The Long Night Part One: Embers in the Dusk: A Planetary Governor Quest (43k) Complete Sequel Up

DeusFerreus · Sep 8, 2017

Wheel of time said:
How about this then
1. What is the average Melee Champion like?
2. The average Sniper Champion?
3. The average Heavy Weapons Champion?
4. The average Rifle Champion?
Yeah I know there will be a lot of varation but some common traits should appear you can group under as something that occurs a lot in that category at least in basic aspects they share.

The whole point of Champions is that are free to fight in the way they like without worrying about cohesion and formation too much (unless their schitk is fighting in formation) and can requisition wide variety of possible weapons and gear. There's no real "average" here, even ones in the same category are all extremely varied, the only real unifying feature being extreme skilled at combat.

Wheel of time · Sep 9, 2017

DeusFerreus said:
The whole point of Champions is that are free to fight in the way they like without worrying about cohesion and formation too much (unless their schitk is fighting in formation) and can requisition wide variety of possible weapons and gear. There's no real "average" here, even ones in the same category are all extremely varied, the only real unifying feature being extreme skill at combat.

Extreme skill for combat by Avernite standard's. Which wants me to see the other worlds reaction to them. Avernites are already absurd to them in battle so what would a Champion of such elite warriors be like. As always hearing the other Nine Worlds proclaim how bullshit we are never gets old.

HanEmpire · Sep 9, 2017

So what are the "hats" of the major Trust worlds? Midgard for instance is "Duty", while Asgard is "Honour".

Anything else?

Andres · Sep 9, 2017

HanEmpire said:
So what are the "hats" of the major Trust worlds? Midgard for instance is "Duty", while Asgard is "Honour".

Anything else?

Svartalfheim are dwarfs, Avernites are Australians.

Stormgear · Sep 9, 2017

HanEmpire said:
So what are the "hats" of the major Trust worlds? Midgard for instance is "Duty", while Asgard is "Honour".

Anything else?

Vanaheim: Being sticks in the mud

Alfheim: Farming

Muspellheim: Being obnoxiously mysterious

Nurgle · Sep 9, 2017

Andres110 said:
Svartalfheim are dwarfs, Avernites are Australians.

I doubt Avernites are Australian. For one thingthey do not go on holiday to other planets as much. Seriously every time I leave the country I meet a Australian man on holiday. I hiked the Appalachian trail last year and I met two different Australian men. It likes were ever I go anywhere in the world is a Australian on holiday. Which is wierd since there is only like 26 million Australians.

Andres · Sep 9, 2017

oilworker said:
I doubt Avernites are Australian.

Avernites canonically have Australian accents.

CyberNinja · Sep 9, 2017

Azgrin said:
And units designed to only really operate in Avernus is better than getting our forces equipped in power armor, walker killers or bionics how exactly? I didn't care during the vote because it was just a cheap action, but biome rangers are far too inflexible for me to want to spend actions on it when we have the AM to spend for more efficient things.

Honestly I gotta agree with this, beyond the praetorians/guardians or whatever we're calling them now it would just be more efficient to make Ork hunting specialists Ala Armageddon instead, at least they'd be consistently good against the current threat and usable off world.

Wheel of time · Sep 9, 2017

HanEmpire said:
So what are the "hats" of the major Trust worlds? Midgard for instance is "Duty", while Asgard is "Honour".

Anything else?

Thier batshit motherfucking insane and psychotically mad and deranged. And I'm not even going into all thier trauma conga line of doom and pain or the fact they look like a hyper violent explosion waiting to kill everything that can be a threat and laugh in the face of death instead charging right straight at it. But Emperor damn it I can't deny they are the best at whatever they do.
A citizen of the Imperal Trust describing his and others opinions on Avernus in a nutshell. They might be scary and weird along with condescending jackass's at times usually unintentionally and other times not but they get Shit Done.
As for a more serious answer for Avernus at least I see Excellence as a good hat to put on top of it.

Durin · Sep 9, 2017

HanEmpire said:
So what are the "hats" of the major Trust worlds? Midgard for instance is "Duty", while Asgard is "Honour".

Anything else?

Svartalfheim - Craftsmanship
Muspelheim- Knowledge
Niflheim- Mystery
Jotunheim-
Vanaheim- Pride
Alfheim-

Durin · Sep 9, 2017

Andres110 said:
Avernites canonically have Australian accents.

really, I know I think of them with Aussie accents but I actually made it canon... I had forgotten that

Doomed Wombat · Sep 9, 2017

Durin said:
really, I know I think of them with Aussie accents but I actually made it canon... I had forgotten that

No I don't think you did, I think you just said you thought of them with them.

If it's canon now though that's cool.

Andres · Sep 9, 2017

Durin said:
Svartalfheim - Craftsmanship
Muspelheim- Knowledge
Niflheim- Mystery
Jotunheim-
Vanaheim- Pride
Alfheim-

What can Avernus be summed up as?

Doomed Wombat · Sep 9, 2017

Andres110 said:
What can Avernus be summed up as?

I'd say either techy or punchy

HanEmpire · Sep 9, 2017

Durin said:
Svartalfheim - Craftsmanship
Muspelheim- Knowledge
Niflheim- Mystery
Jotunheim-
Vanaheim- Pride
Alfheim-

Jotunheim- Steadfastness
Alfheim- Peace

Andres110 said:
What can Avernus be summed up as?

Avernus- Survival

Durin · Sep 9, 2017

Imperial Trust Systems: Turn 99
Last updated: End of Turn 99

You are currently part of The Imperial Trust (Once Sub-Sector Asgard), which consists of the following worlds as well as Avernus:
Imperium Trust
Petty Imperium Confederacy
Rulers: High Council
Capital: Midgard
Size: 10 Worlds
Estimated Population: 410 billion
Military: 40 billion Guard, 280 billion Militia, 1800 Super Heavy Squadrons, >1,000 Space Marines
Fleet: 3 Command Battleships, 160 Battleships, 2,100 Capital Ships, 8,000 Escorts

The Core Worlds
Rulers: High Council
Capital: Midgard
Size: 10 Worlds
Estimated Population: 410 billion
Military: 40 billion Guard, 280 billion Militia, 1800 Super Heavy Squadrons, >1,000 Space Marines
Fleet: 2 Command Battleships, 65 Battleships, 900 Capital Ships, 10,000 Escorts

