Horde of the Hated

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"The Emperors Favour is bought with Blood, Your Own or Your Enemies." - Motto of the Horde

Horde of the Hated
Homeworld	Uryalla III, plus various minor homeworlds
Doctrine	Abhumans
Signature Equipment	Ogryn Charonites
Colors	Brown, Blue, Green

The Horde of the Hated was a unit of the Imperial Army.

History

Great Crusade

Although the Horde was not officially founded until near the close of the Crusade, their predecessors were an army of warmongering mutants from Uryalla. Originally, they had settled their killer instincts by fighting with the deadly wildlife of the planet, but the Emperor saw a use for them as cheap meat to use in his fight against the endless foes that humanity would face in the galaxy.

The Stars of the Uryalla sub-sector naturally produce excess radiation, which causes mutation to run rampant among the inhabitants of the planets. Although humans were present, they were very much a minority. Naturally, the human minority was given all of the power among the planets. With this power, they drafted the vast number of mutants and abhumans from the planets to take up arms in the name of The Emperor. For the majority of the Great Crusade, the army was confined to their own small region of space, slowly working their way out., destroying any force that opposed the Emperor and drafting their abhuman population into their ranks.

It was near the end of the Great Crusade, shortly before Aubrey would fall to the Chaos Gods, that the Horde was transformed from a mindless rabble, into a partially organized army. This was due to the Supreme Governors of the Uryalla sub-sector fearing that the poor image of the army would reflect on them. They sent men to many of the more notable armies of the Imperium to ask for generals that could whip their army into shape. Few obliged, but those that did managed to perform the desired tasks. They were placed under command of General Gregorio Valua (now promoted to Lord Hordemaster of the Horde)

Prasran Campaign

The Horde's first notable campaign was against the Republic of Prasra. A Human civilization that resisted the Imperium, thanks to a combination of advanced technologies and a high Psyker gene count. They were unwilling to join, due to the vast prejudice against Psykers. The Prasrans developed and made heavy usage of Power Armour, and were considered one of the more powerful human factions that were not affiliated with the Imperium. The Prasran cities were built underneath mountains, so, orbital bombardment proved all but useless.

Aubrey had been tasked with bringing the upstart nation to heel. However, the newly established Horde were an army that he took vested interest in. His own Xenos reserves were a secret that he intended to keep, but a non-humanoid reserve army that he could make use of openly would always be useful to him. The Eternal Zealots had already conquered most of the Republic, but Aubrey ordered the Horde to deploy to secure the homeworld of Prasra, granting them 3 ships from the Expeditionary fleet. All 9000 of them were deployed in the name of the Emperor to take control of the planet. The planets naturally poor weather and mountainous biome meant that armoured warfare was extremely impractical but, as the locals proved, not impossible. The battle was relatively balanced at the beginning. The hordes tactics and numbers proving to be the superior, but the Locals had much better knowledge of the surface.

After 2 weeks, the Horde managed to capture one of the planets major cities. The first wave of Techpriests that had been sent to assist (The capture of a Forge-World being of utmost importance to the Adeptus Mechanicus) began using the Prasrans own grand forges against them, creating equipment and weapons to help bring the fighting to a close as soon as possible. With the tide beginning to turn against them, the Prasrans deployed their secret weapons. The great mountains cracked open, and with a roar that shook the world, a god awoke. Appearing from atop the hills were Avatars of Deus Mechanicus, Titans. The Titans quickly set to their task of destroying the Horde. Their first act was to use their powerful anti-orbital cannons that the carried on their shoulders to bring down 2 of the 3 ships, the third escaped their notice as it had been positioned over the northern pole of the planet and was thus shielded from their scanning equipment, thanks to the powerful magnetic forces. However, before it could move into position to fire back, the Horde were forced to abandon their staging area's and flee to the underground cities that they had captured. The Battle turned against them. It was during this time that the Adeptus Mechanicus' second wave of techpriests, arriving in a warship. They, reluctantly, brought down the great Mechanical deities with a quick barrage of their powerful cannons, before they could be located by their foes.

