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	The bitterness between the Traitor Legions broke out into open war once the Emperor's Children decided they needed more slaves for their Slaaneshi-related [[/d/\|shenanigans]]. Being the Legion that had ran away first at Terra, the Children began to raid other warbands for their slaves and resources, culminating with sacking Maeleum and taking the body of Horus (and Worldbreaker) for Fabius Bile's genetic experiments. Strangely enough the Iron Warriors and the Emperor’s Children themselves recieved no such scorn from the other traitors, despite the former largely abandoning the siege when Perturabo threw a shit-fit, and the latter spending most of the siege turning civilians into meth.		The bitterness between the Traitor Legions broke out into open war once the Emperor's Children decided they needed more slaves for their Slaaneshi-related [[/d/\|shenanigans]]. Being the Legion that had ran away first at Terra, the Children began to raid other warbands for their slaves and resources, culminating with sacking Maeleum and taking the body of Horus (and Worldbreaker) for Fabius Bile's genetic experiments. Strangely enough the Iron Warriors and the Emperor’s Children themselves recieved no such scorn from the other traitors, despite the former largely abandoning the siege when Perturabo threw a shit-fit, and the latter spending most of the siege turning civilians into meth.

	The former Justaerin captain Falkus Kibre, with the assistance of several other Chaos warbands, eventually managed to track down Abaddon and the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' deep within the Eye of Terror, and told him about the theft and cloning of Horus. He knew all this allegedly in a "you found me because I wanted to be found" kind of way. Abaddon was planning on taking command of the Sons of Horus at this point, returning from his self-imposed exile of hunting monsters and thinking about who he is. His ultimate vision: creating a pan-Traitor Legions army with himself and the [[Cthonia\|Cthonians]] as the head. This new force would be open to any traitor Marines, regardless of previous rivalries or Chaotic alignments, Slaanesh dude and Khorne dude calling each other bro, etc. Chaos Messiah then used the ''Vengeful Spirit'' to crush the Emperor's Children at the [[Battle of Harmony]], with Abaddon personally killing the clone of Horus with his own Talon in an act of symbolism and such.		The former Justaerin captain Falkus Kibre, with the assistance of several other Chaos warbands, eventually managed to track down Abaddon and the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' deep within the Eye of Terror, and told him about the theft and cloning of Horus. He knew all this allegedly in a "you found me because I wanted to be found" kind of way. Abaddon was planning on taking command of the Sons of Horus at this point, returning from his self-imposed exile of hunting monsters and thinking about who he is. His ultimate vision: creating a pan-Traitor Legions army with himself and the [[Cthonia\|Cthonians]] as the head. This new force would be open to any traitor Marines, regardless of previous rivalries or Chaotic alignments, Slaanesh dude and Khorne dude calling each other bro, etc. Chaos Messiah then used the ''Vengeful Spirit'' to crush the Emperor's Children at the [[Battle of Harmony]], with Abaddon personally killing the clone of Horus with his own Talon in an act of symbolism and such. So, rather pathetic clone.

	Abaddon unified the Sons of Horus soon after and dubbed them the Black Legion. The black is either to show mourning for Horus, or segregation from him. Either way is fine. Possessed became huge in the Legion, although not without a rocky start, as daemons were pissed when Astartes would switch gods. Unaligned daemon beasts are probably the best way to go. The Sorcerers got a hold of this quickly enough and formed a regulated possessed guild known as The Tormented, not so open market anymore. Next they began boosting their numbers like crazy, made friends with other cool dudes that liked black armor and hated the Imperium, and curb stomped a Death Guard upstart company that was pirating Abaddon's intellectual property and graphic design work, largely ending the Slave Wars.		Abaddon unified the Sons of Horus soon after and dubbed them the Black Legion. The black is either to show mourning for Horus, or segregation from him. Either way is fine. Possessed became huge in the Legion, although not without a rocky start, as daemons were pissed when Astartes would switch gods. Unaligned daemon beasts are probably the best way to go. The Sorcerers got a hold of this quickly enough and formed a regulated possessed guild known as The Tormented, not so open market anymore. Next they began boosting their numbers like crazy, made friends with other cool dudes that liked black armor and hated the Imperium, and curb stomped a Death Guard upstart company that was pirating Abaddon's intellectual property and graphic design work, largely ending the Slave Wars.

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Culture

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	There are two informal institutions of note in the Luna Wolves: the Mournival and the Warrior Lodges. The Mournival was a group of four captains who acted as advisers to Horus. They were selected based on their temperaments, each of them supposedly embodying one of the Four Humors, bodily fluids that in ancient times were said to govern the emotions of men. The aggressive Abaddon embodied the Choleric temperament, the light-hearted Tarik Torgaddon the Sanguine, the rational Garviel Loken the Phlegmatic, and the morose "Little" Horus Aximand the Melancholic. The Warrior Lodges were based off the totem-animal cults of the planet Davin, which was conquered by the Luna Wolves and the Word Bearers (who would later create similar societies in other Legions as a means of spreading Chaos corruption). They were secret societies where the Luna Wolves could associate outside of the chains of command and speak freely without fear of reprisal. Several in the Legion, such as Garviel Loken, disapproved of their secrecy, a suspicion that turned out to be justified when Traitor Marines started using them to conspire in secret.		There are two informal institutions of note in the Luna Wolves: the Mournival and the Warrior Lodges. The Mournival was a group of four captains who acted as advisers to Horus. They were selected based on their temperaments, each of them supposedly embodying one of the Four Humors, bodily fluids that in ancient times were said to govern the emotions of men. The aggressive Abaddon embodied the Choleric temperament, the light-hearted Tarik Torgaddon the Sanguine, the rational Garviel Loken the Phlegmatic, and the morose "Little" Horus Aximand the Melancholic. The Warrior Lodges were based off the totem-animal cults of the planet Davin, which was conquered by the Luna Wolves and the Word Bearers (who would later create similar societies in other Legions as a means of spreading Chaos corruption). They were secret societies where the Luna Wolves could associate outside of the chains of command and speak freely without fear of reprisal. Several in the Legion, such as Garviel Loken, disapproved of their secrecy, a suspicion that turned out to be justified when Traitor Marines started using them to conspire in secret.

