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added information about death priests in screaming vortex
*'''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}} ===Death Priests of Mire===*'''The Brood Kine:''' Long ago, a pack of [[Death Priests]] discovered a swarm of Nurglings frolicking inside a disease-infested mud pit while wandering the squalid wastes of Mire. Upon beholding these creatures, they immediately turned on each other, hacking their companions apart in order to entice the Daemons with offerings of rancid meat. The survivors are now hosts for this repugnant clutch of spiteful imps, housing them within their filth-lined bowels in order to ensure their continued sustenance.{{Fn|3e}}*'''Calorracts:''' Few of the Death Priests that brave the sunken, mouldering swamps of Mire’s crumbling cave system ever return, most falling victim to ancient toxins and other foul hazards within that accursed darkness. Those who do emerge are greatly feared among the cannibal lords of Mire, for each is bursting with maladies so potent that only the most blessed of the Plague Lord’s servants can survive in their presence. They are nearly impossible to kill, often bearing scores of seemingly debilitating wounds which neither hinder nor heal as they relentlessly stalk their prey with sunken, yellow eyes.{{Fn|3e}}*'''The Slavering Synpestulent:''' The Corpse Reapers are a terrifying warband within the Screaming Vortex known for their brutal raids and the moundsof dead and mutilated left in their wake. The original members were harvested from Mire by a particularly ruthless pirate warlord who now allows his captive Death Priests free reign over any survivors of their raids in exchange for the skulls of the slain. Meanwhile, the unfortunate captives are compelled to join in a revolting feast that lasts for seven days and nights wherein they are force-fed the putrid remains of their dead and dying comrades. Those who survive this horrific ordeal often elect to join their captors in order to satisfy the peculiar, gnawing hunger that now festers inside them.{{Fn|3e}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Black Crusade Core Rulebook]], pgs. 319–339
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Black Crusade: The Tome of Decay]]
**{{Endn|3a}} pg. 3231**{{Endn|3b}} pg. 3433**{{Endn|3c}} pg. 3635
**{{Endn|3d}} pg. 37
**{{Endn|3e}} pg. 39
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