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	Originally incepted by the Emperor to be a terror weapon, the VIIIth Legion's recruit pool originated from the worst Terra's criminals; monsters who had been put in vast, underground prison complexes to keep them away from the rest of the populace. These criminals would occasionally have offspring who, if by some miracle they survived past infancy, would come to be known by their fellows as "the night's children". Pale and silent, they were so accustomed to the horrors of these prison complexes, having known nothing else, that they were avoided by even the boldest of killers. These pale children would be the VIIIth Legion's first recruits. The Geneseed of Konrad Curze transformed the already pale skin of these children to bone-white, and darked their eyes to black. Already accustomed to the low light conditions of the underground prisons, these new Astartes found that, with the implantation of the Geneseed, they had developed the ability to see in complete darkness. However, they also found that they needed the HUD of their Power Armor to operate in daylight conditions. As such, they quickly came to prefer night time engagements. Seemingly because they were simply so used to it, the VIIIth Legion quickly developed a dark reputation for dealing with their foes with such brutality that it surpassed the rumors surrounding even the VIth and XIIth Legions.		Originally incepted by the Emperor to be a terror weapon, the VIIIth Legion's recruit pool originated from the worst Terra's criminals; monsters who had been put in vast, underground prison complexes to keep them away from the rest of the populace. These criminals would occasionally have offspring who, if by some miracle they survived past infancy, would come to be known by their fellows as "the night's children". Pale and silent, they were so accustomed to the horrors of these prison complexes, having known nothing else, that they were avoided by even the boldest of killers. These pale children would be the VIIIth Legion's first recruits. The Geneseed of Konrad Curze transformed the already pale skin of these children to bone-white, and darked their eyes to black. Already accustomed to the low light conditions of the underground prisons, these new Astartes found that, with the implantation of the Geneseed, they had developed the ability to see in complete darkness. However, they also found that they needed the HUD of their Power Armor to operate in daylight conditions. As such, they quickly came to prefer night time engagements. Seemingly because they were simply so used to it, the VIIIth Legion quickly developed a dark reputation for dealing with their foes with such brutality that it surpassed the rumors surrounding even the VIth and XIIth Legions.

	They got their start on Terra when the Emperor sent them against a recidivist kingdom known as the Crimson Walkers. Having learned of their defiance of his edicts despite having pledged themselves to his cause, the Emperor decided that their treachery required... retribution. When asked how he wished to deal with the traitors, he is recorded merely to have said "[[awesome\|Send the Eighth]]". So the VIIIth were sent, and the ~~horor~~ they enacted upon the Crimson Walkers was so terrible that the VIIIth in and of itself became a deterrent against recidivism. They would continue upon this path for the rest of the Crusade, typically being used to quell uprisings, or in cases where the most terrible butchery would send a useful message to others.		They got their start on Terra when the Emperor sent them against a recidivist kingdom known as the Crimson Walkers. Having learned of their defiance of his edicts despite having pledged themselves to his cause, the Emperor decided that their treachery required... retribution. When asked how he wished to deal with the traitors, he is recorded merely to have said "[[awesome\|Send the Eighth]]". So the VIIIth were sent, and the horror they enacted upon the Crimson Walkers was so terrible that the VIIIth in and of itself became a deterrent against recidivism. They would continue upon this path for the rest of the Crusade, typically being used to quell uprisings, or in cases where the most terrible butchery would send a useful message to others.

