Davin

&nbsp Davin is one of two habitable worlds in its system, the other is its moon. Both Davin and its moon were desert worlds discovered in the 140th year of the great crusade, where primarch Horus's 63rd expedition fleet linked up with a lost strand of humanity on the surface of the planet.

Inhabitants
In the years of seperation from Terra, the inhabitants of Davin physically altered. They became taller and more sinuous than Terran humans, and their features more bestial. Their pupils grew until they filled most of the eye.

Despite these animalistic changes, the Davinates retained their human intelligence, if not their Terran way of life. They had regressed to nomadic camp dwellers, constantly shifting location across the planet.

Davinates characteristically wear animal hides and carry unsafe antique black powder revolvers and handguns, and make use of stone or metal knives.

Over time means to travel to the surface of their moon vanished, and the nomadic cultures of each world grew further apart. When first encountered by the 63rd expedition the Davinates were keen to embrace Imperial life, but their moon cousins hopelessly fought against the Space Marines, and were subdued.

The Lodge
During Imperialisation, the nomadic warriors taught the Luna Wolves of the Lodge. The Lodge was a way for members of all martial classes to meet as friends, where captains could speak freely to line troopers. The Luna Wolves embraced this, however it was kept as a secret non-official gathering until the 200th year of the great crusade where captain Loken discovered it.

At the start of the Horus Heresy, the lodge began to make decisions that would have far reaching consequences throughout the chapter.

Plague Moon
Recalled by the wordbearers legion, the Luna Wolves returned to Davin in the 200th year of the crusade. Eberus, first chaplain of the wordbearers told Horus of how a commander he had left behind as a governer, Tebus, had turned traitor. Enraged, Horus attacked Davin's moon himself with a spearhead of 400 Luna Wolves, 3 Titans of the Legio Mortis, including Daes Irae, and 4000 imperial guard of the Byzantine Janizars. Heavy tanks could not be deployed, as mysteriously the deserts of the moon had become plaque ridden swamps, filled with the reanimated corpses of the imperial guard Horus had left behind with Tebus. Horus led an assault into Tebus' layer, inside a vast downed starship called Emperors Glory. While Horus and 200 Astartes were inside, the mighty ship collapsed.

Alone now, Horus made his way through the bowels of the ship in search of Tebus. He found Tibus in the bridge of the ship, just as Tibus killed Verulam Moy, one of Horus's captains. Horus killed Tebus, but was struck by the kinebrach anathame in the process. The anathame poisoned Horus until he was unable to walk and close to death. The Mournival rushed him back up to Horus's flagship for operation.

House of False Gods
Unable to cure Horus, the Lodge, now 300 strong decided to bear Horus to the Lodge of the Snake on Davin, as Eberus told the Luna Wolves it was a house of healing. Inside, Eberus corrupted Horus, and ignited the spark that would begin the Horus Heresy. Emerging from the Lodge apparently healed, the 63rd expedition rejoiced at Horus's return.