Book of Lorgar

"From the fires of Betrayal unto the blood of revenge we bring the name of Lorgar, the Bearer of the Word, the favored Son of Chaos, all praise be given to him. From those that would not heed we offer praise to those who do, that they might turn their gaze our way and gift us with the Boon of Pain, to turn the Galaxy red with the blood, and feed the hunger of the Gods."


 * -- Excerpt from the three hundred and forty-first epistle, Book of Epistles of Lorgar

The Book of Lorgar was said to be a tome penned by the Primarch of the Word Bearers Astartes Legion, Lorgar himself, following his dealings with old priesthoods of the Dark Gods and their corrupt masters. The tome was written following Lorgar's introduction to Chaos by his First Chaplain Erebus after the Word Bearers helped the Luna Wolves bring the world of Davin into Imperial Compliance during the Great Crusade. Lorgar's Astartes Legion, the Word Bearers, held this text as sacred, in spite of the concern this caused for others, including the Emperor of Mankind himself, who believed that all human religion and mysticism must be suppressed by the pure scientific rationalism of Imperial Truth. First Chaplain Erebus bore tattoos upon his shaven scalp said to depict long passages from the book, that he might terrify his foes with the strength of his conviction. While attempting to decode these tattoos and text from the book itself, Imperial iterator Kyril Sindermann inadvertently summoned a Lesser Daemon from the Warp which destroyed many of the Librarium archives aboard the Warmaster Horus' flagship the Vengeful Spirit before it was banished to the Immaterium once more through a miracle of faith performed by the Imperial Saint Euphrati Keeler.