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==Disease==
The threat of disease is also a constant hazard on Catachan, as there are many kinds of poxes and fevers that can kill a man within a few hours. Many of the planet's native insects also carry virulent diseases on top of being venomous, meaning that a single bite can be lethal in more ways than one. The world does not just breed diseases in its fauna. Most of the more dangerous microbes cannot be seen at all, floating through the air until they find a host and enter their bloodstream. There are swamps where a single breath of the fog will burn a persons lungs out, causing a long and agonising death. Even the water itself on Catachan can prove fatal to drink as diseases and poisons flow through it. Foot Rot can occur after a few weeks within the jungle, where the rotten feet will detach from the legs, producing a vomit-inducing stench. Many Catachans consider disease to be a greater enemy than any beast or monster.{{Fn|20}}{{Fn|8}}{{Fn|24}}
[[Image:CatachanMini.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Catachan [[Colonel]]{{Fn|27}}]]
==People==
The people of Catachan are not only hardy, but pragmatic, with an easy grasp of realities and an uncomplicated attitude towards danger.{{Fn|6}} They are also somewhat disdainful towards people from other worlds, believing - with good reason - that few others in the [[galaxy]] have had an upbringing as dangerous as their own.{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|7}}
*{{Endn|25}}: Captain Catachan's Guide to Dangerous Flora[https://regimental-standard.com/2017/02/22/captain-catachans-guide-to-dangerous-flora/]
*{{Endn|26}}: Deathworld Forrest Datasheet
*{{Endn|27}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/04/28/reopening-soon-games-workshop-com/ Warhammer Community: Reopening Soon: Games-Workshop.com (posted 4/28/2020)] (last accessed 4/28/2020)
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