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added information about inhabitants of screaming vortex
*'''Tabernacle of Decay:''' Within the Vortex lurks an insidious faction of Warpsmiths that takes immense joy in unleashing terrifying combinations of plague riddled flesh and steel upon those yet to experience the wonders of decay. They are dreadful apparitions of oxidization and filth, their bodies concealed beneath moth-eaten robes and their every slime covered orifice dribbling bile, maggots, and other foul vermin. Deep within the rusted and corroded bowels of their citadel of putrefaction, this necrotic order carries out its malefic intent: baptising its creations in swirling pools of noxious bile and rotten flesh.{{Fn|3c}}
*'''Heterodact Syni-Thralls:''' Of the many avenues of study deemed heretical within the rigid doctrines of the [[Mechanicum]], the most reviled is research pertaining to the blasphemous creation of [[artificial intelligence]]s. However, rumours of such studies are rife within the Screaming Vortex, particularly among those who seek to eradicate all non-mechanical life in the galaxy via the enigmatic Heterodact Array. The mechanoid devotees of this heretical order are little more than soulless puppets to their ruthlessly inhuman masters, relentlessly marching forward with unnatural spasms of involuntarily animation as their manic cackling and occasional pleas for deliverance ring out across the battlefield.{{Fn|3c}}
===Writhing World Sorcerer-Kings===
*'''Grubenth, Lord of the Skies:''' The seemingly endless throngs of bottle flies that cover the skies of the [[Writhing World]] with intriguing patterns and swirling manifestations of disturbing logic hold a peculiar fascination to Nurgle’s annointed. Within the Vortex, no one is more knowledgeable about such displays than Grubenth, whose insane, incessant mumblings seem eerily reminiscent of the low droning of those massive swarms. His bloated body and multi-winged stronghold host thousands of the squirming maggots that mirror in these enthralling formations, supposedly allowing him to tap into the otherworldly consciousness drifting idly overhead.{{Fn|3d}}
*'''The Gurgeon Mite:''' The terrifying Gurgeon Mite is the creation of an ancient and esoteric Sorcerer-King who long-ago sought the secrets that lie buried at the Writhing World’s core. This myriapod citadel ceaselessly tunnels beneath the planet’s segmented exterior, instigating deadly convulsions and emerging at random to feed before quickly scrabbling beneath the slimy, quivering surface. The actual depth achieved by this monstrous creature, as well as the secrets it has uncovered, are sources of endless speculation.{{Fn|3d}}
*'''Leach King Hespherash:'''Hespherash is a cantankerous necromancer whose vicious, fleshy parasites consume the bodies of his victims and absorb their knowledge for his own nefarious gains. His writhing citadel resembles a hydra of ancient legend with numerous palisades each ending in a massive undulating maw. These ferocious orifices have unique methods of digesting their victims; from necrotic bile, to great clamping mandibles, to endless rows of tiny reciprocating dendrites. Once his prey is devoured and every ounce of nutrient extracted, its memories are encapsulated into tiny larvae that slowly burrow deep inside the Sorcerer-King’s rotting cortex.{{Fn|3d}}
==Sources==
**{{Endn|3b}} pg. 34
**{{Endn|3c}} pg. 36
**{{Endn|3d}} pg. 37
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