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The original [[Knight World]]s were founded during the [[Dark Age of Technology]], settled by [[humanity]] in its first great stellar exodus. In an event dubbed the '''[[Long March]]''', over the course of decades colonization ships reached their pre-chosen worlds. When they arrived, however, they often found lethal fauna and flora alike, and/or devastating meteorological conditions. The founding materials for the colonists were the ships themselves, while they were able to flourish and expand thanks to [[STC]] machines. Among the creations of the STC during this time were the first [[knight]] suits, to defend against predators and hostile [[xenos]].{{Fn|11a}} Known at the time as '''construction-defence platforms''', they were originally used as tools to clear land and construct settlements.{{Fn|36g}} The pilots for these suits were carefully chosen, but over extended exposure to their [[Throne Mechanicum]] console their concepts of practical self-defense and communal survival were replaced by ideas of authoritarianism, chivalry, and martial honorhonour. Over the decades a feudal system formed, and those protected by the knights increasingly became vassals to their masters.{{Fn|11a}} The armaments originally used for settlement and construction would instead be dedicated to the prosecution of war.{{Fn|36d}}

*{{Endn|24}}: [[Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000]]
 - ''Knight Paladin''

*{{Endn|32}}: [[ The Horus Heresy Book Six - Retribution]], pg. 138