	The Black Legion, however, has no overarching culture, being a collection of whatever warbands from whatever Legions pledge their loyalty to Abaddon and paint their armor black (“From shame and shadow recast, in black and gold reborn.”). This is as Abaddon intends, as he believes that Chaos Space Marines should have the freedom to follow the traditions of their forefathers or defy them as they please. As of the First Black Crusade, Astartes from every Traitor Legion served in their ranks along with a number of Fallen Angels, and a Dark Mechanicum Magos held a place on Abaddon's council. The only thing that unites them is a dedicated conviction to the Long War. Several Sons of Horus warbands refused to join the Black Legion and continued to wear their original colors. The Black Legion refers to these <s>remnants</s> (FAIL) Warbands as the "Thrice-Cursed Traitors" and destroyed or absorbed several after killing their leaders, though some, like the True Sons, continue to exist independently as Sons of Horus Warbands. It is possible that Abaddon barely tolerates them so that a stable source of Horus derived geneseed exists.		The Black Legion, however, has no overarching culture, being a collection of whatever warbands from whatever Legions pledge their loyalty to Abaddon and paint their armor black (“From shame and shadow recast, in black and gold reborn.”). This is as Abaddon intends, as he believes that Chaos Space Marines should have the freedom to follow the traditions of their forefathers or defy them as they please. As of the First Black Crusade, Astartes from every Traitor Legion served in their ranks along with a number of Fallen Angels, and a Dark Mechanicum Magos held a place on Abaddon's council. The only thing that unites them is a dedicated conviction to the Long War. Several Sons of Horus warbands refused to join the Black Legion and continued to wear their original colors. The Black Legion refers to these <s>remnants</s> (FAIL) Warbands as the "Thrice-Cursed Traitors" and destroyed or absorbed several after killing their leaders, though some, like the True Sons, continue to exist independently as Sons of Horus Warbands. It is possible that Abaddon barely tolerates them so that a stable source of Horus derived geneseed exists or that they are too large or too cunning to be pinned and destroyed.

	==Leadership==		==Leadership==

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	* '''Moriana:''' A former [[Inquisitor]] who helped found the resurrectionist faction of the [[Inquisition]] and spread the Cult of the Saviour Emperor after the Horus Heresy. After succumbing to the temptation of trying to harness Chaos as a means of resurrecting the Emperor and founding the Horusian faction, she became a dedicated servant of the Chaos Gods and a powerful seer Abaddon occasionally consulted, telling him of Drach'nyen and the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. A member in name alone, as she answers only to the Chaos Gods themselves. Moriana is divisive among the Ezekarion, with some (Iskandar, Amurael, and Lheorvine) openly mistrusting her, while others welcome her for their own reasons (Sargon and Ashur-Kai valuing her prophetic visions, while Telemachon allies with her as a means of advancing his own ambitions and also to piss off Khayon). Everyone else doesn't care enough to voice their own opinions.		* '''Moriana:''' A former [[Inquisitor]] who helped found the resurrectionist faction of the [[Inquisition]] and spread the Cult of the Saviour Emperor after the Horus Heresy. After succumbing to the temptation of trying to harness Chaos as a means of resurrecting the Emperor and founding the Horusian faction, she became a dedicated servant of the Chaos Gods and a powerful seer Abaddon occasionally consulted, telling him of Drach'nyen and the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. A member in name alone, as she answers only to the Chaos Gods themselves. Moriana is divisive among the Ezekarion, with some (Iskandar, Amurael, and Lheorvine) openly mistrusting her, while others welcome her for their own reasons (Sargon and Ashur-Kai valuing her prophetic visions, while Telemachon allies with her as a means of advancing his own ambitions and also to piss off Khayon). Everyone else doesn't care enough to voice their own opinions.

	=== Chosen of Abaddon ===		===Chosen of Abaddon===
	The Chosen of Abbadon are the top four generals of the Black Legion. It's a title that Abbadon bestows on his top lieutenants. The roles of the Chosen are complementary to one another, ensuring the synergy of the Black Legion command. The Chosen of Abbadon have a lot of political power in the Legion and usually a chosen general of Slaanesh, for example, will claim command over all Slaaneshi Astartes in the Black Legion. Not necessarily a part of the Ezekarion but definitely another branch of the Black Legion government. The current four are:		The Chosen of Abbadon are the top four generals of the Black Legion. It's a title that Abbadon bestows on his top lieutenants. The roles of the Chosen are complementary to one another, ensuring the synergy of the Black Legion command. The Chosen of Abbadon have a lot of political power in the Legion and usually a chosen general of Slaanesh, for example, will claim command over all Slaaneshi Astartes in the Black Legion. Not necessarily a part of the Ezekarion but definitely another branch of the Black Legion government. The current four are:

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	* Falkus Kibre: AKA the Widowmaker, leader of the [[Justaerin]] Terminators during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy under First Captain Abaddon. He happily followed his primarch into rebellion against the Emperor and served as his personal escort during the [[Drop Site Massacre]]. Joined the reformed Mournival alongside Tormageddon as the replacements for Loken and Torgaddon. By the time of the Siege of Terra, he was little more than Horus' attack dog. He tried to intervene when Maloghurst did some sorcery to bring Horus out of his post-Trisolian coma, only for Horus to grab him by the neck until he chilled out. Accounts of his fate diverge at the Siege of Terra; ''Saturnine'' says he was killed by Nathaniel Garro, whereas other fluff portrays him as still being alive during the [[Legion Wars]] and serving as the leader of the Bringers of Despair ten millennia later.		* Falkus Kibre: AKA the Widowmaker, leader of the [[Justaerin]] Terminators during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy under First Captain Abaddon. He happily followed his primarch into rebellion against the Emperor and served as his personal escort during the [[Drop Site Massacre]]. Joined the reformed Mournival alongside Tormageddon as the replacements for Loken and Torgaddon. By the time of the Siege of Terra, he was little more than Horus' attack dog. He tried to intervene when Maloghurst did some sorcery to bring Horus out of his post-Trisolian coma, only for Horus to grab him by the neck until he chilled out. Accounts of his fate diverge at the Siege of Terra; ''Saturnine'' says he was killed by Nathaniel Garro, whereas other fluff portrays him as still being alive during the [[Legion Wars]] and serving as the leader of the Bringers of Despair ten millennia later.
	* [[Araghast the Pillager]]: Chaos Lord and Khornate champion of the Black Legion who tore shit up in ''Dawn of War''. Claimed to have conquered a thousand worlds and liked trolling the Blood Ravens. Got SINDRIIIIIIII'd by Eliphas and left to die at the hands of [[Blood Ravens Force Commander\|Force Commander Hairgel]] and his Blood Ravens. Also rocked a bitchin' helmet that made him look like a [[Warriors of Chaos\|Norscan who got lost in the warp]].		* [[Araghast the Pillager]]: Chaos Lord and Khornate champion of the Black Legion who tore shit up in ''Dawn of War''. Claimed to have conquered a thousand worlds and liked trolling the Blood Ravens. Got SINDRIIIIIIII'd by Eliphas and left to die at the hands of [[Blood Ravens Force Commander\|Force Commander Hairgel]] and his Blood Ravens. Also rocked a bitchin' helmet that made him look like a [[Warriors of Chaos\|Norscan who got lost in the warp]].
	* [[Eliphas]]: Formerly a Word Bearer who was punished with a thousand years of damnation for losing to some Ultramarines during the Heresy, he emerged as a Chaos Lord in charge of a kickass warband. His fortunes waxed and waned throughout the ''Dawn of War'' series, going from a Chaos Lord of the Word Bearers to a mere champion of the Black Legion after he fucked up on Kronus and got popped like a blood blister. Most fans still think he's cooler than Abaddon, though.		* [[Eliphas]]: Formerly a Word Bearer who was punished with a thousand years of damnation for losing to some Ultramarines during the Heresy, he emerged as a Chaos Lord in charge of a kickass warband. His fortunes waxed and waned throughout the ''Dawn of War'' series, going from a Chaos Lord of the Word Bearers to a mere champion of the Black Legion after he fucked up on Kronus and got popped like a blood blister. Most fans still think he's cooler than Abaddon, though.
	* [[Ygethmor\|Ygethmor the Deceiver]]: Chaos Sorceror and one of Abaddon's Chosen. Was in charge of the Chaos forces during the 2006 Medusa V global campaign. His stated goal was to [[Cultist-Chan\|capture the planet for Chaos]], while his secret goal was to become a [[Daemon Prince]]. He accomplished neither; his forces got booted off the planet and he was decapitated by an [[Autarch]] (although she died in the next assault phase). Iskandar Khayon claims that "Ygethmor" is a title meaning "threader of the Warp" in Cthonian and that there have been multiple Ygethmors, though who knows if that sneaky bastard is telling the truth.		* [[Ygethmor\|Ygethmor the Deceiver]]: Chaos Sorceror and one of Abaddon's Chosen. Was in charge of the Chaos forces during the 2006 Medusa V global campaign. His stated goal was to [[Cultist-Chan\|capture the planet for Chaos]], while his secret goal was to become a [[Daemon Prince]]. He accomplished neither; his forces got booted off the planet and he was decapitated by an [[Autarch]] (although she died in the next assault phase). Iskandar Khayon claims that "Ygethmor" is a title meaning "threader of the Warp" in Cthonian and that there have been multiple Ygethmors, though who knows if that sneaky bastard is telling the truth.
	* [[Neroth]]: Sorcerer of the Black Legion who spends most of the Retribution campaign keeping an eye on Eliphas on Abaddon's behalf. Likes setting shit on fire and trolling people for the lulz.		* [[Neroth]]: Sorcerer of the Black Legion who spends most of the Retribution campaign keeping an eye on Eliphas on Abaddon's behalf. Likes setting shit on fire and trolling people for the lulz.

