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Horus Heresy

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	For the longest time, we didn't actually quite know ''why'' Mortarion joined the Traitors since there weren't many books with him as the protagonist. It was generally presumed as being for [[Perturabo\|ideological reasons]] rather than being outright [[Fulgrim\|corrupted]], [[Angron\|broken]] or [[Konrad Curze\|bat-shit insane]] since we knew he already considered the [[Emperor]] and the [[Imperial Truth]] to be hypocritical and had never forgiven the Emperor for being the one to kill his foster "father" instead of him.		For the longest time, we didn't actually quite know ''why'' Mortarion joined the Traitors since there weren't many books with him as the protagonist. It was generally presumed as being for [[Perturabo\|ideological reasons]] rather than being outright [[Fulgrim\|corrupted]], [[Angron\|broken]] or [[Konrad Curze\|bat-shit insane]] since we knew he already considered the [[Emperor]] and the [[Imperial Truth]] to be hypocritical and had never forgiven the Emperor for being the one to kill his foster "father" instead of him.

	Now to many, that second issue might sound petty to the point of outright ridiculousness. He had, after all, accepted the Emperor's challenge, lost, and had then honored his bargain. For all intents and purposes the whole situation should have been over and done with, and for practically any other Primarch (except maybe the similarly Darwinian Ferrus), it would have been. But Mortarion was not simply bitter at having been denied his revenge by the Emperor; his problem ran faaar deeper than that. For you see, his whole Darwinian fitness schtick, which was the axis around which his world turned, had been suffering from a major problem ever since the Emperor had saved him. Mortarion had always been of the opinion that [[Marines Malevolent\|if you could not do something for yourself, then you were weak, and as such did not deserve whatever it was that you'd failed to achieve.]] Such was simply the way of Barbarus. On a planet that crappy, anyone who was weak just fucking died.		Now to many, that second issue might sound petty to the point of outright ridiculousness. They would be entirely correct. He had, after all, accepted the Emperor's challenge, lost, and had then honored his bargain. For all intents and purposes the whole situation should have been over and done with, and for practically any other Primarch (except maybe the similarly Darwinian Ferrus), it would have been. But Mortarion was not simply bitter at having been denied his revenge by the Emperor; his problem ran faaar deeper than that. For you see, his whole Darwinian fitness schtick, which was the axis around which his world turned, had been suffering from a major problem ever since the Emperor had saved him. Mortarion had always been of the opinion that [[Marines Malevolent\|if you could not do something for yourself, then you were weak, and as such did not deserve whatever it was that you'd failed to achieve.]] Such was simply the way of Barbarus. On a planet that crappy, anyone who was weak just fucking died.

