List of Chaos Warbands

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This article is comprised of a complete list of all the fanon Chaos Warbands created by our contributors here on the WH40K Homebrew Wiki. Along with a brief synopsis of each warband, this list also serves as a visual reference. This compilation also includes those warbands that do not fall under any particular allegiance to the Chaos Gods, including those that are considered Blackshields. However, this list does not include warbands that fall into the humour category. This is an ongoing project, and as such, additional warbands will be added or removed accordingly. For those warbands that are missing from the list, please feel free to edit this article and add it, or if the Chaos Warband article has been deleted, feel free to remove it.

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 Dragons of the Rift |  | The **Dragons of the Rift** are a notorious Chaos Warband who were formerly known as the Imperial Dragons, a loyalist Space Marine Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. Despite steadfastly serving the Imperium for several millennia, the Chapter became corrupted by the influence of Chaos and fell from grace. Deemed *Traitoris Perdita*, their home world was destroyed by Exterminatus, forcing the Renegade Chapter to become fleet-based. Cast from the light of the Imperium, the Imperial Dragons were forced to live as outcasts and raiders.(*Traitoris Perdita*)

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 Eternal Battalion |  | The 74th Grand Battalion, better known as "the Eternal Battalion" is a merciless chaos warband originating from the bitter stock of Daemon Primarch Perturabo. They specialize in siege warfare and the use of automata. The warriors can be considered an orderly warband, overseen by Warsmith Shah.(*Traitoris Perdita*)

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 Flawless Heralds |      | The Flawless Heralds are a Chaos Warband formed by elements from the Emperor's Children and survivors of the 69th Grand Company of the Iron Warriors Traitor Legions, seduced and later corrupted by a Daemon of Slaanesh. The Flawless Herals follows the mysterious designs of their daemonic master and if a good offer is presented, they join the battle of others as mercenaries.
 Forsworn |      | The Forsworn are an infamous Chaos Warband of Heretic Astartes dedicated to the perfection of killing, and thus servants of the Chaos God Slaanesh. The feared Warband stalks Imperial space lanes, plundering and murdering as they see fit. This was not always so, for once they were a promising Loyalist Space Marine Chapter, aspiring to great accolades and glories, the former Astral Consuls fell into a tragic downfall of ill-fate which led to the destruction of their beloved home-planet of Costov, as well as the branding of the Chapter as *Excommunicate Traitoris* and declared Renegades.(*Excommunicate Traitoris*)

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 Grimoire Heralds |  | The Grimoire Heralds are a break-away, independent Sect of the Thousand Sons Traitor Legion originating from an unknown Cult. The Grimoire Heralds roam the galaxy, obsessed with bringing about their unknowable "Grand Plan" by creating upheaval, gathering knowledge, and collecting artifacts.(*Traitoris Perdita*)

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 Howling Sirens |  | The treacherous warband of the Howling Sirens are a group of Heretic Astartes that hail from the VIII Legion - Night Lords Traitor Legion - that specializes in the use of hit-and-run tactics performed by their Raptors and bikers, accompanied with fire support from the Cult of the Gaping Maw, a small Kakophoni composed of Nostraman-born Astartes who have been corrupted by Slaanesh.

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 Iron Brotherhood |      | The Iron Brotherhood is a Traitor Astartes Warband from the scattered remains of the 86th Grand Battalion of the Iron Warriors traitor legion. While at the beginning and under the influence of their first leader, the Iron Brotherhood distanced itself from its former breathren moving a step near reconciliation with the Imperium, power games and conspiracies led to the acclamation of a new leader who strengthened the relationship with the Iron Warriors Traitor Legion, consolidating their alignment amongst the traitors.
 Iron Scourge |  | The Iron Scourge are a force of Iron Warriors, made up from the remnants of the 27th Line Company from the 3rd Grand Battalion of the IV Legion. Mostly consisting of 950 or so veterans, though there are 550 newer warriors created throughout the long centuries present within the warband. They favour heavy infantry assaults with heavy armour and heavy artillery supporting and reinforcing the attack. There are also many daemon engines that are created by the leader of the warband, a warpsmith named Ogdromok.(*Traitoris Maximus*)

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 Kronos Consortium |  | Born in the fires of the Horus Heresy, the Kronos Consortium is an alliance of renegades and heretics that make their home in the Space Hulk *Kronos* at the center of the Vortex of Despair. Its original members are made up of Word Bearers Legionnaires and a cabal of Thousand Sons who grew disillusioned with the Heresy as their supposed brothers-in-arms fell to the ways of treachery and malice. Although many brothers of the Host still believed wholeheartedly in the Teachings of Lorgar it became apparent to all that in his preoccupations the Legion had become increasingly under the thumb of Erebus and other unworthy corrupters of the Faith.(*Traitoris Perdita*)

