Off topic lore question. Night Lords.

[CrazyEight]

Curious about the lore of 40K when it comes to the current night lords, more specifically WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY UP TO?

I know the traitor legions are still perusing the war against the Imperium as a whole, but most of the traitor legions you can pin down to some kind of goal their warbands aim for.

-The World Eaters seek out direct bloody conflict to appease their patron god Khorne. It seems random and chaotic (because it is) but it serves a purpose.

-The Word Bearers seek to corrupt world on behalf of the chaos gods. Boosting the numbers of the traitor legions and empowering chaos as a whole.

-The Black Legion spear heads the conflict against the loyalists

-The Alpha Legion (Redacted)

-The Iron Legion act as slow heavy bulldozers that grind away at the loyalists defenses with heavy siege warfare.

But WHAT THE HELL DO THE NIGHT LORDS DO NOW?
Terror was always their stomping ground, but after chaos do you know who else specs into terror? EVERY CHAOS SPACE MARINE LEGION! THEY ARE ALL HORRIFYING! So what is the Night Lords MO now? Where do they fit into the war against the Imperium? Surely they are doing more than just roaming around the galaxy torturing and murdering. They can't be "frightening worlds into compliance" in their current existence. So what moves are they making?

I know they, like ALL Chaos space marines are primarily roaming scattered warbands waging war where and when they can. But what else?

[Chaoslord 87]

From what I tell after reading their Trilogy, they are more akin to Raiders nowadays.
Pillaging, razing and murdering everything, what can´t fight back or resist long enough until severe reinforcements can arrive especially other Astartes (unless they outnumber them or have a severe advantage against them in any kind).

And being the scumbags they are, they will betray, kill and loot their own "allies" and even fellow Night Lords if they can get away with it.

[CrazyEight]

Originally posted by Chaoslord 87:

From what I tell after reading their Trilogy, they are more akin to Raiders nowadays.
Pillaging, razing and murdering everything, what can´t fight back or resist long enough until severe reinforcements can arrive especially other Astartes (unless they outnumber them or have a severe advantage against them in any kind).

And being the scumbags they are, they will betray, kill and loot their own "allies" and even fellow Night Lords if they can get away with it.

That's what I am hearing a lot. The whole JUST RAIDERS bit. But surely there are night lord commanders with actual goals in mind. Right? They can't all just be space pirates who skin people alive.

[Chaoslord 87]

Originally posted by CrazyEight:

That's what I am hearing a lot. The whole JUST RAIDERS bit. But surely there are night lord commanders with actual goals in mind. Right? They can't all just be space pirates who skin people alive.

There are certainly Captains and other Individuals with higher goals and aspirations like Zho Sahaal and Decimus who seek to lead and potentially reunite the Legion permanently.

But so far any serious attempt in reuniting the Legion under a strong leadership failed due to the brittle and fickle nature of the Night Lords Legion marked by distrust and backstabbing one another.

Only their Primarch, the Night Haunter was capable of holding them together because he was equally loved and feared amongst his Legion.

[Ragnar]

The Night Lords are raiders as already described above, but their main motive is the fight against their brothers for what they loyalist primarchs and the emperor himself did to Conrad Curze, the Primarch of the Nigh Lords.

The Night Lords are more traitors from the imperial perspectiv, than heretics. They never bond to Chaos as an entity, but took the chance to fight for Abaddon in the firts black crusade only to kill their loyalist brothers.

And bringing terror in the mind of a Night Lord is way different to only looking terrifying, They rip your skin off alive and wear it as a trophy while looking you in the eye as you die. But all of this after weeks or months of occupation of your planet and eternal murder.

[w10-20-2000]

They are worst of the worst. There is no goal, kill as much as you can, terrorize as much as you can, raid as much as you can. That's it, you have to remember they are the only legion that got rogue before Horus heresy

If they had no restrain then, image how little they care now

[Chaoslord 87]

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

They are worst of the worst. There is no goal, kill as much as you can, terrorize as much as you can, raid as much as you can. That's it, you have to remember they are the only legion that got rogue before Horus heresy

If they had no restrain then, image how little they care now

But once they know that the Lion is back, they will collectivly ♥♥♥♥ in their Power Armor and hide in the deepest cravesses of the Universe and Warp and I wouldn´t blame them.

Getting thoroughly thrashed during the Thramas Crusade by the Dark Angels under the Lion, which costs them 1/4 of their entire fleet and several thousand Astartes plus their entire 1st company does quite a number on anyones psyche.

