Ekodas

Ekodas was a Grand Apostle of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion and a member of the elite cadre of the ruling Dark Council. However, he was also a secret member of The Brotherhood - a clandestine, internal sect within the Word Bearers legion that has been formed three times throughout the Legion's history. Primarch Lorgar had ordered its formation on two separate occasions during the purging of the Covenant and old religion on Colchis. The second occasion was after the Pilgrimage of Lorgar when the Urizen had been granted the secrets of the Primordial Annihilator. With the realization that the Chaos Gods were the true rulers of the universe, came the understanding that the old beliefs of Colchis were the only truth. The old gods were the only powers worthy of the Word Bearers' faith and worship. With the second reformation of The Brotherhood, the ranks of the XVIIth Legion were purged of the Terran taint, leaving only those brothers of Colchis blood behind. In the latter part of the 41st Millennium, Kor Phaeron ordered its formation a third time in order to overthrow First Chaplain Erebus, whom the First Captain felt had too much sway with the will of the Dark Council. Ekodas later, led the assault against the Boros Gate System but was killed by the Grey Knights Space Marine Chapter before his duplicity could be revealed.