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Famous Word Bearers

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	Amongst [[/tg/]], the most famous Word Bearer would be [[Dranon]].		Amongst [[/tg/]], the most famous Word Bearer would be [[Dranon]].
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	[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]][[Category:Chaos]][[Category:Space Marines]][[Category:Word Bearers]]		[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]][[Category:Chaos]][[Category:Space Marines]][[Category:Word Bearers]]

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	{{topquote\|Power and dominion are taken by the will! By divine right, Hail and Kill!\|Manowar}}		{{topquote\|Power and dominion are taken by the will! By divine right, Hail and Kill!\|Manowar}}

	The '''Word Bearers''' ~~(or '''Bird Wearers''' if they serve Tzeentch)~~ are a legion of [[Chaos Space Marines]], sons of the [[Primarch]] [[Lorgar]], and the most infamous army of zealous, violent [[Space Marine\|demigods of war]] this side of the [[Eye of Terror]]. Their bloody, thunderous, bellicose fury would make the [[Black Templars]] blush if they weren't so [[Heresy\|GOD DAMN HERETICAL]]. Imagine a Legion of bioengineered psychopathic Jehovah's Witness Space Marauders, and instead of knocking on your door and asking if you want to talk about Jesus they knock your door down and ask which end of a daemon summoning you want to be on.		The '''Word Bearers''' are a legion of [[Chaos Space Marines]], sons of the [[Primarch]] [[Lorgar]], and the most infamous army of zealous, violent [[Space Marine\|demigods of war]] this side of the [[Eye of Terror]]. Their bloody, thunderous, bellicose fury would make the [[Black Templars]] blush if they weren't so [[Heresy\|GOD DAMN HERETICAL]]. Imagine a Legion of bioengineered psychopathic Jehovah's Witness Space Marauders, and instead of knocking on your door and asking if you want to talk about Jesus they knock your door down and ask which end of a daemon summoning you want to be on.

	==History==		==History==

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	*04:00: Morning Prayer: The Word Bearers are roused from their cells to begin the day with sermons from the [[Book of Lorgar]] read by the Dark Apostle. Prayer lasts four hours, one dedicated to each of the Chaos Gods. Can be done in any order but for Chaos' sake don't put Khorne and Slaanesh prayers next to each other.		*04:00: Morning Prayer: The Word Bearers are roused from their cells to begin the day with sermons from the [[Book of Lorgar]] read by the Dark Apostle. Prayer lasts four hours, one dedicated to each of the Chaos Gods. Can be done in any order but for Chaos' sake don't put Khorne and Slaanesh prayers next to each other.
	*08:00: Morning Firing Rites: The Word Bearers engage in target practice, often using human slaves captured during raids and cardboard cutouts of Ultramarines		*08:00: Morning Firing Rites: The Word Bearers engage in target practice, often using human slaves captured during raids and cardboard cutouts of Ultramarines.
	*09:00: Battle Practice: The Word Bearers descend to the practice cages for training. Popular approaches are ignoring defense and enduring pain like Nurgle would want and follow with attacks that are efficient like Khorne would want and without flaw like Slaanesh would want. Every now and then you should still do something unpredictacle like Tzeentch would want.		*09:00: Battle Practice: The Word Bearers descend to the practice cages for training. Popular approaches are ignoring defense and enduring pain like Nurgle would want and follow with attacks that are efficient like Khorne would want and without flaw like Slaanesh would want. Every now and then you should still do something unpredictacle like Tzeentch would want.
	*12:00: Midday Meal: A light meal is prepared by the Legion Serfs. They are frugal with meals, as all intake of nonessential sustenance is considered indulgent and obstructive to enlightenment. Basically a permanent fast.		*12:00: Midday Meal: A light meal is prepared by the Legion Serfs. They are frugal with meals, as all intake of nonessential sustenance is considered indulgent and obstructive to enlightenment. Basically a permanent fast.
	*12:30: Tactical Indoctrination: The Word Bearers gather for a tactical briefing, showing which planets they will be invading, and locations of cathedrals to the False Emperor which must be destroyed. Cultists who have demonstrated enough daily heretical devotion are dispatched to go door to door in Imperial neighborhoods with the [[Book of Lorgar]], inquiring "Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about CHAOS?"		*12:30: Tactical Indoctrination: The Word Bearers gather for a tactical briefing, showing which planets they will be invading, and locations of cathedrals to the False Emperor which must be destroyed. Cultists who have demonstrated enough daily heretical devotion are dispatched to go door to door in Imperial neighborhoods with the [[Book of Lorgar]], inquiring "Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about CHAOS?"
	*14:00: Evening Firing Rites: The Word Bearers gather for target practice. Popular targets include wounded Sororitas and the Fire Warriors who didn't die earlier		*14:00: Evening Firing Rites: The Word Bearers gather for target practice. Popular targets include wounded Sororitas and the Fire Warriors who didn't die earlier.
	*15:00: Evening Prayer: The Word Bearers gather for the Dark Apostle to lead them in prayer. Pacts are often made during Evening Prayer, and Marines may be blessed with possession.		*15:00: Evening Prayer: The Word Bearers gather for the Dark Apostle to lead them in prayer. Pacts are often made during Evening Prayer, and Marines may be blessed with possession.
	*19:00: Evening Meal: A light meal is prepared by the Legion Serfs. Sometimes the Legion Serfs are the light meal.		*19:00: Evening Meal: A light meal is prepared by the Legion Serfs. Sometimes the Legion Serfs are the light meal.

