Plaguebearer

Plaguebearers are lesser Chaos Daemons aligned with Nurgle, Chaos god of death, decay and entropy. Like other Chaos Daemons, Plaguebearers are formed by the will of the Chaos God they serve.

Overview
Plaguebearers often appear similar to bloated and rotten corpses, often with horns and either one or three eyes. Unlike their Nurgling counterparts, Plaguebearers often come across as sombre and obsessed with documenting information, from detailed accounts of those they kill to records of every disease Nurgle has ever created. This obsession may be a reflection of the need of mortal sapients to create order from chaos, as well as its impossibility.

Unlike other Chaos Daemons, Plaguebearers are not manifested from the will of a Chaos God, at least not entirely. Rather, they are formed from the souls of people who died from the Warp-based contagion known as Nurgle's Rot. A terminal sickness created by Nurgle himself, this disease not only decays the victim's body as though they were already dead, but also corrupts their soul as well. Upon their expiration, their soul is claimed by Nurgle and converted into a new Plaguebearer. The longer someone can endure the disease, the stronger the resulting Plaguebearer.

Despite their often mangled appearance, Plaguebearers are highly resistant to physical harm and often enter battle equipped with rusted plagueswords. Their weaponry and very presence poses the risk of spreading their countless infections to other lifeforms they encounter. Like other followers of Nurgle, Plaguebearers consider the infections they spread as an act of benevolence, of sharing Nurgle's love and affection, regardless of their victims' willingness to embrace it.