ts ▁and ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁c ure ▁for ▁the ▁pl ague ▁that ▁changed ▁his ▁fellow ▁Space ▁Marine ▁into ▁the ▁" L ord ▁of ▁F lies ". ▁ ▁World ▁E aters ▁ ▁Kh â rn ▁Kh â rn ▁is ▁the ▁equ er ry ▁to ▁Prim arch ▁An gr on . ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁Cr us ade , ▁Kh â rn ▁was ▁a ▁Space ▁Marine ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁H ounds ▁Leg ion ▁( changed ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁E aters ▁after ▁An gr on ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁leg ion ) ▁eventually ▁rising ▁to ▁become ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Ass ault ▁Company . ▁Upon ▁finding ▁the ▁Prim arch ▁An gr on ▁and ▁his ▁re jection ▁of ▁his ▁new ▁authority , ▁officers ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁reason ▁with ▁the ▁him , ▁all ▁per ished ▁in ▁the ▁attempt ▁except ▁for ▁Kh â rn ▁who ▁managed ▁to ▁persu ade ▁An gr on ▁that ▁the ▁War ▁H ounds ▁would ▁submit ▁to ▁his ▁des ires ▁for ▁sla ugh ter ▁and ▁become ▁his ▁" E aters ▁of ▁World s ". ▁ ▁Kh â rn ▁served ▁as ▁An gr on ' s ▁equ er ry , ▁providing ▁a ▁voice ▁of ▁reason ▁to ▁An gr on ' s ▁un stable ▁ra ges . ▁His ▁love ▁of ▁killing ▁was ▁so ▁great ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁gift ed ▁a ▁kill - counter ▁placed ▁inside ▁his ▁hel met ▁by ▁the ▁W arm aster ▁himself . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁cul min ating ▁sie ge ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Palace , ▁Kh â rn ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of