Class (planet)
There are many different forms of worlds spread throughout the galaxy. Some areas of the Galaxy have many worlds of a similar state. An example of this are the worlds of the Halo Zone at the furthermost reaches of the Galaxy, which consists mostly of dead worlds orbiting very old stars. Worlds near the galactic core are also almost invariably dead or barren.
Worlds within a star's Zonality Gul Du Lac tend to receive sufficient heat and light to be considered for human habitability.[8]
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Imperial World Classifications
Imperial World Classes
Imperial worlds are categorized by the Imperium into several broad classes according to their function, type of civilization and technological level.[1a]
- Alpha or Agri-World (α-class)[1a]
- Gamma or Civilised World (γ-class)[1a]
- Delta or Dead World (δ-class)[1b]
- Delta Tau or Death World (δτ-class)[1b]
- Epsilon or Cemetery World (ε-class)[5]
- Eta or Hive World (η-class)[1a]
- Mu or Feudal World (μ-class)[1b]
- Rho or Research Station (ρ-class)[1b]
- Phi or Forge World (φ-class)[1b]
- Phi Lambda or Feral World (φλ-class)[1a]
Alternate classifications
As well as their primary classification, Imperial worlds can also be also be divided into other categories or sub-catagories, including -
- Abattoir World
- Adeptus Astartes Homeworld[3]
- Adeptus Astartes Recruiting World
- Adeptus Astartes Breeding World
- Artificial World[10]
- Cardinal World[1b]
- Fortress World
- Frontier World
- Ghost World[10]
- Husk World[7]
- Industrial World[3][6c]
- Knight World[2]
- Labyrinth World
- Mining World[1a][6b]
- Paradise World[1a]
- Penal World
- Quarantined World[10]
- Shrine World[4][6a]
- Shadow World
- Spoil World[7]
- Tallow World[7]
- Waste World[11]
It should be noted that a world may belong to more than one classification. For example, Fenris is both an Astartes Homeworld and a Death world.
General World Classifications
Worlds are also often referred to by their dominant geographic or topographic features -
These aspects are typically specified as the World's sub-type or sub-category.[9] Again, worlds may belong to more than one classification — Catachan is both an Jungle world and a Death world, for example.
Xenos and Chaos World Classifications
- Xenos World
- Daemon World
- Exodite World
- Tomb World
- Maiden World
- Crone World
- Ork World
- Tau World
- Craftworld
- Hold World
Trivia
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- This world classification system refers to both planets and moons; additional celestial objects, such as asteroids or artificial satellites, are occasionally classified using this Class system.
- The term "moon" and "planet" are sometimes used interchangeably for habitable worlds, regardless as to whether said "planet" conforms to any contemporary real-world definitions.
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook:
- 2: White Dwarf 178 (UK),
[Help] - 3: Codex Imperialis (Background Book), pgs. 8–9
- 4: Honour Guard (Novel), [Help]
- 5: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2: Mission 05, Dawn's Descent - Acheran bridge cutscene
- 6: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Character Creation:
- 7: White Dwarf 472, pgs. 34-35
- 8: Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (Novel), Chapter 5
- 9: Wrath & Glory: Dark Tides, pg. 4
- 10: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, pg. 115
- 11: Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition), pg. 25
