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Large portions of Caliban were covered with dense forests, which in turn were inhabited by many dangerous forms of wildlife. The most feared and deadly were the '''[[Great Beasts of Caliban|Great Beasts]]'''. According to [[Luther]], Caliban possessed a vicious intelligence that extended to its "living" forests and beastly wildlife. This intelligence was in constant conflict with the [[Human]] settlers, whom it came to despise.{{Fn|6}}
[[Image:CalibanBeast.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Knight of [[The Order]] battles a Great Beast of Caliban{{Fn|2b}}]]Isolated from [[Terra]] for approximately 5,000, years the people of Caliban lived in a [[Feudal World|Feudal]] system. The noble class founded many knightly orders tasked with protecting the population from the hardships and perils that came from living in such a deadly environment. The greatest and most controversial of these orders was known simply as [[The Order]]. The Order differed from the other knightly orders in that commoners were also accepted into their ranks. [[Lion El'Jonson]] and [[Luther]] were both members of The Order and would rise through the ranks together until Jonson eventually became Grand Master. Prior to the [[Emperor]]'s arrival Jonson and Luther united virtually all the knightly orders in a successful campaign to rid the planet of all the Great Beasts.{{Fn|22a}}
Though not technologically advanced, Calibanites were able to produce rudimentary [[bolter]]s, [[chainsword]]s, energy weapons, and even [[power armour]] thanks to fragments of [[STC]]'s that remained on the world.{{Fn|6}}
The deadly creatures that populated Caliban's forests and wilds, known as the '''Great Beasts''' or simply '''the beasts''', plagued the people of Caliban for centuries, killing many and forcing the populace to be ever wary of the forests, until Lion El'Jonson and the Order launched their campaign of extermination. Each great beast was said to be completely unique, a species within itself. There also existed the possibility that they were spawned from the [[warp]].
This seems to be backed up by [[Zahariel]]'s journey into the Northwilds and the unseemly intelligence and cruelty displayed by the beasts. All of them were lethal in their own way and slaying one would mark a supplicant's acceptance as a full knight into the Order.{{Fn|22c}}
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Descent of Angels (Novel)]], **{{Cite ThisEndn|2a}}: ''Prelude''**{{Endn|2b}}: ch. 9**{{Endn|2c}}: ch. 10
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Fallen Angels (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Unforgiven (Novel)]]
