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	- Formed shortly before the War of the Beast when Doombreed subverted a huge chunk of space that was still in the process of being integrated into the Imperium in preparation for his grudge match against Corax, Khan, Lorgar, and Magnus		- Formed shortly before the War of the Beast when Doombreed subverted a huge chunk of space that was still in the process of being integrated into the Imperium in preparation for his grudge match against Corax, Khan, Lorgar, and Magnus
	- After Doombreed's defeat, the truly fanatic and corrupted parts escaped to the far end of the galaxy to form the Blood Pact		- After Doombreed's defeat, the truly fanatic and corrupted parts escaped to the far end of the galaxy to form the Blood Pact
	- Surprisingly Ursh-like due to Doombreed, though due to Doombreed's Khornate status their veneration of the four Chaos Gods has essentially turned into "Khorne and ~~friends"~~.		- Surprisingly Ursh-like due to Doombreed, though due to Doombreed's Khornate status their veneration of the four Chaos Gods has essentially turned the traditionally Chaos Undivided into a system where Khorne is venerated as the top god and Malal, Slaanesh, Tzeentch, and Nurgle as subordinate to him. In other words, the way that Khorne sees the world.
	- Unlike many other groups of Chaos Guard, actually hold territory and rule a number of worlds, so they actually have infrastructure to produce weapons for them		- Unlike many other groups of Chaos Guard, actually hold territory and rule a number of worlds, so they actually have infrastructure to produce weapons for them

			=== Blood Pact Organization ===

			The commanding military officers of the Blood Pact are known as Gaurs. Gaurs are comparable to Lord Generals of the Imperial Guard, though compared to Lord Generals and their various Imperial counterparts Blood Pact Gaurs are expected to be more independent, being responsible for providing food and munitions to their troops and are supposed to make tactical decisions on their own with minimal input from those above them. This makes Blood Pact troops hard to starve out or catch unaware, but it also means they are less cohesive and prone to infighting than Imperial regiments as they often do not communicate as well and tend to squabble over supplies due to their opportunistic survivalist attitude.

			Below the Gaurs in the Blood Pact hierarchy are the Etogaurs (roughly translated as “sub-Gaur”), each of whom command a consanguinity, a group of forces roughly comparable in number to an Imperial battalion, making them roughly analogous to an Imperial General. Further below them are the Damogaurs (which roughly translates to “sub-sub-Gaur”, with implications of inferiority), who command regiment-sized groups known as philia and are roughly comparable to Imperial colonels. Individual captains are known as Sirdar, though they differ from the Imperial counterpart in that they are expected to lead from the front and fight like champions, as one would expect from a society of Khornates. Blood Pact titles are used as suffixes, so a soldier named Vesh with the rank of Etogaur would be known as “Vesh Etogaur”.

			The rank of Gaur and its diminutives is named after Urlock Gaur, an Urshii general and war criminal who had a thing for bloodletting and flaying people alive, who served Doombreed back before he ascended to Daemon Princedom and was merely the Despot of Ursh. Urlock Gaur loyally served Ursh for many years, both under the Last Despot and his uncle Ganzorig the Great. Magnus the Red knew of Urlock Gaur, having served under the Last Despot’s uncle as well, and he was pretty sure it was Gaur that was leading the chase that drove him into the Forbidden Mountains. Gaur was a close friend and beloved parental figure to the Last Despot, as Ganzorig spent most of his time ruling the biggest nation on Earth as well as serving as the god-king of the Urshii religion and therefore had little time to raise a child. Indeed, given that The Last Despot typically mutilated people as an example to others if they failed him, the fact that Urlock Gaur wasn't killed for failing to come back with Magnus was an extreme and possibly unprecedented act of generosity on the Last Despot's part. Gaur eventually met his end when an IED flipped his armored personnel carrier during Corax’s rebellion. Gaur was lucky enough to survive the initial blast but was unlucky enough to find himself surrounded by unhappy former slaves with access to weapons, who chased Gaur down, killed him, and buried him in a shallow, unmarked grave.

			The original Urlock Gaur is still around after a fashion. As the pinnacle of Urshii loyalty, Gaur is one of the old monsters Doombreed keeps resurrecting time after time to serve as his right hand, albeit as a patchwork creature of cadaverous flesh and shadow. Urlock Gaur's resurrection is a considerable investment as Doombreed is made out of warp power given by Khorne and it isn't infinite. To resurrect and keep Urlock Gaur alive as a daemon he has to sacrifice a piece of his own essence or get a loan from his patron. In terms of the Blood Pact’s hierarchy, Urlock Gaur is ''the'' Gaur, second only to Doombreed himself in authority. Even other Gaurs defer to the originator of their title, even if on paper they are of equal rank. Blood Pact soldiers may refer to one Gaur or another, but when they talk about the Gaur, there is no question of whom they speak. Indeed, given his relationship with Doombreed, Gaur is one of the few people who can speak his mind to the Daemon Prince and survive. Doombreed doesn't publicly defer to Gaur, for what self-respecting god-king would ever allow themselves to be corrected by one of the little people, but he doesn't have him killed outright and does respect his judgement.

