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==History==
===Pre-Heresy===
The [[Knight World]] of [[Molech]] was located only several light years from [[Terra]].{{Fn|1}} Molech was reclaimed for the [[Imperium]] in a bloodless compliance by the [[Space Marine Legions]] in 869.[[M30]], and was visited by no less than three [[Primarchs]], [[Lion El'Jonson]], [[Horus]] and [[Jaghatai Khan]], all of whom left their mark on the world. Prior to Imperial Complaince, the people of Devine worshiped beings known as the Serpent Gods, until the practice was outlawed in favour of the [[Imperial Truth]]. Serpent cults devoted to these gods still existed underground up until the outbreak of the Heresy.{{Fn|2}}
Ruled over by House Devine from their stronghold of the Dawn Citadel, the world had close links to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. Supporting the knight houses were a priesthood of [[Sacristans]] who handled the mechanical interface between the nobles and their mounts, the military of the Sacristan Guard and the Dawn Guard, and Devine's personal forces of huscarl cavalry, mechanised infantry, superheavy tanks, artillery and battle robot cohorts.{{Fn|2}}
