Cyrene

This article is about the World; for the Word Bearers Confessor, see Cyrene Valantion.

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Map	Basic Data		Planetary Image
	Name:	Cyrene
	Segmentum:	Ultima Segmentum
	Sector:	Korianis Sector
	Subsector:	Subsector Aurelia
	System:	Unknown
	Population:	None, (Formerly 2.8 Billion)
	Affiliation:	Imperium
	Class:	Dead World, former — Civilised World[4]
	Tithe Grade:	Aptus Non

Cyrene was a verdant world where the Blood Ravens chapter held their Blood Trials^[3] to choose new recruits for the Chapter.^[4] The world possessed a large proportion of mutants, particularly psykers but was also noted for an unswerving loyalty to the Emperor and capable soldiers who performed admirably in the Imperial Guard regiments tithed to the Imperium.^[3]

Cyrene was a flourishing world that made use of an eclectic mixture of technologies, including the hydrofoil systems and extensive corrals for Sharaqs (see below).^[4]

History

When Gabriel Angelos, who himself traced his origins to this planet, returned to it for recruiting and began the selection process, however, something soon changed his motivation. The Blood Trial process was stopped, after which Gabriel Angelos returned to the Strike Cruiser and immediately sent a secure Astropathic message to an unknown recipient.^[4]

The essence of the message remained secret, but within a months, ships of the Imperial Navy and the Inquisition arrived in the system, entered orbit of the planet and immediately began intensive bombardment of its surface with mass drivers, Lance strikes and Cyclonic torpedoes. The bombing continued for more than a week straight, and the planet was turned into a wasteland where nothing alive survived.^[4]

The destruction of Cyrene, his homeworld, weighed heavily on Angelos for the rest of his life, though he always expressed certainty that he had made the right decision.^[1]

Flora and Fauna

• Sharaq - a local draft animal used to transport wagons and large carts.^[4]

Relics

• The Blighted Power Armour: a suit of power armour belonging to the Blood Ravens, with fragments of Cyrene's crust worked into its plating. The wearing of this armour is regarded by the Blood Ravens as a necessary penance.^[2]

Planetary Data

• Designation: AuSs-002
• Aestimare: D305

See also

• Planets (List)

Sources

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• 1: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, Single Player Campaign
• 2: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, Wargear Selection
• 3: Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter,^[Help]
• 4: White Dwarf 305 (UK), pg. 85 Chapter Master Angelos

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• Blood Ravens Index Astartes entry - GW website