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==Overview==
Nemeton is a planet covered in enormous oceans. Small island-continents and thousands of archipelago chains dot the planet, those landmasses containing forested mountains sided with small forested evergreen trees and mountainous landmasses peaked with snow.{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|4}} These scattered islands vary greatly in betweenclimate depending on where they lie in relation to the planet's poles and equator. Rainfall is Storms are commonto Nemeton; much of the planet endures a thick, dark cloud cover. The equatorial island chains have the most reprieve from the world's storms, suffering only seasonal monsoons while the northern and a temperate to nearly tropical temperature is maintainedsouthern regions face consistent grey storms.{{Fn|1}} Rain is viewed by the population as a manifestation of the [[Emperor]]'s sorrow over his lost bride [[Elara]].{{Fn|4}}
A great ring like that of [[Saturn]] in the [[Sol System]] surrounds Nemeton, composed of moonlets, lesser rocks and dust from ancient planetary impacts.{{Fn|4}} Nemeton is an extremely well-defended world, its defence layered and enhanced beyond the expectations for a mighty minefield protects approaches to typical Space Marine homeworld. Following the opening of the planet[[Great Rift]], while many of the rocks that make up Nemeton’s rings orbiting void-boulders have been turned into weapons weaponised with [[torpedo]] silos, [[laser]] batteries, [[fighter]] hangars or jamming stations for what the Emperor's Spears view as an inevitable invasion by the [[Archenemy]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|4}} Great launch platforms capable of bombarding attackers armed with waves laser batteries and torpedo banks are orbited by thousands of deadly weapon satellites controlled by monotasked [[torpedomachine spirits]], while an [[Imperial Navy]] [[Grail Class Carrier|Grail-class carrier]]es. Further defences come from has been converted to form the core of a high-orbit [[Tech-PriestsOrbital Defense Platform|battle station]] that is surrounded by a swarm of [[Mechanicus]] fighter craft.{{Fn|3b}} A mighty minefield protects approaches to the planet and up-to-date drift charts are required by inbound ships to safely navigate the system. Beyond Nemeton's ring lies [[Bellona (Moon)|Bellona]], a [[Forge World|forge]]-[[moon]] in the Nemeton systeminhabited by its Adeptus Mechanicus [[Tech-Priests]]. The Emperor’s Spears have formed close links with Bellonathe Bellonan [[Cult Mechanicus]], and together they defend the [[Elara's Veil]] region of space.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3b}}
==History==
Long ago, Nemeton was brought into compliance during the [[Great Crusade]] by the [[Ultramarines]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]. Over time, however, the people of Nemeton rejected the modernity and urbanization brought about by the Imperium and instead returned to the wilderness. The world is still dotted with the ruins of ancient abandoned cities. TechnologicalyTechnologically, the world is stuck in the Iron Age.{{Fn|4}}
==Society==
The population of Nemeton is divided into 12 primitive and superstitious tribes which worship the rain, believing it to be a gift from Elaramanifestation of the [[Emperor]]'s Veil, which is visible in the night skysorrow over his lost bride [[Elara]].{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|1}} The relationship between the Chapter and Nemeton’s people is very different from that of most Space Marine Chapters and their recruiting stock. The tribes see the Space Marines as the spirits of lost children, taking their young before their time and leaving them as ghosts to be mourned.{{Fn|2}}
The most esoteric belief held by the natives of Nemeton is that of the geas. Every child of the clans is brought before a shaman, who reads the flow of fate in their blood. The nature of geases vary wildly, though all are semi-supernatural ‘promises’ of a specific moment or choice in the child’s life ahead. The [[Emperor's Spears]] believes that Nemeton’s seers read these futures through the warp’s echoes, like any prophecy, and armed with this poetic foreknowledge, the bearer of the geas can hopefully avoid the wrong choice when the time comes. Many geases take the form of warnings against dishonour or death should the bearer ever act in a certain way.{{Fn|4}}
**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter II
**{{Endn|3c}}: Chapter IX
*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf 460]], pgs. 38-4045
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