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 Loss of All Hope |  | The Loss of All Hope is a relatively new Chaos warband that has become known for its brutal night raids. They are dedicated to the minor Chaos god Zetsuris, also known as the God of Despair, or the Hope Crusher. The Chapter was originally a Raven Guard successor, called the Hopebringers. They were part of a relief campaign to the worst affected areas bordering the Citrix Maledictum. However, the Inquisition then launch an *Exterminatus* of a planet full of innocent lives. Outraged, the Chapter Master abandoned the Imperium, who he felt had betrayed them. The God Zetsuris, newly empowered by the panic and hopelessness of the worlds bordering the Great Rift, granted the Chapter Master power enough to destroy the Inquisitorial fleet, and the Chapter quickly fell to Chaos. They have since become known for their brutal night raids, silently slaughtering small sections of encampments and impaling them on spikes.(*Traitoris Perdita*)

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 Muted Cabal |  | The Muted Cabal is a relatively new and large Chaos Cult that worships the God of Despair and Hopelessness, Zetsuris. They emerged in the Ska'Fel System during early M42 after an Inquisitor was turned to a Cenobyte of Zetsuris. At the moment they are the largest and most organised of Zetsuris' Despair Cults, and sow their prisoners' mouths shut.(*Traitoris Perdita*)

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 Nosferatus |      | Nosferatus is a notorious Chaos Warband that originated from the murderous Night Lords Traitor Legion. Somewhat differentiating this warband from similar Night Lords warbands is its history concerning the inclusion of Plague Marines as a means to extend it terrifying reputation and destructive reach. It is well known that at a fateful turning point in the warband's history, the warband's founder demanded that several of his followers dedicate themselves to Nurgle. As a result, this was seen as a significant decision by Nurgle who apparently thought it worth investing in this possibility, if only for entertainment value, as each Chaos Undivided or Godless warband is a source of potential worshippers.(*Traitoris Perdita*)

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 Other Sons |      | The Other Sons is an Alpha Legion warband that conduct the majority of their operations in secret and often with no discernable goal to those that are not briefed on the reasonings. The warband has worked both against and for the Imperium's interests at varying times throughout their history.(*Traitoris Maximus*)

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 Privileged |  | The Privileged are an infamous Chaos Warband that were formerly known as the Sons of Tyreme, a Successor Chapter of the stoic Imperial Fists that was created during the 23rd 'Sentinel' Founding in the latter part of M37. After two millennia of loyal service, the Chapter eventually fell to the corrupting influence of Chaos in M39 and were declared *Excommunicate Traitoris* by the High Lords of Terra. They later became the Chaos Warband known as The Privileged.(*Excommunicate Traitoris*)

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 Rusted Sons |  | The Rusted Sons are a brutal and cunning Chaos Space Marine Warband which can trace its origins back to the Iron Warriors Traitor Legion. Compared to many of the other Grand Companies, the Rusted Sons are exceptionally patient, and have used this patience in conjunction with their aptitude for grand strategy to great effect when battling the forces of the Imperium. The most ancient Traitor Astartes of the warband have armour that is truly rusted in place instead of simply painted in the colour, and the dullness of their armour's trim and pauldrons is more a reflection of its age as opposed to any intentional effect. Newer members of the warband mimick their veteran commanders and brothers by intentionally dulling the colour used for the trim and pauldrons, and some go so far as trying to artificially age their armour to make rust on a superficial level.(*Traitoris Perdita*)

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 Tizcan Anathemas |  | The Tizcan Anathemas are a mysterious warband dedicated who have dedicated themselves to the chaos god Tzeentch. Though largely seperate from the rest of the legion the warband shares ties with the Cult of Time and Cult of Magic, though these ties are strenuous at best. Their first confirmed appearance in the Imperium was during after the dark years of the scouring when they conquered the system of Tahaddine in a calculated gamble to secure an old legion armory hidden on Tahaddine Primus. Since then, they have pursued the goal of reversing the events of the Burning of Prospero itself in an attempt to rewrite history to save the legion. This lofty goal remains out of reach for now, but they draw closer to achieving their ultimate victory every successful scheme.(*Traitoris Perdita*)

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 Void Stalkers |  | The Void Stalkers are a formerly Loyalist Successor Chapter of the heroic Blood Angels created during an Unknown Founding that fell from grace and became a notorious Chaos Warband, led by Abraxas Diablo. The Warband serves Baphomet, a Greater Daemon of Chaos Undivided. Operating from their main fortress of Basilica Noctis on the planet Valafar in the Eye of Terror, the Void Stalkers terrorize the Galaxy by launching multiple raids throughout the Materium.(*Excommunicate Traitoris*)

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