Having grown intrigued by their ability to create Titans, Aubrey decided to take command of the situation, personally. Hearing that the Primarch was on his way, Gregorio, at first, panicked. He didn't want to fail his very first mission as Hordemaster and have to rely on the Primarch for their victory, but at the same time, with their surface bases being over-ran by the Titans, bringing victory before the Primarchs arrival was all but impossible. He quickly thought his way out of the situation. Consulting with the Techpriest Commanders, who had orginized this invasion, and they agreed to begin engaging the Prasran government in peace negotiations, he informed them that his commander was not so forgiving as the Emperor. That, Aubrey was a vicious tyrant, known for setting whole worlds ablaze. Fires from hundreds of years of conquest that still burned on battlefields over a century later. The Prasrans quickly surrendered.

Aubrey heard about this and found great amusement in the idea, and almost eager to not disappoint them. Arriving on the planet, he had several random Horde members dragged away, pretending to have them executed for not ending the war with a bloody conflict. He also threatened Gregorio in front of the former head of the Prasran republic, as well as the many senators, to instill a lasting peace, through fear of his response to rebellion.

By order of the Emperor, the humans of the Prasran cities, for their unwillingness to join the Imperium, became subject to Martial Law and severe sanctions, for 5 years. Almost all of the able-bodied men were conscripted into the Horde to replace those that they had lost during the battle. As a forge-world, the Adeptus Mechanicus took over as the planets main protectors, met with unrest from the civilian population. The Prasrans dedicated their vast forges to building armour for the Imperium. They were also granted permission to construct Orbital Manufactorums, in order to produce starships for the Imperium.

Warboss Gutgrinda

Gutgrinda was a Warboss that threatened the Moraka subsector. General Valua's campaign against them had proved to be most troublesome, as, with any Ork infestation, attempting to remove it was exactly what the Orks wanted. However, Gutgrinda, in his quest to prove that he was the biggest, strongest and most kunnin' ork in the universe, found that the Horde's Ogryn Shocktroopers more powerful than the Boss had realized.

After the first 6 months of trench warfare, reinforcements came from the newly conquered Prasran system. Several Techpriests arrived with their new Charonite implants for a number of the Ogryns. With these upgrades mounted into them, the Techpriests soon set about performing well organized strikes. With the Ogryns only real weakness, it's lack of intelligence, being removed, as the Techpriests were now thinking for them, the Orks soon found that they were a little more than they could handle. Gutgrinda himself met his fate at the hands of Grumm "Head-Puller" Plorgan.

The Hektor Heresy

When the Heresy reared its ugly head across the galaxy, the Horde found themselves with loyalty problems; Aubrey wanted the horde to join him in rebellion, attempting to replenish his devastated auxiliaries, thanks to his most hated father’s orders. The Horde, Loyal to the Legion above them, the Eternal Zealots, found themselves as renegades, tricked into following the Zealots into war against the Imperium, convinced by Aubrey that it was the loyalists that had been the Traitors. Their initial attacks were against a Regiment of the Imperial Army, it was in this attack, however, that Gregorio heard the opposing army shouting their loyalties to His Majesty, as well as accusations of Treason. It did not take much time for the Hordemaster to figure out that they had been ticked. Several others in the army also heard this, including Discipline Master Gorash Braman, a noteworthy member of the Discipline Masters as he was the only Abhuman one in the Horde, having shown such blind loyalty, zealous abhorsion to Mutation and ruthless efficiency to his cause that he was given the promotion (Much to the chagrin of the other Discipline Masters).

Gorash went to their Master, Aubrey and confronted him about it. Although the Traitor Primarchs silver tongue wove a tapestry of lies that would convince even the most loyal of men, Gorash would not listen, his indoctrination that he had undergone to join the Discipline Master was far too strong to be broken by mere words. He bartered with the Beastman, telling him that his ruthless aggression could serve Khorne, the Blood God well. Thet he could be granted any wish, should he submit to the Dark Gods. Knowing full well that he was no match for the Primarch, he drew his Chainsword and was immediately beset by the Primarchs personal retinue. The Primarch simply ordered his mens non-interference. Gorash warned the Primarch to leave the planet or they would come to blows. The Primarch, knowing that it was a battle he could not possibly lose, ignored the threat and called on the Discipline Master to reconsider, even offering his so coveted human form. Gorash, in response, lunged at the Primarch, who simply batted him away with the back of his power-armoured hand, sending him through the tent and into plain sight of his men.

