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A Feral or φλ-class World is an classification given to the most primitive human worlds of the Imperium.

Overview

The populations of feral worlds have long ago regressed to primal savagery, often over very long periods of isolation. The technological level of these worlds remains pre-black powder or even Stone Age. Often the population consists of hunter-gatherer societies using primitive tools and weapons, and in almost all cases human culture is based around the interactions of various tribes, gangs or creeds.

The harsh conditions which feral world populations have adapted to makes them ideal recruitment sources for the Imperial Guard and Adeptus Astartes. Occasionally the inhabitants of feral worlds have been pressed into the Imperial Guard when their world lay inside a war zone, and the chosen warriors been given rudimentary training in the operation of laser or stub-weaponry. It is more common, however, for feral world natives to be selected for the various Adeptus Astartes recruitment programs.

Like all Imperial worlds, feral worlds are ruled over by a Planetary Governor, although the nature of feral worlds makes this position somewhat different from that of Governorship of planets of other classes. The Governor of a feral world almost always lives apart from the natives, often living in a single city inhabited by outsiders or taking residence in orbit, only interfering to keep psyker and mutant "head counts" down. Religious heresy is also a regular concern on feral worlds, especially amongst warrior-cults; constant vigilance and regular belief-modification enacted by agents of the Ecclesiarchy are a necessity. Governors and permanent staff on such worlds are themselves kept under close scrutiny, in an effort to avoid the phenomenon of "going native", especially in situations where the inhabitants' belief systems have been manipulated into casting the Governor as a "god".^[1]

The culture shock associated with interaction with outsiders is an issue on feral worlds. Removing a feral worlder from their planet and exposing them to such things as warp travel can be disconcerting and even result in madness. Feral worlders within the wider Imperium often retain their superstitious and tribal idiosyncrasies, which may prove to be social hindrances, such as an obsession with bones of dead comrades or the mixing and regular application of noxious-smelling war paint. Other habits, such as manic distrust and aversion to 'witchcraft' may be seen as useful and sensible in the Imperium.^[1]

The Tithe Grades assigned to feral worlds are low, and are given as Solutio Tertius. The population can range from 100,000 to 5,000,000.^[2]

Notable Feral Worlds

Planet name	Segmentum	Sector	Subsector	System	Population
Aggaros	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Arconar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Cretacia	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Davin	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Davin System	Unknown
Fenris	Segmentum Obscurus/Segmentum Solar	Unknown	Unknown	Fenris System	Unknown
Forman C2	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Iocanthos	Segmentum Obscurus	Calixis Sector	Golgenna Reach	Unknown	5,000,000,000
Kanak	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Kimmeria	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Lilia Mundi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	4,500,000 (approx.)
Oran	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Posul	Segmentum Tempestus	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Sources

• 1: Dark Heresy Rulebook, pgs. 14-15
• 2: Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, pg. 114

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• Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, pg. 134