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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]].

	*[[Caliban (Warhammer 40,000)]]		*[[Caliban (Warhammer 40,000)]]
	*[[Caliban (Ravenloft)]]		*[[Caliban (Ravenloft)]]

	[[Category:Disambiguation]]		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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	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 two things; a planet in [[Warhammer 40000]], or a race in [[Ravenloft]].

			*[[Caliban (Warhammer 40,000)]]
			*[[Caliban (Ravenloft)]]

			[[Category:Disambiguation]]

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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 two things; a planet in [[Warhammer 40000]], or a race in [[Ravenloft]].

	~~==In Warhammer 40000==~~
	~~[[File:Caliban.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Mostly just space debris now]]~~
	'''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.''

	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]].

	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 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. Then again, letting a rogue Primarch run loose isn't an amazing idea and they were both halfway across the galaxy from Terra. Curze's foresight was correct in assuming that the Lion's legacy would lie in the shadow of someone like Dorn or Guilliman... right before running the Night Haunter through with his sword, telling him that he didn't give a damn, and that [[Awesome\|loyalty was its own reward.]]. While things on Caliban were complicated, it seems that while the Lion's actions were questionable, he was most definitely for the Imperium. This was further confirmed in the Leman Russ novel, which has a scene where he and Russ showing up in the aftermath of the Siege of Terra.

	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.

	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.

	~~{{40k-Planets}}~~

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	==In Ravenloft==		==In Ravenloft==
	[[File:Ravenloft 3e Calibans.png\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Marked by curse, sin or cruel fate, calibans are humanity's unwanted children.]		[[File:Ravenloft 3e Calibans.png\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Marked by curse, sin or cruel fate, calibans are humanity's unwanted children.]]

	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.		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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			[[File:Ravenloft 3e Calibans.png\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Marked by curse, sin or cruel fate, calibans are humanity's unwanted children.]
	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.		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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	* Voice of Many: The caliban's voice sounds like many voices talking at once, giving him +2 to Bluff checks at the cost of -2 to Diplomacy checks.		* Voice of Many: The caliban's voice sounds like many voices talking at once, giving him +2 to Bluff checks at the cost of -2 to Diplomacy checks.

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	[[File:Ravenloft 3e Calibans.png\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Marked by curse, sin or cruel fate, calibans are humanity's unwanted children.]]		[[File:Ravenloft 3e Calibans.png\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Marked by curse, sin or cruel fate, calibans are humanity's unwanted children.]]

	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.		In the 3rd edition of [[Ravenloft]], when [[White Wolf]] took over the setting through their Swords & Sorcery imprint, they 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]]. But, the half-orc's role as the Big Bruiser race couldn't be filled by the [[Half-Vistani]], which'd been invented for the setting back in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. 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.

