Erebus
From Lexicanum
Just before the war with the Interex, he began to have many secretive dealings amongst the Luna Wolves legion and with the Warmaster in particular. In fact it was he who sabotaged the peaceful negotiations precipitating the war, by stealing an archaic anathame sword from their closely guarded Hall of Weapons. This was not simply out of greed - it was all part of his carefully managed plan to corrupt the Warmaster and bring him under the influence of his own secret masters, the Warp powers of Chaos.
By supplying the weapon to the traitor Governor of the planet Davin, he hoped that Horus would be wounded by the weapon and put beyond the care of his Legion's Apothecaries. Once this had taken place, the grief-stricken Abaddon and Aximand of Horus' Mournival were only too keen to turn over their master to Erebus' care, and Horus was resurrected by the dark rituals of the Davinite priests.
Erebus continued to pour honey into Horus' ear, directing him further from the Great Crusade and pursuing his own ascension. By showing the Warmaster the powers of the Warp, and urging him to make pacts with the gods of Chaos, he eventually set Horus on the path to heresy against the Emperor.
Along with Horus, Erebus masterminded the Isstvan III betrayal, ever mindful of the need to eliminate those loyalist elements of the Traitor Legions before the war on Terra could begin. Garviel Loken suspected Erebus as a traitor and conspirator, which only led the corrupt Chaplain to add him to the list of doomed Astartes brethren who were to be caught in the virus bomb assault on the planet.
Erebus remained with Horus throughout the Heresy, acting as his dark spiritual adviser and co-conspirator.
Current Whereabouts and Dealings
Erebus is a member of the Dark Council, the ruling body of Sicarus. 1
Inspiration
In Greek mythology, Erebus is the son of the primordial god Chaos.
Sources
- Horus Rising by Dan Abnett
- False Gods by Graham McNeill
- 1Dark Disciple (Novel) (pg. 403)
