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*'''Date Unknown''' The Battle for [[Magnor Prime]]{{Fn|60}}
==OrganizationOrganisation==
[[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]] organizationorganisation, albeit with a lower amount of [[Breacher Marine|breacher]] 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}}
===Post-Heresy===
[[file:NightLordsMarch.png|thumb|right|220px|Night Lords long after the Heresy{{Fn|68}}]]
Since the death of their [[Primarch]], [[Konrad Curze]], the Night Lords have been shattered as an organized organised legion. Most have fled to the [[Eye of Terror]] and now operate as disparate warbands.{{Fn|2a}} These warbands are fractious and mercenary to the extreme, mostly contenting themselves with raiding, butchery, and plundering. Many have found their way into the service of other Chaos Lords, [[Daemon Prince]]s, and even [[Xenos]] warlords. For as so long as there is a chance to inflict fear and ambush on others, Night Lords will naturally be drawn to a cause.{{Fn|67}}
This style of living has led many Night Lords to become disillusioned with their identity and lack of vision. Some have even turned in their colors for other armies, as was the case with [[Haarken Worldclaimer|Haarken]] and his [[Gloomtalons]], which eventually joined [[Abaddon]]'s [[Black Legion]].{{Fn|67}} However, there is some recent hope as of the [[13th Black Crusade]] that the Legion may be reunited once more by the prophetic figure known as [[Decimus (Character)|Decimus]].{{Fn|10}}
