Mort

"The lifeless grey of this planet is interrupted only by the violet flowers that grow from strange, parasitic outcroppings."

- Official Description

Mort is one of the five planets that reside within the Xzar Sector.

Topography
A swamp planet, Mort is largely covered in dense, tree-lined wetlands. Its terrain is a grayish-crimson color, and its flora consists mainly of large, vine-covered trees, tentacle-like plants, as well as underlying brush. Its geography is largely rocky and hilly, though it is spaced out with large open patches of wet sandy lowlands, often with small lakes and inlets. The planet is covered in a very thick, crimson-orange fog, which significantly reduces visibility.

The first and Second Battles of Mort
During the Automaton surprise offensive Mort was the primary theater of fighting during February 27th, and gained notoriety by how close and brutal the fighting was. The planet was only saved by minutes as both the Helldivers and Automatons were close to winning the planet.

Mort would return to the forefront of the galactic campaign two months later, following the sinister syncronicity of the Terminids and Automatons launched large-scale assaults. Whilst the bugs were held at bay, the bots had broken the containment of the Menkent line, causing the galactic west to fall into chaos. The Automatons had reached Mort on the April 25th and after days of chaos, the Helldivers would finally rally, choosing the planet as the place that they would make their stand against the socialist toasters.

Holding the planet would be vital, as Mort's fall would not only give the Automatons a foothold in yet another sector, but it would also put them a mere three FTL jumps away from Malevolen Creek. Fortunately thanks to the tenacity of the Helldivers (and the Automaton offensive overstretching itself) Mort would hold, preventing this breakout and delivering Super Earth it's first successful defense on the Automaton in over a week.

FTL Lines

 * Ingmar
 * Pöpli IX

Trivia
The Latin root word mort means “death.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including mortgage, mortuary, and immortal. The Latin root word mort is easily recalled through the word mortal, for a “mortal” is someone whom “death” will claim one day. Mort is also a note sounded on a hunting horn when a deer is killed.