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==Society & Geography==
Mortarion has shaped the planet much in the image of his homeworld, [[Barbarus]]. All is ruled by the skeletal Mortarion, enthroned upon the highest part of the planet, much like his false father was on Barbarus.{{Fn|3}} Much of the planet is dominated by Shrines to [[Nurgle]] and gargantuan mountaintops. The seven greatest mountains each hold a keep of one of the Plague Companies. All are immense strongholds bristling in anti-orbital batteries, trans-atmospheric docking facilities, armouries, plague laboratories, and training facilities. Any one of them could rival the greatest [[Fortress-Monastery|Fortress-Monasteries]] of the [[Adeptus Astartes]].{{Fn|8a}} However greatest of these fortresses, the '''the [[Black Manse]]''', is truly titanic and stretches between the three highest peaks and serves as Mortarion's personal keep{{Fn|5}} as well as the base of the [[7th Plague Company]].{{Fn|8a}} From space, the fortress resembles the tri-lobe symbol of Nurgle.{{Fn|7}} The [[Black Manse]] is also known as the '''Whispering Tower''' and can be reached through the [[Garden of Nurgle]] in the [[Immaterium]].{{Fn|4}} Another major landmark is the church to Nurgle known as '''Evangelism'''. Underground, vast tunnel-cities and daemonic factories churn out weaponry and other vile resources for the Death Guard. Not even Mortarion knows their true expanse.{{Fn|6}}
Munificence is covered in swampy, rotting continents and the seas of slime. There are whole great forests of stinking fungi, huge chemical factories and weird, snail-like living fortresses.{{Fn|7}}
The defenses of the Plague Planet are formidable, with [[Defense Laser]] batteries mounted on nearly every mountaintop of the world. In orbit hang large [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s and shipyards from which the [[Plague Fleet]] is stationed. In addition to these defences, the atmosphere of the world is coated with a thick diseased cloud that will dissolve anything that attempts to enter without the consent of Mortarion.{{Fn|6}}
Deep in the swamps of Munificence stands the '''Peal Yard''' — a fortified forge echoing with relentless clamor. It’s here that the [[Tocsin of Misery|Tocsins of Misery]] are created: cursed bells crafted at the edge of the [[Warp]] itself. The Peal Yard is a liminal space, teetering between reality and chaos. Inside, daemon smiths drone as they shape these dreadful instruments from the agonized cries of dying [[psyker]]s, inscribing these daemonic instruments with runes of madness and sorrow, preparing them for the horrors of war.{{Fn|8b}}
==See also==