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This martial theme extends its way into every aspect of life on Cadia. Civilian clothing incorporates camouflage patterns, available in a variety of urban and wilderness colouring, while the dwellings of both rich and poor are armoured against attack.{{Fn|2}} Cities on Cadia, known as '''Kasrs''' in the local dialect, are fortresses in their own right. Each Kasr is protected by rings of massive earthworks studded with gun emplacements and weapons batteries and separated by an inner moat. Passage over the moat is controlled by hydraulic bascule bridges, each one guarded by a heavily armed barbican, and defended by the many armored fortifications and shatrovies overlooking it. Once inside, the streets of each Kasr are laid out in elaborate geometric patterns, resembling from the air like an intricate puzzle. Given the Cadian's mastery of urban warfare, this layout allows them to hold each Kasr for months, even years, should the outer defenses fall.{{Fn|2}} Tens of thousands of different criminal gangs operate throughout the densely populated Kasrs, with ganger tattoos common amongst the troopers raised from these populations{{Fn|9a}}

The ever-constant death toll from Chaos incursions, combined with the limited amount of land available, has also lead to the implementation of the '''Law of Decipherability'''. Every graveyard on Cadia is maintained by local priests who routinely check the tombstones of the honoured dead for legibility. When a section of the cemetery is deemed illegible those graves are exhumed and the bones are added to a communal pit. Because their names are no longer known, the need to honour their memory has passed, and the space can be reused.{{Fn|2}}

==Sources==

**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 24

**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 5

**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 37

**{{Endn|1d}}: pg. 11

**{{Endn|3a}}: {{Cite This}}, pg. 236

**{{Endn|3b}}: {{Cite This}}, pg. 332

**{{Endn|3c}}: {{Cite This}}, pg. 233

**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 8

**{{Endn|4b}}: pg. 81

**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 14

**{{Endn|6b}}: pg. 57

*{{Endn|7}}: [[The 13th Black Crusade (Background Book)]], {{Cite This}}

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