User blog comment:Supahbadmarine/By Tzeentch! Here We Go!/@comment-2253300-20130212233132/@comment-2253300-20130213180704

Nice idea Legion.

My idea for the 30th Primarch is named Morpheus. Morpheus was unique amongst all the other Primarchs in that he alone was a psychic null, and a powerful one at that. When the Emperor made the recorded messages for his new Primarchs he made each one individually so that it might connect better with the primarchs. However Morpheus's message was different still.

Within his message to Morpheus the Emperor revealed the truth about the Archenemy, and the reasons for the Great Crusade and the Imperial Truth. This is because while the Emperor believed that his Primarchs were likely beyond the influence of chaos, perfect as they are, he knew with cold certainty that Morpheus was immune to Chaotic Taint. Morpheus was tobe the one to mind the purity of the other legions, for even if the Priamrchs were pure, their marines might not be. Thus Morpheus was to be the contigency for the Emperor's contingency

Morpheus had to wear special inhibitors that restrained his powers so that he could be around Psykers without endangering them, and so his aura of wrongness was not too strong. Even so his powers were so much that his aura still leaked through, disturbing others, his brothers included. As a result while the other primarchs did view Morpheus as their brother he was always something of an outsider. This made Morpheus a sombre, and secretly lonely Primarch. He had been given a heavy burden and a lonely responsiblity, for he would never be able to embrace his brothers as he wanted to, and he would never be able to stand in his fathers direct presence, less his powers endanger the father of mankind.

When Morpheus found out about the Emperor's fate he was saddened, and angry like the rest, though his knowledge of the Great Enemy, and the fact that he would not meet his father in person had prepared him to an extent, and softened the blow. He stood with his brothers when they decided to Launch the Second Great Crusade, but in truth he did not bear the Impoerium much ill will. From his perspective the state of the Imperium, and the galaxy at large was merely a symptom, and he wished to focus on the disease itself. Chaos. Thus while he did do battle wit hthe forces of the Imperium, Morpheus primarily focused himself on the Forces of Chaos.

The XXX Legion was named the Black Soul Legion, more commonly referred to as the Black Souls. The Black Souls were small by the standards of the other Legions, but still had a fearsome reputation. The genetic legacy of Morpheus made his sons psychically negative. For the most part his Marine were not true Blanks, rather his gift manifesting as especially dim souls, and a resistance to psychic powers. Those among his Legion that did manifest as Blanks and Pariahs quickly rose to position of prominence within the Legion, and like their Primarch wore Null Inhibitors outside of battle.

Just as skilled in the arts of war as the other legions, the Black souls poreffered to outmaneuver rather than overpower their foes. Misdirection and stealth were favored tools of the Black Souls, and the strong Blank powers of their offiers and champions could be utilized to disorient the enemy. Thus the foe often fell prey to the aura of dread that seemed to cling to the Legion.