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"I murdered thousands for the Emperor and He gave me nothing except His damning silence. Now His lapdogs yap for every life I take, while the gods promise me the galaxy."

— Renegade Wolf Lord Svane Vulfbad
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A Chaos Lord stalks the battlefield.

A Chaos Lord is one of the most powerful of the Champions of Chaos who often serves as the commander of a Chaos Space Marine warband and the other forces of Chaos. A Chaos Lord is usually, though not always, a Heretic Astartes himself.

They are not necessarily those who rose through the ranks properly in a hierarchical fashion, but are often those most blessed by the Chaos Gods or simply the most powerful or charismatic individuals among the forces of Chaos.

The greatest of the Champions of Chaos become Chaos Lords and are often granted hideous mutations and physical alterations by the Ruinous Powers to further their cause. Chaos Lords are so powerful as to be able to bind the other forces of Chaos to their will, although this often brings a dangerous position as advancement among the forces of Chaos is commonly achieved through the death or murder of another Chaos Lord or Champion.

Some Chaos Lords lead through brute strength, others through cunning and some are maniacs bent solely on self-aggrandisement. Others are true-believing worshipers of Chaos and possess a zealous dedication to the cause of the Dark Gods.

A Chaos Lord is ultimately always a tyrannical warrior-king who lives to bathe in the blood of worlds. He strives to bring whole star systems to their knees in the name of his patron deities. Typified by merciless ambition and fierce pride, many of these champions of disorder were once noble Chapter Masters and captains of the Adeptus Astartes, but long Terran years of unremitting war have twisted their souls beyond recovery.

It takes a being of exceptional willpower and personal magnetism to unite the warbands of Chaos Space Marines lurking in the Warp, and even then, a would-be warlord cannot be everywhere at once. Only those marked for greatness by the gods themselves can claim support from Heretic Astartes, mortals and Daemons alike.

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A Chaos Lord in service to Nurgle, the Plague God.

All Chaos Lords are imposing in stature. In the case of Chaos Space Marines, their genetically-enhanced transhuman physiques have been made even more impressive by the protean caress of the Warp. Their wargear is often as outlandish as their physical appearance; a Chaos Lord may hack his foes apart with a massive chainaxe, blast them with an ancient combi-weapon, or slice open their vehicles with a screaming Daemon Sword.

Regardless of affiliation, these conquerors of worlds invariably prefer to lead from the front. There, the visceral thrill of war is strong enough to eclipse any glimmering sense of betrayal they may feel as they rend their Loyalist brothers limb from limb.

Possessed of a wrath so intense it often clouds their vision, the Chaos Lords of Khorne lead by example. Each Chaos Lord is a looming brute in gore-stained armour. Many such lords retain their intellect and conqueror's instincts, but their blood-greed is so strong that, upon the battlefield, they could easily be mistaken for mindless savages. It matters little, for so frenzied are the warriors that follow them that they are lost to reason; for lord and follower alike, only the sight of blood holds sway.

Tzeentch grants his lordly devotees access to an almost limitless supply of sorcerous power. Such beings have a supernatural ability to outguess their foes. They often manifest arcane mutations such as haloes of dark flame, third eyes or crystalline bodies, whilst mystical auras protect them from harm, transmuting attacks into harmless energy. Their plans are so labyrinthine that only the insane may even begin to understand them.

The lords of Nurgle are lumbering, filth-encrusted hulks that devote their lives to spreading disease across the stars. Their guts are bloated sacs of putrid gas and rancid fat, and their sagging skin has the waxy pallor of a corpse, but their resistance to injury is legendary. These devout sons of Grandfather Nurgle revel in their foulness, leading Heretic and Daemon alike to war.

Chaos Lords of Slaanesh are gifted with strange sensory organs and mood amplifiers that allow them to better savour the shocking stimuli of open warfare. The life of such a lord is a whirlwind of excess that inspires his followers anew with every battle. His mind reacts so swiftly that he can fight with blurring speed and dexterity in the pursuit of ever-greater sensation -- and the pleasure it brings.

Mark of the Chaos Champion

Chaos Champions often bear upon their flesh the Mark of one of the four Chaos Gods or of Chaos Undivided. Champions of Khorne are berserk savages and value physical strength and direct melee combat over cunning and strategy. Tzeentch's Champions are very knowledgeable on a wide array of matters and many are Chaos Sorcerers.

The Champions of Nurgle are the most distorted and physically corrupted of Chaos' followers, their bodies dulled from the constant pain of the diseases they bear, enabling them to endure extreme physical injury with little trauma. Slaaneshi Champions are those who seek out the most intense sensory experiences possible due to the extraordinary pleasure this provides them. They are physically the fastest warriors of Chaos due to their hyper-sensitive minds and often surgically-altered or mutated reaction times.

Sorcerer Lords

At present, a Sorcerer Lord is a Chaos Lord who possesses psychic powers as a sorcerer and is more often than not a devotee of Tzeentch, the Changer of Ways and Chaos God of change and sorcery.

In the 3rd Edition of Warhammer 40,000, there was a different structure for Chaos Space Marine commanders. They could be psykers or mundanes, and the rank of "Chaos Lieutenant" existed as the second-in-command of a Chaos Space Marine force.

Since the release of Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition, however, Chaos Sorcerers have been moved to a role more resembling that of the Loyalist Space Marines' Librarians within a Heretic Astartes warband rather than possessing variable psychic abilities.

Unit Composition

  • 1 Chaos Lord

Wargear

  • Plasma Pistol (Optional replacement for Bolt Pistol or Chainsword)
  • Combi-weapon (Any type; optional replacement for Bolt Pistol or Chainsword)
  • Power Weapon (Any type; optional replacement for Bolt Pistol or Chainsword)

If wearing Terminator Armour, the Chaos Lord makes use of the following wargear:

  • Combi-weapon (Any type, optional replacement for Combi-bolter)
  • Power Weapon (Any type, optional replacement for Combi-bolter or Power Sword)
  • Chainfist (Optional replacement for Combi-bolter or Power Sword)

Notable Chaos Lords

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Name Origin Summary
Abaddon the Despoiler Black Legion Abaddon, also known as "the Despoiler", once named Ezekyle Abaddon, is the Warmaster of Chaos, a Chaos Lord and the greatest Champion of Chaos Undivided in the galaxy. He is the commander of the Black Legion of Chaos Space Marines and is rumoured to be the clone-progeny of the Warmaster Horus, the greatest Traitor in Imperial history, and at one time his most favoured son amongst the Space Marines of the Sons of Horus Legion. He is now infamous for leading Black Crusades, the terrible military campaigns during which the normally fractious forces of Chaos unite under his leadership and launch a massive attack against the Imperium from within the Eye of Terror.
Adharon Sons of Guilliman Adharon was a former Space Marine Captain of the Sons of Guilliman Chapter. He was corrupted by Chaos and gathered a warband of like-minded corrupted Astartes around himself from his former company to raid and pillage the commerce of the Imperium of Man in the name of the Dark Gods. The Siege of Vraks represented the first time that his warband, named Adharon's Reavers, had operated in concert with other Chaos Space Marine forces.
Agrand the Annihilator Unknown A Chaos Lord and notable Chaos Space Marine Biker, Agrand led hordes of Khorne Daemonkin against the Tau Empire colony of Ral'eth, slaughtering all in their path, as they smashed the Tau Hunter Cadres lines. Soon enough, with their forces reeling, the main Daemonkin forces were able to push forward, finally overrunning the cornered Tau and adding their skulls as prizes for the Skull Throne of Khorne.
Ahzek Ahriman Thousand Sons Ahzek Ahriman is a Chaos Space Marine and the most powerful Chaos Sorcerer of the Thousand Sons Traitor Legion after their Daemon Primarch Magnus the Red himself. Ahriman seeks to gain entry into the Black Library so that he might better comprehend the nature of his patron Chaos God Tzeentch and of the force of Chaos itself and gain the unrivalled power such knowledge will bring. His action in crafting the Rubric of Ahriman, perhaps one of the greatest works of sorcery in history, would ultimately result in his banishment from the Legion he had hoped to safeguard. He remains a wanderer across the galaxy, forever seeking out any knowledge that will allow him to finally grasp the greatest of all enigmas in the galaxy -- the true nature of Tzeentch himself. At various times during his wanderings, Ahriman has served as a Chaos Lord for both the Brotherhood of Dust and the Prodigal Sons warbands.
Emmesh-Aiye Emperor's Children A powerful Chaos Lord and Noise Marine of the Emperor's Children Traitor Legion, Emmesh-Aiye might not have been an original member of the IIIrd Legion, as he could no longer recall his origin. Nevertheless, he was a notorious raider and degenerate. Sometime in the 41st Millennium, Emmesh-Aiye was among those who accepted the invitation of Chengrel of the Iron Warriors to take part in an auction for possession of captured Eldar Spirit Stones, the winner decided by their tales of destruction and conquest. A free-for-all battle eventually ensued as the vying Chaos Lords fought one another for possession of the stones. After slaying Hodir, a Chaos Lord of the Night Lords for possession of the stones, Emmesh-Aiye battled Chaos Lord Khrove of the Thousand Sons. However the Chaos Sorcerer used his innate psychic abilities to turn the ground Emmesh-Aiye and his slave-warriors stood on into a bottomless pit of quicksand-like metal. Trapped, Emmesh-Aiye sunk into the hole and died.
Andraaz Iron Warriors Warsmith Andraaz was an Iron Warriors Warsmith of the 3rd Grand Company. Following the Traitor Legions flight to the Eye of Terror at the end of the Horus Heresy, he eventually rose in favour to command the Fortress World of Castellax, a former Imperial Mining World, whose population was enslaved in order to provide manual labour to produce materials for the Daemon World of Medrengard. Sometime during the 41st Millennium, Medrengard was invaded by Ork Warboss Biglug and his WAAAGH!. Andraaz suffered an inglorious and undignified death at the hands of the Ork Warboss.
Vandred Anrathi Night Lords Vandred Anrathi, known later as "The Exalted," was a Captain of the 10th Company (Chaos Lord) of the Night Lords warband of The Exalted. Vandred is a Chaos Champion of Tzeentch. Allying himself with Abaddon the Despoiler, he allowed himself to be possessed by a Daemon. Before accepting the daemon which would come to dominate him, Vandred was an honored warrior, but his true forte was void combat. After his change into the Exalted, he became even more focused on void combat. When the Exalted made a deal with Red Corsairs Renegade warband to assist them in a military campaign against Vilamus, the Exalted plotted to steal an ex-Night Lords vessel back from the Red Corsairs. During the subsequent battle the Exalted's body was destroyed at its foul soul was banished back into the Warp.
Araghast the Pillager Black Legion Araghast the Pillager was a powerful Chaos Lord who commanded the Chaos Space Marine warband of the Black Legion that assaulted the Sub-sector Aurelia during the Second Aurelian Crusade. Araghast was betrayed by his second-in-command, the former Dark Apostle Eliphas the Inheritor, and subsequently killed by a Blood Ravens Chapter strike force led by Force Commander Aramus.
Arkos the Faithless Alpha Legion Arkos the Faithless, also known as the Scion of Alpharius, is the Chaos Lord of the Alpha Legion warband known as The Faithless. Since the Horus Heresy, this vile Chaos Lord has continued the Long War against the "Corpse Emperor" and his unwitting servants. Arkos continued to stir up dissension and rebellion within the realm of Mankind until he met his eventual fate during the Siege of Vraks late in the 41st Millennium. Confronted by a strike team composed of Loyalist Astartes drawn from the Angels of Absolution and the Dark Angels Chapters, it is believed that Arkos was eventually captured and brought back to the Dark Angels' mobile fortress-monastery, The Rock, as a prisoner. His actual fate remains unknown.
Heritor Asphodel Sabbat Worlds Heritor Asphodel was a Magister of the forces of Chaos commanded by Archon Nadzybar during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. Asphodel was slain on the world of Verghast in the later stages of the Crusade by Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt and the troops of his Tanith First and Only Imperial Guard regiment.

