Death Guard: Overview

"The Death Guard are one of the nine Space Marine Legions which betrayed the Emperor during the Horus Heresy, becoming Chaos Space Marines. They worship the Chaos god Nurgle and in return he infests their armour with pestilence and disease. The Primarch of the Death Guard is Mortarion, who has been elevated to Daemon Prince status. Their original homeworld of Barbarus has been destroyed."

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Maggots of Despair

The "Maggots of Despair" are a large Deathguard sub-faction. They were first encountered during Abaddons 13th crusade. Their infamous raids throughout the Agripinaa Sector were notoriously brutal.

Also known as the Tyrants of Yayor, the Maggots of Despair also participated in the massacres at Dentor and Malins Reach. Their last known sighting during the 13th crusade was the Deathguards unsuccessful attempt to incite an uprising in the capital hive city of Agripinaa Prime. Unconfirmed reports had sightings of Necrosius and the remnants of the Apostles of Contagion working closely with the Maggots of Despair during the failed uprising.

At present, the Maggots of Despair have been assailing the small paradise world of Ignus in the Prox System. The Prox System is but one of many systems in the Aftermath Sector under siege by yet another Chaos Incursion.