level of defences required for all colonies of that coloniser shall be increased. This increase shall be one stage in all respects.
3.iii.a. A planet have as many Resource Colonies as it wants so long as it is within ten light years of a member of the low council.
3.iii.b. The Security Council may impose a higher level of defences on Resource Colonies after the first as they determine is necessary based on the Imperial Trust's security situation.
4.i. Full colonies must have a minimum level of defences, with STC availability tied to those defence levels. That there are required defence improvements that must happen by a certain number of years after colonisation.
4.i.a. A colony must have either two hundred PDF Regiments when founded, with an additional two hundred regiments being required for every full twenty years that the colony has existed or have one percent of the population in the PDF, whichever is higher.
4.i.b. A colony must have at least medium ground and orbital defences when founded. This must be upgraded to heavy within forty years of founding and very heavy within eighty years of founding.
4.i.c. A colony must have at least ten Defence Monitors and a Helheim Pattern Defence Cruiser when founded, with another ten Defence Monitors and a Helheim Pattern Defence Cruiser for every full forty years that the colony has existed.
4.i.d. Within 35 years of founding the colony must establish a civilian militia composed of at least 50% of the adult civilian population. The must receive a minimum of four hours of weekly training and the colony must maintain enough Impaler Carbines and body armour to equip all of them.
4.i.e. After fifty years, at least 75% of the PDF being recruited from that point should be from the local population.
4.ii Full colonies have certain protections that the coloniser must follow, if any are broken the matter will be brought to the High Council by the Inquisition or by the colony itself.
4.ii.a. Each colony shall be required to give no more than half of its tax income to the coloniser, a number that cannot exceed twelve and a half percent of its total income.
4.ii.b. Within a decade of the colony forming it shall have a local government made up entirely of people living on the colony.
4.ii.c. After fifty years, 50% of the local government officials must be native born or have 25 years of residency.
4.ii.d. After seventy-five years 66% of the local government officials must be native born or have 35 years of residency.
4.ii.e.After one hundred years 75% of the local government officials must be native born or have 50 years of residency, and the colonial government will be subject to an Inquisitorial audit to ensure that the coloniser has not attempted to set up a puppet government.
4.ii.f. The local government should have the right to present petitions to the High Council and that the High Council shall have the right to intervene in any colony with a two thirds vote.
4.iii. Full colonies shall be established with the expectation of independence within one hundred years, at which point they will gain a seat on the Low Council. However, a favourable long term trade agreement may be established between the colony and coloniser, that can extend for no longer than 100 years after independence. If a colony has not achieved independence within one hundred years of its founding, it may petition the High Council to be moved from the coloniser's control and be directly administered by the Imperial Trust instead. In such cases the Trust will act to improve the colony to full independence as soon as possible.
4.iv. If the sponsor of a full colony is cut off by Warp Storm from being able to support it's colonies, then the Imperial Trust will take over sponsorship until the original sponsor returns.
4.v. After twenty years, a basic level of universal education must be available to the population. At fifty years, some level of higher education must be made available. The Low Council will spend some time over the next ten years working with the educational institutions of the Imperial Trust to establish a few proposals for the minimum curriculum, which will be voted upon by the High Council in ten years.
5.i.a. The coloniser shall have exactly the same rights over the Resource Colony as it has over its own world, making the Resource Colony an extension of the coloniser, except where noted below.
5.i.b. Any of the requirements below can be waved for a Resource Colony with a two third majority vote of the High Council.
5.ii.a. A Resource Colony must be under half a billion humans in order to count as a resource colony and if it exceeds that number then it becomes a full colony with the year of founding being the year in which it exceeded the population maximum
5.ii.b. The residents of a Resource Colony, or any member of the Low Council, may petition the High Council for the Resource Colony to become a full colony, presenting arguments as to why the colony provides something of value to the Imperial Trust as a whole to justify the change in status. This motion must pass with a two thirds majority.
5.iii. At least a fifth of the income of a Resource Colony must be spent on the colony
5.iv. Resource Colonies must have a minimum level of defences, with defence levels increasing as the Resource Colonies production increases.
5.iv.a. Each Resource Colony is required to have at least medium level ground and orbital defences.
5.iv.b. For every three billion Thrones worth of production that a Resource Colony has, at average Imperial Trust prices, the required level of ground and orbital defences must be increased by one level.
5.iv.c. Each Resource Colony is required to have at least one Defence Cruiser and five Defence Monitors.
5.iv.d. For every three billion Thrones worth of production that a Resource Colony has, at average Imperial Trust prices, one Defence Cruiser and five Defence Monitors must bee added to the defence fleet.
5.v. The STCs and Australia capabilities of a Resource Colony will be restricted.
5.v.a. A Resource Colony shall not be given any Advanced or Exotic Material STCs above the basic, any military STCs other then those required to produce the more basic weapons or any Naval STCs
5.v.b. A Resource Colony shall not be given any STCs that it does not have a clear and immediate requirement for.
5.v.c. A Resource Colony shall not have any shipbuilding capabilities.
5.v.d. A Resource Colony shall not have more then 50% more manufacturing capacity then is needed for upkeep.
1. The Planetary Systems give up the power to conduct foreign diplomacy on their own
2. The Planetary Systems give up the power to grant letters of Marque.
3. The Planetary Systems give up the power to coin money.
4. The Planetary Systems give up the power to emit bills of credit.
5. The Planetary Systems give up the power to lay imposts and duties on trade from other planets.
6. The Planetary Systems shall give full faith and credit to the public Acts, Records, and Judicial Proceedings of each other Planetary System.
7. The Planetary Systems give up the power to deny extradition of criminals and suspected criminals to other Planetary Systems.
1. The Planetary Systems reserve the power to raise and maintain Armies.
2. The Planetary Systems reserve the power to build and maintain a Navy.
3. The Planetary Systems reserve the power to create and enforce local laws suited to their conditions and needs.
1. It is the responsibility of every Planetary System to maintain their Planetary Defense Force or equivelant military organization to a minimum standard of training and force size.
1.i. The minimum training stadards shall be the minimum standards accepted by the Imperial Guard before the collapse of the Imperium before. This standard must be met before any ability enhancing equipment is taken into account.
1.ii. The minimum force size shall be one percent of the Planetary System's population.
1.iii. The Security Council shall be responsible for inspecting Planetary Systems once every twenty years, with the right to one additional surprise inspection during that time period. Should a Planetary System fail to meet the standards a reinspection will occur every five years until such time that the Planetary System meets the standards specified.
1.iv. The first infraction a Planetary System failing to meet standards in a time period of two centuries will be met with a warning and the Security Council sending advisers to assist the Planetary System in meeting the standards.
1.v. Any infractions beyond the first shall be met with a doubling of tithes until the Planetary System has passed an inspection.
1.vi. Inspections will begin ten years after the establishment of these standards. Worlds affected by disaster or invasion may petition the Security Council for an extension.
Total Navigators: 888
Warships: 2 Battleships, 6 Grand Cruisers, 34 Battlecuisers, 66 Cruisers, 66 Light Cruisers, 562 Escorts, 303 Defence Monitors, 3 Repair Ships, 36 Troop Transports, 1 Goliath Factory Ship
Current Trade ships: 356 Merchantmen, 21 Mass Conveyors