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Name Origin Summary
Baldarun Iron Warriors Baldarun is an Iron Warriors Warsmith, commanding a Grand Battery. Exiled from his Legion since a previous defeat against rival Warsmiths on Medrengard, Baldarun has been seeking the means to rebuild his standing. Seeing an opportunity to do so, he took part in The Scouring of Makenna VII. He became leader of the Renegade warband the Abrial's Claw after making a pact with a well-known renegade Abrial Shard. In exchange for his men, Baldarun will share with him the secret of his beloved techno-virus.
Bale Alpha Legion Bale was the Chaos Lord who brought the Ruinous Powers of Chaos, in the form of his Alpha Legion warband, to the world of Tartarus. He was pursuing the Chaotic artefact known as the Maledictum for himself, and to better serve the goals of the Chaos Gods. Bale was an unusual Alpha Legion commander in that he much preferred a brutal and frontally aggressive combat doctrine rather than the subtle manipulation that was more in line with the modus operandi of the Alpha Legion. Bale was slain by Blood Ravens Captain Gabriel Angelos.
Heinrich Bale Imperial Navy Heinrich Bale is a Chaos Warmaster, known to have been a former disciple of the Young School (formally known as the Gareox Prerogative -- a group of young Imperial Navy officers in the 36th Millennium who sought to radically redefine Imperial Navy doctrine), before his fall to Chaos. It is widely believed that Bale sought to combine the hard-hitting lances of the Desolator-class Battleship with the versatility provided by attack craft, ultimately resulting in the Desecrator-class Battleship. It is unknown how Bale managed these extensive modifications, but his flagship, The Treacherous, proved to be a menacing foe during the Gothic War.
Barkor the Bloody Unknown In the 33rd Millennium, the Chaos Lord known as Barkor the Bloody took the Scriptures of Slaughter from the Infernal Maze and forged the first warband of Khorne Daemonkin known as the Skullsworn. For over a century, he led his followers on a violent rampage across the stars, depopulating more than a dozen worlds before he found his ascension as a Daemon Prince on the plains of Ossedor II.
Berossus Iron Warriors Berrosus was an Iron Warriors Warsmith of the 2nd Grand Battalion. During the Battle of Phall he had the misfortune of bringing ill-favoured news to Perturabo, and was critically injured by the enraged Primarch. On the orders of his Primarch, Berossus was eventually encased within the shell of a Chaos Dreadnought to be tormented across the centuries. By the 41st Millennium, Berossus and fellow Warsmith Toramino, were angered over Warsmith Honsou's refusal to share captured Imperial Fists gene-seed that was stolen from Hydra Cordatus during the 13th Black Crusade, and so declared war against him. During the ensuing battle, Berrosus was slain by Honsou's life-ward, Onyx, who managed to breech Berrosus' Dreadnought carapace. Honsou then reached inside the Dreadnought shell and ripped out its Mind Impulse Unit and pulped Berrosus' head before all to see.
Fabius Bile Emperor's Children Fabius Bile was once the Chief Apothecary of the Emperor's Children Traitor Legion, who has repeatedly attempted to use his knowledge of cloning and genetic engineering to create superhuman beings under his control in a quest to match and then exceed the Emperor of Mankind's original scientific achievement in creating the superhuman Legiones Astartes. Travelling the galaxy more widely than any other Chaos Lord of the Traitor Legions, Bile has earned a number of epithets and aliases from those who have suffered the affects of his vile experiments. To Bile himself, there is only one title that does his magnificence justice -- the "Primogenitor". He believes that in him is the Emperor's boundless artistry reborn. He claims he has unlocked the secrets of the Emperor's earliest replicae experiments during the creation of the Primarchs and the first Space Marines. Bile's twisted alchemical knowledge and skills at genetic manipulation can be attested to by every planet he has had contact with, for he has left a trail of foul deviants and twisted abominations wherever his ships have landed. His name has become a curse to the High Lords of Terra and those of the Apothecarion who have learned of his legend.
Roghax Bloodhand World Eaters Roghax Bloodhand is a World Eaters Chaos Lord who has sworn to collect a skull from every warrior species in the galaxy and offer them to his patron lord, Khorne. Bloodhand's master work has taken a new turn with the coming of the Tyranids and in 992.M41, eager to add to his burgeoning collection of skulls, Bloodhand led his maniacal host into a headlong attack against a tendril of Hive Fleet Kraken.
Borroleth Dark Angels Borroleth was a former Legionary of the Dark Angels Legion who had fallen sway to the Arch-Heretic Sars Luther. When Caliban broke apart during the confrontation between Primarch Lion El'Jonson and Luther, Barroleth was swept away into the warp and would have been lost. Nurgle answered the lost legionary's prayers, and in that moment, Borroleth swore his eternal servitude. For a time, the Fallen Angel led the Chaos warband known as the Children of the Merciful Lord, and was responsible for the attacks on the Imperial world of Cordassa in the 41st Millennium. He was eventually slain by Artemius Grohm, an Interrogator-Chaplain of the Dark Angels Chapter.
Helman Brisch Word Bearers Helman Brisch was a former Lieutenant Commander in the Word Bearers Traitor Legion who refused to retreat in the wake of their defeat at the Battle of Terra. His troops that remained loyal to him became the warband known as The Sanctified. They continued their former Legion's dark crusade to convert the masses of the Imperium of Man to the service of the true Gods of Chaos. Brisch was eventually slain in the 32nd Millennium, but his zealous followers continued to carry on his cause.
Brule Unknown Brule was a Chaos Lord who, in 980.M41, led his renegade army in an invasion of the Imperial world of Treconodal, but was subsequently destroyed by the Cadian 8th and Terrax Guard Imperial Guard regiments.

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Name Origin Summary
Cairne World Eaters Brother-Slayer Cairne served as the second of the Chaos Lord Bane during the invasion of the Imperial world of Tarturus in pursuit of the Chaos artefact known as the Maledictum.
Firaeveus Carron Alpha Legion Firaeveus Carron was a Chaos Lord who led a warband of Alpha Legion Chaos Space Marines. Although the warband he led was dedicated to Chaos Undivided, Carron himself was a Chaos Champion of Khorne. Firaeveus Carron led the forces of Chaos' invasion of the Imperial Kaurava System during the 41st Millennium after a Warp Rift opened in the system through the will of the Chaos Gods. Carron and his warband were ultimately defeated by the Imperial forces defending Kaurava, although it is unknown in the Imperial records which of the three Imperial factions present in the system (the 252nd Conservator Regiment of the Imperial Guard, the Blood Ravens Space Marines and the Adepta Sororitas of the Order of the Sacred Rose) were the ones who defeated him.
Chengrel Iron Warriors A veteran of the Long War, Chengrel is a Chaos Lord and Dreadnought of the Iron Warriors Traitor Legion, ruling over the worlds of the Mitre Gulf from his Fortress World of Burjan's World. During the Horus Heresy, he was known to have taken part in the Siege of the Imperial Palace during the final epic campaign of the Battle of Terra. Millennia of battling the Imperium had taken the toll on his body, which was heavily augmented by bionics and mechanical replacements. By the 41st Millennium, his remains were housed in a custom-built massive four-legged Dreadnought. Chengrel is noted to having burned the Imperial Hive World of Heggoru, a world under the protection of the Imperial Fists, a Chapter Chengrel despises like most Iron Warriors.
Constantinus Sons of Guilliman Constantinus, also known as Constantinus the Liberator, was a former squad Sergeant of the Sons of Guilliman Chapter's 4th Company who turned to Chaos. After helping free the beleaguered world of Nova Terra from a Tyranid attack, his unit was left behind to monitor for signs of Genestealer infestation. For three years Constantinus led his squad on endless patrols through the caves of Nova Terra, cleansing planet of remaining pockets of Tyranid infestation. When rumor arose of a Genestealer infestation among the city of Cirtus' ruling aristocracy, Constantinus hunted down the infected nobles and their families brutally. However the people of Nova Terra were enraged by the summary execution of their leaders and rose up in revolt. Disgusted by this "ungrateful" behavior and his will exhausted, Constantinus burnt down entire sectors of Cirtus, turning on those in his own squad who tried to stop him. He appeared before the crowd and announced himself the new ruler of Cirtus declaring the Emperor and his minions had turned him into such a monster. He led Nova Terra in a rebellion and subsequent costly and drawn out war against the Imperium of Man, known as the Constantinus Iconoclasm.
Corpulax Consecrators Corpulax is a Plague Marine and Chaos Lord. He was originally a member of the Consecrators Chapter, but was infected with the Zombie Plague when battling against the forces of Typhus. Left for dead on a devastated planet, Corpulax awoke as a reanimated corpse. However, unlike so many of the plague's victims, Corpulax retained his intelligence and cognitive powers. Dedicating himself fully to serving Nurgle, over the next three hundred years, he has orchestrated an inexorable rise to power, finally becoming one of Abaddon's most trusted warlords.
Crull World Eaters Crull was the borderline psychotic Chaos Lord of the World Eaters Traitor Legion who lead the Blood Legion of Khorne warband to the Ice World of Lorn V in order to obtain some unknown artefact for the glory of the Blood God. He struck an uneasy alliance with the Ork Warboss Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter, after discovering an ancient Imperator-class Titan on the planet, which he attempted to claim for himself. After attempting to double-cross Gorgutz, Crull was defeated and killed by the Warboss, who mounted the Chaos Lord's head upon his back banner.
Ezrath Cull The Sanctified Arch-Sorcerer and favoured Champion of Chaos, Ezrath Cull led the Sanctified in their foul efforts to desecrate the resting places of the honoured Imperial dead and work hideous rituals in the ruins of the Cemetery Worlds of the Grand Al'gul System in 666.M41. But their efforts were thwarted by the Fire Angels Space Marine Chapter in a series of long running, savage battles. Eventually, their forces spent, the Sanctified were driven from the sacred sites and routed from the system; the planned apotheosis of the Sanctified's Arch-Sorcerer Ezrath Cull to daemonhood utterly thwarted. Following the corrupted Chaos Space Marines force's defeat, Cull, a once-favoured Champion of Chaos, was assassinated by his own apprentices in a brutal power struggle to control the shattered remains of his decimated warband as they fled Grand Al'gul.

