Last week, we discovered how the Emperor’s Children fell from the light of the Master of Mankind in their search for perfection. Now, as we continue our journey through the Black Books – the legendary tomes that helped to shape the setting and lore of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy.
This week, the XIV legion takes its moment in the spotlight in this extract from 2012’s Book One: Betrayal.
Formed on Terra as the Dusk Raiders, they were renamed the Death Guard following the discovery of their Primarch, Mortarion, upon the desolate world of Barbarus. In the Great Crusade, these relentless and resilient warriors were often given the dirty jobs. The resentment this fostered made it easy for Horus to turn them to his cause, and upon Isstvan III, they were ready to remove the still-loyal elements of their Legion. Of course, in orbit above the killing fields, it was a Death Guard Captain who would have a lasting impact on the galactic civil war.*
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Inspired to start your own Death Guard army? The sons of Mortarion were particularly fond of ‘Iron’ armour, so the MkIII Tactical Squad is a great place to begin. Join us next week as we learn more about those masters of the arcane – the Thousand Sons.
* You can read that story in the Horus Heresy novel, The Flight of the Eisenstein.