	== Silver Levy ==		== Silver Levy ==

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			'''This page is part of the Nobledark Imperium, a fan re-working of the Warhammer 40,000 Universe. See the [[Nobledark Imperium\|Nobledark Imperium Introduction]] and [[Nobledark Imperium\|Main Page]] for more information on the alternate universe'''

	= Chaos Guard =		= Chaos Guard =

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	= Chaos Guard =		= Chaos Guard =

			Falling under the [[Nobledark_Imperium_Forces_of_Chaos\|Forces of Chaos]].

	Chaos Guard is a generic term for humans at war on side of Chaos. Their exact nature is mostly defined by origin. Renegade Guards regiments would fall under either Crone Eldar or Fallen Marine overlords, most of these battlegroups act like jack-of-all-traits to compensate for the fact they will be outnumbered by loyalist forces. They have to adapt to each different battle then use their small force to defeat a larger force, Chaos Guards battlegroups that failed to master this are quickly crushed by overwhelming Imperial troops. The nature of the fighting for the Chaos Guard makes some battlegroups more elite and the Warp kills all the weaklings who failed to become tougher. What the Chaos Guard lacks in troops or weapons are more than made up for by Warpcraft and smart officers. How the Chaos Guard is often in a position of rebellion or under an overlord's service that lives inside the Warp, have them use cheaper weapons and armor. The industry and looting that supply the Chaos Guard is simply not enough to keep up with Imperial manufactorums, leading to the rise of Autoguns as the favored weapon of Chaos Guardsmen. Lazweapons are also popular among the Chaos Guard, due to how easy it is to recharge a lasgun’s power pack, but the actual weapons themselves tend to be hard to come by.		Chaos Guard is a generic term for humans at war on side of Chaos. Their exact nature is mostly defined by origin. Renegade Guards regiments would fall under either Crone Eldar or Fallen Marine overlords, most of these battlegroups act like jack-of-all-traits to compensate for the fact they will be outnumbered by loyalist forces. They have to adapt to each different battle then use their small force to defeat a larger force, Chaos Guards battlegroups that failed to master this are quickly crushed by overwhelming Imperial troops. The nature of the fighting for the Chaos Guard makes some battlegroups more elite and the Warp kills all the weaklings who failed to become tougher. What the Chaos Guard lacks in troops or weapons are more than made up for by Warpcraft and smart officers. How the Chaos Guard is often in a position of rebellion or under an overlord's service that lives inside the Warp, have them use cheaper weapons and armor. The industry and looting that supply the Chaos Guard is simply not enough to keep up with Imperial manufactorums, leading to the rise of Autoguns as the favored weapon of Chaos Guardsmen. Lazweapons are also popular among the Chaos Guard, due to how easy it is to recharge a lasgun’s power pack, but the actual weapons themselves tend to be hard to come by.

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	= Chaos Guard =		= Chaos Guard =

	Chaos Guard is a generic term for humans at war on side of Chaos. Their exact nature is mostly defined by origin. Renegade Guards regiments would fall under either Crone Eldar or Fallen Marine overlords, most of these battlegroups act like jack-of-all-traits to compensate for the fact they will be outnumbered by loyalist forces. They have to adapt to each different battle then use their small force to defeat a larger force, Chaos Guards battlegroups that failed to master this are quickly crushed by overwhelming Imperial troops. The nature of the fighting for the Chaos Guard makes some battlegroups more elite and the Warp kills all the weaklings who failed to become tougher. What the Chaos Guard lacks in troops or weapons are more than made up for by Warpcraft and smart officers. How the Chaos Guard is often in a position of rebellion or under an overlord's service that lives inside the Warp, have them use cheaper weapons and armor. The industry and looting that supply the Chaos Guard is simply not enough to keep up with Imperial manufactorums, leading to the rise of Autoguns ~~being used by~~ Chaos Guardsmen ~~instead of Las~~ weapons ~~along with cultist militias forming~~.		Chaos Guard is a generic term for humans at war on side of Chaos. Their exact nature is mostly defined by origin. Renegade Guards regiments would fall under either Crone Eldar or Fallen Marine overlords, most of these battlegroups act like jack-of-all-traits to compensate for the fact they will be outnumbered by loyalist forces. They have to adapt to each different battle then use their small force to defeat a larger force, Chaos Guards battlegroups that failed to master this are quickly crushed by overwhelming Imperial troops. The nature of the fighting for the Chaos Guard makes some battlegroups more elite and the Warp kills all the weaklings who failed to become tougher. What the Chaos Guard lacks in troops or weapons are more than made up for by Warpcraft and smart officers. How the Chaos Guard is often in a position of rebellion or under an overlord's service that lives inside the Warp, have them use cheaper weapons and armor. The industry and looting that supply the Chaos Guard is simply not enough to keep up with Imperial manufactorums, leading to the rise of Autoguns as the favored weapon of Chaos Guardsmen. Lazweapons are also popular among the Chaos Guard, due to how easy it is to recharge a lasgun’s power pack, but the actual weapons themselves tend to be hard to come by.

