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|Leader=[[Kathal]]{{Fn|1d}}
|Homeworld=[[Scelus]]{{citethis}}
|Chaos dedication=[[Malice (Chaos God)|Malice]]{{Fn|3}}
|Colours=Quartered black and white, with silver trim{{citethis}}|Battle Cry=None; the Sons of Malice fight in complete silence{{citethis}}|Strength=Unknown''not stated''
}}
The '''Sons of Malice''' [[Space Marine Chapter]] turned [[Renegade Space Marine|renegade]] some time prior to the [[13th Black Crusade]].{{citethis}}
==History==
As with many Chapters, it is unclear during which Founding the Sons of Malice were created or what their original Chapter name was before their corruption. It is suspected that they were one of the 20 Space Marine Chapters referred to as the [[Astartes Praeses]], which, according to the Mythos Angelica Mortis, were Founded with the express purpose of guarding the regions surrounding the [[Eye of Terror]]. It is alarming that the Sons of Malice were not brought to the attention of the Inquisition sooner, especially due to their widely-reported custom of cannibalistically consuming their defeated foes.{{Fn|4}}
Events leading to the Chapter's excommunication began following the successful end of the Cilix 225 Campaign against Heretics who had threatened to depressurize three underwater hive cities on that world, and ultimately led the Chapter to declare itself to be both enemies of the Imperium of Man and the Forces of Chaos.{{Fn|1b}}
[[Kathal]], [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[First Company]] of the Sons of Malice,{{Fn|1}} led the chapter victory rites, which bordered on cannibalism, observed by [[Inquisitor]] [[Pietas]], a senior member of the [[Ordo Hereticus]]. Although flesh-eating rituals are not uncommon among the Space Marines, Pietas was obviously unacquainted with the barbarous customs of Space Marines and mobilized a strike force of [[Adepta Sororitas]] [[Celestians]] to deal with the "heretics." The Sisters made planetfall right in the midst of the Company at the height of their celebrations. Kathal and his troops responded to the interference of their sacred Chapter rites by savagely attacking the strike force, defeating the Celestians. Kathal dragged the meddling Inquisitor before the chapter altar where she was ritually sacrificed.{{Fn|1b}}
==Known Engagements==
*[[13th Black Crusade]]{{citethis}}*[[Battle of Faith's Anchorage]]{{citethis}}
==Warband Elements==
===Notable Vessels===
*''[[Labyrinth]]'' — Derelict [[battleship]] and base of operations.{{Fn|3}}
*''[[Bronze Minos]]'' — [[Strike Cruiser]]{{citethis}}
===Notable Members===
*[[Kathal]] — Leader{{citethis}}*[[Kanath]] — Chaos Lord{{citethis}}
*[[Invictus (Sons of Malice)|Invictus]] — The 11th "Doomed One".{{Fn|3}}
*[[Genareas]]{{Fn|3}}
==Sources==
*1: [[Index Astartes IV]]:**{{Endn|1a}}: pg . 54**{{Endn|1b}}: pg . 56**{{Endn|1c}}: pg . 57
**{{Endn|1d}}: Rogue Sons - Renegade Space Marine Chapters
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Eye of Terror]], pg. 16{{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Labyrinth (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Cadia Stands (Novel)]], Chapter 2
[[Category:Chaos Space Marines]]
