Macharia

From Lexicanum

Map	Basic Data		Planetary Image
	Name:	Macharia
	Segmentum:	Segmentum Pacificus
	Sector:	Unknown
	Subsector:	Unknown
	System:	Unknown
	Population:	Unknown
	Affiliation:	Imperium
	Class:	Shrine World
	Tithe Grade:	Unknown

Macharia is a major Imperial world in the Segmentum Pacificus. It was the birthworld of Lord Commander Solar Macharius and the supply base for the Macharian Crusade.

The forces Macharius would use, including many regiments of Catachan Jungle Fighters, were brought together and formed into the fighting force they became. Macharius used his oratorical skills to whip them up into a frenzy, boarding ships in orbit above Macharia.

Upon the death of Macharius, his body was brought back to Macharia, the planet becoming a Shrine World and renamed "Macharia". The planet is the beginning of the pilgrimage route following Macharius's footsteps.