Haz'thur
Haz'thur was a Night Lords Raptor. He served under Zhara'shan as a member of Lord Vassaago's warband.[1]
Haz'thur constantly challenged Zhara'shan for leadership of their Raptor talon; Haz'thur regarded Zhara'shan as weak, partly because of his seeming reluctance to fully embrace the gifts of Chaos, whereas Zhara'shan thought that Haz'thur was a disrespectful, mutated degenerate who chose rampant corruption over a more subtle, nuanced appreciation of the Warp. This conflict between them was brought to a boil during a recruitment mission to Carceri Hive on the planet Sarastus.[1]
Haz'thur followed Vassaago's ally, the Sorcerer Yehzod, when he launched a coup to usurp control of the warband. Zhara'shan's talon was on Sarastus at the time and Haz'thur was ordered to kill the talon leader due to Zhara'shan's loyalty to Vassaago. The two fought each other atop the highest spire of Carceri and initially Haz'thur held the upper hand in the duel, severely wounding his rival. However, one of the prospective recruits, Zeth, intervened and prevented Haz'thur from killing his opponent by stabbing him with a shard of the Needle. Incensed, Haz'thur abandoned Zhara'shan in favour of chasing the young human through the upper hive, where Zeth triggered a series of booby traps, each of which weakened the Night Lord. Finally, Haz'thur was caught in an explosion that crippled him, allowing Zeth to kill the Chaos Space Marine.[1]
Overall, the coup that Haz'thur was part of failed. In the aftermath, Zeth presented Haz'thur's flayed face to the remaining Night Lords as a trophy, hoping to secure his place in the warband.[1]
