http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Sons_of_Malice
I have a theory that Malal (old school 5th chaos god that they seldom use any more) was/is the Emperor. The Emperor is/was on the same power level as the Chaos gods, and he was fanatic in his attempt to destroy them.
People on these boards say they won't bring back Malal because of copyright stuff, but they did create the Sons of Malice who worship him.
Eating bodies does stink of Chaos, but if you look at the other parts of the Son's of Malice you could see them serving the Emperor. The imperium props up the Emp's corpse as holy and that worship can strengthen chaos in the warp. They hate chaos because the emp. hated chaos.
I can't imagine in their own minds they believe themselves to be part of Chaos. How can you hate something and commit yourself to destroying it if you know you are no different from that which you hate? They use daemons, but only ones that they have enslaved. Mutations seem to be more of a punishment for failure rather than a gift from their god. Once they mutate they are abandon by the chapter in a space hulk to be like some kind of 'wandering monster' from a D&D adventure.
I will concede you really can't get past the flesh eating as being really Chaos like.
I have a theory that Malal (old school 5th chaos god that they seldom use any more) was/is the Emperor. The Emperor is/was on the same power level as the Chaos gods, and he was fanatic in his attempt to destroy them.
People on these boards say they won't bring back Malal because of copyright stuff, but they did create the Sons of Malice who worship him.
Eating bodies does stink of Chaos, but if you look at the other parts of the Son's of Malice you could see them serving the Emperor. The imperium props up the Emp's corpse as holy and that worship can strengthen chaos in the warp. They hate chaos because the emp. hated chaos.
I can't imagine in their own minds they believe themselves to be part of Chaos. How can you hate something and commit yourself to destroying it if you know you are no different from that which you hate? They use daemons, but only ones that they have enslaved. Mutations seem to be more of a punishment for failure rather than a gift from their god. Once they mutate they are abandon by the chapter in a space hulk to be like some kind of 'wandering monster' from a D&D adventure.
I will concede you really can't get past the flesh eating as being really Chaos like.