Cinere

Cinere is a feral world located in the Segmentum Tempestus in the Uhulis Sector, and is the Chapter homeworld of The Ashen Space Marine Chapter.

Background
The Ashen's chapter homeworld, Cinere, is located in the small system of Cera near the border of the Segmentum Tempestus and the Uhulis Sector. It is a cold planet of vast open scrub lands, pale, rocky outcrops and large open mines that scar the landscape. It is heavily polluted in areas, the earth stained or flooded with industrial runoff and waste.

Cinere has two distant moons. These and the systems dense asteroid belts are mined and taken planet side to be processed and manufactured in the industrial hive complexes. There are two main hive cities on the planet, Minander and Inchander. Minander is the larger and houses the mainstay of the populous and industry. It is surrounded by vast shallow lakes of polluted sludge and runoff. On approach to the landing docks it is said to look like an island in an emerald sea, that is until close enough to see the truth. Raised road run out from its limits and over the knee deep lakes providing access.

The planet due to is back water location acts as a way station and trade port for imperial shipping in the area. In its orbit are two large space stations, one for trade and fleet maintenance the other an industrial plant.

Fortress-Monastery
The Fortress Levamentum is the stronghold of the chapter. Set deep underground with a substantial surface presence of defensive structures, marshalling areas and landing pads, it dominates the scrub land it resides in.

It was built upon a holy site of the same name. People would make pilgrimage far from the hives to bath in the waters of the springs that bubbled up through the fishers. A shrine of the emperor was built around it and within its confines baths of the water. It was said to have healing powers divined to it by the Emperor's will. Analysis of the water showed that it harboured a fungi that if topically applied calmed and healed minor skin complaints but nothing more.

The shine was incorporated into the outer fortress walls, attended to by the Adeptus Ministorum. Pilgrimages continue and the shrine all the more venerated for being the home of The Ashen, warriors of the Emperor.