Mahaur
Mahaur the Harvester was a Khorne Chaos Lord who led the Slaughterkin Warband in several attacks against the Imperium. Before he served Khorne, however, Mahaur was once the Captain of the Shadow Hawks Third Company and his downfall began when he led them to the Hive World Cruach Mhorn, to put down a rebellion. Twelve years later, in 304.M39, the Company succeeded in their mission, but were soon censured after their widespread culling of the Hive World's population left it unable to fulfill its production quotas owed to the Administratum. Mahaur was then faced with the dishonour of exile in a Penitent Crusade, but decided instead to lead the remains of his Company in a series of raids on Imperial fleets and outposts in the Cruach System, before they vanished into the Halo Stars.[1a]
Within the Halo Stars, however, Mahaur's downfall was completed as he fell under the influence of Khorne and began leading the Slaughterkin Warband. The next time the Imperium encountered Mahaur, in 913.M41, he and the Slaughterkin laid waste to the three worlds of the Hreidmal Cluster as well as an Administratum tithe-fleet that had arrived afterwards, seeking to claim a tally of lives and produce from the Cluster.[1b] In 932.M41, the Harvester and the Slaughterkin struck out against the Imperium again on the Agri World Kerrack, when Mahaur created the Charnel Cult from the world's population and soon instigated a wide scale rebellion. The Imperium soon responded in force to end the rebellion, as Kerrack was providing much needed food sources for the Imperial Guard fighting in the nearby Katbargo Crusades, but were hindered in their attack, when Kerrack's PDF turned to heresy in large numbers and joined forces with the Slaugherkin and the Charnel Cult. Mahaur's end came, however, when the Star Phantoms Chapter arrived in Kerrack's orbit and launched a full scale assault on the Slaughterkin's stronghold on the world. Their devastating attack resulted in the Harvester's death and the Slaughterkin being driven off of Kerrack, which allowed the Imperium to end the rebellion and reclaim the Agri World.[1c]