	At worst if all of the different Chaos Guard battlegroups somehow managed to unify, they become a Segmentum level threat. Of course, this never happens as the closest thing to that is 1 or 2 sectors being threatened near the Eye of Terror and the Maelstrom by battlegroups during a Black Crusade. Given this low priority, the Imperium never totally snuff out the Chaos Guard instead fighting Orks or preventing Dark Eldar raids.		At worst if all of the different Chaos Guard battlegroups somehow managed to unify, they become a Segmentum level threat. Of course, this never happens as the closest thing to that is 1 or 2 sectors being threatened near the Eye of Terror and the Maelstrom by battlegroups during a Black Crusade. Given this low priority, the Imperium never totally snuff out the Chaos Guard instead fighting Orks or preventing Dark Eldar raids.

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	== Blood Pact ==		== Blood Pact ==

	- Formed shortly before the War of the Beast when Doombreed subverted a huge chunk of space that was still in the process of being integrated into the Imperium in preparation for his grudge match against Corax, Khan, Lorgar, and Magnus		- Formed shortly before the War of the Beast when Doombreed subverted a huge chunk of space that was still in the process of being integrated into the Imperium in preparation for his grudge match against Corax, Khan, Lorgar, and Magnus
	- After Doombreed's defeat, the truly fanatic and corrupted parts escaped to the far end of the galaxy to form the Blood Pact		- After Doombreed's defeat, the truly fanatic and corrupted parts escaped to the far end of the galaxy to form the Blood Pact
	- Surprisingly Ursh-like due to Doombreed, though due to Doombreed's Khornate status their veneration of the four Chaos Gods has essentially turned into "Khorne and friends".		- Surprisingly Ursh-like due to Doombreed, though due to Doombreed's Khornate status their veneration of the four Chaos Gods has essentially turned into "Khorne and friends".
	- Unlike many other groups of Chaos Guard, actually hold territory and rule a number of worlds, so they actually have infrastructure to produce weapons for them		- Unlike many other groups of Chaos Guard, actually hold territory and rule a number of worlds, so they actually have infrastructure to produce weapons for them

	== Silver Levy ==		== Silver Levy ==

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	== Blood Pact ==		== Blood Pact ==

			- Formed shortly before the War of the Beast when Doombreed subverted a huge chunk of space that was still in the process of being integrated into the Imperium in preparation for his grudge match against Corax, Khan, Lorgar, and Magnus
			- After Doombreed's defeat, the truly fanatic and corrupted parts escaped to the far end of the galaxy to form the Blood Pact
			- Surprisingly Ursh-like due to Doombreed, though due to Doombreed's Khornate status their veneration of the four Chaos Gods has essentially turned into "Khorne and friends".
			- Unlike many other groups of Chaos Guard, actually hold territory and rule a number of worlds, so they actually have infrastructure to produce weapons for them

	== Silver Levy ==		== Silver Levy ==

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	Unrestricted by Imperial doctrines, the Chaos Guard battlegroups can mix and match tactics to adapt to the ever-changing battlefields. Smaller Traitor Guard battlegroups avoid direct confrontation and use ambushes, raids, and hit and run as much as possible. Those with enough cultist can even operate as a guerrilla force blending in with the civilian population. Battlegroups with enough civilians under them will be throwing out swords and stubbers to every civilian in sight to make cannon fodder cultist. If there are enough men or at an advantage, Traitor Guard battlegroups do act like an organized conventional military force. Battlegroups don't follow any set doctrine but already adapt with changing tactics before the battle starts.		Unrestricted by Imperial doctrines, the Chaos Guard battlegroups can mix and match tactics to adapt to the ever-changing battlefields. Smaller Traitor Guard battlegroups avoid direct confrontation and use ambushes, raids, and hit and run as much as possible. Those with enough cultist can even operate as a guerrilla force blending in with the civilian population. Battlegroups with enough civilians under them will be throwing out swords and stubbers to every civilian in sight to make cannon fodder cultist. If there are enough men or at an advantage, Traitor Guard battlegroups do act like an organized conventional military force. Battlegroups don't follow any set doctrine but already adapt with changing tactics before the battle starts.

