Macharia

Macharia is a major Imperial world in the Segmentum Pacificus. It was home to Lord Commander Solar Macharius and was 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 and and the planet renamed to Macharia from Macharius. It also became a Shrine World and the beginning of the pilgrimage route following Macharius's footsteps.