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Name Origin Summary
Tarraq Darkblood Night Lords A Chaos Lord and one of the most vicious killers in a Legion replete with sadistic butchers, Tarraq Darkblood commanded the Styx-class Heavy Cruiser Darkblood, in raiding Imperial shipping during the 13th Black Crusade as he fought under the banner of Abaddon the Despoiler. The Darkblood was eventually confronted by the Imperial Navy and was crippled by multiple Cobra-class Destroyers and the Lunar-class Cruiser Goliath. Tarraq Darkblood's fate is unknown.
Davroth Word Bearers A powerful and highly respected Chaos Lord within the Word Bearers Traitor Legion, Davroth would invade the Imperial Mining World of Makenna VII to enslave the local population and send resource tributes back to Warmaster Abaddon the Despoiler. In return, Davroth hoped that Abaddon would give him a pair of deadly Chaos Titans. With these powerful god-engines under his control Davroth would be able to launch an offensive against his primary rival, Khulia of the Bleed, and allowing him to take Khulia's place as one of Abaddon's most powerful lieutenants.
Demetrius Violators Commander Demetrius was the Chaos Champion of Slaanesh who served as the commander of those Violators Chaos Space Marines stationed on the Daemon World of Torvendis, under the patronage of the Slaaneshi Daemon Prince Lady Charybdia. Demetrius was entombed within the sarcophagus of a Chaos Dreadnought. He was killed in action by the Khornate Daemon Prince Sh'll Sh'Karr when the forces of the Blood God attacked Charybdia Keep.
Drachmus Word Bearers A powerful Chaos Lord of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion, Drachmus wasn't an original member of the Legiones Astartes or a veteran of the Horus Heresy. Instead, he had been recruited into the Traitor Legion from a world chosen as a recruiting ground by the Daemon Primarch Lorgar 1,200 years after the Heresy. Sometime in the 41st Millennium, Drachmus was among those who accepted the invitation of Chengrel of the Iron Warriors to take part in an auction for possession of captured Aeldari Spirit Stones, the winner decided by their tales of destruction and conquest. A free-for-all battle eventually ensued as the vying Chaos Lords fought one another for possession of the stones. Drachmus and his retinue were killed during the subsequent melee.
Manneus Drath Iron Warriors A powerful Chaos Lord who currently rules the former Imperial world of Brigannion Four close to the stable warp route known as the Cadian Gate. This worlds has been claimed not only by the Night Lords but also the Black Legion, the Death Guard, the Sons of Hate and the Brotherhood of Blood. It is now an unimaginably vast fortress of corrupt magic and machine, made all the more impregnable by its current ruler.
Makir Dreadstone Unknown A Chaos renegade and heretic, he founded his own Chaos Coven. The Dark Angels Chapter sent a Lion's Blade Strike Force led by Grand Master Zephon and Interrogator-Chaplain Sarphaecus to put down Makir's uprising. Unbeknownst to even Company Master Zephon, members of Makir's Chaos coven are rumoured to be Fallen Dark Angels. So Sarphaecus is present to ensure any sign of the Fallen is pursued with maximum prejudice.
Doluthec The Purge Doluthec was a Chaos Lord of the Purge Chaos Space Marine Warband. In 931.M38, he assaulted the world of Bereguel Tertia with his Space Hulk, Hell's Last Duke. Though many of the world's most valuable dignitaries had saved themselves by taking shelter underground, believing they had escaped the worst, the dignitaries soon learn otherwise when the renegade Space Marines of the Purge emerged from the heart of the hulk and begin to hunt them down. The Space Marines of the Fire Lords Chapter diverted their forces that was on crusade to the planet and confronted the Chaos renegades with their Siegebreaker Cohorts, causing the grisly death of Doluthec, and ensuring the warband was left leaderless and eventually defeated.

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Ekodas Word Bearers Ekodas was the Grand Apostle of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion, commander of the 7th Host and a member of the elite cadre of the Legion's ruling Dark Council of Dark Apostles. Ekodas commanded the 7th Host on their unholy Dark Crusades throughout the galaxy from the massive Infernus-class Battleship Crucius Maledictus. In the latter 41st Millennium, Ekodas led the Word Bearers' assault against the strategic Boros Gate System but was killed by the Grey Knights Space Marine Chapter.
Eleaxus The Flawless Host Eleaxus, also known as Eleaxus the Flawless, is a devout Chaos Champion of the Pleasure God and the leader of The Flawless Host. Eleaxus cares for nothing more than his own glorification and the furtherance of his desire to sit at the right hand of Slaanesh, damning himself further by partaking in blasphemous feasts after his victories. With the promise of all the luxuries of the Imperial world of Makenna VII, Eleaxus' fealty was bought by Warmaster Davroth of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion, to help him conquer the doomed world. He led three elite squads of Emperor's Children Chaos Terminators known as The Scream of Hatred, as well as three squads of Emperor's Children Traitor Marines mounted on Rhino armoured transport carriers, who are known as the Choir of the Damned.
Eliphas the Inheritor Word Bearers (Formerly) / Black Legion (Current) Eliphas the Inheritor was a former Dark Apostle (Chaplain) of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion who led the forces of Chaos on Kronus during the Dark Crusade, fighting for control of that world. He was defeated by a Blood Ravens Chapter strike force led by Captain Davian Thule. Despite his defeat on Kronus, and subsequent punishment by the Ruinous Powers, he later managed to return to the Materium as a Chaos Champion of the Black Legion to plague the Blood Ravens Space Marine Chapter on the world of Meridian in Sub-sector Aurelia.
Erebus Word Bearers Erebus held the prestigious position of First Chaplain of the Word Bearers Space Marine Legion during the rise of Horus to the rank of Warmaster and the end of the Great Crusade in the early 31st Millennium. He was a fearsome and intimidating Astartes warrior and wore tattoos depicting passages from the Book of Lorgar across his shaven scalp to terrify his enemies. Erebus was the first of the Space Marines to knowingly turn to Chaos and he was personally responsible for corrupting his own Legion's Primarch Lorgar, Horus and the Death Guard First Captain Calas Typhon to the worship and service of Chaos. Erebus is presently one of the ruling Dark Apostles of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion, and fights a subtle, but noticeable war against the Black Cardinal Kor Phaeron for control of the XVIIth Legion's direction in the Primarch's continued absence.

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Festardius Death Guard Festardius is a Death Guard Chaos Lord and Chaos Champion of Nurgle. Ten millennia ago, he made a pact with the Word Bearers Commander Davroth during the Horus Heresy, and the two have been close allies ever since. Festardius would eventually go on to take part in The Scouring of Makenna VII during the 41st Millennium, and hoped to rule over the world once Davroth had moved on.
Furion Unknown Furion was a Chaos Lord of Khorne who led a Black Crusade sometime during the latter 41st Millennium. He was defeated in single combat by Grand Master Belial, Master of the Deathwing, of the Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter.

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Name Origin Summary
Garand Word Bearers A Chaos Warmaster, Garand was a mighty warrior and formidable psyker of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion. He served under Captain Jerulek during the Great Crusade at the battle of Fortrea Quintus, revelling in the slaughter of the planet's population. He rose through the ranks of the Word Bearers Legion and eventually became the Witch-Prince of Helicia. He went on to earn the esteemed rank of Warmaster with command of over a thousand Hosts.
Urlock Gaur Sabbat Worlds Urlock Gaur was the leader or "gaur" of the Khornate Chaos Cult called the Blood Pact and the "archon" or overlord of all the forces of Chaos within the Sabbat Worlds Sector, following the death of his predecessor Archon Nadzybar in 765.M41, during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, at the hands of the Imperial Warmaster Slaydo.
Ghalabrax Unknown Ghalabrax is a Chaos Lord of Khorne and commands one of the many warbands of Khorne Daemonkin known as the Skullsworn scattered across the galaxy. Lord Ghalabrax and is warband are currently marauding their way through the Epstilos Cluster.
Roek Ghulclaw Alpha Legion Roek Ghulclaw is an Alpha Legion Chaos Lord and leader of the Cult The Guns of Freedom. He took part in The Scouring of Makenna VII, having his agents slowly infiltrate the planet's Planetary Defence Force officer corps. Though an ally of Davroth, in reality, he answers only to the high command of his legion and might be spying on the Word Bearers overlord at his commanders' behest.
Kraagon Gorefist World Eaters A Chaos Champion and Khornate Berserker, Kraagon Gorefist is the leader of the World Eaters warband known as Gladiator Group 138. He earned the "slaughter crown" from Khorne for his brutality against the forces of the Imperial Guard during the Battle of Eagle Gate on the world of Endolim.

