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Every five years, a taskforce of [[Administratum]] officials descends onto Iocanthos to gather the planet's [[Ghostfire Flower]] [[tithe]]. The warlords exchange their harvests of [[Ghostfire Pollen]] with the [[Administratum]] in exchange for weapons, vehicles, fuel, clean water and other essentials. The warlord who hands over the most Ghostfire pollen is considered the [[Planetary Governor]] and claims the lion's share of support from the [[Imperium]] and the title '''Vervai''' (literally "prince of princes" or "king").{{Fn|2a}}
The title brings with it immense prestige and confirms the warlord's position as the most dangerous and skilled on Iocanthos. The current [[Planetary Governor]] is [[King Skull| Vervai "King" Skull]], a terrifying warrior at the head of an enormous and supposedly invincible army of madmen and killers. The warlords of Iocanthos are also required to hand over their [[psyker]]s as well as the Ghostfire harvest, but these are taken from them not by the [[Administratum]] but by [[Adeptus Astra Telepathica|nameless grey-uniformed men]] who herd the psykers onto their sleek [[League_of_BlackshipsLeague of Blackships|black ship]]s and take their leave.{{Fn|2a}}
The [[Administratum]] fully accepts the situation on Iocanthos. The Ghostfire pollen is harvested very efficiently because so many warlords' armies battle to find every last blossom. Were the Administratum to take over Iocanthos themselves, then the planet would first have to be conquered by the [[Imperial Guard]] at enormous expense and the Administratum themselves would be hard-pressed to match the vigour with which Iocanthos' warlords hunt down every Ghostfire flower. They therefore leave the warlords to do the hard work, safe in the knowledge that none of them can rebel against Imperial authority lest their supplies of guns and fuel be cut off.{{Fn|2a}}
Not far north of Port Suffering is a small community in the mountains called [[Stern Hope]], which recently sprung up around the construction of the planet's only Cathedral. Construction of the Cathedral began in 813.M41{{Fn|2b}} and was consecrated circa 815.M41.{{Fn|3}}
This world's only other civilized civilised location of note is the [[Abbey of the Dawn]], the [[Adepta Sororitas]]' primary training facility in the [[Calixis Sector]]. Here, initiates are trained to be fully-fledged members of the [[Adepta Sororitas|Sisterhood]].{{Fn|2a}}
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