10TH HOST OF THE WORD BEARERS LEGION

Apostle: Castor Rebelius Xandor "The Granite Prince"

Battle Chant/Host Motto: Gloriam Aurelian

 

COMMAND SECTION

Coryphaeus (Warleader) of the 10th Host

Imran Dhral - Formerly Captain of the 3rd Company. Emerged as the best leader and strategos during the post-Samson war games.

Gal Vorbak Soulguards (2) - Daemon-possessed close-combat terminators. Wargear: Unmatched, Skill: Unmatched, Loyalty: Unmatched.

Obel Gar - Former Apostle of the 10th. Killed in a shuttle accident. Elevated to daemonhood post mortem. Now serves as Castor's bodyguard and sometimes adviser. Fights with the Host's Icon/Corizius.

Nim Gral - Veteran Terminator Captain of the 1st (Anointed) company. Killed by Master Eos. Risen as a Gal Vorbak; the only parts of the late captain that remain are his considerable combat skills. Now serves as Castor's bodyguard. Fights with daemon axe and chaos shield.

Granite Guarde (10) - Veteran terminators, Wargear: Excellent, Skill: Excellent, Loyalty: Excellent.

Melkar - Veteran sergeant. Sent by the Council to spy on Castor. Loyal onto Castor, and no other.

Chaos Dreadnaughts (6) - The Host has never had many of these.

Sis Tak - Dreadnaught veteran of the Great Crusade. He spends most of his days slumbering and meditating. He's fairly sane and a source of much wisdom. He also has the ear of many of the older veterans.

Captain-Chaplain Jovus Err-as the first and most vocal Chaplain to advocated that the Host 'move on'. The merciful Castor let him live; entombing him in a drednought hulk, to serve the Gods forever.

 Scout Section: (1500)The scout section is where the hosts scouts that are not fighting with a line company, gets spiritial and martial traning, this si done by the Anointed, Long War veterans of the command section. and by the Apostel himself. 

STAFF SECTION

Librarium - This is where you find the Host's Librarians and Sorcerers.

Master Lumin, Incantatrix Emona, Nissimon

Apothecarion

Doctore - Castor's Chief Apotechary. Astartes renegade, converted to the Word. A magician with genes and fleshcraft.

Hipoklides - Formerly of the Black Templars

Coven of the Angelic Touch (150) - Daughter medics. Trained by Doctore. Takes care of the host's wounded/gene-seed. Able tortures, so they help out with intelligence gathering too.

Templum - This is where you find the Host's Chaplains.

Tol Amar - Charismatic, skilled, and cunning. A great converter. Chaplain for the Crow Eaters Chapter.

Forge-halls: The 10th has no true Tech-marines. All tech-duties are handled by Mechanicum adepts or other tech-savvy cretins. After Xandor and with the aid of Viniz-12 Parecles and Centeotl have traind some of the 10th Host As tech Marines.

Parecles FleshHammer- Hellsmith (Tech-marine) of the Iron Warrior Legion.

Centeotl- Crow eater(former Raven Guard) Tech-Marine.

Malicor-Tech-Marine.

Salixar-Tech-Marine.

Xenthor-Tech-marine.

Coven of Spiked Fist (200) - Drivers, gunners, mechanics, and landing craft pilots.

Coven of the Astral Harpy (200) - Pilots small space craft, like fighters and bombers.

Staff functions (10): Combination of junior aides and veteran staff officers.

Non-combatants (10): Marines too old or injured to fight, but able to fulfill other non-combat functions. 

Eshmunazar  - Commander of the Verbum. A cripple.

 

ELITE TROOPS

Gal Vorbak (87) - Wargear: Excellent, Skill: Excellent, Loyalty: Excellent.

Coven of the Blessed Maidens (23) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Good. A coven of Deamonette possessed Sisters of Battle.

Agneta - The First of the Blessed Maidens.

Anointed (300) - Wargear: Excellent, Skill: Excellent, Loyalty: Good. Terminators.

Commanded by Apostle Castor or Coryphaeus Imran Dhral if needed. More often deployed as independent squads or battle companies (led by the ranking veteran sergeant).

No Chaplain, but can turn to Apostle Castor (and besides, there are quite a few veteran WBs who like to preach and lecture).

