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==Youth==
Corax was separated from the [[Emperor]] while still an infant by the four [[Chaos]] gods. He was discovered on [[Lycaeus]], the desolated moon of the planet [[Kiavahr]]. At this time the planet was a technologically advanced [[Forge World]], providing his city-size factories with minerals extracted from the non-atmospheric moon by legions of mine-slaves.
==Great Crusade==
During the [[Great Crusade]] Corax's talents for planning and sabotage were of great effect and the [[Raven Guard]], fighting frequently under the orders of [[Horus]], became renowned for an unmatched ability with covert ops, sabotage, infiltration and lightning strikes. But the pair never saw eye-to-eye, and after an argument, the two Primarchs nearly fought each other. Corax left Horus's command.
==Horus Heresy==
The Raven Guard primarch only met Horus again on [[Isstvan V]].
Though grievously wounded he escaped the slaughter with a handful of loyal Space Marines, Corax was sent back to his legion's home world to rebuild his forces as soon as possible. The Primarch was desperate as the Imperium was collapsing, his Emperor needed warriors that Corax could not provide. Searching for a solution among the [[Librarium]] of the Ravenspire, Corax found the ancient books of genetic research providing the techniques used to create the first enhanced warriors of the Emperor, those techniques Corax duplicated to create Spaces Marines at a frightening rate. Despite the warnings he found amongst the old books, he started rebuilding his Legion. As the Legion started fighting alone, isolated from the other Imperial Forces, nothing is known for sure of the initial results, but an element of response came with the [[Space Wolves]] Saga of the Weregeld, which tells of ferocious monsters lead to combat by their Raven Guard Battle Brothers.<br>
During this period Corax led his warriors as he had always done, with small squads striking like lightning on the enemy weak spots. When ultimately he managed to rebuild his Legion, the [[Horus Heresy]] had ended and [[Roboute Guilliman]]'s Codex edicts that the Legion had to be split in smaller Chapters. Knowing that Guilliman's vision was true, Corax split his forces but remained unable to forget the growling monsters that he had personally created. After pondering for hours as to what should be done he decided to administer the Emperor's peace, praying for their souls and his. Then wracked with guilt he locked himself in his chamber in the Ravenspire begging for the Emperor's mercy.
Nobody knows if he received the absolution he required but a year to the day after he had locked himself in, he left the tower and Deliverance on a course toward the [[Eye of Terror]], never to be seen again. His last recorded words were "never more."
==TriviaSacred objects==Corax's last words are inspired by the poem *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_raven 'The Raven's Talons] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe Edgar Allan Poe].
==EtymologyNotes==Corax's last words are taken from the poem [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_raven 'The Raven'] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe Edgar Allan Poe], and his name Corax comes from the latin species name of the common Raven.
==Sacred ObjectsSee also==*[[Raven's TalonsPrimarch]]
==Sources==
*[[Index Astartes IV]]
*[[Horus Heresy: Visions of War]]
[[Category:Characters (Raven Guard)]]
