Dark Apostles The Dark Apostles are the corrupted Chaplains of the Word Bearers Chaos Space Marines Legion, who gleefully redirected the Legion's fanatical zeal from preaching of the Imperial faith to howling the praises of Chaos. In battle they are skilled demagogues, able to exhort followers to greater acts of bravery and depravity - enemy commanders have often found out to their cost that the only way to truly blunt an attack by such fanatics is to either remove the Apostle, or destroy each and every Word Bearer facing them. Their strategies sometimes border on prescience. Dark Apostles still carry their ritual Crozius Arcanum as they did before their fall, although the resulting Accursed Crozius have long since been corrupted and debased into deadly icons dedicated to the Chaos Gods themselves. Not only does this make them lethal assault weapons, it also marks the bearer as receiving the dark favor of the Gods, granting them protection from their enemies and allowing them a much deeper connection with the denizens of the warp. Usually the untimely death of a Dark Apostle is marked with a great loss and weeks of ceremonies are held in his commemoration, in that time the Captains of the dead Apostle's Host are summarily executed for allowing such a thing to happen and the host absorbed into the ranks of a more able Dark Apostle.

Dark Apostle 110 points HQ: A Dark Apostle is an HQ choice for a Chaos Space Marines army.

Dark Apostle

WS 5

Unit Composition: ▪ 1 Dark Apostle Unit Type: ▪ Infantry Wargear: ▪ Power Armor ▪ Bolt Pistol ▪ Frag grenades ▪ Krak grenades ▪ Accursed Crozius Special Rules: ▪ Independent Character ▪ Fearless ▪ Canticles of Contempt

BS 5

S 4

T 4

W 2

I 5

A 3

LD 10

Sv 3+

Options: ▪ A Dark Apostle may replace his bolt pistol with a plasma pistol for +15 points. ▪ A Dark Apostle may take one of the following: - Jump Pack/Wings………………………+20 Points - Bike………………………………………+30 Points - Daemonic Steed………………………...+30 Points Accursed Crozius: The Accursed Crozius is a power weapon. It's wielder counts as having a Personal Icon. Additionally, the bearer enjoys the protection of the Dark Gods and receives a 4+ Invulnerable Save. Canticles of Contempt: The Dark Apostle is exceptionally well-versed in the counter-arguments to the Imperial creed. Moreover he is a skilled orator who is able to incite his brethren to a fanatical fervor. Once per game, the orator, and all Chaos units apart from Daemons with a model within 6" of the Dark Apostle will gain the Furious Charge and Feel No Pain universal special rule until the end of the turn.