Daemon Prince
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A Daemon Prince is one of the most powerful Chaos creatures. They were mortals who have dedicated themselves to Chaos as Chaos Champions, committing great and terrible deeds in the name of their god. They have achieved the ultimate reward of Daemonhood, granted immortality and unearthly power. A Daemon Prince can wield supernatural powers associated with their patron god. After the Horus Heresy, the surviving Primarchs of the Traitor Space Marine Legions fled to the Eye of Terror or other warp regions. They were each promoted to Daemon Princes.
The most famous of the Daemon Princes following the Horus Heresy are the traitor Primarchs. Personally responsible for countless acts of depravity and the corruption of an entire Space Marine Legion to Chaos, they have been rewarded with unbridled power and rulership of a daemon world in the Eye of Terror. They rarely venture from these worlds, preferring to direct the legions through their minions and Champions.
All the traitor Primarchs who were not slain during or immediately after the Heresy have achieved this ranking; however, Horus is the only confirmed death among the Primarchs. Alpharius was apparently killed in combat with Roboute Guilliman according to Ultramarine logs, but given the Alpha Legion's penchant for deception it is possible he survived. Night Haunter was apparently executed by the Callidus assassin M'Shen, though the vidlog never shows his final death.