	The Lost and the Damned also tend to rely much more heavily on [[Warriors of Chaos\|melee combat than a normal guard regiment]], for the simple reason that blades don't require ammunition. Although at first glace this would not seem to be that much of an advantage for the Chaos Guard, given the effectiveness of most ranged weapons and the fact that the average traitor Guardsman is not as durable as an ork or even a Croneworlder, the Lost and the Damned are able to make this work for several reasons. First, your average member of the Lost and the Damned is much tougher than your average Guardsman, about as tough as your average Death Worlder. Life is not easy in the Warp, especially for someone at the bottom of the immaterial food chain, and the weak among the Chaos Guard are quickly culled. Secondly, regiments of the Lost and the Damned often use cultists as meat shields, allowing the actually valuable melee fighters and those Chaos Guardsmen with ranged weapons to close to fighting distance. Third, the Chaos Guard traditionally pick fights in such a way that plays to their advantages. Almost every Chaos Guard regiment, save for perhaps the most puritan of Khornates, avoids an open field engagement. When fighting defensively, Chaos Guardsmen often retreat into ~~urban~~ or ~~forest environments~~ that force Imperial forces to fight in close-quarters ~~environments~~ where they can be easily flanked and are often heavily fortified beforehand with boobytraps. A common saying among Guardsmen is that only Orks are better than the Lost and the Damned when it comes to making weapons out of scrap. Offensively, the Lost and the Damned traditionally attack via ambush, attacking in such close quarters that any advantages provided by the better ranged weapons of the Imperium are nullified.		The Lost and the Damned also tend to rely much more heavily on [[Warriors of Chaos\|melee combat than a normal guard regiment]], for the simple reason that blades don't require ammunition. Although at first glace this would not seem to be that much of an advantage for the Chaos Guard, given the effectiveness of most ranged weapons and the fact that the average traitor Guardsman is not as durable as an ork or even a Croneworlder, the Lost and the Damned are able to make this work for several reasons. First, your average member of the Lost and the Damned is much tougher than your average Guardsman, about as tough as your average Death Worlder. Life is not easy in the Warp, especially for someone at the bottom of the immaterial food chain, and the weak among the Chaos Guard are quickly culled. Secondly, regiments of the Lost and the Damned often use cultists as meat shields, allowing the actually valuable melee fighters and those Chaos Guardsmen with ranged weapons to close to fighting distance. Third, the Chaos Guard traditionally pick fights in such a way that plays to their advantages. Almost every Chaos Guard regiment, save for perhaps the most puritan of Khornates, avoids an open field engagement. When fighting defensively, Chaos Guardsmen often retreat into cover-rich environments such as cities or forests that force Imperial forces to fight in close-quarters where they can be easily flanked and are often heavily fortified beforehand with boobytraps. A common saying among Guardsmen is that only Orks are better than the Lost and the Damned when it comes to making weapons out of scrap. Offensively, the Lost and the Damned traditionally attack via ambush, attacking in such close quarters that any advantages provided by the better ranged weapons of the Imperium are nullified.

			The Chaos Guard's advantage in melee and guerilla tactics is particularly effective against followers of the Cadian doctrine, which is perhaps the most common combat doctrine in the Imperium. The Cadian doctrine is primarily a defensive one, based around digging in and mowing down any attackers before they get into melee range, with mass artillery support and charging infantry to dig out defending enemies. Ironically, regiments of Cadian Shock Troopers that are actually from Cadia tend to do slightly better in close combat against the Chaos Guard than other followers of the Cadian doctrine, as they have had to deal with the Chaos Guard on a more regular basis.

	== Equipment ==		== Equipment ==

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	= Notable Battlegroups =		= Notable Battlegroups =

	There are infamous battlegroups that ~~wonder~~ all over the Imperium to raid whilst the Imperials failed to respond. Others offer their ~~force~~ as renegade mercenaries but most serve Chaos one way or another. ~~Few~~ are known to be elite compared to IG regiments while ~~some~~ are ~~worst~~ than PDFs. ~~Most are simply the same quality as Cadian Foot Troops although once in melee, the Foot Troops will lose to battlegroups.~~		There are infamous battlegroups that wander all over the Imperium to raid whilst the Imperials failed to respond. Others offer their forces for hire as renegade mercenaries but most serve Chaos one way or another. The quality of these groups varies immensely, a few are known to be elite compared to Imperial Guard regiments while others are worse fighters than some planets' PDFs.

	== Blood Pact ==		== Blood Pact ==