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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a terrifying warlord of [[Terra]] during the [[Age of Strife]]. The horror of his rule became the subject of legend for generations to come.{{Fn|1a}} He was served by the '''Hollow Ones''', an order of [[pariah]]s analogous to the [[Silent Sisterhood]], and was according to some legends a powerful psychic [[null]] himself.{{fn|2}} He ruled [[Albia]] and defeated the [[Panpacific Empire]], though his descendants were later overthrown by the warlord clans shortly before the coming of the [[Emperor of Mankind]]. The [[Death Guard|Dusk Raiders]] adopted their red right hand heraldry from the symbol for the murderous reach of the Unspeakable King.{{Fn|1b}} | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a terrifying warlord of [[Terra]] during the [[Age of Strife]]. The horror of his rule became the subject of legend for generations to come.{{Fn|1a}} He was served by the '''Hollow Ones''', an order of [[pariah]]s analogous to the [[Silent Sisterhood]], and was according to some legends a powerful psychic [[null]] himself.{{fn|2}} He ruled [[Albia]] and defeated the [[Panpacific Empire]], though his descendants were later overthrown by the warlord clans shortly before the coming of the [[Emperor of Mankind]]. The [[Death Guard|Dusk Raiders]] adopted their red right hand heraldry from the symbol for the murderous reach of the Unspeakable King.{{Fn|1b}} | ||
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**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 121 | **{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 121 | ||
*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno]], pg. 125 | *{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno]], pg. 125 | ||
| + | *{{Endn|3}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Six - Retribution]], pg. 7 | ||
[[Category:Characters (Blank)]] | [[Category:Characters (Blank)]] | ||
[[Category:Pre-Imperial Times]] | [[Category:Pre-Imperial Times]] | ||
[[Category:Unification Wars]] | [[Category:Unification Wars]] | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 30 November 2017
The Unspeakable King was a terrifying warlord of Terra during the Age of Strife. The horror of his rule became the subject of legend for generations to come.[1a] He was served by the Hollow Ones, an order of pariahs analogous to the Silent Sisterhood, and was according to some legends a powerful psychic null himself.[2] He ruled Albia and defeated the Panpacific Empire, though his descendants were later overthrown by the warlord clans shortly before the coming of the Emperor of Mankind. The Dusk Raiders adopted their red right hand heraldry from the symbol for the murderous reach of the Unspeakable King.[1b]
"It is an inviolable truth that humanity's ability to destroy will always outstrip its ability to create, it is our curse and our salvation combined, our end when it comes, will be writ by our own bloody hand".[3]
Sources
- 1: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal
- 2: The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno, pg. 125
- 3: The Horus Heresy Book Six - Retribution, pg. 7
