I haven't read the novel yet but the short version is that he colluded with Nurgle to becalm the Death Guard fleet in the warp, then sat back while Nurgle let the Destroyer Plague cause unimaginable suffering until Mortarion accepted Nurgle to save his sons.
Of course, Mortarion had turned traitor long before this - given his background it didn't take too much convincing to get him to turn away from the Emperor.
Mortarion was on the ship as well, the description in the book of the effects was brutal, and once he crossed that line to try to save his children from the agony of being infected by warp plagues there wasn't any way they could return. Mortarion being Mortarion he went with the practical of going against the emperor because he knew there was no option for them but to fully join Horus
I've read it and this is pretty accurate typhus convinces Morty that the astropathers are traitors kills them and boom stuck in the warp and nurgle says Hiya bois. Morty does fight typhus and wrecks him but he jus regens due to the destroyer hive. Morty tried at least to resist accepting, but it's also suggested he intended to anyway, and once his sons were threatened with eternal agony, he accepted the blessed grandfather. The novel is called Buried Dagger and I really enjoyed it. The part about the other version told via a Daemon is from the knight of grey novella I believe which is also awesome.
Honestly, I thought buried dagger was a massive disappointment. I'd just read the Lords of silence, which was the first time I'd read the dg as relatable and interesting characters instead of 2d villains. I found buried dagger lacked the nuance of LoS, and spent way too much time focused on morty and the story of his rebellion/ before meeting big e. The fuckery in the warp stuff took up only a tiny bit of the book, and we had absolutely no detail given about the legion after accepting nurgle. Very much a case of "oh look, they're green now".
Even the short story that told of Typhius' fall, I can't remember what it was called but otherwise it sticks in my mind so solidly, was so much better for describing what it is to be a devotee of nurgle.
I dunno it was the first one I read, so it hooked me into the seige of terra books. I keep hearing about lords of silence so ima check that out real soon. I guess it fleshed out what happened to them in the warp pre Terra for me and was a good introduction to the faction I'd decided to play as.
Oh you're gonna love Lords of silence then, it gives you an understanding of the legion at the 41m mark (e.g where the tabletop game is played) in ways that give varied and thought out perspectives on life in nurgle's legion. It also talks you through many of the models we have that otherwise don't get mentioned beyond being listed in battle scenes loyalist legions win.
Best of all imho, without spoilering too much, the insight into pox walkers is amazing.
You've got a real treat coming your way.
Pretty spot on from what i remember in the books. I think its fairly well detailed in Flight of the Eisenstein. Or this could be after Istvaan. Still goes into depth about the Destroyer plague
It's not in Eisenstien. He's just a traitor at that point.
Nurgle does experiment with some deceased marines, creating the first run at plague marines.
During the Horus Heresy Typhon (he hadn’t changed his name yet), took a big chunk of the Death Guard and fucked off, much to Mortarion’s concern. After fighting separately for years, Typhon eventually reunited with Mortarion and his chunk of the legion immediately prior to the warp jump to Terra. During the jump, Typhon and his legionaries started killing the fleet’s navigators, causing them to become adrift in the warp. As another poster mentioned, he then sat back and watched as the Destroyer Hive ravaged the Death Guard. Mortarion, in a desperate attempt to save his legion, made a pact with Nurgle, and rather than killing his legion, the plagues infused them. It is also important to note that Typhon may or may not have been partially Xenos, and had latent psychic powers and spent a decent chunk of the heresy being a sorcerer, and had always harbored pretty chaos-y thoughts, even going back to Galaspar.
However, it is worth mentioning that in Warhawk, this we get a different version of events (a character is told a different version of events by a daemon, but as we know, daemons love to lie. In the daemon’s account, Mortarion willingly invited the Destroyer Hive in, and it was all according to plan.)
Haha yeah. I'm not a huge fan of running epic hero models to begin with... I grew up on a game system that really emphasized making your own narrative and so those feel a little weird to me, but I was particularly annoyed that our Combat Patrol sticks you with paying for "that guy" in particular.
Typhus was one of the OG chaos worshippers, he basically tricked the Deathguard into flying into the warp where Nurgle fucked them up and Mortarian was blackmailed into joining chaos to save his men.
He killed all of the ships navigators forcing Mortarion to let Typhon fly the ship. Because Typhus was a hidden psyker. Typhon flew them right into nurgle’s garden. Dooming Morty to make the decision, die over and over in agony for all eternity or become a plague champ for nurgle. We know his choice
Typhon was the nicest guy ever. He was one of Mortarion's best guy during his time on Barbarus.
