Brother Dallo Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Hello, As you may have guessed from the title I am just starting a Blood Drinkers army. :D If anyone with fluff regarding them could post it up it would be great. I have the pdf codex and the newest codex so anything from beyond that would be awesome. I know the basic data from Lexicanum: Homeworld, Chapter Master etc. Thanks Dallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Gunzhard Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Hello, As you may have guessed from the title I am just starting a Blood Drinkers army. :wacko: If anyone with fluff regarding them could post it up it would be great. I have the pdf codex and the newest codex so anything from beyond that would be awesome. I know the basic data from Lexicanum: Homeworld, Chapter Master etc. Thanks Dallo In, I believe, the original Rogue Trader book, or one of the first edition supplements, there was an article on the creation of the space marines. It may have been duplicated in an Index Astartes book (I can check later). But it mentions the Omophagea something gene-seed (implanted into all Space Marines) that let's marines learn about their enemy through tasting their blood. Which in the case of the Blood Drinkers that gene-seed was mutated so they have an unnatural taste for blood and their blood drinking rituals earned them their chapter name. From Angels of Death it says their creation (and that of the Flesh Tearers) was done before the full implications of the flaw was apparent OR when they Imperium was just desperate to create new SM's. It also says they are close adherents to the heraldic rules of the codex; their uniforms and markings are similar to those of the Ultras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Dallo Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Thanks for the info, and especially for the quick reply. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Angel Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I know there's been conflicting reports about what founding they're from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hengist Ironfang Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I also understood that the Blood drinkers were nearly as far gone as the Knights of Blood these days, ie completely insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Angel Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I also understood that the Blood drinkers were nearly as far gone as the Knights of Blood these days, ie completely insane Nope. They have more control over the Thirst than anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Gunzhard Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I also understood that the Blood drinkers were nearly as far gone as the Knights of Blood these days, ie completely insane Nope. They have more control over the Thirst than anyone else. Hmm I don't think that is right dude... they do adhere to the codex in regards to formation and unit markings but they are supposedly as messed up as the Flesh Tearers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Angel Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I also understood that the Blood drinkers were nearly as far gone as the Knights of Blood these days, ie completely insane Nope. They have more control over the Thirst than anyone else. Hmm I don't think that is right dude... they do adhere to the codex in regards to formation and unit markings but they are supposedly as messed up as the Flesh Tearers. It's possible there's an IA or older fluff that I'm unaware of. But Codex Blood Angels, p54: "Rather than deny the blood-lust that echoes through their souls, the Blood Drinkers have embraced it, making it a central part of their many rituals. In doing so, the Chapter seems to have achieved an unprecedented control over the Flaw, though it remains to be seen if this is but the first step on a long road to eventual damnation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Gunzhard Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I also understood that the Blood drinkers were nearly as far gone as the Knights of Blood these days, ie completely insane Nope. They have more control over the Thirst than anyone else. Hmm I don't think that is right dude... they do adhere to the codex in regards to formation and unit markings but they are supposedly as messed up as the Flesh Tearers. It's possible there's an IA or older fluff that I'm unaware of. But Codex Blood Angels, p54: "Rather than deny the blood-lust that echoes through their souls, the Blood Drinkers have embraced it, making it a central part of their many rituals. In doing so, the Chapter seems to have achieved an unprecedented control over the Flaw, though it remains to be seen if this is but the first step on a long road to eventual damnation." Ok gotcha... yeah the old IA and 2nd ed codex (3rd ed codex says nothing about the successors) only mentions their similarities to the Flesh Tearers and their thirst for blood. Though actually, that quote from the new dex is still somewhat ambiguous... they have control over the flaw - but at the same time embrace the blood-lust... what does that mean exactly I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Angel Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I also understood that the Blood drinkers were nearly as far gone as the Knights of Blood these days, ie completely insane Nope. They have more control over the Thirst than anyone else. Hmm I don't think that is right dude... they do adhere to the codex in regards to formation and unit markings but they are supposedly as messed up as the Flesh Tearers. It's possible there's an IA or older fluff that I'm unaware of. But Codex Blood Angels, p54: "Rather than deny the blood-lust that echoes through their souls, the Blood Drinkers have embraced it, making it a central part of their many rituals. In doing so, the Chapter seems to have achieved an unprecedented control over the Flaw, though it remains to be seen if this is but the first step on a long road to eventual damnation." Ok gotcha... yeah the old IA and 2nd ed codex (3rd ed codex says nothing about the successors) only mentions their similarities to the Flesh Tearers and their thirst for blood. Though actually, that quote from the new dex is still somewhat ambiguous... they have control over the flaw - but at the same time embrace the blood-lust... what does that mean exactly I wonder? I would suggest that, since they don't try and resist the thirst for blood, it doesn't drive them mad by them trying to fight and control it. So when they get thirsty, they drink, and that means that they don't get the frustration and constant thirst the other chapters do. It's possible that lets them fight with clear-heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefireinferno Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Hey Hey Hey We ARE not Messed up! Don't listen to those women they Lie :D All is fine and Dandy at Cretacia reports of otherwise are lies and Heretical propaganda spread to try and Discredit the name of the Emperors and Sanguinius's Finest Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Gunzhard Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 But now who's blood are they drinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodunius Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Its a bit of an old-skool reference, but in the novel Space Marine the Blood Drinker Lieutenant claims they only drink each others blood.. of course he could have been lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hengist Ironfang Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 ah i was remembering the insinuation that they were into blood drinking rituals, still in that sense if the inquisition are seriously sniffing around who knows when they may break out the ole excomunicae traitoris stamp and slap it on the poor old blood drinkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanguinarian Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I also understood that the Blood drinkers were nearly as far gone as the Knights of Blood these days, ie completely insane Knights of Blood are not completely insane, they are actually very much aware of their flaw and it's consequences. Just like any entertainer in today's world, they have certain very specific demands for their participation. When they answer the Imperium's cries for help they simply demand that the ants "Flee the battlefield or be doomed with the enemy!" Much to Terra's dismay innocent lives may or may not have been purged alongside the foul inhabitants of the Warp's Eye, but they were forewarned. For that we have been named Renegade. Woe are we. NOT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 ah i was remembering the insinuation that they were into blood drinking rituals, still in that sense if the inquisition are seriously sniffing around who knows when they may break out the ole excomunicae traitoris stamp and slap it on the poor old blood drinkers Not before they excommunicate the Imperial Fists then... Who do actually murder imperial citizens and eat them in a ritual feast every time a new group of scouts graduate (tho I cant rememgber if its when they become full marines or true scouts (everything bar black carapace)) - read Space Marine. Its considered a mark of honour/good omen to be the one who eats the human flesh. And plenty of other marine chapters practice blood rites, drink blood, etc. But why does the interweb always come back to "ZOMG blood angels & co are all about to be declared heretic Khorne worshipers!!!!!" Must be the way its so easy to type, less easy to actually engage braincells... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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