Neo-Terra Secundus

Type: Civilized World
Orbital Period: 1.68 Earth Year
Day Length: 28 Earth Hours
Average Surface Temp: 25 °C
Surface Gravity: 1.1 g
Mass: 4.895 Earth Masses
Satellites: Luna Delta & Luna Epsilon


Capital: Neo Singapore
Population: 64,700,000 (Estimated)


GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE

A super earth with similar composition to that of Holy Terra in bygone ages, Neo-Terra Secundus is a planet with moderately rich resources.   It is five times the size of the Holy Terra and situated within habitable zone of its star.  This meant that the planet had very varied zones on the planet itself.

The equator itself is scorching hot.   Deep canyons where water once flowed formed valleys.  Deserts stretch for thousands of miles wide and forming an equatorial desert band around the planet itself.  The night here is exceedingly cold and harsh.  It is here where some of the toughest and hardiest creatures eke out their living.  The most dangerous of these are sand worm, these massive armored arthropods lie deep beneath the sand and ambushes its prey by bursting out from the ground.  It will devour anything that it comes across, even industrial vehicles and tanks have been lost to this behemoth. 

On the edge of the equatorial desert band are hot and humid tropical jungles.  Filled with vicious and hostile indigenous life forms.  Ranging from parasitic nematodes that can burrow through cloth and skin, insects that carry various deadly pathogens, carnivores plants and deadly predators.
Yet this did not deter human colonist from trying to tame the jungle.  With the aid of the Imperial Swords Space Marines, the colonist managed to set up a few settlements here.   But for most part, the jungles are the training grounds for the local military force as well as the Space Marines.

Going further away from the equator and beyond the jungles.  The climate becomes much more bearable and milder.   Filled with rich alluvial plains and temperate rain forests.   It is here the majority of colonist settlements are found.  The rich plains soon put to use as agricultural center for the planet.   Excess produce are shipped off the planet to supply other Imperial worlds.  This land is also home to the mega fauna of the planet, most which are placid herbivores now domesticated by the colonist.  The carnivores predators have mostly been driven to extinction by the colonist.

 Further north lies cold temperate forests and mountains.  The land here are rich in minerals needed for construction of Structures, starships and tanks used by the Imperium.  Mining settlements are established to exploit such natural resources.  Deep within the forest are large and deadly predators that could easily kill a men.   Making this another training ground for the soldiers as well as neophyte space marines.

Venturing even further are polar regions which experiences very little to no sunlight.  This meant that the region is kept in almost in perpetual darkness and temperatures are exceedingly cold.  Strong winds sometimes carry warmer air from the south into the north.  Such interactions often result in extremely violent storms.

Yet despite this, hardy life forms prevail - some of which are dangerous predators extremely hostile to non native species.
The seas and oceans of are quite varied.   The changes in temperature are mild in some and very extreme in others.  Resulting in some very stormy seas and volatile weather.  Whereas some other parts are frigidly tranquil.   These large bodies of water harbour a huge diverse range of marine life form.  Of which several species are edible and very palatable.   However it is not without danger, large amphibious creatures prowl the coastal regions while the marine animals of gigantic proportions lurk beneath the seas.

Very few settlements exist within the polar region and most of these are located closer to mountainous regions bordering the temperate forests where temperature a barely tolerable.  


CULTURE

The cultures and traditions of the human settlers on Neo-Terra Secundus are quite varied.  The humans from the original Neo-Terra itself consist of many cultures and ethnicity preserved from earlier days of Holy Terra in much more ancient times before the Dark Age of Technology.


Each of these cultures belong to a distinct house.  From the Pan-Asian Coalition, to Yndonesia Bloc, Oceanic Alliance, United Federation, Pan European Front, United Arab Leagues and lastly the Del Santos Combine.  The nobles from these houses periodically compete with each other for trading rights or property rights.  Although such freedom comes with a price, these merchants are expected to pay a portion of their earning as taxes to Imperial government.  It is also considered a great honor should any of the male heirs of these houses be selected to become a Space Marine.

The 2nd and subsequent waves of settlers also brought the culture of their original homeworld.   Some were feral tribes taken from feral death worlds.  Placed into some of the most inhospitable environments found on the planet.

The others were from other already colonized but overpopulated worlds. 



GOVERNMENT

The planet governed by both the planetary governor and Chapter Master of the Imperial Swords Space Marine Chapter.

Members of the Adeptus Arbites serves to reinforce the laws of the Imperium while the Adeptus Sororitas see to the needs of the faithful.   Crime is relatively low and intervention from the either the Arbites or Sororitas is called in toe settle dispute between the houses.

While the Astra Militarum serves as the Planet's primary defense force, consisting mostly of locals.