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Blood Pact (Novel) - Synopsis: The Tanith First-and-Only have been pulled back from the front line and are enjoying some well-deserved rest. But that is about to end. An enemy prisoner -- one of the deadly Blood Pact -- wants to betray his masters, but he will only talk to Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt. Can he be trusted, and what exactly does he know? Gaunt must discover the truth and avert a deadly threat to both his own life and to the Sabbat Worlds Crusade itself.
Blood Ravens - Blood Ravens: The Blood Ravens are a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter of unknown genetic origin and Founding. The origins of the Blood Ravens are shrouded in mystery and are believed to be tied to a dark truth related to the Horus Heresy. This elusive Chapter has always been drawn to the pursuit of knowledge and the acquisition of ancient lore. It produces an unusually large number of Librarians among its ranks as a high proportion of neophytes develop psychic abilities soon after their implantation with the Blood Ravens' gene-seed organs.The powerful Blood Ravens Librarians guide the Chapter, enabling them to fight with a precision and calculated fury made possible by their ability to predict and thwart their enemy's strategies and tactics before they come to pass. These arcane powers have led to great speculation and some worry about the true nature and origins of this Chapter in the rest of the Imperium.As much as they are known for their bravery and combat efficiency, the Blood Ravens Chapter is also renowned for its obsession with recovering lost information and technology. These battle-brothers have repeatedly shown a willingness to accept non-traditional techniques and extreme approaches so that some lost relic or tome could be recovered and secured within their vaults.Their tendency to rely heavily upon a higher than normal number of psychically-talented Space Marines only serves to further differentiate the Blood Ravens from most other Chapters. Some members of the Adeptus Administratum believe that this reliance upon their psykers is a potential disaster, while others respect and fear the advantages these talented battle-brothers have repeatedly provided to their Chapter.The Blood Ravens are now a fleet-based Chapter following the loss of their original home planet at Aurelia. Their own records have been expunged, and the ones kept by the Ordo Malleus concerning the Chapter are sealed. Perhaps because of this, the Blood Ravens hunger for knowledge, and are particularly obsessive about discovering the truth behind their creation.After being cut off from the Imperium at large by the birth of the Great Rift in the Era Indomitus, the Blood Ravens were delivered the gene-seed to make their own Primaris Space Marines by Shield-Captain Apollus Pertinax of the Adeptus Custodes and a Torchbearer fleet. The decimation that the Blood Ravens endured as a Chapter while being cut off from reinforcement and aid necessitated a rapid induction of these new transhuman progeny.The Chapter's Apothecaries and Librarians have researched their Primaris gene-seed extensively for any clues as to the Blood Ravens' unknown genetic origins. What they have discovered remains unknown to outsiders.
Blood Ravens - Origins: Though the Blood Ravens have a long and glorious history of service to the Emperor, their exact origins and earliest days in the service of the Imperium are obscured and uncertain. Not even their Chapter Master or Librarians can say with any certainty when the Blood Ravens were founded or from which of the First Founding Space Marine Legions the Chapter is descended.The Chapter's written records in its Librarius only go back to the 37th Millennium, though vague references of their service in the litanies of other Chapters and Imperial adepta prove that they existed and fought the enemies of the Emperor for many centuries before then. However, the records mentioned are either missing or locked away under an Inquisitorial Seal. The gaps in the Imperial records concerning their origins are so extensive that the Chapter does not even know the origins of its gene-seed or the identity of their primarch.The fact that the Blood Ravens' own records and Chapter lore are lost along with those kept by the Inquisition on the Chapter is a suspicious indicator that suggests that a concerted effort was made by operatives within many Imperial adepta, including the Inquisition and the Blood Ravens themselves, to eliminate almost all trace of the Blood Ravens' past from Imperial records. Why this erasure was carried out remains unknown but the event is known as the "Un-Founding" by the Blood Ravens.What is odder still is that records on the Blood Ravens were discovered on Aeldari knowledge worlds hidden in the Eye of Terror and guarded by the enigmatic Harlequins. Since the Blood Ravens prize the pursuit of knowledge greatly, it is ironic that the Astartes of this Chapter know so little about their own origins or the earliest centuries of their service to the Emperor of Mankind.
