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*The Lost Primarchs were erased from Imperial records at least 43 years prior to the events of Isstvan V, as only eighteen Legions are referenced during the events at [[Monarchia]]. This could be a precursor to the Horus Heresy, the belligerents serving the Chaos Gods. However, this seems unlikely as the Primarchs would be aware of Chaos, yet are easily seduced by it.{{Fn|18}}
*It is implied that the Emperor personally cast aside the two lost Primarchs: "I fear the Emperor will break the Word Bearers - and break me. We would be cast alongside the brothers we no longer speak of."{{Fn|18b}}
*In response to the previous quote, [[Magnus the Red]] mentions that, prior to the events at Monarchia, the Emperor had considered expunging [[Lorgar]] and the [[Word Bearers]] in the same manner as the II and XI Legions, due to their religiosity. He was talked out of doing so by several other Primarchs, including [[Leman Russ]], [[Horus]], and Magnus himself, with Russ arguing that he did not wish to lose a third brother (although Magnus believed he was motivated more by his own spirituality). This implies that Lorgar's religiosity was on par with what they had done in some way, even if they were not necessarily purged for the same reason.{{Fn|18b}}
*Throughout the remainder of the Great Crusade, the remaining Primarchs swore an oath not to even talk about the lost Primarchs.{{Fn|18b}}
*The lost Primarchs/Legions are referred to as 'the forgotten and the purged'. This could simply be a way of describing traitors, or they are references to the individual Legions (i.e. one Legion "the forgotten" and the other "the purged").{{Fn|18b}}
*[[Magnus the Red]] confirms that the Emperor personally purged the two lost Primarchs/Legions from history.{{Fn|18b}}
*During the vision of the [[Gal Vorbak]], the eleventh Primarch is referenced as still being innocent and pure prior to the scattering of the Primarchs. This implies that the eleventh Primarch either becomes corrupted or is guilty of some degree of transgression against the Emperor/Imperium, or both. One of the Gal Vorbak also says that killing the eleventh Primarch in the past would, "save them a lot of trouble", which could be interpreted as saying the Word Bearers had some connection with "dealing" with the Legion.{{Fn|18c}}
*Both lost Legions are said to have been expunged from Imperial records for 'good reason'. They are said to have [[Argel Tal]] notes specifically that killing the eleventh Primarch in some way acted shamefullyhis infancy would 'unwrite a shameful future'.{{Fn|18d}}
*A rumour is revealed that could explain what ultimately became of the II and XI Legions. Around the time that the II and XI Legions were expunged from Imperial records, the Ultramarines Legion swelled in Astartes numbers to eclipse all other Legions. It could merely be a rumour, or it could actually be the case that the II and XI Legions' Astartes were inducted into the XIII Legion after they were officially expunged from Imperial records. If this were true, it would suggest that the legionnaires of the II and/or the XI had not committed any offence; the crime therefore residing with the Primarch(s), and possibly a minority of the Legion(s). This rumour, however, still does not explain what actually happened to the II and XI Primarchs.{{Fn|18d}}
