Editing Gorgers (section)

=Nathanog The Endless Mouth, Primarch of The Gorgers=

===Appearance===
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Caucasian with a pale complexion. Dark, long, and untamed hair. Overall a handsome face if it was not for the abhorrent size his mouth can open and the gigantic, inhuman tooth in it.

===Youth===
The world of Thorond-ul had fallen back into feudal subsistence during Old Night, with its few inhabitants terrorized by ferocious predators. When one of the Emperor's Primarchs fell to its surface, there were no men to take the child into their family. The infant grew into a feral thing, neither man nor beast. He lived anonymously in the forests, hunting and feeding on the beasts and feared by those few men who caught even a glimpse of him. So it went for years, until Nath, a huntsman from the settlement of Dakh-agh happened upon the Beast-Man of the Endless Jungle slaying a great reptilian beast single-handedly.

What struck the huntsman was not the killing itself, but that the Beast-Man had snared his quarry in a trap. Nath reasoned that a creature who could craft the most basic of machines could also learn the other ways of men. With the utmost caution he approached the Beast-Man with weapons lowered and heart thumping. Establishing contact was difficult, but patient Nath slowly won the Beast-Man's trust. He ended up giving him the name "Nathan"(or Brother of Nath).

At first Nathan was not trusted by the local inhabitants. Some feared he would steal their children and babes to feast on in the night, others worried his natural tendency towards barbarity could lead to acts of violence over simple misunderstandings. Nathan took in stride, not worrying for the petty thoughts of scared fools. He had found a better life alongside Nath, and for that he would stay with him. Eventually the Predators broke down the cavaliers and footmen sworn to keep them at bay, causing great suffering to reign in the villages at the frontier. Using all he had learned from both spheres of the world, from the humid wilds to the stone and knowledge, Nathan was able to turn back the tide by his own will and strength alone.

Nathan's might quickly won over the small community of Dakh-agh. He became their chief and terrible protector, teaching the menfolk to trap and hunt the predators that had once hunted them. But the help of Nathan had a price. He forced his hunters to eat the flesh of the terrible beasts they slew. Many died, but those who survived grew strong. Dakh-agh became a bloody bastion of mankind's strength, drawing other humans to its growing walls and winning allied settlements. As the great beasts grew small, Nathan only had one choice if he wanted his thirst for hunting to be satisfied. He would conquer the surrounding lands, seeking new hunting grounds. The long years of war and hunting left only one master of Thorund-ul: Nathan-Og, the Endless Mouth.

He cared not to manage the affairs of state, only wishing greater prey but understood the necessity of a strong government. He pruned out the selfish and the deceitful, putting in their place the driven and honest. His rule on Thorond-ul was known as the Great Peace of Groghtuk(Advisers), for under the efficient hand of these functionaries the realm was brought into a never before seen golden age that they had never experienced during their feudal wars and battles with the roaming predators. Nathanog was happy to always have a large recruiting base to summon up new warriors for his hunts, as many did die in them and he always required new blood. 

===The Coming of The Emperor===
The peace had left Nathanog bored, as the beasts began to dwindle as he grew to be too great a hunter and his pack too large to be sated. Depopulation of the great enormous megafauna gave the Mouth little to care for as he never had the skills or ambition to be anything more than being a warrior. He kept himself as supreme ruler only in the hopes another challenger would appear, another great beast to vanquish, just one last huge monster would be enough for him so long as he had that final rush of a hunt. It came to him as a golden ship appeared in the sky, larger than any castle yet it flew.

He raced out to meet the warriors descending down the huge ramp, which had a golden figure at its head. Nathanog charged at it, intent on carving out bloody the heart of this yellow demon. His battle lasted several hours, eventually being defeated by the being. It introduced himself as his Father, who's name was the Emperor. Nathanog was confused, but listened just as he had listened ages ago to Nath. This man was another Nath, but a Nath of the stars. He taught him of the Imperium, of all the glory that was to be had. Nathanog loved this idea, and quickly presented his best warriors to be turned into Angels of Death, the Astartes.

He would be able to hunt in the name of his Father, being able to create the greatest pack to bring down the most powerful prey imaginable. 

What more could Nathanog want?

===The Great Crusade===
Nathanog helped shape up his Legion both from example and his own philosophy when it came to combat. He in equal parts inspired them inadvertently and intentionally, showing them the proper way to take down prey and ritualizing their before and after combat practices. Underneath him many worlds fell to the Emperor as they focused on crushing the spirit of those resisting as well as eliminate their mightiest combatants. Nathanog believed any flesh of those willing to battle his Gorgers deserved to be eaten, as they had showed perhaps not strength of body but that of mind. Even Xenos were consumed, which tested the internal organs of the Gorgers at times.