	What was even worse in Mortarion's mind than simply not being strong enough to achieve something on one's own, was the concept of achieving something with ''help''. Yet this was precisely what the Emperor had done for Mortarion. He had been too weak to kill his foster father and the Emperor, who was strong, had stepped in and done if for him. To top it all off, the Emperor had done it with contemptuous ease; the Overlord had been as nothing to him, and had been felled in a single blow. Both the resentment and the feelings of inadequacy caused by the Golden Giga-chad's casual display of might had been festering inside Mortarion throughout the whole of the Crusade, causing his desire for greater strength to grow into a Fulgrim-level obsession. He also felt that the whole goal of the Imperium was idiotic. To Mortarion, the Emperor's intention to build an Imperium of ''Man'' essentially meant building an empire of, and for, the ''weak''. Worse yet, it was those who were strong, the Primarchs and Astartes, who were building it for them. It seemed to Mortarion like this Imperium of Man would have the strong ''serving'' the weak, and that was a complete inversion of what he believed to be proper. As time had ground on and his internalization of his failure upon Barbarus continued to gnaw at him, his opinion of the weak became ever more contemptuous. He would go from simply dismissing the weak to outright despising them, and believing that they did not deserve to live as anything other than fodder for the strong. And again, to be fair to him, this was simply the way of Barbarus. You ''had'' to pull your own weight at the very least; there was simply no other option.		What was even worse in Mortarion's mind than simply not being strong enough to achieve something on one's own, was the concept of achieving something with ''help''. Yet this was precisely what the Emperor had done for Mortarion. He had been too weak to kill his foster father and the Emperor, who was strong, had stepped in and done if for him. To top it all off, the Emperor had done it with contemptuous ease; the Overlord had been as nothing to him, and had been felled in a single blow. Both the resentment and the feelings of inadequacy caused by the Golden Giga-chad's casual display of might had been festering inside Mortarion throughout the whole of the Crusade, causing his desire for greater strength to grow into a Fulgrim-level obsession. He also felt that the whole goal of the Imperium was idiotic. To Mortarion, the Emperor's intention to build an Imperium of ''Man'' essentially meant building an empire of, and for, the ''weak''. Worse yet, it was those who were strong, the Primarchs and Astartes, who were building it for them. It seemed to Mortarion like this Imperium of Man would have the strong ''serving'' the weak, and that was a complete inversion of what he believed to be proper. As time had ground on and his internalization of his failure upon Barbarus continued to gnaw at him, his opinion of the weak became ever more contemptuous. He would go from simply dismissing the weak to outright despising them, and believing that they did not deserve to live as anything other than fodder for the strong. And again, to be fair to him, this was simply the way of Barbarus. You ''had'' to pull your own weight at the very least; there was simply no other option.
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	And so, after a lifetime of striving to become the toughest, grimmest, most unstoppable motherfucker in the galaxy, he crumbled when the stakes were highest, and lost his soul to Chaos, becoming everything he hated most. Now ''that'' is [[Grimdark]].		And so, after a lifetime of striving to become the toughest, grimmest, most unstoppable motherfucker in the galaxy, he crumbled when the stakes were highest, and lost his soul to Chaos, becoming everything he hated most. Now ''that'' is [[Grimdark]].


	=== [[Siege of Terra]] ===		=== [[Siege of Terra]] ===

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	Also known as the '''Death Lord''' or the '''Pale King''' - and the '''Prince of Decay''', after he got sick of [[Emperor\|Daddy's]] shit -, '''Mortarion''' is the [[Primarch]] of the [[Death Guard]] (XIV), a particularly gross legion of [[Chaos Space Marines]]. HAD an absolute hatred of psykers, is a staunch believer of the Darwinian principle of "~~Survival~~ of the fittest", has some serious beef with the new and improved [[Roboute Guilliman\|Robert Gilligan]] and is [[Nurgle\|Grandpappy Nurgle's]] big special boy.		Also known as the '''Death Lord''' or the '''Pale King''' - and the '''Prince of Decay''', after he got sick of [[Emperor\|Daddy's]] shit - '''Mortarion''' is the [[Primarch]] of the [[Death Guard]] (XIV), a particularly gross legion of [[Chaos Space Marines]]. HAD an absolute hatred of psykers, is a staunch believer of the Darwinian principle of "survival of the fittest", has some serious beef with the new and improved [[Roboute Guilliman\|Robert Gilligan]] and is [[Nurgle\|Grandpappy Nurgle's]] big special boy.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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Great Crusade

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	Mortarion managed to sneak his way through the Imperial Palace and to the construction site of the future [[Golden Throne]] (yeah, despite being similar in size and smell to a small garbage truck, he was an excellent [[Ninja]], also evidenced by his rules below). When he asked [[Malcador the Sigillite\|Malcador]] what it was he wouldn't accept the regent's excuses that it was nothing to concern himself over, since Mortarion knew [[Heresy\|warp-tech]] when he saw it. He considered the Emperor and Malcador big giant hypocrites for ostensibly rejecting the Warp while experimenting with it on the sly. (He had the same attitude with his three brothers who set up the Librarius - and he didn't get on that well with any of the others. Apart from maybe the Khan, Mortarion had the least central role in the Crusade of all the Primarchs.)		Mortarion managed to sneak his way through the Imperial Palace and to the construction site of the future [[Golden Throne]] (yeah, despite being similar in size and smell to a small garbage truck, he was an excellent [[Ninja]], also evidenced by his rules below). When he asked [[Malcador the Sigillite\|Malcador]] what it was he wouldn't accept the regent's excuses that it was nothing to concern himself over, since Mortarion knew [[Heresy\|warp-tech]] when he saw it. He considered the Emperor and Malcador big giant hypocrites for ostensibly rejecting the Warp while experimenting with it on the sly. (He had the same attitude with his three brothers who set up the Librarius - and he didn't get on that well with any of the others. Apart from maybe the Khan, Mortarion had the least central role in the Crusade of all the Primarchs.)

