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{{Chaos Space Marine Warbands
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The '''Sons of Malice''' [[Space Marine Chapter]] turned [[Renegade Space Marine|renegade]] some time prior to the [[13th Black Crusade]].{{Fn|1b}}
After the [[Fall of Cadia]], the Sons of Malice attacked surviving Cadian Imperial Guard forces, in the [[Battle of Faith's Anchorage]], as revenge for their part in the attack on Scelus.{{Fn|4}}
Another force of the Sons of Malice also joined the war-band of Gorelord [[Thelissicus]] of the [[Crimson Slaughter]], led by [[Xerclon]]; participating in campaigns against both the Imperium and the [[Night Lords]] war-band the [[Blades of Atrocity]].{{Fn|7}} ===Known Engagements===*[[13th Black Crusade]]{{Fn|2}}*[[Battle of Faith's Anchorage]]{{Fn|4}}
==Organisation & Doctrine==
After their exile, they started a ritual of returning to their former capital ship, the ''[[Labyrinth]]'', every 100 years. Here, a ritual of cannibalistic feasting would take place using 1,000 humans and xenos captured across the galaxy. A volunteer team of Sons of Malice Astartes would then be tasked with surviving an expedition through the ship's long abandoned interior, using only what they can scavenge to fight off hordes of warp-mutants (secretly former Astartes who had failed this trial previously). The survivors would be deemed worthy to join the ranks of their elite "Doomed Ones". In this ritual, the Astarting, . However, no matter how many of the team survived, once the first of them walked through the teleportarium gate at the end of the ship, the gate would shut down leaving the rest of the team to become more of the horde for future rituals. The single survivor would then be sacrificed as a "Doomed One" as part of a ritual to summon Malice to the Materium. Once 11 Doomed Ones were sacrificed, Malice could be summoned.{{Fn|3}}
Since becoming followers of Malice, the Sons of Malice have devoted themselves to hatred of everything, including themselves and the devotees of the other Chaos Gods. In fact, the Chapter proudly adorns its vessels with the helms of slain Chaos champions. The Sons' hate is not especially emotional, however, and more matter-of-factlyfact.{{Fn|4}} ==Known Engagements==*[[13th Black Crusade]]{{Fn|2}}*[[Battle of Faith's Anchorage]]{{Fn|4}}
==Warband Elements==
*[[Jungr]]{{Fn|4}}
==Related ArticlesSee also==
*[[Chaos Space Marine Legions and Warbands (List)]]
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
==Trivia==
{{Trivia}}
[[imageImage:Kaleb-Daark-Ad.jpg|right|thumb|100px|'''Kaleb Daark'''{{Fn|6}}]]*Where the '''Sons of Malice's''' patron god [[Malice (Chaos God)]] bears similarity to [[lex_en_whfb:Malal|Malal]], the color colour schemes of the Sons themselves bear similarity to the black-and-white skull heraldry of '''Kaleb Daark''' , the comic book protagonist originated by John Wagner and Brett Ewins who is was himself a [[lex_en_whfb:Chaos_Champion|Chaos Champion]] of Malal in the world of [[Warhammer Fantasy]].{{Fn|6}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned]], pg. 77
*{{Endn|6}}: [[White Dwarf 72 (UK)]], pg. 45
*{{Endn|7}}: [[The Remnant Blade (Novel)]], Chapter 1 , pg. 17
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