Put together yourselves. Right this moment we communicate of the neverborn lord of hatred, violence and blood – Khorne, Lord of the Brass Throne.
Khorne, the Blood God, is the Chaos God of anger, violence, and hate. Khorne was the primary to awake of the 4 Gods of Chaos, absolutely coming into existence throughout Terra‘s Center Ages – an period of wars blooming within the wake of his delivery. Each act of violence offers Khorne energy, whether or not dedicated by his followers or by their enemies. His titles embody the Lord of Rage, the Taker of Skulls and the Lord of Battle.
The Lord of Blood
The identify “Khorne” derives from his Darkish Tongue identify, “Kharneth”, that means “Lord of Rage” or “Lord of Blood”.
Though Khorne despises using magic and accordingly hates Tzeentch, Slaanesh is the one he loathes most of all. Khorne and Slaanesh personify two completely opposing points of Chaos, and Khorne considers Slaanesh’s self-indulgent sensualities insulting. Khorne is alleged to have inherited the instinctive values of martial honour, delight and bravado, a few of Khorne’s followers utilizing these to justify their killings. However Khorne’s most fanatical worshippers know that Khorne cares not from the place the blood flows, solely that it does – all else is meaningless artifice. His related quantity is eight, mirrored within the organisation of his armies, and in smaller issues such because the variety of syllables in a daemonic follower’s identify.
Photos of Khorne present it to be a mighty being, sitting upon an important throne of brass atop a mountainous pile of bleached skulls centered in a lake of blood. The skulls are of all these slain by Khorne’s Champions, and of all his slain Champions, starting from human heads past counting to gigantic Tyranid skulls the dimensions of hab-blocks. The mountain slowly grows ever greater.
Khorne himself is mostly depicted as a gargantuan determine, broad and muscular, with a snarling hound-like countenance brooding beneath his pink and black armour of brass and iron. His each phrase is a growl of inexhaustible rage, and his roar is that of pure bloodlust, echoing throughout his realm.
Khorne’s area is called the Fortress of Khorne and contains his Brass Citadel.
Worship of Khorne
Khorne’s followers are warriors with out exception, if solely in thoughts than in occupation. His followers construct no temples however slightly worship him on the battlefield. To dedicate time to constructing temples slightly than combating for one thing would extra possible incur Khorne’s wrath than please him. Worship of Khorne is solely via bloodshed, both from one’s enemies in victory or one’s personal via earnest wrestle; it’s stated that any follower who permits a day to go with out contributing to this act of worship will incur Khorne’s displeasure.
The battle-cry of the followers of Khorne displays his need for wanton violence and is feared by all who hear it: ‘Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Cranium Throne!’.
Within the mythology of the primitive inhabitants of Fenris, “Ghorghe” (presumably a misinterpretation of Khorne) is an evil deity, described because the offspring of the darkish god Horus and the dragon goddess Skrinneir, and is imprisoned inside one of many planet’s volcanic islands after being defeated by Leman Russ.
The Sacred Quantity Eight
Why Khorne is related to the quantity eight is unknown, but it surely has been so for the reason that warp first echoed to his fury. His affinity for the determine, and any of its multiples, is strongly mirrored within the organisation of his legions – from the variety of Bloodthirster ranks to the variety of cohorts in a full power legion. It’s a quantity that additionally seems all through the Blood God’s area within the immaterium, as eight monumental towers ring the Brass Citadel, and a Daemon slain in realspace should full eight duties earlier than Khorne will as soon as once more give them form. In essentially the most sprawling of battles inside the warp, it’s all the time Khorne’s eighth wave that’s the strongest. Even his mortal worshippers recognise and revere the sacred quantity, utilizing it of their blood-soaked summoning rituals and carving it upon their flesh in grotesque ceremonies. The seers of many races have foretold that solely after eight ages of struggle have handed will Khorne’s blood-thirst lastly be slaked by a final, apocalyptic battle.
The Blood Legions
The Daemonic Legions of Khorne are collectively known as the Blood Legions. They’re the biggest and most martial of the Daemonic armies of the Immateriun. Although savage and unrestrained, they nonetheless have a strict hierarchy decided my martial prowess. Every of the innumberable Blood Legions are divided into eight cohorts, every of which is led by a Khornate Daemonic Herald or Daemon Prince. The Blood Legions concentrate on melee fight, although variants do exist. Pink Tide Legions are made up of Bloodletters which overrun the foe in waves of assaults whereas Hellfire Legions concentrate on siege warfare and Daemon Engines. Brazen Thunder Legions are essentially the most cell of Khorne’s Legions, made up of Bloodcrushers, Blood Thrones, and Flesh Hound packs.
Presents of Khorne
A person bearing the Mark of Khorne is imbued with a portion of his patron’s battle rage – he turns into much more ferocious in shut fight and loses all sense of worry or self-restraint. Usually the cranium rune of Khorne is branded or in any other case etched on the bearer’s flesh.
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Notable items of Khorne embody numerous banners, weapons, daemonic mounts, and even marks of the Chaos God’s image. Beneath are only a few examples:
- Banner of Rage – Comprises the souls of essentially the most bloodthirsty of Khorne’s followers and emits these feelings into the minds of these close by, growing their urge for food for blood to a brand new degree.
- Berserker Glaive – A weapon that the bearer should continuously battle with to stay in dominance. The blade comprises the sure essence of a Bloodthirster which has been pushed actually insane by its captivity. The glaive gives nice safety for the bearer, however doesn’t all the time destroy the appropriate particular person.
- Collars of Khorne – Spiked collars engraved with sigils of Khorne, supposedly solid at weapon foundries on the foot of the Blood God’s throne of brass. A Collar can management the Warp power round it and defend the bearer from incoming psychic powers.
- Juggernauts – Daemonic Steeds for notably favoured champions of Khorne; they’re large steeds made from residing metallic, whose blood is liquid fireplace.
The Fortress of Khorne
The Fortress of Khorne is the area of Khorne inside the Warp.
On the outskirts of the Fortress of Khorne are a hoop of volcanoes often known as Khorne’s Rage intersected with rivers of boiling blood. On the base of those volcanoes lie the Daemonic Forges of Khorne, which churn out his countless Daemon Engines. Throughout the similar space are the Bloodpits, from which new Daemons of Khorne come up.
The Fortress is a monument to fury and bloodshed, and is constructed upon foundations of homicide and battle. This blood-soaked realm echoes continuously with Khorne’s bellows and the conflict of weapons. On the centre of this mighty fortress lies the Brass Citadel, the place Khorne’s mighty throne resides. He sits atop a mountain of skulls, these slain in his identify. An awesome fireplace pit lights Khorne’s gloomy chamber, the darkish flames eat the souls of cowards who’ve fled from battle.
Contained in the Fortress lays the foundries of Khorne, manned by souls of warriors who died of their sleep and thus without end shamed by the Blood God. Across the citadel flows a moat, and is stuffed not with water, however with the boiling blood of those that have misplaced their lives to struggle. Past this moat lies league upon league of cracked land, plagued by the ravaged bones of these fallen in battle. A mighty crevasse splits the wasteland in two, a canyon many miles lengthy and bottomless. The fortress can be stated to include pens of Juggernauts and a posh of battlements outfitted with nice infernal cannons.
It’s stated that Khorne himself was as soon as consumed by such rage that he took up his sword and smote the bottom, splitting it asunder for eternity. This fell sword is understood by many names together with ‘Warmaker’, ‘Woebringer’ and the ‘Finish of All Issues’, and is able to laying waste to worlds with a single blow.
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