Editing Death Smiths (section)

==Warband Beliefs==
Unusually for a Chaos Marines warband, the Death Smiths could not care less what happens in the Galaxy. Money and power interest them only inasmuch as they help them to further their goal - creation of more and better Daemon Weapons. Like with so many other warbands, their philosophy has been shaped by the personality of their charismatic leader, Ilmari Wieland. Once an influential Vate of the Fourteenth Legion, he personally rediscovered the long-lost art of infusing weapons with malevolent spirits of the Empyrean, and creation of Daemon weapons has been his obsession ever since. During the millennia, forging of evil artefacts has turned into a twisted religion of sorts for the Death Smiths, one that has completely eclipsed all other aspects of life for them.

Like Khorne does not care where the blood flows from as long as it flows, the Death Smiths are largely indifferent who wields the weapons they forge as long as they cause mayhem and destruction. The Great Unifier is perhaps the most notorious customer of theirs, but hardly the only one: according to estimations made by Ordo Malleus, every fifth Daemon weapon in the Eye of Terror originates from Adranus. Rumours persist that even certain radical Inquisitors use artefacts commissioned from Wieland's disciples. 

Although the Death Smiths usually take part in Black Crusades, they only see them as a chance to collect more slaves for their sacrifices. Their nihilistic views and refusal to venerate the Dark Gods have provoked the ire of many a zealous warband over the years; notably, Eternal Zealots and most of their successors consider them heretics no better than the lackeys of the Corpse Emperor and make a point of destroying Daemon weapons forged by them whenever they manage to get a hold on one. However, this is an extremely unwise move, as nothing infuriates the followers of Wieland more than disrespect towards their works of art. And Death Smiths are not a warband whose enmity could be taken lightly, for their persistence in punishing those who slighted them and cruelty towards fallen enemies are legendary.