Gorash raised his Chainsword and roared a great, prideful roar as he swung it at the Primarch once again, the Primarchs armour far too strong for his basic weapon to penetrate. Gorash and his men quickly learned why Aubrey was known as The Surgeon, as every swipe of his blade destroyed more and more of the Discipline Master, all the while, Aubrey's whispers of Chaos creeping into the beast’s skull, but no recipient to acknowledge them. Finally, he played a feint, dodging one of Aubrey's attacks and swinging his Chainsword at the neck of the Primarch. But, with a minor flick of his shoulder, the Chainsword went straight into the Pauldron, shattering the Discipline masters weapon into a million pieces. Aubrey then merely sliced with keen precision at the back of the Beastmans tendons, and the Discipline Master was done. Commending the Beast for his ferocity and loyalty, he ended him with a quick slice of an artery in his neck and he bled to death in seconds. Upon witnessing this, Gorash's men immediately charged the Primarch and his men, who merely pulled out, they had more pressing matters than getting bogged down in needless fighting with some Abhumans. Many of Gorash's men died attempting to chase down the rogue Primarch.

Gorash became a martyr to the Horde. And so, they joined with several of the Space Marine forces that were hunting the Eternal Zealots, although they usually were relegated to Canon Fodder.

It was whilst the Horde was on its crusade against the Eternal Zealots, that Chaos tried to sprout forth in the Hordes protective territory. On Thaalcalas Gamma, Carbraction Kaal, a radical Techpriest that had been recruited on Thoth from the old Prasrans, had sided with Hektor. He arrived and converted several of the key officials to Chaos. The world collapsed in on itself in an orgy of blood and gore. Over the next few months, the Chaos Prasrans dug great trenches and poured the blood of the loyalists into it, creating a giant chaos symbol around the entire of the capitol city, in celebration to Khornes insanity. For this, Khorne granted an army to Kaal, with which to reconquer the worlds from the Imperium. Carbraction would serve the Dark Mechanicus well. Carbractions forces suffered few losses, pushing hard and fast through the Prasran subsystem, razing great hives to the ground and building great, ruinous icons on the rubble. On Ralkia Omega, his Kaal's acolytes decorated an entire mountain with Skulls. This mountain, in later generations, became known as Throne of Khorne.

The mad Techpriest only halted his unrelenting advance when they came to the Prasra home world of Thoth, at which point, the Prasrans mounted what most would consider a valiant defence. The vast forges churned out copious amounts of armoured assault vehicles that the Chaos Daemons found great difficulty in penetrating. At the Siege of Moriabor, Thoth’s capital city, the great tanks poured from the underground and smashed through the ranks of those loyal to the Dark Gods. The Chaos forces pulled out from the world as Adeptus Mechanicus' reinforcements, in the form of the Horde, began to close in on the planet, Hektor had been kept abreast of the situation, and ordered them to redirect efforts on Terra. The damage to the Prasran worlds was irreparable, so their mission was completed. Although, Kaal has vowed to return and finish his conquest of the world.

After the dust settled, the people of Thoth accepted the Adeptus Mechanicus, who had provided invaluable assistance in defending their world. As of that day, the Adeptus Mechanicus have taken over as the great cult that the people of Thoth looked to for guidance.

With the threat in their own borders dealt with, Gregorio convinced the Uryallan government to commit all of their forces to attempting to break the seige of Terra. With the many Space Marine legions tying each other up in brutal warfare, their little subsector was in little danger of being attacked without one of the Astartes legions moving to assist (The governers put more faith in the Emperor's Super Soldiers than in filthy abhumans.) Gathering a number of the armies, including every Ogryn available (The only beasts capable of competing with an Astartes in pure strength) The Horde made a bee-line for Terra, picking up whatever remnants of armies they could find along the way. Luckily, the Thunder Kings' push to Terra had already paved the way for them to approach the Terra Sector unopposed. Meeting up with the Thunder Kings on Jupiter, the momentum that they had gained in their push to Terra was halted as they were forced to face the Chaos imbued traitors that now served Hektor.

