Fallen Widows

* Post-Heresy
* Pre-Heresy

Armorial of the Fallen Widows Chaos Warband with corrupted iconography and as the Blue Widows (Pre-Heresy appearance).

* Post-Heresy
* Pre-Heresy

A Fallen Widow Heretic Astartes of the 8th Company (post-heresy) and Blue Widows (Pre-Heresy appearance).

## Chaos Warband

### **Specialty**

Xenos Extermination, Death to the False Followers

### **Warband Size**

4 Surviving Company's (Webbed Fist, Wolf Spiders, Huntsman Spiders, Luna Knights)

### **Colours**

Dark Blue, Pink and Red (Slannesh followers), Red and Gold (Khorne Followers), Purple and Silver (Tzeench Followers), Black (Undivided)

## Pre-Heresy

### **Colours**

Dark Blue, Black and Silver

The **Fallen Widows** are an infamous Chaos Warband that formerly hails from the verdant death world of Draix. This warband's origins, tragically, began as a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter known as the Blue Widows. Created from unknown lineage during the ill-fated 21st Founding, known as the 'Cursed Founding'. This particular founding of Adeptus Astartes Chapters were plagued by a plethora of spontaneous mutations and aberrant gene-seed. Many became outcasts or pariahs, and were shunned by the rest of the Imperium, hiding themselves away from their peers, but still willing to lay down their lives in the defence of the Imperium's citizens.

Others were not so fortunate, with some having their genetic deviancy deemed too extreme by the Inquisition. Many of these aberrant Chapters were outright exterminated, while others fled into parts unknown, forced to eek out a bleak existence as outcasts and renegades. The Blue Widows fell into the latter category, and choose to flee for their survival, lest they be wiped out by the military forces of the Imperium. They were forced to survive on the outskirts of known space amongst the ill-omened Halo Stars.

The renegade Chapter soon turned to darker powers to sustain their existence, and eventually pledged themselves wholeheartedly to the cause of the Ruinous Powers. When they finally emerged centuries later into the known galaxy, they were no longer recognised as the formerly honourable Blue Widows, for they had become the Fallen Widows Chaos Warband - intent on the destruction of those that once shunned them and ostracised them from their former home world.

## Warband History

### Origins

Zthern started to test women's warlike possibilities using collected followers who showed great faith. These faithful ladies were genetically modified with only a 10% survival rate and trained for years in tactics. Then Zthern and his followers where sent to the planet Draix to make it colonizable. Upon arrival it was found that this planet was in fact a death world - home to giant blue arachnids, along with dense, verdant jungles and other deadly inhabitants.

Shortly after, sometime during the 36th Millennium around the time of the 21st Founding, a small part of the planet was made colonizable. However, tragedy struck when the insatiable fleet of Tyranids invaded planet Draix. Zthern then was forced to call for aid but was sent some Adeptus Mechanicus forces. They were able to hold them off the ravenous hordes of chitinous xenos bioforms, however, a much larger hive fleet was just about to set in. Zthern convinced the High Lords of Terra to send a newly found Successor Chapter, the Blue Widows, to be a standing force for this newfound system and to take on the Hive Fleet before this region of Imperial space was lost. After the Blue Widows' success in defeating the hive fleet, they received orders to guard Draix and wait for the arrival of Zthern.

During the 21st Founding Zthern collected gene-seeds from other Space marine Apothecary's saying the gene-seeds were tainted and he was sent to collect and purge them. It wasn't till midway through the 21st Founding that Zthern was discovered of hording and making false claims along with warp experimentation. He destroyed all data records that existed of Planet Draix on Terra and returned there before he could stand trail of Hersey.

### Creating the Grand Console

After Ztherns returned to the planet Draix he slowly worked on the remaining Adeptus Mechanicus tech-priests, building trust about needing to turn Draix into a forge world. In the end it didn't work for Draix's climate and the indigenous species made this planet unsuitable for future endeavours. However, a neighboring planet would work out just fine once the indigenous species was eliminated.

