Withering Stem
The Withering Stem is a Nurgle Chaos Cult, that was created on Korvon II after the Death Guard invaded the world.[1]
When the Traitor Legion began spreading its contagions across its surface, some of Korvon II's infected population embraced Nurgle and formed the Withering Stem. They are now led by the world's Planetary Governor, Ludmilla Tarch, and are dedicated to rotting the Imperium from within. The Cult has greatly aided the Death Guard in their invasion of their Homeworld by providing them with valuable intelligence and aiding in fighting the Ultramarines who have come to save the world.[1]
The Withering Stem has significantly expanded since the end of the Plague Wars. The cult's adherent reputedly neither drink or eat, instead trusting in their plague god's blessings to provide them with all the life-giving vigour their require.[2]
The Inquisitor Doryan von Gyr has studied many cults of Nurgle, including the Withering Stem. The cult's militas demonstrated an unnatural resilience to injury, torture and interrogation. He now wants to eliminate what remains of the Withering Stem, a task he thinks it could consume the remainder of his life.[2]
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Sources
- 1: Conquest 59 - Tracking a Traitor
- 2: White Dwarf 512, pg. 10
