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'''Lorgar Aurelian'''{{Fn|8}} or '''the Urizen''' (meaning ''wisest of the wise'' in [[Colchis|Colchisian]]{{Fn|13b}}) is the [[Primarch]] of the [[Word Bearers]], one of the original twenty [[Space Marine Legions]]. Fiercely religious and prone to fanaticism, Lorgar yearned for a greater meaning to his existence besides conquest.{{Fn|3}} This quest and the tragic events that befell his perfect city of [[Monarchia]] led him to become the first primarch to become seduced by the powers of [[Chaos]]. Hiding his new allegiance for many years, he helped to orchestrate the events that led to the [[Horus Heresy]]. He has since ascended to [[Daemon prince|daemonhood]].

Those who came forward to arrest Lorgar were killed by his followers. The Covenant split into two factions the followers of the Old Faith and the Brotherhood of Lorgar, and a holy war of immense proportions known as the Schism Wars erupted. Eventually the entire population of 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 '''Imperial Heralds''' but was soon renamed the [[Word Bearers]].{{Fn|6}}

===Post-Heresy===

Eventually, the atrocities committed by the Word Bearers allowed for Lorgar's ascension to [[Daemon Prince|Daemonhood]], becoming the equal of a god in the eyes of his Legion. It is said his birth scream echoed across the Immaterium with triumphant vindication, his faith and devotion rewarded with immortality and unbridled power. He has since isolated himself within the [[Templum Inficio]] on the daemon world of [[Sicarus]] where he has remained for thousands of years, forbidding anyone to interrupt his meditation.{{Fn|2}}