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The Night Lords originated on Currently, almost nothing is known of the VIII legion before the planet discovery of Konrad Curze, other than it was made up of [[NostramoTerran]], a world which was trapped in [[Astartes]] and not noted to be particularly different to the main body of the [[Legiones Astartes]].===Combat Disposition and Record===Konrad Curze underwent a perpetual night and ruled by period of training under the tutelage of [[PrimarchFulgrim]] , primarch of the [[Konrad CurzeEmperor's Children]], who used '''Night Haunter''' as an alias while ruling the world as a merciless vigilante. He later re-adopted the title during the introduced him to not only wider military strategems, but also Imperial culture, specifically that of [[Horus HeresyTerra]]itself. Following this period, Curze was placed at the head of his legion, who are known to have adapted to his philosophies quickly and with diligence, as well as intelligently transforming the primarch's beliefs into military tactics. <sup>1a</sup> The Night Lords were utilized as a force that reinstated the [[Imperium]]'s rule after the planets had been pacified by the other [[Space Marine Legion]]s, but had ceased sending tithes or outright rebelled. As this sort of endeavor mirrored what Curze did as the Night Haunter on Nostramo, the Night Lords excelled at reinforcing the [[Emperor]]'s will through fear. The Night Lords decorated their power armour with symbols of death, very similar to the post-Heresy behavior of many fallen [[Space Marines]].<sup>1</sup>
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{{ChaosPortal}}The '''Night Lords''' are one were '''Legion VIII''' of the nine original twenty [[Space Marine LegionsLegion]]s. Their [[Primarch]] which betrayed the is [[EmperorKonrad Curze]] , also called the '''Night Haunter'''. The Legion turned traitor during the [[Horus Heresy]], becoming after which it fought its way across [[Chaos Space MarineImperial]]sspace in a bloody campaign that culminated with the death of the Konrad Curze. They do not worship any Since the loss of their primarch the Night Lords have based themselves in the [[ChaosEye of Terror]] gods (some among the legion are not even corrupted), but acknowledge them equally and operated as they ruthlessly spread a somewhat fragmented terror amongst the galaxy's inhabitantsforce who seem to go to war only to slaughter or acquire material possessions.<sup>1a</sup>
While most certainly [[Chaos Space Marines]], the Night Lords scorn all forms of faith and respect only temporal and material power<sup>1a</sup>; indeed, many of them consider themselves free of the taint of Chaos and despise those they deem to be so corrupted.<sup>2</sup>
==Basic Information==
|Colours=Blue-black with imagery of death
|Pre-Heresy Banner=NightLordsPad.jpg
|Specialty=Stealth, spreading terror across the galaxy/Terror tactics|Battle Cry="We have come for you!" or "Ave Dominus Nox" or "We stand in midnight clad"
}}
== Homeworld ==The [[Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|homeworld]] of the Night Lords was [[Nostramo]], a world of perpetual night.<sup>1a</sup> Plagued by both systematic corruption and endemic violence, Nostraman society was radically altered and pacified by the actions of the Night Haunter, at least for a time. Eventually however, conditions on the planet backslid to the point that the VII legion primarch ordered its destruction.<sup>1a</sup> Nostramo has not existed as a world for ten thousand years, although traces of its once presence can still be found by those who know where to look.<sup>22a</sup>
==History==
===Pre-HeresyThe Great Crusade=======Formation====
[[Image:NightLordPreHer.jpg|thumb|A marine of the Night Lords before the Horus Heresy]]
As the Great Crusade wore on and the Night Lords began to slowly receive replacement Marines from Nostramo, (which had meantime fallen back to its pre-Curze Night Haunter ways), thugs, murderers, and rapists began to fill the ranks<sup>11a</sup>. This, in addition to Curze's probable insanity,<sup>3</sup> began a downward spiral for the Legion. The Legion began to make more excessive examples of planets and populations starting from merely purging the small group of rebellious or heathen occupants to virus-bombing an entire planet due to the existence of a single cult. This gave them a tremendously terror inspiring reputation causing many planetary governors to immediately make good any outstanding tithes and sometimes entirely stop a rebellion at the mere rumour of Night Lord retaliation<sup>11a</sup>.
While it may be possible that the [[Emperor]] secretly authorized these excessive examples to be made,<sup>2</sup> the Night Lords were eventually brought to task for their predations upon Imperial citizenry. During a meeting of the [[Primarch]]s, Konrad Curze confided in [[Fulgrim]], [[Primarch]] of the [[Emperor's Children]], of the visions he had of the [[Emperor]] killing him and that the Legions would endlessly battle each other. [[Fulgrim]], in turn, informed his brother [[Rogal Dorn]] of these visions. Dorn then confronted Curze, where Curze mercilessly beat him when the conversation inevitably turned to blows. Upon this event, the other [[Primarch]]s met amongst themselves to determine Curze's fate, as well as that of his Legion.<sup>1</sup>
== Sources ==
*<sup>1</sup>: [[Index Astartes#Index Astartes II]]**<sup>1a</sup>:pp.20-27*<sup>2</sup>:[[Soul Hunter (Novel)|Index Astartes IISoul Hunter]] **<sup>2a</sup>: The Bringers of Darknesspp.43-5
*<sup>2</sup>: [[Lord of the Night (Novel)]] - Simon Spurrier
*<sup>3</sup>: [[The Dark King]] - Graham McNeill