Involved in heavy fighting on the Jovian Colonies, the Horde served as little more than cannon fodder and defense for low-importance positions, allowing the Thunder Kings able to commit more brothers to the battle to take back the cradle of humanity. During this time, Gregorio took control of the Steel Guts, utilizing their immense strength in order to actually stand a chance in melee combat with the former Emperor's finest. However, the Horde were ordered to not engage the Traitors directly. Although they had the spirit to carry the day, Brennus knew that they stood little chance of actually attaining victory over the much better organized Chaos Astartes. The Horde did partake in minor skirmishes with the Traitors daemonic allies.

The Horde's initial 5000 men were quickly whittled down until finally, Void Angels arrived. The Astartes were able to turn the tide, with the Eyes of the Emperor, Steel Marshalls and the Silver Cataphracts able to actually start to push the Chaos forces back in their long march to Terra. The Horde was left behind, lacking the strength or the numbers to be of real use to the Astartes, the Void Angels put them to work, rendering relief to the Civilians that had been caught up in the battle on the Jovian Colonies. During this time, several key members of the Horde went missing. The former Grand Shaman, Maa Rhamyuu never again appeared in recorded history, it is believed that she was killed during the battle.

Age of Rebirth

With the disappearance of the Primarchs, the abscence of the Emperor's direct control, and the High Lords of Terra, Inquisition and Ecclesiarcy controlling the Imperium, the Horde found itself under immense scrutiny. The Horde was quickly dissolved and its members put through intense screening processes. Most of them were put to death, as the Inquisition claimed "Only the work of Chaos could cause mutation of such grotesque horror."

The Horde was replaced by the new Astra Militarum and the Horde merely faded into an old legend among the people of the Uryalla subsector.

Behavior

The Hated hold a reputation of being one of the more ferocious regiments, primarily due to most of the army being made up of primal species, or those that lack the intelligence to fight tactically, such as Ogryns.

Although, most commanders utilize this ferocity to charge and break enemy lines, others try to hold them back, entrenching their positions... That being said, it is very common for them to grow frustrated with entrenched warfare, and to abandon highly defensible positions to charge enemies, usually taking the enemy completely by surprise. Many armies have found themselves swept away by a horde of Ogryns charging down a hill towards them, away from a heavily entrenched bunker.

Doctrines

The Horde is trained with the knowledge that they are everything that the Emperor despises, that they can only earn his favour in 2 ways:

1) Dying in to further Humanity.

2) Spilling the blood of Humanities enemies.

As such, they specialize, mainly in full frontal assaults. However, many commanders take great sport in their men, many bets are made on missions partaken by the Horde, be they "How long will they survive in this suicide mission?" or "How many will be killed when they clash with the Orks?" Abhuman life is cheap and surviving with a commander who may well send you into a no-win situation in order to make sure that his gambling debts don't mount too high is a constant threat that many Abhumans are under.

That being said, those who bet on their own losses are rarely promoted. There are some commanders who attempt to conserve their troops as best as they can, and fight as any other army would. Those who can use Abhumans natural abilities to their advantage (Such as the immense strength of Ogryns and the keen eyes of Ratlings) find themselves being promoted to lead some of the larger detachments of the Horde.

The Elite of the Elite are known as the Storm Callers, they are the Storm Troopers of the Horde. They are not allowed to use the name Storm Troopers, due to their non-human status. They earn their place as a Storm Caller, by performing incredible feats of valor on the battlefield. They utilize Hotshot guns and crude power weapons, as well as Carapace armour.

The Psykers were trained on the world of Gorlalla. Out of all of the Abhumans, Beastmen were the only ones to regularly produce Psykers, the same 10% chance of producing the Psyker Gene as humans, whereas Ratlings only have a 3% chance, and Ogryns only 1%. Until the conclusion of the Council of Nikaea, the Horde regularly produced Psykers. After the Emperor's edict that Psyker usage be prohibited, almost all of the Hordes psykers were executed, those that weren't were placed under incredibly close watch.

Although Battle Tanks were rare in the Horde, they did make use of Assault Transports. Rhino Tanks were made heavy use of.

Homeworld

The Uryalla Subsector is located on the universes northern fringe, close to the Ghoul Stars. The Subsector has multiple planets, all recruiting worlds for the Horde.

Uryalla

The official homeworld and command center for the Horde.

