Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-72.15.97.37-20121205193921/@comment-8881468-20160703133731

79.153.236.223 wrote:





 I always thought that the Thousand Sons were based in ancient Egyptians, with their scarabs and blades and all the magic.

Prospero is Egyptian culture leanings, however:

Azek Ahriman is one of the Terran recruits to the legion and with him it is stated that noble families of Iran/Iraq (Achaemid Empire) were the ones who gave their sons as influx to the legion (A thousand Sons, chapter 22).