Turn last updated: 99

Asgard	Knight World	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material	Food
Population		4,343,313,091	1,152,267,963	4,825,613,759	402,291,321	4,973,816	4,763	4,376
2,456,943,378	City	-853,462,400	-24,201,514	-128,757,886	-30,528,634	-716,550	-864	-1,435
3.00%	Navy	-3,218,637,600	-408,072,000	-712,800	-206,443,200	-2,402,012	-7,384
2,825,484,884	Army	-438,496,838	-36,832,466	0	-122,838,029	-278,486	-56
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Orbital	-883,303,898	-238,630,400	-81,055,040	-35,832,000	-2,630	-101
89	Tithe	-434,331,309	-115,226,796	-482,561,376	-40,229,132	-746,072	-476	-438
	Trade	6,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	-3,500,000,000		-1,000,000	4,000
	Trade Levy	-300,000,000	-50,000,000		0		-200
	Total	1,466,643,091	1,600,260,426	-237,914,656	136,410,015	117,039	-24	2,503
admin	Reserves	27,713,238	34,351,675,702	26,349,216,761	10,703,983,388	325	35,702	270,705
0.39	End Total	4,860,928,690	41,352,977,832	24,159,643,481	10,886,033,462	85,520	35,084	283,222

Asgard
Knight World
Founding Member of the Imperial Trust with High Council Seat
Population: 321 Million
Governor: Lord Marshall Sigurd
Technology Level: 18
View of Avernus: 14/10

Morale: Excellent(13)
Ground Defenses: 5.5
Orbital Defences: 5

Military: Strong
Military Specialty: Knight-Titans
Militia: Avernite
Fleet: Weak
Navigators: 223
Current Trade ships: 24 Merchantmen, 1 Mass Conveyors

Embassy Established
Investigated
Spy Network Established
Church Re-established

Turn last updated: 99

name	Average Skill Bonus (before equipment)	Number
Knight Maniple (Grenadiers+)	250(150)	2,787
Men At Arms Regiments (LI) (PDF)	148(98)	2,787
Aesir Peregrine Wing (Guard)	130(80)	2,787
Aesir Hercules Wing (Guard)	130(80)	2,787
Guardians of Valhalla (Grenadiers)	228(198)	12
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	58(8)	14,489
Orbital Defence	35
Navy	40
Military Size/Percent of population	44,321,676	1.57%

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 twenty-five maniples of Knights and there are currently twenty Royal Houses. Below the Royal Houses are the Ducal Houses who can each potentially field at least ten maniples of knights, next are the Baronial Houses who can field five maniples and last are the Knightly Houses who can field at least one Knight. The other two categories of noble House on Asgard are the Noble Houses which are the minor nobility who can't field any Knights for any 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."

In the century since the founding of the Imperial Trust there have been several major changes to Asgard. The first of which is that as a result of the massive increase in the number of Knight-Titans available to the planet the number of Knights a house must field to gain a title have increased five-fold, though even with this change the number of Princes, Dukes and Barons on Asgard has increased significantly. The other change is that Lord-Marshal Sigurd has severly increased both the level of education and the rights of the Thralls as part of his move towards a more industrial rather then agrarian society. This has faced opposition from among the Aesir leading to dozens of challenges for his position, which have all failed utterly. The more subtle opposition has been largely ineffective due to Lord-Marshal SIgurds strong level of popular support and the rising level of prosperity on Asgard.

Turn last updated: 99

Alfheim	Agri World	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material	Food
population		22,731,894,941	2,299,147,886	1,404,741,752	9,425,419,854	1,104,667	14,529	340,962
10,676,835,990	City	-766,611,000	-45,948,000	-60,588,871	-20,278,998	-39,600	-2,400	-6,211
2.30%	Navy	-30,499,600	-2,600,100	-831,600	-10,470,800	-15,390	-41
11,904,672,128	Army	-1,696,954,698	-151,314,689	0	-425,983,989	-679,495	0
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Orbital	-507,627,960	-166,202,900	-49,568,540	-14,749,500	-12,933	-143
582	Tithe	-2,273,189,494	-229,914,789	-140,474,175	-942,541,985	-110,467	-1,453	-51,144
	Trade		5,000,000,000	2,000,000,000				-40,000
	Trade Levy	0	-250,000,000	-100,000,000
	Total	18,686,251,062	6,733,278,233	895,309,855	8,675,986,459	310,313	10,582	7,971
admin	Reserves	1,098,529,227,329	168,502,135,804	6,050,412,465	71,692,181,561	22,886,653	280,655	2,152,535
0.47	End Total	1,161,960,482,638	192,168,526,969	9,526,961,742	114,572,113,856	24,418,217	332,566	2,192,392

Alfheim
Agri World
Founding Member of the Imperial Trust with High Council Seat
Population: 2.78 Billion
Governor: King Zaren
Technology Level: 18
View of Avernus: 4/10

Morale: Very Good (10)
Ground Defenses: 5
Orbital Defences: 4

Military: Medium
Military Specialty: Armour
Militia: Avernite
Fleet: Weak
Navigators: 83
Current Trade ships: 29 Merchantmen, 1 Mass Conveyors

Embassy Established
Spy Network Established
Church Re-established

Turn last updated: 99

name	Average Skill Bonus (before equipment)	Number
Royal Guard Regiment (Grenadier)	316(266)	1,779
Infantry Regiment (Guard)	166(116)	2,135
Light Infantry Regiment (Guard)	166(116)	4,271
Armour Regiment (Guard)	176(126)	10,677
PDF Infantry Regiment (PDF)	166(116)	26,692
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	64(14)	67,270
Bomber Wing (Air)	120(70)	1,000
Fighter Wing (Air)	120(70)	5,000
Orbital Defence	35
Navy	30
Military Size/Percent of population	517,314,772	4.85%

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.

In the first hundred and thirty years of the Imperial Trust Alfheim changed greatly,with its cities expanding and becoming more industrial even as King Zaren worked to build up the military and defences of Alfheim. Part of this project has been following the Avernite concept of a militia, including the guard level equipment and the massive amount of training. One of the more controversial choices that he made in this time was selling the northern continent of Eregion to the Adeptus Mechanicus. However this deal has been one of the driving forces behind how quickly Alfheim's economy has grown, with some even classifying it as an civilized world, though the majority of the economy is still tied up in its agriculture.

