The Charnel Cult was a Khorne Chaos Cult, that corrupted the population of the Hive World Anshur into worshiping the Blood God. When an Adeptus Administratum tithe fleet arrived in Anshur's orbit, to collect the Hive World's tribute to the Imperium, the Cult's leaders displayed Anshur's new loyalties by destroying it. The Imperium's response to this betrayal was the arrival of five Companies of the Metamarines Chapter, who proceeded to easily destroy the Cult and the corrupted population. Eventually, the Metamarines pushed the Charnel Cult back to their final stronghold on the Hive World and in desperation they began a ritual summons to call for aid from their Daemon allies. In their haste, however, the Charnel Cult's summons was flawed and, along with the thousand of deaths due to the battle, the Greater Daemon An'ggrath was drawn to Anshur - where the mighty Bloodthirster proceeded to kill every living soul on the Hive World.[1]
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- 1: Apocalypse (2013), pg. 69
