Praxis Empyrealus
Praxis Empyrealus is a Night Lords Master of Possession, who served as an adviser to the Chaos Lord Varrus Hekatos.[1]
However, the two hated each other and during the War of Beasts on Vigilus, Praxis found an ideal time to rid himself of the Chaos Lord. It was after the Night Lords had been forced to retreat from the Genestealer Cult infested Dirkden Hive-sprawl and then chose to attack the eastern borders of the Hyperia Hive-sprawl, that Praxis made his move. From a hidden base, Hekatos had been coordinating the Night Lords' attack against the Dark Angels 4th Company, when Praxis secretly lit several fires within the base. This alerted the Dark Angels Ravenwing to the base, which they then attacked after discovering Hekatos was there. Though it was a costly attack, the Chaos Lord was killed and afterwards Praxis summoned forth Daemons and launched Warp attacks which destroyed the Ravenwing's forces. Soon afterwards, elements of the Dark Angels 3rd and 4th Companies attacked, but the surviving Night Lords killed five Space Marines for every one of their deaths. This kill-ratio pleased Abaddon the Despoiler enough, that he overlooked the Night Lords' disastrous attack upon Dirkden and the Traitor Legion was able to withdraw from War of Beasts' front lines.[1]
Sources
- 1: Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Ablaze, pg. 83 — Forces of the Night Lords
