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====Notable Engagements Post-Heresy====

*'''???.[[M31]]''' — The [[Cleansing of the Orbstar]]{{CME}}

*'''597.[[M32]]''' - The [[2nd Black Crusade]]{{Fn|64}}

*'''344.[[M33]]''' — The [[Blackstar Liberation]]{{CME}}

*'''???.[[M36]]''' - The [[Battle of Gerio]]{{Fn|32}}

*'''537.[[M38]]''' - The [[9th Black Crusade]]{{Fn|65}}

*'''734.[[M38]]''' — The [[Bissan Ambush]]{{CME}}*'''???.[[M41]]''' — The [[Crusade of Fire (War)|Crusade of Fire]]{{CME}}*'''???.[[M41]]''' — The [[Battle of Naemloch]]{{CME}}*'''???.[[M41]]''' — The [[Kapua Campaign]]{{CME}}*'''???.[[M41]]''' — The [[Scouring of Makenna VII]]{{CME}}*'''???.[[M41]]''' — The [[Oceania Campaign]]{{CME}}*'''???.[[M41]]''' — The [[Ur-Clemait Civil War]]{{CME}}*'''???.[[M41]]''' — The [[Invasion of Tanakreg]]{{CME}}*'''???.[[M41]]''' — The [[Siege of Thanatos]]{{CME}}

*'''???.[[M41]]''' - The [[Fall of Kanak]]{{Fn|42}}

*'''455.[[M41]]''' — The [[Siege of Goddeth Hive]]{{CME}}*'''679-760.[[M41]]''' — The [[Defence of Hermetica|Siege of Hermetica]]{{CME}}*'''777.[[M41]]''' — The [[Achilus Crusade]]{{CME}}*'''888.[[M41]]''' — [[Crusade of Wrath]]{{CME}}*'''946.[[M41]]''' — The [[Battle of Eagle Gate]]{{CME}}*'''999.[[M41]]''' — The [[Battle of the Boros Gate]]{{CME}}*'''999.[[M41]]''' — The [[13th Black Crusade]] and the [[Diamor Campaign]]{{CME}}*'''999.[[M41]]''' — The sacking of [[Sabatine]]{{CME}}

*'''???.[[M41]]''' - The [[War in Gheldrith's Eye]]{{Fn|44}}

*[[M42]] - With the formation of the [[Great Rift]] and [[Noctis Aeterna]], the Word Bearers begin a wave of unprecedented activity in [[Segmentum Solar]] which included instigating large uprisings. Even by the 5th year into the Indomitus Crusade, a sizable force of World Bearers continued to operate perilously close to Terra.{{Fn|51}}

*'''???.[[M42]]''' — The [[Battle of Gathalamor]]{{CME}}

*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The Invasion of [[Almace]]{{Fn|30a}}

*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Battle of Srinagar]]{{CME}}*'''~12.[[M42]]''' — The [[Battle of Raukos]]{{CME}}*'''???.[[M42]]''' — The [[Betrayal on Donatos]]{{CME}}

*???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Invasion of the Odoacer System]]{{Fn|30a}}

*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[War of Beasts]] on [[Vigilus]]{{CME}}

*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Talledus War]]. [[Kor Phaeron]] himself leads the invasion of [[Benediction]].{{Fn|34}}

*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Charadon Campaign]]{{Fn|43}}

*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Pariah Crusade]]{{Fn|24}}

*'''???''' - The [[Drakon Crusade]]{{Fn|31}}

*'''???''' — The [[Thorados Crusade]]{{CME}}*'''???''' — The [[War of Statues]]{{CME}}*'''???''' — The [[Battle of Nepthys Madrigal]]{{CME}}*'''???''' — The sacrifice of [[Gruelbowl]]{{CME}}*'''???''' — The [[Battle of Irradium Alpha]]{{CME}}*'''???''' — The [[War of False Prophets]]{{CME}}

