Chimera Legion

Chimera Legion.
Battle Cry	'The flesh is weak, before the forge!' or 'For Thodos!'
Strength	Unknown.
Specialty	Obliterators and Body Modification.
Allegiance	Undivided
Colours	Black, with Green helmet, pauldrons and lower legs.

The Chimera Legion are a /tg made Chaos Warband, a mercenary splinter group of the Iron Warriors that worships the Obliterator Virus. They excel at genetech and body modification, making living weapons out of themselves and the swarms of cultists that follow them fanatically. If you've got a siege you just can't crack, a target that just won't go down, they're the ones to call.

Overview

Not pictured: flensing claws, stinger tail, extra head

The Chimera Legion takes the view that when the Emperor created the glorious warrior that is the Space Marine, he left some room for improvement. This they do with enthusiasm on their own bodies. Want to upgrade those dinky old fingers with snazzy tearing talons? How about a barbed tentacle that spits acid? A mouth on your shoulder that sings worship to the Chaos Gods? Why not?

They bring the same enthusiasm to their army of cultists. A traitorous guardsman may find his lasgun welded into his chest, leaving his hands free to become a pair of giant crab claws. The cultists' own enthusiasm on the subject is as varied as it is irrelevant. In extreme cases, Chimeras may turn their cultists into full-on Chaos Spawn to improve their combat abilities. They've even been known to send modified cultists in to infiltrate the enemy, appearing normal up until the point where they explode into flaying tentacles.

They also see Obliterators as the pinnacle of human potential. Veterans that have proved themselves worthy have the virus bestowed upon them, inevitably going insane as the infection pulls their minds apart. Inspired by their leader, each marine hopes that they will remain strong enough to keep their sanity. So far, no one has.

Organisation

The Warband itself is led by Thodos, an obliterator turned daemon prince, however when Thodos is busy in the warp, dicking about or regenerating, the warband is instead lead by his advisors, the Quintumvirate. These are Arlek the Ironchosen, High Commander Silas Warpshriek, Archanon of the Steel Soul, Orphaeus Paraphron the High Fleshshaper, and High Prophessor Tianakles.

Known members

• Thodos: Obliterator turned Daemon Prince
• Arlek the Ironchosen: A mentor then close friend and confidant to Theodorus during the Heresy Arlek accidentally exposed his friend to the Obliterator Virus and sent him down the path to Princedom. Within the legion he manages the forges and factories of the Legion. His role as liason to the Dark Mechanicus allows him to manage the finances of the legion with ease, his mechanical mind suited to such work.
• High Commander Silas Warpshriek: A raptor of exceptional clarity and shrewd cunning, Silas is Thodos' military right hand man, overseeing deployment, recruitment, and campaign operations of the Chimeras. Like a son to Thodos, Silas is fatalistically loyal to Thodos, and has learned much of commanding troops under his lord.
• Archanon: Undisputed master of the attendant sorcerer covens, the wizard offers cryptic council and mysticism to an otherwise business-like committee. The sorcerer is oft untrusted and begrudgingly listened to.
• Orphaeus Paraphron: High Fleshshaper: As the Ironchosen commands the crucibles and forges of the legion so does Orphaeus oversee the precious Chimera laboratories. From the development of new viruses to the perfection and application of mutagens, Orphaeus lords over it all. Sometimes he will trade with other lords of the craft, like Eldar Haemonculi or the Venerable Fabius Bile to further his own research.
• High Prophessor Tianakles: Held in the esteem of Thodos for his skills of Oration and control Tiankles is the father of the Chimeric Cult, the thousands of cultists ready to die for the legion falling under his direct supervision from his great pulpit.