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The population of approximately 4,500,000 is predominantly arranged in a martial culture organised around a brutal warrior code. These local 'Iron Bloods' feral tribes produce the ideal candidates for induction into the [[chapter]]s of the [[Adeptus Astartes]], with the Black Templars chapter maintaining a presence on the planet at the Vengeris Keep.
The planet was attacked in the eighth century of the [[M41|41st Millenium]] by Eldar of the [[Saim-Hann]] [[Craftworld]], after the Iron Bloods’ failed to respond to an evacuation ultimatum issued by an envoy at a tribal contest. The small garrison of Templars was originally over-run by the Eldar forces of Triadhu Firesong and his adviser Oerlin Fargaze. Eldar battle technology was too advanced for the feral tribes, with anti-personnel [[Eldar Jetbike|skimmers]] exacting a large toll on the population.
The tide turned with the arrival of re-enforcements from the Templar strike barge ‘Vigilant Might’, under the command of [[Reclusiarch]] Verstelt, and the later arrival of the Crusade of [[Marshal]] Albrantinus. The Templars lost many [[neophyte]]s in the war, with the survivors promoted to [[Initiate]] status. The local leaders of the Iron Bloods, including warrior chieftain Khemu, were later selected for initiation into the chapter as neophytes, having demonstrated impressive skills and leadership.