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	===The Heresy===		===The Heresy===
	After Horus was severely wounded by an anathame on Davin, he received visions from the Chaos gods who told him that the Emperor would cast him and his brother Primarchs aside once he had attained full godhood. After seemingly being easily convinced by them, Horus turned traitor. He corrupted half of his brother Primarchs, the majority of the Imperial army and half of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] to his side. He purged his legion of its loyalist elements at the [[Battle of Isstvan III]], sending thousands of his sons down to die. Unfortunately for him, this proved to be a waste of both time and lives that would have been better served striking for Terra, and was therefore arguably Horus' first mistake of the war. Isstvan III was followed by the [[Drop Site Massacre]] on Isstvan V, where the Sons of Horus, Death Guard, World Eaters, Emperor's Children, Iron Warriors, Night Lords, Word Bearers, and Alpha Legion all but exterminated the Iron Hands, Salamanders, and Raven Guard. After this, the Heresy began in earnest. As they so often had been during the Great Crusade, the Sons of Horus were the backbone of the traitor forces. They forced the Manachean Commonwealth and Coronid Deeps into Dark Compliance, seized the Knight World of Molech, burned the Forge World Ohmn-Mat, defeated Shadrak Meduson's Shattered Legions force at Arissak and the Aragna Chain, conquered the fortress world of Beta-Garmon, and all but annihilated the Space Wolves at the Battles of Trisolian and Yarant. The Legion didn't get everything its own way, however. A detachment sent to secure Rangdan weaponry from Advex-Mors was smashed and chased off by the Dark Angels tasked with guarding the xenos artifacts, losing 50 elite Justaerin Terminators and most of the artifacts they had hoped to recover. The Battle of Dwell proved that the Shattered Legions still had fight in them, for Horus was nearly assassinated at its climax. Their homeworld of Cthonia was besieged by the Imperial Fists, severing the pipeline of new recruits from that world and forcing the Sons of Horus to recruit from new worlds. By the Siege of Terra, however, the Sons of Horus believed themselves on the verge of victory. At this point, they were openly worshiping Horus and had big plans on ruling the galaxy. After Horus' defeat, the Sons and their followers fled to the Eye of Terror. Why did they do this instead of, you know, saying "Well Horus is dead but so is your Emperor" and continuing to attack the Imperial Palace where they might have won? Well, there are several reasons. A primarch dying tends to turn his legion from a coherent fighting force into a mob of nigh-suicidal berserkers, as can be seen with the Iron Hands, Blood Angels, and the White Scars (who snapped out of it because the Khan was only mostly dead). Moreover, [[Roboute Guilliman\|Rowboat Girlyman]], the Dark Angels, whatever was left of the Space Wolves and Raven Guard, and the Blood Angels going through the Black Rage were hot on their heels (the Iron Hands and Salamanders were still scattered and couldn't do much to help, the Khan was in a coma, and the Scars and Fists were all but bled dry by their losses at the Siege); the whole reason Horus wanted to finish it decisively was to avoid this exact scenario. It of course didn’t help that many of their daemonic allies were banished back to the Warp, leaving them akin to a small, weedy child that had their trousers pulled down on the school playground. It also didn't help that by this point in the siege the Alpha Legion, Emperor's Children, and Iron Warriors had fucked off, the World Eaters were an uncontrollable mob, the Death Guard was in disarray after Mortarion's banishment, and there weren't enough Night Lords, Word Bearers, and Thousand Sons present to be of any consequence. The Sons were the only organized resistance left, their dad was dead, Abaddon was melting down, and every loyalist force in the segmentum was gunning for them.		After Horus was severely wounded by an anathame on Davin, he received visions from the Chaos gods who told him that the Emperor would cast him and his brother Primarchs aside once he had attained full godhood. After seemingly being easily convinced by them, Horus turned traitor. He corrupted half of his brother Primarchs, the majority of the Imperial army and half of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] to his side. He purged his legion of its loyalist elements at the [[Battle of Isstvan III]], sending thousands of his sons down to die. Unfortunately for him, this proved to be a waste of both time and lives that would have been better served striking for Terra, and was therefore arguably Horus' first mistake of the war. Isstvan III was followed by the [[Drop Site Massacre]] on Isstvan V, where the Sons of Horus, Death Guard, World Eaters, Emperor's Children, Iron Warriors, Night Lords, Word Bearers, and Alpha Legion all but exterminated the Iron Hands, Salamanders, and Raven Guard. After this, the Heresy began in earnest. As they so often had been during the Great Crusade, the Sons of Horus were the backbone of the traitor forces. They forced the Manachean Commonwealth and Coronid Deeps into Dark Compliance, seized the Knight World of Molech, burned the Forge World Ohmn-Mat, defeated Shadrak Meduson's Shattered Legions force at Arissak and the Aragna Chain, conquered the fortress world of Beta-Garmon, and all but annihilated the Space Wolves at the Battles of Trisolian and Yarant. The Legion didn't get everything its own way, however. A detachment sent to secure Rangdan weaponry from Advex-Mors was smashed and chased off by the Dark Angels tasked with guarding the xenos artifacts, losing 50 elite Justaerin Terminators and most of the artifacts they had hoped to recover. The Battle of Dwell proved that the Shattered Legions still had fight in them, for Horus was nearly assassinated at its climax. Their homeworld of Cthonia was besieged by the Imperial Fists, severing the pipeline of new recruits from that world and forcing the Sons of Horus to recruit from new worlds. By the Siege of Terra, however, the Sons of Horus believed themselves on the verge of victory. At this point, they were openly worshiping Horus and had big plans on ruling the galaxy. After Horus' defeat, the Sons and their followers fled to the Eye of Terror. Why did they do this instead of, you know, saying "Well Horus is dead but so is your Emperor" and continuing to attack the Imperial Palace where they might have won? Well, there are several reasons. A primarch dying tends to turn his legion from a coherent fighting force into a mob of nigh-suicidal berserkers, as can be seen with the Iron Hands, Blood Angels, and the White Scars (who snapped out of it because the Khan was only mostly dead). Moreover, [[Roboute Guilliman\|Rowboat Girlyman]], the Dark Angels, whatever was left of the Space Wolves and Raven Guard, and the Blood Angels going through the Black Rage were hot on their heels (the Iron Hands and Salamanders were still scattered and couldn't do much to help, the Khan was in a coma, and the Scars and Fists were all but bled dry by their losses at the Siege); the whole reason Horus wanted to finish it decisively was to avoid this exact scenario. It of course didn’t help that many of their daemonic allies were banished back to the Warp, leaving them akin to a small, weedy child that had their trousers pulled down on the school playground. It also didn't help that by this point in the siege the Alpha Legion, Emperor's Children, and Iron Warriors had fucked off, the World Eaters were an uncontrollable mob, the Death Guard was in disarray after Mortarion's banishment, and there weren't enough Night Lords, Word Bearers, and Thousand Sons present to be of any consequence. The Sons were the only organized resistance left, their dad was dead, Abaddon was melting down, and every loyalist force in the segmentum was gunning for them.

