Litan Molder

This is a first draft of background for my Cult of Nurgle leader. I expect it to change, but wanted to document my first crack at it. My 40K history is a bit weak, so there might be some changes that need to be made. I have kept the location generic, as we haven't figured that out yet.

Litan Molder

Arrived on planet as a child when the interplanetary barge he was on was forced to make an emergency stop, due to an outbreak of plague. Few were able to resist the disease, with a casualty rate of over 95%, including the entire ships crew. His parents, members of the maintenance staff, also perished before his eyes in a slow and torturous fashion. For Litan, the disease targeted only his left arm, turning it into a wizened fleshless claw. He refused to let the planetary medical staff to remove it after he left the quarantined area, telling them it was a reminder from the Emperor of his lack of belief. Little is known about his next few years.

Later he went on to form the Church of the Burning Flame, preaching the importance of purity of spirit, to fight the evils of spiritual decay. He used his arm as a testament to the dangers of impurity and the cost of straying from the path of righteousness.

Some accounts exists of him ordering members of his congregation to be burned alive, should they show any signs of disease (This was never proven). Better to perish in flames than spread their filth to those around them. Around this time, his power amongst the faithful had reached its pinnacle, with as many as 1000 people gathering each week to listen to his sermons. The local PDF began to take notice, and grew increasingly wary. He was declared a heretic, and was forced to go into hiding with only a handful of his followers.

Information about the next few years is scarce, but it appears that this time of extreme stress had him praying for the Emperor's help for days at a time without sleep. Thanks to some psychic talents that had lain dormant, he was able to connect with a God more powerful than he had thought possible. The Lord Nurgle answered his prayers. It was then that he learned that the plague that took his parents was not a punishment from god, but a gift. A gift that he might someday receive if he proved worthy. He was told to go spread the word of Nurgle with all his powers of persuasion. Using his newly tapped psychic abilities and a very unique gift from Nurgle, he began to spread the word. This was all the information that was gleaned from the lone person to survive his transformation of the old Church of the Burning Flame into its newer incarnation, The Brotherhood of Decay (I will think of something better). This lone survivor died shortly after interrogation by PDF forces from massive trauma to his chest and rapid internal decomposition.

Litan Molders’ formerly withered left arm has now been replaced with a mass of rotting flesh, bubbling with puss and possessed of daemonic strength. The arm counts as a powerfist, and anyone in base to base contact with the model must pass a morale test in order to attack. Models that ignore morale tests also ignore this test. His base strength will be a standard 3, so only a ST 6 powerfist, as per standard IG lists.

Litan is also a psyker. He has only one power, that of possession. Rules to be determined/changed down the road.