Guchov, Imperial World

The campaign is set on the Imperial controlled world of Guchov, in the hive city of Povana. This is not required reading or knowledge for your characters, but I will refer to things here if appropriate. I do have more information I could put here, but I've limited it to appropriate information. Find details below:

Guchov, Planetary Details:
Guchov is an Imperial world, designated as a Mining World by the Adeptus Administratum, located in Segmentum Obscurus, near the Spinward Front. Despite the official designation, Guchov can be described more accurately as a mix of a Mining and an Industrial planet, without specialising in either. The abundance of rare metals and minerals mined on Guchov fuel the modest local industry, and is exported as most of the required Imperial Tithe. Small scale manufactoriums are dotted around the planet, turning minerals and metals into building materials, equipment and weapons. Guchov’s primary import is food, the local environment unable to entirely support the population.

The climate of Guchov can be described as near frozen. The majority of the world is covered in ice, broken by thin rivers of water and the equatorial sea. These waterways are often used as a cheap method of transport, allowing for the transport of bulk goods without resorting to spacecraft. Some tundral forests manage to grow around the equator. Native Flora and Fauna have adapted to the cold environment. Common plants include lichen, steppe shrubbery and limited trees in the warmer climes.

The populace on Guchov is often considered to be, at best, tenacious, formidable and implacable. At worst, the population is dour, uneducated and unimaginative. Most of the population works in the mines or the manufactoriums, although a surprisingly large percentage of the population live in frontier towns, making a slim, if independent living off the frozen plains. Guchov maintains a local PDF, the Guchovian Defence Force. The two major military threats come from the gangs and mutants that plague the bowls of the cities, mines and factories, as well as the small settlements of feral Orks that infest the limited forests.

Povana, Hive City:
The ‘Old City’ of Guchov, Povana is steeped in history, and has some of the oldest family lines and buildings on Guchov. At one point in time, Povana was a major political hub. However, the lack of nearby natural resources slowly moved the economy away from Povana, and the power followed. At some point in history, efforts made by House Badeni solidified Povana as a both a cultural and educational hub. The wealthy often send their children to Povana educational facilities, and many specialist industries are situated in Povana. Unfortunately, the relative lack of dumb labour jobs have resulted in an abundance of the unemployed lower classes.


Stellar System:

Binary Star system:
Brislaac: Primary Star: G3V
Plith: Secondary star: M9VI (at 2au orbit)

Planets and satellites:
Guchov (Glaciated terrestrial)

Dauter (Ultra Gas Giant)
       15 moons of various sizes. Multiple ring and captured asteroids / moonlets

Hastiurilia (Gas Giant)
       11 moons, 4 of which look to be large

Adranus (Gas Giant)
       2 small rings, 5 small moons