Nakrid Thole
Nakrid Thole was a Praetor in the Night Lords Legion[1a], during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[1b]
He rose to prominence in the last years of the Great Crusade, by culling his superiors when they proved to be weak or foolish. Thole also built careful alliances with the powerful members of his Legion and gained a reputation of surviving battles that should have killed him. Even overwhelming force could not guarantee Thole's demise and the most grievous defeats, would only stoke his anger and cause him to plague the victors. Within half a century, Thole became a Praetor with his own command, and had the respect of the Night Lords' upper echelons. However Thole felt trapped by the rules placed upon him by the Imperium and he rejoiced when the Night Lords joined Horus' forces. The Heresy that followed, was the beginning of a new era of limitless killing and reavings for his Legion. All the while, Thole sought to bring the Night Lords further into the shadows, to where those like him could control their own fate, without the sneering disdain of the other Legions.[1b]