			Really makes you wonder what some of the other Legions were thinking when they blamed the Sons of Horus for losing the war when they barely fought at Terra, but such is the terrible powers of the Ret-Con I guess.

	===Post-Heresy===		===Post-Heresy===

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	* [[Iskandar Khayon]]: Former Thousand Son who decided his legion was lame now that [[Rubric Marines\|everyone was dust-bots]] and joined Abaddon's new boy band instead. [[What\|Claims to have kicked Magnus' ass personally to make him bitch down to the Warmaster]]. [[Mary Sue\|Has a big tiddy goth Dark Eldar gf, a bitchin' sword made out of shards of Sanguinius' own weapon, and a Yugioh deck of bound daemons he can summon and dismiss whenever he wants]]. He let himself get captured by the Inquisition so that he could tell them the Long War was coming to an end.		* [[Iskandar Khayon]]: Former Thousand Son who decided his legion was lame now that [[Rubric Marines\|everyone was dust-bots]] and joined Abaddon's new boy band instead. [[What\|Claims to have kicked Magnus' ass personally to make him bitch down to the Warmaster]]. [[Mary Sue\|Has a big tiddy goth Dark Eldar gf, a bitchin' sword made out of shards of Sanguinius' own weapon, and a Yugioh deck of bound daemons he can summon and dismiss whenever he wants]]. He let himself get captured by the Inquisition so that he could tell them the Long War was coming to an end.
	* [[Lheorvine Ukris]]: Former World Eater and snarky mofo who somehow managed to keep his shit together despite being a World Eater and ultimately joined the Black Legion after stomping Emperor's Children asses on Harmony. Got his shit kicked in by some Blood Angels on Mackan during the 7th Black Crusade.		* [[Lheorvine Ukris]]: Former World Eater and snarky mofo who somehow managed to keep his shit together despite being a World Eater and ultimately joined the Black Legion after stomping Emperor's Children asses on Harmony. Got his shit kicked in by some Blood Angels on Mackan during the 7th Black Crusade.
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	'''The Black Legion''' (Legion XVI) are one of the nine [[Space Marine]] legions which betrayed the Emperor during the Heresy. Their Primarch was [[Horus]]. Originally called themselves the '''Luna Wolves''' before changing their name to '''The Sons of Horus'''. After the HH they changed their name to '''The Black Legion''', possibly due to being ashamed to carry the name of one who failed to conquer the Imperium, or as a sign of mourning, together with the black armor. Opinion likely differs between warbands. Canon has now been muddled further with the new ADB novel series, where Abaddon officially dissolved the Sons of Horus, and merged its old forces in with Abby's friends from the other Legions into an entirely new Legion. This narrative making it clear that anybody who joins the Black Legion is NOT just changing the name of the guy who is signing the paycheck, but rejecting their previous Legion or Chapter identities and committing to fighting the Long War.		'''The Black Legion''' (Legion XVI) are one of the nine [[Space Marine]] legions which betrayed the Emperor during the Heresy. Their Primarch was [[Horus]]. Originally called themselves the '''Luna Wolves''' before changing their name to '''The Sons of Horus'''. After the HH they changed their name to '''The Black Legion''', possibly due to being ashamed to carry the name of one who failed to conquer the Imperium, or as a sign of mourning, together with the black armor. Opinion likely differs between warbands. Canon has now been muddled further with the new ADB novel series, where Abaddon officially dissolved the Sons of Horus, and merged its old forces in with Abby's friends from the other Legions into an entirely new Legion. This narrative making it clear that anybody who joins the Black Legion is NOT just changing the name of the guy who is signing the paycheck, but rejecting their previous Legion or Chapter identities and committing to fighting the Long War.

	The Black Legion~~, despite not being on the cover of the Codex,~~ are often depicted as the "vanilla" Chaos Space Marine legion, similar to how the [[Ultramarines]] are with the loyalists. They, like their Blue counterparts, tend to place an emphasis on being the baseline for other Legions, diverging in that they place a greater focus on elite units (ie, [[Possessed Marine\|Possessed]], [[Chaos Chosen#Chosen in 40K\|Chosen]], and [[Terminator]]s). However, for a long time they were mostly overlooked fluff-wise, because, like the Ultramarines, they weren't that interesting being the 'middle-of-the-road' Chaos Marines. They had their own Codex Supplement in 7th Edition.		The Black Legion are often depicted as the "vanilla" Chaos Space Marine legion, similar to how the [[Ultramarines]] are with the loyalists. They, like their Blue counterparts, tend to place an emphasis on being the baseline for other Legions, diverging in that they place a greater focus on elite units (ie, [[Possessed Marine\|Possessed]], [[Chaos Chosen#Chosen in 40K\|Chosen]], and [[Terminator]]s). However, for a long time they were mostly overlooked fluff-wise, because, like the Ultramarines, they weren't that interesting being the 'middle-of-the-road' Chaos Marines. They had their own Codex Supplement in 7th Edition.