As far as internal politocs is concerned King Zaren has spent his time in officer greatly reducing the role and powers of the nobility replacing them with a mix of Administratum Adepts, soldiers and elected representatives. While this has faced much opposition he has always been able to keep a lid on it due to a combination of his unopposed right to rule and the support of Midgard, and the massive armies that Midgard keeps on Alfheim to protect it.

Turn last updated: 99

Vanaheim	Civilized World	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material	Food
population		149,975,240,377	23,723,424,822	9,512,597,538	1,968,679,891	1,313,647	1,604	134,628
76,214,148,025	City	-597,984,400	-15,872,370	-86,764,630	-37,151,139	-6,500	0	-40,509
0.75%	Navy	-9,104,895,200	-1,401,363,900	-4,538,160	-1,422,009,760	-6,256,998	-17,625
79,072,178,576	Army	-11,850,538,440	-906,982,756	0	-4,706,840,633	-3,424,909	0
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Orbital	-206,823,633,980	-34,008,359,921	-16,840,364,321	-14,087,441,184	1,434,320	5,329
521	Tithe	-14,997,524,038	-2,372,342,482	-951,259,754	-196,867,989	-131,365	-160
	Trade	-21,000,000,000	-3,000,000,000	28,500,000,000	10,000,000,000	8,500,000	16,000
	Trade Levy			-1,425,000,000	-500,000,000	-500,000	-1,000
	Total	18,126,998,963	3,306,210,179	5,054,089,875	2,266,040,074	1,629,793	4,578	94,119
admin	Reserves	108,259,350	27,201,989,529	140,651,922,835	75,069,249,325	18,011,238	45,153	9,269,700
0.55	End Total	40,743,254,163	23,733,040,424	155,922,372,210	84,399,449,697	24,160,203	66,040	9,740,294

Vanaheim
Civilized World
Founding Member of the Imperial Trust with High Council Seat
Population: 42.6 Billion
Governor: Governor Olaf
Technology Level: 18
View of Avernus: 5/10

Morale: Good (7)
Ground Defenses:4
Orbital Defences: 7

Military: Very Strong
Military Specialty: Void and Landing
Militia: Cadian, Air
Fleet: Strong
Fleet Flagship: Genghis Class Command Battleship Gungnir
Navigators: 954
Current Trade ships: 23 Merchantmen, 28 Mass Conveyors

Embassy Established
Spy Network Established
Investigated
Church Re-established

Turn last updated: 99

name	Average Skill Bonus (before equipment)	Number
Vanir Drop Infantry (Grenadier)	293(243)	3,049
Drop Infantry Regiments (Guard)	198(148)	7,621
Void Infantry Regiment (Guard)	198(148)	7,621
PDF Drop Infantry Regiments (PDF)	168(118)	50,809
PDF Void Infantry (PDF)	168(118)	50,809
PDF Siege Infantry Brigade (PDF)	158(108)	5,081
Fighter Regiment (Air)	192(142)	9,600
Bomber Regiment (Air)	192(142)	4,800
Armed Cargo Regiment (Air)	192(142)	9,600
Militia Air Regiment	72(22)	446,996
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	68(18)	446,996
Orbital Defence	70
Navy	85
Military Size/Percent of population	1,946,257,708	2.55%

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.

Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan spent a few years gathering information on how Vanaheim has changed over the time since the founding of the Imperial Trust. The biggest change is the massive increase in Vanaheim's orbital infrastructure. As well as Vanaheim's shipyards and orbital defences having grown tenfold the number of orbital cities has over doubled. Now around two thirds of the population of Vanaheim lives in the orbital cities protected by a set of orbital defences an order of magnitude more powerful then any others in the Imperial Trust. Culture wise Vanaheim has become the centre of the conservative movement in the Imperial Trust, though the conservatives in no way dominate the political debate, and by the standards of the Imperium would be considered wildly progressive. In large part this conservatism is a result of the growth in influence of the Navy, which has always been one of the most conservatives forces in Vanaheim due to its preference for time proven tactics and modes of thought.

Turn last updated: 99

Jotunheim	Mining World	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material'	Food
population		19,854,540,011	2,251,931,605	93,877,107,497	4,969,129,185	1,838,708	21,798	20,072
9,523,341,653	City	-2,365,296,000	-1,261,255,200	-160,638,889	-124,003,008	-336,000	-14,208	-16,323
2.50%	Navy	-10,499,200	-22,092,000	-95,040	-761,600	-720	-11
10,713,759,359	Army	-4,298,463,260	-321,164,368	0	-260,923,108	-2,619,358	0
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Orbital	-596,918,000	-186,530,000	-55,133,000	-12,625,000	-15,504	-183
262	Tithe	-1,985,454,001	-225,193,160	-14,081,566,125	-496,912,919	-183,871	-2,180	-2,007
	Trade	10,000,000,000	10,000,000,000	-48,000,000,000	-2,000,000,000	5,250,000
	Trade Levy	-500,000,000	-500,000,000		-100,000,000	-262,500	0
admin	Total	22,669,537,651	10,743,814,241	36,498,978,681	2,421,516,368	3,938,198	5,792	1,742
0.50	Reserves	572,502,588,378	59,258,772,560	1,888,108,965,789	149,345,090,299	38,288,148	961	47,428
960	End Total	675,850,276,632	109,977,843,763	2,069,603,859,194	160,952,672,138	57,879,136	29,821	56,139

Jotunheim
Mining World
Founding Member of the Imperial Trust with High Council Seat
Population: 2.01 Billion
Governor: Governor Garp
Technology Level: 18
View of Avernus: 7/10

Morale: Excellent (13)
Ground Defenses: 5
Orbital Defences: 3

Military: Medium
Military Specialty: Jotun
Militia: Cadian
Fleet: Weak
Navigators:57
Current Trade ships: 4 Merchantmen

Embassy Established
Basic Spy Network Established
Church Re-established
Investigated

Turn last updated: 99

name	Average Skill Bonus (before equipment)	Number
Power Armoured Jotun Regiment (Grenadier)	322(272)	190
Jotun Regiment (Guard)	222(172)	1,905
PDF Jotun Regiment (PDF)	182(132)	19,047
Infantry Regiment (Guard)	178(128)	1,905
PDF Infantry Regiment (PDF)	148(98)	19,047
Bomber Wing (Air)	110(60)	10,000
Fighter Wing (Air)	110(60)	20,000
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	58(8)	26,747
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	86(36)	26,747
Orbital Defence	40
Navy	35
Military Size/Percent of population	504,053,176	5.29%

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."

