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Edited out some erroneous text about things implied in tyranid codices which are untrue
==Overview==
[[Image:Graia System.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Graia Star System{{Fn|2}}]]
Graia, nicknamed the "Crown of Miracles",{{Fn|11c11b}} is the most prosperous Forge World of the [[Belt of Iron]] and much of its production is geared towards [[Titan]] engines.{{Fn|12}}
Though the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] does not make it widely known, the principal Forge networks of Graia, known as the [[Graian Crown]], is capable of independent flight. Giant fusion engines allow it to escape its host planet's gravity and move to the nearest [[Mandeville Point]], where it can then travel through the [[Warp]].
[[Image:GraiaSkit.jpg|thumb|right|Graian [[Skitarii]]{{Fn|9}}]]
Graia is famous for the stubborn and steadfast nature of its warriors. They generally refuse to retreat from held ground unless ordered to do so by Graian tech-priests, and are hardwired in a way making it extremely difficult for psykers to influence them. Though this makes them excellent defenders, other Imperial forces often regard the Graians' stubbornness as much as a tactical liability as it is an advantage.{{Fn|11c11b}}
==History==
[[Image:Graia View.jpg|thumb|230px|Graia during [[Graia Invasion|the grand invasion]] by [[Orks]] and [[Chaos]] forces{{Fn|2}}]][[Image:Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun Cover.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Malum Caedo]] in battle with the forces of [[Chaos]] on [[Graia]]]]
*'''Late [[M41]]''' — A double attack by the [[Orks]] and [[Chaos Space Marines]] left many of its facilities in ruins. In the aftermath it was quarantined by order of [[Inquisitor]] [[Thrax]].{{Fn|2}}
*'''circa 993.[[M41]]''' — Graia was believed to be one of the worlds attacked and consumed by [[Hive Fleet]] [[Kraken]]in the [[Second Tyrannic War]]. It managed to defend from most invasion using its orbital defenses until its moon was overtaken and used to launch [[Mycetic Spores]] onto the planet.{{Fn|5}} However, as the Forge World continued to operate after this point, these claims appear to have been false.{{Fn|11a6}}
*'''Late [[M41]]/early [[M42]]''' — [[Tumulus Samael's invasion]]: [[Chaos Sorcerer]] [[Tumulus Samael]] invaded Graia, almost turning the [[Graian Crown]] into a massive [[Warp]] weapon. However, the attempted takeover was foiled by [[Ultramarines|Ultramarine]] [[Malum Caedo]].{{Fn|15}}
===[[Era Indomitus]]===
* '''Early [[M42]]''' — The '''Rust Fields War''' began in the aftermath of the [[Great Rift]]'s creation, as a coalition of [[Forge World]]s led by [[Mars]] and [[Graia]] sent mining fleets to exploit the vast belt of mineral rich asteroids known as the '''Rust Fields'''. After operations began however, it was discovered that [[Ork]] clans ruled the interior of the Rust Fields and the two sides soon clash. This began a great war, that has now drawn in untold numbers of additional [[Imperium]] forces, as the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] fights to retain its foothold in the asteroid field.{{Fn|11b11a}}
* '''Early [[M42]]''' — Graia sent forces to fight at [[Aggamedes]] against Chaos forces in the [[Arks of Omen Campaign]].{{Fn|14}}
*The official sources give two possible locations for Graia in the [[Imperium]]:
**[[Imperial Armour Volume One]]{{Fn|1a}} and [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]]{{Fn|8}} place Graia in [[Segmentum Tempestus]].
**Other sources (such as the [[Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)|3rd]]{{Fn|6}} and [[Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)|4th Edition]] Tyranid codices{{Fn|7}}, and the The video game [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]{{Fn|2}} place places Graia in the eastern part of [[Ultramar]], in [[Ultima Segmentum]] However, Graia is not the planet itself but the Forge Ring. They can and will move to a new planet, once the minerals are depleted.
==See also==
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Space-Marine-Rapier-Laser-Destroyer Forgeworld: Graia pattern Rapier Laser Destroyer] ''(last accessed 26th June 2022)''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Orphans of the Kraken (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)]]{{CME}}, pg. 15*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)]], pg. 1214
*{{Endn|8}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pgs. 10-11
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Cult Mechanicus (7th Edition)]] — ''Temples of the Omnissiah''
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus (2018)]] Rulebook, pg. 16
*11: [[Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (8th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|11a}}: pgs. 12-13 — ''Bastions of the Machine God''**{{Endn|11b}}: pg. 35 — ''The Quest for Knowledge: The Rust Fields War Begins''**{{Endn|11c11b}}: pg. 19 — ''Graia''
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus: Crucible of Retribution]], pg. 11
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (9th Edition)]], pg. 29 — ''Graia''