Blood Ravens - Fall of Azariah Kyras: For millennia, the Blood Ravens have been largely identified by their obsession with uncovering secrets and their use of psykers as a crucial aspect of their martial prowess. Many of these studies pushed the boundaries of Imperial tenets -- often drawing the attention of Inquisitorial elements. The Blood Ravens have consistently exhibited a clear willingness to study their foes prior to eliminating them. However, such knowledge can lead to tragic corruption, as in some cases mere knowledge can be irrevocably damning. Such has proven to be the case in the story of the recently defeated Blood Ravens Renegade Azariah Kyras.Before that Traitor rose to the position of Blood Ravens Chapter Master, he fought a valiant battle against the Greater Daemon of Nurgle named Ulkair on the world of Aurelia. While the hideous Warpspawn was overcome, then-Epistolary Kyras was thought lost to the Warp. His death was entered into the Chapter's records, along with commendations for bravery. Until 500 Terran years later, when he inexplicably returned and seized command of the 5th Company. His experiences within the Warp tragically corrupted the Librarian, such that upon his return he became intently focused on spreading that Chaos corruption to his battle-brothers.Over the centuries that followed Azariah Kyras hid his corruption while spreading his taint through the Chapter. Those who fell under his sway became hosts for Daemons allied with the -- supposedly dead -- Greater Daemon Ulkair. In surprisingly short order, Kyras assumed the title of Chapter Master as well as Chief Librarian, taking command of the Blood Ravens and corrupting many other Space Marines. At the same time, he forged alliances with other Daemons and foul servants of Chaos.Gabriel Angelos -- captain of the 3rd Company -- was the only member of the Chapter's command elements to view Kyras' return with mistrust. Gabriel quietly and suspiciously investigated the Chapter Master at every opportunity, ultimately exposing the Chapter Master as a Heretic and Traitor when he confirmed links between the fallen battle-brother and the Traitor Legions.However, the truth was discovered too late. By the time Captain Angelos was prepared to reveal his findings to the Chapter, a large number of its Space Marines were already corrupted. Instead, Kyras declared Gabriel a Traitor and initiated a vicious hunt for the valiant officer and his loyal forces. A bloody Chapter civil war ensued, one that engulfed the entire Aurelian Sub-sector at its peak in the last years of the 41st Millennium.Kyras eventually openly declared his loyalty to Chaos and ascended to Daemonhood. The newborn Daemon Prince was slain, but at a great cost to Gabriel's forces. Gabriel ascended to become the new Chapter Master after a bloody purge and many of the Chapter's unusual practices continue to be re-examined. The Chapter now must exhibit great care as it recruits new members to replace those who betrayed the Imperium, lest other factions push for their dissolution at this time of weakness.
Blood Ravens - Specialist Formations: Ordo Psykana - The Ordo Psykana (also known as the Secret Order of Psykana), is an elite body within the Blood Ravens Chapter that consists of the most powerful of the Chapter's Librarians and armies of servitors that embark upon missions to recover archeotech, ancient relics of the Chapter, and other lost Human knowledge.Secret Masters - The Secret Masters are elite, Veteran warriors of the Chapter who are held in high regard by their peers. They help to set the Blood Ravens' direction alongside the Chapter Master. The Secret Masters know many of the more esoteric secrets of the Chapter and are sworn to keep them hidden.2nd Company - During the Kronus Campaign the Blood Ravens' 2nd Company and attached elements from some of the other companies of the Chapter found themselves in battle with the undying constructs known as the Necrons, for beneath the surface of the planet they encountered a large Necron army in a legendary battle beneath the Thur'Abis Plateau. They eventually emerged victorious after their company commander, Captain Davian Thule, successfully planted a Melta Bomb deep within the catacombs and detonated it, collapsing the caverns right on top of the still emerging Necron army. The 2nd Company later added a Necron skull to their heraldry in reference to this glorious victory and adopted the motto "Victory Over Death."5th Company, the "Fated" - The Blood Ravens 5th Company is known as the "Fated," and though the reasons for this are unclear, the name possibly harkens back to an incident from the 38th Millennium which was recorded in the Chapter's Librarium, but never spoken of openly. The 5th Company of that era were recorded lost in the Warp, the great Bell of Lost Souls on Terra tolling a hundred times for each lost battle-brother, but the truth of the matter is far darker. It is whispered that one of the company's Librarians was seduced by the lure of the Ruinous Powers and turned his brethren to evil, though of course this notion is dismissed by the Chapter today. No records exist as to the ultimate fate of this company or whether such a Traitor was ever brought to justice. The Blood Ravens have a special hatred for those who turn from the Emperor's light, and to this day, the battle-brothers of this company wear badges of shame and penitence upon their armour, though none will reveal the reasons for doing so.
Blood Ravens - Blood Ravens and the Inquisition: The Blood Ravens have an interesting relationship with the Inquisition. Blood Ravens Librarians can be found in the Deathwatch and the Chapter appears to also maintain unusually close relations with the Grey Knights of the Ordo Malleus, whose existence they are aware of. It would appear that the Grey Knights, psykers all, feel an affinity for the Blood Ravens and trust the Chapter with the knowledge of their existence, a rare sign of trust.The Grey Knights attached a task force to assist the Blood Ravens during the Dark Crusade on the world of Kronus for reasons unknown. It is interesting to note that the Grey Knights worked closely with the Blood Ravens and not with the other Imperial forces on the planet, and indeed the Blood Ravens came into conflict at that time with the forces of the Astra Militarum due to the unflinching and conflicting orders of Governor-Militant Lukas Alexander and Captain Davian Thule.It should be noted that following the first two Aurelian Crusades, the Blood Ravens' home Sub-sector Aurelia came under an increasingly powerful assault by the forces of Chaos and a splinter of the Tyranid Hive Fleet Leviathan. With increasing evidence that large portions of the Blood Ravens Chapter had been corrupted by Chaos, the Ordo Hereticus of the Inquisition commandeered several regiments of the Astra Militarum under the command of the Inquisitor Adrastia and sought to launch an Exterminatus campaign against all the inhabited worlds in the Aurelian Sub-sector.As a result of the heroics of Captain Gabriel Angelos and those Blood Ravens who remained loyal to the Emperor, the taint of Chaos upon the Chapter was purged and much of the sub-sector was saved from destruction. However, a deep and lingering suspicion still remains between the Blood Ravens and the Inquisition, and the Ordo Hereticus will continue to cast a wary eye upon the Blood Ravens and their new Chapter Master, Gabriel Angelos, for a long time to come.
