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Attila is a world consisting entirely of one big Mongolian steppe land, inhabited by nothing but pseudo-Mongols. The world is somewhat smaller than [[Terra]] and has only one significant land massa single continent, which covers covering nearly half of the planet's surface.  The heart centre of the continent this massive land mass is inhospitable subject to humans, as such extremes of temperature that it remains uninhabited. It is an oven a baking desert in the summer and an ice desert in the a sub-zero expanse of sand and snow during winter. Humans cling to the steppes fringing Beyond the continent. There are also mountains's centre is rich savannah, punctuated with mountain chains, mighty inland lakes, and vast rivers and lakes. On the The continent is encircled near its coasts, vast by verdant forests gird the continent, separating the steppe from the sea.

The population is largely nomadic Humans colonised Attila many thousands of years ago and organised into clans which follow probably adopted the herds of [[Ovigors]], in their yearly migrationnomadic life almost immediately. There Khanasan is only one settlement city on the entire planet, Khanasanand is a bustling metropolis, a gathering place for the tribes, and the centre of Attila's government. The bulk of the population are tribal nomads who subsist from herds of Ovigors. These are gigantic shaggy and savage animals native to Attila. Their rich flesh and dark blood form the basic subsistence diet of the tribes. When summer comes, this is at the same time seat Attilans drive their herds towards the heart of the governmentcontinent, commercial centre following the spring thaw and new grown pasture. In winter, they retreat towards the landing place of outer grasslands abutting the coasts, and here their animals find enough grazing to keep them alive until the first colonistsyear's turn.

On their homeworld these These riders challenge war with one another for position and wealth in the hierarchy of the clanpower. These fights are often to When a tribal lord defeats an enemy he cuts off the death beaten man's head and it is not uncommon for his artificers turn the losers head to be fashioned skull into a drinking vesselcup as a permanent symbol of his victory. The more powerful a clansman is, the more King of Khanasan and more artful the heads cups he has to display. It Lord of Attila is no surprise that acknowledged as "the Sa-Khan and ruler King of the Attilans carries the title king of the thousand headsa Thousand Skulls".

The most important component of Attilan culture is the horse. The horses of Attila are hardy, compact and vicious animals, from which their riders may, in emergency situations, adversity draw off small quantities blood to enable their riders to operate the behind hostile lines for long periods.Each clansman warrior carries proudly long scars on his cheeks, which he gets from his coming of age ritual. Into these scars ash is often rubbed, in order to create more impressive scarring. Normally Attilans tend to wear their hair in long, unkempt braids, or long and openmatted.

Attilans are regarded as being as rank and unsanitary as Ogryns[[Ogryn]]s, as they do not believe in washing, refusing to bathe or clean their clothes. They believe that it is an insult to the spirits of water. This superstition could not be defeated even by tradition has proven hard to break, despite considerable effort on the preachers and missionaries part of the [[Adeptus Ministorum. This has lead to ]] preachers in the Attilans being the butt of many jokes by their fellow Guardsmenbarely tolerated mission in Khanasan.