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During the Great Crusade, Caliban would serve as [[Gramarye|one of the two]] large outposts held by the Legion which saw the largest concentration of the Legion’s infrastructure, in the case of Caliban this was centered around the Fortress of [[The Order]]. The standard pattern of operations within the Legion saw it used as a base for resupply for a force that was primarily based within the mobile halls of the fleet. Only on the rarest of occasions did any of the Chapters of the Dark Angels return to their halls for any lengthy period of rest, with garrison duty left to the rawest recruits and those masters and seneschals with [[Deathwing]] lifeguard cadres that stood warden over it’s domain. The world was considered heavily fortified and defended.{{Fn|11b}}
The world also held sealed vaults containing large stocks of the Legion’s proscribed weaponry, including such types as life annihilating [[Gene-Phage|Gene-Phages]]s, planet destroying [[Magna-Torpedo|Magna-Torpedos]] s and the dreaded nanite scourge of the [[Silica-virae]].{{Fn|11c}}
The [[Calibanite Jaegers]] [[Solar Auxilia]] [[Regiments]] were mustered from Caliban.{{fn|9}}
===Destruction===
*{{main|Destruction of Caliban}}
When Jonson returned from the [[Horus Heresy]], a withering salvo of fire knocked ships out of orbit. Over many decades Luther had corrupted the remaining legion on Caliban. Jonson was furious and moved his ships back into orbit, bombarding the planet. Eventually, Jonson ordered the invasion and the loyal Dark Angels landed across the planet. The corrupt Dark Angels took hold in the Order's monastery, and Luther and Jonson faced off. The ancient home was reduced to rubble and the planet was flattened.{{citethisCite Marker End}}
Eventually, due to the bombardment, the planet's crust began to shift and crack. Around the planet, the warp shifted as the dark powers realised they had failed again and a [[warp]] storm spewed forth around the planet. A swirling vortex of warp power was created around Caliban and it eventually broke apart, being pulled into the [[warp]]. Only an [[The Rock|asteroid]] with the ruins of the [[Fortress Monastery]] remained. [[Luther]] was said to be found, but Jonson was nowhere to be seen. It is said that he was taken by the [[Watchers in the Dark]].{{Fn|1}}
===Beasts===
*{{main|Great Beasts of Caliban}}
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]].{{citethisCite Marker End}}
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|2c}}
