Who is to blame for the Horus Heresy?

Today we delve into the one man most responsible for the Horus Heresy – the father of lies – First Chaplain Erebus of the Word Bearers. Erebus is one of the most prominent members of the Word Bearers Chaos Space Marines and a member of the Dark Council of Sicarus.

Did the emperor cause the Horus Heresy?

Nothing in the Emperor’s planning or actions indicates that he wanted to provoke the Heresy. Rather, if anything it seems he was simply blind to his sons flaws and a frankly a poor father to them. His isolation after Ullanor was intended to cement humanity’s domination over not just the galaxy but also the warp.

Where did the Horus Heresy start?

Horus’s Corruption. However, the Horus Heresy truly began after Warmaster Horus was wounded by the possessed Eugen Temba wielding the stolen Anathame on the moon of Davin, a place that was cursed by the foul Chaos God Nurgle.

How did Horus fall to Chaos?

Having his dying body moved to the Serpent Lodge, Horus was soon subjected to an ancient Chaos ritual by the Davin priests, while Erebus entered his mind disguised as the deceased Hastur Sejanus.

What did Erebus do in 40k?

Along with Horus, Erebus masterminded the Istvaan III Atrocity that resulted in the massacre of the Traitor Legions’ remaining Loyalists on that world, as he was ever mindful of the need to eliminate those elements of the Traitor Legions who still served the Emperor before the war against Terra could begin.

What happened Kor Phaeron?

Kor Phaeron was eventually exiled from Colchis capital city of Vharadesh by the Covenant for having advocated more aggressive measures in pursuing conversions.

What is the heresy 40k?

In the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the act of heresy is an opinion, act or promulgation of an ideological doctrine that contradicts the beliefs, theology and the commandments of the Imperial Cult of the God-Emperor of Mankind and the laws of the Imperium of Man.

What is the Horus Heresy game?

Horus Heresy is a board game that pits two players against each other to recreate the most famous battle of Warhammer 40,000’s rich history, in which the Warmaster Horus’s betrayal of the Emperor comes to its climax. Not to be confused with Horus Heresy (1993), the original 1993 Games Workshop game of the same name.

Who kills Horus?

The Emperor utterly erased Horus from existence and was found dying by Rogal Dorn, primarch of the Imperial Fists. On the edge of death, the Emperor instructed Dorn to place him in the life support of the golden throne, where he has spent the last ten thousand years slowly decaying yet still alive.

How was Horus killed 40k?

While Horus ultimately lost his bid for power and was slain by the father he had once so loved during the Siege of Terra, his actions damaged the Imperium of Man beyond repair and inaugurated the current Age of the Imperium, when Mankind is beset by countless horrific dangers to its existence and the Imperium itself …

What is the Horus Heresy in Warhammer 40k?

The Horus Heresy is presented as a major chapter of conflict in the Warhammer 40,000 lore: it is caused by a Chaos plot to foil the Imperium’s leader and founder, the mysterious Emperor of Man, by fomenting rebellion and internecine warfare in the expanding Imperium of Man.

What happened at the end of the Horus Heresy?

The Heresy concluded with the death of the traitorous Warmaster Horus, the internment of the Emperor in the Golden Throne and the exile into the Eye of Terror of the Heretic Astartes Traitor Legions.

Who were the sons of Horus?

The Sons of Horus fought in all the major theatres of the Heresy – from the persecution of the Shattered Legions of Shadrak Meduson, to the taking of Molech. Their system of insidious warrior-lodges, worked into the heart of the Legions with the help of the Word Bearers, helped sway many loyalists to their cause and fuel the fires of betrayal.

Did the Emperor cause the heresy?

According to First Lord of the Imperium Malcador the Sigillite, the Heresy’s causes may have been deliberately put into motion by both himself and the Emperor.

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