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|Series =[[Horus Heresy Series]] | |Series =[[Horus Heresy Series]] | ||
| + | |Authors =[[Nick Kyme]], [[Graham McNeill]], [[Rob Sanders]], [[Gav Thorpe]] | ||
|Preceded by =[[Age of Darkness (Anthology)]] | |Preceded by =[[Age of Darkness (Anthology)]] | ||
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'''The Primarchs''' is an upcoming anthology in the [[Horus Heresy Series]], which is slated to be released on May 29, 2012.<sup>1</sup> | '''The Primarchs''' is an upcoming anthology in the [[Horus Heresy Series]], which is slated to be released on May 29, 2012.<sup>1</sup> | ||
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The Primarchs is an upcoming anthology in the Horus Heresy Series, which is slated to be released on May 29, 2012.1
Contents
About
Gathered within this anthology are four novellas focusing on some of the mightiest warriors and leaders that mankind has ever known – Fulgrim, Lion El'Jonson, Ferrus Manus and Alpharius Omegon – and the roles that they may have yet to play in a war which threatens to change the face of the Imperium forever.1
The Reflection Crack'd
Synopsis
In the aftermath of the Drop Site Massacre, Fulgrim and his Emperor's Children Legion are ordered to Mars by the Warmaster Horus Lupercal. The increasingly capricious Fulgrim however, decides to assault a Mechanicus resource world instead, in order to further his own designs. When this change of plan is questioned by Lord Commander Eidolon, the Primarch reacts to this perceived slight against his judgement by slaying his once-favoured subordinate on the spot.
While far from upset at the death of Eidolon, the ascendant Emperor's Children champion, Lucius, takes note of the event as yet another concerning example of Fulgrim's increasingly erratic behaviour. Inspired by dark dreams, Lucius becomes suspicious of his primarch, and proceeds to study him closely. Already concerned by his random mood swings, unconvincing attempts at legion camaraderie and remembrance, and above all by the realisation that Fulgrim's sword-fighting technique is suddenly inferior to his own, Lucius finally decides that Fulgrim is not who he appears to be after witnessing him employing sorcerous powers in open combat. Following the threads planted by his dreams, he breaks a standing order aboard the legion flagship, The Pride of the Emperor, to stay out of La Fenice, the opera chamber where the Emperor's Children were awakened by the discord and potential of Chaos. Investigating the chamber, he encounters the portrait of the Primarch hung there, a portrait that has been appearing in his dreams, and gazing at the eyes of the painting, he comes to the conclusion that his Primarch is somehow trapped within and that the entity walking around as Fulgrim is an imposter.
Determined to free Fulgrim, Lucius convenes the Brotherhood of the Phoenix, the senior members of the Legion. Such an action is not without risks in the chaotic Emperor's Children, as by this time of the Legion's (de)evolution each surviving senior officer is a powerful, mercurial and above all, self-obsessed individual, and all of them carry a loathing of the upstart Lucius. However, the swordsman is able to convince them that Fulgrim is not himself, and tempt them into the experience of attempting to capture a Primarch. Shortly afterward, they ambush Fulgrim and, despite taking casualties, the phoenix conspirators manage to render their primarch unconscious.
Strapping him down upon a table in the Apothecarion of Fabius, the Chief Apothecary, Lucius, Julius Kaesoron and Marius Vairosean attempt to drive the entity possessing their master out of his body by means of excruciation. A protracted torture session takes place, with Fulgrim submitting to all the works inflicted upon him, talking all the while of his perception of reality, current events, and the path he envisages for the Legion. Eventually, Lucius comes to another shocked realisation; that he has been both misled and miscalculated the situation. Suddenly believing that the person under torture is indeed his Primarch, Lucius bows his knee as Fulgrim easily frees himself from the torture rack, contented that the game is over and that his favoured sons have learned from the experience.
Fulgrim then deigns to explain just why Lucius thought him an imposter in the first place, revealing that he had indeed been possessed by a daemonic entity for some time, an entity that had trapped his disembodied spirit in the painting in La Fenice. However, Fulgrim was able to use the experience to learn of warpcraft and the ways of daemonkind, eventually being able to use this newly gained knowledge to forcibly swap places with the daemon, trapping it in the painting in his stead. It was presumably the daemon that was sending Lucius the dreams and clues in an attempt to be freed. Fulgrim's apparent inferiority in swordsmanship was just a ploy to tease Lucius into challenging him, in an attempt to further educate the swordsman in the powers of Chaos, and his mood swings and lack of interest in Legion history and camaraderie were simply an honest evolution of his nature. Fulgrim announces that he intends to go further than anyone ever before in experience and learning, pushing the limits to their extremes, not just to gain power, but for the journey; a journey he wants his Legion to take also. The next step on the journey? To link up with Perturabo and the Iron Warriors as part of a scheme to further this goal.
Setting
- The Pride of the Emperor - the flagship of the Emperor's Children, now much changed since its days flying under the Imperial banner.
- Prismatica V - Mechanicum processing outpost raided by the Emperor's Children for raw materials.
Characters
- Fulgrim - Primarch of the Emperor's Children
- Eidolon - Lord Commander
- Julius Kaesoron - First Captain
- Marius Vairosean - Captain
- Lucius - Captain
- Fabius - Chief Apothecary
Feat of Iron
by Nick Kyme
Synopsis
Setting
Characters
- Ferrus Manus - Primarch of the Iron Hands
- Gabriel Santar - First Captain
- Bion Henricos - 7th Sergeant, 10th Clan Company
The Lion
by Gav Thorpe
Synopsis
Setting
Characters
- Lion El'Jonson - Primarch of the Dark Angels
- Corswain - Seneschal to the Lion
- Nemiel - Brother-Redemptor
- Calas Typhon - First Captain of the Death Guard
The Serpent Beneath
by Rob Sanders
Synopsis
Setting
Characters
- Alpharius Omegon - Primarch of the Alpha Legion
- Sheed Ranko - Captain
Sources