Turn last updated: 99

Midgard	Hive World	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material	Food
population		406,845,426,827	34,508,460,754	24,038,605,887	3,260,450,012	3,257,086	1,271	147,206
248,981,988,618	City	-18,566,931,600	-635,182,404	-1,604,298,865	-711,105,491	-536,560	-34	-144,947
0.75%	Navy	-1,263,780,800	-1,291,341,000	-3,445,200	-397,546,720	-855,119	-508
258,318,813,192	Army	-28,684,057,675	-2,688,095,948	0	-8,382,836,200	-7,712,098	0
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Orbital	-10,152,005,625	-1,783,440,000	-762,209,000	-648,775,000	234,696	1,145
886	Tithe	-61,026,814,024	-3,450,846,075	-2,403,860,589	-326,045,001	-325,709	-127	-14,721
	Trade	-40,000,000,000	-15,000,000,000	23,000,000,000	4,000,000,000	8,000,000		40,000
	Trade Levy			-1,250,000,000	-200,000,000	-400,000	0	-2,000
1	Total	285,774,797,609	13,106,672,226	8,522,250,865	257,349,544	2,416,169	1,726	25,538
admin	Reserves	14,066,785,141,159	632,275,871,018	33,782,726,630	172,319,349,889	152,866,717	259,300	1,934,290
0.35	End Total	15,445,659,129,203	687,809,232,147	71,393,980,957	172,606,097,609	164,847,561	265,928	2,061,980

Midgard
Hive World
Founding Member of the Imperial Trust with High Council Seat
Population: 172 Billion
Technology Level: 18
Governor: Governor General Aelfric
View of Avernus: 8/10

Morale: Excellent(10)
Ground Defenses: 4
Orbital Defences: 5

Military: Very Strong
Military Specialty: Mechanised Infantry and Artillery
Militia: Cadian
Fleet: Medium
Navigators: 192
Current Trade ships: 79 Merchantmen, 1 Mass Conveyor

Embassy Established
Spy Network Established
Church Re-established
Investigated

Turn last updated: 99

name	Average Skill Bonus (before equipment)	Number
Chosen Mechanised Infantry (Grenadier)	344(294)	19,919
Iron Guard Mechanised Infantry (Guard)	244(194)	139,430
Iron Guard Armour (Guard)	234(184)	19,919
Iron Guard Light Infantry regiments (Guard)	234(184)	19,919
Iron Guard Artillery (Guard)	244(194)	13,943
Iron Guard AA (Guard)	234(184)	3,984
Iron Guard Sentinels (Guard)	234(184)	1,992
PDF Infantry Regiment (PDF)	204(154)	672,251
PDF Heavy Infantry Regiment (PDF)	204(154)	224,084
PDF Light Infantry Regiment (PDF)	204(154)	224,084
PDF Armour (PDF)	204(154)	168,063
PDF Mechanised Infantry Regiment (PDF)	214(164)	896,335
PDF Artillery (PDF)	150(100)	56,021
Fighter Wing (Air)	120(70)	32,000
Bomber Wing (Air)	120(70)	16,000
Cargo Wing (Air)	120(70)	16,000
Iron Guard Siege Infantry (Guard)	234(184)	880
PDF Siege Infantry (PDF)	204(154)	8,800
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	94(44)	1,268,803
Orbital Defence	50
Navy	50
Military Size/Percent of population	31,576,118,532	12.22%

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 Marshal in command of the military assets, each province a General and a Lord-General commanding the entire military with the aid of the Military Council consisting of the, currently nine, Generals 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."

After the death of Garkill Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan spent a few years gathing information on how Midgard has changed over the time since the founding of the Imperial Trust. The biggest initial change is that Governor-General Aelfric has managed to eliminate both the Underhives and the mutants in remote areas, via a mix of education and annihilation. This combined with the newly available technology has led to a golden age in Midgard, where prosperity has reached unheard of levels, even as the population gets over more militarised. The most obvious signs of the increased level of militarisation is that the entire population has been enrolled in the militia which is being equipped to a similar level as yours and the expansion of the military to twelve percent of the population. Between the expanded pool of better educated recruits and some improvements to their training regime Governor-General Aelfric has even trained the PDF to the point where they are better then the Avernite militia, though not by much.
had changed over the years.

He also mentions that Midgard's position in the center of the Imperial Trust and massive workforce of increasingly skilled workers has allowed it to turn into an economic powerhouse and one of the the richest of the Nine Worlds.

Turn last updated: 99

Svartalfheim	Industrial World	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material	Food
population		73,624,203,961	7,856,305,915	7,203,805,627	515,927,693	16,122,596	97,185	28,232
25,703,595,159	City	-9,725,450,000	-373,602,000	-1,404,774,360	-675,089,100	-1,637,000	-31,440	-14,497
1.40%	Navy	-59,485,600	-8,721,600	-95,040	-15,890,400	-29,676	-43
27,502,846,820	Army	-4,632,335,332	-357,787,698	0	-1,107,017,902	-3,510,892	-84,411
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Orbital	-464,266,000	-146,430,700	-40,668,070	-9,387,350	-12,350	-141
506	Tithe	-7,362,420,396	-785,630,592	-720,380,563	-51,592,769	-2,418,389	-9,718	-2,823
	Trade			3,000,000,000	2,000,000,000	-3,750,000	200,000
	Trade Levy		0	-150,000,000	-100,000,000		-10,000
	Total	44,295,586,485	6,936,610,991	1,084,807,853	1,393,490,057	6,321,264	184,638	10,912
admin	Reserves	1,802,739,667,493	207,127,395,616	24,870,977,276	72,286,408,026	160,099,541	386,363	687,476
0.45	End Total	2,024,167,599,918	231,810,450,570	28,295,016,541	78,253,858,310	181,705,862	1,209,555	742,036

Svartalfheim
Industrial World
Founding Member of the Imperial Trust with High Council Seat
Population: 10.6 Billion

Governor: First Artisan Granalf
Technology Level: 18
View of Avernus: 4/10

Morale: Very Good (9)
Ground Defenses: 7
Orbital Defences: 4

Military: Strong
Military Specialty: Power Armoured Infantry
Militia: Cadian
Fleet: Weak
Navigators: 173
Current Trade ships: 24 Merchantmen

Embassy Established
Investigated
Very Basic Spy Network Established
Church Re-established

Turn last updated: 99

name	Average Skill Bonus (before equipment)	Number
Svartalf Guard	374(274)	1,000
Svartalfar Elite Heavy Infantry	309(234)	2,056
Svartalfar Regular Heavy Infantry	219(164)	8,225
Svartalfar Defence	219(164)	1,000
Svartalfar PDF Heavy Infantry	184(134)	102,814
Fighter Wing	100(50)	2,000
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	74(24)	143,401
Orbital Defence	40
Navy	35
Military Size/Percent of population	1,490,509,162	5.80%

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.

