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== History ==
=== Pre-Imperial History ===
Unknown to the Dark Angels, long ago the brother to the [[Tuchulcha]] engine known as '''Ouroboros''' was embedded in Caliban's core. This may have been the original source of the planets warp-taint.{{Fn|4}}
Large portions of Caliban were covered with dense forests, which in turn were inhabited by many dangerous forms of wildlife. The most feared and deadly were the '''Great Beasts'''. Isolated from [[Terra]] for approximately 5,000, years the people of Caliban lived in a [[Feudal World|Feudal]] system. The noble class founded many knightly orders tasked with protecting the population from the hardships and perils that came from living in such a deadly environment. The greatest and most controversial of these orders was known simply as [[The Order]]. The Order differed from the other knightly orders in that commoners were also accepted into their ranks. [[Lion El'Jonson]] and [[Luther]] were both members of The Order and would rise through the ranks together until Jonson eventually became Grand Master. Prior to the [[Emperor]]'s arrival Jonson and Luther united virtually all the knightly orders in a successful campaign to rid the planet of all the Great Beasts.{{Fn|2}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Descent of Angels (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Fallen Angels (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Unforgiven (Novel)]]
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