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	===Great Crusade===		===Great Crusade===
	[[File:WBHeresy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|Looks like Lorgar finally put some paint on his models.]]		[[File:WBHeresy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|Looks like Lorgar finally put some paint on his models.]]
	The planet Colchis was full of people that worshiped a watered down version of chaos. Primarch XVII was adopted by [[Kor Phaeron]], one of the chief priests, and given the name Lorgar. Lorgar received a vision of the Emperor and formed a religion around him, leading to a six-year religious civil war that Lorgar's faction eventually won, shortly before the Emperor came to Colchis. During the Great Crusade, they bore the word of the Emperor to new worlds, wiping out any traces of dissenting faiths as they assimilated cultures into the Imperial way of life, including enforcing the worship of the God-Emperor. Seriously though these guys were like the [[Black Templars]] on super-steroids, as they were at Legion strength, lacked the moderation of the Inquisition, and had their Primarch to guide them.		The planet [[Colchis]] was full of people that worshiped a watered down version of chaos. Primarch XVII was adopted by [[Kor Phaeron]], one of the chief priests, and given the name Lorgar. Lorgar received a vision of the Emperor and formed a religion around him, leading to a six-year religious civil war that Lorgar's faction eventually won, shortly before the Emperor came to Colchis. During the Great Crusade, they bore the word of the Emperor to new worlds, wiping out any traces of dissenting faiths as they assimilated cultures into the Imperial way of life, including enforcing the worship of the God-Emperor. Seriously though these guys were like the [[Black Templars]] on super-steroids, as they were at Legion strength, lacked the moderation of the Inquisition, and had their Primarch to guide them.

	Their thorough attention to this kept them far behind the pace of other expeditionary fleets and drew the ire of the Emperor. He repeatedly made it clear that he did not consider himself a god and wanted Lorgar to knock it off and catch up with the other fleets. Lorgar responded by penning the original [[Lectitio Divinitatus]], which would much later form the core of the beliefs of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor. Finally, the Emperor had enough and ordered the Ultramarines to make an example of him. They torched the city of Monarchia, capital of the planet Khur and custom designed by Lorgar, and called the entire Word Bearers legion to kneel in its ashes before Guilliman, Malcador, and the Emperor.		Their thorough attention to this kept them far behind the pace of other expeditionary fleets and drew the ire of the Emperor. He repeatedly made it clear that he did not consider himself a god and wanted Lorgar to knock it off and catch up with the other fleets. Lorgar responded by penning the original [[Lectitio Divinitatus]], which would much later form the core of the beliefs of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor. Finally, the Emperor had enough and ordered the Ultramarines to make an example of him. They torched the city of Monarchia, capital of the planet Khur and custom designed by Lorgar, and called the entire Word Bearers legion to kneel in its ashes before Guilliman, Malcador, and the Emperor.

