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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 (Primarch)|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}}