*'''???''' — The [[Blood Tithe]]{{fn|26a}}

====Known Chapters====

*[[Akrak Jal]]{{Fn|54}}

*[[Ark of Testimony]]{{CME}}

*[[Asps of the Sacred Sands]] — Destroyed on Calth.{{Fn|19}}

*[[Black Comet]]{{CME}}

*[[Bloodied Visage]] — 3,855th Expedition Fleet.{{Fn|23}}

*The [[Brazenhead Chapter]]{{Fn|25}}

*[[Broken Scythe]]{{Fn|18b}}

*[[Burning Hand]]{{CME}}

*[[Coiled Lash]]{{Fn|18c}}

*[[Crescent Moon]] — 3,855th Expedition Fleet.{{Fn|23}}

*[[Crimson Mask]]{{CME}}

*[[Ebon Branch]]{{Fn|54}}

*[[Ebony Serpent]]{{CME}}

*[[Exalted Gate]] — Consumed by a unaligned greater daemon.{{Fn|19}}

*[[Flayed Hand]] — Destroyed by an Ultramarines ambush under [[Ventanus]] on Calth.{{Fn|19}}

*[[Iron Veil (Word Bearers)|Iron Veil]]{{Fn|19}}

*[[Night's Chalice]]{{Fn|18c}}

*[[Chapter of the Onyx Maw|Onyx Maw]]{{CME}}*[[Opening Eye]]{{CME}}

*[[Osseous Throne]]{{Fn|18b}}

*[[Perpetual Spiral Chapter|Perpetual Spiral]]{{CME}}

*[[Quillborn]] — Specialists in ship-to-ship fighting.{{Fn|5a}}

*[[Scold's Bridle]]{{Fn|18c}}

*[[Secret Boon]]{{CME}}

*[[Serrated Sun]] — Commanded by [[Argel Tal]] and included the original [[Gal Vorbak]].{{Fn|18b}}

*[[Star of Judgement]]{{Fn|18b}}

*[[Sundered Tower]]{{CME}}

*[[Tainted Solstice]]{{Fn|26b}}

*[[Third Hand]]{{CME}}

*[[Tri-Fold Crown]]{{Fn|18b}}

*[[Twisting Rune]] — Destroyed in the caverns of Calth.{{Fn|19}}

*[[Unspeaking]] — Fought an Ultramarines company to mutual annihilation on Calth.{{Fn|19}}

*[[Veiled Eye]]{{CME}}

*[[Venomous Thorns]]{{Fn|40}}

*[[Chapter of the Void|Void]] — A reserve formation, the smallest Chapter of the Word Bearers.{{Fn|5b}}

*[[Weeping Hand]]{{Fn|18c}}

*[[Weeping Veil]]{{CME}}

In addition to the Chapters, there were a number of other bodies within the Legion's organisational structure, including the '''Annunake''' - the Legion's [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]].{{Fn|18g}}

====Unique Formations====

*[[Annunake]] — The Legion's [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]].{{Fn|18g}}

*The [[Ashen Circle]]{{CME}}*[[The Brotherhood]]{{CME}}*[[Harbingers of Death]] — Bodyguards of [[Erebus]].{{CME}}

*[[Zar Hraval]] — Pilot cadre.{{Fn|62}}

*The 1st Host - Commanded by [[Kor Phaeron]]{{Fn|45}}

*The 3rd Host - Commanded by [[Pridor Vrakon]]{{Fn|20}}{{Fn|45}}

*The 7th Host - Commanded by [[Ekodas]]{{CME}}*The 11th Host - Commanded by [[Ankh-Heloth]]{{CME}}*The 18th Host - Commanded by [[Sarabdal]]{{CME}}*The 30th Host - Commanded by [[Belagosa]]{{CME}}

*The 34th Host - Currently commanded by [[Grand Apostle]] [[Marduk]].{{Fn|4c}}

*[[Amyric Kel]] — Techmarine{{Fn|18a}}

*[[Argel Tal]] — Crimson Lord of the [[Gal Vorbak]].{{Fn|7k}}

*[[Xaphen]] — Chaplain and later member of the Gal Vorbak{{CME}}

*[[Zadkiel (Word Bearers)|Zadkiel]] — Fleet Captain of the Furious Abyss.{{Fn|5d}}

*[[Jarulek]] — Dark Apostle.{{Fn|4a}}

*[[Kol Badar]] — Captain{{CME}}*[[Morpal Cxir]] — Commander{{CME}}*[[Foedral Fell]] — Commander{{CME}}*[[Sor Talgron]] — [[Dark Apostle]]{{CME}}*[[Barthusa Narek]] — [[Reconnaissance Marine]]{{CME}}*[[Quor Vondar]] — [[Chief Librarian]]{{CME}}

