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The memories of everyone involved with the lost Primarch were wiped, records of his deeds expunged, and an oath was sworn by those who could still vaguely recall him not to speak of him any more.{{Fn|2c}}{{Fn|10}}{{Fn|11}} Notably, the piety of [[Word Bearers]] and [[Lorgar Aurelian]]{{Fn|2c}}, the [[Red Thirst]] of [[Blood Angels]] that [[Sanguinius]] concealed from everyone but [[Horus]]{{Fn|15}}, as well as the atrocities of [[Night Lords]] and the darkness within the heart of [[Konrad Curze]]{{Fn|14}} were all factors considered at some point to threaten to, and in the case of Lorgar very nearly did, result in another empty pillar in the great [[Investiary]], and another Primarch excised from all records.{{CME}}
It is highly unlikely that the Second Primarch's failure involved [[Chaos]]. [[Lorgar]] discovered the existence and nature of Chaos only after the Lost Primarchs had been expunged{{Fn|2c}}{{Fn|2d}}, and ignorance was a major factor that contributed to the fall of other Primarchs, such as [[Horus]]{{Fn|4}}, [[Magnus]]{{Fn|22}}, and [[Fulgrim]].{{Fn|20}} Even with the benefit of hindsight, those aware of the Lost Primarchs continued to distinguish them from their traitor brothers, and made no mention of Chaos taint.{{Fn|10}}{{Fn|19a}} Whatever his exact fate had been, [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] considered the tale of the Second Primarch a tragic one{{Fn|16}}, and Rogal Dorn stated that the tragedies of the Second and the Eleventh were separate events.{{Fn|17}}
===Aftermath===