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	===Early History===		===Early History===
	The Emperor used the genetic templates of the Primarchs to create the Legiones Astartes after the powers of Chaos stole the gestating Primarchs. Those who received gene-seed from template XVII stood apart from their brother Astartes in duty and outlook. They fought with utter devotion and a fanatical zeal. Their original recruits were drawn from the sons of defeated enemies, raised to know the crimes of their fathers and the price of the Emperor's forgiveness. Thus while the other Legions went to war with righteousness, the XVIIth fought with the cold fury that only the condemned and redeemed could know. While other Legions took some time to acquire formal names, the XVIIth was named the '''Imperial Heralds''' right from the start. This wasn't due to any favouritism, but because the Emperor had their role already figured out: to deliver the His ultimatum of submission or destruction, especially against enemies that opposed E-Money for ideological reasons.		The Emperor used the genetic templates of the Primarchs to create the Legiones Astartes after the powers of Chaos stole the gestating Primarchs. Those who received gene-seed from template XVII stood apart from their brother Astartes in duty and outlook. They fought with utter devotion and a fanatical zeal. Their original recruits were drawn from the sons of defeated enemies, raised to know the crimes of their fathers and the price of the Emperor's forgiveness. Thus while the other Legions went to war with righteousness, the XVIIth fought with the cold fury that only the condemned and redeemed could know. While other Legions took some time to acquire formal names, the XVIIth was named the '''Imperial Heralds''' right from the start. This wasn't due to any favouritism, but because the Emperor had their role already figured out: to deliver the His ultimatum of submission or destruction, especially against enemies that opposed E-Money for ideological reasons.
	Upon defeating an enemy, the Imperial Heralds would empty their libraries and records of any contents deemed heretical or sorcerous. Condemned works, individuals, and buildings would be destroyed in the name of the [[Imperial Truth]] (though they also tended to exterminate the entire population of the places they conquered; see Antarctica). The Imperial Heralds repeated this process again and again all across Terra during the Unification Wars, and during the early [[Great Crusade]]. This ~~gave them~~ Imperial Heralds a ~~more vernacular~~ nickname among the greater Imperium: '''the Iconoclasts'''.		Upon defeating an enemy, the Imperial Heralds would empty their libraries and records of any contents deemed heretical or sorcerous. Condemned works, individuals, and buildings would be destroyed in the name of the [[Imperial Truth]] (though they also tended to exterminate the entire population of the places they conquered; see Antarctica). The Imperial Heralds repeated this process again and again all across Terra during the Unification Wars, and during the early [[Great Crusade]]. This earned the Imperial Heralds a nickname among the greater Imperium: '''the Iconoclasts'''.

