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Baron '''Vardus Praal''' was the Imperial Governor of the Isstvan system, ruling from the Choral City on [[Isstvan III]]. His rebellion against the Imperium would precipitate the first major battle of what would become the [[Horus Heresy]].
Praal had declared Isstvan's independence from the Imperium; the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]], seeking to prevent other star systems from following suit, dispatched [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] to quell the rebellion, unaware that his favored son had been corrupted by [[Chaos]].{{Fn|1}} Under the Warmaster's command were his own [[Sons of Horus]], the [[World Eaters]], the [[Emperor's Children]] and the [[Death Guard]]. Horus, as part of his master plan for the coming war, sent select squads from all four Legions to the surface, under the pretext of crushing the rebellion at its source.{{cite this}}
During the attack on the Choral City, Praal, surrounded by elite [[Warsinger]] bodyguards, met Emperor's Children Captain [[Lucius (Emperor's Children)|Lucius]] in combat. Despite his enhanced abilities (likely gifts from the Chaos Gods), Praal fell to Lucius' blade.{{Fn|2}}