	[[HMKids]] have done a good job for their [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bH3Y-bufJI theme]; it's full of energy and fury towards the False Emperor and his slaves!		[[HMKids]] have done a good job for their [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bH3Y-bufJI theme]; it's full of energy and fury towards the False Emperor and his slaves!
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	===Post-Heresy===		===Post-Heresy===
	When the Traitors fled to the Eye of Terror, the blame game for the failure at Terra began. The Sons of Horus, being... well, the Sons of Horus took the brunt of this blame, proceeding to retreat to the world of Maeleum, where they built a fancy tomb for Horus's body and sat around feeling sorry for themselves. They didn’t even bother to select a new commander - after all, who could possibly succeed where Daddy failed?		When the Traitors fled to the Eye of Terror, the blame game for the failure at Terra began. The Sons of Horus, being... well, the Sons of Horus took the brunt of this blame, proceeding to retreat to the world of Maeleum, where they built a fancy tomb for Horus's body and sat around feeling sorry for themselves. They didn’t even bother to select a new commander - after all, who could possibly succeed where Daddy failed? It also didn’t help that pretty much anyone competent died during the Heresy and Abaddon was nowhere to be found.

	The bitterness between the Traitor Legions broke out into open war once the Emperor's Children decided they needed more slaves for their Slaaneshi-related [[/d/\|shenanigans]]. Being the Legion that had ~~suffered the least~~ at Terra ~~(due to being occupied with the aforementioned shenanigans)~~, the Children began to raid other warbands for their slaves and resources, culminating with sacking Maeleum and taking the body of Horus (and Worldbreaker) for Fabius Bile's genetic experiments.		The bitterness between the Traitor Legions broke out into open war once the Emperor's Children decided they needed more slaves for their Slaaneshi-related [[/d/\|shenanigans]]. Being the Legion that had ran away first at Terra, the Children began to raid other warbands for their slaves and resources, culminating with sacking Maeleum and taking the body of Horus (and Worldbreaker) for Fabius Bile's genetic experiments. Strangely enough the Iron Warriors and the Emperor’s Children themselves recieved no such scorn from the other traitors, despite the former largely abandoning the siege when Perturabo threw a shit-fit, and the latter spending most of the siege turning civilians into meth.

	The former Justaerin captain Falkus Kibre, with the assistance of several other Chaos warbands, eventually managed to track down Abaddon and the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' deep within the Eye of Terror, and told him about the theft and cloning of Horus. He knew all this allegedly in a "you found me because I wanted to be found" kind of way. Abaddon was planning on taking command of the Sons of Horus at this point, returning from his self-imposed exile of hunting monsters and thinking about who he is. His ultimate vision: creating a pan-Traitor Legions army with himself and the [[Cthonia\|Cthonians]] as the head. This new force would be open to any traitor Marines, regardless of previous rivalries or Chaotic alignments, Slaanesh dude and Khorne dude calling each other bro, etc. Chaos Messiah then used the ''Vengeful Spirit'' to crush the Emperor's Children at the [[Battle of Harmony]], with Abaddon personally killing the clone of Horus with his own Talon in an act of symbolism and such.		The former Justaerin captain Falkus Kibre, with the assistance of several other Chaos warbands, eventually managed to track down Abaddon and the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' deep within the Eye of Terror, and told him about the theft and cloning of Horus. He knew all this allegedly in a "you found me because I wanted to be found" kind of way. Abaddon was planning on taking command of the Sons of Horus at this point, returning from his self-imposed exile of hunting monsters and thinking about who he is. His ultimate vision: creating a pan-Traitor Legions army with himself and the [[Cthonia\|Cthonians]] as the head. This new force would be open to any traitor Marines, regardless of previous rivalries or Chaotic alignments, Slaanesh dude and Khorne dude calling each other bro, etc. Chaos Messiah then used the ''Vengeful Spirit'' to crush the Emperor's Children at the [[Battle of Harmony]], with Abaddon personally killing the clone of Horus with his own Talon in an act of symbolism and such.
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	==Culture==		==Culture==
	The Luna Wolves had a culture that was based primarily on that of the hive gangs of their home planet, Cthonia.		The Luna Wolves had a culture that was based primarily on that of the hive gangs of their home planet, Cthonia. That’s basically it. Despite being the “protagonists” of the heresy, GeeDubs never bothered to give them much unique culture or identity.

	There are two informal institutions of note in the Luna Wolves: the Mournival and the Warrior Lodges. The Mournival was a group of four captains who acted as advisers to Horus. They were selected based on their temperaments, each of them supposedly embodying one of the Four Humors, bodily fluids that in ancient times were said to govern the emotions of men. The aggressive Abaddon embodied the Choleric temperament, the light-hearted Tarik Torgaddon the Sanguine, the rational Garviel Loken the Phlegmatic, and the morose "Little" Horus Aximand the Melancholic. The Warrior Lodges were based off the totem-animal cults of the planet Davin, which was conquered by the Luna Wolves and the Word Bearers (who would later create similar societies in other Legions as a means of spreading Chaos corruption). They were secret societies where the Luna Wolves could associate outside of the chains of command and speak freely without fear of reprisal. Several in the Legion, such as Garviel Loken, disapproved of their secrecy, a suspicion that turned out to be justified when Traitor Marines started using them to conspire in secret.		There are two informal institutions of note in the Luna Wolves: the Mournival and the Warrior Lodges. The Mournival was a group of four captains who acted as advisers to Horus. They were selected based on their temperaments, each of them supposedly embodying one of the Four Humors, bodily fluids that in ancient times were said to govern the emotions of men. The aggressive Abaddon embodied the Choleric temperament, the light-hearted Tarik Torgaddon the Sanguine, the rational Garviel Loken the Phlegmatic, and the morose "Little" Horus Aximand the Melancholic. The Warrior Lodges were based off the totem-animal cults of the planet Davin, which was conquered by the Luna Wolves and the Word Bearers (who would later create similar societies in other Legions as a means of spreading Chaos corruption). They were secret societies where the Luna Wolves could associate outside of the chains of command and speak freely without fear of reprisal. Several in the Legion, such as Garviel Loken, disapproved of their secrecy, a suspicion that turned out to be justified when Traitor Marines started using them to conspire in secret.

