The Game

The Armies of the 41st Millennium
- Space Marines.
- Dark Eldar.
- Tyranids.
- Sisters of Battle.
- Eldar.
- Chaos.
- Imperial Guard.
- Orks.
- Heroes of the Imperium.

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Long ago, when the Imperium was young and the Emperor still walked the earth, Horus, the Emperor's Warmaster and closest friend, was seduced by the dark gods of Chaos. Horus led nearly half the Space Marine Legions in a revolt against the Emperor, a bloody civil war which practically destroyed the fledgling Imperium.

In the aftermath, the Imperium still stood and Horus was destroyed, but the Emperor was mortally wounded and the remnants of the traitorous Space Marine Legions fled. They retreated to the Eye of Terror, a section where warp space and real space collide, forming a truly nightmarish realm where the laws of nature have been twisted and corrupted.

From the Eye of Terror, the Chaos Space Marines launch their devastating Black Crusades against the Imperium. Over the years, these vile traitors and heretics have been mutated and changed by the warping influence of the Chaos powers, but they still carry on their ten thousand year old war against the Imperium!

When they were forced to retreat, the rebel Space Marine Legions fully threw in their lot with the dark gods of Chaos. It was at this point that their fates were truly sealed. The Chaos Space Marines began their dark service to the evil lords, in return for the power and opportunity to crush their enemies and punish those that had driven them to their current state. This terrible bargain makes each rebel Space Marine something more evil and powerful than they once were.

To this day, the Chaos Space Marines still raid the Imperium. Striking from the Eye of Terror, they cause as much destruction and terror as they possibly can before retreating back to the safety of warp space. Occassionally, a powerful warlord will gather the many different Chaos Space Marine Legions to his cause and begin a massive invasion of the Imperium. These Black Crusades have destroyed world after world in the past, but they have always been stopped. Some say the Chaos Space Marines will never stop, that their raids and Black Crusades are merely testing the Imperium's defenses, waiting for the day when they can gather enough strength to smash the Imperium asunder.

The various Black Crusades and constant raids are carried out by Chaos Space Marine Lords. These vengeful warriors are brutal and cunning, having led hundreds of such incursions before. They are completely without mercy or remorse, gunning down innocents and prisoners with equal abandon.

The Aspiring Chaos Champion or Lord commands some of the toughest and depraved troops imaginable. Each Chaos Space Marine Lord is formidable by himself, but there are those that have been truly "blessed" by the Chaos gods, giving them terrible power and strength.

The Chaos Space Marines are cruel mockeries of the true defenders of humanity - the Space Marines, but every bit as powerful and determined. Some of the Chaos Space Marines have devoted themselves entirely to their Primarchs and their new dark masters. In return, these Chaos Space Marines have become much more than they once were.

Chaos Space Marines who have devoted themselves to Khorne, the Chaos god of War, become Khorne Bezerkers. Their sole purpose is to get into grisly close combat and gather more blood and skulls for the throne of Khorne! The most infamous devotees are the Chaos Space Marines of the Worldeaters Chapter. They have become so crazed that they are uncontrollable, more like savage beasts than anything else!

The Thousand Sons became disciples of Tzeentch - the Chaos god of magic and change. Most of the Thousand Sons are psychic in some way, the more powerful of them are granted a boon from Tzeentch and become Chaos Sorcerers. Long ago, the Thousand Sons' bodies were disintigrated by a vicious spell that also sealed their souls in their armour. As a result, the only way to defeat these Chaos Space Marines is to totally destroy their armour, freeing their bodiless souls.

Nurgle is the Chaos god of decay and pestilence. Chaos Space Marines who worship this foul lord have sworn to spread his grotesque plagues everywhere. Because of this, the Chaos Space Marines are themselves infected with all sorts of horrible wasting diseases. The illnesses slowly start to cause them to decay, deadening them to pain. Unfeeling, they ignore the wounds they suffer on the battlefields, carrying on as if nothing had happened.

The Noise Marines are former Chaos Space Marines who have succumbed to the promises of Slaanesh - the Chaos god of sensual pleasure. An eternity of experience has made it so that only the most hideous cacaphony of screams and moans of the dying can release them from their otherwise emotionless state. Noise Marines are armed with a bizarre mix of aural weaponry, along with the Chaos Space Marine Havocs (Chaos Space Marine heavy weapon wielding psychos), they form most of the heavy support for the Chaos Space Marine force.

When the Chaos Space Marine Legions fled to the Eye of Terror, they took all their equipment with them, including their Terminator Armour, vehicles and dreadnoughts. Of course, the strange warping effects of the region affect vehicles as well as men.

Chaos Space Marines with Terminator armour are the most loathsome of all the Chaos Space Marines. Having fought their way to positions of power within the Chaos Lord's retinue, these Chaos Space Marines are equipped with the most destructive weapons available. These nearly invulnerable Chaos Terminators stride across the battlefield, crushing all those who dare to confront them!

When the Chaos Space Marine Legions fled, they took everything they could with them. They have been forced over the centuries to repair and modify their equipment. Now, they little resemble the vehicles and machinery they once where.

Chaos Space Marine Bikers have all the advantages of their Space Marine counterparts, except they revel in being able to attack without warning, causing as much destruction as possible before they retreat.

The Chaos Space Marines have access to most of the equipment, vehicles, and tanks that you might see in a Space Marine army today, but changed and mutated as well. There are Chaos Rhino transports, Chaos Predator Tanks and Chaos Land Raiders, but the most changed is the Chaos Dreadnought.

Dreadnoughts are incredible machines of destruction. They carry the most potent of weaponry and their armoured bodies are practically impenetrable. The Chaos Dreadnought houses the crippled body of a Chaos Champion, one of those destined for greatness. When they find themselves trapped in the metal tomb of the dreadnought, many go insane with rage and grief at being confined to slowly rot throughout all eternity.

The Chaos Space Marines aren't the only inhabitants of the Eye of Terror. Daemons, denizens of the Warp, can also manifest themselves here. These are the servants of the Chaos gods, though they vary in shape and size, their only purpose is the complete destruction of everything in their path. For instance, the Bloodthirster of Khorne is a greater daemon, capable of crushing a tank in its bare hands, while the nurglings, tiny daemons of Nurgle, attempt to overwhelm their foes with vast numbers.

These are forces best not tampered with, but those seeking quick ways to power often call upon their aid, never realizing the price until it is much to late. However, the daemons of the Chaos gods are allies, often aiding the Chaos Space Marines in their battles against the Imperium.