Deathwatch/Grey knight Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 ive read half of fear to tread and confused with that their legion is more then 100,000 but in the first heretic it says the word bearers have the second biggest force of the legions and they only number 100,000 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/263119-im-a-bit-confused-here/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 They started out with 100,000 IIRC. But after they go to the Eye and Lorgar receives his visions from Ingethel, you find out in Aurelian that Lorgar was also given a recruitment plan to build up his Legion. I forget exactly how it went but each month or so he was supposed to recruit so many, and when he conquered a planet, he was supposed to recruit so many more and so on so forth. Basically, it was a no-fail, idiot-proof plan to get the Word Bearers from a numerologically inferior Legion to a Legion size that we see in Know No Fear that is able to stand toe-to-toe with the Ultramarines and with the element of surprise, hand them an almighty smackdown. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/263119-im-a-bit-confused-here/#findComment-3205553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathwatch/Grey knight Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 thanks i havent found a copy of Aurelian yet so that helped Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/263119-im-a-bit-confused-here/#findComment-3205582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy1391 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 In regards to their size Didn't they kill off all the Terran legionnaires that they had before any of the other legions did a purge? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/263119-im-a-bit-confused-here/#findComment-3205734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Apostle Erebus Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Yes they did purge their loyalists - rather quickly iirc. I don't know if I read it on this forum or another site that the Word Bearers had about 150,000 legionnaires on the eve of Calth. I believe they sent about 50,000 or 60,000 under Kor Phaeron to Calth, whilst Lorgar took 40,000 with Angron to the Ultima Segmentum (Butcher's Nails). I believe the rest were dotted around elsewhere. I know for sure the 40,000 figure was cited in The Butcher's Nails but I would have to check on the others. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/263119-im-a-bit-confused-here/#findComment-3205785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Basically, it was a no-fail, idiot-proof plan Except this recruitment process does seem to convert 90% of the aspirants into mustache-twirling James Bond villains. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/263119-im-a-bit-confused-here/#findComment-3205812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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