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The '''Primarchs''' are were the 20 superhuman individuals (18 twenty cloned sons of whom are known) created by the [[Emperor]] around , born leaders of his [[Space Marine]] legions. They were bred to be nearly perfect: larger, stronger, faster, and smarter than normal humans. Their genetic material was also used to form the time basis of the legions they would command.  However, the forces of [[Great CrusadeChaos]]somehow spirited the children away, scattering them across the galaxy. For unknown reasons All but two were discovered on remote worlds, where they were scattered from Terra throughout the galaxyhad quickly grown to adulthood, and as often held leadership of their adoptive worlds. When the Emperor led found them, he gave them leadership of the Space Marine legions created from their individual genetic material. Following the [[Great Crusade]], [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] fell to Chaos, and he was gradually reunited with convinced eight of his fellow Primarchsto rebel against the Emperor and follow him. In the [[Horus Heresy]], brother fought brother as the Primarchs led their legions against their former comrades; Horus himself fought [[Sanguinius]] and the Emperor, killing Sanguinius, but dying at the hand of the Emperor. The Traitor Legions fled to the [[Eye of Terror]]. ==Loss of the Primarchs were ==Today, all the Primarchs are either damned, lost or dead. As mentioned before, Sanguinius died at the hands of Horus, who in turn later died at the hands of the Emperor.[[Ferrus Manus]] of the [[Iron Hands]] died on [[Istvaan V]] at the start of the heresy. Over the next thousand years, the genetic basis other remaining loyalist primarchs died or disappeared one by one. [[Lion El'Jonson]] of the [[Dark Angels]] returned to his homeworld to find it in ruins and the Dark Angel marines he had left rebelled to Chaos. He led a strike force of his own Space Marinesagainst the traitors on the surface and he fought with a burning hate for his lost sons. He was lost amongst the inferno as the world was blasted apart by both a warp storm and a bombardment from his ships in orbit. Whether he stills lives is unknown.  [[Jaghatai Khan]] of the [[White Scars]] disappeared through a [[Dark Eldar]] warp portal whilst he was pursuing them after a raid on the White Scar homeworld. Rumours abound that he fights on still, lost in the twisting paths of the Eldar [[webway]], but after nine thousand years it seems unlikely. [[Leman Russ]] of the Space Wovles is the only primarch whose disappearance appears to be voluntary. The Space Wolves hold a legend that say Russ went on a quest to find a means to cure the Emperor but the truth is likely to be far more sinister. [[Rogal Dorn]] of the [[Imperial Fists]] died fighting on a traitor cruiser alongside a company of his sons. He was one of the last Primarchs to die. Today, all that remains of him is a single gauntlet fist that is housed in the holiest shrine of the Imperial Fists chapter. [[Roboute Guilliman]] of the [[Ultramarines]] met his end against his own brother [[Fulgrim]]. Today, his body lies at the heart of the temple of correction, and when they had maintained in a stasis field to perserve it. He is the only primarch to die whose body has been foundby his sons and it is said to be an awe-inspiring experience to see such a holy sight, the bleeding wounds of his death still vividly visible upon his neck. It is little known how [[Vulkan]] of the [[Salamanders]] died. As far as it is known, they were given command he vanished into thin air as mysteriously as Leman Russ. [[Corax]] of their Space Marinesthe [[Raven Guard]]'s end was tainted by guilt and shame. TogetherIn order to rebuild the strength of his sons from the destruction of Istvaan V, Corax accelerated the 20 primarchs growth of the geneseed organs, producing more of them but also deteriorating them rapidly, causing many to become hulking monsters. Riddled with guilt over what he had done, Corax locked himself away within his sanctum, the Raven's Tower, for a year. On the anniversary date of his self-imposed exile, he left his tower, haggard and gaunt, and took a small shuttlecraft. It was last monitored as setting a course for the Eye of Terror, the realm of the Chaos gods.  Of all the Primarchs, only the dammed Primarchs of Chaos live today, although to say that they truly live is a gross misstatement since their Marines formed bodies, minds and souls now exist exclusively within the power of Chaos.  ==Primarchs & Respective Legions== {| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"|-|'''Number'''|'''Primarch'''|'''Legion'''|'''Status'''|-|1|[[Lion El'Jonson]]|[[Dark Angels]]|Loyal|-|2! colspan="3" |''missing''|-|3|[[Fulgrim]]|[[Emperor's Children]]|Traitor|-|4|[[Perturabo]]|[[Iron Warriors]]|Traitor|-|5|[[Jaghatai Khan]]|[[White Scars]]|Loyal|-|6|[[Leman Russ]]|[[Space Wolves]]|Loyal|-|7|[[Rogal Dorn]]|[[Imperial Fists]]|Loyal|-|8|[[Night Haunter]]|[[Night Lords]]|Traitor|-|9|[[Sanguinius]]|[[Blood Angels]]|Loyal|-|10|[[Ferrus Manus]]|[[Iron Hands]]|Loyal|-|11! colspan="3" |''missing''|-|12|[[Angron]]|[[World Eaters]]|Traitor|-|13|[[Roboute Guilliman]]|[[Ultramarines]]|Loyal|-|14|[[Mortarion]]|[[Death Guard]]|Traitor|-|15|[[Magnus the Red]]|[[Thousand Sons]]|Traitor|-|16|[[Horus]]|[[Lunar Wolves]]|Traitor|-|17|[[Lorgar]]|[[Word Bearers]]|Traitor|-|18|[[FirstVulkan]]|[[Salamanders]]|Loyal|-founding Legions|19|[[Corax]]|[[Raven Guard]]|Loyal|-|20|[[Alpharius]]|[[Alpha Legion]].|Traitor|}
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