Noxious Blightbringer
Noxious Blightbringers are a type of Chaos Space Marine warrior. These Plague Marines wield gigantic bells of Nurgle on their armour.[1] The bells are capable of generating sonic waves that bring pain and disorientation to the enemy.[2]
Overview
Heralds of pestilence, Noxious Blightbringers move before the main Death Guard advance. The primary role of Noxious Blightbringers is to sow dismay and weakness amidst the enemy ranks. The dissonance of their chiming bells sends waves of entropy rolling across the battlefield to batter not only the enemy’s physical senses, but their souls. The blessings of Nurgle manifest wherever the toxic waves hit home, each thunderous toll wearing the foe down a little more and spreading sickness and corruption further. The enemy’s will to fight erodes and faith and conviction fails in the face of this onslaught. In close proximity, the toll from the Blightbringers torment enemy Psykers. Not only must these unfortunates deal with the violent waves that threaten to overwhelm their tightly controlled abilities, but they must also face the corruption of their psyche.[3]
Every Plague Company counts Noxious Blightbringers amongst its ranks, but they are especially prevalent in the vectoriums of the 3rd. Such warbands as the Putrid Choir or the Dolorous Gnaw rarely take to the battlefield without two or three Noxious Blightbringers to herald them into battle, while Lord Gothax always has seven Blightbringers accompanying him.[3]
Sources
- 1: Index: Chaos (8th Edition) pg. 61
- 2: Dark Imperium (Novel) Chapter 18
- 3: Codex: Death Guard (8th Edition) pg. 32
Death Guard Forces | |
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Command | Lord of Contagion • Lord of Virulence • Daemon Prince of Nurgle • Chaos Lord • Plague Champion • Sorcerer • Malignant Plaguecaster • Tallyman • Plague Surgeon |
Troops | Noxious Blightbringer • Foul Blightspawn • Biologus Putrifier • Plague Marines • Blightlord Terminators • Deathshroud • Possessed |
Daemons | Plague Bearers • Nurglings • Beast of Nurgle • Plague Drone • Chaos Spawn |
Lost and the Damned | Cultists • Poxwalkers • Pestigors • Plague Zombie • Plague Ogryn |
Vehicles and Daemon Engines | Helbrute • Rhino • Predator • Land Raider • Myphitic Blight-Haulers • Plagueburst Crawler • Plaguereaper • Defiler • Plague Hulk • Foetid Bloat-Drone • Blight Drone • Miasmic Malignifier |
Aircraft | Thunderhawk • Stormbird • Storm Eagle |
Special Characters | Mortarion • Typhus |