Necro

Overview
Necro, homeworld to the Tempered SoulsChapter is a small but densely populated planet in the Nerio System and the de-facto capital of the Nerio Sector. A world shrouded in almost constant darkness the fires of faith still burn brightly, a young world full of hope and strength.

People and Culture
The People of Necro are intensely religious, in part caused by the presence of a Space Marine chapter on their world. They hold to a very strict interpretation of Imperial law and the Imperial Cult.

Their cities are built primarily of dark stone with narrow but well lit streets, a necessity in the almost constant darkness of Necro.

They revere the Astartes as do most citizens of the Imperium but also enjoy their presence, having no fear of them whatsoever.

They leave each other to manage their own affairs except for those common people who aspire to be more, to be a Battle Brother or to serve aboard one of their mighty warships.

PDF
The Tempered Souls are not always available to protect Necro and so the task falls to the PDF

Tilvius Molinuex and Devona Fantz
"I was unafraid of death but only of rejection from the woman I love- what is wrong with me?"

"Death is easy- life is such a fragile thing, a life unloved is a tragedy." - Molineux and Fantz seconds before their first kiss. The PDF fought alongside the Tempered Souls during the 13th Black Crusade, among them(battle couple), Molineux had been in love with Devona Fantz for years but had lacked the courage to say anything, until one moment they were almost overrun by invading cultists.

1He proposed marriage believing it to be his last chance(unwittingly doing so on an open vox channel) She was surprised but did not hesitate to say yes, revealing that she had recently fallen in love with him as well but was afraid to speak. Driven by this they survived the battle and the rest of the 13th Black Crusade.

Impressed by their courage and devotion to each other they were married by the Tempered Souls Chaplain as soon as the fighting ended. At present they are happily married, raising their children in a large home given to them as a gift by Necro's government

Adeptus Arbites
Adeptus Arbites operations for the entire Nerio sector is are headquartered here, overseeing the planetary strongholds on Syprios and Corbonis and overseeing the guards based on the prison world Kri-os They are also responsible for enforcing planetary law as well as the higher laws of the Imperium as a whole. However they have little to do on Necro itself, the citizens generally stay in line following the laws. As security is not as high a concern the lower ranking officers are allowed their own homes so as to be closer to their work in the cities.

That being said the few criminals do exist tend to be the worst examples humanity can offer, rebelling against the law and the Imperium, represented by the Tempered Souls.

Etocles Metaxes
The Necro Arbites produced the legendary but fairly low ranking officer Etocles Metaxas. According to Nerio system oral history(possibly embellished) Metaxas was a good officer with an unprecedented arrest record up until the night he met Alethea Rokos.

Responding to an alarm at an art gallery he saw her there, unmasked since her first act had been to jam the pict sensors protecting the building. Instantly struck by her dark hair and piercing eyes he hesitated for a split second allowing her to escape, empty handed. Upon returning to his home he found a note slipped under his door that read:

"If you really want me you'll have to try harderErastis (translates from Necro Low Gothic as "lover") despite being flattered by this he did not give up her pursuit of her as she embarked on a crime spree over the next several months.

Over time both players in their cat and mouse game came to see their series of escapes and near misses as a form of flirtation, primarily communicating through notes he left at his home before going to work and that she left at crime scenes, often smelling of perfume gradually revealed more and more to each other through their writing. He kept all of this secret from his superiors.

Through this Metaxes learned that she was part of a larger crime syndicate that she was willing to betray in exchange for a reduced sentence after she which she would give up her life of crime. They confessed their love for each other and Rokos was instantly cut down by a sniper, unaware she'd been followed by other members of the syndicate. With her dying breath she gave him an address- he led a team into the building the next night killing or arresting the Syndicate's leadership.

In light of his exemplary record he was discharged instead of executed, reasoning all he had been through was punishment enough for an officer as good as he was. His final fate remains unknown as he was stricken from the planetary records after these events.

The Arbites tell this story as a cautionary tale about putting emotion before duty but the majority of Nerio's citizens, even some Tempered Souls, see it as a human tragedy.