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Halasker Night Lords A notable Chaos Lord of a warband of the Night Lords Traitor Legion.
Headsman of Cellebos World Eaters "The Headsman" is one of the most brutal of all of the World Eaters Chaos Space Marines known to be active in the Jericho Reach. This individual, whose true name is unknown, has earned the dire moniker "The Headsman" by the countless bloody deeds he has perpetrated across a hundred battlefields and more. First witnessed on the world of Khazant, The Headsman has been encountered leading a warband of his fellow Khornate Berserkers. Of all the bloodthirsty murderers fuelled by the savage essence of Khorne, The Headsman is feared as the most savage and unrelenting. He wields a mighty two-handed Chainaxe with which he beheads his foes, often a dozen with a single sweep. His features are obscured by an executioner's hood, with little more than his baleful eyes visible.
Hemek Night Lords Hemek is a high-ranking and powerful Night Lords warband lord, leading his own warband known as the Nightwing. In a meeting of the first lords of the disparate Night Lords' warbands since their end as a cohesive Legion with the death of their Primarch Konrad Curze, Hemek expressed a strong desire to join with Abaddon the Despoiler and his 13th Black Crusade in 999.M41.
Gallus Herodicus The Scourged Gallus Herodicus was once the Chapter Master of the Seekers of Truth Chapter of Space Marines who were closely allied with the Inquisition and often did the Ordos' bidding. Gallus Herodicus was an honourable man and rankled whenever he ordered by Inquisitors to execute men and women who he knew to be innocents. The injustice was slowly draining the Seekers' morale, and in the night, Herodicus prayed to the God-Emperor for a way to know when a man was lying. Unfortunately, the Chaos God Tzeentch was listening and granted his prayer. From that moment, Herodicus and his Astartes could hear every lie spoken by the mouths of Mankind. The Chapter went rogue and became a warband of Chaos Space Marines dedicated to the Lord of Change within only days of receiving their new "gift", and Herodicus is now the powerful Chaos Lord who leads the Scourged in an attempt to purge the galaxy of the False Emperor and his irredeemably corrupt Imperium. Unfortunately, Herodicus, like all of his warriors, is now becoming quite insane because he is unable to quiet the incessant chatter of falsehoods which constantly plague his mind.
Hezlock Unknown Hezlock, also called Hezlock Thrice-Blind, was a Chaos Lord and powerful Chaos Sorcerer who maintained an army of crystal wisps. After coming into combat with the Black Legion, Abaddon the Despoiler destroyed Hezlock's fortress and gave him an ultimatum: servitude or his severed head upon a living crystal. Wisely, Hezlock bowed to Abaddon.
High Bloodcaller Unknown The High Bloodcaller was the leader of a large number of Blood Cults, that infested the floating temples of the Shrine World Rhorsch. The Cults soon drew the attention of the Mortifactors and Raven Guard Chapters, who made planetfall and began purging the Blood Cults, but caused a Daemon incursion in the process. As the Daemons attacked the Space Marines, the Mortifactors acted as a rearguard, to allow the Raven Guard to storm the Grand Temple where the High Bloodcaller was located. Led by Shadow Captain Rykas, the Raven Guard slayed the Bloodcaller and brought an end to the Heresy infecting the Shrine World.
Hodir Night Lords Hodir was a formidable Chaos Lord of the Night Lords. Unlike many of his Chaos Space Marine colleagues, Hodir was not an original member of the Legiones Astartes nor did he take part in the Horus Heresy. Rather, he was born a normal child in the 37th Millennium and a survivor of the Te'Oran Scouring. Hodir was among the sole 100 children to survive the Night Lords virus bombing of the planet and during the panic massacred other citizens for space in the planets last remaining bomb shelter. Impressed by his viciousness, he was later genetically modified and inducted into the Night Lords. He went on to become a successful raider and pirate. Hodir was among those who accepted the invitation by Warsmith Chengrel of the Iron Warriors to win captured Aeldari Spirit Stones by impressing the elderly warlord with a tale of destruction. However, when Chengrel later flew into a rage when he discovered none of his guests were original Chaos Space Marines, and a free-for-all for possession stones began, Hodir and his bodyguards were killed by Emmesh-Aiye of the Emperor's Children.
Honsou Iron Warriors Honsou is a Chaos Space Marine and a Warsmith of the Iron Warriors Traitor Legion. Honsou managed to attain the position of Warsmith (Captain) of his own Iron Warriors Grand Company despite heavy prejudice against him from other Iron Warriors Astartes for being a "half-breed" whose gene-seed came in part from the Iron Warriors greatest rivals, the Loyalist Imperial Fists Space Marine Chapter. Despite his fellow Iron Warriors' prejudice, Honsou's abilities and tenaciousness helped him to succeed in becoming one of the Iron Warriors' greatest champions and a great bane to the servants of the Corpse Emperor.

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Enok Innokenti Sabbat Worlds Enok Innokenti was a Magister in the Archenemy forces, serving under both Archons Nadzybar and Urlock Gaur during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. Innokenti was ultimately defeated on the world of Herodor in 773.M41 by the Imperial forces of the Crusade following the unexpected reincarnation of Saint Sabbat.
Ferrous Ironclaw Iron Warriors Ferrous Ironclaw is a Warsmith of the Iron Warriors. A dedicated believer in the Long War and loyal to his Primarch Perturabo, in the 41st Millennium, Ironclaw and his Grand Company besieged the Imperial world of Bellum Colonia. However, just as he overran the world, a large force comprised of the Iron Warriors' hated rivals, the Imperial Fists, made planetfall to fight off the invading forces of Chaos. Rather then worry at these new and formidable reinforcements, however, Ironclaw rejoiced at the prospect of meeting the hated enemy of his legion in battle.

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Jarulek Word Bearers Jarulek, also known as Jarulek the Glorified or Jarulek the Blessed, was one of the more formidable Dark Apostles of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion. He was considered one of the favoured servants of the immortal Daemon Primarch Lorgar, a true bearer of the Word of the Ruinous Powers. Through his extreme devotion to Chaos Undivided, furious passion and fiery oratory he brought countless millions into the truth of the Eight-Fold Path. Millions more who had chosen to remain ignorant and resistant to the true faith had been slain upon his orders. Jarulek was slain on the world of Tanakreg by an awakened Necron Lord after successfully recovering a potent artefact from the Necrons' stasis tomb.
Jihar Emperor's Children Jihar, also known as Jihar the Lacerator, was a Chaos Lord of Slaanesh. A traitorous officer of the Emperor's Children, towards the end of the 500s.M37 Jihar established a strong following of Chaos Space Marines from his Legion as well as Cultists, and Mutants. It is said that Jihar was possessed of terrible gifts granted to him by his master, and even the dead themselves screamed in horror when he drew near. In 599.M37, Jihar would lead a Black Crusade out of the Eye of Terror, known as the Black Crusade of Jihar the Lacerator. Imperial resistance would be led by the 13th Mordant Acid-Dogs Imperial Guard Regiment. After a long and vicious struggle throughout the Sector, Jihar was killed by the 13th Mordant's heavy weapons.

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Argan Kallorax Unknown A former member of the Raven Guard Chapter, Kallorax defected and pledged his allegiance to the Ruinous Powers. He then formed a formidable warband of Chaos renegades, establishing a marauding pirate fleet in the Vidar Sector. Eventually, Kallorax's warband ran afoul of the Aeldari from Craftworld Iyanden, and was defeated by Prince Yriel. Seeking vengeance, Kallorax fought the upstart Aeldari Prince during the Battle of the Burning Moon. The Chaos Lord was defeated when he faced Yriel in mortal combat, but his surviving ships launched a devastating cyclonic torpedo attack on Iyanden which killed tens of thousands of Aeldari in retribution.
Kathal Sons of Malice Once the Captain of the Sons of Malice's elite 1st Company, Kathal was granted the honour of leading the Chapter in its victory rites after the successful Cilix 225 Campaign. It was these rights that led Inquisitor Pietas to declare the Sons of Malice Heretics and ultimately to her death at the hands of the Chapter. It was Kathal who ritually sacrificed the intruding Inquisitor and ate her remains alongside his Battle-Brothers before they turned Renegade and found a new home in the service of the Chaos God Malice. After the disappearance of the Chapter Master Ba'kel Draak, Kathal replaced him as the Sons of Malice's new and current Chapter Master.
Kavator Unknown Kavator was a Chaos Lord who led his Warband to a mining camp on the Imperial world of Karis Cephalon, after he had been repeatedly plagued by Warp dreams, that promised him he would find something of great power there. Before Kavator could locate the object, that his dreams promised contained great power, the Warband was attacked by an Imperial Guard force led by the Inquisitor Lord Nikolai Ymerich. Unbeknownst to Kavator, the Inquisitor had been tracking the Chaos Lord's Warband for sometime and was determined to end their threat to the Imperium. The battle that ensued in the mining camp was brutal, but when it finally ended the Inquisitor Lord and his entire force lay dead; though Kavator himself was also killed and the object that had driven him to Karis Cephalon fell from his grasp, as his soul was sent spinning into the Warp.
Kelbor-Hal Mars Kelbor-Hal was the Fabricator-General of Mars, the political leader of the Mechanicum and the Magos Mechanicus of the Cult Mechanicus during the latter days of the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy in the early 31st Millennium. When the Heresy began he swore allegiance to the service of the Warmaster Horus and the forces of Chaos, becoming the first leader of the Dark Mechanicus. In the name of his new allegiance, Kelbor-Hal would unleash the terrible civil war known as the Schism of Mars upon the Red Planet, the sacred heart of the faith of the Machine God. After the Horus Heresy ended in a pyrrhic victory for the Imperium, the traitorous forces of Chaos that had served the Warmaster were driven towards the Eye of Terror during the brutal military campaigns remembered as the Great Scouring. The ultimate fate of the traitorous Fabricator-General Kelbor-Hal is currently unknown.
Khârn the Betrayer World Eaters Khârn the Betrayer is a member of the World Eaters Traitor Legion of Chaos Space Marines, and the greatest mortal Champion of Khorne. Former commander of the elite 8th Assault Company, he was made Equerry of the XIIth Legion. Second only to the World Eaters Daemon Primarch Angron in aggression and bloodlust, Khârn has lived a life of murder and betrayal, the blood spilt and skulls collected for his patron beyond counting.
Hans Kho'ren World Eaters An infamous Chaos Lord of Khorne who leads the World Eaters warband known as the Skull Takers of Hans Kho'ren. The corrupted Astartes of the warband are all Khornate Berserkers.
Khrove Thousand Sons Khrove is a Chaos Sorcerer Lord and warlord of the Thousand Sons. Unlike many of his Chaos Space Marine colleagues, Khrove was not an original member of the Legiones Astartes or a veteran of the Horus Heresy. Rather, he worked as a scholar on the Imperial world of Prekae Magna and collected much arcane and rare knowledge which was eventually stolen by Ahriman, who kidnapped Khrove and inducted him into the Thousand Sons after brutal training and genetic enhancement. Khrove was one of many Chaos Lords invited by Warsmith Chengrel of the Iron Warriors to bid for the possession of captured Aeldari Spirit Stones. Chengrel became enraged when he learned none of the invited Chaos Lords were original veterans of the Long War, and a free-for-all ensued for possession of the stones. During the resulting melee, Khrove killed the Slaaneshi champion Emmesh-Aiye with his powerful sorcery and then went on to battle Chendrel to a standstill. After finally capturing the stones, Khrove vanished in a Warp portal much to Chengrel's anger. Since then, the Iron Warriors warlord has vowed vengeance against the sorcerer.
Khuzor Unknown Khuzor was a Chaos Warmaster active during the Gothic War. He led a fleet in the Formosa Cluster, eventually being brought to battle by Imperial Navy Admiral Sartus.
Kolvax Iron Warriors Warsmith Kolvax was commander of a Grand Company of Iron Warriors based upon the millennia-old Fortress World of Forgefane. His personal citadel was called Ironblood Citadel and was said to have rivaled Perturabo's own fortress. During the invasion of Forgefane by Hive Fleet Leviathan, Warsmith Kolvax arrogantly declared that he would single-handedly defeat a Trygon they had named Tremorbeast. He was eaten whole by the Tremorbeast shortly before it breached the defences of Ironblood Citadel and Forgefane fell to the Great Devourer.
Devram Korda Black Legion Devram Korda, also known as "The Tyrant of Sarora", is a servant of the Chaos God Slaanesh, the Prince of Pleasure. A former Veteran Sergeant of the Sons of Horus Legion, after the events of the Horus Heresy, he rose to prominence and became a Chaos Lord. He became infamous for his blasphemous actions on the doomed world of Sarora, where he distilled the life essence of the citizens of the planet's largest hive city for a single vial of a sorcerous elixir which made him virtually invincible. He eventually became the current Lord Ravager, the individual who leads the invasion fleets of the Black Crusade in the name of Abaddon the Despoiler.
Koros Iron Warriors Koros is a Warsmith of the Iron Warriors Traitor Legion and is said to be a veteran of one thousand and one sieges. As such he is a master of attacking and defending every manner of citadel. He is also a veteran of the terrible ancient campaign known as the Iron Cage, and one of the Daemon Primarch Perturabo's lieutenants, having proved himself worthy of command of one of the Iron Bastions on Medrengard, the Daemon World which is home to his Legion. Koros was dispatched to the Jericho Reach in order to oversee the fortification of numerous worlds near the Hadex Anomaly, and to lend his assistance to the forces of Chaos in the planning of a grand counter-strike against the forces of the Imperium.
Kossolax the Foresworn World Eaters Kossolax, also known as Kossolax the Foresworn, is an infamous Chaos Lord who supported Abaddon the Despoiler's 13th Black Crusade and leads a large warband of Khornate Berserkers known as the Foresworn, drawn from the ranks of the sundered World Eaters Traitor Legion. It is believed that Kossolax was once known as Sergeant Solax of the World Eaters' 3rd Assault Company before the Horus Heresy, and this individual is thought to be the beast now known as Kossolax the Foresworn.
Gideous Krall Death Guard Gideious Krall, known as the Infector of Worlds, is an infamous Chaos Lord dedicated to Nurgle. A former Captain of the Death Guard, Gideous Krall commands the warband known as the Empyrion's Blight.
Kraegax Black Legion Kraegax was a Chaos Lord of a Black Legion warband. Kraegax and his Chosen took part in the attack on the Hive Vidros during which many people died. Immediately thereafter, he and his entire bodyguard of Chosen were killed by a lone Harlequin Solitaire.
Kranon the Relentless Crimson Sabres Kranon the Relentless is a Chaos Lord and the current leader of the Crimson Slaughter warband of Chaos Space Marines. Once the Loyalist Astartes named Sevastus Kranon, he was a militant and brutal warrior even when he was still a servant of the Emperor of Mankind as the Chapter Master of the Crimson Sabres Chapter of Space Marines. The Crimson Sabres eventually slid into heresy and damnation following the massacre committed by the Chapter on the world of Umidia. Cursed by the Blood God Khorne, the Crimson Sabres were driven insane by voices in their heads which belonged to their murdered victims. Upon leading his warband into self-imposed exile in the Eye of Terror, Sevastus was finally corrupted by the Ruinous Powers of Chaos. Renaming himself Kranon the Relentless, he has driven himself and his Chapter to commit increasingly bloody and vile acts in an attempt to silence the maddening voices that plague him and the rest of the Crimson Slaughter.
Kyrus the Chantleader Word Bearers Kyrus, known as Kyrus the Chantleader, is a Chaos Lord who emerged from the Hadex Anomaly in 801.M40 and orchestrated a series of devastating raids on worlds near the heart of the Jericho Reach. A Chaos Space Marine formerly of the Word Bearers Legion, Kyrus has made a number of dark pacts with the Ruinous Powers. These pacts have granted Kyrus the favour of Khorne, Slaanesh, Nurgle, and Tzeentch, and the Chaos Space Marine has led large numbers of Lesser Daemons from all four dark gods in several engagements along the length and breadth of the Reach. The daemon armies of Kyrus the Chantleader are a persistent danger to the Achilus Crusade in the Acheros Salient. Many senior Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus consider him a much larger threat, citing a number of reports indicating that the daemon forces he surrounds himself with are particularly powerful for their kind.

