Abaddon the Despoiler

Abaddon the Despoiler is Warmaster of Chaos, captain of the Black Legion, and rumoured to be the clone-progeny of Warmaster Horus. He is the most powerful warmaster of all, the chosen of Horus, and blessed by the Chaos gods.

Abaddon was the Captain of the First Company of the Luna Wolves, created from the gene-seed of the Primarch Horus, Warmaster of the Imperial Armed Forces. He looked upon Horus as a leader and a father, revering him as a god, holding him above even the Emperor of Man.

When Horus was killed and the Emperor mortaly wounded at the end of the Horus Heresy, Abaddon tore the lightning claw (the "Talon of Horus") from Horus's terminator armour and retreated with the Traitor Legions to the Eye of Terror, and has led constant battles against the Imperium of Man for the last 10,000 years. Abaddon renamed the Sons of Horus to the Black Legion to expunge the name of Horus, who failed in his attempt to take over the Imperium of Man. He carries the daemon sword Drach'nyen, which flays the souls from those it strikes. No other man has been able to command the loyalty of all nine Traitor Legions.

He has waged 13 Black Crusades from the Eye of Terror; in the most recent assault, Chaos has managed to gain a foothold on the Cadian Gate, but thus far his ultimate victory has always been prevented.