Oh, and poor Conrad suffered several deadly wounds by the Lion which caused him to fall into a Coma for quite a while.

[w10-20-2000]

Originally posted by Chaoslord 87:

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

They are worst of the worst. There is no goal, kill as much as you can, terrorize as much as you can, raid as much as you can. That's it, you have to remember they are the only legion that got rogue before Horus heresy

If they had no restrain then, image how little they care now

But once they know that the Lion is back, they will collectivly ♥♥♥♥ in their Power Armor and hide in the deepest cravesses of the Universe and Warp and I wouldn´t blame them.

Getting thoroughly thrashed during the Thramas Crusade by the Dark Angels under the Lion, which costs them 1/4 of their entire fleet and several thousand Astartes plus their entire 1st company does quite a number on anyones psyche.

Oh, and poor Conrad suffered several deadly wounds by the Lion which caused him to fall into a Coma for quite a while.

I don't think they care. Legion known that their father is a lunatic, and gave zero ♥♥♥♥'s about it. I don't think anyone ever suggested helping him or looking for a cure.

They are murders and psychopaths, meeting Lion isn't more dangerous than sitting at a family reunion. I can tell you one thing tho, at family reunion much more people will die and much more horribly

[RKane]

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

They are worst of the worst. There is no goal, kill as much as you can, terrorize as much as you can, raid as much as you can. That's it, you have to remember they are the only legion that got rogue before Horus heresy

If they had no restrain then, image how little they care now

Heh, I like this moral relativism. If they are the 'worst', who are the 'best' then? Bloated and decaying xenophobic Emerium? Where billions are slaves? Where they torture and kill anyone who dares to think independently? Please tell me this is the north of the moral compass.

[w10-20-2000]

Originally posted by RKane:

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

They are worst of the worst. There is no goal, kill as much as you can, terrorize as much as you can, raid as much as you can. That's it, you have to remember they are the only legion that got rogue before Horus heresy

If they had no restrain then, image how little they care now

Heh, I like this moral relativism. If they are the 'worst', who are the 'best' then? Bloated and decaying xenophobic Emerium? Where billions are slaves? Where they torture and kill anyone who dares to think independently? Please tell me this is the north of the moral compass.

Blue boys, They have Law and Order above emotion or religion

[Chaoslord 87]

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

Blue boys, They have Law and Order above emotion or religion

Not the Iron Boys? All cold logic and no fun allowed, especially if you are made of squishy meat.

[w10-20-2000]

Originally posted by Chaoslord 87:

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

Blue boys, They have Law and Order above emotion or religion

Not the Iron Boys? All cold logic and no fun allowed, especially if you are made of squishy meat.

Cut your ♥♥♥♥ off and replace it with imperium logo? Nah, am good. Servitors should serve us not the other way around

[RKane]

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

Originally posted by RKane:

Heh, I like this moral relativism. If they are the 'worst', who are the 'best' then? Bloated and decaying xenophobic Emerium? Where billions are slaves? Where they torture and kill anyone who dares to think independently? Please tell me this is the north of the moral compass.

Blue boys, They have Law and Order above emotion or religion

Yeah, tell that to a few survivors of Monarchia.

[w10-20-2000]

Originally posted by RKane:

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

Blue boys, They have Law and Order above emotion or religion

Yeah, tell that to a few survivors of Monarchia.

I will kindly refer them to the Inquisition, very useful institution in our government, anyone who comes to us with complains, after visit there decides to kindly withdraw their complain and cease existing

[RKane]

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

Originally posted by RKane:

Yeah, tell that to a few survivors of Monarchia.

I will kindly refer them to the Inquisition, very useful institution in our government, anyone who comes to us with complains, after visit there decides to kindly withdraw their complain and cease existing

I think they are more akin to modern day Russia or Iran. "We regard ourselves the most advanced and humane civilisation but we will torture and kill anyone asking too many questions or disagrees with us"

[w10-20-2000]

Originally posted by RKane:

Originally posted by w10-20-2000:

I will kindly refer them to the Inquisition, very useful institution in our government, anyone who comes to us with complains, after visit there decides to kindly withdraw their complain and cease existing

I think they are more akin to modern day Russia or Iran. "We regard ourselves the most advanced and humane civilisation but we will torture and kill anyone asking too many questions or disagrees with us"

Am Russian.....