Splintered (Chaos Cult)
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The Splintered was a name taken by numerous Chaos Cults on Terra, following the aftermath of the Great Rift's creation.[1a]
The Adeptus Custodes learned that while some of these Cults took the name to confuse the Imperium, others had an objective they were working towards together. These Splintered Cults were heavily armed and were speculated to have been created by the servants of Chaos in order to keep Terra destabilized, as another invasion was planned. What worried the Custodes the most about the Splintered, was that it contained many powerful members of Terra's population, within its ranks[1a]. Also without exception, the Cult leaders of the Splintered were former senior officials of the Adeptus Terra[1b], who frequently targeted Ecclesiarchy sites on Terra[1c]. All this led Lord Commander Guilliman to ask Shield-Captain Valerian to begin looking into the Cults' leadership, sometime after the launch of the Indomitus Crusade.[1a]
However the Splintered's success in defying the Imperium, was only due to being the patrons of the powerful Hexarchy group. The Hexarchy wished to overthrow Lord Commander Guilliman's rule of the Imperium and used their vast resources to ensure the survival of the Splintered Cults. Once the Cults had wreaked enough havoc, and started to turn Terra's population against Guilliman and the ruling High Lords, the Hexarchy began their coup to seize control. They then unleashed the Minotaurs Chapter upon the Cults, in order to gain the favor of Terra's population and show that they and not Guilliman, would restore order to the Throne World. Faced with eminent defeat, the Splintered soon rallied under the command of Fyger Deflaim for a final stand in the Cathedral of the Emperor Deified. However the Hexarchy knew of their plan and the Minotaurs lay in wait and slaughtered the Splintered, after the Cults seized control of the Catherdral. Most of the Splintered were killed in the attack[1b] - save for the Cult under command of the Lachrymosa. She had refused to rally to Deflaim's side and as the Minotaurs were destroying the Splintered, the Lachrymosa and her Cult escaped into space, aboard several stolen ships.[1c]
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