Cult of the Faceless Brethren (52) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Superior, Loyalty: Average. Tactical marine cultists.

The Culf of the Faceless has no captain; the wait for the day the Faceless Warrior will walk amongst them.

Adonibal "the Red", Tazar, Mephiston - Chaplains

Cult of Baal-Krieg (Obliterator) (69) - Wargear: Excellent, Skill:Excellent, Loyalty: Average. Devastator marine cultists.

Blix-Krieg - Champion of Baal-Krieg. Iron Warrior.

Naz-Krieg - Chaplain (of sorts) of Baal-Krieg. Salamander.

SPECIALIST COMPANIES AND CULTS

Assault  (252) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Good. Deployment: Verbum Finalis

Tam Caron - Captain of the Assault Company. Former Coryphaeus; the merciful Castor let him live on in a role more suited to his nature.

Narithan

Cult of Samus

Alfonzo Barca - Young Alfonzo has spent most of his short marine life as an infiltrator.

Coven of the Brides of Samus (50) - Infitrators and general mayhem, they are the girl next to you.

Willa and Kara - Domina(s) of the Brides of Samus.

 

LINE COMPANIES

The 10th Host has 20 line (tactical) companies. There is - in principle - no difference between the companies. Scouts are integrated into the companies; they still act as scouts and are NOT needlessly thrown into harm's way (upon pain of the Apostle's displeasure). The company captains and the squad leaders are also instructed to utilize junior marines (i.e. those with unharvested  gene-seed) intelligently and not waste them (again upon pain of the Apostle's displeasure)

1st (219/50) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Average.  (the 1st was originally the Anointed company).

Himilco - Captain of the 1st. One of the Anointed; has relinquished his terminator suit to answer Castor's call for able commanders.

Nicolaeus - Chaplain of the 1st. The Sicarus replacements' original chaplain.

2nd (221/50) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Average. 

Sakar-baal - Captain of the 2nd. Rose from the rank of a brother marine of the 2nd company to claim his rank by virtue of adamant faith and stoic leadership. Hideously scarred from plasma burns and other war-injuries.

Adon - Chaplain of the 2nd. Shrine-tender from the Broken Angel. Seeks to spread the worship of minor Chaos powers and major daemons.

3rd (228/50) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Excellent. Amounts to a veteran company of sorts. Possibly the 2nd best line company the Host has.

Drosos - Captain of the 3rd Company. Veteran Sergeant under Imran Dhral, promoted when his Captain became Warleader.

Sar-Krel - Chaplin of the 3rd. Black Legion, accursed founding. Worked as a mercenary. Battle chaplain.

4th (228/50) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Good. Another veteran company. Competes with the 3rd company in all things.

Lorgos Tak - Captain of the 4th. Promoted by Obel Gar. Highly competent. A sorcerer.

Rhaal - Chaplain of the 4th. Veteran of the Great Crusade. A Colchisian. Oldest Chaplain around.

5th (217/50) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Good. Heirtage: Castor's Own company.

Katarn Colchis - Captain of the 5th. A Colchisian marine. Devoid of creativity or initiative. Unflinchingly loyal to whomever is the current Apostle.

Icarion -Chaplain of the 5th. Risen to chaplain after Xandor, lead the crow eaters with Castor in sacrifice, helping to seal there fait.

6th (232/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Average.

Baltus - Captain of the 6th. Served as a Captain under Obel Gar, but was an officer long before that.

Ahmose - Chaplain of the 6th. Originally of the Thousand Sons. Rescued by the 10th during the Great Betrayal.

7th (223/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Average. Formerly the Assault company - and continues to operate along those lines.

Milkherem - Captain of the 7th. Assault marine sergeant of the 7th. Survived the most assaults under Tam Caron, which should count for something.

Obad-Hai - Chaplain of the 7th. Has room in his heart for the good life. Tends to the great jungle on Verbum when he can.

8th (224/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Average. Boarding and drop specialists.

Juron Gaik - Captain of the 8th. Promoted from the ranks of the 10th's veteran sergeants by Castor's word.

Arrioph - Chaplain of the 8th. One of Castor's own, promoted by his Will and Word.

