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==History==
The Serpent Lodge existed for many years on [[Davin]]'s moon, worshiping the [[Dark Gods]]. In antiquity before Davin had even been settled by [[Human]]ity a form of the cult worshiped a serpentine deity known as [[Wikipedia:Satan|Seytan]].{{Fn|1}} During the [[Great Crusade]] when the planet was brought into [[Imperial]] compliance by the [[Luna Wolves]] and [[Word Bearers]], the warriors of Davin fought under the banner of the Serpent Lodge, and gained the respect of the [[Legiones Astartes]] for their martial culture and prowess despite their [[Feral World]] status. After the Davin campaign the first [[Warrior Lodge]]s were secretly established by the treacherous Word Bearers throughout the Astartes Legiones in a bid to usurp loyalty to the [[Emperor]]. Unknown to most, the Warrior Lodges were heavily based on the Davinite Serpent Lodge.{{Fn|3}}
60 years later following the [[Battle of Davin's Moon]] when Warmaster [[Horus]] was injured by the [[Anathame]], the nearby Serpent Lodge was cited by [[Erebus]] as the only way to save the Primarch. In desperation the Luna Wolves agreed to have the Lodge Priests heal Horus, but in truth this was a plot to corrupt him with the powers of Chaos and bring about the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1}} The Chaos plan was successful, and members of the Serpent Lodge were still employed as agents of Horus after his conversion to the Dark Powers.{{Fn|4}}
