Editing Mentors (section)

== The Retconning 2: Double-Retconned ==

As of the release of [[Aaron_Dembski-Bowden|Aaron Dembski-Bowden's]] novel [https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Spear_of_the_Emperor_(Novel) Spear of the Emperor], the chapter may be falling to chaos and passively empowering [[Nurgle]] (ironic, given 888 is the sacred number of [[Khorne]]). The novel contains a recounting of events from one of the chapter serfs, describing how their father contracted an unknown body-eating disease and could only obtain a small amount of pain suppressants from other serfs, claiming they "were far below any rank worthy enough to receive medicae aid," heavily implying the Space Marine Chapter allows diseases to spread through the serf ranks uncontested or even undocumented. The narrating serf goes on to claim their brother (an aspirant) was murdered in a barracks brawl, resulting in commendations for the killer. Kind of a weird thing for Astartes to commend, though, since fratricide is not exactly something Space Marines approve of and an aspirant killing another outside of orders does not bode well.

While either of these may have been intended to add more grimdark to the story rather than as heavy chaos implications, it would seem the original Mentors' heavy involvement with Auxiliaries is all but fully retconned.