After conducting a more in-depth examination of Svartalfheim Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan was able to tell you more about how the system of government works. One of the first things that he found is that while the majority of the cities of Svartalfheim are run by the Planetary Government each of the Guilds has at least one, and up to twenty cities that are their private fiefs. These cities are where the majority of the more senior members of the Guilds reside and are in many ways separate stats, with only some of the laws and regulations of the Planetary Government applying. In fact is it ownership of one of these cities that separates a Guild from a collection of Artisans, and if a Guild loses all of its home cities then it also loses its status as a Guild and everything that come with that. Currently there are one hundred and twenty-six Artisan Cities on Svartalfheim and three hundred and seventy-four independent, or normal cities. The Independent Cities usually have members of at least a dozen guilds working in them and provide the main local market for the goods that the guilds produce. They are directly run by the Administratum of Svartalfheim, though their ultimate allegiance lies with the current First Artisan.

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.

Turn last updated: 99

Niflheim	Mining World	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material	401,909,489,269
population		30,572,358,265	4,707,712,270	772,752,249	25,500,824,224	46,545,917	276,405	19,160
14,159,824,454	City	-4,091,984,640	-269,735,754	-733,220,066	-203,048,364	-483,840	-2,880	-11,676
1.80%	Navy	-28,340,000	-2,139,000	-47,520	-13,220,000	-27,140	-21
15,434,208,655	Army	-1,897,259,228	-167,573,631	0	-575,790,305	-647,451	0
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Orbital	-188,209,000	-60,977,500	-16,687,750	-3,605,750	-4,000	-53
1,195	Tithe	-3,057,235,827	-470,771,227	-77,275,225	-2,550,082,422	-6,981,888	-27,641	-1,916
	Trade	30,000,000,000		9,000,000,000	-16,000,000,000	-8,000,000
	Trade Levy	-1,500,000,000	0	-450,000,000			-64
	Total	6,427,697,528	4,358,081,310	4,364,314,100	8,296,355,361	30,605,024	245,969	5,568
admin	Reserves	401,909,489,269	185,145,051,402	39,587,444	1,244,556,419,048	1,226,820,967	4,057,683	239,650
0.64	End Total	429,047,976,907	205,935,457,949	21,361,157,943	1,285,038,195,852	1,379,646,085	5,267,529	267,488

Niflheim
Mining World
Founding Member of the Imperial Trust with High Council Seat
Population: 3.33 Billion
Governor: Governor Ulrik
Technology Level: 18+
View of Avernus: 10/10

Morale: Excellent (17)
Ground Defenses: 4
Orbital Defences: 3
Militia: Cadian
Fleet: Weak
Current Trade ships: 2 Merchantmen

Embassy Established
Investigated

Turn last updated: 99

name	Average Skill Bonus (before equipment)	Number
Power Infantry Regiment	282(232)	142
Heavy Infantry Regiment	232(182)	1,416
PDF Heavy Infantry Regiment	182(132)	14,160
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	102(52)	83,663
Fighter Wing (Air)	200(150)	500
Orbital Defence	70
Navy	70
Military Size/Percent of population	200,713,278	1.42%

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.

Turn last updated: 99

Muspelheim	Mining World	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material	Food
population		31,610,421,317	4,288,349,957	21,423,175,223	467,008,993	33,742,912	596,352	11,106
3,025,690,998	City	-23,458,244,145	-4,324,134,119	-5,600,807,325	-6,364,432,444	-7,905,070	-264,002	-2,645
3.00%	Navy	-2,943,400,000	-233,584,500	-28,725,840	-212,838,000	-870,965	-2,378
3,476,599,954	Army	-536,063,291	-42,597,412	0	-134,309,327	-589,025	-5,500
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Orbital	-3,432,564,079	-617,494,548	-302,311,822	-219,897,700	58,789	44
1,439	Tithe	-3,161,042,132	-428,834,996	-2,142,317,522	-46,700,899	-5,061,437	-59,635	-1,111
	Trade	25,000,000,000	2,000,000,000	-14,000,000,000	2,000,000,000	-9,000,000	-220,000
	Trade Levy	-1,250,000,000	-100,000,000		-100,000,000
	Total	4,588,652,756	4,324,956,917	513,235,138	64,210,131	14,376,901	134,587	7,351
admin	Reserves	191,616,359,850	124,602,383,711	164,463,659,732	77,534,020,473	261,935,471	7,908,459	494,941
0.67	End Total	209,559,623,629	144,227,168,297	167,028,835,421	77,655,071,126	333,719,975	8,571,394	531,695

Muspelheim
Mining World
Founding Member of the Imperial Trust with High Council Seat
Population: 657 Million

Governor: Champion Surt
Technology Level: 18
View of Avernus: 11/10

Morale: Perfect (20)
Ground Defenses: 7
Orbital Defences: 6

Military: Medium
Military Specialty: Boarding
Militia: Cadian
Fleet: Medium
Fleet Specialty: Stealth
Navigators: 33
Current Trade ships: 9 Merchantmen, 200 Mass Convoyers

Embassy Established
Basic Spy Network Established
Investigated

Last Updated: Turn 99

name	Average Skill Bonus (before equipment)	Number
Fire Giants Regiment	403(303)	11
Heavy Infantry Regiment	278(228)	303
PDF Heavy Infantry Regiment	233(183)	3,026
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	143(93)	17,634
Fighter Wing (Air)	230(180)	11,000
Orbital Defence	70
Navy	70
Military Size/Percent of population	75,211,760	2.49%

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."

