Kortharis
Kortharis is a Nurgle Daemon Prince, who commands the Plaguebones Warband.[1]
History
He was the Chapter Master of the Snakebones Chapter, when they clashed repeatedly with the Death Guard in the Subiaco Diablo Sector during the Eleventh Black Crusade. Each time they fought the Death Guard, Kortharis was forced to give the order to retreat after the Snakebones were swarmed with Plague Zombies, used by the Traitor Legion. He always ensured, however, that the Chapter's Apothecaries were given enough time to recover their fallen Battle Brothers' Progenoid Glands. This proved to be the Snakebones undoing, as the Plague Zombies carried the Destroyer Plague within them and the harvested Progenoid Glands had been thoroughly infected with the deadly disease.[1]
When the infected Progenoid Glands were later implanted into new members of the Snakebones, the Destroyer Plague emerged and corrupted the entire Chapter. In the aftermath of this, Kortharis sought a cure for the Snakebones, but was unable to find one — until the Chaos God Nurgle answered his plea for aid. Soon enough, the entire Chapter embraced their new condition and were reborn as the Plaguebones Warband. Now a loyal servant to the Plague Father, Kortharis has led the Plaguebones against Nurgle's enemies for many battles and has recently ascended to become a Daemon Prince.[1]
Trivia
Kortharis and the Plaguebones were created by the Games Workshop employee Maxime Pastourel and they were featured in White Dwarf 122 (2016)[1], Warhammer: Visions 28[3] and Warhammer: Visions 29.[2]
Images
Sources
- 1: White Dwarf 122 (2016) — Nurgle's Plaguebones
- 2: Warhammer: Visions 29, pg. 50 Army of the Month
- 3: Warhammer: Visions 28, pg. 118 - 'Eavy Metal
- 4: Warhammer Community: Army Showcase: Maxime Pastourel's Plague Marines (Posted on 22/06/17) (Last accessed on 24 May 2022)