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Death Guards

Artist: nehrist Source: nehrist
Death Guards
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This amazing art features members of the Death Guard, one of the most feared Chaos Space Marine Legions in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. These warriors are devoted followers of Nurgle, the Chaos God of decay, disease, and entropy. Clad in corroded and pitted power armor, they embody the very essence of corruption and rot. Their armor is a sickly hue of green and brown, adorned with Nurgle’s three-ringed emblem and festooned with rusted chains, bells, and censers emitting toxic fumes. Pustules, boils, and fungal growths erupt from both their armor and exposed flesh, highlighting the grotesque mutations bestowed upon them by their patron deity.

Their weapons are as foul as their appearance—plague-infested boltguns, dripping with ichor, and melee weapons encrusted with rust and disease. Some may wield Plague Knives or massive scythes, symbolizing Nurgle’s grim reaping of souls. The background of the image likely depicts a desolate, plague-ridden landscape shrouded in a miasma of decay. Dead trees, stagnant pools, and a sky obscured by dark, roiling clouds set the stage for their unholy crusade. The overall atmosphere is one of relentless decay and unstoppable entropy, capturing the Death Guard’s mission to spread Nurgle’s gifts of pestilence and despair across the galaxy.