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[[Image:BeastmenArt.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Beastman{{Fn|6}}]]
'''Beastmen''' (''Homo Sapiens Variatussapiens variatus'') are bestial [[abhuman]]s combining the forms of animal and human.
==Overview==
Beastmen are known to have first appeared during the [[Age of Strife]].{{Fn|8}}
They were formerly recruited for the [[Imperial Guard]], where they were valued mainly for their bloodlust; they fought for the Emperor in order to atone for their sin of being born [[mutant]]s. They were led by Beastmen called '''Packmasters'''.{{Fn|7}} However, Beastmen are no longer seen in Imperial service. They are now subject to severe Imperial persecution and have been placed on the '''Register of Proscribed Citizens (Class A-G worlds)''' by the [[Adeptus Arbites]]. As such, they are effectively precluded from settlement on, or transportation to or from, more than three hundred thousand worlds of the Imperium and are forbidden from being conscripted as an [[Imperial Tithe]] obligation. These restrictions are a sure sign that Beastmen will soon lose their abhuman status completely and will be reclassified as true mutants.{{Fn|4}}
Many Beastmen worship the [[Chaos God]]s and frequent the armies of the [[Lost and the Damned]].{{Fn|2}} Of these corrupted Beastmen warriors, those that worship [[Khorne]] are known as [[Bloodgor]]s, those that worship [[Tzeentch]] are known as [[Tzaangor]]s, those that worship [[Slaanesh]] are known as [[Slaangor]]s{{Fn|5}}, and those that worship [[Nurgle]] are known as [[Pestigor]]s.{{Fn|3a}}