	Eventually, Imperial forces would stumble upon the VIIIth's Primarch Konrad Curze. When [[Chaos]] abducted the infant [[Primarch]]s, they were scattered across the galaxy. Poor lil Konrad ended up on Nostramo, a world of perpetual darkness. And unlike the other Primarchs who were found by the inhabitants of a planet (highly debatable) and taken care of, Konrad was left all alone to fend for himself, [[Grimdark\|in a world that was a dark, lawless land]]. But who's to say it would've been better? So then he grew up, he became like the Batman of the 31st millennium, where he punished the corrupt and the evil. Unlike Batman, he had no compunctions about killing them in the most gruesome manner possible (and displaying the corpses) to the point the sewers were clogged with bodies. [[Grimdark\|Strangely enough, this was actually considered an improvement]]. So yeah, he became such a popular icon that the people of Nostramo basically fixed their shitty society because they feared that the "Night Haunter" would screw their asses to unimaginable levels, thus making him Vlad the Impaler IN SPESS!!! It says something about his world that, even as Vlad the Impaler, he was still clearly quite the good guy.		Eventually, Imperial forces would stumble upon the VIIIth's Primarch Konrad Curze. When [[Chaos]] abducted the infant [[Primarch]]s, they were scattered across the galaxy. Poor lil Konrad ended up on Nostramo, a world of perpetual darkness. And unlike the other Primarchs who were found by the inhabitants of a planet (highly debatable) and taken care of, Konrad was left all alone to fend for himself, [[Grimdark\|in a world that was a dark, lawless land]]. But who's to say it would've been better? So then he grew up, he became like the Batman of the 31st millennium, where he punished the corrupt and the evil. Unlike Batman, he had no compunctions about killing them in the most gruesome manner possible (and displaying the corpses) to the point the sewers were clogged with bodies. [[Grimdark\|Strangely enough, this was actually considered an improvement]]. So yeah, he became such a popular icon that the people of Nostramo basically fixed their shitty society because they feared that the "Night Haunter" would screw their asses to unimaginable levels, thus making him Vlad the Impaler IN SPESS!!! It says something about his world that, even as Vlad the Impaler, he was still clearly quite the good guy.

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	When they took a position, they tended to fortify it with automated weapons platforms like the Tarantula Sentry rather than use Astartes to man them. Oftentimes they would use these static defensive areas as kill-zones for herding terrified defenders or civilians into automated gunfire. Their prefered tactics outside of just scaring the bejesus out of foes was simple but effective, and not dissimilar to that which the Imperial Fists utilized. They would locate defensive weaknesses, exploit them with Breacher Squads, APCs or other quick, heavy hitting units, and then attempt to break the foe into smaller groups to destroy them piecemeal. They also liked just driving dozer-prowed tanks over their enemies. Why more Legions didn't think to use such an effective killing method is a bit strange but there we are.		When they took a position, they tended to fortify it with automated weapons platforms like the Tarantula Sentry rather than use Astartes to man them. Oftentimes they would use these static defensive areas as kill-zones for herding terrified defenders or civilians into automated gunfire. Their prefered tactics outside of just scaring the bejesus out of foes was simple but effective, and not dissimilar to that which the Imperial Fists utilized. They would locate defensive weaknesses, exploit them with Breacher Squads, APCs or other quick, heavy hitting units, and then attempt to break the foe into smaller groups to destroy them piecemeal. They also liked just driving dozer-prowed tanks over their enemies. Why more Legions didn't think to use such an effective killing method is a bit strange but there we are.

	In terms of their elite units, they employed a large number of what were called Terror Squads, which were basically Assault Marines who were particularly good, even amongst the Night Lords, at committing war crimes against their foes. Another was the Night Raptors, who were an even more elite sort of Assault Squad equipped with jump packs who preferred ripping their foes apart in melee. These guys were just as nuts as the Terror Squads, but more specialized as shock troops. There also existed two variants of elite Terminators; the Contekar and the Atramentar(Both of which got their 30k rules screwed over by some biased idiot in Forgeworld). They functioned as essentially the same sort of unit, with the Atramentar as the 1st Company of the Contekar. Under the command of Sevatar, both groups of Terminators were sadistic screwballs of the highest order but could control their impulses, unlike the Terror Squad marines. They were extremely fractious and unruly, obeying orders only from someone they feared/respected enough to do so. Sevatar, and of course Curze, were the only members of the Legion powerful enough to reign them in.		In terms of their elite units, they employed a large number of what were called Terror Squads, which were basically Assault Marines who were particularly good, even amongst the Night Lords, at committing war crimes against their foes. Another was the Night Raptors, who were an even more elite sort of Assault Squad equipped with jump packs who preferred ripping their foes apart in melee. These guys were just as nuts as the Terror Squads, but more specialized as shock troops. There also existed two variants of elite Terminators; the Contekar and the Atramentar (Both of which got their 30k rules screwed over by some biased know-it-all idiot over at Forgeworld). They functioned as essentially the same sort of unit, with the Atramentar as the 1st Company of the Contekar. Under the command of Sevatar, both groups of Terminators were sadistic screwballs of the highest order but could control their impulses, unlike the Terror Squad marines. They were extremely fractious and unruly, obeying orders only from someone they feared/respected enough to do so. Sevatar, and of course Curze, were the only members of the Legion powerful enough to reign them in.

