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==OverviewHistory=====Origins===Haarken Worldclaimer serves began his career as a member of the mouthpiece for Abaddonnow-fractured [[Night Lords]]. Leading the [[Gloomtalons]] warband, a task he takes heinous joy in. It is he who proclaims the death of would lead daring raids on [[Imperial]] worlds, often by driving his spear into and never struck the planets surfacesame place twice. Commanding a large His attacks were heralded by proclamations broadcast on planetary [[Chaos RaptorVox]] contingent within networks pronouncing his victory and the doom that would soon befall the populace before his Raptors would descend from the Black Legion, Haarken's forces serve to sow discord skies and terror in preparation for butcher whoever resisted. In the arrival aftermath of the main fleet. Upon battle, Haarken would mutilate the arrival corpses of those his Lord'warband killed. To carefully selected captives, such as [[Governor]]s forcesor planetary officials, Haarken targets enemy command he would offer a choice - turn their back on the Imperium and supply centerspay tribute to his warband, or suffer an agonizing death. He will butcher a planet'To enforce these threats, Haarken would seed worlds he raided with [[Cultist]]s populace to break its will, easier allowing its conquest by Abaddonthat would report any treachery. Thus did the Gloomtalons grow rich on the tribute from worlds they terrorized.{{Fn|58}}

Despite his battlefield role, Haarken is also known as a scholar of the Occult. He has studied soon drew the [[Grimoire Nostromo]] attention of [[Konrad CurzeAbaddon the Despoiler]], who was impressed with his methods of operation. Shortly before the [[Clotted Scrolls]] of [[AngronFifth Black Crusade]], Abaddon offered Haarken and even his Gloomtalons the [[Book honour of fighting alongside his Black Legion. Instead of Magnus]] at promising riches, Abaddon instead offered Haarken the chance to instead strike a meaningful blow against the cost of his sanityImperium. Haarken is known immediately knew he had found a champion who could bring the Imperium to its knees and pledged himself to utilize fear in battle much as Abaddon. During the subsequent invasion of the [[Night LordsElysian Sector]] do, broadcasting terrifying messages Haarken and sounds across his own [[Vox]] arrayGloomtalons unleashed a horrific campaign of terror that prepared the region for the full invasion of the Black Legion. The effect of In the centuries after this is devastating and has been said campaign, Haarken was eventually able to drive men to suicidecement his place as Abaddon's vanguard.{{Fn|38}}

===Herald of Abaddon===Today, Haarken was first sent to conquer Worldclaimer serves as the embattled [[Imperium]] world [[Vigilus]] and claimed it would fall to his forces within 80 daysmouthpiece for Abaddon, a task he takes heinous joy in.{{Fn|1}} During It is he who proclaims the Chaos invasion death of Vigilus in worlds, often by driving his spear into the planets surface. Commanding a large [[War of NightmaresChaos Raptor]]contingent within the Black Legion, Haarken sought 's forces serve to capture sow discord and terror in preparation for the arrival of the primary Imperial [[Hive]] spires from main fleet. Upon the top-down with arrival of his Raptor, [[Warp Talon]]Lord's forces, Haarken targets enemy command and [[Heldrake]] cohortssupply centres. Ultimately however he was foiled by [[Marneus Calgar]]He will butcher a planet's populace to break its will, who burnt down and toppled the spires to prevent their use facilitating its conquest by Chaos forces.{{Fn|4}} After Vigilus, Haarken was tasked with Abaddon to lead a massive [[Nachmund Rift War|Invasion]] of the [[Nachmund Gauntlet]].{{Fn|65}}

In addition to his battlefield role, Haarken is also known as a scholar of the Occult. He has studied the [[Grimoire Nostromo]] of [[Konrad Curze]], the [[Clotted Scrolls]] of [[Angron]], and even the [[Book of Magnus]] at the cost of his sanity. Haarken is known to utilise fear in battle much as the [[Night Lords]] do, broadcasting terrifying messages and sounds across his own [[Vox]] array. The effect of this is devastating and has been said to drive men to suicide.{{Fn|3}} Haarken was first sent to conquer the embattled [[Imperium]] world [[Vigilus]] and claimed it would fall to his forces within 80 days.{{Fn|1}} During the Chaos invasion of Vigilus in the [[War of Nightmares]], Haarken sought to capture the primary Imperial [[Hive]] spires from the top-down with his Raptor, [[Warp Talon]], and [[Heldrake]] cohorts. Ultimately however, he was foiled by [[Marneus Calgar]], who burnt down and toppled the spires to prevent their use by Chaos forces.{{Fn|4}} After Vigilus, Haarken was tasked by Abaddon to lead a massive [[Nachmund Rift War|Invasion]] of the [[Nachmund Gauntlet]].{{Fn|6}} After having conquered almost the whole of the Gauntlet in the [[Nachmund Rift War]], Haarken made his move on [[Sangua Terra]], the lynchpin of the [[Sanctus Wall]]. With the infamous ''[[Planet Killer]]'' as his flagship and making a pact with the [[Daemon Prince]] [[Tchorr'Kan]], Worldclaimer and his forces were able to overwhelm and capture much of the planet from the Imperials, which were forced to flee from its capital Urbanosprawl Hive. Haarken now seeks to capture the remainder of Sangua Terra and with it the Nachmund Gauntlet and [[Imperium Sanctus]] beyond.{{Fn|7}} ==Wargear==In combat, Haarken wields the legendary [[Helspear]] and utilizes utilises a [[Laud Hailer]] and [[Vox]] array to deliver his profane and terrifying messages to his enemies.{{Fn|2}} His personal flagship is the [[Battleship]] ''[[Herald of Damnation]]''{{Fn|6}} and later the ''[[Planet Killer]]''.{{Fn|67}} ==Related Articles==*[[Gloomtalons|The Gloomtalons]], Haarken's personal warband.

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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Crusade: Nachmund Gauntlet]], pgs. 46-47*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (10th Edition)]], pgs. 40-41