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'''Cadia''' was a terrestrial [[Fortress World]] on the edge of the nebula known as the [[Eye of Terror]]. The planet was situated in an area of space known as the [[Cadian Gate]], the only stable, permanent route into and out of the Eye of Terror large enough to allow the passage of battlefleets.{{Fn|5}} For this reason, Cadia was heavily fortified against the assaults of [[Chaos]] and was a frequent target of [[Abaddon the Despoiler]]'s [[Black Crusade]]s.
==Society==
Cadian society was heavily militarized, with 71.75% of its total population under arms,{{Fn|1a}} and a birth rate equal to the recruitment rate.{{Fn|6a}} Cadian children were taught how to strip, reassemble and shoot a [[lasgun]] before they were taught how to read. Prior to puberty, they were sent to survive on their own on the isolated islands of the '''Caducades Sea''' during the '''Month of Making''', and by age ten most could perform infantry field drills and were proficient in killing.{{Fn|2}} All Cadians were to train in the defense forces, joining the Youth Armies (also known as the Whiteshields) to train alongside regular soldiers and fight mock battles with each other in the Cadian wilderness.{{Fn|6a}} Both men and women served within front line roles in both mixed and single sex regiments, with all female regiments tending to serve within the Interior Guard rather than off-world{{Fn|9b}} All told, about half of all able-bodied Cadians would join the Shock Troop regiments and be shipped off-world to fight on distant planets, with only one in a thousand ever returning to their place of birth.{{Fn|14}}
Cadia was under permanent martial law, leading to a number of differences when compared to other Imperial worlds.{{Fn|2}} The role of [[Planetary Governor]] was a military one, known as the '''Governor Primus''', similarly serving as leader of the Cadian High Command. In times of emergency, when the Governor Primus was incapacitated, a special military rank of [[Lord Castellan|Lord Castellan of Cadia]] existed that by common consent could take over as commander-in-chief of the Cadian military.{{Fn|6b}} Also, there were no [[Arbites]] on Cadia, with the role of policing the population falling upon the Cadian Interior Guard.{{Fn|2}}
**{{Endn|9d}}: Chapter 3
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia]] Chapter 3
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Rulebook]] pg.50*{{Endn|12}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition)]], pg. 33 - — The Tale of the Ten Thousand: Into the Shadow*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (8th Edition)]], pg. 21 - — ''The Fall of Cadia''
*14: [[Cadia Stands (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|14a}}: Part 1, Ch. 1
**{{Endn|14b}}: Part 1, Ch. 3
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