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	When they took a position, they tended to fortify it with automated weapons platforms like the Tarantula Sentry rather than use Astartes to man them. Oftentimes they would use these static defensive areas as kill-zones for herding terrified defenders or civilians into automated gunfire. Their prefered tactics outside of just scaring the bejesus out of foes was simple but effective, and not dissimilar to that which the Imperial Fists utilized. They would locate defensive weaknesses, exploit them with Breacher Squads, APCs or other quick, heavy hitting units, and then attempt to break the foe into smaller groups to destroy them piecemeal. They also liked just driving dozer-prowed tanks over their enemies. Why more Legions didn't think to use such an effective killing method is a bit strange but there we are.		When they took a position, they tended to fortify it with automated weapons platforms like the Tarantula Sentry rather than use Astartes to man them. Oftentimes they would use these static defensive areas as kill-zones for herding terrified defenders or civilians into automated gunfire. Their prefered tactics outside of just scaring the bejesus out of foes was simple but effective, and not dissimilar to that which the Imperial Fists utilized. They would locate defensive weaknesses, exploit them with Breacher Squads, APCs or other quick, heavy hitting units, and then attempt to break the foe into smaller groups to destroy them piecemeal. They also liked just driving dozer-prowed tanks over their enemies. Why more Legions didn't think to use such an effective killing method is a bit strange but there we are.

	In terms of their elite units, they employed a large number of what were called Terror Squads, which were basically Assault Marines who were particularly good, even amongst the Night Lords, at committing war crimes against their foes. Another was the Night Raptors, who were an even more elite sort of Assault Squad equipped with jump packs who preferred ripping their foes apart in melee. These guys were just as nuts as the Terror Squads, but more specialized as shock troops. There also existed two variants of elite Terminators; the Contekar and the Atramentar. They functioned as essentially the same sort of unit, with the Atramentar as the 1st Company of the Contekar. Under the command of Sevatar, both groups of Terminators were sadistic screwballs of the highest order but could control their impulses, unlike the Terror Squad marines. They were extremely fractious and unruly, obeying orders only from someone they feared/respected enough to do so. Sevatar, and of course Curze, were the only members of the Legion powerful enough to reign them in.		In terms of their elite units, they employed a large number of what were called Terror Squads, which were basically Assault Marines who were particularly good, even amongst the Night Lords, at committing war crimes against their foes. Another was the Night Raptors, who were an even more elite sort of Assault Squad equipped with jump packs who preferred ripping their foes apart in melee. These guys were just as nuts as the Terror Squads, but more specialized as shock troops. There also existed two variants of elite Terminators; the Contekar and the Atramentar(Both of which got their 30k rules screwed over by some biased idiot in Forgeworld). They functioned as essentially the same sort of unit, with the Atramentar as the 1st Company of the Contekar. Under the command of Sevatar, both groups of Terminators were sadistic screwballs of the highest order but could control their impulses, unlike the Terror Squad marines. They were extremely fractious and unruly, obeying orders only from someone they feared/respected enough to do so. Sevatar, and of course Curze, were the only members of the Legion powerful enough to reign them in.

