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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Added Prandium's appearance in Age of Darkness and slightly altered the second paragraph to reflect the slight retconning of it's origins (Heresy invasion by World Eaters vs settled after the Heresy)
==History==
'''Prandium''' is a planet classified under [[Dead World]] and is part of the [[Ultramarines]] empire of [[Ultramar]] located within the [[Ultima Segmentum]].<sup>1</sup> Once considered the most beautiful world in Ultramar by members of the Ultramarines, Prandium was ravaged by a [[World Eaters]] invasion in the period immediately after the [[Battle of Calth]] as the Warmaster Horus' traitor legions invaded Ultramar. However the planet was saved by the actions of Remus Ventanus, Captain of the Ultramarines 4th Company, using an early version of the [[Codex Astartes]]. Although the World Eater's invasion force was successfully defeated, the battle left Prandium was left in ruins and a shadow of it's former self.<sup>2</sup>
The current state of the former agri-world is one devoid of all life. The Tyranids were so thorough that even Prandium's atmosphere was consumed for what ever biomass it contained. The Ultramarines, led by [[Marneus Calgar]], mounted a defence of the planet, but even the might of the space marines were no match for the endless tide of Tyranids and were forced to retreat to orbit. Over two hundred years later the Ultramarines still consider their failure at Prandium a great blemish on their honour.{{Cite This}}
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], p.10
*<sup>2</sup>: Rules of Engagement in [[Age_of_Darkness_(Anthology)|Age of Darkness]]*<sup>3</sup>: [[Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)]],p.8
*[[Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition)]]