A tropical world, mostly covered in dense jungle, though navigation is somewhat easy, due to the copious amounts of hive-towers that stretch high above the jungles. The dense jungle hides unfathomable amounts of defences. Great Anti-Orbital guns hidden in deep valleys, AA batteries hidden by the thicket. Those who do manage to get to the planet will find the wildlife to be most inhospitable, the great Mournfangs, Red-tailed Sabrewolves, Xenobaric Warboars, each of these giant creatures deadly enough to be a match for even a space marine, in terms of strength, and thanks to the Space-Fortress "Gates of Contempt" that was built by the previous rulers of the world, a minor human species that all had a naturally high risk of mutation and were prone to ruthless aggression. They were found during the Great Crusade by the Emperor, who ordered that they surrender to him or face his armies. The mutants made the counter proposal that if he provided them with ships then they would gladly fight on his behalf. Those who wish to take the planet will find quite the battle on their hands. That being said, Gates of Contempt is built with a final countermeasure in case of rebellion. Around the planet are multiple defence satellites, with firepower comparable to a Frigate. However, each of these can point their payload directly at the planet below. The Gates of Contempt holds a Cyclonic Missile that is pointed straight at the planet, ready to perform Exterminatus, should the undesirable population attempt to rebel. Although, to Gregorio's knowledge, the missiles are in case the world should fall.

Although Uryalla is the official homeworld of the Horde, each planet in the subsector is considered a Homeworld to one of the Hordes species.

Gorlalla

The home world of the Beastmen. A world full of great plains of grassland, forests and vast oceans. The former Queen, Maa Rhamyu serving as Local Governor, under Supreme Governor Anticus Voral, all Abhuman worlds requiring a Human Supreme Governor to keep loyalties in check. The planet served as the Horde's main Psyker training ground after the Heresy. It is also protected by Battle fleet Capricorn. Outside of the Supreme Governors Palace, formerly the Queens palace, there is a solid gold statue to the Emperor, built before his arrival, at the order of the queen, who sensed his coming through the Warp. Every day, thousands of civilians show up to the grand square to pray that the Emperor delivers, those beloved who fight in his name, from danger.

Anark Zeta

The Ogryn Home world. When the Emperor first encountered this world, his bright, golden armour convinced their puny minds that he was the great "Golden Master" that they worshiped. The Emperor took a liking to these dull beasts as they were physically stronger than even his Astartes and could easily utilize them as beasts of war. He had the Ogryns trained in the use of firearms and sent to be used as Shock Troopers. Many worlds were taken by surprise as the great, hulking monsters ran towards them, firing their guns wildly into the air.

Notable Regiments

The Regiment system of the Horde was created in order to allow for more control over the untrustworthy abhumans. By splitting them into smaller, more managable pieces of a single army, each under the supervision of human Sergeants and Colonels.

1st Imperial Hammers

The Imperial Hammers are the Lord Hordemasters personal platoon. The 1st are those that he personally leads into battle. Made up, primarily, of Storm Troopers, Heavy Armoured Vehicles and Bullgryn Assault Troopers. The army washed over the battlefields like a storm. With few retreats to their name, and many victories, the Imperial Hammers were Regiments that every Abhuman of Uryalla dreamed of joining.

43rd Steelguts Regiment

The Steelguts are Trench-Warfare specialist Ogryns; they generally advance with the Bullgryns at the front, forming a wall of Slab shields, with the Ogryns forming the second row, and Charonites bringing up the rear. The Steelguts were usually lead by a Techpriest, who controled the Charonites using his mind link to them.

The Steelguts were one of the only Horde Regiments to survive the Scouring, the Steelguts becoming the Astra Militarum Regiment of Anark Zeta.

4th Long-Eye Regiment

The Long-Eyes are Ranged warfare specialists, from Snipers and Assassins, to Artilliary spotters and Gun Emplacement crews. The Amazing eyes of the Ratlings were made heavy use of in this regiment. The Long-eyes were known for their ability to hold positions like few others, aircraft being torn from the sky by highly accurate AA fire, confined streets becoming killing grounds for snipers, Hordes of Orks futily throwing more and more of their boys against the unending stream of high-accuracy, high-calibur fire.