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Lucius the Eternal Emperor's Children Lucius the Eternal is a Chaos Lord and formidable Chaos Champion of Slaanesh and a Lord Commander of the Emperor's Children Traitor Legion. Lucius is also known as the Soulthief, Fulgrim's Champion, and the Scion of Chemos. Lucius has been blessed by Slaanesh so that when he is slain, no easy task in itself, his killer will eventually transform into Lucius if he takes any pleasure or satisfaction from the killing.
Lufgt Huron / Huron Blackheart Astral Claws Lufgt Huron, the self-styled Tyrant of Badab, was once the Chapter Master of the Astral Claws and self-claimed Imperial Governor of the world of Badab Primaris in the Maelstrom Zone of the Ultima Segmentum. But ultimately, Huron became corrupt in his ambitious pursuit of power and corrupted most of his Chapter as well, leading him into open rebellion against the Imperium of Man, a conflict known as the Badab War, which lasted from 901-912.M41. Reborn as the Chaos Lord Huron Blackheart, he is an inhuman servant of Chaos who now lives only to bleed the Imperium he once served. Master of the warband of piratical Chaos Space Marines called the Red Corsairs and Lord of the Maelstrom, he is the dark-souled king of an empire of monsters. Dwelling within the swirling madness of the Maelstrom, Lord Blackheart has slowly built an empire amongst the Renegades and Heretics of that great Warp Rift that will soon rival the strength of the forces of Chaos that call the Eye of Terror home.

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Madox Thousand Sons Madox was a notable Chaos Sorcerer of the Thousand Sons who led several plots to destroy his Legion's ancient foes, the Space Wolves Chapter. He reserved a special hatred for the Wolf Lord Ragnar Blackmane, who has foiled several plots when they confronted one another across several decades of the late 41st Millennium. It is presumed that he was finally killed on the world of Charys, where Madox hoped to enact a Chaotic ritual to fully corrupt the gene-seed of the Space Wolves and set them on the path of damnation. The ritual used to enact the Chaos Sorcerer's blasphemous ritual was interrupted by the timely intervention of Ragnar Blackmane and his fellow Space Wolves. Many decades later, while suppressing a Chaos rebellion on an unnamed world, Ragnar Blackmane heard rumours that the sorcerer Madox was still alive and leading the forces of Chaos. Though unsure if the rumours were true, it could be likely that Madox had indeed been resurrected through malefic means, as he has done so in the past by using the body of a Chaos Cultist. If this is indeed true, then Madox may truly never die, and eventually he could once again return to the material realm.
Dynat Mal Alpha Legion Following the tragic events of the Horus Heresy, during the unending bloodshed of the Great Scouring, the Traitor Chaos Warlord Dynat Mal, known as "Crowbane" for his ambush and slaughter of Raven Guard forces during the Battle of Lyx, flees to the Mandragoran Stars and gathers to him a coterie of Renegades, diabolists and Traitors thousands strong. Imperial forces sent in pursuit are repeatedly out-manoeuvred and cut apart piecemeal as Dynat's forces, now known as "The Shadowed Ones", employ guerrilla tactics and dark forces to extend their mastery over the region. After the vital Imperial outpost station at the world of Amarah in what is now the Orpheus Sector of the Segmentum Tempestus is attacked and destroyed, its entire population slaughtered and stockpiles plundered, any Imperial claim to the region is effectively severed. This sundered realm, caught beyond the light of the Imperium at the edges of the Veiled Region, becomes known as the Dark Marches and is benighted by ignorance and discord, and is shrouded from human sight. In 170.M32, the Raven Guard returned to the Dark Marches in force to exact their vengeance on Dynat Mal, but found his domain to be devoid of life and his Cruiser Occam's Razor in ruins on the Jungle World of Apollyon. The burnt hulk is stood over a valley filled with the shattered bones and armor of thousands of Alpha Legionaries. Just what befell the Shadowed Ones is unknown.
Von Mallas Unknown Von Mallax, also known as The False Saint and The Transgressor, was a Chaos Lord who led his own Black Crusade in 113.M38 across the Segmentum Pacificus and the Segmentum Tempestus.
Malfecius Unknown Malfecius was an obscenely powerful Chaos Lord whom the Officio Assassinorum had failed to destroy with operatives from the Eversor and Vindicare temples. So instead, in 290.M41, they sent the Culexus Assassin Vaedrex to accomplish the deed. The Culexus haunted the steps of Malfecius across the Eye of Terror. Only when Malfecius ascended to Daemon Princehood does Vaedrex finally strike. With Malfecius'’ latest incarnation rendering him vulnerable to Vaedrex' Psyk-Out Grenades, the Culexus finally manages to kill the reeling Daemon Prince with a punishing series of blasts from his Animus Speculum.
Marduk Word Bearers Marduk is one of the more formidable Dark Apostles of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion. He is a former First Acolyte of the Dark Apostle Jarulek, becoming a Dark Apostle and the master of the 34th Host in his own right in the late 41st Millennium after his former master was slain by a newly awakened Necron Lord on the world of Tanakreg. Marduk helped to lead the Word Bearers' massive Dark Crusade to seize control of the strategic Boros Gate System from the Imperium of Man, which the Word Bearers' believed would herald the End Times and the final victory of Chaos in the galaxy.
Mordeghai Thousand Sons High Magister Mordeghai, a gifted Chaos Sorcerer, was a Tribune Senioris to Magnus the Red at the Siege of the Imperial Palace during the epic Battle of Terra. Sometime during the 41st Millennium, Mordeghai had foreseen that if his Death Guard arch-rival Festardius gained control of the world of Makenna VII, the Plague Lord would use his new influence to turn Mortarion's legions against Mordeghai's cabal. The best way to prevent this from happening was to wrest control from Festardius once the Warmaster Davroth had departed. Mordeghai believed he had more than enough Thousand Sons Rubric Marines at his disposal to accomplish this.
Mothac Word Bearers Mothac is a powerful Dark Apostle of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion and a member of the Dark Council, the ruling body of the Legion. He is described as being encased in cursed Daemon armor, a personal gift from his Primarch Lorgar.

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Nadzybar Sabbat Worlds Nadzybar was the Archon or overlord of the forces of Chaos within the Sabbat Worlds Sector from approximately 634.M41 until his death in 765.M41 during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade at the hands of the Imperial Warmaster Slaydo. He successfully organised the disparate and fractious Chaos Cults and warbands that existed within the Sabbat Worlds into a potent fighting force able to first extend the rule of the Dark Gods over the entire sector and then to keep a massive Imperial Crusade at bay for over a solar decade until he met his death at the Warmaster's own hands on the world of Balhaut.
Necrosius Death Guard Necrosius is a bitter and twisted Chaos Sorcerer. Known also as Necrosius the Undying, he is an ancient foe of theImperium of Man. He is a sworn servant of Nurgle, the Chaos God of pestilence, despair and decay. Necrosius is the master of the warband of Chaos Space Marines known as the Apostles of Contagion and a powerful sorcerer whose dark arts of necromancy can awaken the dead to a nightmarish half-life, unleashing the Zombie Plague of the Plague Lord upon friend and foe alike.
Nemeroth Unknown Nemeroth was the Chaos Lord of the Chaos Space Marine warband known as the Chosen of Nemeroth. He was also a powerful Chaos Sorcerer who led the Chaotic assault upon the Forge World of Graia in the late 41st Millennium. Nemeroth was killed by Captain Titus, the commander of the Ultramarines 2nd Company just before he was able to ascend to become a Daemon Prince of Chaos Undivided.

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No known Chaos Lords begin with the letter "O".

