LOYAL TRAITORS

A Soul Drinkers Army List

By

Dan Duran
Richard Eckert

Thanks to: C-Swizzy, D-Skizzy, J-Nizzy, Sidetrack Nick, Beeny13, Dezzo and a whole host of other people who game invaluable insight and advice on this
project. Thanks also to Ron Saikowski of www.fromthewarp.blogspot.com for the wonderful image of his Sarpedon model and Ed aka Thanatos for the
image of his spot-on Tellos model. Final thanks to Morgan from the Astro Mag who graciously donated additional art from his massive stock pile.

Special thanks go to Ben Counter for writing the Soul Drinker novels and to Black Library for publishing them. Without your passion for writing we
would not have had the inspiration to have all this fun. The Soul Drinkers Novels are:

Soul Drinkers (2002)

The Bleeding Chalice (2003)
Crimson Tears (2005)
Chapter War (2007)
Hellforged (2009)

A Dice Like Thunder Production, 2010

This document is intended for use with Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition.
You can learn more about Warhammer 40,000 at www.games-workshop.com.
Fluid 40K can be found at www.dicelikethunder.com
Introduction FORCE ORGANIZATION

Welcome to Loyal Traitors, A Soul Drinkers Army List. This home brew codex has been
designed to allow you to play a Warhammer 40,000 game or campaign as the Soul
Drinkers. While it is not necessary to read the Black Library novels written by Ben
Counter to play the Soul Drinkers, we heartily recommend it.
We assume you are familiar with a large majority, if not all, of the rules in Warhammer
40K 5th Edition rule book and Codex: Space Marines and Codex: Chaos Space
Marines. It also is assumed, unless written otherwise, that all rules pertaining to game
mechanics, game length and force organization are used.
The Soul Drinkers have the following army list options. All dedicated transports must
be taken from the codex the unit it is purchased for comes from.
Units marked with an asterisk (*) are chosen as per their normal codex rules but have
an additional special upgrade character found in this army list.
No Soul Drinker unit may ever take a Mark of Nurgle upgrade or any other Nurgle
ability (such as an Icon or banner).

The inherent limitation for writing this home brew codex is the Movie Marine
principle. Most everything written in a novel is designed to be cinematically
entertaining and we all know that not every game is so played. Great care has been 1-2 Headquarters
taken to pull the essence of the Soul Drinkers from the Black Library novels and
0-1 Sarpedon See page 5 of this Document
translate that into table top play.
0-1 Chaplain Iktinos See page 6 of this Document
Undoubtedly, you will have questions on how certain codex mechanics work especially 0-1 Captain Karraidin See page 6 of this Document
when drawing your force from three sources. We have attempted to iron out these
0-1 Captain Pg. 132, Codex: Space Marines
difficulties for you. Should you have any questions, feel free to email us (Richard@
dicelikethunder.com). We are also open to suggestions or changes for better play. 0-2 Librarian Pg. 133, Codex: Space Marines
0-1 Master of the Forge Pg. 133, Codex: Space Marines
We hope you have as
much fun playing the Soul
0-3 Elites
Drinkers as we did writing 0-2 Sternguard Veteran Pg. 125, Codex: Space Marines
and play testing them. 0-2 Chosen Chaos Space Marines Pg. 94, Codex: Chaos Space Marines
0-1 Possessed Chaos Space Marines Pg. 95, Codex: Chaos Space Marines
What you need to play:
-Warhammer 40,000 5th 2-6 Troops
Edition rule book 2-4 Tactical Squad * Pg. 134, Codex: Space Marines
-Codex: Space Marines
0-2 Chaos Space Marines* Pg. 96, Codex: Chaos Space Marines
-Codex: Chaos Space
Marines 0-1 Scout Squad Pg. 134, Codex: Space Marines
-Loyal Traitors: A Soul 0-3 Fast Attack
Drinkers Army List 0-1 Chaos Space Marine Bike Squad Pg. 99, Codex: Chaos Space Marines
0-2 Assault Squad Pg. 139, Codex: Space Marines
0-1 Chaos Raptors * Pg. 99, Codex: Chaos Space Marines
0-3 Heavy Support
0-2 Chaos Havocs Pg. 100, Codex: Chaos Space Marines
0-1 Vindicator Pg. 143, Codex: Space Marines
0-1 Whirlwind Pg. 143, Codex: Space Marines
SPECIAL RULES
Soul drinkers have access to the following special rules under certain
conditions.