====Post-Heresy====

*[[Lorgar|Lorgar Aurelian]] — [[Daemon Prince]]{{CME}}*[[Erebus]] — [[Dark Apostle]] and member of the [[Dark Council]]{{CME}}*[[Kor Phaeron]] — [[Dark Apostle]] and Member of the [[Dark Council]]{{CME}}*[[Paristur]] — Dark Apostle and member of the [[Dark Council]]{{CME}}*[[Mothac]] — Dark Apostle and member of the [[Dark Council]]{{CME}}*[[Pridor Vrakon]] - Dark Apostle of the Third Host.{{CME}}*[[Burias Drak'Shal]] — Former possessed marine and Icon Bearer for the 34th Host, now Chaos Dreadnought.{{CME}}

*[[Eliphas]] the Inheritor - Dark Apostle, leader of the Dark Crusade on [[Kronus]].{{Fn|3}} Defected to the [[Black Legion]].{{Fn|13}}

*[[Enusat]] — Replaced Ashkanez as first acolyte of the 34th host, left behind on the Vox Dominus at the Garden of Nurgle.{{Fn|20}} Later rescued by Marduk and Sabtec.{{Fn|22}}

*[[Marduk]] — Dark Apostle, former First Acolyte of Jarulek.{{Fn|4a}}

*[[Kol Badar]] — Coryphaus of Jarulek and then Marduk. {{Fn|6d}}

*[[Sor Talgron]] — [[Dark Apostle]] and [[Chaos Dreadnought]]{{CME}}*[[Sargon Eregesh]] — [[Chaplain]] and ally of [[Abaddon]]{{CME}}

*[[Maloq Kartho]] — [[Dark Apostle]], now the [[Daemon Prince]] [[M'kar]].{{Fn|9}}

*[[Anchorite]] - [[Dreadnought]], loyal to the [[Emperor]]{{Fn|30b}}

===Unique Troops===

*[[Dark Apostle]]s{{CME}}*[[Diabolist]]{{CME}}

*[[Anointed (Word Bearers)|Anointed]]{{Fn|42}}

*[[Anakatis Kul]] (Heresy-era){{CME}}*[[Gal Vorbak]] (Heresy-era, became [[Possessed Chaos Space Marine]]s){{CME}}*[[Ashen Circle]] (Heresy-era){{CME}}*[[Mhara Gal]] (Heresy-era){{CME}}

*[[Order of the Procurators|Procurator]] (Heresy-era){{Fn|48}}

==Sources==

*{{Endn|1}}: [[Index Astartes IV]]: Word Bearers

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Horus Heresy: Visions of Death]]{{CME}}

*{{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade]]

*~~{{Endn|~~4}}: [[Dark Apostle (Novel)]]

**{{Endn|4a}}: Chapter 1

**{{Endn|4b}}: Chapter 8

*{{Endn|19}}: [[The Underworld War (Short Story)]] — [[Mark of Calth (Anthology)]]

*{{Endn|20}}: [[Vox Dominus (Short Story)]] — [[Treacheries of the Space Marines]]

*~~{{Endn|~~21}}: [[Betrayer (Novel)]]

**{{Endn|21a}}: Chapter 8

**{{Endn|21b}}: Chapter 1

*{{Endn|33}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2016/12/08/relics-of-treachery-chaos-artefacts-in-traitor-legions/ Warhammer Community: Relics of Treachery – Chaos Artefacts in Traitor Legions (Posted 8/12/2016)] (Last Accessed 28 August 2019)

*{{Endn|34}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Faith and Fury]], pgs. 8-9

*~~{{Endn|~~35}}: [[Know No Fear (Novel)]]

**{{Endn|35a}}: Target//Engagement, Chapter 2

**{{Endn|35b}}: Ushkul//Thu, Chapter 3

*{{Endn|44}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (9th Edition)]], pgs. 30-31

*{{Endn|45}}: [[Throne of Light (Novel)]] - Dramatis Personae

**{{Endn|45a}}: Chapter 2

*{{Endn|46}}: [[War Zone Nachmund: Rift War]], pg. 32

*{{Endn|47}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy]]

*{{Endn|66}}: [[Lorgar: Bearer of the Word (Novel)]], The Brotherhood

*{{Endn|67}}: [[Campaigns of the Age of Darkness: The Battle for Beta-Garmon]], pg. 161, ''Word Bearers''

<br/div>~~{{SMLegions}}~~

==Uncited==

*[[Deus Sanguinius (Novel)]]{{CME}}

*[[Aurelian (Novella)]]{{CME}}

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