Next Zthern promoted a leader for each Company to be named Grand Masters, and is as follows. Nemeress Ephrity of the 1st Company, Wulfgar Grizzle of the 2nd Company, Oreas Markov of the 3rd Company, Xranx Loxlie of the 4th Company, Apophitar T'Kor of the 5th Company, Horx Mcdoled of the 6th Company, Mulgh Hexvulgen of the 7th Company, and finally Urakei Sleven of the 8th Company. He informed these 8 grand masters that in his absence they were to meet monthly to give field reports and to ensure the Survival of there home planet, the colonist that lived on parts of it and there soon to be growing domains.

### Expanding Ztherns Domain

Due to lack of possible support and the Mechanicus learning of Ztherns turn to Hersey, Zthern began training his 8 Company's in different Tactics and specialty's do to his fear of the Imperium coming for his head. After words he sent his Trusted warrior Company the Wolf Spiders to Cyaindia planet Draix's neighboring planet. It didn't take much for the Wolf Spiders to wipe the indigenous species to extinction. Before long the 6 planets in what is now referred to as the Zthern Domain were conquered.

## Warband Organization

### Warband Companies

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**Name:** Silk Matriarchs

**Official Designation:** 1st Company

**Origin:** Followers of Faith (Cult followers of Zthern)

**Leader:** Nemeress Ephrity

**Leader Title:** My Lady

**Specialty:** Unorthodox Warfare

**Force Size:** N/A

**Battle-Cry:** "For the Miss-Ery!"

**Colours:** Steel Blue, Black & Yellow

**Pre-Heresy Colours:** Dark Blue, Black and Pink

**Background:** After whats been referred to as "The Secret War" have split them selves from the Rest of the Fallen Widows with unknown coordinates.

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**Name:** Venom Fangs

**Official Designation:** 2nd Company

**Origin:** Standing force

**Leader:** Wulfgar Grizzle

**Leader Title:** The Destroyer

**Specialty:** Drown them with Bodies

**Force Size:** Destroyed

**Colours:** Dark Blue, Green, Black

**Background:** Destroyed during a "Secret War" Fought among-st the Blue Widow companies.

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**Name:** Webbed Fist

**Official Designation:** 3rd Company

**Origin:** Standing Force

**Leader:** Oreas Markov

**Specialty:** Daemons, Daemons Everywhere, The Gods Above all

**Force Size:** 150-200

**Battle-Cry:** For the Dark Gods!

**Colours:** Dark Blue, Yellow, Red

**Pre-Heresy Colours:** Dark Blue, Yellow, Black

**Background:** One of the Few Surviving companies after the "Secret War". They are the Shield of there legion greater at defensive measures and spreading the word of the Dark gods.

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**Name:** Wolf Spiders

**Official Designation:** 4th Company

**Origin:** Standing Force

**Leader:** Suppurax Dynas

**Leader Title:** Lord

**Specialty:** Rip and Tear

**Force Size:** 80-120

**Battle-Cry:** Death to those Mutated

**Colours:** Dark Blue, Red, Gold

**Pre-Heresy Colours:** Dark Blue, Red, Black

**Background:** Conquerors for the Blue Widows, Usually sent in to exterminate every living thing on the battle field that isn't part of this company. Rarely is seen fighting alongside other Fallen Widows.

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**Name:** Orbweavers

**Official Designation:** 5th Company

**Background:** (To be added)

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**Name:** Huntsman Spiders

**Official Designation:** 6th Company

**Background:** (To be added)

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**Name:** Spined Fist

**Official Designation:** 7th Company

**Background:** (To be added)

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**Name:** Luna Knights

**Official Designation:** 8th Company

**Background:** (To be added)

## Warband Beliefs

### Chaos Undivided

While most of these companies have a specific Chaos god they follow. They still work together to usually along side other Warbands that are not God specific.

The Fallen Widows Companies that still remain while usually fighting separate battles still meet regularly to go over command/combat tactics to ensure the best outcome. However with there master of tactics, 1st company, gone fights tend to break out between there own company's for superiority.

## Relations

### Enemies

Silk Matriarchs, Death Guard, Bleeding Bulls, Xenos

## Notable Quotes

### About the Fallen Widows

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