Changes: Cyrene

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Cyrene was once an Imperial Civilised World of Sub-sector Aurelia, in the Korianis Sector of the Segmentum Ultima. The planet was used as a source of recruits for the Blood Ravens Chapter of Space Marines. Shortly before the events on the world of Tartarus in Dawn of War, Cyrene was subjected to an Exterminatus action by order of the commander of the Blood Ravens' 3rd Company, Captain Gabriel Angelos, after the seed of heresy was discovered within the planet's population.

Angelos had been on Cyrene to conduct his Chapter's Blood Trials which were intended to identify and induct new Aspirants into the Blood Ravens. But in the course of the trials Angelos discovered evidence of wide-spread heresy and mutation amongst the populace of his homeworld. In truth, Cyrene was not afflicted by the usual forms of heresy seen across the Imperium but by an unexpected cultural change.

Cyrene was ready to throw off the shackles of the Imperial Creed and embrace forbidden ideas such as planetary democracy, free trade with xenos species, and allowing psykers to practice their powers unrestricted while living among the population without stigma or being handed over to the Black Ships.

Horrified at this turn of events, Angelos quickly sent a coded message to the Inquisition, who performed an Exterminatus action on the world. This was an extraordinarily difficult decision for Angelos, who had called Cyrene his own home before he was recruited by the Blood Ravens.

During the Third Aurelian Crusade, the heretical Chapter Master of the Blood Ravens, Azariah Kyras, came to the blasted surface of Cyrene with his followers in order to conduct his apotheosis to Daemon Prince rank without interruption by the unsuspecting Imperials. His plan failed, and the factions fighting in the sub-sector followed him.

Cyrene became the final battleground for the Third Aurelian Crusade, where Kyras met his end as a half-ascended Daemon Prince of Khorne. The planet is now an S-Class Dead World and all further travel to the world is forbidden by order of the Inquisition.

Sources

Dawn of War (PC Game)
Dawn of War II (PC Game)
Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising (PC Game)
Dawn of War II - Retribution (PC Game)
Dawn of War (Novel) by C.S Goto
Altar of Cyrene (Short Story) by Lucien Soulban (Originally published in Inferno! 45)

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+{{Planet
-'''Cyrene''' is one of the many [[planet]]s that makes up the [[Imperium of Man]]. The planet is used as a source of recuits for the [[Adeptus Astartes]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]], the [[Blood Ravens]].
+|title1= Cyrene
-Shortly before the events in the video game [[Dawn of War]], Cyrene is subjected to an [[Exterminatus]] by the commander of the Blood Ravens' third company [[Gabriel Angelos]], after the seed of heresy was discovered within the planet's population. The planet is now an S - Class [[Dead World]].
+|image1=[[File:Cyrene-wasted_world-.jpg|center|210px]]
+|caption1=The world of Cyrene as seen from orbit following the ''[[Exterminatus]]'' action.
+|affiliation=[[Imperium of Man]]
+|type=[[Dead World]] (currently) / [[Civilised World]] (formerly)
+|orbital_radius=Unknown
+|gravity=Unknown
+|temperature_/_climate= Temperate (formerly) / Unknown (currently)
+|population=  High (formerly in the billions) / 0 (currently)
+|planetary_governor=Unknown
+|system=Cyrene System
+|sub-sector=[[Sub-sector Aurelia]]
+|sector=[[Korianis Sector]]
+|segmentum=[[Segmentum Ultima]]
+|tithe_grade=N/A
+}}'''Cyrene''' was once an Imperial [[Civilised World]] of [[Sub-sector Aurelia]], in the [[Korianis Sector]] of the [[Segmentum Ultima]]. The planet was used as a source of recruits for the [[Blood Ravens]] [[Chapter]] of [[Space Marines]]. Shortly before the events on the world of [[Tartarus]] in ''[[Dawn of War]]'', Cyrene was subjected to an ''[[Exterminatus]]'' action by order of the commander of the Blood Ravens' 3rd [[Company]], [[Captain]] [[Gabriel Angelos]], after the seed of heresy was discovered within the planet's population.
+Angelos had been on Cyrene to conduct his Chapter's Blood Trials which were intended to identify and induct new Aspirants into the Blood Ravens. But in the course of the trials Angelos discovered evidence of wide-spread heresy and mutation amongst the populace of his homeworld. In truth, Cyrene was not afflicted by the usual forms of heresy seen across the Imperium but by an unexpected cultural change.
+Cyrene was ready to throw off the shackles of the [[Imperial Creed]] and embrace forbidden ideas such as planetary democracy, free trade with [[xenos]] species, and allowing [[psykers]] to practice their powers unrestricted while living among the population without stigma or being handed over to the [[Black Ships]].
+Horrified at this turn of events, Angelos quickly sent a coded message to the [[Inquisition]], who performed an ''Exterminatus'' action on the world. This was an extraordinarily difficult decision for Angelos, who had called Cyrene his own home before he was recruited by the Blood Ravens.
+During the [[Third Aurelian Crusade]], the heretical [[Chapter Master]] of the Blood Ravens, [[Azariah Kyras]], came to the blasted surface of Cyrene with his followers in order to conduct his apotheosis to [[Daemon Prince]] rank without interruption by the unsuspecting Imperials. His plan failed, and the factions fighting in the sub-sector followed him.
+Cyrene became the final battleground for the Third Aurelian Crusade, where Kyras met his end as a half-ascended Daemon Prince of [[Khorne]]. The planet is now an S-Class [[Dead World]] and all further travel to the world is forbidden by order of the [[Inquisition]].
 ==Sources==
 *''[[Dawn of War]]'' (PC Game)
 *''[[Dawn of War II]]'' (PC Game)
+*''[[Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising]]'' (PC Game)
+*''[[Dawn of War II - Retribution]]'' (PC Game)
 *''Dawn of War'' (Novel) by C.S Goto
+*''Altar of Cyrene'' (Short Story) by Lucien Soulban (Originally published in ''Inferno!'' 45)
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+[[es:Cyrene]]
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 [[Category:Dead World]]
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 [[Category:History]]
 [[Category:Warhammer 40,000 video games]]
+[[Category:Civilised World]]