Unstained Host
"Never has there been a more confounding, fascinating, contradictory, or powerful phenomenon within the Eye. Wouldn't you agree?"
High Genetor Wilmut Sachs, commenting on the Unstained Host.
| The Unstained Host | ||
|---|---|---|
| Battle Cry | "Strike now, as one!" "Victory to the daring!" | |
| Founding | After the Legionary Wars | |
| Successors of | Various Traitor Legions | |
| Homeworld | Medica | |
| Strength | Tens of Thousands | |
| Specialty | Shock Assault | |
| Allegiance | Chaos Undivided | |
This page details people, events, and organisations from the /tg/ Heresy, a fan re-working of the Warhammer 40,000 Universe. See the /tg/ Heresy Timeline and Galaxy pages for more information on the Alternate Universe.
The Unstained Host was founded by Zhardan the Impeccable after his infamous raid upon the Cadia and the surrounding systems. The remnants of the Heralds of Hektor, along with the warbands of the Unrequited Sons, Scions of Perfection, Priests of the Primordial, Dread Banners Company, and the Stellar Reavers. Since uniting these scattered but powerful factions, the Unstained Host established hegemony over nearly all trade inside the Eye of Terror along with enforcing their will upon a significant amount of Traitors who live within. When the Host marches forth, they bring almost all the warriors that Chaos has to offer.
History of the Host
Humble Beginnings: The Unstained
Zhardan was not born under the name that would be spoken of by rising Chaos Lords with both admiration and envy. He was once known as Zarac Hordan, a non-Psykic member of the Black Augurs Traitor Space Marine Legion. Due to the hierarchy of the Augurs being based entirely upon those with sorcerous capability, Zarac was left out of many accomplishments gained in both the Great Crusade and Hektor Heresy. In the mayhem caused by Heresy, and the numerous losses heaped upon the Black Augurs Zarac found himself being promoted to Ship's Master aboard the Insidious Hammer, an Avenger-class Grandcruiser. From this post Zarac was instrumental in doing absolutely nothing at all as the ship preformed rear-guard actions for the invasion of the Sol-System until finally fleeing upon Imperial reinforcement.
The retreat from Terra was hellish for the Traitors. After the Betrayal of Sudden Flame, which the Insidious Hammer was absent from taking part in despite nearly every Black Augur fighting in the battle, Traitors began to turn on one another en masse. The Augurs almost religiously, maliciously took advantage of their comrades from other Legions. Zarac could only watch as his Captain and superior continuously bordered ships, butchered the Marines aboard, and impressed the crew into service. The Hammer over time built an impressive stock of gene-seed, leading to Zarac having a brilliant concept. The various successes made by Sorcerers had not been without loss, and they kept the regular Marines out most of the fighting taking the revel of looting for themselves.
When the next assault took place upon a wounded Eternal Zealot transport fleet, Zarac sprung his plan into action. Due to the depletion of loyal crewmembers thanks to the boarding party sallying out, the Captain was outnumbered 10 to 100. Seizing control of the Insidious Hammer, the enslaved vessels were given a choice - Follow Captain Hordan into the Eye with many other Traitors, or stay out to be prey to the vengeful Void Angel armada. Few decided to remain without the protection of the much larger, powerful warship.
In the eye, Zarac had time to plan and to think. While other warbands fought over constantly depleting resources, he would ration and plot. A new generation of Space Marines was raised up from any children his troop could acquire, but it took time. After what felt like an eternity, the Captain revealed his force to the wider world of the Eye. At first his warband appeared an oddity, intervening in battles that seemed decisive to save one side from being wiped out. Word spread then of a disciplined band of warriors naming themselves the Unstained, led by man named Zhardan. Many joked of their insanity, never taking plunder for themselves and disappearing before any reward could be exacted.
Opinion shifted at a historic event in the history of the Legionary Wars. The Ramparts, the primary successor to the ambitious state of the Bulwark, was facing a dire fate. A giant store of their collected gene-seed had been stolen by the Gnawed-Claws warband. The Crimson Teeth successors had struck with debilitating, and suicidal force, managing to elude their advanced defenses to hit their heart. The Unstained had been invited to the raid by the Gnawed Claws, and during their retreat into orbit a Thunderhawk assault-wing from the Unstained betrayed them. To the Ramparts, it seemed that the arrival of the Unstained was nothing less than near divine intervention.
Indomitus, founder of the Ramparts, named Zhardan 'the Impeccable' for his amazing timing. From then on, the Unstained gained recognition across the Eye and an alliance with one of the more powerful warbands in it.