	To placate him, Malcador revealed him part the Emperor's greater plan, which was to remove the reliance on psykers and warp travel entirely; they were already planning the [[Council of Nikaea]] in advance and that Mortarion would be the one to make the case for reining it in. Mortarion took note and calmed down but this whole situation was another nail in his coffin, festering down his mind and fouling his relationships with basically everyone else.		To placate him, Malcador revealed him part the Emperor's greater plan, which was to remove the reliance on psykers and warp travel entirely; they were already planning the [[Council of Nikaea]] in advance and that Mortarion would be the one to make the case for reining it in. Mortarion took note and calmed down but this whole situation was another nail in his coffin, festering down his mind and fouling his relationships with basically everyone else. Apparently, being promised a political slam dunk while being shown a glimpse of the future he wanted wasn't enough for that spiteful cunt.

	Nevertheless, Mortarion got his own legion and swore allegiance to the Big E. Weirdly, for all his dad and Malcador's worries about him, they didn't see fit to keep him fighting alongside the Emperor like (clearly sane and well-adjusted) Vulkan. Regardless, he wasted little time in transforming the Dusk Raiders into the Death Guard, and proved himself one of the Great Crusade's best frontline generals. Despite his skill and ambition, however, he found himself at the margins of the war. Combined with the genetic heritage of Barbarus, Mortarion's gene-seed produced insanely tough Astartes, which made them the obvious choice for pursuing campaigns in the most inhospitable climates.		Nevertheless, Mortarion got his own legion and swore allegiance to the Big E. Weirdly, for all his dad and Malcador's worries about him, they didn't see fit to keep him fighting alongside the Emperor like (clearly sane and well-adjusted) Vulkan. Regardless, he wasted little time in transforming the Dusk Raiders into the Death Guard, and proved himself one of the Great Crusade's best frontline generals. Despite his skill and ambition, however, he found himself at the margins of the war. Combined with the genetic heritage of Barbarus, Mortarion's gene-seed produced insanely tough Astartes, which made them the obvious choice for pursuing campaigns in the most inhospitable climates.

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	[[File:Mortarion,_Prince_of_Decay.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Seriously, Morty was playing Ol'Grimmy before the [[C'tan\|Nightbringer]] was ever thought up! So much for originality [[GW]].]]		[[File:Mortarion,_Prince_of_Decay.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Seriously, Morty was playing Ol'Grimmy before the [[C'tan\|Nightbringer]] was ever thought up! So much for originality [[GW]].]]

	After ~~Horus got~~ his ~~ass kicked~~, Mortarion made epic formations, and marched his ships (yes, marched them!) to the [[Eye of Terror]]; as a reward for his service and his ability to keep his Legion from disintegrating on the way to the Eye, Nurgle ~~made Mortarion a Daemon Prince and~~ gave him a nice new home, known as the Plague Planet, which they started decorating and uhh... "cleaning". Yes, seriously. Mortarion changed the Plague Planet to resemble Barbarus which caused Typhus to abandon him in disgust of the sentimentality (not to mention he was more interested in getting shit done). Nurgle on the other hand, likes good gardeners and wholly approved of the whole venture. Nurgle is also a tremendous fan of grimy couch potatoes, so Mortarion sitting around doing nothing for about 10,000 years also drew Nurgle's approval. Though Mortarion was somewhat displeased with Typhus' insubordination, he allowed Typhus to leave rather than trying to control his former Captain as the Emperor sought to control him.		After recovering from his French haircut at the hands of the Khan, Mortarion made epic formations, and marched his ships (yes, marched them!) to the [[Eye of Terror]]; as a reward for his service and his ability to keep his Legion from disintegrating on the way to the Eye, Nurgle gave him a nice new home, known as the Plague Planet, which they started decorating and uhh... "cleaning". Yes, seriously. Mortarion changed the Plague Planet to resemble Barbarus which caused Typhus to abandon him in disgust of the sentimentality (not to mention he was more interested in getting shit done). Nurgle on the other hand, likes good gardeners and wholly approved of the whole venture. Nurgle is also a tremendous fan of grimy couch potatoes, so Mortarion sitting around doing nothing for about 10,000 years also drew Nurgle's approval. Though Mortarion was somewhat displeased with Typhus' insubordination, he allowed Typhus to leave rather than trying to control his former Captain as the Emperor sought to control him.

