Honourum
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  Honourum |
Name: | Honourum | 
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| Segmentum: | Ultima Segmentum[1] | ||
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| Affiliation: | Imperium[5] | ||
| Class: | Adeptus Astartes Homeworld[1], Feral World[3] | ||
| Tithe Grade: | Aptus Non | ||
Honourum is the homeworld of the Novamarines Chapter.[1]
Overview
Honourum is found in the galactic north of the Ultima Segmentum, far away from the Realm of Ultramar and near the Halo Stars. The region around Honourum is sparsely populated and filled with vast tracts of unexplored wilderness space that is host to all manner of ancient threats, nascent alien empires and as-yet undiscovered lost human worlds.[2]
History
The world was originally claimed by the Ultramarines during the Horus Heresy, when a loyalist force led by Captain Arceas Odinathus assaulted a Word Bearers garrison. After 3 weeks of fighting that saw the traitors unleash Warp and Age of Strife-era horrors, the blasted ruin of Honourum was captured.[6]
After the Heresy the world remained a Fortress World for the Ultramarines, but was eventually given to the new Novamarines Chapter led by Lucretius Corvo.[4]
Geography
Honourum only possesses a single significant landmass. Its mountain peaks are surrounded by boiling seas and constant lightning storms. Each and every mountaintop has since been planed flat by the Novamarines' Techmarines, now playing host to rows of statues immortalizing the Chapter's greatest heroes.[5]
The greatest structure on the world is the Novamarines Fortress-Monastery, the Fortress Novum. It is built from the greatest peak of the planet and the primitive tribesmen of Honorum see it as the domain of the gods.[4]
Society
Honourum is home to primitive tribes that live a harsh existence on the bare world. The tribes tattoo their bodies after each victory in battle and that is one of the few customs the Novamarines have adopted from their homeworld.[3][4]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 30
- 2: Deathwatch: Rites of Battle, pgs. 55–56
- 3: Death of Integrity (Novel), Chapter 2, pg. 24
- 4: Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One, pgs. 116–23
- 5: Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition), pg. 32
- 6: The Horus Heresy Book Six - Retribution, pg. 31
