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== History ==
When the [[Chaos]] army known as the [[Bloodborn]] invaded [[Ultramar]] in 854999.[[M41]]{{Fn|2a}}, the Raven Guard's [[Master of Shadows]] sent Shaan and one of the Fourth Company's elite squads to assist the [[Ultramarines]]. Their entry into [[Lord Calgar]]'s chambers inside the [[Fortress of Hera]] was so stealthy that even the legendary [[Scout]] [[Sergeant]] [[Telion]] did not detect their presence until they announced themselves.{{Fn|1a}} Their specific mission was to capture [[Ardaric Vaanes]], a renegade Raven Guard who had been seen traveling in the retinue of [[Warsmith]] [[Honsou]]{{Fn|1a}}.
Vaanes and his squad infiltrated the Chaos-held city of [[Axum]] on [[Tarentus]] and neutralized the sentries, allowing an Ultramarines strike force to enter and demolish the defenses. However, Axum was a trap laid by Honsou for [[Uriel Ventris]], who only just managed to evacuate his troops before the city was leveled from orbit. During the evacuation, Shaan saved Scout Sergeant [[Issam]]'s life by casually beheading a persistent [[Khorne Berserker]] clinging to their escaping [[Thunderhawk]]{{Fn|1b}}.
