The Cleaved
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The Cleaved are a warband of Chaos Space Marines.[1]
Overview
Oil-like blood constantly oozes from the joints in their power armour. These marines are known to have a high threshold for pain.[1][2]
History
First appearing during the insurrection on the planet Magma Cordelian, the loyalist Guardsmen of the Iridian 334th Regiment had pushed their way into the rebellious Planetary Governor's palace after a sustained artillery bombardment. However, the regiment's unit of Primaris Psykers realized that the architecture of the palace was actually a gigantic summoning circle. Into the fray were summoned the Cleaved, who massacred the Iridian guardsmen and secured the planet for the traitors.[2]
In 891.M39, the Cleaved appeared out of a newly materialized Space Hulk. Battling the Dark Angels, the loyalist Astartes emerged victorious when their Assault Squads, emerging behind a trio of Dreadnoughts, got close enough to set Cyclonic charges to the space hulks engine room.[3]
Sometime after the formation of the Great Rift, The Cleaved fought raided the Iron Hands homeworld of Medusa alongside forces from the Death Guard and Purge.[4a] They have also taken part in the Charadon Campaign.[6]
Known battles
- Unknown: Magma Cordelian rebellion[2]
- ???.M41: Cholercaust[7]
- Early M42: Medusa Raid[4a]
- Early M42: Charadon Campaign[6]
Known Members
- The Grave Harbinger, first apparition out of the Cordelian Shimmerportal[5a]
Images
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition), pg. 68
- 2: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition), pg. 16
- 3: Codex: Dark Angels (6th Edition), pgs. 36–38
- 4: Codex: Death Guard (8th Edition), pg. 22
- 5: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition):
- 6: War Zone Charadon - Act I: The Book of Rust, pgs. 40-41
- 7: Legion of the Damned (Novel), Chapter 18