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[[file:NLArt.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Night Lords (Post-Heresy){{Fn|16}}]]
===Heresy-Era===
During the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]], the Night Lords followed standard [[Space Marine Legion]] organization, albeit with a lower amount of [[Breacher Marine|Breacherbreacher]] and siege units.{{Fn|70}} They also maintained a command council of [[Space Marine Captain|Captains]] known as the [[Kyroptera]].{{Fn|15b}}
During this time the Night Lords would deploy "Pacification Battalions". These were formations of heavy armour and shock infantry, including the infamous [[Terror Squad]]s. These would deploy to isolated worlds with the sole goal of breaking whatever limited defences they could find, then promptly ravaging the planet and its population. This served as an example for others for the price of defiance. These units would first deploy their heavy armour en-masse and once the defenders were broken and scattered, infantry as well as [[Land Speeder]]s and [[Space Marine Bike|Biker]]s would hunt down the survivors. The purpose of these operations was to cull and cause as much collateral damage as possible. They rarely made any attempt to hold their ground, most often departing after their brief but vicious onslaught.{{Fn|28c}}
