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'''Aethon Shaan''' is the current [[Shadow Captain]] of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Chapter|Chapter's]]'s 1st [[Space Marine 1st Company(Raven Guard)|1st Company]]{{Fn|4}} and was formerly its 4th Captain.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|3}}
== History ==
{{spoiler|source=The Chapter's Due (Novel)}}
When the [[Chaos]] army known as the [[Bloodborn]] [[Invasion of Ultramar|invaded Ultramar]] in 854999.[[M41]]{{Fn|2}}, the Raven Guard's [[Master of Shadows]] sent Shaan and one of the Fourth Company's elite squads to assist the [[Ultramarines]]. Their entry into [[Lord Calgar]]'s chambers inside the [[Fortress of Hera]] was so stealthy that even the legendary [[Scout]] [[Sergeant]] [[Telion]] did not detect their presence until they announced themselves.{{Fn|1a}}
Shaan and his squad were instrumental in turning the tide on Calth, when they infiltrated the Chaos force's command vehicle, the [[Black Basilica]], and destroyed it with demolition charges. This not only killed a fair number of the Chaos soldiers, it also halted the corrupt [[Adept]] [[Cycerin]]'s attempts to take control of the [[Praetorian]]s fighting on the Ultramarines' side{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|1e}}.
In the climax of the battle on Calth, Shaan accompanied Uriel and his [[Space Marine Command Squad|Command Squad]] through the caverns to the underground tomb of [[Remus Ventanus]], the saviour of Calth{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1g}}{{Fn|1h}}. Shaan lost several men in the fight with Honsou's warriors, but survived the fight, and the collapsing of the cave by Honsou{{Fn|1i}}.
Afterwards, Shaan was bewildered by the actions of Vaanes, who had fought for their side in the final battle. Shaan had been ordered to take Vaanes back to the [[Ravenspire]] for punishment, but did not know what he would say now. Uriel suggested that Shaan tell the truth: that Vaanes had given his life fighting against the [[Ruinous Powers]]. Shaan agreed, and asked [[Apothecary]] [[Selenus]] to extract Vaanes' [[gene-seed]], for return to the Raven Guard's [[fortress-monastery]]{{Fn|1i}}.
Shaan and his surviving warriors also accompanied the Second and Fourth Companies to [[Talassar]] to relieve the besieged [[First Company]] led by [[Chapter Master]] [[Marneus Calgar|Calgar]], taking part in the [[jump pack]] assault against [[M'kar]]'s [[daemon]] army{{Fn|1j}}. He and his surviving warriors were among the few non-Ultramarines to attend the Chapter's victory celebration in the [[Shrine of Guilliman]] on [[Macragge]], and the fallen Raven Guard were honoured along with the Ultramarines{{Fn|1j}}.
== [[Quotes Space Marines#S|Quotes]] ==
*''"The way into Axum is clear, Sergeant Issam. Your approach was made with great skill, but this is Raven Guard work."''{{Fn|1b}}
== Sources ==*1: [[The Chapter's Due (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter 3, pgs. 38–46
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter 4, pgs. 49–59
**{{Endn|1j}}: Chapter 24, pgs. 311–317
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pg. 40
*{{Endn|3}}: [[War Zone Damocles: Kauyon]] , pg. 29*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex Supplement: Raven Guard (8th Edition)]], pg. 11 - ''Chapter Organisation''
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