Vostroya

Vostroya is an industrial world in the Halo Zone, located beyond the Eye of Terror. The planet is an "industrial world", not quite a Hive world and not a Forge world, more of something in between, and has deep ties with the Adeptus Mechanicus. The origins of this goes back to the Age of Strife, when Vostroya swore allegiance with Mars. It quickly developed into an industrial world, aimed at providing materiel to the Imperium

Government
Vostroya itself is ruled by a "Techtriarchy", an ensamble of of Adeptus Mechanicum members and other, more traditional, planetary and governors and officials, forming the ruling council of Vostroya. The planet itself is barren and bare and is only habitable along a broad stretch of its equitorial belt, where the all cities, divided into seven administrative zones/regions, are located. Most food is imported, as the planet itself has next to no agricultural facilities.

Culture
In Vostroyan culture the moustache is vitally important, as it amongst males symbolise adulthood and masculine vitality. The importance of a moustache varies depending on region, though, were some areas accept men not sporting expertly trimmed moustaches, some regions considers a man rejecting a moustache abolishing his manhood.

Vostroya is deeply rooted an a class system, divided between the "highborn", the upper class, and the "lowborn", the lower class in society. The lowborn toil endlessly on the production lines, and most firstborn considers it a blessing to be drafted, so that they may escape slaving in the manufactorums. Highborns are the officers in the Imperial Guard regiments, and only very rarely does a lowborn reach any rank beyong non-commisioned officer.

History
During the Horus Heresy Vostroya refused to provide soldiers and supplies to the Emperor, choosing instead to preserve their population for the manufactories. After the conclusion of the heresy, Vostroya swore to provide the Imperium with every firstborn son, and started amassing regiments of Imperial Guard, called the "Vostroyan Firstborn".