	Of course, whilst this fluff was awesome and really adaptable for dark fantasy or post-apocalyptic homebrew settings, mechanically it was pretty boring. Remember, the 3e half-orc was considered one of the worst PC races of its time. So, one dedicated fan decided to do something about that. He wrote an article for issue #8 of the Ravenloft fan-zine, "[[Quoth the Raven]]", and submitted it to Fraternity of Shadows website. This article, titled ''Brutes and Banshees'', expanded the caliban race in two ways.		Of course, whilst this fluff was awesome and really adaptable for dark fantasy or post-apocalyptic homebrew settings, mechanically it was pretty boring. Remember, the 3e half-orc was considered one of the worst PC races of its time. So, one dedicated fan decided to do something about that. He wrote an article for issue #8 of the Ravenloft fan-zine, "[[Quoth the Raven]]", and submitted it to Fraternity of Shadows website. This article, titled ''Brutes and Banshees'', expanded the caliban race in two ways.
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	* Spinnerets: The caliban has the ability to create webs. They originate from an opening in a large gland in his gut (the opening is approximately where a belly button would be). The organ converts the caliban's fatty tissue/blood/muscle into a thick black web-like structure. As a standard action the caliban can create either a single thick 30’ long “rope” of web or a large number of finer particles (treat as web spell but fills only one 5ft square). Either of these actions costs the caliban one point of temporary Constitution damage. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Twisted Organs.		* Spinnerets: The caliban has the ability to create webs. They originate from an opening in a large gland in his gut (the opening is approximately where a belly button would be). The organ converts the caliban's fatty tissue/blood/muscle into a thick black web-like structure. As a standard action the caliban can create either a single thick 30’ long “rope” of web or a large number of finer particles (treat as web spell but fills only one 5ft square). Either of these actions costs the caliban one point of temporary Constitution damage. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Twisted Organs.
	* Tail: The caliban has a malformed tail dangling from behind him, granting him +2 to Balance checks.		* Tail: The caliban has a malformed tail dangling from behind him, granting him +2 to Balance checks.
	Touch of Unease: The caliban's skin is pulsing with power from beneath, which can make lesser men faint. Anyone who touches the caliban's bare skin with his own bare skin takes 1 point of subdual damage per round of contact, with no save. Outsiders and Fey are immune to this damage, as creatures of magic. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Slimy.		* Touch of Unease: The caliban's skin is pulsing with power from beneath, which can make lesser men faint. Anyone who touches the caliban's bare skin with his own bare skin takes 1 point of subdual damage per round of contact, with no save. Outsiders and Fey are immune to this damage, as creatures of magic. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Slimy.
	* Toxic Blood: The caliban's very blood is toxic, and often has a weird color or texture (like being black and oily or being thin and colorless) and a foul smell. When injected to a living body (through a wound caused by the caliban's claws or teeth or by applying the poison to a piercing or slashing weapon), the poison forces the target to pass a Fortitude save with a DC equal to 5 + Caliban's Con modifier or suffer 1d2 points of primary ability damage and 1d2 points of secondary ability damage (which depends on the caliban's breed- Banshees cause Con damage, Bestials cause Int damage, Brutes cause Cha damage, Cannibals cause Wis damage and Witchpsawn deal Str damage). The caliban may cause some of his toxic blood to burst through his skin in an especially painful process which requires a full-round action, or otherwise cut himself for 1 or more points of damage to gain access to his toxic blood and apply it to his claws, teeth or weapons. The poison becomes inert after 1d6 rounds of exposure to air. A caliban is immune to his own toxic blood. This deformity is especially common in the domains of Nosos and Borca. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Witch Nipple.		* Toxic Blood: The caliban's very blood is toxic, and often has a weird color or texture (like being black and oily or being thin and colorless) and a foul smell. When injected to a living body (through a wound caused by the caliban's claws or teeth or by applying the poison to a piercing or slashing weapon), the poison forces the target to pass a Fortitude save with a DC equal to 5 + Caliban's Con modifier or suffer 1d2 points of primary ability damage and 1d2 points of secondary ability damage (which depends on the caliban's breed- Banshees cause Con damage, Bestials cause Int damage, Brutes cause Cha damage, Cannibals cause Wis damage and Witchpsawn deal Str damage). The caliban may cause some of his toxic blood to burst through his skin in an especially painful process which requires a full-round action, or otherwise cut himself for 1 or more points of damage to gain access to his toxic blood and apply it to his claws, teeth or weapons. The poison becomes inert after 1d6 rounds of exposure to air. A caliban is immune to his own toxic blood. This deformity is especially common in the domains of Nosos and Borca. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Witch Nipple.
	* Twisted Organs: The caliban's innards are all twisted around and located in an unusual alignment (his heart might be down in his gut while his intestines weave around throughout his chest wrapping around the other organs etc.). This makes the Caliban weaker and more susceptible to poison and disease (-1 con) but makes his vital organs harder to find. Any roll to confirm a threat made against the Caliban is at –2 and anyone attempting to Sneak Attack him must make a DC 10 Spot check to find his vulnerable spots and successfully deliver a Sneak Attack (this Spot check is a free action). Note: this deformity cannot stack with Gaunt or Spinnerets.		* Twisted Organs: The caliban's innards are all twisted around and located in an unusual alignment (his heart might be down in his gut while his intestines weave around throughout his chest wrapping around the other organs etc.). This makes the Caliban weaker and more susceptible to poison and disease (-1 con) but makes his vital organs harder to find. Any roll to confirm a threat made against the Caliban is at –2 and anyone attempting to Sneak Attack him must make a DC 10 Spot check to find his vulnerable spots and successfully deliver a Sneak Attack (this Spot check is a free action). Note: this deformity cannot stack with Gaunt or Spinnerets.
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	* Backwards Eye: The caliban has a third eye in the back of his head. As long as he keeps it clear (no hats, scarves, helmets etc) he has 360 vision and cannot be flanked (except by a rogue 2 levels higher than himself) however the third eye distorts his depth perception giving him a -1 to all ranged attacks while it is open. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Cyclops.		* Backwards Eye: The caliban has a third eye in the back of his head. As long as he keeps it clear (no hats, scarves, helmets etc) he has 360 vision and cannot be flanked (except by a rogue 2 levels higher than himself) however the third eye distorts his depth perception giving him a -1 to all ranged attacks while it is open. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Cyclops.
	* Bloodshot Eyes: The caliban's eyes are constantly red and bloodshot, giving him Lowlight Vision. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Eyes of Darkness.		* Bloodshot Eyes: The caliban's eyes are constantly red and bloodshot, giving him Lowlight Vision. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Eyes of Darkness.
	Bulbous Eyes: The caliban's Eyes are bulbous and especially large, giving him Darkvision 60’. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Eyes of Darkness.		* Bulbous Eyes: The caliban's Eyes are bulbous and especially large, giving him Darkvision 60’. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Eyes of Darkness.
	* Cyclops: The caliban has a single large eye in the middle of his forehead instead of the normal two eyes. He gains -2 to Spot and Search checks, but +4 to saves against gaze attacks. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Backwards Eye.		* Cyclops: The caliban has a single large eye in the middle of his forehead instead of the normal two eyes. He gains -2 to Spot and Search checks, but +4 to saves against gaze attacks. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Backwards Eye.
	* Double Irises: The caliban has 2 pupils in his eyes instead of merely one. He gains +2 to Spot and Search checks but -1 to Wisdom, as he often sees things that shouldn’t be. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Swirling Eyes.		* Double Irises: The caliban has 2 pupils in his eyes instead of merely one. He gains +2 to Spot and Search checks but -1 to Wisdom, as he often sees things that shouldn’t be. Note: this deformity cannot stack with Swirling Eyes.