The Defaced

Which is greater? The wounding weapon, or the flesh which survives despite the wound? –Excerpted from the Liber Poena

The Defaced of the militant Stigmartus Chaos Cult are fearless heavy weapon specialists. Veterans of uncounted battles, they are survivors of grievous injuries, and have given themselves fully to the path of the Stigmartus.

Indeed, though all Stigmartus long for a glorious death in battle, some prove too capable to die. Worshipped by lesser initiates as avatars of battle, the Defaced have lost their Human identity and appearance under layers of scar tissue and ritual brandings.

Granted deadly gifts handed down by Elak Sarda through his Officer-Bishops, many wonder if anything human remains under the skin of the Defaced.

Often, the Defaced are surgically altered into killing machines of the cult, some unnatural strong, others more durable, or so mutilated as to be frightening to behold.

In addition to a serrated mono-sword, each of the Defaced also carries a respirator, a microbead, a Stigmartus scourge, and either a Samech Pattern lascannon or Multi-melta.