The Hunt continued on to the furthest reaches of the Imperium, but eventually Nathanog was called back to deal with liars and cheats who propagated on worlds conquered like weeds. He was shocked however, to see the civilian populaces targeted by the kill-squads of the Sons of Fire. Non-combatants had no place as losses, as they could not fight and it was a waste of potential for those who would one day be able to be strong enough. The misunderstanding did not cause them to come to blows, but the two Legions, and Infernox himself carried a special raging flame of hatred towards the Gorgers and Nathanog every since their arguments.


===The Heresy===
As time went on Nathanog saw the depths of the Imperium underhanded nature, and even came to agree with Infernox at the outrage over the Imperial Council once the Emperor was finished with the crusade.

===Post-Heresy===
After the defeat of Hector during the Siege of Terra, the Gorgers started a feuding in the planetary systems around the Solar System. Numerous Legions came to rid the outskirts of Terra from their assaults. As they have done during much of the Heresy the Gorgers erected numerous Gorges, abyssal holes in the ground filled with the corpses of the strong, those were used in the most blasphemous of rituals and opened the way to Reality for numerous demons of the ruinous powers.

Despite their demonic aides and the frenzy the Gorgers, the cooperation and righteous fury of the united loyalist legions were too much for Nathanog and his marines to withstand. In a moment of lucidity, the Primarch managed to regroup and boost the resolve of his legion with the promise of One Last Hunt the likes of which they have always craved. A Hunt where they would concentrate all their offensive power in one quick brutal charge across the stars. On this day many of the Gorgers decided to join their Primarch in this bloody Last Hunt. Some were denied this honor however, as Nathanog spoke to his trusted Second Captain Atmir. The Legion would not die, but live on. With a weighted down mind, a portion of the fleet with ten thousand Marines and the entirety of the Legion's geneseed pushed off in the direction of the other Legions which had fled from Sol.

The fight that ensued was bloody for both forces. The Gorgers fought like a beast cornered on all fronts, showing even more ferocity than usual. Nathanog himself was at the very forefront of the fight, enduring an impossible amount of wounds and shots. Several ships of the [[Silver Cataphracts]] became overwhelmed, as the Legion had never been the masters at melee combat and were facing the epitome of close combat perfection. The [[Steel Marshals]] and [[Void Angels]] launched themselves into the breach, only clogging up the astral battle lines with ships as the Gorgers set about boarding each one and unleashing their horrible might.

But still the Loyalists eventually stopped their momentum, the Gorgers started to suffer loss after loss. Nathanog became to focus excessively on the relentless assault of the Loyalists. He broke their spearheads, he shattered their phalanxes, he crushed their assaults. He stood with a shard of a powersword stuck in his knee, plasma burns and volkite marks all over his armor and skin. His face was half-burned by a flamer. He was almost feral in these final moments, but the teachings of his homeworld and that of Nath echoed in his mind honing in his primal instincts with decisive insight. 

Leading an attack personally on the last few Gorger Terminators surrounding Nathanog, [[Roman Albrecht]] strode forth with his own honor guard. The battle was tough, but Nathanog would be an equal match for Albrecht normally but his wounds limited him. The Steel Marshal's Primarch saw a gap in Nathanog's defense and took advantage. With a careful strike of his weapon, he laid low his brother sending his lifeless body shambling down a high terrace into a catwalk below. The loss of their Primarch sent the legion into a surprising realization of their impeding demise. In the hastiest of retreats, the few remaining Gorgers still alive left the battle. In their disarray they couldn't retrieve the corpse of their Primarch, a mistake that would forever haunt the legion and its descendants in the coming millennia.

After the Primarch's death the Brotherhoods scattered, sometimes breaking down into their constituent packs. It would not be until Atmir united the largest of these to join him in his attack in the Imperium would the Legion see some form of cohesion. Still, many Gorgers live out their lives as simple mercenaries working for prey and supplies.

====The Legions War====

The alliance to Hektor had been uneasy at best during the Legion's history, as many desired to kill the Sons of Fire who were not even attempting to hide their desire to burn everything to ash anymore. The wise leadership of their Primarch and that of the Warmaster kept their tempers in check, but without them now many wars were fought between the two Legions in the form of skirmishes and invasions via warbands. At every point in the history of the Legions War, there were always at least one battle going on between Sons of Fire and Gorgers.

It was Master Hunter Atmir who was able to quench their hatred, letting the Sons of Fire regroup while allowing his own warbands to recoup. This peace was tentative and did not last long, but it is worth noting as it allowed both Legions to thrive for a time before hostilities continued. Some wonder if was not for the First Black Crusade to bind these Legions towards a common goal, they might have fought one another to oblivion.