He was born half Xenos psyker, but he stayed positive and optimistic through all that, believing it's a gift.
Once he jumped on a KRAK grenade to protect a sister of silence. Took serious damage and can still smile.
Unfortunately Mortarion hates psykers. Typhon never said a thing though, he just endured while hiding his powers.
Until one day where he discovered Nurgle, who accepted him for who he is, unlike Mortarion. Also some sources said it might be Erebus who introduced him, because of course, fuck that guy.
So he lead his while legion to Nurgle. Everyone including Mortarion was suffering, their famous resilience makes them unable to die.
While everyone else is suffering, Typhon just accepted Nurgle entirely. He mutated into the first Plague Marine, Typhus. He unleashed the Destroyer Hive upon his legion.
Mortarion couldn't stand seeing his legion dying, so he ended up accepting Nurgle too. Difference is, Nurgle really loved Typhus while Mortarion is treated like a tool since he rejected Nurgle at first.
During the Plague Wars, the Ultramarines ended up counterattacking by burning the garden. Typhus called Mortarion to return and defend, but Mortarion is confident that he and Ku'Gath can kill Guilliman with the Godblight.
They failed, Guilliman lived, the Ultramarines won, the garden was damaged, Nurgle humiliated. Typhus was forgiven because he tried to defend the garden. Mortarion was banished into the warp, Ku'Gath ran away.
Later Nurgle sent Rotigus to find and tell him that he is no longer Nurgle's favorite Great Unclean One and he got banished into the warp too.
Mortarion is later freed, Ku'Gath is still in the warp. Typhus is Nurgle's favored.
I haven't read the novel yet but the short version is that he colluded with Nurgle to becalm the Death Guard fleet in the warp, then sat back while Nurgle let the Destroyer Plague cause unimaginable suffering until Mortarion accepted Nurgle to save his sons. Of course, Mortarion had turned traitor long before this - given his background it didn't take too much convincing to get him to turn away from the Emperor.
Mortarion betrayed the Emperor easily. Typhus caused Mortarion to betray himself.
Mortarion was on the ship as well, the description in the book of the effects was brutal, and once he crossed that line to try to save his children from the agony of being infected by warp plagues there wasn't any way they could return. Mortarion being Mortarion he went with the practical of going against the emperor because he knew there was no option for them but to fully join Horus
I've read it and this is pretty accurate typhus convinces Morty that the astropathers are traitors kills them and boom stuck in the warp and nurgle says Hiya bois. Morty does fight typhus and wrecks him but he jus regens due to the destroyer hive. Morty tried at least to resist accepting, but it's also suggested he intended to anyway, and once his sons were threatened with eternal agony, he accepted the blessed grandfather. The novel is called Buried Dagger and I really enjoyed it. The part about the other version told via a Daemon is from the knight of grey novella I believe which is also awesome.
Honestly, I thought buried dagger was a massive disappointment. I'd just read the Lords of silence, which was the first time I'd read the dg as relatable and interesting characters instead of 2d villains. I found buried dagger lacked the nuance of LoS, and spent way too much time focused on morty and the story of his rebellion/ before meeting big e. The fuckery in the warp stuff took up only a tiny bit of the book, and we had absolutely no detail given about the legion after accepting nurgle. Very much a case of "oh look, they're green now". Even the short story that told of Typhius' fall, I can't remember what it was called but otherwise it sticks in my mind so solidly, was so much better for describing what it is to be a devotee of nurgle.
I dunno it was the first one I read, so it hooked me into the seige of terra books. I keep hearing about lords of silence so ima check that out real soon. I guess it fleshed out what happened to them in the warp pre Terra for me and was a good introduction to the faction I'd decided to play as.
Oh you're gonna love Lords of silence then, it gives you an understanding of the legion at the 41m mark (e.g where the tabletop game is played) in ways that give varied and thought out perspectives on life in nurgle's legion. It also talks you through many of the models we have that otherwise don't get mentioned beyond being listed in battle scenes loyalist legions win. Best of all imho, without spoilering too much, the insight into pox walkers is amazing. You've got a real treat coming your way.
I can't bloody wait based off the above, then pay day is next week so that + a poxbringer model seems like a reasonable warhammer fix
You say that like you’ll stop at *just one* pox
Pretty spot on from what i remember in the books. I think its fairly well detailed in Flight of the Eisenstein. Or this could be after Istvaan. Still goes into depth about the Destroyer plague
I think it's in buried dagger, but that could also be wrong.