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	This isn't to say that their tactics make them unstoppable. Terror-tactics only work well on people who can be scared, meaning that their preferred operations tend not to work well on other [[Space Marines]], [[Eldar]], [[Necrons]], [[Tyranids]], [[Orks]], or any sort of [[Ecclesiarchy\|fanatical]] [[Chaos Cults\|religious]] [[Genestealer Cult\|zealots]], meaning that [[Imperial Guard]] are one of their favorite targets. There are individually stellar warriors at various aspects of warfare among their ranks--close-combat champions who'd acquit themselves well against any Astarte's, strategists and tacticians who pull off some incredible victories, but there aren't enough of these standouts, and they don't have a legion-wide focus on anything except terror. If anything, their big saving grace is they're competent enough to leg it when a fight isn't winnable. However, they were still competent enough outside of their terror tactics as a Legion that they fought the Dark Angels to a stalemate for around 2 years, and were ultimately only defeated due to the Lion acquiring a [[Tuchulcha\|plot device]] which broke all the rules of Warp travel. Also, Curze confronted the Lion at one point during this series of battles and gave the game away by telling the Lion that he was basically just stalling him. Bit stupid that, but sadly Curze was always a bit of a spaz.		This isn't to say that their tactics make them unstoppable. Terror-tactics only work well on people who can be scared, meaning that their preferred operations tend not to work well on other [[Space Marines]], [[Eldar]], [[Necrons]], [[Tyranids]], [[Orks]], or any sort of [[Ecclesiarchy\|fanatical]] [[Chaos Cults\|religious]] [[Genestealer Cult\|zealots]], meaning that [[Imperial Guard]] are one of their favorite targets. There are individually stellar warriors at various aspects of warfare among their ranks--close-combat champions who'd acquit themselves well against any Astarte's, strategists and tacticians who pull off some incredible victories, but there aren't enough of these standouts, and they don't have a legion-wide focus on anything except terror. If anything, their big saving grace is they're competent enough to leg it when a fight isn't winnable. However, they were still competent enough outside of their terror tactics as a Legion that they fought the Dark Angels to a stalemate for around 3 years, and were ultimately only defeated due to the Lion acquiring a [[Tuchulcha\|plot device]] which broke all the rules of Warp travel. Also, Curze confronted the Lion at one point during this series of battles and gave the game away by telling the Lion that he was basically just stalling him. Bit stupid that, but sadly Curze was always a bit of a spaz.

	Especially noteworthy is that the last time they really had to fight face-to-face, mano-a-mano, was right after the Heresy, when the [[Ultramarines\|Toilet Marines]] came looking for them on their fortress world of Tsagualsa. The Night Lords got slaughtered. Now, to be fair, by that time it was a while since they replenished their numbers after the Heresy. Additionally, in their stupidity, they chose to "bunker down" instead of using their typical hit-and-run tactics. Not to mention the fact that many warbands were not present, the Legion having started to split up after the death of Konrad and Sevatar. Also, the character recounting this, when challenged by another about "losing to the Ultramarines", points out that it wasn't JUST the Ultramarines chapter, but every successor chapter as well. He comments on [[Howling Griffons]] working side-by-side by [[Novamarines]], while being supported by [[Genesis Chapter]] flanking maneuvers. He comments on how every single chapter involved was running by the same playbook (The [[Codex Astartes]]), in perfect unison, and pretty much without any dissension or rebellion (unlike the Night Lords). The result was that the Night Lords were pinned down, outflanked, bombarded, assaulted (or counter-assaulted), besieged and simply fucked over in every way in a textbook fashion. The Night Lords lost so badly that they fragmented and were never united as a whole force ever again (although there were signs of a semi-reunification in the period leading up to the [[13th Black Crusade]]). And before you cry some "Wardian bullshit", this was in the Night Lords own book, written by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden\|a pretty cool guy]] (actually it was Games-Workshop's fluff that limited the Night Lords.). Besides, against a legion fighting in co-ordination, it was a given who would win, not bullshit. Notice the Codex Astartes clearly works well...when working with at least a thousand Marines or multiple Chapters together (as opposed to individual companies...something Astartes are largely too stupid to realize, apparently).		Especially noteworthy is that the last time they really had to fight face-to-face, mano-a-mano, was right after the Heresy, when the [[Ultramarines\|Toilet Marines]] came looking for them on their fortress world of Tsagualsa. The Night Lords got slaughtered. Now, to be fair, by that time it was a while since they replenished their numbers after the Heresy. Additionally, in their stupidity, they chose to "bunker down" instead of using their typical hit-and-run tactics. Not to mention the fact that many warbands were not present, the Legion having started to split up after the death of Konrad and Sevatar. Also, the character recounting this, when challenged by another about "losing to the Ultramarines", points out that it wasn't JUST the Ultramarines chapter, but every successor chapter as well. He comments on [[Howling Griffons]] working side-by-side by [[Novamarines]], while being supported by [[Genesis Chapter]] flanking maneuvers. He comments on how every single chapter involved was running by the same playbook (The [[Codex Astartes]]), in perfect unison, and pretty much without any dissension or rebellion (unlike the Night Lords). The result was that the Night Lords were pinned down, outflanked, bombarded, assaulted (or counter-assaulted), besieged and simply fucked over in every way in a textbook fashion. The Night Lords lost so badly that they fragmented and were never united as a whole force ever again (although there were signs of a semi-reunification in the period leading up to the [[13th Black Crusade]]). And before you cry some "Wardian bullshit", this was in the Night Lords own book, written by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden\|a pretty cool guy]] (actually it was Games-Workshop's fluff that limited the Night Lords.). Besides, against a legion fighting in co-ordination, it was a given who would win, not bullshit. Notice the Codex Astartes clearly works well...when working with at least a thousand Marines or multiple Chapters together (as opposed to individual companies...something Astartes are largely too stupid to realize, apparently).

