{{Character|Portal ={{NightLordsPortal}}|Name ={{PAGENAME}}|Image =|Caption =|Title =Axemaster|Homeworld =|Birth =c. Late [[M30]]|Active Period =[[M30]] - Present|Death =|Cause of Death =|Species ='' ''*[[Human]] <small>(Former)</small>*[[Daemon]]|Type ='' ''*[[Astartes]] <small>(Former)</small>*[[Daemon Prince]]|Gender =Male|Relatives ='' ''*[[Konrad Curze]] <small>("Father" via [[gene-seed]])*[[Night Lords]] & Successor warbands <small>("Brothers" via [[gene-seed]])|Occupation ='' ''*[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[Night Lords]] *[[Daemon Prince]] of [[Chaos]]|Preceded by =|Succeeded by =|Faction ='' ''*[[Imperium of Man]] <small>(Former)</small>**[[Night Lords]]*[[Carrion Realms]]*[[Chaos]]**[[Chaos Undivided]]|Notes =}}'''Krieg Acerbus''' is a [[Daemon Prince]] of [[Chaos Undivided]]. He commands and the largest warband '''Axemaster''' of the [[Night Lords]] [[Astartes]] .{{Fn|1c}} His warband is the largest of the Night Lords in the galaxy.{{fn|2a}}

Prior to ===Biography==='''Krieg Acerbus''' was raised in a tribal culture, as evidenced by the scars that ringed his mouth. Inducted into the [[Horus HeresyNight Lords]] and before [[Konrad CurzeSpace Marine Legion|Legion]]'s death, '''Acerbus''' acted as he was a giant of a [[CaptainSpace Marine]] in the and a fine warrior. Like [[Night Lords|VIII LegionKheron Ophion]], he is described as courageous, an unusual trait for a Night Lord. He seemed to have This, combined with his chosen weapon of a long term rivalry with great [[Zso Sahaalpower axe]], earned him the first company captain. title '''AcerbusAxemaster''' claimed that .{{fn|1b}} During the [[Night HaunterGreat Crusade]] foresaw Sahaal's disappearance and allowed it to happen, in order so that his 'worthy witterings' would not obscure his vision. '''Acerbus''' also claimed that Night Haunter wished for his legion to sow fear in his name and eat the terror he was a member of the Imperium, which conflicts with Sahaal's account of Night Haunter which claimed that Curze used fear as a tool, but it never was the ultimate goal[[Kyroptera]].{{Fn|6}}

'''At the time of the [[Horus Heresy]], Acerbuswas the youngest of [[Konrad Curze]]''', s [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]s and one of his [[Talos Chosen (CharacterChaos Space Marines)|TalosChosen]]. He had a long-standing rivalry with [[First Captain]] and [[Zso Sahaal]] all give conflicting accounts ,{{fn|1a}} who believed he was overly burdened by pleasure in the Legion's work. Along with Captains [[Jakr]], [[Fal Kata]], and [[Nadigrath]], he led an armada that attacked a vanguard fleet of Night Haunter and his legacy and intentions howeverthe [[Ultramarines]] in the [[Anseladon Sector]] shortly before Curze's assassination.{{fn|4}}

When Curze gathered his Chosen in his palace on [[Tsagualsa]] and told them he was going to die, Acerbus did nothing to conceal his great desire to become his heir.{{fn|1b}} After Curze was killed, Acerbus was among those who stood by until they realised the [[Callidus Temple|assassin]] [[M'Shen]] had taken various relics, some of which were supposedly promised to them as the Haunter's heirs.{{fn|2b}} ====Daemon Prince====In the millennia since the Heresy, Acerbus ascended to become a [[Daemon Prince]],{{fn|1c}} leading the largest warband of the fragmented Night Lords.{{fn|2}} His warband views fear not as a means, but an end in itself, believing this the enduring lesson of the Night Haunter.{{fn|1c}} When Zso Sahaal emerged from the [[warp]] in [[M41]], Acerbus answered his distress call in search of the [[Corona Nox]] — the crown of the Night Haunter which Sahaal had wrested from M'Shen. While Sahaal claimed it marked him as the Haunter's heir, Acerbus maintained that he was only ever meant to be its keeper, that Curze had foreseen Sahaal's exile and allowed it to happen so that his "worthy witterings" would not obscure Curze's vision of a Legion to eat the terror of the [[Imperium]]. Sahaal, though wounded by Acerbus, managed to escape into the icy wilderness of [[Equixus]].{{fn|1c}} Acerbus and his warband seem to maintain some distance from the rest of the Legion, not noted to have taken part in either of the known major gatherings in the years since they scattered - the raid on the Callidus Temple on [[Uriah III]]{{fn|3}} and the gathering to debate the [[13th Black Crusade]].{{fn|5}} ===Related Articles===*[[List of Daemon Princes]] ===Sources===*1: [[Lord of the Night (Novel)]]**{{Endn|1a}}: Part Two: Kingdom of Fear**{{Endn|1b}}: Part Four: Communion**{{Endn|1c}}: Part Five: Dominus Nox*2: [[Soul Hunter (Novel)]]**{{Endn|2a}}: VIII: Warmaster**{{Endn|2b}}: XVII: Soul Hunter*{{Endn|3}}: [[Throne of Lies (Audio Drama)]]*{{Endn|4}}: [[Blood Reaver (Novel)]], XIV: Loyalties*{{Endn|5}}: [[Void Stalker (Novel)]], Epilogue Tertius*{{Endn|6}}: [[Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter (Novel)]] - Chapter 11