Loyal Unto Death – If an army has two Soul Drinkers independent

characters (those found in this army list and not take from Codex:
Chaos Space Marines or Codex: Space Marines) then every unit that is
not already fearless gains the Stubborn Universal Special Rule.

Cold & Fast, Soul Drinkers! – Units that may take a dedicated transport
may select a Drop Pod from Codex: Space Marines. This includes units
taken from other Codex’s, such as Codex: Chaos Marines.

And They Shall Know No Fear – as described in Codex: Space Marines

and applicable to all units in your force.

Combat Tactics – as described in Codex: Space Marines and applicable

to all units in your force.

Excommunicate Traitoris – the Soul Drinkers are branded

Excommunicate Traitoris by the Imperium. They may not take any
Imperial allies but will fight in separate actions that benefit Imperial
citizens that require aid.
 The Hell – The Hell is a special psychic power that visits horrifying visions of doom
Sarpedon, Librarian Chapter Master pTs and destruction upon all who see it. While fellow Soul Drinkers have seen this power
180 in action many times, they are not immune to it. This power is used only by Sarpedon
during his movement phase.
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
The Hell is a psychic shooting attack that effects d6 enemy units within 18” of
5 4 5 5 3 5 2 10 3+ Sarpedon, starting with the closest unit. Each unit effected by this power must pass a
Leadership test or be Pinned. Units in close combat are not immune and, should they
Composition: 1 (Unique), Infantry fail their Leadership test, will have it’s Initiative reduced by 1 instead of being pinned.
Should Sarpedon fail his psychic test, all friendly units in range must test to
Wargear: Power Armor, Bolt Pistol, Frag/Krak grenades, Force Staff, see if they succumb to The Hell.
Psychic Hood Should Sarpedon roll double 1s for his psychic test he suffers from Perils of
the Warp and d6 enemy units within range are automatically Pinned or have their
Special Rules: Independent Character, Psyker, Orbital Bombardment, Mutant Initiative reduced by 1 regardless of special rules like Fearless or Mob Rule.

Mutant – As Sarpedon has been mutated by the warp to be half Space Marine and half
giant arachnid with further bionic upgrades, he has a 4+ Invulnerable save. In addition,
Sarpedon may use two psychic powers per turn.
Powers: Machine Curse (Codex: Space Marines), Warptime (Codex: Chaos Space
Marines), The Hell
Conversion: The Sarpedon model with tested with was graciously donated to us by
Chaos Dave. According to Dave, he took a pewter spider model and then green stuffed
the upper torso of a 3rd edition metal Librarian onto it. He then added ‘bionic looking
stuff’ to a leg. To complete it, he used a home made Dreadnought sized base with sand
flocking. We’re not sure what else we can use this for, but the thing looks awesome!
The Sarpedon model show here was build and the image donated by Ron Saikowski
from fromthewarp.blogspot.com
Chaplain Iktinos, Master of Sanctity pts Captain Karraidin, Master of Initiates Pts
160 180
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
5 5 4 5 3 5 3 10 3+ 6 4 4 5 3 5 3 10 2+

Composition: 1 (Unique), Infantry Composition: 1 (Unique), Infantry

Wargear: Power Armor, Crozius Arcanum, Rosarius, Frag/Krak grenades, Harbinger Wargear: Terminator Armor, Storm Shield, Thunder Hammer, Storm Bolter

Harbinger – A modified, heavy caliber bolt pistol with the following stat line. Master of Initiates: As the senior captain of the Soul Drinkers, Karraidin has taken it
Range: 12” Str: 4 AP: 4 Assault 3, Pistol upon himself to train the chapter’s initiates and all initiates gain from his leadership in
battle. When a Scout Squad is taken in the same force as Karraidin, they gain +1 BS and
Special Rules: Independent Character, Liturgies of Battle, Honor of the Chapter the Stealth special rule. Captain Karraidin may not take a Command Squad.