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Paramyx Sanctors of Terra Paramyx was once the Chapter Master of the Sanctors of Terra before they were deemed corrupted by the powerful Saint Basilius and their ill-fated journey into the Eye of Terror during the Abyssal Crusade. When they returned, they were wholly corrupted and dedicated to the worship of Nurgle. Now Paramyx leads his warband, renamed The Blighted Claw in spreading Nurgle's plague across numerous worlds of the Imperium. These plagues not only cause death amongst a world's population, but turn their victims into Plague Zombies which fall upon living. Currently his Warband's rampage of infection has made Paramyx a target of the White Scars' Master of the Hunt Kor'sarro Khan, who now leads his Company in pursuit of the Blighted Claw. Kor'sarro has hunted Paramyx across half a Segmentum and has vowed he will claim the traitor's head no matter how long it takes.
Paristur Word Bearers Paristur is a powerful Dark Apostle of the Word Bearers and a member of the Dark Council, the ruling body of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion. Paristur is known to have slain Blood Angels Chaplain Aristedes in personal combat at the walls of the Imperial Palace during the Battle of Terra.
Periclitor Word Bearers Periclitor, also known as Periclitor the Foresworn, is a Daemon Prince of Chaos Undivided who was once a Chaos Lord of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion. Periclitor first began his quest for ascension to daemonhood by leading the Castile V Massacre in 832.M33. He followed up this accomplishment with other triumphs in the name of the Dark Gods, including the martydom of the Imperial Saint Jerome, who was known as Jerome the Pure to the adherents of the Imperial Cult but Jerome the Fool to Periclitor's warband, the destruction of the 5th Terran Armoured Praefects Regiment in 739.M35, victory over the Grey Knights in the Sentry Vault, and the massacre of the Howling Griffons Chapter Master Orlando Furioso and much of his 1st Company on the 5,000 anniversary of the Chapter's Founding in 220.M38 at Arios Point. Following this last triumph during the Braun IV Tithe Wars, Periclitor was rewarded by the Ruinous Powers with ascension to daemonhood.
Kor Phaeron Word Bearers Kor Phaeron was the First Captain of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion and the Primarch Lorgar's spiritual counsel and foster father during the years of Lorgar's youth on the Word Bearers' homeworld of Colchis, before Lorgar was rediscovered by the Imperium. When the Emperor found Lorgar on Colchis, Kor Phaeron was too old to undergo the full implantation process to become a a full-blooded Space Marine, but so favoured was he in the eyes of his Primarch that he received the most potent of biological augments it was possible to bestow upon a man short of elevation to the Legiones Astartes, and was declared First Captain of the Word Bearers Legion. Scorned by many in his Legion as "half Astartes", Kor Phaeron nevertheless had the ear of the Primarch and, more than any other individual, is responsible for the corruption of his Primarch and the Astartes of the XVIIth Legion into repudiating their oaths to the Emperor of Mankind and becoming willing pawns of Chaos.
Phocron Alpha Legion Phocron was a name given to a supposed Alpha Legion Chaos Lord. Traveling across the Imperium, Phocron was responsible for the deaths of entire worlds through acts of sabotage, war, and terrorism undertaken by his vast network of Cultists and agents. Pursued by an unnamed Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor for nearly a century, in the end the Imperium discovered his hideout, the derelict space station and Space Hulk Hydra's Eye. However, despite taking the station and cornering Phocron, the Inquisitor was shocked to find that "Phocron" was an identity and alias used by many Alpha Legion members. There had never been a true Phocron, it was merely a name to organize cultists and agents across the Imperium. Moreover, now that the identity was compromised the Alpha Legion had decided to discard the identity anyway. Worse still for the Inquisitor, a member of the Alpha Legion had made his face identical to his own, indicating that he was the new identity to replace Phocron.
Potchek Unknown Potchek was a Chaos Sorcerer and Chaos Lord who in 551.M37, organized a warband of Traitors and Heretics, Mutants, and summoned Daemons, launching an assault on the Imperial world of Persembe, resulting in the Battle for Kurin's Acropolis. On the verge of victory, Potchek's efforts were foiled by the Dark Angels 3rd Company. Coming under direct attack from Master Baradiel, Potchek's body was reduced to a bloody pulp by the Dark Angel's Storm Bolter before he could unleash a spell.
Oneius Prayd Red Corsairs Oneius Prayd is a former Captain of the Red Scorpions, who left his Chapter in disgust after his peers refused to choose him as their new Chapter Master. He took the majority of his Company with him and led them on a rampage across numerous Xenos Worlds near the Veldin Sector. During this time, he was joined by various other renegades and outcasts. Ultimately, Prayd joined the Red Corsairs and received a vision of the Dark Gods. They commanded him to join the forces of Chaos during the Scouring of Makenna VII in order to prove his loyalty. At the time of the attack his Red Corsair force was bolstered by members of the Wolf Brothers and the Disciples of Ruin.
Purgor Unknown Purgor, also known as Purgor the Putrescent, was a Chaos Lord of Nurgle who joined the Sons of Horus shortly after the Horus Heresy. After trying to turn Black Legionnaires into his own personal plague carriers, he was killed by Abaddon the Despoiler for his insolence.

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No known Chaos Lord begins with the letter "Q".

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Reavax the Cruel The Harvest Reavax is a Chaos Lord of Khorne and the current leader of the Khorne Daemonkin warband known as the Harvest.
Rynax Word Bearers Rynax, also known as Rynax the Unspoken, was a Chaos Champion of the Word Bearers who joined the ranks of the Sons of Horus shortly after the Horus Heresy. Trying to use Black Legionaries as hosts to summon Daemons, when Abaddon got wind of the plan he killed Rynax and put his head on his trophy rack.

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Elak Sarda Unknown Elak Sarda is a prominent Chaos Cultist and commander of the Stigmartus, a large Chaos force. A charismatic leader, Elak is said to be sworn by a dark pact to some nameless daemonic entity within the Charon Stars.
Sathash Unknown Sathash, also known as Sathas the Golden, was a Chaos Lord. In the Toran VI Massacres of 934.M41, his warband was defeated by the Crimson Fists Chapter.
Savill Unknown Savill is a Chaos Lord of the Emperor's Children, who took part in attacking Hive Malogrim, during the invasion of its Hive World.
Anakwanar Sek Sabbat Worlds Anakwanar Sek was a formidable and notorious Magister of the forces of Chaos who served under both Archon Nadzybar and Archon Urlock Gaur during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. Anakwanar Sek was responsible for the creation of the elite Chaotic warband known as the Sons of Sek.
Sektoth the False Whisper Thousand Sons A powerful Chaos Sorcerer, Sektoth leads his large warband, known as the Warband of Sektoth, in pursuing whatever mysterious objectives he sets for himself. He prefers applying tactics that turn his enemies against themselves. He once garnered enough power to drive an entire planet mad with a single word whispered in every citizens' mind. This preference is not absolute, as he is not afraid to use more direct and coneventional methods. He reduced the Gardens of the Exquisite Delight to swampland by commandeering a hijacked Iconoclast Destroyer and crashing the kilometre-long warship into an ocean on the far side of the world, wrecking the planet’s climate in the process.
Abrial Shard Unknown Abrial Shard is a Chaos renegade and well known warlord, infamous across a dozen Sectors. He swore an oath of Brotherhood with Warsmith Baldarun long ago on a Daemon World in the Eye of Terror. He is greatly interested in the secrets of Baldarun's techno-virus, and hopes to obtain its secrets in exchange for giving the Warsmith control of his men.
Shon'tu Iron Warriors Shon'tu was an infamous Warsmith of the Iron Warriors Traitor Legion and later Chaos Lord of the Iron Warriors warband the Sons of the Forge. He continually plagued the veteran First Captain Darnath Lysander of the Imperial Fists Chapter over many centuries. Shon'tu was present during the Siege of Terra and like most within the Iron Warriors, has swore an eternal hatred for their bitter rivals, the Imperial Fists. When Shon'tu's warband launched the Invasion of Taladorn in the 41st Millennium, they were defeated by a coalition of Imperial Fists, Ultramarines, and Blood Angels forces. Later, they (along with their Ork allies) were defeated by the Imperial Fists in the Fall of Malodrax in 971.M41.
Pater Sin Sabbat Worlds Pater Sin was the Chaos Lord of the Chaos Cult known as the Infardi on the world of Hagia during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. During the Hagia campaign, his men captured Colonel Colm Corbec of the Tanith First-and-Only, who was forced to watch as Trooper Yael of the Tanith was tortured to death in front of him, through a parody of the Nine Holy Wounds inflicted on Saint Sabbat. Corbec would later avenge Yael by killing Sin on the world of Herodor.
Skchalick World Eaters Skchalick is a Chaos Lord of the World Eaters and leader of his warband known as Lord Skchalick's Elite. He led his warband at Angron's side during the First War for Armageddon.
Skyrak Slaughterborn Unknown Skyrak Slaughterborn is a Chaos Lord of the Black Legion of Chaos Space Marines and the current Lord Corruptor of the Chosen of Abaddon. Skyrak Slaughterborn leads the warbands of Nurgle within the Black Legion into battle. Collectively known as the Bringers of Decay, they spread their disease and corruption throughout the Realms of Man. Skyrak is known to have led the large warband of Chaos Space Marines known as the Slaughterkin in the assault on Cadia during the 13th Black Crusade. The Lord Corruptor is tasked with instilling fear and hatred amongst the Chaos Space Marines of the Black Legion. His trophy rack is adorned with the skulls of failed servants.

T

Name Origin Summary
The Herald of Fate Thousand Sons The Herald of Fate was a former Thousand Sons Sorcerer Lord, whose forces invaded the Imperium's Vidar Sector and brought his prophesied message of the Sector's doom to its population. During the invasion he led his forces in a conquest of the Sector's Darkfall System, but this caused the Sorcerer Lord to transcend to Daemonhood and ended his threat to the Vidar Sector. Though The Herald's prophesy of doom for the Sector did not come to pass, he had devastated the Darkfall System and left its remaining population scattered and lost.
Toramino Iron Warriors Toramino was a Warsmith of the Iron Warriors and the leader of the Stor-bezashk, the IVth Legion's masters of ordnance and siege breaking during the era of the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. By the 41st Millennium, he had become one of the Iron Warriors' most powerful surviving Warsmiths. He was the ruler of an ancient and mighty fortress on the Iron Warriors' daemonic homeworld of Medrengard. When the Warsmith Honsou was successful in obtaining a large stock of gene-seed from the hated Imperial Fists on the world of Hydra Cordatus, Toramino and his Grand Company wanted their promised share of the precious genetic material required to swell their numbers. When Honsou reneged on the deal and kept all of the gene-seed for his own Grand Company, Toramino declared war against his wayward comrade. Toramino and his fellow Warsmith Berrosus brought their armies to lay siege to Honsous's fortress of Khalan-Ghol. When Berrosus was killed, Toramino decided that discretion was the better part of valour, and fled for his life.
Typhus Death Guard Typhus, also known as Typhus the Traveller, originally the Space Marine named Calas Typhon of the world of Barbarus, is the Herald of Nurgle and the host of the terrible plague known as the Destroyer Hive. He is a Champion of Chaos and the former First Captain of the Death Guard Traitor Legion. Typhus is the most feared of all Chaos Lords to command one of the legendary Plague Fleets. He rules the greater portion of the Death Guard's armada from the bridge of his flagship, the Terminus Est, a warship encrusted with the filth of aeons that was ancient even when the Horus Heresy began some ten thousand standard years ago. His skill in ship-to-ship combat has been honed over many millennia of war, and when he broods in his command throne upon his starship's bridge, he and the titanic war machine become one. Though the warship exists on the cusp of Imperial legend, its three-pronged pict-sign is dreaded by admirals and Planetary Governors alike across the Segmentum Obscurus. Wherever Typhus' flagship appears, it heralds plague, death and misery on a system-wide scale. Even whispers of its coming can cause panicked evacuations from worlds in its path, for wherever Typhus goes, pain and despair blossom in his wake.

