Swords of Khargoth

The Swords of Khargoth are a renegade Chaos Space Marine warband who were formerly Loyalist Astartes from the Swords of Praesium Chapter.

Warband History
Sometime, in M41, the forces of Chaos attacked the Imperial world of Acropolis Vega. Two Companies from the Swords of Praesium Space Marine Chapter were sent in response to aid the beleaguered planet. Shortly after making planetfall a warp storm of great magnitude engulfed the entire system, effectively cutting off the Loyalist Astartes for nearly seven decades. Records during this period of time were lost. It is not known how long the two Companies of Swords of Praesium Marines fought against the minions of Chaos, but eventually they succumbed to the dark allure of whisperings of power from the Dark Powers. Isolated and outnumbered, the Loyalists forces were evidently overwhelmed by forces of Chaos, for when they finally emerged after the warp storm dissipated, several squads had evidently swore their fealty to the Dark Powers in return for their survival. When an Imperial reclamation fleet came to investigate whether they could salvage the formerly lost Imperial planet, it was the newly anointed Swords of Khargoth Chaos Space Marines who led the initial assault upon their former allies. Despite the forces of the Imperium retaking Acropolis Vega, it was a Pyrrhic victory at best, as the Swords of Khargoth escaped the Emperor's wrath. Since then, the Swords of Khargoth have become known as bloody reavers of this sector -- exalting in the mayhem and bloody slaughter of small outposts and the boarding actions of Imperial vessels.

Warband Colours
The Swords of Khargoth wear black coloured Power Armour with red trim and red-coloured lava-like imagery on the legs of their armour.

Warband Symbol
This warband's symbol is that of a horned-skull. They are also known to wear the usual blasphemous iconography and fetishes associated with the worship of Chaos.