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'''The Lost and the Damned''' are the hordes of combined [[Chaos]] forces drawing from various elements united under the command of powerful [[Chaos Space Marines]], [[Daemon Prince]]s, and other great leaders who have attracted the attention Chaos powers.{{Fn|1}}
'''The Lost and the Damned''' is a moniker given to the vast majority of ordinary mortals who fight for [[Chaos]]. They are not a single coherent force, but rather a diverse and infinite collection of warbands and hosts under the leadership of [[Chaos Champion]]s.
 
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
[[File:Traitor Guardsmen.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Traitor Guard]]smen]]
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[[File:Traitor Guardsmen.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Traitor Guard]]smen{{Fn|1}}]]
[[File:Mutant Mob.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A mutant horde]]
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Chaos Space Marines rarely make war alone, with many of their operations involving other servants of the [[Ruinous Powers]].{{Fn|2}}  Influential warlords may barter with the [[Dark Magi]] of the [[Dark Mechanicum]] for possession of [[Daemon Engines]]. Others may incite hateful uprisings with cult demagogues{{Fn|1}} or [[Dark Apostles]].{{Fn|3}} Others may summon [[Daemons]] or call upon the [[Traitor Titan Legions]]. Regardless, only those warlords most favoured by the [[Ruinous Powers]] can rise to to unite so many factions, as by nature the servants of [[Chaos]] remain in continuous war and competition with one another for the patronage and blessings of the [[Chaos Gods|Gods]].{{Fn|2}}
In order to fulfil their own agendas, Champions of Chaos draw lesser Chaos followers to them. They form personal armies that can vary tremendously in size and strength.
 
  
Often the Champion is a powerful demagogue, traitor or Arch-Heretic. In some cases it is even an [[Aspiring Champion]] — a mighty [[Chaos Space Marine]] who has left his Legion or Chapter with his retinue so that he may start his own warband and carve out his dominion in the galaxy.
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The forces of [[Chaos]] include a multitude of lesser hosts which form the Chaos hordes, including bestial mutants, tribes of corrupted [[Ogryns]], warbands of [[Renegade Knights]]. The [[Dark Apostles]] especially participate in the corruption of members of the [[Imperial Guardsmen]] in order to form the renegade forces which take up the fight against the [[Imperium]].{{Fn|3}}
  
During a [[Black Crusade]] however, individual Chaos Champions will put aside their petty wars and rivalries for a common cause and the Lost and the Damned form a nigh unstoppable tide that attacks with seemingly inexhaustible numbers.
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==Organization==
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[[File:Mutant Mob.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A mutant horde{{Fn|1}}]]
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The warbands of the Lost and Damned are led by those powerful individuals who have caught the eye of the [[Chaos]] powers. This includes powerful [[Chaos Space Marines]], [[Daemon Prince]]s, [[Greater Daemons]], [[Demagogues]], and [[Arch Heretics]].{{Fn|1}} These great leaders draw upon the strength of the [[Chaos]] hordes composed of elements of [[Chaos Space Marines]], [[Dark Mechanicum]], [[Renegades and Heretics]], [[Chaos Daemons]], [[Renegade Knights]], and [[Traitor Titan Legions]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} The Lost and Damned may also possess fleets of void-capable ships.{{Fn|4}}
  
===Troops===
 
 
The vast bulk of the Lost and the Damned stems from the twisted and zealous denizens of the [[Daemon World]]s. Gross [[Mutant|mutants]], fierce [[Beastman|beastmen]], [[Rogue Psyker]], [[Apostate Cardinals]], and primitive tribesmen alike seek to fight on faraway worlds for the glory and benevolence of their masters.
 
The vast bulk of the Lost and the Damned stems from the twisted and zealous denizens of the [[Daemon World]]s. Gross [[Mutant|mutants]], fierce [[Beastman|beastmen]], [[Rogue Psyker]], [[Apostate Cardinals]], and primitive tribesmen alike seek to fight on faraway worlds for the glory and benevolence of their masters.
  
Among the better armed and slightly saner troops are imperial outlaws: pirates, mercenaries, [[Chaos Cult|cultists]] and military deserters who have turned from their [[Emperor]] and fled from imperial justice. Occasionally entire companies, or even regiments of the [[Imperial Guard]] turn to Chaos, and take with them their vehicles and armoury. Known as [[Traitor Guard]], these heretics have not yet lost their skills due to madness, forming a hardened and reliable core amongst the slavering hordes of the Lost and Damned.
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==Related Articles==
 
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*[[Chaos Space Marines]]
Often these mortals will call upon the [[Daemon]]s of the warp by summoning them in blasphemous rituals and the spilling of blood. Their ranks are further bolstered by monstrosities of all kinds, such as [[Chaos Spawn]], packs of Chaos hounds or shambling zombies to name a few.
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*[[Chaos Daemons]]
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*[[Renegades and Heretics]]
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*[[Dark Mechanicum]]
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*[[Traitor Titan Legions]]
  
 
==Sources==
 
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Eye of Terror]] (2003), pg. 42-46
*[[Codex: Eye of Terror]] (2003), pgs, 42-46
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned]], pg. 16-17
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition)]] - ''The Lost and Damned'', pg. 61
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II]]
  
 
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Revision as of 23:13, 19 April 2020

Targetdrone.gif This article is about the Chaos Faction; for the novel, see The Lost and the Damned (Novel).

The Lost and the Damned are the hordes of combined Chaos forces drawing from various elements united under the command of powerful Chaos Space Marines, Daemon Princes, and other great leaders who have attracted the attention Chaos powers.[1]

Overview

Chaos Space Marines rarely make war alone, with many of their operations involving other servants of the Ruinous Powers.[2] Influential warlords may barter with the Dark Magi of the Dark Mechanicum for possession of Daemon Engines. Others may incite hateful uprisings with cult demagogues[1] or Dark Apostles.[3] Others may summon Daemons or call upon the Traitor Titan Legions. Regardless, only those warlords most favoured by the Ruinous Powers can rise to to unite so many factions, as by nature the servants of Chaos remain in continuous war and competition with one another for the patronage and blessings of the Gods.[2]

The forces of Chaos include a multitude of lesser hosts which form the Chaos hordes, including bestial mutants, tribes of corrupted Ogryns, warbands of Renegade Knights. The Dark Apostles especially participate in the corruption of members of the Imperial Guardsmen in order to form the renegade forces which take up the fight against the Imperium.[3]

Organization

A mutant horde[1]

The warbands of the Lost and Damned are led by those powerful individuals who have caught the eye of the Chaos powers. This includes powerful Chaos Space Marines, Daemon Princes, Greater Daemons, Demagogues, and Arch Heretics.[1] These great leaders draw upon the strength of the Chaos hordes composed of elements of Chaos Space Marines, Dark Mechanicum, Renegades and Heretics, Chaos Daemons, Renegade Knights, and Traitor Titan Legions.[1][2] The Lost and Damned may also possess fleets of void-capable ships.[4]

The vast bulk of the Lost and the Damned stems from the twisted and zealous denizens of the Daemon Worlds. Gross mutants, fierce beastmen, Rogue Psyker, Apostate Cardinals, and primitive tribesmen alike seek to fight on faraway worlds for the glory and benevolence of their masters.

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