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	[[File:Black_legion_chaos_marine_by_masteralighieri-d4cl5fy.jpg\|240px\|thumb\|left\|OK. Chainsword? Check. Bolter? Check. Power Armor maintained and ready? Check. Well, off to the next Black Cru...wait, what? [[Abaddon\|He]] did what again? Against [[Creed\|whom]]? <s>Awww fudge. Another crusade foiled</s> [[Gathering Storm\|well, I guess we're going to Terra now!]]]]		[[File:Black_legion_chaos_marine_by_masteralighieri-d4cl5fy.jpg\|240px\|thumb\|left\|OK. Chainsword? Check. Bolter? Check. Power Armor maintained and ready? Check. Well, off to the next Black Cru...wait, what? [[Abaddon\|He]] did what again? Against [[Creed\|whom]]? <s>Awww fudge. Another crusade foiled</s> [[Gathering Storm\|well, I guess we're going to Terra now!]]]]
	===Pre-Heresy===		===Pre-Heresy===
	When they were still loyalists, they were known as ~~the greatest and most powerful Legion during the [[Great Crusade]],~~ the Luna Wolves. This epithet they earned during the pacification of [[Luna]], the first battle of the Great Crusade~~, against~~ the ~~local~~ gene-~~cults, as when the~~ cults conceded defeat they asked the Emperor to "call off his wolves." They won many victories and brought many worlds into compliance. After ~~Horus won~~ the Ullanor Crusade, he was given the title "Warmaster" by the Emperor. This gave him almost complete control of all the Space Marine Legions and the Imperial ~~Forces~~. He renamed his Legion the Sons of Horus, and ordered them to repaint their armour from grey-white to to a green, or maybe green-grey, colour scheme that no one seems to know how to paint properly. Forge World paint theirs a deep teal colour, but there are examples of green-grey, jade, and Wehrmacht-style feldgrau out there too. Some older art even takes the lazy approach and uses straight grey or steel, making them look like [[Iron Warriors]] with a fetish for eyes instead of chevrons.		When they were still loyalists, they were known as the Luna Wolves. This epithet they earned during the pacification of [[Luna]], the first real battle of the Great Crusade. When the Selenar gene-cults conceded defeat, they asked the Emperor to "call off his wolves." They were the first legion to be reunited with their primarch when Horus was found on Cthonia, and thereafter recruited exclusively from their primarch's adopted homeworld. Under Horus' leadership, and often fighting directly alongside the Emperor, the XVI Legion won many victories and brought many worlds into compliance, earning the status of greatest and most powerful Legion during the [[Great Crusade]]. After the triumphant conclusion of the Ullanor Crusade, Horus was given the title of "Warmaster" by the Emperor. This gave him almost complete control of all the Space Marine Legions and the Imperial forces. He renamed his Legion the Sons of Horus, and ordered them to repaint their armour from grey-white to to a green, or maybe green-grey, colour scheme that no one seems to know how to paint properly. Forge World paint theirs a deep teal colour, but there are examples of green-grey, sea green, jade, and Wehrmacht-style feldgrau out there too. Some older art even takes the lazy approach and uses straight grey or steel, making them look like [[Iron Warriors]] with a fetish for eyes instead of chevrons.

	===The Heresy===		===The Heresy===
	After Horus was severely wounded on Davin, he received visions from the Chaos ~~Gods~~ who told him that the Emperor would cast him and his brother Primarchs aside once he attained full ~~God-hood~~. After seemingly being easily convinced by them, Horus turned traitor. He corrupted half of his brother Primarchs, the majority of the Imperial army and half of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] to his side. ~~This civil~~ war ~~lasted seven years~~ and ~~basically turned~~ the ~~majority~~ of ~~Imperial~~ Space ~~into a meat grinder~~. The Sons of Horus at this point were openly worshiping Horus and had big plans on ruling the galaxy. After Horus' defeat ~~during the siege of Holy Terra~~, the ~~Traitor Legions~~ and their followers fled to the Eye of Terror. Why did they do this instead of, you know, saying "Well Horus is dead but so is your Emperor" and continuing to attack the Imperial Palace where they might have won? ~~Because~~ [[Roboute Guilliman\|Rowboat Girlyman]], ~~Wolf tag team~~ and the Blood Angels going through the Black Rage were hot on their heels (~~while~~ the Iron Hands~~, [[Corvus Corax]]~~ and ~~[[Vulkan]]~~ were ~~too busy dealing with their fucked legions, Rogal was attempting~~ to ~~suicide into the Iron Cage~~, the Khan was ~~dealing with attacks on his home~~ and the ~~Lion would get diverted to a whole another mess of his own~~); the whole reason Horus wanted to finish it decisively was to avoid this exact scenario. It of course didn’t help that many of their ~~Daemonic~~ allies were banished back to the Warp, leaving them akin to a small, weedy child that had their trousers pulled down on the school playground.		After Horus was severely wounded by an anathame on Davin, he received visions from the Chaos gods who told him that the Emperor would cast him and his brother Primarchs aside once he had attained full godhood. After seemingly being easily convinced by them, Horus turned traitor. He corrupted half of his brother Primarchs, the majority of the Imperial army and half of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] to his side. He purged his legion of its loyalist elements at the [[Battle of Isstvan III]], sending thousands of his sons down to die. Unfortunately for him, this proved to be a waste of both time and lives that would have been better served striking for Terra, and was therefore arguably Horus' first mistake of the war. Isstvan III was followed by the [[Drop Site Massacre]] on Isstvan V, where the Sons of Horus, Death Guard, World Eaters, Emperor's Children, Iron Warriors, Night Lords, Word Bearers, and Alpha Legion all but exterminated the Iron Hands, Salamanders, and Raven Guard. After this, the Heresy began in earnest. As they so often had been during the Great Crusade, the Sons of Horus were the backbone of the traitor forces. They forced the Manachean Commonwealth and Coronid Deeps into Dark Compliance, seized the Knight World of Molech, burned the Forge World Ohmn-Mat, defeated Shadrak Meduson's Shattered Legions force at Arissak and the Aragna Chain, conquered the fortress world of Beta-Garmon, and all but annihilated the Space Wolves at the Battles of Trisolian and Yarant. The Legion didn't get everything its own way, however. A detachment sent to secure Rangdan weaponry from Advex-Mors was smashed and chased off by the Dark Angels tasked with guarding the xenos artifacts, losing 50 elite Justaerin Terminators and most of the artifacts they had hoped to recover. The Battle of Dwell proved that the Shattered Legions still had fight in them, for Horus was nearly assassinated at its climax. Their homeworld of Cthonia was besieged by the Imperial Fists, severing the pipeline of new recruits from that world and forcing the Sons of Horus to recruit from new worlds. By the Siege of Terra, however, the Sons of Horus believed themselves on the verge of victory. At this point, they were openly worshiping Horus and had big plans on ruling the galaxy. After Horus' defeat, the Sons and their followers fled to the Eye of Terror. Why did they do this instead of, you know, saying "Well Horus is dead but so is your Emperor" and continuing to attack the Imperial Palace where they might have won? Well, there are several reasons. A primarch dying tends to turn his legion from a coherent fighting force into a mob of nigh-suicidal berserkers, as can be seen with the Iron Hands, Blood Angels, and the White Scars (who snapped out of it because the Khan was only mostly dead). Moreover, [[Roboute Guilliman\|Rowboat Girlyman]], the Dark Angels, whatever was left of the Space Wolves and Raven Guard, and the Blood Angels going through the Black Rage were hot on their heels (the Iron Hands and Salamanders were still scattered and couldn't do much to help, the Khan was in a coma, and the Scars and Fists were all but bled dry by their losses at the Siege); the whole reason Horus wanted to finish it decisively was to avoid this exact scenario. It of course didn’t help that many of their daemonic allies were banished back to the Warp, leaving them akin to a small, weedy child that had their trousers pulled down on the school playground. It also didn't help that by this point in the siege the Alpha Legion, Emperor's Children, and Iron Warriors had fucked off, the World Eaters were an uncontrollable mob, the Death Guard was in disarray after Mortarion's banishment, and there weren't enough Night Lords, Word Bearers, and Thousand Sons present to be of any consequence. The Sons were the only organized resistance left, their dad was dead, Abaddon was melting down, and every loyalist force in the segmentum was gunning for them.

