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Some rumours tell that the [[C'tan]] [[Void Dragon]] resides deep under Mars' surface. Another rumour says that the [[Primarch]] [[Ferrus Manus]] survived the [[Dropsite Massacre|Isstvan V massacre]] and now resides on Mars, though this is strictly rejected by the [[Iron Hands]].{{Fn|3c}}
Martians was generally tall, compared to the base-line human average taken from across many other Forge Worlds. The natives of the red planet have delicate bones lengthened over millennia of living under low gravity. These extends to the vat-born humans populating the world, as well.{{Fn|23}}
==History==
===Early History===
The ''Red Planet'', as it is called, is acclaimed as a wonder of the galaxy. In the early 22nd century it became the first planet to be terraformed by [[human]]shumans. After being made habitable, the planet was settled by industrial cartels, and it soon developed into the first [[Hive World]] and a centre of industry and scientific advancement. During the [[Dark Age of Technology]], the empires of Mars and Earth peacefully coexisted.{{Fn|2}}
During the [[Age of Strife]], Mars endured long centuries of isolation as complete anarchy ripped through [[Terra]].{{Fn|6a}} During the long time Mars was cut off from Terra by [[Warp storms]]{{Fn|7a}}, Mars's own atmospheric shields gave way, exposing it to deadly radiation that devastated the planet. During this time, fallout shelters represented the only hope for one's survival on Mars. Technology, now responsible for one's very existence, soon became revered and the worship of the [[Omnissiah]] began in earnest.{{Fn|6a}} Any humans remaining outside the shelters devolved into cannibal mutants or were wiped out by insane automata and A.I. which stalked the surface.{{Fn|6b}}
**{{Endn|21b}}: pg. 81
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Genefather (Novel)]], Chapter 5
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Wolfsbane (Novel)]], Chapter 3
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