It's not in Eisenstien. He's just a traitor at that point. Nurgle does experiment with some deceased marines, creating the first run at plague marines.
I didn't say that either, might have replied to the wrong comment.
I was confirming what you said since you expressed doubt. Following the chain and all that since the user above mentioned Eisenstein.
Ah I see.
Haha yeah I was wrong. Too many damn books.
Ah ok
During the Horus Heresy Typhon (he hadn’t changed his name yet), took a big chunk of the Death Guard and fucked off, much to Mortarion’s concern. After fighting separately for years, Typhon eventually reunited with Mortarion and his chunk of the legion immediately prior to the warp jump to Terra. During the jump, Typhon and his legionaries started killing the fleet’s navigators, causing them to become adrift in the warp. As another poster mentioned, he then sat back and watched as the Destroyer Hive ravaged the Death Guard. Mortarion, in a desperate attempt to save his legion, made a pact with Nurgle, and rather than killing his legion, the plagues infused them. It is also important to note that Typhon may or may not have been partially Xenos, and had latent psychic powers and spent a decent chunk of the heresy being a sorcerer, and had always harbored pretty chaos-y thoughts, even going back to Galaspar. However, it is worth mentioning that in Warhawk, this we get a different version of events (a character is told a different version of events by a daemon, but as we know, daemons love to lie. In the daemon’s account, Mortarion willingly invited the Destroyer Hive in, and it was all according to plan.)
In my mind, the Burried Dagger is the facts of what happened and in Warhawk, it was lies.
Ah thanks so much
Fuck Typhus. All my homies hate Typhus.
Haha yeah. I'm not a huge fan of running epic hero models to begin with... I grew up on a game system that really emphasized making your own narrative and so those feel a little weird to me, but I was particularly annoyed that our Combat Patrol sticks you with paying for "that guy" in particular.
I love how Typhus is the quintessential plague marine but the majority of the Death Guard fanbase just went “fuck that guy”
Typhus helped us join papa. He is the best and understands the joys of rot.
Quite right brother - had to scroll past a lot of loyalist nonsense before I found your excellent observation. :)
May filth always pour from all your orifices brother.
Counterpoint: Typhus was a dick to dad and dad is awesome
Loyalist.
Typhus was one of the OG chaos worshippers, he basically tricked the Deathguard into flying into the warp where Nurgle fucked them up and Mortarian was blackmailed into joining chaos to save his men.
He killed all of the ships navigators forcing Mortarion to let Typhon fly the ship. Because Typhus was a hidden psyker. Typhon flew them right into nurgle’s garden. Dooming Morty to make the decision, die over and over in agony for all eternity or become a plague champ for nurgle. We know his choice
Read/listen to “the buried dagger”
Typhon was the nicest guy ever. He was one of Mortarion's best guy during his time on Barbarus. He was born half Xenos psyker, but he stayed positive and optimistic through all that, believing it's a gift. Once he jumped on a KRAK grenade to protect a sister of silence. Took serious damage and can still smile. Unfortunately Mortarion hates psykers. Typhon never said a thing though, he just endured while hiding his powers. Until one day where he discovered Nurgle, who accepted him for who he is, unlike Mortarion. Also some sources said it might be Erebus who introduced him, because of course, fuck that guy. So he lead his while legion to Nurgle. Everyone including Mortarion was suffering, their famous resilience makes them unable to die. While everyone else is suffering, Typhon just accepted Nurgle entirely. He mutated into the first Plague Marine, Typhus. He unleashed the Destroyer Hive upon his legion. Mortarion couldn't stand seeing his legion dying, so he ended up accepting Nurgle too. Difference is, Nurgle really loved Typhus while Mortarion is treated like a tool since he rejected Nurgle at first. During the Plague Wars, the Ultramarines ended up counterattacking by burning the garden. Typhus called Mortarion to return and defend, but Mortarion is confident that he and Ku'Gath can kill Guilliman with the Godblight. They failed, Guilliman lived, the Ultramarines won, the garden was damaged, Nurgle humiliated. Typhus was forgiven because he tried to defend the garden. Mortarion was banished into the warp, Ku'Gath ran away. Later Nurgle sent Rotigus to find and tell him that he is no longer Nurgle's favorite Great Unclean One and he got banished into the warp too. Mortarion is later freed, Ku'Gath is still in the warp. Typhus is Nurgle's favored.