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The [[Primarch]] '''Lorgar''' vanished from the gene-labs on [[Luna]] while still an infant, along with the other twenty Primarchs. After his spiriting away by the forces of Chaos he was found on a feudal planet named [[Colchis]]. The infant Lorgar was discovered by [[Kor Phaeron]] who followed the predominant religion on the world, the [[Covenant of Colchis|Covenant]], and was raised amongst them. Studying within a temple of the Covenant under Kor Phaeron's tutelage, Lorgar quickly became a devout preacher, his skill in oratory and the power of his charisma winning him many followers, rising to the position of Archpriest of the Godsworn. However, as Lorgar grew in standing amongst the people, members of the Covenant began to grow jealous of his popularity. Lorgar's youth was plagued by visions of a mighty warrior in gleaming bronze armour coming to Colchis, a cyclopean giant in blue robes standing beside him. At one point, the visions reached such intensity that Lorgar claimed that the prophesied return of Colchis' god was soon to occur. He began to preach this news to the people of Colchis, causing disruptions to the rule of the Covenant as people converted to his beliefs. Lorgar's enemies in the Covenant saw this as the opportunity they had been waiting for to remove the threat that Lorgar was to the status quo, declaring him a heretic.{{Cite ThisFn|6}}.

Lorgar's youth was plagued by visions of a mighty warrior in gleaming bronze armour coming to Colchis, a cyclopean giant in blue robes standing beside him. At one point, the visions reached such intensity that Lorgar claimed that the prophesied return of Colchis' god was soon to occur. Mustering Kor Phaeron to his cause, he began to preach this news to the people of Colchis, causing disruptions to the rule of the Covenant as people converted to his beliefs. Lorgar's enemies in the Covenant saw this as the opportunity they had been waiting for to remove the threat that Lorgar was to the status quo, declaring him a heretic. Those who came forward to arrest Lorgar were killed by his followers. The Covenant split into two factions, those who awaited the Golden God in Lorgar's visions and those who followed followers of the "Old Faith" (which unknown to all was derived from [[Chaos]] worship).{{Fn|8}} A and the Brotherhood of Lorgar, and a holy war of immense proportions known as the Schism Wars erupted, eventually forcing . Eventually the entire population of the world Colchis was forced to choose a side. This war lasted six years, ending when Lorgar and his supporters stormed the temple at which the Primarch had trained, killing the monks of the Old Faith within.Possibly as part of this conflict, or after it, one in three of Colchis were said to turn against Lorgar, and the first Great Purge was conducted by the Brotherhood's fanatically loyal warrior-monks hand-picked by Lorgar.{{Fn|6}} Less than a year after the victory of Lorgar's people, a landing craft carrying the [[Emperor]] and [[Magnus the Red]], along with two [[Tactical Squad]]s of [[Thousand Sons]] [[Space Marines]] descended from orbit and landed near the temple. Lorgar was said to immediately recognize these people as the ones in his visions, and swore his fealty to his father and creator. Every facet of the Covenant's belief structure was reorganized towards the worship of the Emperor as their saviour, and the people of Colchis united behind their new god. The elaborate celebrations and displays of piety lasted for months, although it was said that the Emperor did not approve of this, wishing to rejoin the [[Great Crusade]] as soon as possible. At the conclusion of the celebrations, Lorgar was made commander of the Seventeenth [[Space Marine Legion]], which was then known as the '''Imperiarl Heralds''' but was soon renamed the [[Word Bearers]].{{Fn|6}}