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As the main manufactorum for the entire Gilead System, Avachrus is a vital resource for it's survival. The forges create practically all technology in the system that is more complex than a [[lasgun]].{{Fn|2b}}
Avachrus has two moons - roughly equal-sized rocks named [[Odo]] and [[Uru]].{{Fn|2c2d}}
==History==
The Archdominus of [[Explorator Fleet Tsuruoka]] quickly made the decision to colonize Avachrus once the Gilead System was rediscovered in 92.[[M32]], despite the harsh climate and dangerous xenofauna to be found there. The Explorator fleet's records of this initial colonization effort have been heavily redacted, which means most of the motivations for doing so and results of trying are lost to history. So too have the records regarding it's moons, which additionally have had their surfaces ruined by thousands of years of uninterrupted resource extraction and industry (particularly Uru), thereby ruining any chance at successful archeological studies.
A century or so after the [[Mechanicus]] rediscovered the system, their forces in Gilead (then known as Halcyon) signalled the Imperium that it had been infested by the forces of [[Chaos|The Enemy]] and a [[Gilead Crusade|crusade]] was raised to cleanse the system's worlds of taint.
Some time after the Gilead System had been freed from Chaos, one of the Eternal Engines failed, effectively killing the city of Illiarch. A new sect of [[Tech-Priest]]s arose, calling themselves the [[Suspire]], whose lives are entirely dedicated to the maintenance of the remaining Eternal Engines. Despite their efforts, the Engines have become less and less efficient over the millennia.{{Fn|2c2d}}
==Culture==
Toil is life on Avachrus - it is considered a religious act as much as tithing to the Emperor is. Logical, unemotional thinking is encouraged in all from birth, as is religious zeal. Everyone on Avachrus is part of the machine, and to make sure the machine is working is not only good and necessary, it is an act of devotion.{{Fn|2a}}Most food created on Avachrus is flavourless nutrient paste, polluted fungi, and [[corpse-starch]]. The people of the planet are raised to not care about the low culinary quality of their food sources.{{Fn|2f}}
The Fabricator General of Belaxia, Archdomina [[BelaxiaAexekra Vakuul]] , rules Avachrusas regent, {{Fn|2h}} but her reign is far from absolute. The Suspire, by ancient tradition, are not beholden to the orders of the Fabricator General, and can demand resources for the maintenance of the Eternal Engines from the local Administratum independently of the entirety of the rest of the planet.{{Fn|2d}}
While most citizens of Avachrus are ignorant of the fact, the Tech-priesthood of Avachrus is incredibly divided. Mostly, the source sources of that division are the lines that determine what is a cogitatior, and what is abominable intelligence [[Abominable Intelligence]] (this particular argument has cost around a million lives in internal conflict alone); what is the pursuit of knowledge, and what is tech-heresy. The Fabricator General herself is perpetuating one of these conflicts, having allied herself with the [[Varonius Flotilla]] in an attempt to find the freedom to research [[Eldar|Aeldari]] [[Eldar Weaponry (List)|weaponry ]] without provoking a rebellion from the puritanical sects within the priesthood.Though it is notable that this internal strife pales in comparison to events in the rest of the system.{{Fn|2f}} ==Known Locations==;'''Anacite''': Forge-city. Location of a secured [[Slaaneshi]] artefact called the [[Mask of Unity]].{{Fn|2g}};'''Belaxia''': The capital city of Avachrus where Archdominus Belaxia, the current Fabricator General, holds her seat of power.{{Fn|2g}} It is otherwise known for it's production of [[plasma gun|plasma weapons]].{{Fn|2c}} Notable buildings include the Church of Iron Sighs.{{Fn|2e}};'''Illiarch''': Former forge-city.{{Fn|2d}};'''Kauradar''': Surface [[Titan]]works.{{Fn|2e}};'''Llurgica''': Forge-city known for it's production of medical supplies.{{Fn|2g}};'''Mercur''': Forge-city known for it's production of cogitators. Notable buildings include the Abbey of the Immortal Mind.{{Fn|2d}};'''Versh''': Forge-city known for it's use of [[Kastelan Robot]]s for civil security.{{Fn|2e}}
==See also==
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter 1: Backgrounds, pgs. 5-6
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter 1: Backgrounds, pg. 7
**{{Endn|2c}}: Chapter 1: Backgrounds, pg. 8**{{Endn|2d}}: Chapter 1: Backgrounds, pg. 9**{{Endn|2e}}: Chapter 1: Backgrounds, pg. 10**{{Endn|2f}}: Chapter 1: Backgrounds, pg. 11**{{Endn|2g}}: Chapter 1: Backgrounds, pg. 12**{{Endn|2h}}: Chapter 4: Character Options, pg. 112
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