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All [[Tzeentch]] meanwhile, spoke to the most scrupulous and brooding of that is irrelevant the Fallen. The Chaos God then weaved Luther's dark claims into a far larger tapestry of betrayal and deceit, while promising the Fallen all the intellect they would need to unravel it. As for [[Slaanesh]], the Dark AngelsPrince whispered of indulgences beyond imagining, to those Fallen who believe that the only way they can restore had already opened their honour and trust within souls to depravity in the Emperorhalls of Caliban's eyes is if all keeps. Other Fallen venerate [[Chaos Undivided]] instead, as they think themselves above servitude to a single God. These Fallen draw strength from the arcane currents of the [[Warp]] when they need to, but are blind to the many manipulations worked upon them in return. However those Fallen who embrace Chaos Undivided, are found and either made forever denied the ability to ascend to repent or are slain[[Daemonhood]]. ConsequentlyOnly those who pledge their soul to a single Chaos God, can attain such glories and the Dark Angels Fallen Daemon Princes are amongst the mightiest and the rest most feared of all of the Unforgiven constantly hunt for the Chaos' champions. They are natural leaders and besides other Fallen Angels, these Daemon Princes often command legions of daemons and regularly prioritise it above other concernslesser human followers.{{Cite thisFn|20a}}
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==Overview==
[[Image:FallenArt.jpg|thumb|right|A variety of Fallen in the [[41st Millennium]] ]]
There are several different types of Fallen. They have no unified outlook or goal. Many Fallen are non-[[Chaos ]] renegades who seek the destruction of the [[Imperium ]] in a continuation of their rebellion, others . Others serve the Dark [[Chaos Gods ]] and have fully succumbed to Chaos, yet still others realise they were mislead in their rebellion and once again fight in the [[Emperor]]'s name.
While not all of them have succumbed to the powers of Chaos, although every [[Psyker]] captured by the [[Dark Angels]] has been so far. {{Fn|5}} . A large number of the Fallen , though, have become true [[Chaos Space Marines]]. For some this was a natural step, cementing beliefs fomented by [[Luther]], and some Fallen feel their liege lost his sanity due to not aligning himself boldly enough with the Chaos Gods. For other Fallen Angels, but many others realise that their actions during embracing of Chaos was an act of desperation; as they saw no chance for salvation in the fall fractured remnants of Caliban were questionabletheir Legion and home world. OthersTo them, claiming the Chaos Gods were the only power that could shepherd them through the Lion himself was Warp and give them a renewed purpose. The Chaos-tainted and that Luther Gods themselves have vied with one another, in order to claim these corrupted Fallen Angels as servants. While [[Khorne]] was quick to shackle the true loyalist have remained unrepentant most ruthless and possessed warlike of the same ideals they fought for during CalibanFallen, the other remaining Gods were more subtle in their advances. [[Nurgle]]'s fall. Disgusted emissaries sought out those Fallen that were driven to despair by the perverse loss of [[Chaos GodsCaliban]] , and unable to reconcile themselves with promised them the [[ImperiumGarden of Nurgle]], such members which was a forested realm of the Fallen often lead a solitary existence. Many become mercenaries or pirates, while others attempt to integrate themselves back into 'normal' human societies. Some Fallen, however, have realized their mistake and fight on far more resilient kind than their own in the Lion's name once morelost Homeworld.{{Cite this}} More disturbinglyFrom there, not all of the Fallen are those who battled The Lion on Caliban. Some of those Fallen who escaped took with them the knowledge to engineer new Space Marines, and have thus created new generation of Fallen to execute that embraced Nurgle could plot their revenge against their agendasfoes.{{Fn|20a}}
However many other Fallen realize that their actions during the [[Destruction of Caliban]] were questionable. Others, claiming that the Lion himself was Chaos-tainted and that Luther was the true loyalist have remained unrepentant and possessed of the same ideals they fought for during Caliban's fall. Disgusted by the perverse [[Chaos Gods]] and unable to reconcile themselves with the [[Imperium]], such members of the Fallen often lead a solitary existence. Many become mercenaries or pirates, while others attempt to integrate themselves back into 'normal' human societies. Some Fallen, however, have realized their mistake and fight on their own in the Lion's name once more. Others band together in [[Chaos Warband|Warbands]] or even army-sized formations and the threat they pose is exponentially greater. These '''Fallen Warbands''' are led by '''Commanders''', who are often former Librarians that have become pariahs and who are forever denied the honor granted to Loyalist Librarians. This has made '''Fallen Librarians''' highly volatile figures and their human anger has been made far more dangerous by years of exposure to the [[Warp]]. Led by their Commanders, Fallen Warbands will wage deadly campaigns through [[Realspace]], tormenting Imperial fleets and claiming already stricken worlds as their own. More disturbingly, not all of the Fallen are those who battled The Lion on Caliban. Some of those Fallen who escaped took with them the knowledge to engineer new Space Marines, and have thus created new generation of Fallen to execute their agendas.{{Fn|20a}} All of that is irrelevant to the [[Dark Angels]], who believe that the only way they can restore their honour and trust within the [[Emperor]]'s eyes is if all the Fallen are found and either made to repent or are slain. Consequently, the Dark Angels and the rest of the [[Unforgiven]] constantly hunt for the Fallen and regularly prioritize it above other concerns. Fallen Warbands are highly targeted by the Unforgiven and they will divert all possible resources to their destruction or capture. Even at the expense of other strategic goals{{Fn|20a}}. Those Fallen that are captured are taken back to the Rock, where [[Interrogator-Chaplains]] attempt to make them repent. Occasionally they do and so die quickly. More often than not though, the captured Fallen refuses and suffers a long, agonising agonizing death at the hands of those who would save his soul.{{Fn|1}}
==The Fallen's Perspective==
This perspective is backed up by another record of a Fallen known as Cephesus. When finally tracked down by Interrogator Chaplain Bareus he claimed the same reasoning, that the Dark Angels on Caliban had been abandoned with [[Luther]] while the Lion claimed the glories of the crusade. Bareus was mortally wounded by Cephusus, but eventually the Fallen was slain by Brother Kaelan of the Dark Angels who received a field promotion to rank of Interrogator Chaplain by the dying Bareus.{{Fn|4}}
This also ties in with the perspective given in [[Fallen Angels (Novel)]] where [[Luther]] declares that the Lion has forgotten about them. He then secedes from the Imperium and is joined by many of the Dark Angels stationed with him including the [[Chapter Master]] [[Astelan]] and the [[Librarian]] [[Zahariel]] .{{Fn|5}}
==The Testimony of Astelan==
*[[Sark Andour]]
*[[Sathariel]] — [[Sorcerer]]
*[[Scourge of Worlds]]{{Fn|2020b}}
*[[Seraphax]]
*[[Shadrechael]]
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch]] — Part 3
*17: [[Codex: Dark Angels (8th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|17a}}: pg. 22 — ''In the Name of Absolution: The Galaxy Shakes''**{{Endn|17b}}: pg. 23 — ''In the Name of Absolution: The Rock Besieged''**{{Endn|17c}}: pg. 23 — ''In the Name of Absolution: The Darkest Angels''
*18: [[War of Secrets (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|18a}}: Chapter Eight
**{{Endn|18b}}: Chapter Twelve
*{{Endn|19}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2]]
*{{Endn|20}}: [[White Dwarf 464]]**{{Endn|20b20a}}: pgpgs. 44-48- ''Index Hereticus: The Fallen''**{{Endn|20b}}: pgpgs. 54-55- ''Gallery of the Fallen''
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