Homeworld
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
A homeworld generally refers to a planet where a species, individual or military force hails from. It can refer to a world where a species originally developed on, the primary world of a Space Marine chapter, or the world an Imperial Guard regiment was recruited from.
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Famous homeworlds
- Terra [3] — original homeworld of Humanity, capital of the Imperium, and official homeworld of the Imperial Fists.
- The Homeworlds — high-gravity planets near the galactic core where the Squat race developed.[4]
- T'au [1] — homeworld of the Tau, capital of the Tau Empire
- Pech [1] — homeworld of the Kroot.
- Vespid [2] — Homeworld of the Vespid, sharing the same name.
- The Eldar homeworld. Its location is unknown but there are legends claiming that it had three moons: Lileath the Maiden moon was the purest white. Kurnous the Hunter's moon was greenish and dim, and Eldanesh the Red moon[5]. Only a few names are known of the earliest Eldar colonies: Croesus[6], Mymeara[6], Iydris[6], and Eldorado the Golden[6].
Notable Imperial Guard homeworlds
- Cadia — Home of the Cadian Shock Troopers.
- Catachan — Homeworld of the Catachan Jungle Fighters regiments.
- Elysia — Home of the Elysian Drop Troops regiments.
- Kanak — Homeworld of the Kanak Skull Takers regiments.
- Krieg — Homeworld of the Death Korps of Krieg regiments.
- Mordian — Home of the Mordian Iron Guard regiments.
- Savlar — Home of the Savlar Chem Dogs regiments.
- Tallarn — Homeworld of the Tallarn Desert Raiders regiments.
- Tanith — Homeworld of the Tanith First and Only, known as Gaunt's Ghosts.
- Tahnel — Homeworld of the Tahnelian Airbourne
- Terrax — Home of the Terrax Guard regiments.
- Valhalla — Home of the Valhallan Ice Warriors.
Space Marine Homeworlds
See: Adeptus Astartes Homeworld.
Chaos Space Marine Homeworlds
See: Daemon Worlds.
