Brethren of Spite

The Brethren of Spite are a group of fleet based Chaos space marines operating in the Imperium of man’s Eastern Fringe. Originally making up the core of the “Brotherhood of Man” Space marine chapter, the Brethren formed from secessionist splinters that remained after the chapter collapsed in late m.37. The Brethren are led by Hemlock Cain, the former captain of the 2nd company and now Chaos lord of the Brethren. The Brethren of Spite are known to worship Chaos undivided, while certain squads have adopted a specific god to worship.

Organisation
The Brethren as a chapter were fleet based, and little has changed since then. The Brethren have acquired a large fleet of space craft in which they launch their raids on the Imperium, though a majority was retained from their time as the Brotherhood. Lead by their flagship, the Covent of Sin, an Ark-Mechanicus, the Brethren has an undisputed naval superiority over most foes, though they are careful to squander such power. A majority of the time, attacks on convoys are perpetrated by small group of cruisers and support craft. Many of the newer ships among the fleet have been stolen and repaired after battle. Many of the Astartes of the Brethren are skilled ship boarders, equipped with Melta-guns and bombs, along with a variety of cutting tools and close combat weapon. On the ground, the Brethren favour tough resilient infantry over vehicles in combat. Much of the Brethren of Spite’s Space marines is armed with anti-tank weapons and is known for a fondness for extreme resilience. Experimental combat drugs that effect both the mental psyche and body of the marine, meaning that the feeling of pain is all but nullified, though some of the Brethren have taken to the worship of Nurgle as a means to escape death and injury though these are not the only members of the chapter that have taken up such worship of a specific god. Little is done by Hemlock to stop the corruption of his chapter, since there is little left to loose for him.