U

Name Origin Summary
Umbragg of the Brazen Flesh World Eaters Umbragg was a World Eaters Chaos Lord and Skull Champion of Khorne, who led the Cholercaust Blood Crusade's Khornate Berserkers to the blood-drenched surface of the Cemetery World of Certus-Minor. With his warband, the Clysm, the World Eaters Chaos Champion had fought on a thousand worlds, butchering human and alien alike in the name of wanton carnage and murder, bringing glory to Khorne’s name through the prosecution of Blood Crusades, the slaughter of Slaanesh's perverse followers and the collection of skulls on an obscene scale. He was killed on Certus-Minor by the revenant Astartes of the Legion of the Damned.
Urkrathos Black Legion Urkrathos is a Chaos Lord of the Black Legion of Chaos Space Marines and the current Lord Purgator of the Chosen of Abaddon. Within the ranks of the Black Legion are those who are bloody-handed servants of Khorne. Though not a single unified warband within the Black Legion, they are collectively known as the Hounds of Abaddon. Urkrathos, the current Lord Purgator and commander of the Legion's Black Fleet, claims all followers of Khorne within the Legion as his own and directs them according to the will of Abaddon the Despoiler, the Warmaster of Chaos and master of the Black Legion. It falls to the Lord Purgator to ensure that every man, woman and child left alive on a world conquered by the Black Legion is dragged in chains into the hold of the Legion's starships, and that no edifice remains undedicated to the Dark Gods.
Ussax Death Guard Blight-Master Ussax is a veteran of the Death Guard Traitor Legion, and known as one of the Daemon Primarch Mortarion's inner circle of sorcerers. He is well known to the Ordo Malleus and to the Grey Knights, having been responsible for countless millions of deaths throughout the millennia. Ussax is held to be one of the most darkly gifted concoctors of blights, afflictions and plagues serving the Death Guard, and his recent appearance in the warzones of the Jericho Reach, attended by a cadre of Plague Marines, is a cause for much concern amongst those with knowledge of what he is capable of.

V

Name Origin Summary
Karrad Vall Unknown Karrad Vall’s name is a dark curse on those who have ventured into the Koronus Expanse. No one has ever seen him, but the barbed prows of his ships and the baying of his scarred warriors are enough to have caused captains to scuttle their craft rather than be taken before Karrad Vall, the Faceless Lord. Some whisper that Vall was once an Adept of the Munitorium, a former tithe-master swayed and fallen to the lure of the Dark Gods, whilst others claim he was once a trusted admiral of Battlefleet Calixis. What is known is that Karrad Vall braved the Maw in 794.M41 and promptly established his intent by shelling Footfall and engaging Calligos Winterscale in battle. His small fleet tore through the defences arrayed against them. As Vall departed, he cast several last taunting messages in his wake before disappearing without a trace for the next decade.
Varan the Undefeatable Unknown Varan, known as "The Undefeatable," is a Chaos Lord who led the assault upon the Imperial Civilised World of Perlia during the Second Siege of Perlia, a major campaign during the 13th Black Crusade in 999.M41. Despite his many Chaotic gifts, he was subsequently defeated in personal combat by the vaunted Chaplain Ciaphas Cain. After Varan's death, his entourage was destroyed by a necron scouting force. The rest of his army, without his influence, splintered into feuding groups, which were defeated in detail by arriving Imperial reinforcements.
Amadeus Volkstein Unknown Vanneus was once a loyal Space Marine Epistolary of the Lectors of Ixis Chapter. The exact circumstances under which Vanneus chose or was compelled to embrace the Chaos God Tzeentch remain a mystery. It is likely that in fulfilling his duties as a psyker and projecting his mind through the Immaterium, he fell victim to one of Tzeentch's servants residing there. Whatever the circumstances may have been, it is known that Vanneus denied the Emperor, rejected his former identity, took the name Amadeus Volkstein, and now serves Tzeentch as a powerful Chaos Sorcerer. He currently leads the warband of Chaos Space Marines known as the Oracles of Change.
Vorax The Eightscarred A Chaos Lord of Khorne, he is the current leader of one of many warbands of the Khorne Daemonkin warband known as the Eightscarred.
Svane Vulfbad Space Wolves (Formerly) Svane Vulfbad was a Renegade Wolf Lord of the Space Wolves Space Marine Chapter. He became so disillusioned with the grinding workings and soul-killing bureaucracy of the Imperium that he turned to the worship of Chaos, and more particularly the faith of the Blood God Khorne. Wolf Lord Harald Deathwolf and his Great Company were charged in 913.M41 by the Great Wolf Logan Grimnar to track down and execute the notorious Traitor. Deathwolf and his company eventually uncovered Vulfbad in the Cliedes System, tracking their elusive quarry to the storm-wracked moon of Gallimius. After weeks of stalking their prey, Deathwolf's hunting party cornered Vulfbad atop a dust-crowned mountain just as the vile Traitor was completing a sorcerous summoning ritual that would have seen his traitorous forces thronged with daemons. The Renegade Space Wolf fought like a madman even after his allies had been slain, badly wounding Harald's Thunderwolf in the process, but he was ultimately outmatched. As Harald brought his axe around to deliver the deathblow, a bolt of lightning struck them both. When the dust settled all that remained of Vulfbad was his Frost Axe, a shard of which now juts from the cybernetic jaw of Harald's Thunderwolf.

W

No known Chaos Lord begins with the letter "W".

X

No known Chaos Lord begins with the letter "X".

Y

Name Origin Summary
Ygethmor the Deceiver Black Legion known also as the "Twice Damned" and the "Purgator of Corrialis". He currently serves as one of Abaddon the Despoiler's lieutenants and a member of his personal retinue,  the Chosen of Abaddon. Ygethmor is the current Lord Deceiver, whose visions of the Warp lead the Black Crusade from star system to star system. During the 13th Black Crusade in 999.M41, the Officio Assassinorum sanctioned the deployment of an assassin team to eliminate Ygethmor, amongst other notable targets in service to the Archenemy. Whilst scrutiny of their field records is impossible, at least seven Assassinorum agents are known to have failed in the attempt to take the life of the Deceiver.

Z

Name Origin Summary
Zagthean Black Legion Zagthean, known as Zagthean the Broken, is a Chaos Lord of the Black Legion. He led his Black Legion warband in a fury of violence and excess on the Agri-World of Valesia. For his own satisfaction, the Warlord constructed a vast maze of thorns from the world's rose orchards, blinding his prisoners and loosing them within its tunnels, before hunting them down at his leisure. Countless inhabitants spent their final terrifying hours listening desperately for the sounds of pursuit, their flesh bleeding from dozens of thorn cuts.
Zhorisch Iron Warriors Zhorisch is an ancient master of scientific and technical pursuits as well as a cunning practitioner of the art and science of siege warfare. Warsmith Zhorisch was a member of the original Iron Warriors Legion raised up by Perturabo, and he was initially a pre-cursor of the modern Techmarine, a highly trained fighting engineer. As the IVth Legion slowly fell into bitterness and treason, he gleefully followed his leaders into rebellion against the Emperor. Over the millennia following the Horus Heresy, he rose in power with guile and cunning, eventually reaching the rank of Warsmith and leading his own warband. As a Warsmith, he developed his well-known lust for hidden knowledge, leading many a campaign of terror against unsuspecting Imperial worlds in pursuit of secrets both academic and technological. When he was given the chance to take the Obsidian Forge at Imbru, located in the Jericho Reach, and loot what he believed to be a treasure trove of Imperial secrets, he immediately accepted the task.
Zhufor the Impaler Storm Lords Zhufor, also called Zhufor the Impaler and the Butcher of Vraks, is the Chaos Lord who lead the warband of World Eaters' Chaos Space Marines named the Skulltakers during the Siege of Vraks. Zhufor was not always a servant of the Dark Gods. Once, millennia ago, he was known as Balzach, a former Sergeant of the Storm Lords Chapter. During the sacking of the hive cities of Paramar, Sergeant Balzach was severely wounded and taken captive by the Traitor Marines of the World Eaters Legion. Balzach was then drugged and subjected to torture and psycho-corrective surgery to alter his brainwave patterns in order to break his Imperial indoctrination. He was turned into a raging psychopathic killer, tall and muscular beyond even his normal Space Marine physique, and reborn as Zhufor.
Zymran Word Bearers Zymran was a Chaos Lord of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion who led a warband comprised of both Chaos Space Marines and daemons. He attempted to claim a pre-Heresy relic known as the Concordant Chaosium but was opposed by an Ultramarines strike force -- ancient and bitter rivals since the Horus Heresy.

Sources

This is a select and incomplete list of sources; for more, see each individual Chaos Lord's own page, if appropriate.

