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| - The Lost and the Damned consist of the scum of the galaxy -- traitors to the Imperium, Heretics, Chaos Cultists, mutants, the mortal denizens of Chaos-controlled ships, worlds and the Warp, and other horrors too numerous to comprehend, such as the insane Chaos Spawn.
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| - The Lost and the Damned consist of the scum of the galaxy -- traitors to the Imperium, Heretics, Chaos Cultists, mutants, the mortal denizens of Chaos-controlled ships, worlds and the Warp, and other horrors too numerous to comprehend, such as the insane Chaos Spawn. In order to fulfill their own agendas, the Champions of Chaos draw lesser Chaos followers to them, or simply fool loyal citizens into fighting for them. They form personal armies that can vary tremendously in size and strength. Often the Champion is a powerful demagogue, perhaps born in the Eye or an Imperial traitor or Arch-Heretic to the God-Emperor or Machine-God. In some cases it is even an Aspiring Chaos Champion - a mighty Chaos Space Marine who has left his Legion or Chapter with his retinue so that he may start his own warband and carve out his own dominion in the galaxy. However, during a Black Crusade or in the face of an Imperial push into Chaos-controlled territory, like the Ophidian Campaign or the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, individual Chaos Champions will put aside their petty wars and rivalries for a common cause and the Lost and the Damned form a nigh unstoppable tide that attacks with seemingly inexhaustible numbers. The Lost and the Damned often form militant cults and sometimes are formed as military armies ranging from small-scale forces to hordes of millions of soldiers. Whilst sometimes Chaos Space Marines, daemons or deified Heretek members of the Dark Mechanicus command the Lost and the Damned, in most instances, renegade warbands are composed only of mortal soldiers, militias and mutants. Sometimes it is individual regiments or portions of regiments of the Imperial Guard, Planetary Defense Forces or elements of Mechanicus Tech-Guard that turn from the God-Emperor's or Machine-God's divine light to the darkness of the Forces of Chaos, providing the needed firepower. Others are the military forces of Chaos-controlled planets, the armsmen and assault forces of Chaos vessels, even the slaves flung into battle by their uncaring overlords. Others may be the citizenry of Imperial planets armed and fervent in rebellion. Often Mutants or unskilled cultists may make up the bulk of armies. Whilst mutants are found and relatively accepted within the Imperium, once converted to Chaos, their bodies are changed with many more disturbing and disgusting mutations - "gifts" from the Chaos Gods - adorning their once-human bodies. Whatever their component and origin, the Renegade and Heretic warbands of the Lost and the Damned can be a deadly foe to face
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