Drachmus
Drachmus was a Word Bearer overlord.[1]
Unlike many of his Chaos Space Marine colleagues, Drachmus was not an original member of the Legio Astartes or a veteran of the Horus Heresy. Rather, he was born onto a world chosen by Lorgar as a recruiting ground for Word Bearers 1,200 years after the Heresy. He carries with him a bowel containing the eternally burning bones of loyalist Space Marines who refused to follow the Gods of Chaos and is accompanied by a small gargoyle-like Daemon which frequently recites verses from the Book of Lorgar. Drachmus was among those who accepted the invitation of Chengrel of the Iron Warriors to take part in an auction for possession of captured Eldar Spirit Stones, the winner decided by their tales of destruction and conquest as well as a bid in materiel. Drachmus recounted his conquest and enslavement of the Imperial world of Aechol Tertia, which had revolted against the Imperium and sided with the Tau Empire after a destructive and heavy-handed Imperial response to a local Genestealer infestation. After conquering the planet, Drachmus told of how he converted every city into a shrine for the Gods of Chaos and massacred all who refused to abandon the Greater Good or Imperial Creed. When an Imperial fleet landing fleet consisting of several regiments of Imperial Guard, a detachment from a Sisters of Battle Order, and Inquisitorial elements had made planetfall to reconquer and reindoctrinate the world, the forces of Aechol defeated them and remained resolute in their new faith, much to Drachmus's pleasure.[1]
Later when a free-for-all battle began for possession of the Spirit Stones following Chengrel's assault on his guests, Drachmus and his retinue of Word Bearers made a retreat for his lander, and he is last seen engaging the Iron Warriors who were to ambush him. He had presumably survived the battle, and escaped the planet.[1]
