Bloodborn
The Bloodborn was a Chaos army gathered for the Invasion of Ultramar in late 999.M41. The name was granted by M'kar the Reborn, to the resentment of Warsmith Honsou.[1b]
History
Following the destruction of most of his Grand Company on Medrengard by Captain Uriel Ventris and Sergeant Pasanius Lysane[2], Warsmith Honsou of the Iron Warriors set about building a force needed to destroy all Ventris held dear. After destroying Tarsis Ultra, Honsou took his lieutenant Cadaras Grendel, renegade Raven Guard Adaric Vaanes, and the Newborn, a clone of Ventris, to New Badab to participate in the Skull Harvest, a competition between rival warbands and pirate groups where the victor would gain dominion over the losers. The four of them were able to secure victory, giving Honsou a force of 17,000.[3] Following this, Honsou was able to reach Morianna, the damned seer of Abaddon the Despoiler, who told him of M'kar and his imprisonment on the Indomitable by Marneus Calgar, the Chapter Master of the Ultramarines. Invading the star fort, M'kar was freed, and Honsou was ready to launch his attack.[1a]
Although the Invasion was defeated, it would be another six months before the Bloodborn's taint would be expunged from Ultramar, and they cost the Chapter 347 battle-brothers across the ten companies.[1c]
Composition
The core of the Bloodborn was the remnant of Honsou's Grand Company of Iron Warriors. Other factions who joined Honsou at the Skull Harvest or en route to Ultramar included[1b]:
- Kroot mercenaries, led by Ekoh;
- A Loxatl warband, led by Xaneant;
- The Corsairs of Kaarja Salombar;
- Votheer Tark of the Dark Mechanicus;
- The Blade dancers formerly led by Notha Etassay, now led by Xiomagra;
- And several bands of traitor Space Marines, including:
- The Claws of Lorek under Neshan Voor;
- The Skulltakers under Muscara;
- The Apostles of Mithras;
- The Death Shadows;
- and at least three renegade Space Wolves, possibly part of the mutinous crew of the Wolf of Fenris
Sources
- 1: The Chapter's Due (Novel) by Graham McNeill
- 2: Dead Sky, Black Sun (Novel) by Graham McNeill, Epilogue
- 3: The Skull Harvest (Short Story) by Graham McNeill
