Dogs of the Heresy

Even the vilest heretics of the legions can keep pets—though these beasts are hardened and savage, scarred by barbed wire and branded with infernal glyphs. When they are not advancing alongside their masters, these packs of war mastiffs and dogos swirl through the mud of no man’s land, tearing at the heels of fleeing captives and stalking the shattered ruins of trenchworks. Their glowing, soulless eyes scan the darkness for any sign of life; their blood-curdling howls echo across the battlefield, breaking the resolve of even the steeliest warriors. Fully trained in obedience to blasphemous rites, they are unleashed at dusk to hunt down deserters, guard the heretic shrines, or simply spread terror among the faithful.

The Heresiarch wants to thank his followers for their support with a unholy gift. A puppy. Human heretics like puppies, right?