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The '''Unspeakable King''' was a terrifying warlord of [[Terra]] during the [[Age of Strife]]. The horror of his rule became the subject of legend for generations to come.{{Fn|1a}} He was served by the '''Hollow Ones''', an order of [[pariah]]s analogous to the [[Silent Sisterhood]], and was according to some legends a powerful psychic [[null]] himself.{{fn|2}} He ruled [[Albia]] and defeated the [[Panpacific Empire]], though his descendants were later overthrown by the warlord clans shortly before the coming of the [[Emperor of Mankind]]. The [[Death Guard|Dusk Raiders]] adopted their red right hand heraldry from the symbol for the murderous reach of the Unspeakable King.{{Fn|1b}}
During the [[Horus Heresy]], the Unspeakable King re-emerged to take advantage of the Imperium's weakness.{{fn|8}}
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno]], pg. 125
*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Six - Retribution]], pg. 7
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight - Malevolence]], pg. 28
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