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==Culture==
Calidan's primitive inhabitants are only dimly aware of the rest of the Imperium, and have remained untouched by the [[alien]] horrors of the universe for most of their history. The people of Calidan live in tribes and worship the [[Emperor]] as "Sky-Emperor". Despite their primitive society, the people of calidan possess some more advanced technology, such as guns. It is a custom of the people of Calidan to leave their dead to nourish the jungles of the world.{{Fn|1}}
==History==
At some point, the primitive inhabitants of the planet encountered a daemon-thing in their jungles. The natives managed to hunt down the creature and kill it. The only survivor of the hunting party was a warrior named [[Katan]]. He returned to his village with the head of the slain beast and the natives rejoiced, for surely this meant that the [[Emperor|Sky-Emperor]] would watch over them. In truth, the slain beast was a [[tyranid]] [[Lictor]], sent from the approaching [[Hive Fleet]] [[Moloch]].{{Fn|1}}
The [[psychic]] communication between the dying Lictor and the hive fleet was intercepted by an imperial survey vessel, [[Costar]]. The vessel notified the battle group command flagship [[Emperor’s Wrath]], which was on patrol duty on the Eastern Fringe of the [[Ultima Segmentum]]. They estimated that a sub-fleet of the greater Hive Fleet would reach Calidan in some seven years. The [[admiral]] of Emperor’s Wrath decided not to intervene as it was more important to monitor the progress of the approaching hive fleet.{{Fn|1}}