Blood Ravens - Chapter Gene-Seed: The Blood Ravens' greatest mystery concerns the history and reasons behind their founding. A large part of the Chapter's ongoing quest to recover lost information is in the fervent hopes of discovering their origins.Because of their unusually high number of battle-brothers who possess psychic talents, the Adeptus Mechanicus has tested their gene-seed for mutation or Chaos contamination at a substantially more frequent interval than that normally required. Even through the course of these countless investigations, the Blood Ravens' gene-seed has consistently shown a high level of stability and purity.At the same time, it is unusual that it shows no consistent traits that could be used to link it to the genetic lineage of any of the primarchs. Thus far, there has been little evidence of mutation, and nothing that points to their gene-seed as the source of the Blood Ravens' disproportionate number of psykers or the unusual potency of the psychic powers they exhibit.There has been much speculation regarding which of the First Founding Space Marine Legions the Blood Ravens' gene-seed is derived from. Both the Blood Angels and Raven Guard have been suggested, but these are likely to be based on nothing more than the similarity of names between the Chapters.Other persistent rumours say that the Blood Ravens may have derived their genetic stock from the Dark Angels' gene-seed, but no definitive facts have ever been presented to establish the true source of the Chapter's genetic material.The lack of records pertaining to whom they descended from implies that they were created in anticipation of a specific purpose, to counter some threat to the Imperium in centuries past that has since been dealt with and defeated, or from a source that was considered so shameful that all records of the connection between the Blood Ravens and their progenitors had to be hidden from future generations. The truth of their origins is sought above all other knowledge by the Blood Ravens themselves.
Blood Ravens - Secrets of the Dark: Blood Ravens have an abiding understanding of many of the dark secrets of the galaxy as a result of their ongoing quest to understand their past and the prodigious numbers of Librarians seeded throughout the Chapter. The origins of the Blood Ravens are shrouded in mystery and the true nature and name of their primarch is unknown to them. A battle-brother comes into the ranks of the Blood Ravens with only limited knowledge on the history of his gene-seed and a sense of curiosity to understand their ancestry so that they might better understand their own abilities.This thirst for understanding the mysteries surrounding the Blood Ravens is further fuelled by the principles of the Chapter and the value it places on knowledge and secrets, a thirst instilled in many battle-brothers by the Chapter's Librarians and their own quest to slowly uncover the past.In time, a Blood Ravens Space Marine's hunger to learn more of their Chapter's past or uncover the darker forbidden lore of the galaxy can lead him to recklessness and even the dangerous line between understanding and embracing the forbidden.Even though the Chapter remains fiercely loyal and its commanders and most powerful Librarians are well steeled against the perils of the Warp and its deadly secrets, many who come into contact with the Blood Ravens see their desire to learn the hidden knowledge of their enemies and delve parts and pasts of the Imperium best left untouched as the first signs of Chaos corruption and taint.To a Blood Ravens battle-brother, though, the drive to gain knowledge can be too much, and where a more reluctant or cautious Imperial servant might leave a book unopened or a vault sealed and untouched the battle-brother must learn of its contents. Perhaps somewhere out there in the dark are the clues that will lead the Chapter to better understanding its past or even uncovering the identity of its primarch. At the very least a battle-brother that adds new lore to the great Librariums of the Chapter will always be well-received and honoured for his diligence and his respect for the greatest of all weapons: knowledge.
Blood Ravens - Primarch's Curse: Deepening Mysteries: Due to the Blood Ravens not knowing the name or the lineage of their primarch, a Blood Ravens Astartes is characterised by the nature of his Chapter and its doctrines rather than the genetic line from which he is descended. For the Blood Ravens, this flaw is based on their hunger for forbidden knowledge and their obsessive quest for the truth behind their creation.A Blood Ravens Space Marine can become consumed by his thirst for knowledge if he is not careful in his pursuit. This comes with the added danger that much of the sort of lore the Blood Ravens seek is dangerous in and of itself, either as proscribed texts or things touched and tainted by the Warp. This genetic curse usually occurs in three stages:Stage 1 - Unhealthy Curiosity: The more answers about their past the Blood Ravens discover, the more questions arise to be answered, leading to an ever-expanding circle of secrets and lies that can consume those without the restraint to know when to stop looking. The battle-brother's quest for lore and knowledge has led him into dangerous places, and his continued survival given him a false sense of security and the drive to press on. Whenever the battle-brother is presented with the chance to learn a secret or uncover some knowledge either of importance to the Blood Ravens or pertaining to the Adeptus Astartes, he must summon forth his willpower to overcome his overarching obsession with the acquisition of knowledge.Stage 2 - Knowledgeable Obsessions: As a Blood Raven learns more forbidden lore, they can become obsessed with a particular subject, an aspect of the whole which they come to believe is linked directly to the secrets of their Chapter or some other great and important part of the Imperium's struggle against its enemies. Whenever a battle-brother is presented with a chance to learn more about this obsessive knowledge, he almost always places his quest above the needs of others, often putting his own life or the lives of his squad in danger.Stage 3 - Unholy Enlightenment: After a time a Blood Raven will learn many secrets from his Chapter and may even spend time in its Librarium coming into contact with great volumes of forbidden lore. All of these secrets can taint a battle-brother, burdening his mind and granting him both a great understanding of the universe but also a touch of madness as he tries to contain and understand it in his mind.
