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The Leviathan was constructed at some point prior to or during Calus' reign as Emperor. According to Calus himself, the ship was modeled after "a mythical beast from the dreams of worms", Which was thought to be the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]] of [[Fundament]]. It turned out that the ship was based off of a "landwhale" native to the cabal homeworld. Its original function, whether a prison barge, warship or pleasure craft, is unclear. | The Leviathan was constructed at some point prior to or during Calus' reign as Emperor. According to Calus himself, the ship was modeled after "a mythical beast from the dreams of worms", Which was thought to be the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]] of [[Fundament]]. It turned out that the ship was based off of a "landwhale" native to the cabal homeworld. Its original function, whether a prison barge, warship or pleasure craft, is unclear. | ||
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{{Quote|This Leviathan. This prison ship. I will remake it, as I have been remade. No longer will it represent a mythical beast from the dreams of worms. It will serve as an icon for my newfound gluttony.|Emperor [[Calus]]}} | {{Quote|This Leviathan. This prison ship. I will remake it, as I have been remade. No longer will it represent a mythical beast from the dreams of worms. It will serve as an icon for my newfound gluttony.|Emperor [[Calus]]}} | ||
On the night of the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] that deposed him, Emperor Calus was arrested and quietly ushered aboard the Leviathan, where [[Dominus Ghaul]] and his co-conspirators intended him to remain in exile in perpetuity. The Leviathan's navigation system was locked onto a course that would take it far from the Cabal Empire's domain. After many centuries, the system failed and the ship progressed no further; it had come upon a great expanse of nothingness, and could not plot a course through a place that did not exist. It was here that Calus claimed to have encountered something that overawed him, potentially the [[Darkness]] itself, and resolved to become its herald. With the navigation system unlocked, Calus charted a course back to Cabal territory, collecting [[Shadows]] from various alien races along the way to enact his revenge against his usurpers. | On the night of the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] that deposed him, Emperor Calus was arrested and quietly ushered aboard the Leviathan, where [[Dominus Ghaul]] and his co-conspirators intended him to remain in exile in perpetuity. The Leviathan's navigation system was locked onto a course that would take it far from the Cabal Empire's domain. After many centuries, the system failed and the ship progressed no further; it had come upon a great expanse of nothingness, and could not plot a course through a place that did not exist. It was here that Calus claimed to have encountered something that overawed him, potentially the [[Darkness]] itself, and resolved to become its herald. With the navigation system unlocked, Calus charted a course back to Cabal territory, collecting [[Shadows]] from various alien races along the way to enact his revenge against his usurpers. | ||
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===A Shadow Gone Mad=== | ===A Shadow Gone Mad=== | ||
Wanting a Shadow to command the Hive, Calus breeds [[Gahlran]] to wear a Hive artifact known as the [[Crown of Sorrow]]. However, Gahlran is driven mad by the | Wanting a Shadow to command the Hive, Calus breeds [[Gahlran]] to wear a Hive artifact known as the [[Crown of Sorrow]]. However, Gahlran is driven mad by the Crown's power, as it was a trap laid by [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]]. Under the control of Savathûn, Gahlran summons a massive Hive infestation, killing many Loyalists, and taking control of the depths of the Leviathan's Menagerie. Now wanting his former Shadow put down, Calus calls upon the Guardian and their allies once more, offering more riches and rewards upon their success. | ||
After a grueling struggle against the mad Shadow and the | After a grueling struggle against the mad Shadow and the Hive's magic, the Guardians succeeded in killing Gahlran and retrieving the crown. With the artifact back in Calus' possession, he orders his Psions to continue studying the runes found underneath it to find a way to prevent anyone else who would wear it from falling to its madness, and to also leave its ability to control the Hive intact. | ||
Calus later honors the Guardians with a Tribute Hall established aboard his ship, and offers them to become his Shadows of Earth. | Calus later honors the Guardians with a Tribute Hall established aboard his ship, and offers them to become his Shadows of Earth. | ||
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**[[Throne]] | **[[Throne]] | ||
**[[Royal Pools]] | **[[Royal Pools]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Leviathan's Underbelly]] | ||
**[[Armory]] | **[[Armory]] | ||
***[[Transfer]] | ***[[Transfer]] | ||