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==History==
Karanos V, in the [[Karanos System]], was settled by [[human]]s millennia ago during the [[Golden Dark Age of ExpansionTechnology|golden age of antiquity]]. These humans struggled and succeeded against ancient [[Xenos]] civilisations, remaining long after the extinction of their foes. During the time of the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]], great orbital defence platforms were set up to protect its then-verdant soil and did so, until the arrival of [[Waaagh!]] [[Big Zag]], whose voidcraft bypassed these defences, dropping out of the [[Warp]] mere miles from the planet's surface and turning the defences on the [[Imperium]]'s own fleet.{{Fn|1a}}
An [[Astra Militarum]] force passing through the system attempted to hold Karanos V, marshalling survivors in Hive Septimus with the invaluable assistance of a member of the [[Mentors]] [[Astartes]] [[Chapter]]. Unfortunately, their sacrifice was in vain as the hive was squashed by an [[Ork]] [[Kill Kroozer]] called ''[[Da Original Biggun]]'' crash landing on top of them. In all, several billion humans were killed in the fighting; none were left alive.{{Fn|1a}}