Blood Ravens - Chapter Colours: The Blood Ravens primarily wear dark red power armour with weathered cream shoulder pauldrons trimmed in black. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest is black.The black squad tactical specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support, Veteran or command -- is indicated on the right shoulder plate. A white High Gothic numeral centred on the squad specialty symbol indicates squad number.The colour of the right knee plate indicates company number in accordance with the Codex Astartes -- i.e. white (1st Company), yellow (2nd Company), red (3rd Company), etc.
Blood Ravens - Chapter Badge: The Blood Ravens' Chapter badge is a silhouetted raven in flight as seen from above, incorporated with a stylised drop of blood within.Because of their name and badge, it was once theorised that the Blood Ravens were a Successor Chapter of either the Blood Angels or the Raven Guard, but both of these suppositions have been denied by Games Workshop.
Blood Ravens - Sources: Adeptus Astartes: Successor Chapters (Limited Release Booklet), pg. 20Codex Adeptus Astartes - Space Marines (8th Edition), pg. 59Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition) (Revised Codex), pg. 59Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter (RPG), pp. 26-33, 129White Dwarf 295 (US), "Index Astartes – Blood Ravens"White Dwarf 299 (AUS), "Index Astartes – Blood Ravens"White Dwarf 305 (UK), "Index Astartes – Blood Ravens"A Thousand Sons (Novel) (Digital Edition) by Graham McNeill, pg. 204Age of Darkness (Anthology), "Rebirth" by Chris WraightDawn of War (Novel) by C.S. GotoDawn of War: Ascension (Novel) by C.S. GotoDawn of War: Tempest (Novel) by C.S. GotoDawn of War: The Trials of Isador (Short Story) by C.S.GotoDawn of War II (Novel) by Chris RobersonDawn of War - Winter Assault (PC Game)Dawn of War - Soulstorm (PC Game)Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (PC Game)Dawn of War II (PC Game)Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising (PC Game)Dawn of War II - Retribution (PC Game)Dawn of War III (PC Game)Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (4 Issue Comic Series) (2018)White Dwarf 35 (July 2019), "Index Astartes - Blood Ravens", "Raven's Blood", pp. 18-33Tapatalk The First Expedition Warhammer 40,000 Message Board - Laurie Golding's Refutation of Blood Ravens' Thousand Sons ancestry
Blood Reaper - Blood Reaper: The Blood Reaper is a Daemon Engine used by the Forces of Chaos that is completely dedicated to the service of the Chaos God of war and bloodshed, Khorne. The Blood Reaper is a large, towering Daemon Engine that is literally bristling with weapons. The machine is armed with a battery of four Tower Guns mounted upon its central tower, and these weapons blaze with continuous salvos of destruction and the two heavier uppermost cannons, known as Skull Cannons, can blast apart armoured vehicles with contemptuous ease.Any opponent that is lucky enough to survive the Blood Reaper's withering salvos of heavy munitions is overrun and impaled upon the vehicle's mighty scythes or crushed beneath its giant wheels of death. While in combat Blood Reapers ofter rumble steadily forwards over a broad front, leaving behind them a trail of smashed and blasted remnants in their wake.
Blood Rite (Novella) - Blood Rite (Novella): Blood Rite is a novella published in the Space Marine Heroes series.
Blood Rite (Novella) - Synopsis: Once an idyllic Imperial Shrine World, the planet of Luminata has been corrupted by an ancient and hated foe, its inhabitants driven to madness and butchery by the demagogues of the Word Bearers. The Heretic Astartes have come in force to desecrate the holy world and its most sacred treasure: the chalice of Sanguinius, bequeathed to the people of Luminata by the primarch's own hand. Such an affront cannot be borne, and Blood Angels Captain Donato and his archangels descend on the world, determined to cleanse the stain of the Traitors.However, the Word Bearers are not the only threat to the noble warriors, for with each step towards the stronghold of Dark Apostle Tur Zalak, the siren song of the Black Rage grows stronger. Caught between the blades of the enemy and the flaw in their blood, only by recovering the chalice and killing the Heretics will the angels themselves be saved.
Blood Scythes - Blood Scythes: Blood ScythesSpace MarineChapterPrimaris Space MarinesBlood AngelsUltima Founding
Blood Scythes - Chapter History: The Blood Scythes' first campaigns were in the Red Scar, having been united with their brother Chapters of Sanguinius' lineage after Roboute Guilliman and the Indomitus Crusade brought Primaris Marines to the Blood Angels' homeworld during the Devastation of Baal.The Blood Scythes have swiftly embraced the Blood Angels' traditions and have rapidly earned a name for themselves as warriors of honour, upholding Sanguinius' codes with the zeal of the newly converted.
Blood Scythes - Notable Campaigns: Battle of Acrabellar (Unknown Date.M42) - An ongoing battle of the wider Angel's Halo campaign, the Blood Scythes fought to save the Shrine World of Acrabellar from an invasion by the splinters of Hive Fleet Leviathan. The Blood Angels, Blood Scythes, Cruor Blades and Flesh Eaters are defending the Shrine World, with the spiritual well-being of several sub-sectors depending on its survival.
Blood Scythes - Chapter Colours: The Blood Scythes primarily wear white power armour with black shoulder pauldron trim. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest plate is red.Like their progenitors, the Blood Scythes also utilise the same unique blood drop heraldry to designate company number, which is indicated on the right shoulder pauldron.The left shoulder pauldron displays the Chapter's iconography.The heraldry on the left knee plate indicates squad designation.
