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The population of '''The Pearl Moon''' are mostly employed with gathering, packaging and shipping out seafood and algae to feed the populaces of other worlds in the [[Calixis Sector]]. Despite being a relatively peaceful place to live, life on the oceans of The Pearl Moon is hard, and the average lifespan is about 40. Most people live on large farming rigs that are suspended over submerged reefs and rocks by numerous cables. The people of The Pearl Moon tend to possess a high degree of tolerance to motion sickness and contact with slightly caustic environmental conditions. Despite their harsh life something about an existence on the ocean appeals to many people here, and they can become maudlin if taken from their homeworld.
[[Planetary GovernerGovernor]] [[Lord Spheng]] and a bevy of his cronies form an effective oligarchy who concern themselves mainly with strategies to meet their [[tithe]] quota. There is a greater separation of church and state on The Pearl Moon than on most Imperial Worlds, though [[Artaxis]] and his friends are careful to remain on the right side of The Pearl Moon's religious authorities. The population of the moon is too small for [[heretic]]al cults to take hold successfully, though folk tales abound of sunken cities, giant white whaleworms and weird islands covered in alien architecture that are revealed during certain confluences of the moons, but sensible folk are dismissive of them. Small communities of both [[Ratling]]s and [[Ogryn]]s live on the rigs of The Pearl Moon.
Whilst the population of the moon is peaceful and loyal to the Imperium this is an important world for the sector, and relatively vulnerable, so it may make a tempting target for the forces of [[Chaos]], or some other foe.
==Religion==
A conservative, but not zealous, adherence to the [[Imperial Cult]]. [[Karrik]]'s monodominant beliefs are also an influence here.
