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Ryza
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==Overview==
It is a formidable world, known for its [[plasma weapon]]s and vehicles mounted with them, such as the feared [[Leman Russ Executioner]] (which is no longer produced by any other Forge World){{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2b}} and the [[Stormblade]] [[Super Heavy Tank]] (which was first developed on Ryza).{{Fn|2c}} The Forge World is home to the [[Collegia Titanica|Titan Legion]] known as the [[Legio Crucius]] (a.k.a. the Warmongers).{{Fn|2a}} Ryza's approach is defended by an artificial moon known as '''Ryza Secundus'''. It is large enough to hold an entire [[Expeditionary Fleet]] of the [[Great Crusade]]. Today, the artificial celestial body is inscribed with the names of 12 [[House Vornherr]] [[Knight]]s which fought to the end to defend it during the [[Defence of Ryza]] in the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|7}} ===Notable Locations===*'''Prosperity''' - the first city founded upon the world.{{Fn|7}}*'''Endeavour''' - sister city to Prosperity.{{Fn|7}}*'''Salvation Isthmus''' - Artificial land strip formed from metal and rockrete lined with manufactorums.{{Fn|7}}*'''Conveyance Terminus Nine-Omega''' - Spaceport{{Fn|7}}*'''Sea of Reclamation''' - Hazardous ocean.{{Fn|7}}*'''Ryza Secundus''' - Artificial Moon & defense station{{Fn|7}}
==History==
At some point, a cult of [[Tech-Priest]]s known as the '''Omnissiah Igvita''' (or "Life Blood of the [[Omnissiah]]") was founded on Ryza and dedicated itself to the study of all [[Plasma]] technology.{{Fn|7}} By the end of the [[Great Crusade]], Ryza stood second only to [[Mars]] in power and prestige among the [[Martian Mechanicum]]. Its production capability, specialty in Plasma manufacturing, and strategic location allowed it to be one of the central points for the Imperial expansion into the eastern [[Galaxy]].{{Fn|7}}
Ryza has been attacked by not one but two [[Ork]] [[Waaagh!]]s — [[Waaagh! Grax]]{{Fn|3a}} and [[Waaagh! Rarguts]].{{Fn|6}} During the [[13th Black Crusade]] though, Waaagh! Grax was finally defeated, but disaster struck the Forge World in the aftermath of the [[Great Rift|Great Rift's]] creation and Ryza soon found itself invaded by hordes of [[Daemon]]s. Now only the presence of the numerous [[Astra Militarum]] [[Imperial Guard Regiment|Regiments]] that were originally sent to deal with the Ork Waaaghs! have prevented the Forge World from falling to the forces of [[Chaos]].{{Fn|5}}
==Images==
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RyzaMap.jpg|Map of Ryza during the [[Horus Heresy]]{{Fn|7}}
RyzaSkit.jpg|Ryza [[Skitarii]]
RyzaLemanRuss.jpg|Ryza Pattern Leman Russ Battle Tank{{Fn|2d}}
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 73 — ''Adeptus Mechanicus: Ryza''
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Skitarii (7th Edition)]] (e-book) - ''Crucibles of War: Ryza — Furnace of Shackled Stars''
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus: The Defence of Ryza]] pg.7-10
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