Blood Scythes - Chapter Badge: The Blood Scythes' Chapter badge is a stylised black scythe with a single, red droplet of blood falling from it, centred on a field of white.
Blood Slaughterer - Blood Slaughterer: The Blood Slaughterer, also known as the Blood Slaughterer of Khorne, is a large, gore-splattered Daemon Engine made of brass and black iron that is dedicated to the service of the Chaos God Khorne.The Blood Slaughterer is a Daemon Engine, a possessed war machine created with the single purpose of wreaking carnage on the enemy with unnatural Warp-spawned resilience and power.The Blood Slaughterer is one of the most recent incarnations of the ancient Slaughterer Daemon Engine variety that has been encountered by the Imperium since the Horus Heresy.The Blood Slaughterer is a savage and near uncontrollable Daemon Engine, as during battle it rends and kills with such indiscriminate fury that the Warp-spawned forces that empower the armoured chassis of the beast must lay empty and dormant between battles, or the daemonic monster will slaughter its own allies, as the Blood Slaughterer does not care who it kills, so long as bodies are torn asunder in Khorne's name.The empty chassis is brought back to unholy life by gore-filled rituals on the eve of conflict, and only then can the burning runes and cold iron fetters that bind the Daemonic Warp energies be loosed and the creature unleashed to slay and sow havoc in the Blood God's name.
Blood Slaughterer - History: Although knowledge of the Blood Slaughterer has been long suppressed and purged from most historical accounts by the Inquisition, there remain records of these monstrosities that can be found deep within the sealed archives of the Grey Knights on Titan and in the sacred canticles of the Adeptus Astartes.The Blood Slaughterer, recorded justly as the "slaughtering engines of Khorne," ranked among the most terrible enemies the Imperium can face on the battlefield. The first true Slaughterers were encountered during the Horus Heresy by the Loyalist Space Marine Legions, and were thought to be a savage outgrowth of the more common Dreadnought walkers used by the Legions.The first Slaughterers were known as Berzerker Dreadnoughts for this reason and were optimised for close combat assaults and as line breaking units. These were modified from standard patterns to be larger and swifter than their more common counterparts, and employed near suicidal charges into the heart of enemy lines. Their use by the World Eaters Legion is stated in some apocryphal sources in fact to pre-date the Heresy itself in some form, and such was the savage reputation of this Legion even before its fall this may likely have been true.
Blood Slaughterer - In the 41st Millennium: In the millennia that followed the Horus Heresy, war machines identified or reported under the designation "Slaughterer," showing a wide variety in size, configuration, and power if not role, were encountered in many different war zones, most near the Eye of Terror. There have also been sightings of the beasts during the fall of the Sabbat Worlds to the forces of Chaos and as far away as the southern galactic fringe uprisings.It was not, however, until the First War for Armageddon in 499.M41 that the Slaughterer was seen again in great numbers. In this nightmarish conflict, the most ancient and feared dread enemy of Mankind, the Daemon Primarch Angron, led his forces in an attack on the vital Hive World of Armageddon.For the first time since the Horus Heresy, the Slaughterer, now reincarnated in a dark fusion of technology and the touch of the Blood God, crashed in unstoppable waves against the beleaguered defenders of the world, bellowing horrific war cries as they slaughtered their way across the planet. They ripped through anything, flesh or steel that opposed them, savage and berserk, drowning the streets of Armageddon's hive cities in a red tide of butchery and death.Since that first dark conflict on Armageddon the Slaughterer Daemon Engine, appearing in several now recognised variants, has been encountered once more in ever increasing numbers, particularly in the hands of the World Eaters and their fractious successors.One of the latest sightings, during the Siege of Vraks, saw the deployment of the so-called "Blood Slaughterer," a scuttling multi-legged walker variant adorned with a profusion of barbs, cutting instruments, and ripping Chain Weapons.The Blood Slaughterer was perhaps the second-most numerous form of Daemon Engine encountered during the entire conflict, only after the much more common Defiler. During the conflict the Blood Slaughterer was unleashed on the battlefield as an extremely effective shock assault unit.It is surmised by the savants of the Ordo Malleus that Blood Slaughterers are constructed, or otherwise called into being, by the artifice of the Dark Magi of the Hell-Forge of Sarum -- the source of the legend of the Killing Star.They bear a clear resemblance to the greater Brass Scorpions of Khorne, yet Inquisitors and savants know not to rely on mere appearance when attempting to comprehend anything about the workings of Chaos. Brass Scorpions are almost certainly higher-order daemons of Khorne given physical, albeit mechanical, form by the rituals of the Dark Magi.Blood Slaughterers, however, appear to be machines constructed for the purpose of binding a daemon inside their shell. Unlike the Brass Scorpion, the body of the Blood Slaughterer has also been observed to mount a containment vessel thought to contain the bound essence of a daemon of the Warp.
