The Consortium
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The following paragraphs contain spoilers for: | Fabius Bile: Primogenitor (Novel) |
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| Origin: | Various | ||
| Leader: | Fabius Bile | ||
| Base of operations: | Urum | ||
| Specialty: | Apothecaries | ||
| Chaos Dedication: | None | ||
The Consortium was a Traitor Legion Warband based on Crone World Urum. A second facility was planned on Belial IV.[2b]
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Overview
The Consortium is a warband of affiliated Chaos Space Marine Apothecaries from various Legions under the command of Fabius Bile. Formed in the aftermath of the shattering of the Emperor's Children on Harmony, the only thing that unites members of the Consortium is an interest in fleshcrafting and scientific pursuit; members enjoy a great deal of autonomy, and Bile encourages individual ambition so long as it poses no risk to his goals. Internecine conflict is common and even encouraged to a degree, and members of the Consortium will raid and even murder each other when Bile is absent. The Consortium's base was on the Crone World Urum in the Eye of Terror.[1]
At its zenith the Consortium numbered over 200, but departures and internal unrest reduced its numbers.[5e] Following its participation in the 12th Millennial's attack of the Craftworld Lugganath, the remains of the 12th Millennial, become subservent to Bile and operated as a semi-subservient sister warband during the journey to Solemnace and afterwards.[4a] During Bile's sojourn in Commorragh, a civil war broke out that forced the facilities on Urum to be abandoned.[5a] Later, following the defeat on Peleus-Tertius, the majority of the remaining Consortium members ransacked the facilities on Belial IV and went their separate ways, with only a loyal few remaining at Bile's side. While Bile had originally allowed internal conflict as per his 'survival of the fittest' ethos, he later came to regret allowing so much of what he had built to fall apart due through neglect.[5e]
Notable Engagements
- Legion Wars
- Battle of Harmony - Late M31.[2c]
- The Shattering - Key members took part in the attack on the Eldar Craftworld Lugganath in 764.M34.[2e][3]
- Journey to Solemnace to recover a lost Gene-Seed tithe of the Emperor's Children[4c]
- Battle of Belial IV - M37[5e]
- Invasion of the Zar-Quaesitor.[6]
Assets
Vessels
- Vesalius – Gladius Class Frigate[2d]
- Quarzhazat – Lunar Class Cruiser and former flagship of the Radiant King. Destroyed during Eldar attack.[4a]
Members
Apothecaries
- Fabius Bile – Emperor's Children, Chief Apothecary.[2a]
- Aelian Hadal – Emperor's Children.[5a]
- Arrian Zorzi – World Eaters, Equerry to the Chief Apothecary.[2b]
- The Broken One – Unknown Legion. Left the Consortium during Bile's sojourn in Commorragh, later slain by the dark eldar.[5a][5e]
- Chort – Unknown Legion. Attempted to hunt down Oleander after he murdered Scaripedes. Left the Consortium during Bile's sojourn in Commorragh to oversee his own experiments on the Feudal World of Goshen. Slain by the Dark Eldar.[5a]
- Duco – Night Lords, attempted to hunt down Oleander after he murdered Scaripedes.[2c][5a]
- Emicos Shard – Emperor's Children.[5a]
- Gemerax – Iron Warriors.[5a]
- Gorel – Unknown Legion. His own thoughts imply a chimeric gene-seed of unknown composition. Slain on Peleus-Tertius.[2c][5c]
- Herik Stymphalos – Emperor's Children. During the Horus Heresy he developed a strange obsession with birds, and tried to turn captured civilians into birds during the Siege of Terra. Left the Consortium early on to pursue his avian experiments on Holvall; he and his works were later destroyed by the dark eldar.[5a]
- Herkun Marr – Emperor's Children. Killed while fighting Emicos Shard over supplies following the Peleus-Tertius defeat.[5d]
- Malpertus – Unknown Legion. Died on Korazin.[2b]
- Marag – Fallen Angel who joined the Consortium after escaping the destruction of Caliban. Slain on Peleus-Tertius.[5a][5c]
- Oleander Koh – Emperor's Children, exiled.[2a]
- Khorag Sinj – Death Guard, former member of the Grave Wardens.[4]
- Kyross Arcturian – the Black Mercy, Unknown Legion. Killed by the dark eldar.[5e]
- Scaripedes – Alpha Legion, well liked by others, slaine by Oleander. Tefered to as "a Lernaean agent"[2c]
- Selvo Puln – Iron Warriors. Attempted to hunt down Oleander after he murdered Scaripedes. Left the Consortium during Bile's sojourn in Commorragh, later slain by the dark eldar.[5a][5e]
- Skalagrim Phar – Sons of Horus. Defected to the Consortium after Bile captured Horus Lupercal's clone on Maleum.[4]
- The Smiling Count – Unknown Legion. Attacked Gemerax's holdings following the Peleus-Tertius defeat.[5d]
- Tzimiskes Flay – Iron Warriors, killed in action during the Shattering in 764.M34.[2b][2f]
- The Weeping Son – Unknown Legion. Killed by the dark eldar.[5e]
Non-Apothecary Astartes
- Saqqara Ur-Damak Thresh – Word Bearers, Diabolist of the Seventh Choir[2b][4]
- Ramos – Bull of the Eight, Noise Marine champion.[4]
Other
- Igori – Gland-hound. Commander of Fabius' genetic abominations and Mutants called the New Men.[4]
- Maysha & Mayshana – Known as the Twins. Gland-hounds.[4b] Maysha was slain by Palos, a warrior of Flavius Alkenex, during the Phoenix Guard Prefect's betrayal of Fabius on Solemnace.[4c]
- Wolver – bizarre creature that serves as the bridge overseer of the Vesalius.[4e]
- Key – Mutilated Eldar, formerly of the Sunblitz Brotherhood corsairs, that acts as a means to enter the Webway and control the Wraithbone implants on the Vesalius.[4e]