9th (233/50) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Good. Heirtage: Castor's Own company.

Diston - Captain of the 9th. One of Castor's own veterans.  This red-headed giant looks more like a Space Wolf than his brothers of the Word.

Cetus - Chaplain of the 9th. Veteran of the Long War. Heavily mutated and borderline obese.

10th (222/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Excellent.

Sigismund - Captain of the 10th. Proved himself as a Sergeant in the 14th Company. Promoted after Xandor.

Domina Cassandra Ultima - Daughter of the Word. Castor elevated her to Chapliancy  post Xandor.

11th (227/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Avergae, Loyalty: Average. 

Ral-Haron - Captain of the 11th. One of the Sicarus replacements, promoted from sergeant rank by Castor's will. Shows great promise.

Abiah - Chaplain of the 11th. Claims to be half-daemon, that his mother was impregnated by an Envoy. Generally considered to be something of an oddball.

12th (223/50) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Excellent, Loyalty: Good. Undoubtedly the finest of the line companies.

Anaximander - Captain of the 12th. Formerly of the Adeptus Astartes. Turned renegade and worked as a mercenary and pirate for millennia before finding true purpose in the Word. One of the deadliest warriors in the 10th - and a fine leader.

Hiram "the Exalted" - Chaplain of the 12th. Occasionally allows himself to be possessed by the Envoys of the Gods.

13th (233/50) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Average. 

Sakarbaal - Captain of the 13th. Trains his troops to fight with the Daughters manning the vicles. Came in with the Broken Angel. Has previous experience as comander of an armoured fist company. Has collected all fast attack vehicles, combat bikes, and speeders the host has for his troops.

Padus "the Mute" - Chaplain of the 13th. The Chaplain that never speaks. Instead he adresses his company through dreams and visions - or brute telepathy.

14th (227/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Average. 

Herlock - Captain of the 14th. Close combat specialist, fights with two power blades. One of the new generation of young, eager and able commanders.

Eutychos - Chaplain of the 17th. Guardian of the Word. One of the leaders of the mutiny.

15th (210/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Good. 

Kathryn - Captain of the 15th. Dauter of the Word risen to comand by her zeal and faith (and a retlessness in battle that rival that of the Astartes)

Theobald Kor - Chaplain of the 15th. Staunch supporter of his captain.

16th (227/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Average. 

Parlen-ur - Captain of the 16th. Nominally First Captain of the Sicarus replacements. A true believer among true believers. Could easily become a Chaplain.

Muttines-Chaplain of the 16th, risen after Xandor, young adept first to speak up aginst Jovus er-as, when he tried to take over host. Muttins seremons drew mutch suport from both Astardes and mortal crew around the fleet.

17th (237/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Average. 

Azoreck - Captain of the 17th. Considers himself to be something of a gentleman. One of the new generation of young, eager and able commanders.

Acharon - Chaplain of the 17th. Ancient WB chaplain, came aboard the Broken Angel. Doesn't really approve of Azoreck, but knows it is his lot to guide his captain.

18th (227/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Avrage, Loyalty: Average. 

Guerto "Iconoclast" Bahaus - Captain of the 18th. Old school WB. Fights in terminator armour (the only line captain to do so), armed with an ancient power maul.

Decimus - Chaplain of the 18th. Guardians of the Word/Raptor Chaplain.

19th (221/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Good. 

Zaracas - Captain of the 19th. Batch-brother to Zinnridi.

Zinnridi - Chaplain of the 19th. Batch brother to Zaracas.

20th (230/50) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Average. 

Hastrubal - Captain of the 20th. Batch-brother to Alfonzo.

Hiram Salicar - Chaplain of the 20th. Know in the host as the Flayer.

CROW EATER ASSAULT CHAPTER.

Chapter Master: Mexias, Former of the raven guard now he fights for freedom and the 10th host, Iluminated by Castor.

Tol Amar - One of Castors finest join the Chapter as master chaplain, and adviser to Mexias. 

Raptors Chapter elites, Body Guards to the chapter master.  (100) - Wargear: Excellent, Skill: Excellent, Loyalty: Average. Assault marine Raptor cultists.

