Dark Apostles are skilled orators capable of converting entire cities, Astra Militarum regiments, or planetary populations to their unholy cause with promises of power and recognition from the denizens of the Warp. When it comes to the particulars of their blasphemous faith, each is bound by his own deranged and arrogant interpretations of the profane writings of Lorgar and other heretical works. Many therefore choose to venerate all the Chaos Gods equally, and rarely ally with only one path for very long. To a Dark Apostle, Chaos is an all-powerful pantheon. To demonstrate these unholy claims, they frequently act as direct conduits for their Dark Gods' power in the material realm and bestow blessings of Chaos on their followers, further fuelling their fanaticism and devotion.
This fanatical devotion to the Ruinous Powers defines a Dark Apostle, and all are entirely dedicated to spreading their message of worship and devotion to every corner of the galaxy.ĭark Apostles preach that the feeble and hollow sermons of the Imperial Ecclesiarchy are but rote superstition and propaganda compared to the terrible power of Chaos. Each is thoroughly learned in occult teachings, ritual sacrifice, and the devotions contained in the books of Lorgar and other vile Chaos tomes, having painfully etched their forbidden characters into their minds, bodies, and souls through a ghastly array of torturous and barbaric means. Even before the Horus Heresy, the Dark Apostles had gleefully redirected the XVII th Legion's fanatical zeal from the preaching of their flawed version of the Imperial Truth, which held the Emperor of Mankind to be the one, true god of humanity, to howling the praises of the Ruinous Powers.ĭark Apostles are the spiritual leaders within many Heretic Astartes Traitor Legions, and are utterly devoted to the Dark Gods and the preservation of the beliefs of their Primarchs and other leaders. Like all of the Chaos Space Marines of the Word Bearers Legion, the Dark Apostles worship all the Dark Gods in the form of Chaos Undivided rather than any single one of the Chaos Gods. The Dark Apostles of the Word Bearers rule the XVII th Legion through the instrument of the Dark Council, which is comprised of the most senior of their membership. Excerpt from the 341st Book of the Epistles of LorgarĪ Dark Apostle of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion wielding his Accursed Crozius in the service of Chaos Undivided.Ī Dark Apostle is a Chaplain and one of the de facto leaders of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion, second in power and command only to the Legion's Primarch Lorgar, though Dark Apostles have been encountered as dark missionaries in the other Traitor Legions. We bring the word of Lorgar, the Bearer of the Word."
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