Blood Slaughterer - Variants: The Blood Slaughterer has several known variants, which include:Slaughterer - The Slaughterer is the original "slaughtering engine of Khorne," dating back to the time of the Horus Heresy in the early 31st Millennium. The Slaughterer was encountered in a myriad of shapes and configurations, from Chaos Berserker Dreadnoughts to wheeled beasts armed with a variety of weapons such as Heavy Bolters and a Lash of Khorne. These ancient variants are rarely encountered in the 41st Millennium, as the more common Blood Slaughterer has taken its place.Blood Slaughterer Impaler - The Blood Slaughterer Impaler is a minor variant of the Blood Slaughterer that replaces one of its Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons with a massive, Daemonically-possessed barbed harpoon weapon known as an Impaler that the creature can fire at enemy infantry and light vehicles to drag them closer to the beast, so that it can finish them off with its other weapons.Butcher Engine - The Butcher Engine is a rarer variant of the Blood Slaughterer. The Butcher Engine is exactly the same in appearance to the standard Blood Slaughterer, the only difference being the daemon inhabiting the creature's armoured chassis. The Butcher Engine is bound to a more powerful daemonic spirit than normal, one that is able to exert some control over other Blood Slaughterers, and is used to lead them into battle, and urge them on to ever greater amounts of carnage.
Blood Slaughterer - Armament: The Blood Slaughterer walks on four sets of dual-bladed limbs, each containing built-in Chain Weapons. These legs are fully capable of tearing infantry apart as well as giving the beast great speed and agility, even possessing the ability to climb up near-vertical surfaces.The creature also has a set of primary limbs, where its main weapons are attached. The Blood Slaughterer is normally equipped with two Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons that take the form of giant Power Cleavers.The Blood Slaughterer can also have one of its Power Cleavers replaced with an Impaler, a massive, daemonically-possessed barbed harpoon weapon that the creature can fire at enemy infantry and light vehicles to drag them closer to the beast, so that it can finish them off with its other weapons.The Impaler is only capable of dragging units and vehicles that are no bigger than the Blood Slaughterer itself. Blood Slaughterers armed with an Impaler are designated as Blood Slaughterer Impalers.The Blood Slaughterer operates in groups of three, and are guided into battle by a Butcher Engine, a Blood Slaughterer that has drenched in the gore of a thousand victims and within its thrice-warded binding a savage daemon of dreadful power and will lurks. Only the potent willpower of such a potent entity can master its fellows, directing them into battle and urging them on to ever greater amounts of slaughter.
Blood Slaughterer - Ordo Malleus Departmento Analyticus Technical Specifications: Blood Slaughterer of KhorneVehicle Name:Blood SlaughtererMain Armament:2 arm-mounted Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons (Power Cleaver)Forge World of Origin:UnknownSecondary Armament:8 leg-mounted Chain WeaponsKnown Patterns:UnknownTraverse:360 degreesCrew:N/A (Possessed)Elevation:-90 to 90 degreesPowerplant:Unknown (Warp-Powered)Main Ammunition:N/AWeight:UnknownSecondary Ammunition:N/ALength:5.4 metres (approx.)Armour:Width:8.8 metres (approx.)Height:4.4 metres (approx.)Superstructure:UnknownGround Clearance:1.1 metres (approx.)Hull:UnknownMax Speed On-Road:UnknownGun Mantlet:N/AMax Speed Off-Road:UnknownVehicle Designation:8484-074-2787-RESTRICTEDTransport Capacity:N/AFiring Ports:N/AAccess Points:N/ATurret:N/A
Blood Slaughterer - Sources: Black Crusade: The Tome of Blood (RPG), pp. 116-117Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three, pp. 34, 154-156, 211Imperial Armour Apocalypse II, pg. 64Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost & The Damned by Andy Hoare with Alan Bligh & Neil Wylie, pp. 121-123Only War: Core Rulebook (RPG), pg. 354White Dwarf 153 (UK), "The World Eaters: Chaos Space Marines - The Blood Slaughterer: Daemonic Robot of Khorne," pp. 4-10Forge World Webstore: Blood SlaughtererForge World Webstore: Blood Slaughterer Impaler
Blood Storm - Blood Storm: The Blood Storm was a warband of Chaos Space Marines of unknown origin or Founding. Little else is known about this particular warband in official Imperial records. Recently, they took part in the Cholercaust Blood Crusade in the 41st Millennium.
Blood Storm - Notable Campaigns: Cholercaust Blood Crusade (Unknown Date.M41) - The Blood Storm joined the massive Khornate force known as the Cholercaust which followed the path of the Keeler Comet and brought war and ruin to the worlds in its path. The Cholercaust Blood Crusade was finally stopped by a small coalition of Imperial forces on the Cemetery World of Certus-Minor. The Blood Storm and other Traitor Marines took to the field under the command of Chaos Lord Umbragg of the World Eaters and participated in the final attack on Obsequa City. The Cholercaust suffered a total defeat and all in its ranks were slain, including those of the Blood Storm present, by the mysterious Legion of the Damned.
Blood Storm - Chapter Colours: The Blood Storm's warband colours are not currently recorded in Imperial records.
Blood Storm - Chapter Badge: The Blood Storm's warband badge is not currently recorded in Imperial records.
Blood Swords - Blood Swords: The Blood Swords is a Codex Astartes-compliant Loyalist Space Marine Chapter that was created using the gene-seed of the Blood Angels. The Blood Swords' Founding date is not known.The Blood Swords' homeworld is the planet Jaggafall.The Chapter is unique among the Space Marines in that for a time its former Chapter Master, Daggan, was actually a Venerable Dreadnought.
