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'''Be'lakor''' was the first mortal elevated to [[Daemonhood]] by Chaos. However, much of his origins are hidden behind legend and rumour, tales torn from the tongues of captive [[Daemons]] or as forbidden lore recorded in ancient crypts. Legends tell of Be’lakor ruling over mortal empires since the dawn of time, the Daemon Prince conquering a world and subjugating its people, forcing them to worship him as a god. When the race would fall into decline, ruined by Be’lakor’s greed and malevolence, the Daemon would move on, finding a new burgeoning race to be his playthings. Several times, the Daemon Prince is said to have been the lord of [[sector]] spanning empires, a dark daemonic god ruling over a thousand worlds and billions of loyal followers.{{Fn|8}} Even the [[Grey Knights]] know very little of his history, what little information remaining suggesting that he has been ruling over mortal empires since the dawn of time, only to abandon them when they would fall into decline.{{Fn|2}} Even this is just supposition, however, as these exist as impossible lies and conflicting fabrications.{{Fn|8}}
Whilst it is unclear how Be'lakor managed to draw the gaze of the [[Chaos Gods]], he became the first mortal to be blessed by all four Ruinous Powers and becmae became the first [[Daemon Prince]]. This would soon prove to be a mistake, however, as the Chaos Gods do not share for long, and soon they began to squabble for control over this winged Daemon Prince. But Be'lakor could and would not be tamed. Soon, the Chaos Gods gave up on trying to control the uncontrollable Daemon Prince, opting instead to invest their will in other mortals in the known universe. Although Be'lakor remainted the strongest of the Daemon Princes, his power was greatly diminished as the Ruinous Powers began to put forth their own energies into other Daemon Prince. Since then, Be'lakor has held a bitter jealousy towards anyone who wins the favour of the [[Dark Gods]]. As such, he is known to undermine the plans of the servants of Chaos, a master of shadows exerting his will in subverting the intentions of the Dark Gods.{{Fn|8}} However, what he believes to be his free-will, is just a part of the rivalry between the Chaos Gods themselves.{{Fn|2}}
One soul who succeeded in escaping Be'lakor's grasp is [[Ahzek Ahriman]], who bound the Daemon Prince after tricking him into thinking he had lured Ahriman into a trap. In exchange for being released from Ahriman's control, Be'lakor reluctantly agreed to relinquish his claims on the soul of the [[Sorcerer]] [[Ctesias]].{{fn|5}}
