Pyran
| Map | Basic Data | Planetary Image | |
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  Armageddon |
Name: | Pyran | 
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| Segmentum: | Segmentum Solar | ||
| Sector: | Armageddon Sector | ||
| Subsector: | Armageddon Subsector[1] | ||
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| Population: | |||
| Affiliation: | Imperium[1] | ||
| Class: | Civilised World[1] | ||
Pyran is a Civilised World of the Imperium whose inhabitants are governed by a strict caste system. It is the homeworld of Imperial Guard Regiments known as the Pyran Dragoons.[1]
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History
Originally colonised by the Imperium in M34, not long before the Sinto Uprising took place in the Justicar Sub-Sector, which led to a rise in incidents involving Chaos raiders in the region. One of the units raised to counter this were the Tyler Grenadiers Imperial Guard Regiments, which were deployed on Pyran after a series of actions that had left the Grenadiers extremely depleted of manpower.[1]
Despite being understrength, the Grenadiers were able to hold Pyran against the Chaos incursions, bringing the raiders to battle in an ambush outside the planet's only town. The Grenadiers won a decisive victory which forced the Chaos army to retreat from Imperial space entirely. Following this, the Grenadiers' Colonel declared Right of Conquest, claiming Pyran and settling the regiments' survivors on the planet - the only time in recorded Imperial history that the Right has been invoked over a planet in the Armageddon sub-sector.[1]
Society
Over the millennia, Pyran's society became heavily stratified, and is now a strict caste-based system. The Pyrans are bound by traditions to such a degree that many off-worlders find it difficult to comprehend.[1]
At the tip of the planet's society is the ruling Imperial Governor, who is selected by the Adeptus Terra from among the leaders of the planet's Greater Noble Houses. Beneath these are the Lower Houses, and so on down to the plebians.[1]
The social standing of the Noble Houses rests almost entirely on the social graces of the House's scions. Service in the planet's regiments, the Pyran Dragoons, grants a tremendous boon to any man's social standing. As a result of this, many officers' commissions are purchased, rather than being earned in battle.[1]
See also
Sources
- 1: Third War For Armageddon - Imperial Forces: Pyran Dragoons (archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 28 June 2025)
