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==Hephaestus system==

The Hephaestus system consists of 12 planets.

===Inner worlds===
'''Hephaestus-I and II''' have been converted to agri-worlds to sustain the population. Land is sometimes given to serfs who manage to distinguish themselves in the manufactoria, this land does not get inherited and once the landholder dies, another is selected to watch over the lands. The outer worlds are rich in Adamantium and other metals used for manufacturing of military and industrial grade equipment.

'''Hephaestus-III''' is in the process of being converted to an industrial world from a agri-world. The worlds soil was never optimal and food production is adequatly maintained by the inner two most planets. The world is home to the facilities of the Legio Kreuzius. In addition, manufacturing plants dedicated to the manufacturing of ammunition exist there. The planetary conversion and optimum output are expected to be complete by mid-42nd Millennium, for the time being, what foundries have been established are operating at 27.842% output capacity. 

'''Hephaestus-V''' is a Hive and mining world. The mines are primarily manned by servitors, slaves, and indentured criminals. Asteroids and meteors from the Asteroid belt between V and VI often fall to the planet to be mined. As a precaution against this, powerful void shields have been established around the three primary hive cities.

===Outer Planets===

'''Hephaestus-VI''' is a hive world that contains much of the workforce for the system. 

'''Hephaestus-VII''' is notewworthy for its extremely rich promethium deposits. Evidence of incredibly ancient ruins has been discovered on the planet that is otherwise nearly completely barren save for patches of strangely verdant growth where most of the planets population dwells. It is thought to have been the home of an ancient Xenos species and a much more verdant world before some unknown cataclysm. In the depths of one of the ruins is a chamber which leads deep into the earth, several missions have been deployed down into the bowels of the catacombs, but only very rarely do they return, often with disjointed stories or their cognition buffers wiped. The entrance has since been sealed and is monitored continuously by a detachment of cybernetica cohorts.

'''Hephaestus-VIII''' is a mining world notable for its orbital shipyards. These shipyards are capable of producing many patterns of Imperial ship, with their grandest achievement being the production of the Oberon-Class battleship. Though production of those mighty ships is a massive endeavor and can take many decades to produce a single one at the expense of the production of other lesser craft. 

'''Hephaestus-IX''' is an industrial world dedicated to the production of cybernetics, robot parts and war vehicles. Especially the Castellax patterns of robots. The world also produces several varients of Leman Russ Battle Tank. Despite its vastly built up infrastructure, the world is denied Forge World status by Mars due to an edict by a Forge-Master Primus past and is a source of major contention between the inner and outer worlds.

'''Haphaestus-X''' is a repository world covered in temples to the Omnissiah and to the God-Emperor of Mankind known for its vast cogitator banks containing technological information dating back to the great crusade, notably the construction and maintenance of photon weaponry and patterns of plasma weaponry rarely seen in the imperium. This world is kept warm by ancient climate engines which maintain the atmosphere of the planet and keep it habitable. What is not covered in temples is covered by manufactoria which run constantly to build the highly effective Hephaestus pattern-Godsbane Lance Battery. A powerful photonic weapon mounted on main battleships which continues to be in high demand. A quarter of the world lies in ruin from an Ork Whaag! attack, partial restoration of the lost data is proceeding slowly.

'''Hephaestus XI and XII''' are gaseous planets rich in hydrogen, nitrogen, and various other gasses. In orbit around these planets are vast space-borne mining platforms which continuously plumb the depths for the precious elements. On the moons of Hephaestus IX exist manufacturing facilities for voidcraft parts. The mined gasses are used in the construction of plasma reactors.