Mundos Seriphos: Avignon

Avignon Phi is a superhot death world, uninhabited by Imperial forces.

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Avignon Delta is a dead world. Once the sister planet to Avignon Alpha, it was renowned across Seriphos as a seat of learning and culture, where the erudite and wealthy might visit to immerse themselves in devout poetry and soul-stirring artworks. The planet itself was a lifeless rock, and the glittering spires of the Imperial cities stood all the more proud as symbols of humanity’s resilience in a hostile universe. However, with no natural resources of its own, Delta was entirely reliant on imports and, as Alpha fell into decline post-Oberon crisis, Delta was neglected and supply runs dwindled. All contact was eventually lost, and by the time the inner Avignon system was reclaimed by loyalists, every last human on Delta had perished.

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Avignon Alpha is an active warzone.

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Avignon Epsilon is a gas giant with seven moons, most notably Drakefell.

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Avignon Gamma is a ringed gas giant. Its chemical rich atmosphere is mined by trawlers from nearby Avignon Beta, and three of its moons, nicknamed the ‘Garden of Avignon’, are given over entirely to the farming of protein-rich slime which sustains much of the human populace of the system.

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Avignon Beta is a mining world of some strategic significance, being a resource-rich supplier of the Departmento Munitorum and Adeptus Mechaincus. Essentiallly a fortress world, honeycombed with mines and wells, its dour folk have become ever more isolationist as the Avignon system has slipped into anarchy. The Overguild of Avignon Beta maintains a substantial planetary defence force, and the Betans ready their armoury in the grim knowledge that the faction which emerges triumphant on Avignon Alpha will strike directly at them next.

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Avignon Omega is an uninhabited ice world, notable for Crux, the orbital space station. Crux is one of the largest spaceborne structures in Saint Azaf, and is the main interstellar transport hub for the Avignon system. Although nominally an Imperial Fleet facility, Crux falls under the de facto jurisdiction of Avignon Beta.