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Ryza
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==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}} During the [[Horus Heresy]] Ryza became known as a loyalist bastion in the East, leading to it being assaulted by the [[Dark Mechanicus]]. In the [[Defence of Ryza|battle that followed]] the loyalists prevailed, though over 4/5ths of the planets infrastructure was destroyed.{{Fn|7a}}
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}}
*{{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
**{{Endn|7a}}: pg.19-20
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