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[[Tullea]], [[Corrin]], and Sullax were labourers of the resource-poor world of [[Chemos]] sent to investigate a meteorite impact. Sent without transport, the three had to take shelter from a wire-storm in an abandoned factory. When they reached the impact site, they didn't find a fallen satellite or spacecraft, they found an ever-shifting mass of light. Sullax was wary, but Corrin felt that it was harmless. Corrin watched the light take shape and it touched his mind, learning everything he knew, before it took the shape of a perfectly-formed baby boy. Sullax wanted to kill the child, seeing it as a burden on their resources, but the child had entranced Corrin and he refused. Tullea shot Sullax and neither of them felt any guilt over killing him to save the perfect baby. Noticing that a stream of pure water had formed where the baby had landed, Corrin decided to name the child after the water-bringer of Chemos's creation myth, Fulgrim.{{Fn|5a}}
Fulgrim spent his early years as a humble factory worker, but soon became a legend in his own right. At half the age of his fellow workers, he was able to fulfil his obligations to the continual running of the fortress-factory of Callax with ease. He quickly grew to understand the technology he had to work with and began to modify it, increasing efficiency dramatically. By the time he was fifteen years of age, Fulgrim had risen from the rank of worker to become one of the executives ruling the settlement. Learning of the gradual deterioration of both Callax and all the other settlements of Chemos, Fulgrim decided that he would save his world.{{Cite ThisMarker End}}
Under Fulgrim's leadership, teams of engineers traveled far from their factory-fortress, reclaiming and repairing many of the far-flung mining outposts. As minerals poured back into Callax, Fulgrim supervised the construction of more sophisticated and energy efficient machinery. As recycling efficiency grew to the point where Chemos was producing a surplus for the first time in years, Fulgrim began to foster a re-emergence of art and culture, aspects of humanity sacrificed in the struggle for survival. The other settlements allied themselves with Callax and, fifty years after arriving on Chemos, Fulgrim was its sole leader.{{Fn|1}} Fulgrim battled many foes during this time, most notably the sword-dancers of Sulpha.{{Fn|12a}} He also engaged in many political marriages to secure the loyalty of other factory-cities, marrying several times but quickly outliving his spouses. According to Fulgrim, he loved some of these spouses at first but after a while stopped caring.{{Fn|12b}}
===The [[Great Crusade]]===
[[file:FulgrimArtNew.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Fulgrim during the [[Great Crusade]] ]]
It was not long after this that the planet's isolation came to an end. From the grey sky came a flight of dropships, armoured and battle-scarred, each bearing the same symbol, a two-headed eagle. On hearing of this, some fragment of memory stirred in Fulgrim. Chemos had no formal army, but the dropships' landing zone had been surrounded by the Caretakers, the police-soldiers responsible for maintaining order in the factory-fortresses. Fulgrim sent word to the Caretakers to stand down and allow the visitors from above into Callax.{{Cite ThisMarker End}}
In his spartan quarters, Fulgrim was faced by armoured warriors from the stars. Their faces bore the scars of many battles, and from their shoulders hung scrolls listing their achievements. Their armour and weapons were finely-worked, and their banners and pennants were works of art. Fulgrim recognised that these men were not merely advanced, but civilised — his lost brothers from the stars had preserved the arts he had longed to return to Chemos. From the midst of these warriors stepped their leader, the Emperor of Humanity. Fulgrim surveyed him and, without a word, knelt and offered his sword. On that day Fulgrim swore to serve the Imperium with all his heart. From the Emperor, Fulgrim learned of the distant world of [[Terra]], of the [[Great Crusade]] to reclaim the sundered galaxy, and of his own origins. It is unknown when exactly this event occurred; however, it is recorded that the construction of a starship for the Primarch of the III Legion was completed around 160 years before the beginning of the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|2b}}
