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The '''Primarchs''' were the twenty genetically-engineered "sons" of the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]]. The Emperor used his own DNA in their creation, and they were designed to be far superior to the average human: immensely larger, stronger, hardier, faster, and more intelligent. They were also incredibly charismatic, as their main role was to be generals and leaders of the [[Imperium|Imperial]] military.

They were created in a secret underground laboratory on [[Luna]] under the tightest security. However, the forces of [[Chaos]] somehow managed to spirit them away just prior to their maturation and it is speculated that they also managed to tamper with the infant Primarchs. These were scattered across the galaxy, beyond the Emperor's reach, and all of them landed on different worlds. The Emperor could sense that the infant Primarchs were alive, but was unable to reach them. Therefore he used their previously collected DNA samples to create the [[Space Marine]]s. The genetic material of each one of the Primarchs was used to found a single [[Space Marine Legion]], twenty in total.

The new homeworlds of the foundling Primarchs and their infancy would influence and mould them to a large extent. There they quickly grew to adulthood and often rose to power, ruling, leading, and helping the inhabitants. As the Emperor found them, he was generally pleased by their actions, and quickly gave them the leadership of their respective legion.

The first Primarch to be found was '''[[Horus''']], who became the Emperor's favourite. Most Primarchs somehow recognized recognised the Emperor on sight, and immediately pledged their allegiance on the spot. A few, ([[Leman Russ]], [[Ferrus Manus ]] and [[Vulkan]]) only followed Him him after being bested in contests. '''[[Angron''' ]] refused, and was abducted from his homeworld, something he never really accepted. The last to be found was '''[[Alpharius''']].

! colspan="5" |Deleted from Imperial records, authorization authorisation unknown.

|align=center|Dead, assassinated by Callidus assassin [[M'''M´Shen'''Shen]].

! colspan="5" |Deleted from Imperial records, authorization authorisation unknown.

|align=center|Mortally wounded by Fulgrim currently held in stasis, rumored rumoured to be healing.

*'''[[Magnus the Red]]''' rose to the rank of [[Daemon Prince]] of [[Tzeentch]].

*'''[[Konrad Curze]]''', aka '''[[Night Haunter]]''', was assassinated by [[Callidus Temple|Callidus]] assassin [[M'Shen]]. He allowed her infiltration, apparently wanting to die.*'''[[Alpharius]]''' was killed by [[Roboute Guilliman]], but the source which reported his death may have been manipulated. It is not known if Alpharius or Omegon is the primarch Primarch killed in the report. Due to the report's unreliability, neither may have been killed.⁸.

*'''[[Jaghatai Khan]]''' disappeared while pursuing the [[Dark Eldar]] into a webway Webway portal after they had managed to raid [[Mundus Planus]]. There are rumors rumours that he fights there still, lost in the twisting paths of the [[Webway]]. After nine thousand years it seems highly unlikely, but not impossible. *'''[[Leman Russ]]''' disappeared in the [[Eye of Terror]]. The [[Space Wolves]] hold a legend that says Russ went on a quest to find a means to cure the [[Emperor]]. His final words before his disappearance is that he would return for the '''Wolftime''' (the final battle). It is also said that [[Leman Russ]] led the 13th Company into the [[Eye of Terror]] and ordered them to hunt down the [[Traitor Legions]] which had fled to the [[Eye of Terror]], particularly the [[Thousand Sons]].

*'''[[Roboute Guilliman]]''' was struck down with an envenomed blade by his former brother [[Fulgrim]]. His body is perfectly preserved in a [[stasis field]] at the heart of the '''Temple of Correction'''³. It is rumoured that he is still alive and that his wound is slowly healing, something normally impossible in a stasis field. The truth of this rumour is unknown but this is seen by many (including the Ultramarine captain Captain [[Uriel Ventris]]) as mere optimistic thinking.

*'''[[Corax]]''' was racked by guilt and shame. In order to rebuild quickly the strength of his legion from the dropsite massacre on [[Isstvan V]], Corax accelerated the growth of the gene-seed organs, producing more [[Space Marines]], but this process also deteriorated the [[Gene-seed]], causing many to become hulking monsters. Riddled with guilt over what he had done, Corax administered euthanasia to all of them and then locked himself away within his sanctum, the '''Raven's Tower'''. Exactly one year later he left his tower, haggard and gaunt, and took a small shuttle craft with the words ''Never more''. It was last monitored setting a course for the [[Eye of Terror]].

References to the second and eleventh Primarchs are made in the short story, The Lighting Tower¹², in which Rogal Dorn describes the plinths on which their statues stand should be vacant and says that 'no one ever spoke of those two absent brothers. Their separate tragedies had seemed like aberrations. Had they, in fact, been warnings that no one had heeded?' Also in [[The First Heretic (Novel)|The First Heretic]] , [[Lorgar]] makes several references saying that the Emperor ordered them to be forgotten.