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[[Image:Deathshroud.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Deathshroud Space Marines.]] | [[Image:Deathshroud.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Deathshroud Space Marines.]] | ||
− | The '''Deathshroud''' | + | The '''Deathshroud''' were the elite bodyguard unit of the [[Death Guard]] [[Space Marine Legion]] during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|5b}} |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | Great secrecy surrounded them; they were chosen from the rank-and-file of the Death Guard by their Primarch personally for their skill at arms, fearlessness and proven endurance often being the sole survivor when the rest of their squad has perished.{{Fn|5b}} | + | Great secrecy surrounded them; they were chosen from the rank-and-file of the Death Guard by their [[Primarch]], [[Mortarion]], personally for their skill at arms, fearlessness and proven endurance - often being the sole survivor when the rest of their squad has perished.{{Fn|5b}} Their identities were a mystery, since, after being inducted into the Deathshroud, they never spoke, never removed their helmets even in death, and were officially listed as being killed in action.{{Fn|1a}} |
− | Deathshroud | + | Deathshroud bodyguards were clad in highly artificed [[Terminator armour]] that gave them a tall and barrel-chested appearance and they were armed with [[hand flamer]]s with [[chem-munitions]] and like their master, they wielded large power scythes known as [[Manreaper]]s. They never strayed more than 49 paces from their Primarch.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|5b}} An intimidating presence, they were capable of achieving a uniformity so perfect that when at rest they gave the impression of grand statues, and when in motion, of mechanical automatons.{{Fn|1c}} Mortarion was customarily attended by two Deathshroud at any one time, but there may have been more.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}} |
Deathshroud accompanied their lord to the [[Jorgall]] cylinder world during the Death Guard's assault on the [[Xenos]] starship.{{Fn|1b}} | Deathshroud accompanied their lord to the [[Jorgall]] cylinder world during the Death Guard's assault on the [[Xenos]] starship.{{Fn|1b}} | ||
− | Before an attack on the [[Knight world]] of [[Molech]], [[Mortarion]] | + | Before an attack on the [[Knight world]] of [[Molech]], [[Mortarion]] killed all seven of his Deathshroud bodyguards with a single stroke of his Manreaper [[Silence (Death Guard)|Silence]] inside the gene-vault aboard his flagship "[[Endurance]]" in order to feed the emerging [[daemon]] essence of [[Ignatius Grulgor]], killed on [[Isstvan III]] by the the [[Life-eater]] virus.{{Fn|4}} |
As a [[Daemon Prince]] of [[Nurgle]], Mortarion was still accompanied by his Deathshroud ten thousand years later, notably when he confronted the [[Grey Knights]] at the [[Battle of Kornovin]].{{Fn|3}} | As a [[Daemon Prince]] of [[Nurgle]], Mortarion was still accompanied by his Deathshroud ten thousand years later, notably when he confronted the [[Grey Knights]] at the [[Battle of Kornovin]].{{Fn|3}} | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/The_Horus_Heresy/Legiones_Astartes/Death_Guard/DEATH_GUARD_DEATHSHROUD_TERMINATORS.html Forgeworld] | *{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/The_Horus_Heresy/Legiones_Astartes/Death_Guard/DEATH_GUARD_DEATHSHROUD_TERMINATORS.html Forgeworld] | ||
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition)]], pg. 15 | *{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition)]], pg. 15 | ||
− | *{{Endn|4}}: [[Vengeful Spirit (Novel)]] pgs. 163-171 | + | *{{Endn|4}}: [[Vengeful Spirit (Novel)]], {{Cite This}}, pgs. 163-171 |
− | * | + | *5: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]] |
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 129 | **{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 129 | ||
**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 263 | **{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 263 |
Revision as of 02:52, 15 March 2016
This article is about the Death Guard formation; for the Necron equipment, see Death Shroud. |
The Deathshroud were the elite bodyguard unit of the Death Guard Space Marine Legion during the Great Crusade.[5a][5b]
History
Great secrecy surrounded them; they were chosen from the rank-and-file of the Death Guard by their Primarch, Mortarion, personally for their skill at arms, fearlessness and proven endurance - often being the sole survivor when the rest of their squad has perished.[5b] Their identities were a mystery, since, after being inducted into the Deathshroud, they never spoke, never removed their helmets even in death, and were officially listed as being killed in action.[1a]
Deathshroud bodyguards were clad in highly artificed Terminator armour that gave them a tall and barrel-chested appearance and they were armed with hand flamers with chem-munitions and like their master, they wielded large power scythes known as Manreapers. They never strayed more than 49 paces from their Primarch.[1a][5b] An intimidating presence, they were capable of achieving a uniformity so perfect that when at rest they gave the impression of grand statues, and when in motion, of mechanical automatons.[1c] Mortarion was customarily attended by two Deathshroud at any one time, but there may have been more.[1a][1b]
Deathshroud accompanied their lord to the Jorgall cylinder world during the Death Guard's assault on the Xenos starship.[1b]
Before an attack on the Knight world of Molech, Mortarion killed all seven of his Deathshroud bodyguards with a single stroke of his Manreaper Silence inside the gene-vault aboard his flagship "Endurance" in order to feed the emerging daemon essence of Ignatius Grulgor, killed on Isstvan III by the the Life-eater virus.[4]
As a Daemon Prince of Nurgle, Mortarion was still accompanied by his Deathshroud ten thousand years later, notably when he confronted the Grey Knights at the Battle of Kornovin.[3]
Notable Deathshroud Members
Images
See also
Sources
- 1: The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel) by James Swallow
- 2: Forgeworld
- 3: Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition), pg. 15
- 4: Vengeful Spirit (Novel), [Needs Citation], pgs. 163-171
- 5: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal