Life Bringers

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Life Bringers
Battle Cry	"Paradise awaits!"
Number	XII
Original Homeworld	Rai
Current Homeworld	Eden
Primarch	Johannes Vrach
Specialty	biological and chemical warfare, terraforming
Allegiance	Nurgle
Colours	white and red

Summary of Legion XII

Numeration: The XIIth Legion

Primogenator: Johannes Vrach (Also known as "The Healer")

Cognomen (Prior): Brothers of Death

Observed Strategic Tendencies: Biochemical Warfare, Orbital Virus Bombings, Total Planetary Purgation and Reconstruction, Application of Combat Medicine.

Noteworthy Domains: The Cordian System (Primary), Tithe Rights to the Hapit, Renyl, Nuroux and Pulmn Systems.

Alliegence: Traitoris Perdita

"The galaxy is filled with all manner of disease, and it is our responsibility to eradicate the illness within man no matter how harsh the treatment may be."

-Apothecary-Captain Phillipus Aureus at the Cleansing of Styphus.

Legion Doctrine

Life Bringers put great value on the lives of friends and battle brothers, trying to minimize losses in battle. The Life Bringers believe it their duty to heal the sick and purge the impure, they are generally friendly and forthcoming when approached by allies. Like the native population of Rai they have strong bonds of family and brotherhood, squads tend to stick together in and out of battle.

After their fall to Nurgle most of the traditions remained the same, the Life Bringers still believing they are generously healing the galaxy of corruption and building a perfect universe by spreading Nurgle's plagues and transforming planets into toxic jungles, their warped view of a paradise.

Life Bringer gene stock was stable and of high quality during their service to the Emperor, all organs present and working as intended. After their turn to Chaos their geneseed is highly mutated. The Plague Masters maintain cloning tanks in their labs on Eden where they grow organs for implanting into new recruits and are hence capable of creating new astartes to bolster their ranks, however they also tend to experiment on the geneseed. As a result the actual quality and capability of the implants varies widely between recruits and the Plague Master who performed the procedures. Sometimes organs work well or even surpass regular versions, other times they malfunction or don't work all. Some newly inducted marines may lack certain organs, or have completely new ones, with varying results.

Legion Organization

The Life Bringers prefer to first soften up their enemies with chemical bombardments, creating a hostile environment that most would have trouble merely surviving in, then deploying right into this breach and delivering a crippling blow, their ground attacks focusing on taking out anti-air defenses. Once enough air superiority has been achieved with the enemy left unable to intercept incoming missiles the marines retreat and initiate virus-bombing from their ships in orbit, proceeding until the planet has been wiped of all life. This didn't change much after their fall, the plague marines now relentlessly spreading contagion with their bile spewers while Whirlwinds rain mutagens and biotoxins during their advance.

The organization structure of Life Bringers is fairly standard, with only minor deviations. Every offer is required to cross-train as apothecary, all sergeants equipped with a Narthcecium and responsible for keeping his squad alive as well as the collection of geneseed from the fallen brothers. Apothecarion ranks still exist, but are reserved for those who fully dedicate themselves to medical research and rarely enter the battlefield. Research is coordinated and reviewed by a High or Lord Apothecary, while specialist ranks such as Master Genetor and Plague Master perform the scientific work. Following the Hektor Heresy "Plague Master" became a catch-all term for every Chaos Lord leading Life Bringer warbands.

Legion Equipment

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Pre-Heresy: White armor with red shoulder trim, Life Bringers became the example for the image of a typical apothecary. They had few embellishments on their armors save for markings indicating rank and chapter and displaying personal awards. The legion symbol is a bandaged heart. The marines themselves are brown skinned and never cut their hair, instead tying it into long ponytails similar to their primarch.

Post-Heresy: Though their colors remained the same, the armors of the Life Bringers are now rotten and corroded from the plagues bestowed by their patron God, sticky with putrid ichor leaking from the cracks and seams and surrounded by swarms of flies and clouds of toxins. The bandaged heart icon of the legion is displayed over the symbol of Nurgle, showing their allegiance to the Lord of Decay.

Johannes Vrach, Primarch of The Life Bringers

Johannes Vrach, the Bringer of Life

Johannes Vrach was a quiet and sober-minded man, his brow was constantly furrowed and his eyes far away. The few that were close to him knew that Johannes was the kindest of his brothers, he could never allow suffering to go unabated and felt personally responsible for every man under him. Every loss, whether on the battlefield or in the field hospitals, wore heavily on his broad shoulders. Johannes was shaped, prior to his discovery, by the horrific loss of his large adopted family and clan to a terrible plague. For all his might and medical skill, he was powerless in the face of death. The Great Crusade was always secondary to the primarch's real goal, victory in the war against infirmity and disease, and the dark actions he took in 'winning' this war will forever mark his name.