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===The Brotherhood and the [[Glistening Host]]===
The history of the Brotherhood of the Gauntlet and the Glistening Host are intertwined as early as the Brotherhood's founding for it is said during their crusade against the foul Orkz the Brotherhood and the traitors, who were loyalist named the Blood Dragons, fought valiantly together and built a bond of respect and friendship that bonded the two chapters.

It was in fact the Blood Dragons who first reclaimed Andalus from traitors, as they set about to liberate the world from the clutches of multi-factioned Khorne cults. However the liberation proved a hard process and the Khorne cults persistent, it seemed to be a dire moment for the Blood Dragons and they sent out a call of distress. Fortunately or unfortunately a section of the Brotherhood of the Gauntlet was nearby in the sector, setting out to reclaim a relic for the Adeptus Mechanicus that could only be claimed in a certain time frame. The Brotherhood took down their task in favour of aiding their fellow Astartes, the relic of teh Adeptus Mechanicus was lost and teh Adeptus Mechanicus has been embittered over the event.

Together the two chapter took Andalus for the Imperium, it was gifted to the Blood Dragons as their homeworld due to their greater losses. They ruled the planet in opulence, civilized and refined behavior  in the hope it would counter the Thirst. They were very involved with the civilian populace, they wished to put on an air of nobility and grace, believing it would keep the animal in them at bay. Tragically it didn't work. The Marquis, a now well known heretic, had a huge palace on the planet where he entertained many guests, he was an excellent performer and writer of theatre, played electro-dulcimer and hosted salons for writers and nobles. But in his heart he was being consumed by visions of slaughter. The pretty servant girls that attended to his chambers, how he longed to rip their heads off their spines. The arrogant, pretty nobles that came to his receptions, he would have the most intense impulse to murder them all with their dinner implements and then spread their innards all over the table and feast... He couldn't restrain himself.

And one night, when his urges were unbearable, his party was visited by a strange guest. A woman of unknown lineage, but obviously noble, for what other woman could carry herself so proudly and gracefully? She embodied all that he strove for. Elegance, refinement, civilization. So he pursued her, not for sexual pleasure, but for her calming effect on his secret, shameful urges. Because whenever she was nearby, the Thirst receded in him, the blood calmed itself.
And finally, she revealed her nature to him, and he was overjoyed when she told him of her master and the gifts she could offer, not just to him but to all her brothers...
He knew that the woman was a daemon of the Prince of Excess, but he had the idea that he was the one using her for the benefit of his chapter. He saw her as a tool, a means to cure himself and his brethren of the affliction that raged in them. Little by little, her suggestions were accepted as Chapter doctrine. Icons of the Emperor were replaced by other symbols, their meaning obscured. Daily prayers and supplications to the Throne on Terra were substituted for "meditation sessions" using Warp-enhanced foci that throbbed with sensual energy, calming the Battle-Brothers and soothing their spirits. But instead of the Thirst, the Chapter was visited by other afflictions. The amulets and meditations lost their power over time, requiring gruesome recharge rituals that involved mutilation and death of civilians. The Marines became ensnared in the web of addiction and thrill-seeking that Slaanesh spun for them, until there was no way out. The Brethren that rejected the inevitable fall were killed as sacrifices, the Chapter shrugging off all remaining pretense of Loyalism and descending into hedonistic orgies of pain and pleasure, all to overwhelm the senses and keep the Thirst at bay.

When next the Brotherhood visited the planet they found it a den of hedonism and heresy. It is known that the Brotherhood paid two visits to the planet: One by a single company, the records of which have all been expunged by the chapter. Another was a full-frontal invasion undertaken solely by the Chapter, but they were not enough and were eventually thrown off by the heretics. They reluctantly called in for help and were eventually provided with reinforcements in the form of the Grey Knight with whom they worked together in throwing off the Blood Dragons, now the Glistening Host. They claimed the planet now as their own homeworld, to make amends for letting their traitor brothers corrupt it even further, the corruption of the Host still remains within Andalus today. The Brotherhood swore oaths of vengeance against the Host, feeling that their Brother's fall into heresy could have been prevented if they had been more vigilant.