	===Post-Heresy===		===Post-Heresy===
	When the Traitors fled to the Eye of Terror, the blame game for the failure at Terra began. The Sons of Horus, being... well, the Sons of Horus took the brunt of this blame, proceeding to retreat to the world of Maeleum, where they built a fancy tomb for Horus's body and sat around feeling sorry for themselves. They didn’t even ~~bothering~~ to select a new commander - after all, who could possibly succeed where Daddy failed?		When the Traitors fled to the Eye of Terror, the blame game for the failure at Terra began. The Sons of Horus, being... well, the Sons of Horus took the brunt of this blame, proceeding to retreat to the world of Maeleum, where they built a fancy tomb for Horus's body and sat around feeling sorry for themselves. They didn’t even bother to select a new commander - after all, who could possibly succeed where Daddy failed?

	The bitterness between the Legions broke out into war once the Emperor's Children decided they needed more slaves for their Slaaneshi-related [[/d/\|shenanigans]]. Being the Legion that had suffered the least at Terra (due to being occupied with the aforementioned shenanigans), the Children began to raid other warbands for their slaves and resources, culminating with sacking Maeleum and taking the body of Horus (and Worldbreaker) for Fabius Bile's genetic experiments.		The bitterness between the Traitor Legions broke out into open war once the Emperor's Children decided they needed more slaves for their Slaaneshi-related [[/d/\|shenanigans]]. Being the Legion that had suffered the least at Terra (due to being occupied with the aforementioned shenanigans), the Children began to raid other warbands for their slaves and resources, culminating with sacking Maeleum and taking the body of Horus (and Worldbreaker) for Fabius Bile's genetic experiments.

	The former Justaerin captain Falkus Kibre, with the assistance of several other Chaos warbands, eventually managed to track down Abaddon and the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' deep within the Eye of Terror, and told him about the theft and cloning of Horus. He knew all this allegedly in a "you found me because I wanted to be found" kind of way. Abaddon was planning on taking command of the Sons of Horus at this point, returning from his self-imposed exile of hunting monsters and thinking about who he is. His ultimate vision: creating a pan-Traitor Legions army with himself and the [[Cthonia\|Cthonians]] as the head. ~~Welcome~~ to any traitor Marines, regardless of previous rivalries or Chaotic alignments, Slaanesh dude and Khorne dude calling each other bro, etc. Chaos Messiah then used the ''Vengeful Spirit'' to crush the Emperor's Children at the [[Battle of Harmony]], with Abaddon personally killing the clone of Horus with his own Talon in an act of symbolism and such.		The former Justaerin captain Falkus Kibre, with the assistance of several other Chaos warbands, eventually managed to track down Abaddon and the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' deep within the Eye of Terror, and told him about the theft and cloning of Horus. He knew all this allegedly in a "you found me because I wanted to be found" kind of way. Abaddon was planning on taking command of the Sons of Horus at this point, returning from his self-imposed exile of hunting monsters and thinking about who he is. His ultimate vision: creating a pan-Traitor Legions army with himself and the [[Cthonia\|Cthonians]] as the head. This new force would be open to any traitor Marines, regardless of previous rivalries or Chaotic alignments, Slaanesh dude and Khorne dude calling each other bro, etc. Chaos Messiah then used the ''Vengeful Spirit'' to crush the Emperor's Children at the [[Battle of Harmony]], with Abaddon personally killing the clone of Horus with his own Talon in an act of symbolism and such.

	Abaddon unified the Sons of Horus soon after and dubbed them the Black Legion. The black either to show mourning for Horus, or segregation from him. Either way is fine. Possessed became huge in the Legion, although not without a rocky start, as daemons were pissed when Astartes would switch gods. Unaligned daemon beasts are probably the best way to go. The Sorcerers got a hold of this quickly enough and formed a regulated possessed guild known as The Tormented, not so open market anymore. Next they began boosting their numbers like crazy, made friends with other cool dudes that liked black armor and hated the Imperium, and curb stomped a Death Guard upstart company that was pirating ~~Abbadon~~'s intellectual property and graphic design work, largely ending the Slave Wars.		Abaddon unified the Sons of Horus soon after and dubbed them the Black Legion. The black is either to show mourning for Horus, or segregation from him. Either way is fine. Possessed became huge in the Legion, although not without a rocky start, as daemons were pissed when Astartes would switch gods. Unaligned daemon beasts are probably the best way to go. The Sorcerers got a hold of this quickly enough and formed a regulated possessed guild known as The Tormented, not so open market anymore. Next they began boosting their numbers like crazy, made friends with other cool dudes that liked black armor and hated the Imperium, and curb stomped a Death Guard upstart company that was pirating Abaddon's intellectual property and graphic design work, largely ending the Slave Wars.

	The new ADB novels indicate that the Black Legion is an open institution for anyone who is serious about waging the Long War against the Imperium (and not just raiding / pillaging / winning favour with the Chaos Gods / feeling sad about it) and is strong enough to prosper. The founding members came from a variety of different legions.		The new ADB novels indicate that the Black Legion is an open institution for anyone who is serious about waging the Long War against the Imperium (and not just raiding / pillaging / winning favour with the Chaos Gods / feeling sad about it) and is strong enough to prosper. The founding members came from a variety of different legions.