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	Considering what fluff says about them, it seems likely the Night Lords Legion conquered worlds during the Great Crusade by rarely waging actual war. They probably did it the Night Haunter way. Show up, declare Lex Imperialis, and '''punish''' violation of the emperor's law by using stealth and terror. They can get anywhere, be anywhere, and they're always watching ''you''. They don't have to fight you as you are just '''''that horribly outmatched'''''. In cases of legitimate military threats, WMDs, phosphex, rad weapons, and other nasty things can be gleefully used.		Considering what fluff says about them, it seems likely the Night Lords Legion conquered worlds during the Great Crusade by rarely waging actual war. They probably did it the Night Haunter way. Show up, declare Lex Imperialis, and '''punish''' violation of the emperor's law by using stealth and terror. They can get anywhere, be anywhere, and they're always watching ''you''. They don't have to fight you as you are just '''''that horribly outmatched'''''. In cases of legitimate military threats, WMDs, phosphex, rad weapons, and other nasty things can be gleefully used.

	Or just take pieces from their leader's little girl. Bit by bit. Without kidnapping her. From her bedroom. Over and over and ruining any attempt to move her (or take bits even after she's in their most secure location). You see, that is ''far'' more terrifying than kidnapping her and sending pieces back. Especially preceding each taking with "We have come for you".		Or just take pieces from their leader's little girl. Bit by bit. Without kidnapping her. From her bedroom. Over and over and ruining any attempt to move her (or take bits even after she's in their most secure location). You see, that is ''far'' more terrifying than kidnapping her and sending pieces back. Especially preceding each taking with "We have come for you".

	Back when Curze was still somewhat sane, the point of the terror tactics was to basically destroy a foes' morale to thoroughly and so quickly that the casualties, though beyond brutal individually, would actually be significantly ~~less~~ than those most other Legions inflicted. ~~The~~ few would suffer unspeakable horrors, ~~and~~ the many~~, witnessing this,~~ would surrender without need for further bloodshed. ~~The~~ planet ~~could then~~ be delivered to the Imperium with its population, infrastructure, and industrial capabilities ~~mostly~~ intact, and ''thoroughly'' compliant.		Back when Curze was still somewhat sane, the point of the terror tactics was to basically destroy a foes' morale to thoroughly and so quickly that the casualties, though beyond brutal individually, would actually be significantly fewer than those most other Legions inflicted. Those few would suffer unspeakable horrors, but the many who bore witness would surrender without the need for further bloodshed. [[Just as planned\|If all went as planned]], the planet would be delivered to the Imperium with its population, infrastructure, and industrial capabilities almost completely intact, and ''thoroughly'' compliant.

