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==History==
According to legend, the original settlers of Espandor were the descendants of explorers from [[Macragge]] during the [[Age of Strife]], their vessels blown off-course and left stranded on the planet by a [[Warp Storm]].{{Fn|1}} With the organization of Ultramar and the start of the [[Great Crusade]], Espandor would become one of many worlds to supply raw resources and recruits to the creation and upkeep of the Ultramarines [[Legion]].
Espandor began its life in the Imperium as a lush [[Agri-World]] and the breadbasket of Ultramar's Eastern Marches. Its atmosphere was governed by ancient technologies that controlled its weather patterns. The greatest factory-city during this time was the Boreaus Agri-Sprawl.{{Fn|9a}}
At the outbreak of the [[Horus Heresy]], Espandor was attacked by the [[World Eaters]].{{Fn|7}} It later the site of a [[Ambush on Espandor|large battle]] between [[Titan]]s during the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|9}}
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition)]], pg. 25
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus: Shadow and Iron]] pg.12
**{{Endn|9a}}: pg.19
[[Category:Cardinal Worlds]]
