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[[File:Deliverance Lost cropped.jpg|250px|right|thumb|'''Corax''', [[Primarch]] of the [[Raven Guard]] Legion<sup>1</sup>]]
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 its city-size factories with minerals extracted from the non-atmospheric moon by legions of mine-slaves.
Under the iron watch of heavily armed guards, the inhabitants of Lycaeus; criminals, political opponents and workers who had failed to match their quotas, had long provided the rulers of Kiavahr a free and unlimited source of manpower. When they discovered the white skinned child who became Corax, "The Deliverer" in their tongue, they kept him from their masters, training him in the various skills they believe a leader and warrior needed: urban warfare, close combat and demolitions as well as political and philosophical matters. Ultimately, his abnormally fast maturation comforted the slaves and fixed Corax in their belief that he was the savior they waited for.
When Kiavahr's rulers struck back, Corax was ready for them. He outmanoeuvred and ambushed their forces on Lycaeus with his battle hardened warriors, crushing their supply lines and striking Kiavahr with atomic mining charges via a supply gravity well. Soon, their forces nearly destroyed, their vast factories unable to produce anything due to the minerals shortages, the Tech-Guilds collapsed in civil war. Celebrating their victory, the inhabitants of Lycaeus renamed their home Deliverance.
It is said that the Emperor appeared on Deliverance that day and, after a day and a night with his son, appointed him Primarch of the Raven Guard Legion. Nothing is said of their conversation but one condition of Corax's acceptance was the help of the Emperor in the task of bringing peace on Kiavahr. Soon the Adeptus Mechanicus stepped in and the world was rebuilt to the benefit of the [[Imperium]] while the black tower which once housed the guards of the moon became the [[Ravenspire]], the fortress of the Legion.
==Great Crusade==