	Despite their brutality, the Night Lords as a Legion were actually very tactically minded in their assaults if facing anything worthwhile. This was almost entirely down to the fact that nobody particularly wanted to die rather than anything else; being smart about fighting tends to cause fewer casualties. They ultimately ended up being a sadistic reflection of the Raven Guard in terms of their tactical doctrines, and the two Legions pre-Corax had a ''lot'' in common. They liked to fight indirectly if they were either at a disadvantage or were on-par with their opponents. They would strike at logistics networks, supply lines, weapons depots, etc, all in an attempt to bleed an enemy over time, and would only go for the kill when they knew the battle was winnable. Additionally, nothing in terms of weaponry or strategy was ever off the table, least of all for moral reasons. Chemical weapons, radiation saturation, Phosphex munitions, biological weapons, straight-up Exterminatus; if the Night Lords thought it might help them to win, it was always an option. Concepts like honor were considered to be a fool's prize at best, and contemptibly stupid at worst. If an enemy could be baited into a trap by, say, slaughtering civilians, they would happily do so.		Despite their brutality, the Night Lords as a Legion were actually very tactically minded in their assaults if facing anything worthwhile. This was almost entirely down to the fact that nobody particularly wanted to die rather than anything else; being smart about fighting tends to cause fewer casualties. They ultimately ended up being a sadistic reflection of the Raven Guard in terms of their tactical doctrines, and the two Legions pre-Corax had a ''lot'' in common. They liked to fight indirectly if they were either at a disadvantage or were on-par with their opponents. They would strike at logistics networks, supply lines, weapons depots, etc, all in an attempt to bleed an enemy over time, and would only go for the kill when they knew the battle was winnable. Additionally, nothing in terms of weaponry or strategy was ever off the table, least of all for moral reasons. Chemical weapons, radiation saturation, Phosphex munitions, biological weapons, straight-up Exterminatus; if the Night Lords thought it might help them to win, it was always an option. Concepts like honor were considered to be a fool's prize at best, and contemptibly stupid at worst. If an enemy could be baited into a trap by, say, slaughtering civilians, they would happily do so.

	When actually engaging a foe, the Night Lords prefered to make extensive use of infiltration tactics. After all, it's harder to kill what you don't know is there. In fact, the Night Lords were amongst the sneakiest of all the Legions, with only the Raven Guard and Alpha Legion rivaling their understanding of covert operations. However, they were no strangers to open battle; it was just virtually always option B. In such scenarios, they preferred utilizing small, company sized formations, and had a larger than normal number of Breacher Squads in their infantry divisions. They also preferred the use of fast vehicles to heavy armor, typically aircraft like the Storm Eagles if they could help it. Similarly, they liked to deploy jump-pack equipped infantry in the name of speed. Bikes, jetbikes, and fast troop transports like Rhinos were also favored. They did still utilize heavy and super-heavy armor when needed, but their armor pool was not so extensive as a Legion like the Iron Hands or Iron Warriors. Nor, for that matter, was their artillery pool.		When actually engaging a foe, the Night Lords prefered to make extensive use of infiltration tactics. After all, it's harder to kill what you don't know is there. In fact, the Night Lords were amongst the sneakiest of all the Legions, with only the Raven Guard and Alpha Legion rivaling their understanding of covert operations. However, they were no strangers to open battle; it was just virtually always option B. In such scenarios, they preferred utilizing small, company sized formations, and had a larger than normal number of Breacher Squads in their infantry divisions. They also preferred the use of fast vehicles to heavy armor, typically aircraft like the Storm Eagles if they could help it. Similarly, they liked to deploy jump-pack equipped infantry in the name of speed. Bikes, jetbikes, and fast troop transports like Rhinos were also favored. They did still utilize heavy and super-heavy armor when needed, but their armor pool was not so extensive as a Legion like the Iron Hands or Iron Warriors. Nor, for that matter, was their artillery pool. They did have a surprising amount of armor when compared to Legions outside the Iron Whatevers, as all of the Night Lords various companies were expected to maintain their own vehicle pool for independent operations.

