Deathmongers
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| Colours: | Pale green-grey with black trim[1], or grey with copper trim[4][Conflicting sources] | ||
| Chaos Dedication: | Unknown, possibly Nurgle and Khorne.[Note 1] | ||
The Deathmongers (or Death Mongers[5]) are a Chaos Space Marine warband. They revere wanton destruction over victory in their campaigns.[1]
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History
Originally known as the Brothers of the Anvil, they were among the thirty Chapters whose homeworld lay in the path of the Warp Storm Dionys that appeared in M37. In Dionys wake did the levels of mutation and cultist activity rose dramatically and the Chapters caught in it had their gene-seed corrupted. When the powerful and influential Saint Basillius heard of this, he declared all those Chapters whose homeworlds had become corrupted to be rendered into his judgement. Such was his influence that the High Lords of Terra agreed to the decision, and 30 chapters were found to be corrupted. Basillius ordered that the 30 Chapters take part in the Abyssal Crusade into the Eye of Terror, and one by one the Chapters solemnly undertook their quest of certain doom in 321.M37.[1]
During the campaign they scoured the world of Belial IV in the Eye of Terror, a world blighted by the ruins of the former Eldar empire. However they were captured by Dark Eldar raiders plundering the planet for lost artefacts. Spending a year in the nightmarish arenas of Commorragh, the survivors of the chapter managed to escape from the Dark City back into the Materium. However, now driven insane by their experience, they became the Chaos Space Marine warband known as the Deathmongers. Since then they have waged a war of brutal destruction against the Imperium.[2]
At least once, the Deathmongers fought alongside the Warp Ghosts.[6]
Known Actions
- The Orpheus Revolt
Known Members
- Bellicor - Brother. Knife fighter of the Deathmongers slaughter cult.[4]
- Harnal - Brother. Bladefingered lord of the murderous arts.[7]
Notes
- Note 1: The Deathmongers' affiliation has never been explicitly confirmed. Their symbol may suggest that the warband venerates Nurgle, while titles of their 2 named characters suggest Khorne.
Conflicting sources
- In Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition), the Deathmongers are shown wearing the same green-grey and black colour scheme as the Warp Ghosts, a Chaos Space Marine warband introduced in Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex).[1][3] However, in Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition), they are instead shown wearing pure grey armour with copper trim.[4] In Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned, this confusion was explained as being canonical, with the Warp Ghosts being often confused for other warbands including the Deathmongers.[6]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition), pg. 70
- 2: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition), pgs. 17–19
- 3: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 76
- 4: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition), pg. 53
- 5: Imperial Armour Volume Twelve, pgs. 20–22
- 6: Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned, pg. 56
- 7: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition), (revised edition) pg. 53