  • Battlefleet Gothic Magazine 9, pp. 2-3
  • Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook, pg. 112
  • Black Crusade: The Tome of Fate (RPG), pg. 21
  • Black Legion: Core Rulebook (RPG), pp. 54, 341
  • Cities of Death, "The Palace of Thorns", pp. 58-59
  • Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition), pp. 15, 19, 21, 25, 58-63, 75
  • Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition), pp. 21, 30, 46, 48, 50-57, 70
  • Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition), 2nd Codex), pp. 10, 22, 39, 49, 53, 57, 62
  • Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 1st Codex), pp. 7, 25-26
  • Codex: Chaos (2nd Edition), pp. 23, 44, 100-106, 106-108
  • Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition), pp. 21, 42
  • Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition), pg. 22
  • Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition), pp. 13, 16, 25
  • Codex Heretic Astartes - Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition), pp. 57, 124
  • Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pg. 24
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  • Codex: Space Marines (7th Edition) (Digital Edition), pg. 81
  • Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 49
  • Codex: Space Wolves (7th Edition), pg. 51
  • Codex: Tyranids (6th Edition) (Digital Edition), pg. 51
  • Crimson Slaughter - A Codex: Chaos Space Marines Supplement
  • Daemonifuge (Graphic Novel Series) by Kev Walker and Jim Campbell
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  • Dataslate: Officio Assassinorum (Digital Edition), pg. 39
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  • Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two, pp. 6, 26, 36
  • Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three, pp. pp. 16-18, 79, 82, 84, 88, 138, 140, 172, 198-199
  • Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One
  • Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two
  • Imperila Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of the Orpheus Sector, pp. 16, 29
  • Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - The Lost & The Damned, pg. 24
  • Index Astartes I, "Psykana Librarius: Space Marine Librarians," & "Children of the Emperor - The Emperor's Children Space Marine Legion"
  • Index Astartes III, "Chosen of Khorne - The World Eaters Space Marine Legion" & "Masters of Forbidden Knowledge - The Thousand Sons Space Marine Legion", pp. 62-69
  • Index Astartes IV, "Dark Apostles - The Word Bearers Space Marine Legion" & "Rogue Sons"
  • Index Chaotica: Terminus Est (Digital Edition)
  • Iyanden - A Codex: Eldar Supplement (Ebook), pp. 13-22
  • Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness (1st Edition)
  • Rogue Trader: Core Rulebook (RPG), pg. 356
  • Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book) by Dan Abnett
  • Tactica Imperialis (Sourcebook), pp. 72-90
  • The Horus Heresy - Book Two: Massacre by Alan Bligh, pp. 138, 141, 143-144, 155, 228-229, 258-259
  • The Horus Heresy - Book Five: Tempest by Alan Bligh, pp. 21, 28, 33, 51, 67, 69, 105, 108, 139, 157, 172, 248
  • The Thirteenth Black Crusade (Background Book) by Andy Hoare
  • Warhammer 40,000: Apocalypse (Campaign Supplement), pg. 171
  • Warhammer 40,000: Apocalypse: Reload (4th Edition), pg. 55
  • Warhammer 40,000 Compendium (1st Edition), "The Badab War" by Rick Priestley, pp. 33-35
  • Warhammer 40,000: Rulebook (6th Edition), pg. 397
  • Warlords of the Dark Millennium - Ahriman, pp. 3-4, 6-12, 25-29
  • Warlords of the Dark Millennium - Champions of Chaos (Digital Edition), pp. 68-90, 93, 122-123, 125-129, 136-140
  • Warlords of the Dark Millennium - Huron Blackheart, pp. 3-4, 6-10, 11-13, 21-25
  • Warlords of the Dark Millennium - Typhus, pp. 3, 5-11, 13-16, 22-29
  • White Dwarf Weekly 73 (June 20, 2015), "Unsheathing the Lion's Blade," pg. 35
  • White Dwarf 393 (UK), "Dark Vengeance", pp. 22-35, 40-65
  • White Dwarf 392 (UK), "The Crimson Slaughter," "'Eavy Metal - Chaos Space Marines," and "The Battle for Bane's Landing," pp. 32-33, 38-63
  • White Dwarf 391 (UK), "Battle Brothers - Wade Pryce's World Eaters & Chaos Daemons," pp. 64-65
  • White Dwarf 387 (US), "In The Company of Wolves - Saga of Harald Deathwolf" by Phil Kelly", pp. 56-59
  • White Dwarf 362 (UK), "Liber Apocalyptica - Trygon," pg. 46
  • White Dwarf 333 (UK), "Battle Report: The Karis Cephalon Incursion," pp. 32-48
  • White Dwarf 287 (UK), "Eye of Terror Worldwide Event: Death by a Thousand Cuts," pg. 36
  • White Dwarf 286 (UK), "Index Astartes: The Eye of the Storm - Blood Angels," pp. 68-69
  • White Dwarf 282 (UK), "Heroes & Villains of the 41st Millennium - Typhus the Traveller"
  • White Dwarf 278 (US), "Heroes & Villains of the 41st Millennium: Fabius Bile" & "Codicium Imperialis: The First War for Armageddon," by Graham McNeill and Andy Hoare
  • White Dwarf 275 (UK), "Index Astartes: Beasts of Steel - Chaos Space Marines tanks - The Rhino"
  • White Dwarf 270 (US), "Index Astartes: Dark Apostles"
  • White Dwarf 267 (US), "Index Astartes First Founding: Masters of Forbidden Knowledge, The Thousand Sons Space Marine Legion"
  • White Dwarf 258 (UK), "Psykana Librarius: Space Marine Librarians"
  • White Dwarf 255 (US), "Index Astartes First Founding: Children of the Emperor"
  • White Dwarf 230 (US), "Bitter and Twisted: Ahriman" & "WH40K 3rd: Bitter and Twisted - Khârn the Betrayer", pg. 42
  • White Dwarf 227 (US), "Chapter Approved - Ahriman: Chaos Sorcerer," "Chapter Approved - Fabius Bile: Chaos Lord," & "Chapter Approved: Chaos, Khârn the Betrayer", pp. 73-80
  • White Dwarf 202 (US), "The Sorcerer: Tzeentch, Ahriman", pp. 9-14
  • White Dwarf 201 (US), "The Betrayer", pp. 87-90
  • White Dwarf 101 (UK) "Index Astartes: The Badab Uprising" by Rick Priestley
  • Horus Rising (Novel) by Dan Abnett, pp. 315-319, 326, 347-348
  • False Gods (Novel) by Graham McNeill, pp. 31-32, 36, 42-43, 45-52, 54, 56-60, 76, 89, 103-106, 109-110, 112-113, 116, 132, 174-177, 191, 198, 205-207, 210-211, 260, 265-267, 271-273, 277, 293-295, 298, 341-342
  • Galaxy In Flames (Novel) by Ben Counter
  • The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel) by James Swallow
  • Fulgrim (Novel) by Graham McNeill
  • A Thousand Sons (Novel) by Graham McNeill
  • Battle for the Abyss (Novel) by Ben Counter
  • Mechanicum (Novel) by Graham McNeill
  • Age of Darkness (Anthology) edited by Christian Dunn, Rebirth by Chris Wraight
  • Shadows of Treachery (Anthology), The Crimson Fist (Short Story) by John French
  • Tales of Heresy (Anthology) edited by Nick Kyme and Lindsey Priestley, After Desh'ea by Matthew Farrer
  • Nemesis (Novel) by James Swallow, pp. 13-15, 17-19, 244-245, 249, 273-274, 324-326, 354-355, 387-391, 404-408
  • The First Heretic (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, pp. 9, 61-64, 66, 68-73, 81-83, 88-89, 117, 159, 163, 166, 228, 269-270, 278, 295, 301, 318, 323, 361-362, 367-368, 370-371, 380, 382, 385-386, 393-394, 414-420, 432, 437
  • Fear to Tread (Novel) by James Swallow, pp. 30-31, 90, 96-97, 111, 120, 151, 178-179
  • Betrayer (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, pp. 12-13, 78-80, 106, 112, 114-118, 123-128, 142-143, 149-153, 158, 169, 185, 196, 203-204, 209-210, 219-222, 227-229
  • The Primarchs (Anthology), "The Reflection Crack'd" by Graham McNeill & "The Lion," by Gav Thorpe
  • Angel Exterminatus (Novel) by Graham McNeill
  • Vulkan Lives (Novel) by Nick Kyme, pp. 9, 210-211
  • Blood Ravens: Dawn of War Omnibus (Novel compilation) by C.S. Goto
  • Atlas Infernal (Novel) by Rob Sanders
  • Ahriman: Exile (Novel) by John French
  • Conquest of Armageddon (Novel) by Jonathan Green
  • Dark Apostle (Novel) by Anthony Reynolds
  • Dark Disciple (Novel) by Anthony Reynolds, pp. 13, 18-19, 21, 115-116
  • Dark Creed (Novel) by Anthony Reynolds, pp. 4-5, 9, 22, 53, 56, 99, 102, 156-157, 159-160, 164, 167-168
  • Dark Vengeance (Novel) by CZ Dunn
  • Daemon World (Novel) by Ben Counter
  • Architect of Fate (Anthology), Endeavour of Will (Short Story) by Ben Counter
  • Dark Imperium (Anthology), The Wrath of Khârn by William King
  • Dead Sky, Black Sun (Novel) by Graham McNeill
  • Heroes of the Space Marines (Anthology), "Skull Harvest" by Graham McNeill & "The Labyrinth," (Short Story) by Richard Fort
  • Into the Maelstrom (Anthology), "Into the Maelstrom by Chris Pramas
  • Iron Warriors Omnibus (Novel), "The Beast of Calth" by Graham McNeill
  • Planetkill (Anthology), "The Heraclitus Effect" by Graham McNeill
  • Renegades of the Dark Millennium (Anthology), "The Corpse Road" by Graham McNeill
  • Lysander: The Fist of Dorn (Short Story) by Anthony Reynolds
  • Silver Skulls: Portents (Novel) by Sarah Cawkwell
  • Storm of Iron (Novel) by Graham McNeill
  • Tales from the Dark Millennium (Anthology) The Falls of Marakross (Short Story) by Steve Parker
  • The Chapter's Due (Novel) by Graham McNeill
  • The Gildar Rift (Novel) by Sarah Cawkwell
  • The Iron Without (Short Story) by Graham McNeill
  • The Legion of the Damned (Novel) by Rob Sanders
  • Treacheries of the Space Marines (Anthology), The Masters, Bidding (Short Story) by Matthew Farrer, The Long War (Short Story) by Andy Hoare & We Are One (Short Story) by John French
  • Gaunt's Ghosts (Series) by Dan Abnett
  • Necropolis (Novel) by Dan Abnett
  • Sabbat Martyr (Novel) by Dan Abnett
  • Traitor General (Novel) by Dan Abnett
  • Honour Guard (Novel) by Dan Abnett
  • Cadian Blood (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
  • Cain's Last Stand (Novel) by Sandy Mitchell
  • The Traitor's Hand (Novel) by Sandy Mitchell
  • Soul Hunter (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
  • Void Stalker (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
  • Blood Reaver (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
  • Red Fury (Novel) by James Swallow
  • Black Tide (Novel) by James Swallow
  • Khârn - Eater of Worlds (Novella) by Anthony Reynolds
  • The Weakness of Others (Novella) by Laurie Goulding
  • The Unkindness of Ravens (Novella) by George Mann
  • Butcher's Nails (Audio Drama) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
  • Ascension of Balthasar (Audio Drama) by CZ Dunn
  • Chosen of Khorne (Audio Drama) by Anthony Reynolds
  • Forge World Horus Heresy Character Series - Erebus & Kor Phaeron
  • Forge World - Kharn the Bloody
  • Forge World - Calas Typhon, First Captain of the Death Guard Legion
  • Forge World - Space Marine Badab War Characters Update Version 2 (6th Edition)
  • Dawn of War (PC Game)
  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising (PC Game)
  • Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
  • Dawn of War - Winter Assault
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Summoned Daemons BloodlettersPlaguebearersHorror of TzeentchDaemonetteNurglingsBeast of NurglePlague DroneFlamerScreamer
Lost and the Damned Chaos CultistsPoxwalkersPestigorPlague ZombiesPlague OgrynThrall WizardTzaangorTzaangor EnlightenedTzaangor ShamanDark Disciple
Champions Magnus the RedMortarionAbaddon the DespoilerKharn the BetrayerTyphusAhrimanHuron BlackheartFabius BileCypherHaarken WorldclaimerInvocatus


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