Abyssal Host

"Behold as the gate opens, and brings forth the harbingers of change and revelation!"

- Final worlds of the cultist Aquinius Solin Based on the daemonic world known as Myznarinax, often referred  to as Abyss, the warband known as the Abyssal Host remains shrouded in mystery. While isolated and remaining on Abyss for years on end, the Host remains a force to be reckoned with, as they ravage loyalist, traitor and xeno alike. Emerging from the thick cosmic mist surrounding their homeworld, the servants of the daemon prince Mazateth set forth on raids for new slaves and artifacts, plundering and ravaging all in their path, as their continue their quest for obscure and unholy lore.

History
The Abyssal Host was initially a fleet based warband, of hitherto unknown origin. Centered around their flagship, Spire of Revelation, they first reached fame during the First War for Heron. Initially numbering more than 200 marines, the war reduced their numbers, as subsequent conflicts eventually led their current numbers measuring less than 100 marines.

The eventual defeat during the First War of Heron marked a turning point for the warband. Seizing the momentum, the Chaos Lord Veron Calix, knowing he would not be able to outright kill his master, made use of the mystical artifact known as the Endless Cage, trapping the mortal Mazateth, and seemingly locking him in a place beyond the confines of the mortal realm. While most of the marines chose to follow Calix, 31 of them saw that only their true master's vision and plan would lead the Host to achieving it's goals. Escaping from the rest of the fleet, these chosen few undertook a quest to liberate their master, which they would later call the Great Deed.

As the marines that sided with Calix ended up fighting through the Second War of Heron, the loyal 31 managed to unlock the mysteries that would set their master free. Following the end of the Second War of Heron, they confronted their brethren, and freed their lord. However, much to the shock and surprise of the entire Host, Mazateth emerged from his prison transformed and ascended. It is incomprehensible how the sorcerer lord managed to please his patron to bestow the greatest gift a servant of darkness may achieve, but his servants welcomed their master back, yet their treason had to be answered for. It is unknown when, nor how it was done, but the scornful daemon prince condemned those that turned their backs on him to an eternity of possession, replacing their traitor souls with the immortal spirits of the daemons of change. Worst yet became the fate of the arch-traitor, as he would remain in his malformed and mutated body for all times.

Taking back the lordship over his fleet, the daemon prince commanded them to a daemon world. Hidden behind a massive sea of mist, lay the world of Myznarinax. From the outside the mist appeared dark, but as their ships penetrated it, they were engulfed by vibrant and radiant color, being the only heavenly source of light on the solitude, starless world.

Making the world their home, the remaining 26 of the 31 loyal marines, were rewarded by dominion over realms of their new home, and command over their malformed brethren and the hordes of mortal servants, now only bolstered by the enthralled native species of Abyss.