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The first known commander of First Claw was [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]] [[Vandred Anrathi]]{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2b}}, who led them at least up until the [[Battle of Terra|Siege of the Emperor’s Palace]]. Also present within the Claw at this time was [[Apothecary]] [[Talos Valcoran]], whose life was saved by his Sergeant during the siege.{{Fn|2c}} At some point after the death of the Night Lords' [[Primarch]], [[Konrad Curze]], Vandred Anrathi rose to command all of 10th Company.{{Fn|1a}} This event was likely tied to the [[Chaos Dreadnought|interment]] of [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Malcharion]], the previous Company commander, although the exact order of events is not currently known. Talos, in turn, would become leader of First Claw, although again, the exact circumstances of the Apothecary’s rise to the command position are not clear. What is known is that Talos' Legionary serial number is 1-2-10, or 1st Claw, 2nd Astartes, 10th Company{{Fn|1b}}, perhaps indicating that he was simply next in line after Vandred Anrathi in terms of seniority. Certainly he was never directly promoted to a command position, and may simply have become leader by force of personality alone.{{Fn|1c}}
The actions of First Claw during the bulk of the Long War are not known, although it should be noted that warp-time dilation has made the 10,000 years between the Heresy and their actions in 999.[[M41]] pass in little more than three centuries to Talos and First Claw.{{Fn|5a}} 10th Company transformed into the Warband of The Exalted over that time period — "The Exalted" being the title used by the now-[[daemon|daemonically]] ically [[Possessed (Chaos Space Marines)|possessed]] Captain Vandred Anrathi.
===First Claw, The Warband of The Exalted===
== Sources ==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Soul Hunter (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pg. 353
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter XIV
**{{Endn|1c}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 141–142**{{Endn|1d}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pg. 238
**{{Endn|1e}}: Chapter I
**{{Endn|1f}}: Chapter IV-V
**{{Endn|1g}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 157–221**{{Endn|1h}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 243–262, 276–279**{{Endn|1i}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 283–306**{{Endn|1j}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 321–409
**{{Endn|1k}}: Prologue
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Blood Reaver (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 213–226**{{Endn|2b}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pg. 95**{{Endn|2c}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pg. 215**{{Endn|2d}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 23–38, 45–69, 92–94**{{Endn|2e}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 78–81, 178–194, 232–234**{{Endn|2f}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 279–355**{{Endn|2g}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 369–390**{{Endn|2h}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pgs. 391–398**{{Endn|2i}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pg. 298
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Throne of Lies (Audio Drama)]]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Core (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Void Stalker (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|5a}}: {{Cite ThisMarker End}}, pg. 25
**{{Endn|5b}}: Chapters 12–14
**{{Endn|5c}}: Chapters 28–30
[[Category:Night Lords]]
[[Category:Chaos Space Marines]]
