The Children of Blain, sometimes known by the more common moniker "Chil'Blains", is a warband of Chaos Space Marines dedicated to Nurgle that was once the Loyalist Space Marine Chapter known as the Steel Cobras.
It is now a component warband of the Death Guard.
Warband History[]
The Children of Blain, now a warband of Chaos Space Marines in the service of Nurgle.
The Children of Blain were originally a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter known as the Steel Cobras. After turning Heretic, they hid from Imperial forces on the Ice World of Tukaroe VII, but they became caught in a Chaos-tainted storm. The Space Marines started to become sick with unnatural diseases, and infections quickly spread between them.
His warriors dying, Chapter Master Akhasis Blain made a pact with a mysterious wanderer known as Barkahran, who promised he could save Blain’s warriors if they dedicated themselves to the Plague God Nurgle. They became the Children of Blain warband, commonly known as the Chil'Blains.
Notable Children of Blain[]
- Akhasis Blain - Akhasis Blain is the Chaos Lord and eponymous founder of the Children of Blain warband. He was once the Chapter Master of the Steel Cobras but convinced his warriors to turn to the service of Nurgle at the behest of the sorcerer Barkahran to escape an unnatural series of infections that were killing them as they hid from the Imperium.
- Septus - Septus is a Lord of Contagion of the Children of Blain who was once a first captain of the Steel Cobras.
- Barkahran - Barkahran is a Chaos Sorcerer of the Children of Blain warband.
Warband Appearance[]
Warband Colours[]
While the warband still wears the same bronze-green power armour of the Steel Cobras, they now paint sections of it white to represent the Ice World of Tukaroe VII, where they were reborn as Nurgle's servants.
Warband Badge[]
The badge of the Children of Blain is unknown in Imperial records.
Note[]
The Children of Blaine were a warband created and painted by the Games Workshop miniatures designer Alexandre Dumillard to be showcased in an article in the September 2019 issue of White Dwarf magazine.
Canon Conflict[]
The Steel Cobras were a Renegade Chapter originally introduced in the second 3rd Edition Codex: Chaos Space Marines. They were said to have fallen to Chaos to protect themselves after being unfairly targeted by an Imperial Crusade led by an Ecclesiarchy cardinal for their blasphemous worship of the Emperor in the form of an animal totem.
They built a base of operations beneath the frigid ammonia ice surface of Tukaroe VII. It is likely that the Children of Blain are the survivors of that same Renegade Chapter.
See Also[]
Sources[]
- White Dwarf (September 2019), "Galactic War Zones: Frozen Wastelands," pg. 43