Last updated: Turn 99

Byzantium	Civilized World	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material	Food
population		66,909,543,571	9,903,257,418	10,766,713,562	738,419,972	1,000,305	10,982	30,193
16,041,384,429	City	-1,460,323,300	-65,193,496	-153,396,108	-41,445,656	-132,059	-680	-9,117
2.40%	Navy	-283,100,000	-191,740,000	-600,000	-45,830,000	-118,250	-279
17,966,350,560	Army	-2,531,295,734	-758,268,754		-735,342,925	-832,876	0
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Orbital	-883,303,898	-238,630,400	-81,055,040	-35,832,000	-2,630	-101
209	Tithe	-6,690,954,357	-990,325,742	-1,076,671,356	-73,841,997	-100,031	-1,098	-3,019
	Trade
	Trade Levy		0		0	0	0
admin	Total	59,756,442,996	8,758,736,638	293,510,241	262,950,758	-93,245	8,862	18,057
0.49	Reserves	1,359,170,053,769	326,742,064,820	6,365,533,630	24,754,552,840	11,222,935	250,012	435,528
	End Total	1,652,952,268,750	368,535,748,011	6,833,084,836	25,869,306,628	10,556,710	292,320	525,814

Byzantium
Space Marine Chapter Homeworld
Member of the Imperial Trust with Low Council Seat
Population: See above

Governor: Chapter Master Juus
Technology Level: 18
View of Avernus: 5/10

Morale: Excellent (10)
Ground Defenses: 6
Orbital Defences: 4

Military: Medium
Military Specialty: Elite
Militia: Cadian
Fleet: Medium
Fleet Specialty: Planetary Assult
Navigators: 26
Current Trade ships: 20 Merchantmen,

Embassy Established
Investigated

Last Updated: Turn 99

name	Average Skill Bonus (before equipment)	Number
Chapter Serf Infantry	350(300)	160
Heavy Infantry Regiment	300(250)	535
Void Infantry Regiment (Guard)	300(250)	535
Armour Regiment (Guard)	300(250)	535
Siege Infantry Brigade	300(250)	63
PDF Heavy Infantry Regiment	250(200)	5,347
PDF Void Infantry Regiment	250(200)	5,347
PDF Armour Regiment	250(200)	5,347
PDF Siege Infantry Brigade	250(200)	630
Militia Siege Infantry Brigade	44	105,821
Fighter Regiment (Air)	150(100)	252
Bomber Regiment (Air)	150(100)	126
Armed Cargo Regiment (Air)	150(100)	252
Orbital Defence	70
Military Size/Percent of population	266,892,913	1.66%

Byzantium is the youngest major world in the Imperial Trust, founded only a decade before the War Storm ended. As a result of this it is still developing its industry and is at the moment the poorest of the worlds in the Imperial Trust. However that it set the change of the next half century as the population continues to grow and more advanced infrastructure is built.

As is expected of a world run by an Utramarines successor Byzantium is very well organised and built from the ground up to be both defensible and productive. This is aided by the fact that the world is both highly fertile and has large ore and promethium reserves. It is expected that Byztantium will end up using most of these resources to fuel its own economy in the years to come.

The population of Byztantium comes primarily from Avernus and Midgard and seems to be combining the Midgardian sense of duty with Avernite combat skills and education. This has resulted in the Varangian Guard having a dedicated and skilled workforce and an even more effective military. The planet seems to be organised in a way that combines as many of the best features of the rest of the Imperial Trust, taking particular interest in Avernus' medical system and administration and Muspelheim's education. It is only due to these aspects that a growth rate of three percent can be sustained for extend periods.

However the heart of Byztantium remains the heavily fortified fortress-monastery of the Varangian Guard, Constantinople. This massive citadel has some of the best defences of the Imperial Trust and enough internal forges to supply the Varangian Guard with high quality equipment, including the Advanced Power Armour designs that the honored Archamgos Tranth has created for them. From here the Varangian Guard rule their people while preparing themselves for war.

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Navy
Navigators: 2,685
Fleet Flagship: Alexander Class Command Battleship Memory of Light

Merchant Marine
3 Mass Conveyors, 104 Merchantmen

Last Updated turn 99

Grenadiers		Troopers
Phase-Tiger Infantry Battalion	4	Infantry	2,403
Power Helguard Regiment	1,625	Mech Infantry	25,199
Mechanised Power Helguard Regiment	17	Light Infantry	4,800
Drop Trooper Power Helguard Regiment	23	Heavy infantry	2,025
Scout Helguard Regiment	23	Armour	5,987
		Rough Riders	474
Infantry	763	Drop Infantry	1,345
Mech Infantry	8,639	Siege Infantry	344
Light Infantry	107	Void Infantry	941
Armour	93	Jotun Regiments	336
Rough Riders	123
Drop Infantry	1,343	Transport Regiment	67
Siege Infantry	857	Artillery Regiment	2,461
Void Infantry	0	AA Regiment	703
		Sentinel Regiment	352
Vanquisher Regiment	43		47,438
Hellhound/Devil Dog Regiment	39	PDF
Bane Wolf Regiment	39	Infantry Regiment	36,887
Anti-Air Regiment	129	Heavy Infantry Regiment	18,110
Artillery Regiment	19	Light Infantry Regiment	11,941
Sentinel/Goliath Regiment	64	Armour	8,845
Deathstrike Battery	1	Mechanised Infantry Regiment	47,176
Deathstrike Life-Eater Battery	1	Artillery	2,948
Combat Engineer Regiment	5	Drop Infantry Regiments	2,674
Jetbike	11	Siege Infantry Brigade	2,674
Phase-Tank Regiment	0	Siege Infantry Brigade	731
Land Speeder Regiment	0	Jotun Regiments	1,002
Fast Armour Regiment	11		132,988
Fast Armour Regiment	111	Air
Skimmer Regiment	2	Fighter Wing	27,933
Land Raider Regiment	0	Advanced Fighter Wing	2,012
Phase-Tiger Company	4	Bomber Wing	13,235
		Advanced Bomber Wing	936
Knights	492	Cargo Wing	3,315
Macharuis Vanquisher Heavy Armour Regiment	0	Armed Cargo Wing	18,635
Macharuis Mega-Vanquisher Heavy Armour Regiment	21		66,068
Magni Transporter Company	4
Leviathan	3
Capitol Imperialis	2
Fellsword Squardon (3)	0
Helheim Pattern Adjudicator Mobile Assault Platform	0
Northern Sentinel Maniple (24)	0
0	14,713

