Thou shalt have no work save the destruction of the Imperium of man. Thou shalt have no reward save the

blessings of Chaos. Thou duty is war. Thou shalt obey only the Lords of the Word. Thou shalt rejoice in

Killing. Thou shalt be a tool of Chaos. To disobey the Lords is death. The greatest reward is the instillation of Hatred in those that stand against us. Thou shalt speak but hatred of the Emperor of Mankind. The Heretic is the chosen one; protect him, for his life is pain to the

Emperor. Like the great storm of the Horus Heresy the forces of the True Gods will descend upon the

Emperor's minions. The stars will tremble at their passage and the mighty armadas of the Warmaster

Abaddon will bring annihilation to a hundred worlds. Know this, for these things will come to pass. With the thirty-seven keys of Tzeentch, we open the way for our brothers. With the thousand whispers of Slaanesh, we

call to them. With the twelve plagues of Nurgle, we kill their enemies. And with the mighty axe of Khorne, we cut open the world for them. From the fires of betrayal unto the blood of revenge we bring the name of Lorgar, the Bearer of the Word, the favoured son of Chaos, all

praise is given unto him. From those that would not heed we offer praise to those who do, that they might turn their gaze our way and gift us with the boon of pain, to turn the galaxy red with blood, and feed the

hunger of the gods. From those that would not heed we offer praise to those who do, that they might turn their gaze our way and gift us with the Boon of Pain, to turn

Codex: Word Bearers (Alpha)

The First Heretics

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“Hear my warnings, unbelievers - carried to your minds by the power of the Prince of Excess himself. We have raised altars in this land so that we may sacrifice you to our gods. Veterans of ten millennia of unholy war wait to grind you beneath the treads of their mighty boots. There is no hope in opposing the inevitable.

Put down your arms, unbelievers, and bow before the forces of Chaos Undivided.”

++ Eliphas the Inheritor ++

By Wyrmwood, with special thanks to MvS

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Contents

Introduction…

The Great Betrayal…

The First Founding

- The Imperial Heralds

- Colchis

The Great Crusade

- Lorgar

- Monarchia

- The Pilgrimage

+ The Scarus Sector

+ The Eye Stares Back

- Ullanor

- Nikea and the Chaplain Edict

The Horus Heresy

- Isstvan V

- Calth

- Terra

The Scouring

The Long War

- The Boros Gate

- The Black Crusades

The Warp…

The Cadian Gate

The Eye of Terror

Daemon Worlds

Gods and Daemons

- Faith and Ritual

The Word Bearers…

Chaos Space Marines

- Crusaders, Penitents and Adjudicators

- Iconoclasts

- Proselytisers

- Possessed Word Bearers

Lords and Heroes

- Dark Apostles

- First Acolytes

- Coryphaeus

- Theosophists

- The Seraphim

+ Daemon Princes, Lords and Kings

The Cults

- Raptor Cult

- Obliterator Cult

+ The Techno-Virus of Ghalmek

- The Anointed

- The Gal Vorbak

Dreadnoughts…

- Possessed Dreadnoughts

- Venerable Dreadnoughts

- Penitent Dreadnoughts

Battle Tanks and Vehicles…

- Word Bearer Bike Squad

- Rhino

- Predator

- Vindicator

- Land Raider

+ Eschaton Pattern

+ Crusader Pattern

+ Ark Pattern

- Dreadclaw Assault Pod

Daemon Engines…

+ Defiler

+ Soul Grinder

+ Ophanim

The Divine Emissaries…

- Hashmallin

- Potesta

- Angels and Daemons

The Cult Lorgar…

- Black Cardinals and Hierophants

- Qadashi, Preachers and Redemptionists

- Fanatics and the Faithful

- Cult Apostate

Armoury…

- Wargear

- Gifts of Chaos

- Faith Abilities

- Psychic Powers

Army List…

- HQ

- Elites

- Troops

- Fast Attack

- Heavy Support

Summary

Introduction What is Codex: Word Bearers?

Welcome, Word Bearer! The most obvious goal of this (completely

unofficial) Codex is to provide a supplement for Word Bearer players to

use in place of Codex: Chaos Space Marines, which should be used in

conjunction with the main Warhammer 40,000 rulebook and any number

of the expansions. More importantly, this Codex aims to recapture a

spirit that has been absent in the most recent Codex and inspire the

reader with ideas for their own Word Bearer Host or other religious

Warband. This humble scribe (Wyrmwood) is simply a vessel for the will

of the divine emissaries, and it is through this tortured husk that they

dictate the information that fills this holy tome. With me in this

undertaking is that most vile rogue, warp-maddened MvS – disgraced

intellectual and trafficker of forbidden knowledge. Between us, we hope

to craft a satisfying and flavourful guide for fans of Chaos in general, not

just Word Bearers despite the focus on them. Oh, there was also some

Inquisitor bloke that got his hands on this file, and left annotations all

over the place. He won’t be bothering us anymore.

There isn’t any mono-god choices present within these pages, but there

are thematic alternatives. Aside from the Word Bearer Legiones Astartes,

we have included a full list of the Cult Lorgar that could, potentially, be

fielded on its own. However I must stress that this isn’t a full Lost and the

Damned force (at least at this time, but that may change), as well as

Angels and Daemons of Chaos Undivided.

Note: Hopefully we will succeed in adding a depth of darkness to the

Word Bearers, their belief and methods of indoctrination and conversion

not only through war and desecration, but through oratory and

prophet/saviour-like figures. Ideally, we’d like to shake off the somewhat

juvenile depiction that the Word Bearers have been given in the past.

The Great Betrayal

The First Founding

The Spa