	===Great Crusade===		===Great Crusade===

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	===Early History===		===Early History===
	The Emperor used the genetic templates of the Primarchs to create the Legiones Astartes after the powers of Chaos stole the gestating Primarchs. Those who received gene-seed from template XVII stood apart from their brother Astartes in duty and outlook. They fought with utter devotion and a fanatical zeal. Their original recruits were drawn from the sons of defeated enemies, raised to know the crimes of their fathers and the price of the Emperor's forgiveness. Thus while the other Legions went to war with righteousness, the XVIIth fought with the cold fury that only the condemned and redeemed could know. While other Legions took some time to acquire formal names, the XVIIth was named the '''Imperial Heralds''' right from the start. This wasn't due to any favouritism, but because the Emperor had their role already figured out: to deliver the His ultimatum of submission or destruction, especially against enemies that opposed E-Money for ideological reasons.		The Emperor used the genetic templates of the Primarchs to create the Legiones Astartes after the powers of Chaos stole the gestating Primarchs. Those who received gene-seed from template XVII stood apart from their brother Astartes in duty and outlook. They fought with utter devotion and a fanatical zeal. Their original recruits were drawn from the sons of defeated enemies, raised to know the crimes of their fathers and the price of the Emperor's forgiveness. Thus while the other Legions went to war with righteousness, the XVIIth fought with the cold fury that only the condemned and redeemed could know. While other Legions took some time to acquire formal names, the XVIIth was named the '''Imperial Heralds''' right from the start. This wasn't due to any favouritism, but because the Emperor had their role already figured out: to deliver the His ultimatum of submission or destruction, especially against enemies that opposed E-Money for ideological reasons.
	Upon defeating an enemy, the Imperial Heralds would empty their libraries and records of any contents deemed heretical or sorcerous. Condemned works, individuals, and buildings would be destroyed in the name of the [[Imperial Truth]] (though they also tended to exterminate the entire population of the places they conquered; see Antarctica). The Imperial Heralds repeated this process again and again all across Terra during the Unification Wars, and during the early [[Great Crusade]]. This gave them Imperial Heralds a more vernacular nickname among the greater Imperium: the Iconoclasts.		Upon defeating an enemy, the Imperial Heralds would empty their libraries and records of any contents deemed heretical or sorcerous. Condemned works, individuals, and buildings would be destroyed in the name of the [[Imperial Truth]] (though they also tended to exterminate the entire population of the places they conquered; see Antarctica). The Imperial Heralds repeated this process again and again all across Terra during the Unification Wars, and during the early [[Great Crusade]]. This gave them Imperial Heralds a more vernacular nickname among the greater Imperium: '''the Iconoclasts'''.

	===Great Crusade===		===Great Crusade===

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	===Early History===		===Early History===
	The Emperor used the genetic templates of the Primarchs to create the Legiones Astartes after the powers of Chaos stole the gestating Primarchs. Those who received gene-seed from template ~~number seventeen~~ stood apart from their brother Astartes in duty and outlook. They fought with utter devotion and a fanatical zeal. Their original recruits were drawn from the sons of defeated enemies, raised to know the crimes of their fathers and the price of the Emperor's forgiveness. Thus while the other Legions went to war with righteousness, the XVIIth fought with the cold fury that only the condemned and redeemed could know. While other Legions took some time to acquire formal names, the XVIIth was named the Imperial Heralds ~~almost immediately after their founding~~. This ~~was~~ due to their ~~early~~ role: to deliver the ~~Emperor's~~ ultimatum of submission or destruction.		The Emperor used the genetic templates of the Primarchs to create the Legiones Astartes after the powers of Chaos stole the gestating Primarchs. Those who received gene-seed from template XVII stood apart from their brother Astartes in duty and outlook. They fought with utter devotion and a fanatical zeal. Their original recruits were drawn from the sons of defeated enemies, raised to know the crimes of their fathers and the price of the Emperor's forgiveness. Thus while the other Legions went to war with righteousness, the XVIIth fought with the cold fury that only the condemned and redeemed could know. While other Legions took some time to acquire formal names, the XVIIth was named the '''Imperial Heralds''' right from the start. This wasn't due to any favouritism, but because the Emperor had their role already figured out: to deliver the His ultimatum of submission or destruction, especially against enemies that opposed E-Money for ideological reasons.
	Upon defeating an enemy, the Imperial Heralds would empty their libraries and records of any contents deemed heretical or sorcerous. Condemned works, individuals, and buildings would be destroyed in the name of the Imperial Truth (though they also tended to exterminate the entire population of the places they conquered; see Antarctica). The Imperial Heralds repeated this process all across Terra during the Unification Wars. This gave ~~the~~ Imperial Heralds a ~~rarely-spoken~~ nickname among the greater Imperium: the Iconoclasts.		Upon defeating an enemy, the Imperial Heralds would empty their libraries and records of any contents deemed heretical or sorcerous. Condemned works, individuals, and buildings would be destroyed in the name of the [[Imperial Truth]] (though they also tended to exterminate the entire population of the places they conquered; see Antarctica). The Imperial Heralds repeated this process again and again all across Terra during the Unification Wars, and during the early [[Great Crusade]]. This gave them Imperial Heralds a more vernacular nickname among the greater Imperium: the Iconoclasts.

