Dark Heresy - Disciples of the Dark Gods

INTRODUCTION
004 | What’s in This Book?

CHAPTER I – Shadows of the Tyrant Star
008 | Using the Hereticus Tenebrae

CHAPTER II – Hereticus
021 | The Nature of the Enemy
021 | Heresies of Faith and Thought
022 | The Crimes of Bodily Corruption and Witchcraft
022 | The Nature of Cults
026 | Psykana Obscura
026 | New Psyker Talents
027 | Additional Psychic Powers
031 | The Temple Tendency
031 | Tenets, Goals, and Heretical Beliefs
032 | A Secret History of the Temple Tendency
035 | The Temple Tendency in the Calixis Sector
037 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing
037 | Servants of the Old Faith
040 | The Logicians
041 | Tenets, Goals, and Heretical Beliefs
041 | Cult Structure and Activity
043 | The Forbidden Arts of Dark Technology
045 | The Logician in the Calixis Sector
048 | The Fruits of Forbidden Science
049 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing
050 | Harbingers of Nightmares Past
052 | The Pale Throng
052 | Tenets, Goals, and Heretical Beliefs
053 | Internal Schism
054 | Rebellion and Insurrection
058 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing

Witches, Rebels, and the Damned: The Forces of
059 | the Pale Throng
061 | The Night Cult
061 | The Worship of the Emperor Revenant
062 | The Legend of the Night Cult
064 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing
064 | The True Nature of the Night Cult

CHAPTER III – Xenos
070 | The Acute Threat of the Alien
071 | The Manifold Dangers of the Alien
072 | The Cold Trade
072 | Sample Xenos Artefacts in the Calixis Sector
075 | The Amaranthine Syndicate
076 | The Syndicate by Reputation
077 | A Black Market Indeed
077 | The Devil’s Bargin
077 | The Dark Design
078 | The Horros of Slaugth
079 | Inquisitorial Thrat Briefing
079 | Members of the Amaranthine Syndicate
082 | The Beast House
083 | The Beast House by Repute
085 | Structure and Operations
088 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing
088 | Inside the Cages: Beasts of the Beast House
091 | The Cryptos
091 | Motivations and Infiltrations of the Cryptos
092 | The Origins and Nature of the Cryptos
094 | Knowledge and Ingorance
094 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing
097 | The Halo Devices
097 | The Origins and Nature of the Halo Devices

Forbidden History: The Halo Devices in the
097 | Calixis Sector

Halo Devices: The Stuff that the Darkest Dreams
099 | are Made Of
102 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing
102 | Titus Nefandiel: A Path to Damnation
104 | The Curse of Solomon
104 | The Darkness’s Due
105 | The Ritual of Sacrifice
106 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing

CHAPTER IV – Malleus
112 | The Malefic Powers
113 | Chaos Rituals
116 | The Dark Art of Sorcery
116 | Sorcery Powers
119 | Unhallowed Relics, Wards, and Weapons
123 | The Pilgrims of Hayte
123 | Tenents, Goals, and Heretical Beliefs
124 | Cult Structure and Activity
127 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing
132 | Anteanism
132 | The Obsession of Julius Ateanos
135 | Ther Erus Transform and its Application
136 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing
136 | Pawns of the Dark Prince
137 | The Brotherhood of the Horned Darkness
139 | The Nature of the Cult
139 | Tenents, Goals, and Malefic Beliefs
141 | Tales Told in Darkness
142 | Inquisitoral Threat Briefing
143 | A Dark Brotherhood
145 | The Vile Savants
146 | Deamon Plague
147 | The Pathology of Corruption
149 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing

The Children of Decay: The Vile Savants and
149 | Their Get
152 | The Menagerie
152 | The Path of the Revelator
153 | Sundered Flesh and Twisted Realities
156 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing
156 | The Heralds of the Radiant Court
159 | The Murder Room
159 | The Red Tale
161 | Inquisitorial Threat Briefing

CHAPTER V– The Enemy Within
165 | Discord within the Powers Temporal and Spiritual
165 | Blind Leviathon: The Administratum
166 | The Law in Dispute: The Adeptus Arbites
169 | Conflicts of Faith: The Ministorum
171 | The Great Game: Ties of Blood and Commerce
172 | The Keys to the Stars: The Navis Nobilite
174 | Discord and Conflict within the Inquisition
174 | Ordos, Conclaves, Cabals, and Factions
181 | Calixian Factions
183 | Inquisitor Glavius Wroth
185 | Inquisitor Antonia Mesmeron

CHAPTER VI – The Hunted: Wanted Heretics

of the Calixis Sector
188 | Nemesis, I Name Thee
190 | Ferran Ghast
191 | Myrchella Sinderfell
192 | Magus Vathek
193 | The Burning Princess
194 | Coriolanus Vestra
195 | Tobias Belasco
196 | The Unknown Heretic

CHAPTER VII – The House of Dust and Ash
198 | An Overview of the Adventure
200 | Part One: The Master of Chamber XIII
200 | Acolytes, Interrupted
201 | The Halls of the Chancellery Court
204 | Part Two: A Voyage Over a Poisoned Sea
204 | The Flight of the Cygnan Martyr
205 | Dramatis Personae of the Cygnan Martyr
207 | All Aboard for the Burning Isle
208 | Landing at the Great Crematoria
211 | Part Three: The House of Dust and Ash
212 | The Structure of the Great Cremetoria
214 | Locutor Mayweather
214 | The Events as They Unfold
215 | Deadtown
216 | Dramatis Personae of the House of Dust and Ash
217 | Relics From Beyond
218 | Part Four: Deathtrap
218 | The Riddles of the Gilded Window
218 | The Trap is Sprung
220 | The House of the Dead
221 | Exit Strategy
221 | Aftermath
221 | Rewards
221 | The Haarlock Legacy and Other Dark Conspiracies
222 | NPCs and Antagonists
227 | Player Handouts and GM Aids
233 | APPENDIX

Written By
Alan Bligh and John French with Owen Barnes and Mike Mason

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Owen Barnes and Mike Mason

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Clint Langley

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Andy Law

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Zoë Wedderburn

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Games Workshop

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