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	* [[Knights-Errant#Garviel_Loken\|Garviel Loken]]: Tenth Captain of the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus, the last New Moon of the Mournival, and one of the most bro-tier Astartes in the legion after Sejanus and Tarik Torgaddon. He ascended to the Mournival after Sejanus was killed and was told by Rogal Dorn to serve as Horus' "naysmith", basically the guy who tries to keep his commander's head out of the clouds. Sadly, this ended with Loken being alienated from the legion as Horus led them slowly into turning against the Emperor. Survived the virus bombing of Istvaan III and the firestorm thereafter and led the loyalist Luna Wolves in fighting their backstabbing brothers. He managed to survive an ass-kicking from Abaddon and the final bombardment of the planet, but went a ''little'' crazy afterward, roaming the ruins and killing zombies while calling himself Cerberus. He didn't snap out of it until Nathaniel Garro came and picked him up. He spent a little while on Luna feeling sorry for himself until Torgaddon's spirit came along and gave him a kick in the butt. Became a Knight-Errant after this, fighting for Malcador throughout the Heresy, and got to tell Horus personally to fuck off when Horus tried to get him to rejoin the legion at Molech. Was slated to become one of the first [[Grey Knights]], confirming that he was a latent psyker, but turned the job down because he wanted another shot at Horus. During the Siege of Terra, he led a kill team during the battle for the Saturnine Wall and personally killed Tybalt Marr, Tormageddon, and Little Horus.		* [[Knights-Errant#Garviel_Loken\|Garviel Loken]]: Tenth Captain of the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus, the last New Moon of the Mournival, and one of the most bro-tier Astartes in the legion after Sejanus and Tarik Torgaddon. He ascended to the Mournival after Sejanus was killed and was told by Rogal Dorn to serve as Horus' "naysmith", basically the guy who tries to keep his commander's head out of the clouds. Sadly, this ended with Loken being alienated from the legion as Horus led them slowly into turning against the Emperor. Survived the virus bombing of Istvaan III and the firestorm thereafter and led the loyalist Luna Wolves in fighting their backstabbing brothers. He managed to survive an ass-kicking from Abaddon and the final bombardment of the planet, but went a ''little'' crazy afterward, roaming the ruins and killing zombies while calling himself Cerberus. He didn't snap out of it until Nathaniel Garro came and picked him up. He spent a little while on Luna feeling sorry for himself until Torgaddon's spirit came along and gave him a kick in the butt. Became a Knight-Errant after this, fighting for Malcador throughout the Heresy, and got to tell Horus personally to fuck off when Horus tried to get him to rejoin the legion at Molech. Was slated to become one of the first [[Grey Knights]], confirming that he was a latent psyker, but turned the job down because he wanted another shot at Horus. During the Siege of Terra, he led a kill team during the battle for the Saturnine Wall and personally killed Tybalt Marr, Tormageddon, and Little Horus.
	* Tybalt Marr: Eighteenth Captain of the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus. He and his best friend, Nineteenth Captain Verulam Moy, were referred to as the Either and the Or, since they looked and thought so much alike that they were basically twins. Moy was killed during the clusterfuck on Davin, which broke Marr to the point where he joined the warrior lodges and fell to Chaos along with his legion. He defeated Shadrak Meduson in battle some time after the [[Drop Site Massacre]] and convinced Horus to put in him charge of a task force to hunt down and wipe out the Shattered Legions. He and Meduson played a brutal game of cat-and-mouse for the rest of the Heresy until Meduson's fellow Iron Fathers hung him out to dry at the Aragna Chain, whereupon Marr captured and executed him. Marr was killed at the Siege of Terra when the Saturnine gambit failed and he got ambushed by Loken's kill team. Marr was stunned to see Loken alive, having believed him killed at Istvaan III; in turn, Loken shoved a bolter in his mouth and blew his head off.		* Tybalt Marr: Eighteenth Captain of the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus. He and his best friend, Nineteenth Captain Verulam Moy, were referred to as the Either and the Or, since they looked and thought so much alike that they were basically twins. Moy was killed during the clusterfuck on Davin, which broke Marr to the point where he joined the warrior lodges and fell to Chaos along with his legion. He defeated Shadrak Meduson in battle some time after the [[Drop Site Massacre]] and convinced Horus to put in him charge of a task force to hunt down and wipe out the Shattered Legions. He and Meduson played a brutal game of cat-and-mouse for the rest of the Heresy until Meduson's fellow Iron Fathers hung him out to dry at the Aragna Chain, whereupon Marr captured and executed him. Marr was killed at the Siege of Terra when the Saturnine gambit failed and he got ambushed by Loken's kill team. Marr was stunned to see Loken alive, having believed him killed at Istvaan III; in turn, Loken shoved a bolter in his mouth and blew his head off.
			* Falkus Kibre: AKA the Widowmaker, leader of the [[Justaerin]] Terminators during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy under First Captain Abaddon. He happily followed his primarch into rebellion against the Emperor and served as his personal escort during the [[Drop Site Massacre]]. Joined the reformed Mournival alongside Tormageddon as the replacements for Loken and Torgaddon. By the time of the Siege of Terra, he was little more than Horus' attack dog. He tried to intervene when Maloghurst did some sorcery to bring Horus out of his post-Trisolian coma, only for Horus to grab him by the neck until he chilled out. Accounts of his fate diverge at the Siege of Terra; ''Saturnine'' says he was killed by Nathaniel Garro, whereas other fluff portrays him as still being alive during the [[Legion Wars]] and serving as the leader of the Bringers of Despair ten millennia later.
	* [[Araghast the Pillager]]: Chaos Lord and Khornate champion of the Black Legion who tore shit up in ''Dawn of War''. Claimed to have conquered a thousand worlds and liked trolling the Blood Ravens. Got SINDRIIIIIIII'd by Eliphas and left to die at the hands of [[Blood Ravens Force Commander\|Force Commander Hairgel]] and his Blood Ravens. Also rocked a bitchin' helmet that made him look like a [[Warriors of Chaos\|Norscan who got lost in the warp]].		* [[Araghast the Pillager]]: Chaos Lord and Khornate champion of the Black Legion who tore shit up in ''Dawn of War''. Claimed to have conquered a thousand worlds and liked trolling the Blood Ravens. Got SINDRIIIIIIII'd by Eliphas and left to die at the hands of [[Blood Ravens Force Commander\|Force Commander Hairgel]] and his Blood Ravens. Also rocked a bitchin' helmet that made him look like a [[Warriors of Chaos\|Norscan who got lost in the warp]].
	* [[Eliphas]]: ~~One of the most competent Chaos Space Marines ever.~~ Formerly a Word Bearer who was punished with a thousand years of damnation for losing to some Ultramarines during the Heresy, he emerged as a Chaos Lord in charge of a kickass warband. His fortunes waxed and waned throughout the ''Dawn of War'' series, going from a Chaos Lord to a mere champion of the Black Legion. Most fans still think he's cooler than Abaddon, though.		* [[Eliphas]]: Formerly a Word Bearer who was punished with a thousand years of damnation for losing to some Ultramarines during the Heresy, he emerged as a Chaos Lord in charge of a kickass warband. His fortunes waxed and waned throughout the ''Dawn of War'' series, going from a Chaos Lord of the Word Bearers to a mere champion of the Black Legion after he fucked up on Kronus and got popped like a blood blister. Most fans still think he's cooler than Abaddon, though.
	* [[Ygethmor\|Ygethmor the Deceiver]]: Chaos Sorceror and one of Abaddon's Chosen. Was in charge of the Chaos forces during the 2006 Medusa V global campaign. His stated goal was to [[Cultist-Chan\|capture the planet for Chaos]], while his secret goal was to become a [[Daemon Prince]]. He accomplished neither; his forces got booted off the planet and he was decapitated by an [[Autarch]] (although she died in the next assault phase). Iskandar Khayon claims that "Ygethmor" is a title meaning "threader of the Warp" in Cthonian and that there have been multiple Ygethmors, though who knows if that sneaky bastard is telling the truth.		* [[Ygethmor\|Ygethmor the Deceiver]]: Chaos Sorceror and one of Abaddon's Chosen. Was in charge of the Chaos forces during the 2006 Medusa V global campaign. His stated goal was to [[Cultist-Chan\|capture the planet for Chaos]], while his secret goal was to become a [[Daemon Prince]]. He accomplished neither; his forces got booted off the planet and he was decapitated by an [[Autarch]] (although she died in the next assault phase). Iskandar Khayon claims that "Ygethmor" is a title meaning "threader of the Warp" in Cthonian and that there have been multiple Ygethmors, though who knows if that sneaky bastard is telling the truth.
	* [[Neroth]]: Sorcerer of the Black Legion who spends most of the Retribution campaign keeping an eye on Eliphas on Abaddon's behalf. Likes setting shit on fire and trolling people for the lulz.		* [[Neroth]]: Sorcerer of the Black Legion who spends most of the Retribution campaign keeping an eye on Eliphas on Abaddon's behalf. Likes setting shit on fire and trolling people for the lulz.