Apostles of Contagion
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| Origin: | Death Guard[2][1b] | ||
| Leader: | Necrosius[1a][1b]/Bilegush[5][Conflicting sources] | ||
| Colours: | Rusty iron. | ||
| Chaos Dedication: | Nurgle | ||
The Apostles of Contagion are a Chaos Space Marine warband that has splintered off from the Death Guard Legion[1a][1b] 4th Plague Company.[5] They are led by the Sorcerer Necrosius[1a][1b] or the Daemon Prince Bilegush.[5][Conflicting sources]
Contents
Overview
During their attack this warband often fill the air with warp-diseased gas clouds that kill most of the defenders melting their flesh from bones and those victims that survive left so horrendously mutated that they are unable to repel the assaulting waves of the Apostles of Contagion.[2] By the time the Apostles of Contagion begin their assault, the battlefield is so corrupted that even reality itself begins to decay. Amidst this festering terrain, the vile incantations of the Malignant Plaguecasters summon daemons of Nurgle, who manifest to join the fray alongside their mortal allies.[5]
Notable Actions
- 813-830.M41 - Siege of Vraks: Whilst taking part in the Siege of Vraks they utilized a deadly acidic gas known as TP-III against the Death Korps of Krieg regiments of the Imperial Guard and are thought to be responsible for the outbreaks of the Zombie Plague during that conflict. They are known to have taken heavy casualties during the campaign.[1a][1b]
- 999.M41 - 13th Black Crusade[1a]
- M42 - Nachmund Rift War[4]
Notable Members
- Necrosius - Self proclaimed "Hand of Nurgle" and Master of the Apostles of Contagion - a former Death Guard apothecary, now a Sorcerer of Nurgle.[1b]
- Bilegush - Daemon Prince.[5]
- Thelugh Poxmaw - Chaos Lord.[3]
Images
Apostles of Contagion Marine
Apostles of Contagion alternative symbol[5]
Conflicting sources
- In Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three, the Apostles' leader is Necrosius[1a][1b], but in the 10th edition Death Guard codex it is the Daemon Prince Bilegush.[5] Given the warband's symbol is also quite different between the two sources[1b][5], it is possible there are two different warbands with the same name.
See also
Sources
- 1: Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three:
- 2: Dark Imperium (Game), Death Guard Booklet, pg. 12 - Death Guard Vectoriums
- 3: Codex: Death Guard (8th Edition), pg. 54
- 4: War Zone Nachmund: Rift War, pg. 32
- 5: Codex: Death Guard (10th Edition), pg. 20