	Central Government	Thrones income	Material Income	Metal Income	Promethium Income	Advanced Material	Exotic Material	Food
	Tithe	105,498,960,184	10,164,620,233	30,330,452,555	5,457,349,268	16,673,373	107,082	78,911
Economic Strength (kCredits)	Trade Levy	3,550,000,000	900,000,000	3,375,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,162,500	11,264	2,000
749	Central Government	-4,000,000,000	-360,000,000	-475,200,000	-300,000,000	-200,000	-2,000	0
	Army	-2,487,628,448	-118,961,155	0	-205,222,903	-7,380,571	-29,515	0
	Navy	-20,514,094,062	-3,299,624,895	-167,949,524	-2,062,632,040	-11,220,556	-36,072	0
	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	0
	Trade	-10,000,000,000				-2,000,000
	Total	80,073,467,627	8,418,150,498	33,255,032,288	4,659,078,849	-1,368,481	53,114	80,910
admin	Reserves	4,102,772,501,735	201,751,628,453	792,070,141,647	221,329,593,275	150,130,832	2,748,342	6,178,247
0.30	End Total	4,493,139,839,869	241,842,380,942	957,345,303,089	244,624,487,518	142,288,427	3,011,911	6,582,798

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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. Selecting which resource the Valuable Resources Tax shall apply to on each world.

4.x. 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 Imperial Trust 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.iii.a In addition there will be a Valuable Resources Tax, which will raise the tax rate by 5% on a single resource on each world.

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, one member of the Adeptus Astartes 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 following guidelines govern what technology can be shared with non-Imeprial Trust members.
1i. Imperial level technology can be traded in any situation following these guidelines.
1ii. All STC trades and Dark Age technology requires a majority vote on the High Council to be carried out, as does any trade that violates the guidelines.
1.ii.a. Both the Security Council and the Adeptus Mechanicus can veto any technology trade of any type, this veto can only be overruled by a two thirds majority in the High Council.
2. What follows are the basic guidelines
2i. Non-chaos tainted, and non-hostile human polities: Free to trade them Imperial civilian goods
2ii. Non-aggression pacts with human polities: Free to sell them Imperial military goods
2.ii.a. Bolstering Human Navies: As a specific sub-set of this, it is encouraged to use some of the Trust's shipyard space to build Imperial Era ships for other human polities, specifically for capital ships. The surrounding polities seem to rely on very large numbers of escorts in comparison to the Trust, likely due to them being much faster to build and therefore replace. The Trust can build capital ships faster than its neighbors due to its better technology, and our Imperial era ships are likely to be of higher quality than what most of our neighbors can build themselves, so filling out their navies with more capital ships could give them an important edge. Imperial Era Defence Monitors could also be produced quickly and cheaply to bolster other humans defensively. The Security Council should identify priority targets for this policy and bring it before the High Council for consideration.
2.iii. Defensive alliances: Free to trade them Imperial civilian STCs and most Imperial military goods
2.iv. Full alliances: Free to trade them Imperial civilian and military STCs, and Dark Age civilian goods.
2.iv.a.Economic Aid Packages: Even before most of the Dark Age tech was discovered, the Imperial Trust's economy was larger than it otherwise would have been due to the various economic STCs that Avernus purchased from Atlas. A strong supporting economy is the backbone of any war effort, and the ability to produce more material and grow the population faster is essential. While not all of them should necessarily be granted, looking to have a package of the various Imperial Era economic boosting STCs that could be given to allies would be a good idea.
2v. Protectorates: Free to trade them Imperial civilian and military STCs, and Dark Age civilian goods. May establish enclaves within the protectorate controlled by the Trust to produce select Dark Age technology using STCs, each STC and protectorate subject to individual approval by the High Council.

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.

6. Colonization of Conquered Systems
6.i. For every cluster of systems conquered by the Imperial Trust that is similar in size to an Imperial sub-sector, one world shall be chosen by the High Council to be colonized as a cooperative managed by the Low Council. This colony shall be intended to be the primary base for the local Imperial Trust Guard and Imperial Navy, as well as any other functions that need a local centralized location. A recommendation for which conquered system is most suitable shall be made by the Security Council.
6.ii. Additional conquered systems shall have their colonizers determined by the High Council.
6.ii.a. When the colonizer of a conquered system is being determined, members of the Trust may present their bid to the High Council, and the High Council shall choose from among the bids. Colonization plans presented must be valid and set to begin within a reasonable time period. If there are multiple bids and the High Council cannot come to a majority vote, the bid with the highest number of votes shall be picked. In the event of a tie vote, the Security Council will pick the colonizer from those members.
6.ii.b. Bids made by members of the Trust who have had more colonies on conquered systems than other Trust members making a bid shall be considered invalid.
6.ii.c. Joint bids may be made, with a primary colonizer listed on the bid for the purpose of whose colony it is for section 6.ii.b. Joint bids will be managed by whatever system the joint colonizers agree upon.
6.ii.d. In the event that no member of the Trust makes a bid to colonize a conquered system, the conquered system will be colonized as a cooperative managed by the Low Council.
6.iii. As conquered systems may represent a strategic interest to the Imperial Trust, the Security Council may add additional requirements beyond the norm for colonization procedures. These additional requirements may be vetoed or altered by the High Council.

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.

