When things get complicated they do not hesitate to free their brothers with the Curse of the Spider - warriors completely instinctive and savage, capable of being stronger and more resistant than a normal space marine. The Spider Lords often attack at night, searching and killing their enemies in complete stealth in the shadows waiting for the right moment to attack. Notable Campaigns Chapter Homeworld Fortress-Monastery Chapter Organisation Officer Ranks Senior Specialist Ranks Specialist Ranks Line Ranks Combat Doctrine Their fanaticism for the Master of Mankind was lost along with their planet, therefore, they still seek revenge.

The master of the chapter and his librarians sought the cure of their genetic failure in the hope of saving their brothers from the curse of the spider, it was also with the purpose of returning their Chapter to the arms of their beloved God-Emperor, whom they secretly venerate while their brothers still harbour great resentment towards the Imperium for what happened to Ungoliat.

Those who have fallen under the spider's curse are locked deep within the chapter's black ships, like hungry dogs ready to be fed slave meat by their brethren. The other brothers continue to storm worlds and plunder ships in search of resources, slaves and weapons, vowing one day to take revenge on the Imperium. Master Askabaran and his librarians continue to search the galaxy for a cure for their Chapter's genetic flaw, to avoid the curse of the spider. Since then, the Spider Master and his chapter have roamed space as wanted traitors by the Imperium.

When imperial forces arrived on his world, everything vanished for the master Shelob and all his battle-brothers managed to flee their home planet Ungoliat, barely escaping with their lives as their doomed homeworld was subjected to Exterminatus. The Spider Lords were a formerly loyalist Chapter during their inception, however, due to their aberrant mutations and savage acts committed against civilian populations, the chapter was later declared as traitors.Īlthough Chapter Master Akabaran Shelob wanted to prove his Chapter's innocence several times to Imperial authorities, it was to no avail.

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