Notable Members

Lord Hordemaster Gregorio Valua

Nicknamed "The Iron Wall" Gregorio is supreme commander of the horde, and, whilst in the Starguard, was considered to be somewhat a Defensive Genius, knowing how to deploy his troops to minimize casualties to his own troops, whilst maximizing those of the enemies and defend his charge for the maximum amount of time. Although officially known as a humble man that does his duty to further humanity, in reality, Gregorio is a man that is totally dedicated to furthering his own ambition. Of becoming known as the greatest tactical genius that humanity has ever known. He wants future generations to visit a statue of him on Terra, that they will draw inspiration from. To this extent, he has used his sway as the leader of the horde, to request that the Horde be deployed to locations that would normally be unconscionable, such as their attempt to assist the Thunder Kings in breaking the Seige of Terra. After witnessing others that were vocal about their ambition to be much the same, that became the butt-end of many jokes among the officers, Gregorio decided to achieve this ambition through results only. That way, if he were to fail, then he could at least be remembered as a humble officer, rather than an ambitious fool.

In the Closing years of the Great Crusade, he was a General in the Haeltoth Starguard, specializing in Defensive tactics. Gregorio had grown up on the poor planet of Rakantha IV, a backwater planet near the Haeltoth sector, that a lot of the Imperium’s less desirables were sent, so he was used to having to accept help from Xenos, Mutants and Abhumans. When he was old enough, he joined the local Army, quickly raising to the rank of sergeant. During a battle with an encroaching Ork Waaagh! the army had been the first hit and suffered almost total losses, several platoons only surviving thanks to the intervention of the Haeltoth Starguard. Gregorio, himself had been leading a heavy weapons team that had kept the green tide at bay with a trio of heavy bolters and an autocannon. The remnants of the army were assimilated into the Starguard.

When the Horde was being organized, the Uryallan government sent out requests for officers to ensure loyalty in their ranks and efficiency in their results. Gregorio, seeing the chance to be put at the forefront of an entire army, volunteered. With his service record, he was made supreme commander.

Faran Philkaydick

A Cybornetically enhanced Beastman and Storm Caller Prime of the 1st Imperial Hammers. He was part of the personal retinue of Lord Hordemaster Gregorio. Faran was severely wounded during the battle of Xandian, attempting to give his life for his Lord. With this act, he was granted cybornetic replacements to his legs and right arm. The Beastman was known as an incredible fighter, enhanced by his cybornetic implants. He fought for the Emperor's favour, but not because he wanted it. As a father of 26, wanted his children to be able to grow up with the favour of the Emperor.

He is believed to have died in a skirmish with Daemons on the Jovien Colonies of Jupiter.

Discipline Master Gorash Braman

A Beastman, and one of the very few Abhumans to be honoured with the title of Discipline Master, trained for no other purpose than to give the Abhumans a figurehead and an illusion of power within the Imperium. Gorash lead several successful campaigns during the Great Crusade and was known as a fierce combatant. He was killed by Aubrey, when the Corrupted Primarch attempted to convert the Horde to his cause. The Discipline Master fought with untold ferocity, but was, ultimately, no match for the Primarch. His death inspired the rest of the Horde to resist the corrupting hand of Chaos. In Life, Gorash was known for his lack of fear, knowing that life or death, the Emperor would forgive him. He believed, with insane fervor, that if he fought hard enough, then the Emperor would grant him Human form for his loyalty.

Although a notable figure in the Horde at the time, the story would change as it was passed down through the generations. By M32, stories told that Gorash was a human, and that Gorash's chainsword had put a dent in Aubrey's armour that the Daemon Prince would never forgive. It was a supposed weak spot that would allow a strong warrior that was completely dedicated to the Emperor, to crack and kill his heretical son.

Although he is remembered as a hero, he was known, to most of his men, as a monster. Gorash had undergone extremely powerful indoctrination, making him notoriously more cruel than most Discipline Masters. He reviled his own kind as scum. One of his tactics, nicknamed the "Gorash Steel Box" was to lock his men in their Rhino's, driving them slowly to the edge of insanity with the severe heat and claustrophobia, then releasing them as one giant wave of half-crazed beasts. It was this ferocity and efficiency that made the Hordemaster grant Gorash command of the 3rd Batallions 2nd Company. Gorash's Company was also known for their ability to speak High Gothic... This was because Gorash made a policy of handing out severe punishment to those that would not speak the Emperors language. Gorash and the Hordemaster did not get on, but they both were forced to respect each other for their effectiveness as leaders.