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Total Navigators: 888
Warships:

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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Imp Trust

Vanaheim

Vanaheim

Midgard

Midgard

Muspelheim

Muspelheim

Asgard

Asgard

Alfheim

Alfheim

Jotunheim

Jotunheim

Svartalfheim

Svartalfheim

Niflheim

Niflheim

Byzantium

Byzantium

Prophet Class Hyper Carrier

0

Genghis Class Command Battleship

0

1

Einherjar Class Command Battleship-

0

Vajra Class Command Battleship

0

Alexander Class Command Battleship

1

0

5,292

5,292

Stealth Battleship

0

2

Medium Battleship

20 Legate, 14 hero, 14 Champion

48

11 Legate, 14 hero, 14 Champion

38

Fast Battleship

3 Hun 3 Martyr,

6

3 Hun 3 Martyr, 17 Mongol

23

Armored Battleship

17 Saint, 26 Bersercers

43

Grand Cruiser

41 Gurkha, 45 Scot, 49 pope. 45 Land

180

Heavy Cruiser

11 Chevalier 54 Teutonic 36 Templar, 64 Pal

168

4 Templar

4

Battlecruiser

29 Marauder, 8 Diciples, 7 Uhlan

44

46 Marauder, 87 Hus, 2 Uhlan, 98 Diciple

233

Night Class Battlecruiser

7

1

9

Defence Cruiser

0

45 Castle, 20 Fortress, 21 Cathedral, 15 Snare, 9 Castra

110

20 Castle

20

20 Castle

20

10 Castle

10

10 Castle

10

10 Castle

10

10 Castle

10

20 Castle

20

Knight Cruiser

33 Cata, 16 Sam, 17 Ksh, 49 Knight

115

Corsair Class Fast Cruisers

7 Poacher

7

23 Poacher, 34 Cossack, 17 Acolyte, 30 Corsair

94

Warrior and Praetorian Class Cruisers

37 War, 25 Pre, 32 Hop

94

15 War, 14 Pre

29

16 Hop

16

Bishop Class Carrier

35

37

Monk Class Escort Carrier

128 Monk 262 Youxia

390

72 Monk

72

10 Monk 10 Youxia

20

Fog Class Light Cruiser

20k crew (1 Flotilla)

170

160

5

Page and Squire Class Frigate

288 Squire 288 Page

576

192 Squire 192 Page

384

100 Squire 100 Page

200

Soldier and Legionnaire Class Destroyers

254 Sol 240 Leg

494

334 Sol, 60 Leg

394

102 Sol

102

Privateer Class Raider

91

470

Shadow Class Destroyer

922

100

1,053

50

Decent Class Destroyer

0

Military Transport

100

0

Wraith Interceptor Wing 100, 5

2,000

1,000

Assassin Bomber Wing 40, 10

2,000

1,000

Aggressor Attack Boat 40,10

2,000

1,000

Guardian Fighter Wing 100, 5

double monk

16,000

double monk +2000

20,000

10,000

4,400

400

200

400

Dragon Bomber Wing 40

double monk

12,000

double monk +2000

16,000

5,000

2,200

200

100

200

Space		Imp Trust	Vanaheim	Vanaheim	Midgard	Midgard	Muspelheim	Muspelheim	Asgard	Asgard	Alfheim	Alfheim	Jotunheim	Jotunheim	Svartalfheim	Svartalfheim	Niflheim	Niflheim	Byzantium	Byzantium
Orbital Habitats		0
Space Station		5		3		3				1		1		2		1		1		1
Dock 1 slip		200		100		50		20		10		10		10		5		5		10
Shipyard 8 slips		1		6		2		20		3										3
Large Shipyard 32 slips		0		4		2		2
Huge Shipyard 128 slips		0		3		3
Gargantuan Shipyard 512 slips		0		2
Colossal Shipyard 2,048 slips	40 mil production			1
Ramilies Starfort 10 slips		0								1		1								1
Orbital Cities		0		612
Muspelheim Orbital City								1.0
Orbital Defense Platform		0		8		400
Heavy Defense Platform		0		2		150
Defense Station		0		1		40
Advanced Orbital Defense Platform		500		10,000		1,000		520		500		250		500		250		110		500
Advanced Heavy Defense Platform		100		2,000		200		104		100		75		100		72		40		100
Advanced Defense Station		20		400		40		26		20		25		20		25		5		20

	Imp Trust	Vanaheim	Vanaheim	Midgard	Midgard	Muspelheim	Muspelheim	Asgard	Asgard	Alfheim	Alfheim	Jotunheim	Jotunheim	Svartalfheim	Svartalfheim	Niflheim	Niflheim	Byzantium	Byzantium
Golieth Factory Ship	0
Mass Convoyer	0		28		11		200		1		1
Merchantman	77		23		79		9		24		29		4		4		2		20
Salvage Ship	0
Asteroid Minor	0
Promethium Extractor	0
	0
Defense Monitor	0		342		2,250		200		620		50				150		80		200
Survey Ship	0
Asteroid Minor	0
Tug	0
Fury Interceptor Wing	0
Starhawk Bomber Wing	0
Battleship	1		1
Grand Cruiser	3
Heavy Cruiser	0
Battlecruiser	5								2
Cruiser	16		9		2				6		1		2		6
Light Cruiser	17		3		6				4		1		2		6
Escort	98		62		14				40		10		20		30

Doomed Wombat · Sep 9, 2017

Well it's very nice to see the sharp increase in skill level for most worlds.

Probably because to the new milita systems

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NotteBoy97 · Sep 9, 2017

@Durin Vanaheim still has Olaf as governor.

Wheel of time · Sep 9, 2017

Muspelheim has perfect morale

How I didn't even think it was possible to achieve that very close to it yes but full on twenty that's something else :wtf:

. I think we might want to ask Surt for some advice on PR cause he's blowing us out of the water.

HanEmpire · Sep 9, 2017

@Durin the description for Byzantium leaked out into the "The Core Worlds" bracket.
Also the Core Worlds is listed as having all 410 billion population. Shouldn't the new conquests have some of that, or will that be revealed once we investigate it?

Doomed Wombat · Sep 9, 2017

Wheel of time said:
Muspelheim has perfect morale How I didn't even think it was possible to achieve that very close to it yes but full on twenty that's something else. I think we might want to ask Surt for some advice on PR cause he's blowing us out of the water.

We actually had it for a bit, but we lost it when emps died.

Durin · Sep 9, 2017

HanEmpire said:
@Durin the description for Byzantium leaked out into the "The Core Worlds" bracket.
Also the Core Worlds is listed as having all 410 billion population. Shouldn't the new conquests have some of that, or will that be revealed once we investigate it?

I will be adding the new sub-sectors net, well when I finish them... hopefully this week

Dutchman · Sep 9, 2017

I think I might have missed this, but what happened to make everyone's opinion of avernus to go down the shitter

Wheel of time · Sep 9, 2017

Alex pears said:
We actually had it for a bit, but we lost it when emps died.

It's been a while since then. I remember when this Quest was still before the Emperors death.

HanEmpire · Sep 9, 2017

Dutchman said:
I think I might have missed this, but what happened to make everyone's opinion of avernus to go down the shitter

We started feeding corrupted humans to Sirens in exchange for Runelore.

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