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finally found a source that details what they did at the Emperor's palace.
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The '''Thousand Sons''' were '''Legion XV''' of the original twenty [[Space Marine Legion]]s. Their [[Primarch]] is [[Magnus]], oft called '''Magnus the Red'''. The Legion turned traitor during the [[Horus Heresy]], after which it relocated to the [[Planet of Sorcerors]] in the [[Eye of Terror]] after their home planet Prospero was destroyed by the Space Wolves and dedicated itself to the [[Chaos God]] of change, sorcery and magic, [[Tzeentch]]. For a time it appeared that Tzeentch protected the Thousand Sons from the corruption and fragmentation that most of the other [[Traitor Legions]] underwent, but eventually the Legion went through a crisis of [[mutation]] and de-evolution, seemingly at the wish of their patron-God. Aghast at this development, their chief [[sorceror]],[[Ahriman]], cast [[Rubric of Ahriman|a powerful spell ]] designed to render the Thousand Sons immune to the warping effects of [[Chaos]]; the [[Rubric of Ahriman]]. While the spell succeeded in this goal, it had an unforseen consequence of transforming the mutated Thousand Sons into little more than mystically animated suits of [[Power Armour|armour]] barely capable of being termed as anything more sentient than automata.<sup>1a</sup>
With the only surviving cognisant members being those incredibly strong in heretical [[psychic powers]], the Thousand Sons are now a legion of ghosts led by the damned.
[[Image:1ksons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Thousand Sons: Cult Legion of Tzeentch]]
Having been thus deliberately removed from the board by the machinations of Chaos<sup>2b</sup>, the Thousand Sons played no part in the birth of the Horus Heresy. In fact, exactly when and why they chose to ally themselves with Horus and his traitorous rebellion is not clear, although it is believed that their chief motivation was to gain sanctuary and protection from further Imperial attack.<sup>6a</sup> Of course, considering how Tzeentch had orchestrated events so far, it is likely that they had little choice in the matter at all.<sup>7a</sup>
After their escape from Prospero, the Thousand Sons discovered that - once again - they had been reduced to only around one thousand living members.<sup>2</sup> Their actions during the bulk of the Heresy are not currently known, but when Horus's forces fell on Terra itself some years later, Magnus and a portion of the Thousand Sons were with him. Noted to be a very small contingent of the Chaos forces, the Thousand Sons contented themselves with summoning [[daemons|daemonic reinforcements]] and casting supporting spells rather than engaging in pitched battle for most of the [[Siege of Terra]]. However, once the outer walls of the [[Imperial Palace]] had been breached, the Thousand Sons found themselves required to break down the final wards and fortifications of the inner palace itself. Advancing to the [[Ultimate Gate]], part of the legion held off Imperial counter-attacks while the senior sorcerors attempted to destroy the defences with psychic power and sorcerous ritual. This assault came to naught however, as a contingent of [[Imperial Fists]] led by Rogal Dorn arrived in the combat zone and drove the Thousand Sons off at much the same time as the Emperor himself directed the surviving Librarians of the [[Blood Angels]] and Imperial Fists to block the attacks of the Thousand Sons sorcerors.<sup>11</sup>
The Thousand Sons retreated from Terra after the death of [[Horus]] alongside the other Chaos forces.<sup>11</sup>
===Horus Heresy Aftermath===
*[[Prospero]] - Defence of the legion homeworld against the Space Wolves; defeated.<sup>3</sup>
====The Horus Heresy====
*The [[Siege of the Emperor's Palace]] - Took part in the Chaos grand assault upon Terra; defeated.<sup>11</sup>
====Post Heresy====
*[[Etiamnum III]] - The warband of [[Mordant Hex]] gain access to the [[Eldar]] [[webway]].<sup>1</sup>
*<sup>10</sup>:[[Grey Hunter (Novel)|Grey Hunter]]
**<sup>10a</sup>:ch.25
*<sup>11</sup>:[[WD261|White Dwarf #261]], p.17
[[Category:Space Marine Legions]]
[[Category:Thousand Sons]]