Fulgrim became driven by the notion that his genetic sons should strive to live up to this honour and the perfection of the Emperor and his vision of Imperial culture. This drive to achieve perfection soon applied to all things the Primarch and his sons became concerned with, from military tactics to the embrace of artistic culture that didn't exist on Chemos to their very appearances. Fulgrim was a particularly imposing sight, with shimmering white shoulder-length hair, large, friendly-seeming eyes and a mouth that was never far from a smile. His armour was of the finest quality, and intricately decorated. Over it he often wore one of a variety of high-collared cloaks.{{Fn|2a}}
Fulgrim was anxious to make his contribution to the Great Crusade, but the comparatively small size of his Legion meant that the Emperor's Children were placed under the command of [[Horus]] and his [[Luna Wolves]]. Horus and Fulgrim grew close to one another while pacifying the [[Eastern Fringe]]. Eventually, swelled by recruits from both Chemos and Terra, Fulgrim was soon able to lead a crusade of his own, bringing countless worlds into the light of the Imperium.{{Fn|1}} Fulgrim sought perfection and spectacle in these campaigns, as demonstrated when he took the world of [[Byzas]] with only seven men, despite nearly dying in the process.{{Fn|12}} Fulgrim also established a close friendship with his brother [[Ferrus Manus]], who also attempted to purge imperfection from himself. Ferrus and Fulgrim eventually came to each try to build the perfect weapon, resulting in Fulgrim crafting [[Forgebreaker]] and Ferrus [[Fireblade (Weapon)|Fireblade]]. The two exchanged weapons and they became synonymous with their respective Primarchs thereafter.{{Fn|2D}} In the later stages of the Crusade the Emperor's Children soon made a name for themselves during the Crusade, battling fearsome enemies such as the [[Megarachnids]]{{Cite thisMarker End}} and [[Diasporex]]{{fn|2e}}.
During this time, the Emperor's Children initiated the [[Cleansing of Laeran]], a campaign that required great effort, dedication, and sacrifice from the Imperial forces. At the conclusion of this campaign, Fulgrim acquired a trophy from the field of battle, a xenos-manufactured sword recovered from a [[Laeran]] temple known as the [[Silver Blade of Laer]].{{Fn|2c}} He would begin to wield this sword more often than ''Fireblade'', his customary personal weapon. With the benefit of hindsight, it can be recognised that the Laeran sword was a [[daemon weapon]].{{Fn|2l}}
==Personality==
Before the Heresy, Fulgrim was a warrior that enjoyed the finer arts of civilisation and culture of his people such as art, music and celebration. He believed that there was little point in conquering the galaxy if they did not indulge in these civilised traits. Fulgrim himself also engaged in the arts and created marble statues of his two three first captains though he felt that his work was not perfect.{{Cite ThisMarker End}}
One of Fulgrim's noted character traits which was adopted by his Legion was the quest for perfection. He believed that Mankind was the perfect creation and that they must strive to emulate his father, the Emperor. As such, he was greatly angered whenever this goal was challenged. He demonstrated this in his hostility to adopting the Laer as a protectorate and believed that only Humanity had the right to rule. There was, however, a flaw here as he secretly believed that there was something wrong with him and his Legion due to the near disaster that claimed half their number before the start of the Great Crusade. This allowed others to exploit him and was the reason why he accepted [[Fabius Bile]]'s genetic treatments of the Legion.{{Cite ThisMarker End}}
Among his fellow Primarchs, Fulgrim's friendships were deepest with Ferrus Manus and Horus though the former was a stronger bond.{{Fn|2i}}
**{{Endn|5k}}: ch. 26
**{{Endn|5l}}: ch. 27
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]] {{Cite thisMarker End}}
**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 258
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Black Legion - A Codex: Chaos Space Marines Supplement]], pg. 50
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Aurelian (Novella)]] {{Cite thisMarker End}}*{{Endn|9}}: [[Vengeful Spirit (Novel)]] {{Cite thisMarker End}}*{{Endn|10}}: [[The Path of Heaven (Novel)]] {{Cite thisMarker End}}
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch]], Part 1
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Fulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix (Novel)]] {{Cite thisMarker End}}
**{{Endn|12a}}: Chapter 3
**{{Endn|12b}}: Chapter 5