Retinue: Chaplain Iktinos is a shepherd for Soul Drinkers who no longer has a squad to
return to. Though he has secret ambitions for the path of the chapter, he and his flock
are seen as an unmovable rock on the battlefield. As such, a Tactical Squad or Chaos
Marine Squad may be taken as his body guard with both Iktinos and the attached
squad gaining the Counter Attack special rule. If the retinue squad does not select a
heavy weapon it may instead take a second assault weapon of equal or lesser point
cost to one already selected at no additional cost.
Conversion: This model fills the role of three different codex entries for us. Originally a
Terminator from the Assault on Black Reach set, we assured him that he would never
wield a Power Fist or Power Sword again. Instead we gave him a Storm Shield and
Thunder Hammer. With some attention to the details on his shield, Captain Karraidin
can now double for Captain Darnath Lysander (or Anus McFearsome for Richard) or
just a regular Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield wielding Terminator.

Conversion: Our Chaplain Iktinos is a mongrel of two model kits. We took a metal
Grey Knight model and removed the arm holding the Nemesis Force Weapon. We
then added an arm stub with a miniature neodyne magnet tip. For play with the Soul
Drinkers, a hand holding a Crozius Arcanum is magnetized into place. When Chaplain
Iktinos is not going to battle as himself, he removes his Crozius Arcanum and instead
magnetizes in place a Power Fist so he can double as Chapter Master Pedro Kantor for
other games.
Veteran Sergeant Luko Pts Assault Sergeant Tellos pts
50 65
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
5 4 4 4 1 5 2 10 3+ 6 - 5 4 2 4 2+D3 9 3+

Composition: One Tactical Squad may upgrade it’s Sergeant to Veteran Sergeant Composition: One Chaos Raptor Squad may upgrade one Raptor to Assault
Luko at a cost of 50pts. Sergeant Tellos instead of selecting an Aspiring Champion.

Wargear: Power Armor, Frag and krak grenades, Dual Lightning Wargear: Power Armor, Chain Sword, Chain Blade of Blood, Jump Pack
Claws with built in Storm Bolter
Special Rules: Tactical Formation, Chalice Standard, Fall In!
Tactical Formation – A squad with Veteran Sergeant Luko may purchase an additional
15 Tactical Marines rather than the normal 5. A Squad with 20 models may purchase
an additional Heavy and Special weapon at the normal cost. A Tactical Squad with 20
models may still make use of it’s Combat Tactics special rule, splitting into 2 squads of
10 models instead of 5.
Chalice Standard – Any Soul Drinker unit with a model within 6” of Veteran Sergeant
Luko may reroll failed Morale and Pinning tests.
Chain Blade of Blood – Tellos suffered serious wounds during an engagement with a
Techpriest leaving him without hands. He could not accept that he would never see
battle again and as Tellos sank into depression he was subverted to Khorne. He took
to roaming the battle barge in secret. He was eventually found with a chain swords
jammed into the stump of his wrists.
The Chain Blade of Blood is a close combat weapon that grants an additional
d3 attacks and the Rending special rule. Any to hit rolls of 1 instead strike his allies
in close combat and are resolved against them as normal, counting towards enemy
combat resolution.
Special Rules: Feel No Pain, Fearless, Devoted of Khorne, Blood Frenzy

Fall In! – Should the Soul Drinkers ever find themselves without leadership on the Devoted of Khorne – Tellos has a Mark of Khorne that is already accounted for in his
battlefield, Veteran Sergeant Luko is reluctantly ready to guide his battle brothers. profile. In addition, the Chaos Raptor Squad with Tellos counts as being equipped with
If all Headquarters choices in your force should be permanently removed from the an Icon of Khorne.
table, Luko gains one extra wound and attack to his stat line. In addition, the Chalice
Standard’s range extends to 12”. Blood Frenzy – Tellos and his
squad are so blood crazed
Conversion: Veteran Sergeant Luko is a simple conversion. We took a Black Templar they will do anything to get
pewter model with twin lightning claws and a cape then added a banner pole to his closer to the nearest enemy.
back pack. At the end of any shooting phase if the
unit suffered a wound the squad must move
d6” towards the nearest enemy unit.

Conversion: In the various Soul Drinkers novels by Ben

Counter, he is described as having translucent skin with
bulging muscles everywhere. We settled on a Possessed
Chaos Space Marine model that showed the most
mutation then removed his hands and green stuffed in
chain swords.
The model shown here was converted and painted by Ed
aka “Thanatos”.