	===Great Crusade===		===Great Crusade===
	[[File:WBHeresy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|Looks like Lorgar finally put some paint on his models.]]		[[File:WBHeresy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|Looks like Lorgar finally put some paint on his models.]]
	The planet Colchis was full of people that worshiped a watered down version of chaos. Primarch XVII was adopted by Kor Phaeron, one of the chief priests, and given the name Lorgar. Lorgar received a vision of the Emperor and formed a religion around him, leading to a six-year religious civil war that Lorgar's faction eventually won, shortly before the Emperor came to Colchis. During the Great Crusade, they bore the word of the Emperor to new worlds, wiping out any traces of dissenting faiths as they assimilated cultures into the Imperial way of life, including enforcing the worship of the God-Emperor. Seriously though these guys were like the [[Black Templars]] on super-steroids, as they were at Legion strength, lacked the moderation of the Inquisition, and had their Primarch to guide them.		The planet Colchis was full of people that worshiped a watered down version of chaos. Primarch XVII was adopted by [[Kor Phaeron]], one of the chief priests, and given the name Lorgar. Lorgar received a vision of the Emperor and formed a religion around him, leading to a six-year religious civil war that Lorgar's faction eventually won, shortly before the Emperor came to Colchis. During the Great Crusade, they bore the word of the Emperor to new worlds, wiping out any traces of dissenting faiths as they assimilated cultures into the Imperial way of life, including enforcing the worship of the God-Emperor. Seriously though these guys were like the [[Black Templars]] on super-steroids, as they were at Legion strength, lacked the moderation of the Inquisition, and had their Primarch to guide them.

	Their thorough attention to this kept them far behind the pace of other expeditionary fleets and drew the ire of the Emperor. He repeatedly made it clear that he did not consider himself a god and wanted Lorgar to knock it off and catch up with the other fleets. Lorgar responded by penning the original [[Lectitio Divinitatus]], which would much later form the core of the beliefs of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor. Finally, the Emperor had enough and ordered the Ultramarines to make an example of him. They torched the city of Monarchia, capital of the planet Khur and custom designed by Lorgar, and called the entire Word Bearers legion to kneel in its ashes before Guilliman, Malcador, and the Emperor.		Their thorough attention to this kept them far behind the pace of other expeditionary fleets and drew the ire of the Emperor. He repeatedly made it clear that he did not consider himself a god and wanted Lorgar to knock it off and catch up with the other fleets. Lorgar responded by penning the original [[Lectitio Divinitatus]], which would much later form the core of the beliefs of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor. Finally, the Emperor had enough and ordered the Ultramarines to make an example of him. They torched the city of Monarchia, capital of the planet Khur and custom designed by Lorgar, and called the entire Word Bearers legion to kneel in its ashes before Guilliman, Malcador, and the Emperor.

	To say Lorgar was devastated would be an understatement. He spent an entire month in seclusion, taking only the advice of Kor Phaeron and First Chaplain Erebus. They revealed to him that they had kept the old faith alive and that many worlds appeared to have religions that aligned with it, suggesting a more primal truth than worship of the God-Emperor. They convinced Lorgar that the primordial truth was truer than the Imperial Truth and he took his legion on a pilgrimage to the Eye of Terror to learn more about Chaos.		To say Lorgar was devastated would be an understatement. He spent an entire month in seclusion, taking only the advice of Kor Phaeron and First Chaplain [[Erebus]]. They revealed to him that they had kept the old faith alive and that many worlds appeared to have religions that aligned with it, suggesting a more primal truth than worship of the God-Emperor. They convinced Lorgar that the primordial truth was truer than the Imperial Truth and he took his legion on a pilgrimage to the Eye of Terror to learn more about Chaos.

	Whereas the Word Bearers were the slowest to conquer planets before Monarchia, they became the fastest after. Lorgar would casually order his legion to slaughter every man, woman and child on any planet that refused to bow to Imperial rule.		Whereas the Word Bearers were the slowest to conquer planets before Monarchia, they became the fastest after. Lorgar would casually order his legion to slaughter every man, woman and child on any planet that refused to bow to Imperial rule.