Blood Swords - Chapter History: Currently, the Blood Swords have joined with the Star Dragons Chapter to travel the wastes of space near the Eye of Terror in a joint containment fleet designated Containment Fleet Kappa.For centuries prior to their deployment to the Balanor System to investigate the mysterious Space Hulk called the Accursed Eternity, these two Chapters had frequently joined forces when a given situation demanded it. The close proximity of their homeworlds of Jaggafall and Draconith had given them great reason to remain cordial and closely allied.Sometime in its recent history the Blood Swords Chapter was torn from its homeworld. This act of shame resulted in the Chapter undertaking a Penitent Crusade in order to redeem themselves in the eyes of the Emperor of Mankind.In the wake of the act of shame that saw the Blood Swords torn from their homeworld, the Star Dragons had moved to support them. There had been no question of debt or honour on the Star Dragons' part. This reciprocal act of loyalty engendered a rare sense of genuine fraternity between the two Chapters that more commonly is confined only to Battle-Brothers of the same Chapter.There was a pooling of similar traditions and history, and this gave rise to surprisingly strong friendships that spanned the Chapters. Additionally, both the Blood Swords and the Star Dragons fielded stalwart warriors with an eye for tactics that made them a terrifying force to be reckoned with when they took to the field of battle together.
Blood Swords - Notable Blood Swords: Chapter Master Ercon - Ercon was the Chapter Master of the Blood Swords who replaced his predecessor Daggan just prior to the Devastation of Baal and led his brothers when they provided aid to the Blood Swords' parent Chapter during that siege of the Blood Angels' homeworld by Hive Fleet Leviathan.Venerable Dreadnought and Chapter Master Daggan - Daggan was the former Chapter Master of the Blood Swords and a Venerable Dreadnought. Badly wounded centuries ago, he was placed within the cybernetic coffin of a Space Marine Dreadnought. He was raised to serve as Chapter Master, an almost unique honour in the history of the Adeptus Astartes for a Dreadnought, because of his widely recognised wisdom and unparalleled tactical mastery. Daggan died on Baal, helping to defend the Blood Angels homeworld from an attack by the forces of Chaos and the Tyranids. Daggan was slain during the Defence of Baal when he was ripped apart and drained of blood by a Blood Angel mutant during the Blood Angels' last stand near the grave of Sanguinius in 999.M41.Captain Khorvash – Khorvash is the Blood Swords Captain assigned to command his Chapter's contribution to Containment Fleet Kappa. Khorvash is younger than his counterpart from the Star Dragon's 6th Company, Captain Tanek, by several decades and it is clear that he wears his youth proudly. Khorvash is known to treat psykers with due deference, albeit with the clear distrust always necessary towards those of a psychic bent. He at times displays an arrogance that has yet to be tempered by experience. He is smart and quite eager to engage the foe, and displays an enthusiasm born of pure impulse that leads him to frequently give voice to thoughts that others might consider inappropriate or tactless. To Captain Tanek's mind it is a refreshing honesty that serves him well. Yet, despite their shared rank, Khorvash always respectfully defers to the wisdom of the older warrior. Khorvash has been the latest Blood Swords captain to take his place amongst Containment Fleet Kappa. It is a duty that is performed on a rotational basis with each Blood Swords company captain expected to spend a preordained length of time serving aboard the Chapter's vessel Ophidian within the Containment Fleet. With no other immediate needs drawing upon their manpower, the Star Dragons opted to serve alongside their fellow Astartes out of choice and affection alone.Captain Essus - Captain Essus is a Captain of the Blood Swords and was among the Blood Swords sent to reinforce the Blood Angels during the Devastation of Baal. It is unknown whether he survived the subsequent siege by Hive Fleet Leviathan.Sergeant Ardashir - Like his captain, Khorvash, Ardashir seems to be an eager and energetic Astartes. He commanded the Blood Swords squad that escorted Inquisitor Remigius in his investigation of the mysterious ghost ship, the Accursed Eternity.Kayan - Kayan was a Blood Swords battle-brother who served under Sergeant Ardashir. He died aboard the Accursed Eternity.
Blood Swords - Chapter Fleet: The following warships have been confirmed to be a part of the Blood Swords' Chapter fleet:Ophidian (Strike Cruiser) - The Ophidian was the Blood Swords' flagship in Containment Fleet Kappa which aided the Blood Angels in trying to defeat the bio-ships of Hive Fleet Leviathan during the Devastation of Baal.
Blood Swords - Chapter Colours: The Blood Swords primarily wear crimson Power Armour which includes the armour trim as well as the Aquila or Imperialis on the chest guard.The left shoulder pauldron, which displays the Chapter badge, is white. Most unusual for a Blood Angels Successor Chapter is that the Blood Swords do not utilise the same heraldic symbols used by their progenitors to show company and squad designations.Instead of using the same heraldic symbols to represent squad specialty and number, they instead utilise the Codex Astartes-proscribed squad specialty symbols -- battleline, close support, fire support or Veteran -- which are black and located on the right shoulder pauldron.It is not known how the Blood Swords designate squad or company number, as there are no visual references.
Blood Swords - Chapter Badge: The Blood Swords' Chapter badge is a red, double-edged sword with two drops of blood falling from the blade centered upon a field of white.
