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Sevatar, effectively in command of the legion due to his rank as [[First Captain]] during the absence of the primarch and his violent dissolution of the Kyroptera, nevertheless decided to reform the council of captains, though admittedly with members of his choice. Sending out invitations, the new members met in the primarch's quarters aboard the legion [[flagship]], the [[Nightfall]]. There, Sevatar outlined his new idea; the legion would disperse into six great companies, each commanded by one of the Kyroptera, and scatter across the [[galaxy]]. From that point on, each commander and his great company could do whatever they wished, as long as they attacked the [[Imperium]]. Sevatar himself would take his Atramentar and whoever wished to come with him, and head towards [[Terra]]. The new members of the Kyroptera requested time to think on this plan, and received three days to consider it. Though, one of their number at least, correctly divined that Sevatar would likely just kill whoever disagreed with his plan.{{Fn|1b}}
Ultimately, the Dark Angels would force their hands, as once again the legion of the [[Lion El'Jonson|Lion]] managed to ambush the Night Lords. Formulating a plan of attack that only required a portion of the legion, Sevatar ordered the other Kyroptera to take their assigned forces and scatter. While three of the new members did as ordered, one of them — [[Kheron Ophion]] — volunteered his units to aid Sevatar. Complicating matters further, at least the flagship of Var Jahan also stayed behind, under the command of the newly awoken Night Haunter.{{Fn|1c}} While Sevatar and Var Jahn were captured by the Dark Angels during a subsequent boarding action,{{Fn|1d}} the fates of many of the rest are currently unknown.
Following the [[Battle of Sotha]] aboard the ''[[Nightfall]]'' a new iteration of the Kyroptera, known as the '''Kyroptera Vicaria''', formed to determine the future of the Legion in light of the disappearance of Sevatar and Curze. Originally it looked as if Curze's equerry [[Shang]] would gain temporary control of the Legion, but after a duel this fell to [[Gendor Skraivok]], who announced that he would rejoin with [[Horus]] and the push on [[Terra]].{{Fn|2}}
*[[Tovac Tor]] — 'Lackhand', 114th captain
*[[Naraka]] — 'the Bloodless', 13th captain
*[[Kheron Ophion]] — 39th captain, subsequently killed in the [[Scouring of the Nostramo Sector]]
*[[Krukesh]] — 'the Pale', 103rd captain, subsequently killed in the [[Battle of Sotha]]
*[[Alastor Rushal]] — 'the Raven', no rank
==Sources==
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Prince of Crows (Novella)]] by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]] — [[Shadows of Treachery (Anthology)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter 4
**{{Endn|1d}}: Epilogue
*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Painted Count (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter (Novel)]] , Chapter 11 [[Category:Formations (Night Lords)]]
[[Category:The Horus Heresy]]
