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#redirect {{NurglePortal}}{{WIP}}'''Heralds of Nurgle''' are mortals who resisted [[Nurgle's Rot]] for a lengthy period, through some can be born from other diseases. Though the disease inevitably claims them, their resistance to the ravages of the disease created a longer incubation period, spawning a more powerful Daemon. These larger, more powerful [[Plaguebearer|Plaguebearers]] often lead armies of their kind and sometimes mount [[Rot Flies]] to form squadrons of [[Plague Drones]].{{Fn|1}} ==Poxbringers=='''Poxbringers''' are the most common lieutenants of the [[Great Unclean One]]s, in the [[Chaos God]]'s [[Daemonic Herald_#]] armies. They stand taller and broader than the [[Plaguebearers]] that surround them and project an air of malign authority, which help ensure the [[Great Unclean Ones]]' orders are carried out to the letter. In battle the Poxbringers wield their [[Balesword]]s with prodigious strength, to hack down the enemy's champions and sorcerers, while also unleashing their own unclean spells to corrupt and despoil.{{Fn|4}} ==Sloppity Bilepipers=='''Sloppity Bilepipers''' perfectly sum up the repugnant jollity of the Plague God. Armed with a set of jolly gutpipes and a marotter (crafted from the remains of a previous Sloppity Bilepiper), these Heralds are the victims and carriers of the [[Chortling Murrain]], a disease that causes its victims to laugh themselves to death. Sloppity Bilepipers cavort and joke with [[Nurglings]], [[Great Unclean One]]s and [[Beasts of Nurgle]] (but not [[Plaguebearers]], who lack a sense of humour) and their appearance on the battlefield strikes horror into the hearts of their mortal foes.{{Fn|2}} ==Spoilpox Scriveners=='''Spoilpox Scriveners''' are downright dour creatures when compared to the Plague God's other [[Daemons]]. It is their job to ensure that [[Plaguebearer]]s meet their tallies, a job they accomplish by relentlessly browbeating and bullying their counterparts with a barrage of insults and commands. This causes the Plaguebearers to fight even harder and makes them a strategic linchpin in Nurgle's armies.{{Fn|2}} ==Notable Heralds==* Poxbringers** [[Mag-grub Larvalmaster]] — Leader of The [[Worm-Ridden]]. Contains of Four Plaguebearer packs, three [[Plague Drone]] packs and three [[Beasts of Nurgle]]. The Worm-Ridden carry within their bodies the latest of Nurgle’s creations, the worm-borne blistereye disease, and it is their task to ensure it spreads.{{Fn|5a}}** [[Bhadrub Bubeopox]] — Leader of [[Plagueswords of Bhadrub]]. Contains of Five Plaguebearer packs, two Plague Drone packs and two [[Nurgling]] packs. The Plagueswords of Bhadrub held back the [[Ultramarines]] that came to halt the legion’s defilement of [[Iax]]’s wellsprings until reinforcements arrived.{{Fn|5a}}** [[Ghlub'tar]] — Fell out of favour due to his unceasing stream of glum retorts, and was put in charge of the Nurgling masses that followed the Plague Legions into battle, during the final stages of the Plague Wars. While originally envisioned as a punishment for his sour attitude, the results of his Nurgling assault waves were so impressive that the position has since become a permanent one, much to his annoyance.{{Fn|5b}}** [[Wretch Gab'larr]] — Given the honourable task of studying the effects of Nurgle's plagues upon specimens never before encountered, then describing them to his master upon the porch of the Chaos God's manse, in the [[Garden of Nurgle]].{{Fn|5b}}* Sloppity Bilepipers** [[Gurglax]] — Leader of [[Dirge Tollers]]. Contains of Seven [[Plaguebearer]] packs and four [[Nurgling]] packs. The Dirge Tollers devastated the [[Ultramar]] Defence Forces, Gurglax’s mirth attracting a horde of capering Nurglings to his aid.{{Fn|5a}}* Spoilpox Scriveners** [[Drog'lar Slimeksin]] — Leader of [[Investus Tallyband]] which consist of seven Plaguebearer packs, three [[Beasts of Nurgle]] and was a part of the [[Septicus Legion]]. It was the Investus Tallyband that served [[Septicus]] as a vanguard on [[Iax]]. Its ranks of Plaguebearers formed around Drog'lar as he counted the initial symptoms of disease exhibited by the planet's defenders.{{Fn|5a}}** [[Grizguttage]] — Leader of [[Shambling Horde Tallyband]] that consist of seven Plaguebearer packs, a Beast of Nurgle, a [[Soul Grinder]] and was a part of the Septicus Legion. With [[Dribwretch]], a hulking Soul Grinder, supplying firepower, the infantry of the Shambling Horde advances into the thick of enemy fire.{{Fn|5a}}* Other** [[Maggot Tongue]]** [[Mollucos]]** [[Phungor]]** [[Phugulus]] - Grotesquely flatulent Herald that fought alongside the [[Infernal Tetrad]] army{{Fn|3b}}** [[Verdig'rus]] - Fought during the [[Siege of the Fenris System]] alongside the [[Bloodthirster]] [[Vor'hakk]]{{Fn|3a}} ==Miniatures==<center><gallery>Image:NurgleHerald6.jpg|A Poxbringer miniature.Image:Spoilpox.jpg|A Spoilpox Scrivener miniature.Image:Sloppity.jpg|A Sloppity Bilepiper miniature.</gallery></center> ==Source==*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (4th Edition)]], pgs. 32-35*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/12/27/the-third-day-of-nurgle-heraldsgw-homepage-post-3/ The Third Day of Nurgle: Heralds] ''(last accessed 26 March 2018)''*{{Endn|3}}: [[War Zone Fenris: Curse of the Wulfen]]**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter 3, ''The Svellgard Incursion''**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter 3, ''Children of the Tetrad''*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-AU/Poxbringer-Herald-Of-Nurgle-2018 Games Workshop: Poxbringer]*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (8th Edition)]]**{{Endn|5a}}: pgs. 20–21 — The Plague Legions: The Septicus Legion**{{Endn|5b}}: pgs. 54–55 — Heralds of Nurgle: Poxbringers {{Daemons}}[[Category:Nurgle]][[Category:Daemons]]
