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A '''homeworld''' is usually generally refers to a planet where a species originally developed, individual or military force hails from. However this term tends It can refer to be the primary world of a little ambiguous. Someone who [[Space Marine]] chapter, or the world an [[Imperial Guard]] regiment was born in a established colony also speaks of his ''homeworld'' (i.e. homeplanet). Following that logic, ''moons'' who sometimes also sprout life, and even some ''huge artificial space-objects'' can also be called homeworldsrecruited from.
==The most famous homeworlds include:==
*[[Terra]] <sup>3</sup> - original homeworld of Humanity, capital of the [[Imperium]], and official homeworld of the [[Imperial Fists]].
*The '''Homeworlds''' - high-gravity planets near the galactic core where the [[Squat]] race developed.<sup>4</sup>
*The '''Eldar homeworld'''. All that is know about this planet are legends and fables that claim that it had three moons. Lileath the Maiden moon was the purest white. Kurnous the Hunter's moon was greenish and dim, and Eldanesh the Red moon. The earliest Eldar colonies are largely unknown. Only a few names are known: Croesus, Mymeara, Iydris, and Eldorado the Golden.
==Notable Imperial Guard Homeworldshomeworlds:==
*[[Cadia]] - Home of the [[Cadian Shock Troopers]].
*[[Catachan]] - Homeworld of the [[Catachan Jungle Fighters]] regiments.