Blood Swords - Canon Conflict: In the novel Red Fury by James Swallow, the Blood Swords are identified as a true successor of the Blood Angels. But in the 5th Edition Codex: Blood Angels it states they do not claim any genetic lineage to Sanguinius, though both the Blood Ravens and the Blood Swords may be Successor Chapters of the Blood Angels, as both share many cultural similarities with the descendants of the Great Angel.
Blood Throne of Khorne - Blood Throne of Khorne: A Blood Throne of Khorne is a Daemon Engine in the form of a great chariot employed by the Daemons who serve the Blood God Khorne. It is usually driven by a powerful Herald of Khorne called a Rendmaster who stands high in its master's favour and is pulled by twin Bloodletters.Its appearance can dramatically enhance the morale and killing power of a legion of Khornate Daemons or mortal servants of the Blood God. The Blood Throne is a baleful echo of the mighty dais upon which Khorne himself resides within the Realm of Chaos.The Blood Throne is a terrifying Daemon Engine, armoured in brass and driven into battle by iron wheels that crush and mangle all who stand in its path. The blood carnage left in the engine's wake is all but obscured by the choking black cloud of acrid soul-smoke that billows from its exhausts.The screams of its victims are almost drowned out by the sounds of industry harnessed to battle -- the grinding of gears, the clanking of pistons and the roar of the daemon furnace.
Blood Throne of Khorne - Rendmaster: Blade of Blood
Blood Throne of Khorne - Throne Attendants: Hellblade
Blood Throne of Khorne - Ordo Malleus Departmento Analyticus Technical Specifications: The Ordo Malleus has not yet determined the technical specifications for this Daemon Engine, if such a thing is even possible.
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Blood Tigers - Notable Campaigns: Woe of the Blood Tigers (899.M34) - Me'kallar the Insane was considered by Imperial scholars to be one of the most ferocious Defilers ever created. In 899.M34 it was at the forefront of a savage attempt to destroy the Blood Tigers Space Marine Chapter's Fortress-Spire on the jungle moon of Tryjon II. A warband fleet belonging to The Tormented erupted out of the Warp in a rapid deployment. Twenty Defilers were among the spearhead on the ground, including Me'kallar the Insane. The Daemon Engine burned great swathes through the forest so that the Tormented could bring their war to the foot of the fortress-monastery's outer walls. While the Blood Tigers were forced to focus their efforts on the horror below, Heldrakes tormented the structure further up the Fortress Spire. Gunfire raged through the skies while great gouts of blood and flame soaked the humid jungle down below. Only one foe from the Warp managed to breach the armoured walls, and that was Me'kallar. The Defiler wreaked havoc inside the fortress-monastery, crushing whole squads of Blood Tigers. Dreadnoughts finally reduced the Daemon Engine to smouldering wreckage, but not before it had caused significant damage. Only after Me'kallar's fall did the forces of the Tormented finally retreat into the Immaterium, and the Blood Tigers were left to count their dead.
Blood Tigers - Chapter Colours: The Blood Tigers' Chapter colours are not listed in current Imperial records.
Blood Tigers - Chapter Badge: The Blood Tigers' Chapter badge is not listed in current Imperial records.
Blood Trinity - Blood Trinity: The Blood Trinity, originally called the Mataras System, is a star system dominated by three habitable worlds located within the Jericho Reach. It is the source of much of the manpower for the forces of Chaos within that contested region of space.
Blood Trinity - History: Once known as the "Mataras Sisters" during the time of the lost Jericho Sector, this system was regarded as a jewel of the Imperium. The system supported four verdant and paradise-like Agri-worlds that served as a breadbasket for the planets of the sector's core.The onset of the sector's "Age of Shadows" heralded a slow descent into blasphemy for this system as, over time, the severed and abandoned Human populations embraced barbarity and the false promises of the Dark Gods to save themselves from the brutal predations of off-world slavers and the obscene hungers of the alien.In 920.M37, Mataras IV was subject to the final sanction of Exterminatus. This sanction was carried out by the Deathwatch in order to prevent a parasite-colony of the horrific Hadrus Skin-Weaver xenoform from spreading to neighbouring worlds.As the populations of the Mataras Sisters slowly succumbed to the worship of Chaos, they strove to outdo each other in savagery and slaughter. The three surviving worlds of Mataras became known as the "Blood Trinity," thriving on violence and fighting unceasingly amongst themselves for the favour of their gods, united only against anything foolish enough to attempt their conquest from without.The Deathwatch has long suspected that the warlike natives of the Blood Trinity were chosen as a harvesting ground for fresh recruits for certain warbands of the Traitor Legions, with the most vicious among their warriors selected for their ranks.When the forces of the Achilus Crusade first probed into the Cellebos Warzone and stirred the servants of Chaos into response, the god-clans and witch-covens of the Blood Trinity served as a ready base of manpower for the rising powers of damnation. Some of the most vicious shock-troops of the militaristic Stigmartus Chaos Cult have been drawn from the worlds of the Blood Trinity.The Heretic forces are well aware of the importance of the Blood Trinity to their cause. The system is now heavily patrolled by Renegade warships which have, so far, defeated any attempt by crusade forces to forge a beachhead into the system or conduct an effective raid.Furthermore, the infamous Carnage-class Cruiser Black Grail and its attendant fleet -- believed to currently be in the possession of a splinter faction of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion -- has been repeatedly recorded at orbital anchorage over Matarus III, which indicates the level of opposition likely to be faced by any Imperial forces attempting to conquer this system.