Space Marine Chapter Homeworld

A Space Marine Chapter Homeworld is the base for a Space Marine Chapter's fortress-monastery. For some Chapters the world also serves as their sole recruiting world; other Chapters draw their recruits from several planets. A "Chapter planet" is an Astartes world which is both governed by the Chapter as a feudal possession of the Imperium of Man and which serves as the base for their fortress-monastery. Astartes homeworlds may be Imperial planets, while some are not planets at all, but take the form of orbiting spacecraft, deserted moons and asteroids. The Master of the Chapter is often also the traditional feudal ruler of the Chapter planet, in which case the Chapter Master also holds the rank of Planetary Governor and Imperial Commander. Many Astartes homeworlds are Death Worlds, Feral Worlds and Feudal Worlds, which provide the best warriors. Not all Space Marine Chapters have a single homeworld; some Chapters such as the Imperial Fists, Black Templars and Blood Ravens take their Aspirants from several different worlds. Entirely fleet-based Chapters do not possess homeworlds, and instead recruit from any convenient and promising worlds they pass near. Several Space Marine Chapters guilty of crimes against the Emperor (but those still deemed redeemable by the Inquisition and the High Lords of Terra), such as the Mantis Warriors and Executioners, have been forced to forfeit their homeworlds - which forces them to become completely Fleet-based Chapters.