Great Shaman Maa Rhamyu

Maa was Queen of the Beastmen, when the Emperor came to their world. Although the Emperor came looking for one of his lost Primarchs, as his ship had discovered a notable Psyker presence. He found that, upon setting foot on the world, the population broke down on their knees and bowed to him. Further questions were raised when he found a great statue of solid gold had been erected of him. He was brought to their queen, who bowed before his glory, she explained that, his immense Psyker presence had been sensed all the way out on their world, and, since then, shamans of their people had seen his face in many different visions and that, they believed it was their duty to serve him. The Emperor was apprehensive and about to call down Exterminatus on the Abhumans, when he was stopped by his son, Hektor, who saw that, although they were not fully human, they were incredibly loyal, and would serve the Imperium well, until such time as they were no longer useful, then they could be exterminated at their leisure. Maa was no longer Queen, seeing as the Emperor was now their only leader, she still served as his voice among his most loathed of servants. Maa was an incredible Psyker, but was also incredibly long-lived, still serving when the Beastmen were converted into the Horde of the Hated. She became chief adviser to the Lord Hordemaster.

When the Council of Nikaea convened, and the order that all Psykers be removed from the Astartes, Maa was brough under investigation. Although the ruling was aimed at the Astartes, rather than the Army (the risk that the Army posed, by going rogue, being marginal, next to that of the Astartes.) All other Shamans in the army were either executed, or taken by the Culexus' to serve as target practice for their anti-psyker warriors and guinea pigs in their attempts to find new and more effective methods of killing these poxes upon the Imperium. Maa, at the insistence of Gregorio, was simply given a handler to make sure that she did not utilize her Psyker powers. She spent the rest of the Crusade under the watchful eye of Judge Garral Montan, with a boltgun almost buried in the back of her skull. During this time, she did not utilize her Staff, instead taking a sword to battle.

Her most hated of enemies are Chaos Space Marines, due to them having been born with the favour of the Emperor, but throwing it away for a cheap power trip from false idols, it is a sin which can never be atoned for.

Judge Garral Montan

"All Law is made by those who answer to His Majesty, the Law is his word, to question his law is to question his word, to break his law is to defy him... To defy him, is death..."

Work ethic of Judge Garral Montan.

Garral was a judge from the Adeptus Arbites that openly opposed Psykers, especially the abhuman ones. As much as he despised Abhumans and Psykers, he held the belief that anything that was even partially human was to be protected by the laws that were laid down by The Emperor. To the extent that, he was court-marshaled for executing a human for the attempted murder of an abhuman. After the court marshal convened, it was decided that he had upheld the law as it had been written. But the protection of an Abhuman life at the cost of a Human one was still very much a reviled thing to do. For this, his commanding officers decided to assign him to the Uryalla subsector, a subsector that was notorious for it's copious quantity of Abhumans. When the Council of Nikaea convened, all Psykers were placed under a very watchful eye. Those of the Uryalla Subsector were placed under the eye of Garral. However, as an Arbites, he was bound by the law. whilst Maa kept her powers under control, he was forbidden to kill her.

Being an Arbites, his involvement on the battlefield was non-existant. He had been assigned to enforce the Emperors laws, not fight his battles. He would usually stay at the Hordes command center, during battle, and monitor Maa from a Servo Skull. That being said, his expertise were sometimes called upon when the Horde were forced to fight in an urban area, and his experience with deploying Arbites in such conditions made him a most useful advisor.

Grumm "Head-Puller" Plorgan

Plorgan was an Ogryn from Anark Zeta and considered somewhat a genius. Able to speak a full sentence, even before his Bone'Ead implants were placed in him. Plorgan quickly made a name for himself in the Horde, due to his penchant for pulling the heads off of his enemies, whilst they were still alive. Plorgans skills quickly made him a Bone'Ead, complete with implants, that granted him improved speech ability (Now capable of even including adjectives into his sentences) Plorgan was most well known for his actions in the Gutgrinda campaign, slaying the Warboss personally, when charging the warboss who was attempting to kill the Techpriest that was in control of the Charonites. He killed the beast by grasping the Orks head, underneath the jawline, standing on its shoulders, then raising his arms until they were fully above his head. Plorgan wore the Boss' skull as a helmet from then-onward. To help him with his unique penchant for decapitation, the Techpriest that he had saved, crafted him a Power Fist.