	Incidentally, did we mention that he built his fortress atop the high mountains shrouded in toxic miasma and rules over billions of slaves? [[Irony\|You know, exactly like the Overlord of Barbarus all those millennia ago?]]		Incidentally, did we mention that he built his fortress atop the high mountains shrouded in toxic miasma and rules over billions of slaves? [[Irony\|You know, exactly like the Overlord of Barbarus all those millennia ago?]]

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	He was discovered 130 years into the Great Crusade and was taken to Terra, like all his other brothers were, to learn the ways of the Imperium. Unusually he was held for a bit longer on Terra than his brothers were on the reasoning that they would get the poisons and toxins out of his system, though this would obviously hit a snag since he got his armour customized to supply him with the Barbarus gases on demand (maybe he was dependent on them? Or maybe they just got him high?). Naturally all this waiting around got him a bit frustrated and annoyed.		He was discovered 130 years into the Great Crusade and was taken to Terra, like all his other brothers were, to learn the ways of the Imperium. Unusually he was held for a bit longer on Terra than his brothers were on the reasoning that they would get the poisons and toxins out of his system, though this would obviously hit a snag since he got his armour customized to supply him with the Barbarus gases on demand (maybe he was dependent on them? Or maybe they just got him high?). Naturally all this waiting around got him a bit frustrated and annoyed.

	Mortarion managed to sneak his way through the Imperial Palace and to the construction site of the future [[Golden Throne]] (yeah, despite being ~~all giant~~ and ~~pungent~~, he was an excellent [[Ninja]], also evidenced by his rules below). When he asked [[Malcador the Sigillite\|Malcador]] what it was he wouldn't accept the regent's excuses that it was nothing to concern himself over, since Mortarion knew [[Heresy\|warp-tech]] when he saw it. He considered the Emperor and Malcador big giant hypocrites for ostensibly rejecting the Warp while experimenting with it on the sly. (He had the same attitude with his three brothers who set up the Librarius - and he didn't get on that well with any of the others. Apart from maybe the Khan, Mortarion had the least central role in the Crusade of all the Primarchs.)		Mortarion managed to sneak his way through the Imperial Palace and to the construction site of the future [[Golden Throne]] (yeah, despite being similar in size and smell to a small garbage truck, he was an excellent [[Ninja]], also evidenced by his rules below). When he asked [[Malcador the Sigillite\|Malcador]] what it was he wouldn't accept the regent's excuses that it was nothing to concern himself over, since Mortarion knew [[Heresy\|warp-tech]] when he saw it. He considered the Emperor and Malcador big giant hypocrites for ostensibly rejecting the Warp while experimenting with it on the sly. (He had the same attitude with his three brothers who set up the Librarius - and he didn't get on that well with any of the others. Apart from maybe the Khan, Mortarion had the least central role in the Crusade of all the Primarchs.)

	To placate him, Malcador revealed him part the Emperor's greater plan, which was to remove the reliance on psykers and warp travel entirely; they were already planning the [[Council of Nikaea]] in advance and that Mortarion would be the one to make the case for reining it in. Mortarion took note and calmed down but this whole situation was another nail in his coffin, festering down his mind and fouling his relationships with basically everyone else.		To placate him, Malcador revealed him part the Emperor's greater plan, which was to remove the reliance on psykers and warp travel entirely; they were already planning the [[Council of Nikaea]] in advance and that Mortarion would be the one to make the case for reining it in. Mortarion took note and calmed down but this whole situation was another nail in his coffin, festering down his mind and fouling his relationships with basically everyone else.

