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==History==
The Atramentar were the finest warriors within the Legion with the best level of wargear and training. However while more disciplined than most Night Lords, they nonetheless had a fractious and rebellious streak. Thus only the strongest and most capable of leaders was able to command the Atramentar and earn their respect, something [[Sevatar]] eventually achieved. Unusually for many [[Space Marine Honour Guard]]s, the Atramentar swore loyalty to Sevatar instead of their legion or even [[Konrad Curze|their primarch]]. But despite their difficult nature, Atramentar were superb shock troops when properly deployed. The Atramentar usually fought using deception and trickery to make spiteful and underhanded attacks, never facing their opponent in an honest engagement, even stooping to push their own brethren before a killing blow in order to make a counter themselves. An Atramentar squad was led by an officer known as [['''Trucidor]].'''{{Fn|4}}
During the [[Thramas Crusade]] the [[Night Lords]] [[Primarch]] [[Konrad Curze]] teleported across to the [[Dark Angels]] flagship ''[[Invincible Reason]]'' to exact revenge on the Dark Angels Primarch [[Lion El'Jonson]] and ordered [[Sevatar]] to take the Atramentar and join him.{{Fn|1a}} Sevatar complied and 100 of the Atramentar attacked the ''Invincible Reason'', initially making strong progress until the Dark Angels fought back.{{Fn|1e}} Eventually, Curze retreated but by that time the Atramentar had suffered heavy losses.
