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===Outcome Two: Victory for the Emperor===
The forseen foreseen outcome of the Heresy, the Cabal saw the [[Emperor]] giving his life to kill Horus, becoming a howling rictus trapped inside the [[Golden Throne]]. They believed that this path would lead to stagnation, and stagnation to decay. This decay would accelerate, continually allowing the Chaos powers to grow and spread their influence, until after ten or twenty thousand years of misery, the entire [[galaxy]] would be consumed by Chaos.
===Aftermath===
The Cabal, operating on the long view, sought to generate the first outcome by convincing Alpharius Omegon of the truth of their predictions. They asked him to place himself and his forces under the banner of Horus, despite their sworn loyalty to the Emperor, and do all they could to ensure the betrayer's victory, thus sacrificing humanity to destroy the Chaos Powers. As far as is known, the primarch of the Alpha Legion appears to have acceded to this request. As the Heresy ended with the second outcome, it appears that the Cabal's machinations failed and that, if they are to be believed, the galaxy is doomed. The Alpha Legion are still branded traitors to the Imperium and the Emperor, although their true motivations and loyalties since meeting the Cabal are not currently known.
==Organisation Organization and Abilities==
The Cabal are a collection of disparate species that seem, in the main, not readily identifiable to [[Imperial]] authorities. They are known to include seemingly mechanical life-forms as well as those apparently energy-based. Others variously resemble insectoid, avian or lizard-like creatures. One species definitely identified as having a member in the Cabal is that of the [[Eldar]]. They are also known to have had at least one human member, although the individual in question appeared to act as more of an subordinate agent than an equal.
A nomadic organisationorganization, the Cabal has traveled all over the galaxy. Occasionally choosing to spend a period of time in one particular place, they are known to have selected 'halting-sites' in particular systems, choosing worlds to set down on. These worlds had their topography altered to suit the needs of the Cabal, who appear to construct their landing-zones in an identical fashion. Worlds that they have set down on are therefore identifiable if one knows how to look at the terrain, two such worlds being [[Nurth]] and [[Eolith]]. As well as these geo-forming abilities, the Cabal also appear to have a high level of mastery over atmospheric alteration technology and the ablity ability to extend or renew life. Their principal ability is an enhanced form of farseeing, referred to as the Acuity.
== Notable Members ==
