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Baron '''Vardus Praal''' was the [[Imperial Governor Commander]] of the [[Isstvan system]], ruling from the [[Choral City ]] on [[Isstvan III]]. His rebellion against the Imperium would precipitate the first major battle of what would become the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|3}}

During ==Biography==Praal was an officer within the attack on [[Imperial Army]] during the Choral City, Praal, surrounded by elite [[WarsingerGreat Crusade]]; specifically he was formerly a [[Major]] bodyguards, met Emperor's Children Captain of the [[Lucius (Emperor's Children)|LuciusXIth Lastran Rifles]] in combat. Despite his enhanced abilities (likely gifts After retiring from Army service, he became a politician of the Chaos Gods), Praal fell to Lucius' blade[[Ultima Segmentum Court]].{{Fn|23}}

When Isstvan III was [[Compliance of Isstvan III|brought into compliance]] during the Crusade, the [[Imperium]] decided to install a new ruler for both the planet and the [[Isstvan system]] as a whole. As the [[system]] had required force to bring to heel, it was decided to appoint an outlander to the position, and Vardus Praal was selected.{{Fn|3}} Records indicate that Praal was initially extremely successful in this role, despite the isolation of the Isstvan system (due to both turbulent [[Warp]] conditions and the sheer distance of Isstvan from [[Terra]]). However, reports eventually reached Terra of open rebellion on Isstvan III, believed to have been caused by Praal's heavy-handedness in trying to dismantle Isstvanian religious sects in an attempt to enforce the [[Imperial Truth]]. Eventually communications with Isstvan ceased entirely as local [[Warp Storm]]s grew even stronger.{{Fn|3}} Six years later, a [[Death Guard]] patrol fleet operating near the planet [[Neo-geddon]] picked up a faint [[astropathic]] echo from Isstvan.{{Fn|3}} Praal had declared Isstvan's independence from the Imperium; the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]], seeking to prevent other star systems from following suit, dispatched [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] to quell the rebellion, unaware that his favored son had been corrupted by [[Chaos]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}} Under the Warmaster's command were his own [[Sons of Horus]], the [[World Eaters]], the [[Emperor's Children]] and the [[Death Guard]]. Horus, as part of his master plan for the coming war, sent select squads from all four Legions to the surface, under the pretext of crushing the rebellion at its source.{{cite this}} During the attack on the Choral City, Praal, surrounded by elite [[Warsinger]] bodyguards, met Emperor's Children Captain [[Lucius (Emperor's Children)|Lucius]] in combat. Despite his enhanced abilities (likely gifts from the Chaos Gods), Praal fell to Lucius' blade.{{Fn|2}} ==Related ArticlesSee also==

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Galaxy In Flames (Novel)]] by [[Ben Counter]], {{Cite This}}, pgs. 236–238*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pgs. 39-40