This fan art blends elements of Matara Kan, a figure from the T’au lore in Warhammer 40,000, and Mortarion, the Daemon Primarch of the Death Guard. The resulting figure depicted is a fusion of their aesthetics, combining Mortarion’s grotesque, plague-ridden imagery with a more ethereal, commanding presence reminiscent of a T’au Ethereal like Matara Kan.
The figure appears clad in corrupted, decayed power armor that exudes the festering touch of Nurgle. The wings are insectoid, torn and dripping with noxious energy, suggesting a connection to disease and decay. Skulls and chains hang across the armor, adding a macabre detail to the character’s grim visage. However, there are subtle nods to Matara Kan’s more regal and spiritual qualities, such as the upright, confident stance and perhaps an aura of dark leadership that transcends Mortarion’s raw brutality.
The face is partially obscured, with fang-like features and a nightmarish expression that blends Mortarion’s malevolent presence with an almost insect queen-like, hive-mother energy. This amalgamation represents a unique and creative take on combining Nurgle’s decay with T’au ideological leadership, resulting in a powerful, corrupted torchbearer of both destruction and the “Greater Good.”