	When they took a position, they tended to fortify it with automated weapons platforms like the Tarantula Sentry rather than use Astartes to man them. Oftentimes they would use these static defensive areas as kill-zones for herding terrified defenders or civilians into automated gunfire. Their prefered tactics outside of just scaring the bejesus out of foes was simple but effective, and not dissimilar to that which the Imperial Fists utilized. They would locate defensive weaknesses, exploit them with Breacher Squads, APCs or other quick, heavy hitting units, and then attempt to break the foe into smaller groups to destroy them piecemeal. They also liked just driving dozer-prowed tanks over their enemies. Why more Legions didn't think to use such an effective killing method is a bit strange but there we are.		When they took a position, they tended to fortify it with automated weapons platforms like the Tarantula Sentry rather than use Astartes to man them. Oftentimes they would use these static defensive areas as kill-zones for herding terrified defenders or civilians into automated gunfire. Their prefered tactics outside of just scaring the bejesus out of foes was simple but effective, and not dissimilar to that which the Imperial Fists utilized. They would locate defensive weaknesses, exploit them with Breacher Squads, APCs or other quick, heavy hitting units, and then attempt to break the foe into smaller groups to destroy them piecemeal. They also liked just driving dozer-prowed tanks over their enemies. Why more Legions didn't think to use such an effective killing method is a bit strange but there we are.

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	**Seriously? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGSxJ-K1vL8		**Seriously? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGSxJ-K1vL8
	*The Night Lords actually treat their serfs pretty decently for a traitor legion. It's still not particularly pleasant, but it's better than being used as a [[Emperor's Children\|sex toy]], a [[Word Bearers\|sacrifice]], a [[World Eaters\|punching bag]], a [[Death Guard\|zombie]], or getting eaten because the last meal was improperly prepared (it does happen on occasion) or being used for target practice for lulz etc.		*The Night Lords actually treat their serfs pretty decently for a traitor legion. It's still not particularly pleasant, but it's better than being used as a [[Emperor's Children\|sex toy]], a [[Word Bearers\|sacrifice]], a [[World Eaters\|punching bag]], a [[Death Guard\|zombie]], or getting eaten because the last meal was improperly prepared (it does happen on occasion) or being used for target practice for lulz etc.
			** To be fair, they do still randomly punch serfs into paste and/or hunt them for sport. Oh and they make them live in perpetual darkness too, because this is a Night Lord ship and you just have to get used to it. But they do at least seem to acknowledge that they need the serfs to survive. Sure, the serfs are 100% literal slaves but they are actually useful.
	*They actually gave the idea of the vampire imagery to the Blood Angels.		*They actually gave the idea of the vampire imagery to the Blood Angels.
	*Once, a warband of Night Lords decided it would be fun to fuck with some Dark Eldars. In turn, the Dark Eldar Haemonculi hunted them down to a random planed, covered said world in perpetual darkness by blocking the planet's sun, then sent Mandrakes ( Dark Eldar who live in a subrealm of total darkness ). The Mandrakes assaulted the Night Lords so badly, appearing at random from the darkness, so much so that, after the Dark Eldar left and sunlight came back on, the Nigh Lords slept with the lights on at night from then on.		*Once, a warband of Night Lords decided it would be fun to fuck with some Dark Eldars. In turn, the Dark Eldar Haemonculi hunted them down to a random planed, covered said world in perpetual darkness by blocking the planet's sun, then sent Mandrakes ( Dark Eldar who live in a subrealm of total darkness ). The Mandrakes assaulted the Night Lords so badly, appearing at random from the darkness, so much so that, after the Dark Eldar left and sunlight came back on, the Nigh Lords slept with the lights on at night from then on.