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Stigmatus Covenant
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The Stigmatus Covenant[1] are a Nurgle-affiliated[2] Mutant Horde.[1][3]
History
The Stigmatus Covenant was part of Angron's invasion force during the First War for Armageddon. It contributed 11 cohorts to this campaign.[3] Later, the horde's mutants fought in the 13th Black Crusade, during which they were used by Chaos Knights of House Khomentis to flush from cover the 5th Company of the Howling Griffons in the Mackan System[1]. The entire horde was later among the last wave of Chaos forces that invaded Cadia, before the world was destroyed.[2]
Canon Conflict
White Dwarf 279 (UK) and Codex: Chaos Knights (8th Edition) describe the Covenant as a Mutant horde[1][3], while Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Rulebook states they are a Chaos Cult.[2]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Chaos Knights (8th Edition), pg. 32 - A Saga of Destruction - Call of Despoiler
- 2: Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Rulebook, pg. 161
- 3: White Dwarf 279 (UK) - The First War for Armageddon — Angron's Horde
