Chaos Pirates

Tempting and seductive, brutal and punishing, the servants
of the dark gods take many forms in the Expanse. The most
dangerous are the piratical renegades who are made up of
vicious and deluded men, some of whom have fled the
Imperium and fallen into the worship of the Dark Gods.
Others hail from worlds deep in the Expanse
where the light of the Emperor’s truth has
never penetrated, and the taint of Chaos
has gone unchecked since the Age of Strife. Piloting captured
or renegade Imperial ships, or mysterious vessels of unknown
origin, they are truly monstrous and rapacious creatures, no
longer fully human. It is better to die than be taken to join
the ranks of their slave crews and corrupted servitors. These
disciples raid any convoy or world too weak to defend itself.
They come in search of slaves, murder, and riches.
Using sorcery and the fickle guidance of daemons bought
with blood and souls, some Chaos pirates traverse the warp
and roam the Koronus Expanse in search of prey, either as
lone ships or in predatory packs that can pose a threat to
even the most heavily armed vessels, harrying them and
final y brining their larger quarry down like a pack of wolves
attacking a lion. Some of these corrupted pirates are bonded
together by loyalty to a particular cult of the Ruinous Powers,
and their ships are ruled by pirate demagogues, their holds
given over to vile fanes. Others are warbands of corrupt
and often mutated warriors, bound together under the will
of a charismatic individual who is touched by the power of
Chaos. To some, the acquisition of more power, resources,
and prestige is what they desire, and the power of Chaos is
something that they foolishly believe can help achieve these
desires. Others seek only to burn and destroy, leaving things
of value in an orgy of slaughter and realizing their darkest
desires in the service of their daemonic patron.