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=== Lhimeraia===
Jungle world

Lhimeraia is a primordial world of megafauna and deep, wet forests. Threaded with rivers and lakes rather than a single body of water, it is the native homeland of a warrior-people, the Himerai.

The main predator of Lhimeraia is the giant Cannock Bird, a flightless monster that stands as tall as two men standing atop one another. Unlike most predators it seems to actually favour hunting humans from amongst the native population. The Cannock Bird was named after the member of the Imperial observation team that first rediscovered this world.

Poor, poor Cannock.

The Himerai compose thousands of tribes scattered across the world. Based out of entrenched hill-forts, they fight one another fearlessly. Their long years of isolation has regressed their technology to an almost stone age level, but they have managed to maintain a core elite that go into battle wielding las-weaponry with surprising effectiveness. These warriors compose of a powerful warrior caste, the bodyguards and candidates for chieftain positions. They are noted not just for the weaponry they carry but for the deep etchings they carve into their faces.

Every Himerai adult has some form of facial carving that designates their social status. The artists who engrave these markings compose of a separate but sacred order, the Moko-ai. Many attribute magic abilities to these artists, but all Imperial investigations have shown no evidence of their being truth to these myths.

The Himerai originally resisted Imperial authority in the first contact. They made war with the first landing team, believing them to be invaders from another system, and despite their primitive weaponry managed to hold them off for some time.

When they realised the Imperial authority was not part of the people their myths called the 'pake-ai' - [[Kabal of the Widow's Bite|the ghost people]] - they were quickly drawn to the negotiation table and submitted to Imperial authority, their greatest chief being given the title of Imperial Governor of the planet.

Recognising the natural soldierly ability of the Himerai, the Lord-General of the Crusade ordered that a new Imperial Guard regiment should be drawn from amongst their population.

The Lhimeraia Long-rifles were formed, a fierce light infantry regiment that specialised in raiding actions.

Though the Himerai have some habits found disgusting by the great Imperial institution (their practice of cannibalism in particular) they are considered loyal citizens since their reintegration into the Imperium of Man. Their fanciful facial markings are growing popular amongst the non-native troops, who imitate it in tatto designs. This has caused some friction however, as the Himerai consider the practice close to a sacrilege and more than one brawl and even death has occurred as a result.