{{cite}}The '''Night Lords''' are one of the nine [[Space Marine Legions]] which betrayed the [[Emperor]] during the [[Horus Heresy]], becoming [[Chaos Space Marine]]s. They do not worship, but acknowledge the [[Chaos]] gods equally and are ruthless killers whose only goal is to spread terror amongst the galaxy's inhabitants.  ==Legion SummaryBasic Information==

The Night Lords originated on the planet [[Nostramo]], a world which was trapped in a perpetual night and ruled by the [[Primarch]] [[Konrad Curze]], who used '''Night Haunter''' as an alias while ruling the world as a merciless vigilante. He later re-adopted the title during the [[Horus Heresy]]. They ruled through terror and so were one of the most obvious of the traitor legions. Even before the Heresy, the The Night Lords decorated their power armor with symbols of death, realizing were utilized as a force that fear was a weapon effective as any reinstated the [[BolterImperium]] or 's rule after the planets had been pacified by the other [[ChainswordSpace Marine Legion]]s, but had ceased sending tithes or outright rebeled. The [[ As this sort of endeavor mirrored what Curze did as the Night Haunter]] shared a particular distaste for his brother [[Rogal Dorn]] of on Nostramo, the Night Lords excelled at reinforcing the [[Imperial FistsEmperor]]'s will through fear. During The Night Lords decorated their power armor with symbols of death, very similar to the post-Heresy behavior of many fallen [[Great CrusadeSpace Marines]], Dorn emphasized compassion for the people they subjugated. That As the warriors that Night Lords began to slowly receive replacement Marines from Nostramo, which had surrendered were now considered citizens of the Empire and should be treated justly and fairly. Kurze decreed that they would always beg for mercyfallen back to it's pre-Curze ways, thugs, murderers, and rise up as soon as they thought they could get away with their rebellion. The fear of failure must be demonstrated rapists began to fill the entire world so that they would never rise up against the Imperiumranks. Kurze dragged This, in addition to the next prisoner to his feetCurze's probably insanity, while the man begged began a downward spiral for mercy, swearing he would resist no longer. Kurze handed the man his bolter, and decreed that none of his warriors would harm him, to turn back to DornLegion. The man rebelled, as Kurze had predicted, but unfortunately did not live long after.

During After the Heresy Night Haunter , [[Konrad Curze]] was assassinated by a [[Callidus Temple|Callidus Assassin]]. Rumors have it that the Night Haunter knew of this attempt of his life and submitted to his fate to prove his deeds during the Heresy right. How much of this is true might only be known to the Masters of the [[Callidus Temple]], the [[High Lords of Terra]] and maybe some members of the [[Inquisition]]. This misfortune, however, did not slow the Night Lords down and they continued to apply themselves to his mantra and to this day are specialists in terror. In combat, they tend to use large amounts of [[Chaos Raptor Squad|Raptors]], [[Chaos Space Marines]] equipped with [[Jump pack]]s.