Sanguinary Host

Hailing from the Feral World of Gharhar, the Sanguinary Host were troops raised by the Red Eyes to act as little more than shock troops. Led by War Chief Vestein, the Host are a savage and primitive people, deeply superstitious and enjoying fighting and killing. Eschewing ranged firearms, the Sanguinary Host makes use of their traditional tribal melee weapons, upgraded by the Red Eyes to be effective against armour.

History
The Sanguinary Host started as merely a tribe on the world of Gharhar, fighting with other tribes for dominance and worshipping the tribal god Khazru the Mighty. They were a particularly vicious tribe, known for the terrible punishments inflicted on any of their captives and their large-scale raids. That was when the Imperium arrived to conquer the planet, and it was the Red Eyes who discovered Gharhar. The primitive tribesmen were overawed by the golden Astartes that descended to the world, and Vestein bowed to these godly beings. The Red Eyes met with Vestein, and he and his tribe came under the special observation of the legion. The tribes that refused compliance were vanquished by Vestein with the aid of his new allies, with many bloody clashes. Vestein agreed to lead his tribe’s warriors into the stars to find new foes to fight, informed by the Red Eyes that there would always be new foes and infinite glory to be gained. [[Category:S]]