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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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Blood Pact warriors usually resemble a particularly ragged or barbaric [[regiment]] of the [[Imperial Guard]]. They wear fabric battledress uniforms either looted from the corpses of Guardsmen, or manufactured to resemble a basic Imperial design. Over this are worn packs, webbing and the usual assortment of infantry kit, including a steel bowl-helmet. Because their kit, equipment and battle dress is essentially a mix of plunder and homemade, no two Blood Pact troopers are ever identical. Their appearance is rough and ill-kempt: their clothing torn, patched and dirty, and helmets chipped and dented.{{Fn|4x}}
A Blood Pact member is most characterized characterised by their ritual iron visor, known as a "grotesque," and which is worn by all [[human]] members. These generally portray a grimacing, or leering face, often coupled with an exaggerated hooked nose or chin. These masks are usually a black colorcolour, although it has been known for senior officers to wear one of gold or silver.{{Fn|4x}}
Their armor armour and clothing is all a drab red, the color colour of dried blood. In fact, one of the Pact's rituals prior to battle is to dye their clothing with the blood of their enemy. As a result, the Blood Pact warriors exude a revolting, charnel stink, made even less palatable by the unguents and oils with which they anoint their bodies and their own lax standards of hygiene. Their support vehicles all tend to be painted this universal crimson as well.{{Fn|4x}}
A Blood Pact warrior's hands always remain bare to display the ritual scars across the palms and knuckles, made at the time of induction to the Pact. Often this ritual scarring covers other parts of the body and face. The deeper and more severe the wounds, and the amount, are part of a unofficial honour system and devotion to Khorne.{{Fn|4x}}
