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'''Lilia Mundi''' is a [[Feral World]], under the jurisdiction of the [[Imperium of Man]]. The planet is well-known as a [[Black TemplarTemplars]] recruiting world, but also as the site of a conflict between the Templars and the [[Eldar]].

The population of approximately 4,500,000 is predominantly arranged in a martial culture organised around a brutal warrior code. These local 'Iron Bloods' feral tribes produce the ideal candidates for induction into the legions [[chapter]]s of the [[Space Marine|Adeptus Astartes]], with the Black Templars legion chapter maintaining a presence on the planet at the Vengeris Keep.

The planet was attacked in the eighth century of the [[M41|41st Millenium ]] by Eldar of the [[Saim-Hann]] [[Craftworld]], after the Iron Bloods’ failed to respond to an evacuation ultimatum issued by an envoy at a tribal contest. The small garrison of Templars was originally over-run by the Eldar forces of Triadhu Firesong and his adviser Oerlin Fargaze. Eldar battle technology was too advanced for the feral tribes, with anti-personnel skimmers exacting a large toll on the population.

The tide turned with the arrival of re-enforcements from the Templar strike barge ‘Vigilant Might’, under the command of [[Reclusiarch ]] Verstelt, and the later arrival of the Crusade of Marshall [[Marshal]] Albrantinus. The Templars lost many neophytes [[neophyte]]s in the war, with the survivors promoted to [[Initiate ]] status. The local leaders of the Iron Bloods, including warrior chieftain Khemu, were later selected for initiation into the chapter as neophytes, having demonstrated impressive skills and leadership.

*[[White Dwarf]] 324 December 2006, 'Iron Will, Iron Blood', pp42-51 (UK) [[Category:Prehistoric Worlds]]