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Siege of Terra

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	Reinvigorated, Morty organized an attack on the Colossi Gate. The assault was particularly vicious, facing a 300-man jetbike counterattack that devastated the Death Guard. Demons were summoned and morale-sapping spells were cast, but White Scars Stormseers were able to hold the line. Magnus used the whole thing as a screen to infiltrate the Imperial Dungeon, unbeknownst to Morty. At some point during the Siege, Mortarion was casting a giant depression spell that afflicted the defenders and even tested Rogal's resolve.		Reinvigorated, Morty organized an attack on the Colossi Gate. The assault was particularly vicious, facing a 300-man jetbike counterattack that devastated the Death Guard. Demons were summoned and morale-sapping spells were cast, but White Scars Stormseers were able to hold the line. Magnus used the whole thing as a screen to infiltrate the Imperial Dungeon, unbeknownst to Morty. At some point during the Siege, Mortarion was casting a giant depression spell that afflicted the defenders and even tested Rogal's resolve.

	After Perty chose to stop carrying the traitors and throw what could've been the biggest W for Chaos in history, Mortarion and his men took up Perty's former positions. His new base would be the Lion's Gate Spaceport, given by Horus. Not one to sit around, Jaghatai Khan had other ideas like making sure the loyalist reinforcements had a place to dock when they arrived. The fight for the spaceport was massive, and eventually the Death Lord would be challenged by The Warhawk of Chogoris. Mortarion was able to thrash around Jaghatai with ease, thanks to his newfound demonic power. But Morty found that vicious insults from an old foe could cut quite deep. He was told he had a horrific stench, and was an unworthy foe compared to ~~Typhon~~. Mortarion beat down Jaghatai so much that it made Morty TIRED. When a confused Morty asked why Jaghatai just took his beating, the response was earth-shattering. Morty was told by Jaghatai that by absorbing the punishment he had superior endurance to someone who gave up to Nurgle's demands. The realization that everyone thought he was a weakling instead of someone who made the ultimate sacrifice for the strength of himself and his sons made Mortarion snap with rage.		After Perty chose to stop carrying the traitors and throw what could've been the biggest W for Chaos in history, Mortarion and his men took up Perty's former positions. His new base would be the Lion's Gate Spaceport, given by Horus. Not one to sit around, Jaghatai Khan had other ideas like making sure the loyalist reinforcements had a place to dock when they arrived. The fight for the spaceport was massive, and eventually the Death Lord would be challenged by The Warhawk of Chogoris. Mortarion was able to thrash around Jaghatai with ease, thanks to his newfound demonic power. But Morty found that vicious insults from an old foe could cut quite deep. He was told he had a horrific stench, wasn't truly in charge of the legion unlike Typhon, and was an unworthy foe compared to the Legion Master. Mortarion beat down Jaghatai so much that it made Morty TIRED. When a confused Morty asked why Jaghatai just took his beating, the response was earth-shattering. Morty was told by Jaghatai that by absorbing the punishment he had superior endurance to someone who gave up to Nurgle's demands. The realization that everyone thought he was a weakling instead of someone who made the ultimate sacrifice for the strength of himself and his sons made Mortarion snap with rage.

	He made an exaggerated show of finishing off Jaghatai, but it was a ruse. This left Morty vulnerable to a sudden resurgence by Jaghatai which proved just about overwhelming. With very little left in the tank, he could barely do anything more than get a beating in return. In the end, The Khan positioned himself to get impaled by the edge of the Death Lord's scythe Silence. This was all to get a final shot at Morty, which Jaghatai used by decapitating him at last. And thus, Mortarion was banished to the warp via a massive explosion reminiscent of vortex weapons. Mortarion's men would be disoriented by the banishment of their lord and forced out from the spaceport.		He made an exaggerated show of finishing off Jaghatai, but it was a ruse. This left Morty vulnerable to a sudden resurgence by Jaghatai which proved just about overwhelming. With very little left in the tank, he could barely do anything more than get a beating in return. In the end, The Khan positioned himself to get impaled by the edge of the Death Lord's scythe Silence. This was all to get a final shot at Morty, which Jaghatai used by decapitating him at last. And thus, Mortarion was banished to the warp via a massive explosion reminiscent of vortex weapons. Mortarion's men would be disoriented by the banishment of their lord and forced out from the spaceport.

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	{{Topquote\|My endurance is… superior.\|[[Jaghatai Khan]] refusing to let Morty's new Daemon status get in the way of the sick burns.}}		{{Topquote\|My endurance is… superior.\|[[Jaghatai Khan]] refusing to let Morty's new Daemon status get in the way of the sick burns.}}