Host of the Truthbringer

(This Page is Unfinished. A.L.P.H.A The AI apologizes for the Inconvenience. He also apologizes for being unable to do this properly.)"I Baptize myself in the blood of the Unbeliever. I mark myself with the Scars of Devotion. I consecrate myself in the Holy Fire, and I am reborn in the God's name. My old life is over. I am nothing but a weapon for the Primordial Truth. By Faith, by Truth, by Consecration. I will serve."

-The Oath of Consecration

The Consecrated are a Warband of Chaos Space Marines derived from the Word Bearers Legion. Originally known as the 500th Host, they are a organization that has been led by Azunar since the late Great Crusade.

The Consecrated are considered fanatical even by Word Bearer standards. Every thought, every emotion, every fiber of their being is dedicated to the Primordial Truth, and their selfless fanaticism knows no bounds. Led by the Dark Prophet, Azunar, they are poised to conquer the Material Universe in the name of the Chaos Gods and finally destroy everything that does not serve Chaos.

History
(To be added later)

Organization
The Warband functions as a normal Word Bearer host would, but with a few changes. The chain of command goes like this: They maintain a strict hierarchy over those they rule, and move with extreme efficiency on the battlefield. Each sorcerer also acts as a shaman, who uses his abilities to gaze into the Warp and decipher the will of the Gods.
 * 1) Dark Apostle: Azunar
 * 2) Coryphaus and First Acolyte
 * 3) Five Chaos Champions and five Chaos Sorcerers, one of each for each of the five companies.
 * 4) Rank-and-File Chaos Space Marines
 * 5) Traitor Guardsman, Cultists, Mutants and Rogue Psykers
 * 6) Warband Serfs, Servitors and Slaves

Cult and Culture
The Consecrated are far more damned than the Legion they spawned from. The mutating powers of the Warp, combined with their endless faith, has transformed each and every member of the Warband into a horrific zealot, an insane fanatic who's very flesh pulses with the energies of Chaos. Mutation is rife amoungst their ranks, and each of them is somehow touched by the powers of Chaos.

Initiation and Consecration
The Warband is just as much a Cult as it is a Military Faction. To even become a member of the Warband, one must pass all the trials a Word Bearer must, as well as many well-facilitated rituals, including: But the most important facet of their beliefs, and of their initiation, is this:
 * 1) Being Possessed by a Daemon and casting the Daemon out of their bodies, by themselves (similar to the initiation of the Exorcist Chapter)
 * 2) Etching runes of Daemonic summoning and dark invocation all over their bodies through scarification
 * 3) Ritualistically denouncing their previous self and giving their entire selves over to the influence of Chaos
 * 4) Listening to the sound of a Discord for 24 hours straight without losing sanity.
 * 5) Baptism in the blood of a captured member of the Ecclesiarchy

The Flame of Consecration
In the Realm of Chaos, similar thoughts and emotions flow together into growing bodies of energy. It is through this process that all Daemons and Gods are born: Each is born and fed by the emotions of mortals. So, what happens when one's emotions are feeding all four of the Chaos Gods at once?

The Dark Prophet, Azunar, discovered what happened. Over the course of the Horus Heresy, and more so after, the faith of Mankind in the Emperor, the worship of him as a God, began creating a 5th Chaos God: One born out of Mankind the way Slaanesh was born out of the Eldar. It was clear to Azunar that this God, when born, would be far more powerful than the Four combined. This God would be, decisively, a Chaos God of Religious Faith and Fanaticism. But if Mankind remains loyal to the Ecclesiarchy, then this new God will be the Emperor Reborn, the living embodiment of the Lectitio Divinatus. So, the Consecrated are dedicated not to destroying the Imperium, but to converting Mankind to Chaos, so that the new Chaos God shall be the Word of Lorgar given form.

Their efforts have paid off. A permanent Warp Storm/Fledgling God has manifested in the Warp. It manifests as a massive, endless flame, a fire of hatred and darkness, from which emerges litanies and chants unceasing. This is the Holy Fire, the Flame of Consecration: The psychic manifestation of the Consecrated Warband and of the Word Bearers Legion.

The Rite of Consecration
The final step of initiation is the right of consecration. The Neophyte, draped in vile robes and covered from head to toe in the scars of devotion, is exposed to a right of daemonic binding. Rather than a sentient Daemon being bound to him, however, the Sorcerer commanding the ritual reaches into the Flame of Consecration, and from it plucks a fistful of the fire. This shard of the flame is all of the Neophyte's devotion and fanatical faith made into pure Chaos Energy. The larger the flame, the more favor the Neophyte will have. Much like daemonic possession, the flame is merged with the Neophyte's soul, and if he survives the endeavor, he is welcomed into the Warband, his body and soul fully Consecrated.

Favored Tactics
The Consecrated have been around for so long, they are well learned in every form of warfare. But they especially prefer infiltration, destroying worlds without anyone even realizing they were behind it. The Consecrated play the same game as the Alpha Legion, remaining mostly in the shadows and acting as puppet masters for those faithful to their message. However, they are also VERY skilled in sorcery and daemonology, and show great ease in the summoning of the powers of the Warp.

Relations
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