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| In the /tg/ sense, Caliban can refer to either of two things; a planet in [[Warhammer 40000]], or a race in [[Ravenloft]]. | | In the /tg/ sense, Caliban can refer to either of three things; a planet in [[Warhammer 40000]], a race in [[Ravenloft]], or a monster in [[Pathfinder]]. |
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| ==In Warhammer 40000==
| | *[[Caliban (Warhammer 40,000)]] |
| [[File:Caliban.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Mostly just space debris now]] | | *[[Caliban (Ravenloft)]] |
| '''Caliban''' was the homeworld of the [[Primarch]] [[Lion El'Jonson]] and, from its admittance into the [[Imperium of Man]] until the [[Horus Heresy]], the primary recruiting world of the [[Dark Angels]] [[Space Marine Chapter|Legion]] of [[Space Marines]]. It is likely named for the barbaric savage of the same name in Shakespeare's ''The Tempest.''
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| When the infant Lion landed on Caliban, it was a densely forested [[Death World]] home to several orders of Knights who protected the commoners from the dangers of the forest. What people didn't know was the planet's proximity (in a galactic sense) to the [[Eye of Terror]] had left the planet Warp-tainted, resulting in various [[Chaos]] [[mutant]]s known as "Great Beasts". Lion's adoptive father [[Luther]] was a member of one of these knightly groups known as "the Order", and El'Jonson was raised by the Order, eventually rising all the way to the top. El'Jonson then united the planet and killed all of the Great Beasts. When the [[God-Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]] came to bring the planet into the fledgeling Imperium and place El'Jonson in charge of the First Legion of Space Marines, these orders were quickly folded into the renamed [[Dark Angels]].
| | The [[Pathfinder]] Caliban is a deformed, [[ogre]]-like Monstrous Humanoid introduced in the adventure module "Tears at Bitter Manor" and subsequently forgotten. Possessed of the ability to temporarily [[fleshcrafting|inflict crippling deformities with its touch]] and to produce an unsettling scream, as well as being tough, brawny and surprisingly mobile (Athletic & Nimble Moves feats, Swim 20ft), they are technically the male counterpart to [[Golarion]] [[Changeling]]s: [[hag]] covens use twisted ritual magics to create calibans as monstrous minions; these "[[hagspawn|sons of hags]]" are brought up to be steadfastedly loyal to their malevolent and oft-abusive matriarchs, serving them as grunt labor. Still, they aren't inherently evil, and occasionally break away, but their deformed appearance means they find no place in conventional society as a general rule. Unlike changelings, calibans are sterile; only hag rituals can produce new ones. |
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| Lion left with most of the Legion, later sending Luther and the remainder back to run the fortress-monastery of Aldurukh after the Sarosh Compliance, but when he returned just after the [[Horus Heresy]]... we're not sure what happened. The Dark Angels claim that they were fired upon when their ships entered Caliban orbit, and they quickly determined that Luther and his Dark Angels had fallen to Chaos. The orbiting Dark Angels responded by sending Lion to confront Luther while their ships opened up with an orbital bombardment. The so-called [[Fallen Angels]] tell a different story: that it was Lion who was the traitor -- not necessarily a a pawn of Chaos, but rather holding his forces back from much of the Horus Heresy until he could tell who was winning (and then side with them). Making things more confusing is more recent books implying that both sides were sort of correct -- Luther had been reading forbidden Chaos lore while the Lion was given the choice between settling a pissing contest with Konrad Curze and risking his life in the Siege of Terra.
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| Unfortunately, the Great Beasts that the Lion killed were also helping to siphon off excess Caliban's Chaotic energies, and keeping humans away from the worst of it, and in their absence the... thing that lived in the planet's core was ready to wake up. Naturally, its first target was Luther and the other Dark Angels on garrison duty.
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| Either way, the bombardment, compounded by a miniature [[Warp]] storm unleashed by the traitors (wherever and whoever they were), caused Caliban to break apart; the largest piece was that which contained the fortress-monastery (whose reinforcements meant that it withstood the attack and shielded the surrounding rock), which the Dark Angels re-captured and used as their headquarters, calling it [[The Rock]]. The Angels on the surface were scattered through the Warp and became the [[Fallen Angels]]. Many became full [[Chaos Space Marines]], though many more become thoroughly disgusted by both Chaos and the Imperium and going renegade.
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| ==In Ravenloft==
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| In the 3rd edition of [[Ravenloft]], when [[White Wolf]] took over the setting through their Swords & Sorcery imprint, the came to the decision that the iconic core-race of [[Half-Orcs]] didn't fit the setting. After all, as a Gothic Horror Fantasy, there was no place for [[Orcs]]. So, they replaced them with Calibans, who were statistically identical, but came from much different origins. Calibans are cursed individuals, uniquely deformed [[mutant]]s born of incest, curses, evil magic, twisted alchemy, and other foulness that their parents may or may not have been responsible for.
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In the /tg/ sense, Caliban can refer to either of three things; a planet in Warhammer 40000, a race in Ravenloft, or a monster in Pathfinder.
The Pathfinder Caliban is a deformed, ogre-like Monstrous Humanoid introduced in the adventure module "Tears at Bitter Manor" and subsequently forgotten. Possessed of the ability to temporarily inflict crippling deformities with its touch and to produce an unsettling scream, as well as being tough, brawny and surprisingly mobile (Athletic & Nimble Moves feats, Swim 20ft), they are technically the male counterpart to Golarion Changelings: hag covens use twisted ritual magics to create calibans as monstrous minions; these "sons of hags" are brought up to be steadfastedly loyal to their malevolent and oft-abusive matriarchs, serving them as grunt labor. Still, they aren't inherently evil, and occasionally break away, but their deformed appearance means they find no place in conventional society as a general rule. Unlike changelings, calibans are sterile; only hag rituals can produce new ones.