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'''Saiph''' was a recruitment world for the [[Blood Angels]] during the [[Great Crusade]]. A savage irradiated wasteland, Saiph's barbaric population frequently slaughtered one another. Its ferocious inhabitants made fine [[Space Marine]]s when molded properly under the teachings of [[Sanguinius]].
Despite their bloodthirsty reputation, during the [[Battle of Signus Prime]] many of the recruits from Saiph maintained their sanity while the [[Terra]]n and [[Baal]] recruits succumb to the [[Red Thirst]].{{Fn|1a}} Later, the world was invaded by the [[World Eater]]s. Blood Angels Medicae Primus [[Anastor Kendral]] waged a brutal guerrilla war against the World Eaters for many years, forcing them to evacuate in 012.[[M31]] during the [[Great Scouring]].{{Fn|1b}]}
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