The Scourged
| The Scourged (formerly Seekers of Truth) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Battle Cry | "The lies, the lies, the lies..." | |
| Founding | Unknown | |
| Successors of | Unknown | |
| Successor Chapters | none | |
| Chapter Master | Gallus Herodicus | |
| Specialty | Interrogation | |
| Allegiance | Tzeentch | |
| Colours | Dark blue and dark red with gold trim | |
The Scourged are a Chaos Space Marine warband dedicated to Tzeentch. Formerly known as the Seekers of Truth, they served under the Inquisition. This service amounted to murdering civilians the Inquisition deemed undesirable. Over time this took its toll on the chapter, reducing their morale so low that that entire chapter began questioning their devotion to the Imperium.
Every night their Chapter Master, Gallus Herodicus, would pray to the Emperor for guidance and the ability to ascertain when men spoke the truth and when they spoke lies. The Emperor never answered his prayers, but one night Tzeentch was listening in and decided to grant Herodicus' request. Tzeentch, in his wisdom, made it so that not just Herodicus, but the entire chapter would always know if someone spoke a truth or a lie. The chapter only remained Loyalist for a matter of days before going rogue and vowing to tear down the Imperium of Man and the bedrock of lies it was built upon.
The Scourged appear in both the fourth and sixth edition Chaos Space Marine codexes as an example of a Tzeentch-aligned renegade chapter. Like The Flawless Host, a single model appears painted in their colors, in this case a Chaos Sorcerer in Terminator armor.