Julius - First Brother of the Cult. Serpents of Light/Predator Legion. Now chapion of the elites/chapter master bodyguard of the Crow eater chapter. He is home at last.

LINE COMPANYS

21th (300) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Average. Equpied as assault marines.

Aztlan- Captain of the 21th. 

Nopal- Chaplain of the 21th. 

22th (300) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Average. Equpied as assault marines.

Toltec- Captain of the 22th. 

Centzon- Chaplain of the 22th. 

23th (300) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Average. Equiped as Tactical Marines.

Xanticor- Captain of the 23th. 

Mardarck- Chaplain of the 23th. 

ARMOURY

Dreadnaught hulks (1): One of the hulks is an ancient WB dreadnought

Terminator armour (25): A collection of terminator suits, many from the Broken Angel, but also a few 10th Host suits, Tigers Argent suits, etc.

Power armour (1000/500): Mark-5-8/mark X aurelian. 

Gene-seed (13): Castor keeps very careful track of his gene-seed; it's the future of the Host.

528 (of a batch of 600) marines with one gland remaining. 

1564 (of a batch of 1600) marines with both glands remaining.

2500 (of 2500) scouts with both glands remaining 

 

DAUGHTERS OF THE WORD BATTLE COVENS

Coven of the Poisoned Chalice (2900) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Poor, Loyalty: Good. Assignment: Support fleet. Joint operations specialists. Favours (heavy and) melta weapons.

Domina

Coven of the Bleeding Heart (3300)- Wargear: Average, Skill: Poor, Loyalty: Good. Assignment: Support fleet. Joint operations specialists. Favours heavy (and melta) weapons.

Domina

Coven of the Divine Will (666) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Poor, Loyalty: Good. Assignment: Verbum Finalis. Sepharims; armed for close combat, supports the assault Marines.

Domina Angelica Palantina - An Angel in appearance, if not in deeds.

Coven of the Rendered Soul (3960) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Poor, Loyalty: Good. Assignment: Dutiful Daughter. Supports the the main host in battle (equivalent of regular SoBs).

Domina

Coven of the Broken Dreams (3875) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Poor, Loyalty: Good. Assignment: Dutiful Daughter. Supports the the main host in battle (equivalent of regular SoBs).

Domina

Coven of the Prima Filia (4000) - Wargear: Avarge, Skill: Poor, Loyalty: Good. Assignment: Across the fleet. Permanent ship security force. 

 Arch Domina Kimery Finialis - Commands the coven herself when aboard the Dutiful Daughter.

DIVINE HERALDS

Warlord titan:Divine herald

Reaver: Divine trumpeteer  

Reaver: Divine Drummer

Reaver:Holyfire

Reaver:Violator

Reaver:Faithfull

Reaver:Broadaxe

Reaver:Shadowkeeper

Wolfhound: Blackwolf

Wolfhond:Warpwolf

Wolfhound:Starwolf

Wolfhound:Voidwolf

Knight House Coven of the  Apostoli Gladii

20 Paladin-class Knight Suits.

BROTHERHOOD REGIMENTS

Elite Drop Regiments (9 times 5,000) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Good, Loyalty: Excellent. Good. Elite soldiers, a match for the equivalent IG formation (Stormtroopers).

Armoured Regiments (18 times 5,000) - Wargear: Excellent, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Good. Professional soldiers, a match for the equivalent IG formation.

Mechanized Infantry Regiments (37 times 5,000) - Wargear: Good, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Good. Professional soldiers, a match for the equivalent IG formation.

Light Infantry Regiments (62 times 5,000) - Wargear: Average, Skill: Average, Loyalty: Good. Professional soldiers, a match for the equivalent IG formation.

 

CULT TROOPS

Cult Fanatic Brigades (500 times 10,000) - Wargear: Poor, Skill: Poor, Loyalty: Average. True converts, eager to prove themselves, but hopelessly unskilled. Equipped with whatever is available.

Slave Legions (1000 times 20,000) - Wargear: Abysmal, Skill: Abysmal, Loyalty: Poor. Citizen-slaves (most of them liberated from Imperial tyrrany) forced into a battlefield role. Motivated by attending kill-squads, field deacons, etc. Armed with whatever is left when the fanatics have gotten their arms.