Chaos Daemons

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The Chaos Daemons are a race from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 & Warhammer universe. They are from the obscure dimension in the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer universe known as The Warp. Servants of the 4 gods of chaos, they walk and roam all over the warp, from Khorne bloodletters to chaos furies. The gods are almost always in constant war with each other, in a conflict that has raged on since the beginning of time. Ultimately they are a race which has served the Chaos Space Marines but with the release of their own codex they have become an army of their own.

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[edit] The 4 Gods of Chaos

To understand Chaos, which is in itself impossible, one must first understand the warp. The warp is a dimension adjacent to ours, in which emotions and thoughts can become living things, which can manipulate the warp and indeed the minds of mortals. These creatures are sustained by the thoughts of mortals, and seek more and more of these thoughts. For these creatures to gain this, specifically thoughts which taste fine to them, mortals must worship them.

[edit] Khorne

"Khorne is the Blood God, Lord of War, Taker of Skulls. He is wrath incarnate, filled with a never-ending lust to dominate and destroy, to conquer and kill. The Blood God is broad and muscular, with the face of a savage snarling dog. Khorne wears heavy overlapping plates of armour fashioned from brass and blackened iron. His every word is a growl of endless fury and these roars of ire echo out across his land. Upon a throne of brass, Khorne sits atop a mountainous dais made of the skulls of his champions and their defeated opponents. Beside him rests a great two-handed sword, capable of laying waste to worlds with a single blow. This fell blade is known by various names, including Woebringer, Warmaker, the End of all Things and Bloodfeeder,kra."

The backbone of Khorne's army are the legions of Khorne's bloodletters and flesh hounds. Slim, muscular, and humanoid in shape demons, which look the most like the cliché demons of western society. Their skin is the color of red-gore. The strength of their long sinewy limbs is infamous, as is the ferocity of their charges and the grim battle lust with which they tear apart anybody who stands before them. They use their sharp claws and their mighty hellblades to exterminate their foes. Next are the flesh hounds of Khorne. The Flesh Hounds of Khorne are savage beasts that relentlessly hunt down the enemies of Khorne. They are reptilian in appearance and their skin is also the color red-gore. They roam the lands of Khorne in the endless fields of bone and the edges of the seas of blood. They hunt in packs, numbering in the hundreds and are a threat to anyone who roams in their territory, even bloodletters must tread with caution in these lands. Maybe their most recognizable features are their collars. Gifts from Khorne himself, these collars don't only protect them physically but also ward them from spells and psychic attacks. These collars make them the bane of any sorcerer or psyker. Another famous creature of Khorne are the Juggernauts of Khorne. These fusions of machine and demon are dangerous to anyone who stands in their way. They have the shape of a bull but are covered with powerful armor all over. The helmet they wear has a huge blade which resembles a horn, making them look like rhinos also. They are mounted by the strongest demons and the strongest of space marines who follow Khorne. at first the beast is dangerous to the rider as it is to the enemy but once the rider masters the juggernaut, it becomes the most dangerous war-mount anyone can dream of riding. The last of the most notable demons of khorne are the Greater Daemons of Khorne, the Bloodthirsters. These resemble bloodletters but are much larger, much, much, larger. Their bodies are covered with horns and have huge wings on their backs. They command the armies of Khorne and have an unmatchable lust for blood and slaughter. Their bodies are covered in their ancient and war-torn brass and iron armor which protects them from ranged attacks and melee together. Once someone is in melee combat with a bloodthirster, their fate is sealed. No one, not even the other greater daemons of the other gods can hope to stand against a bloodthirster.also the new soul grinder serves khorne. The Skulltaker serves Khorne and is a favoured warrior and chosen executioner of the blood god. Skulltaker is a formidable opponenent even for a Tank he can rip foes to pieces. The Bloodcrushers ride Juggernaughts of Khorne and are very hard to kill if faced.

Slay without pity; triumph without remorse. You are the legions of Khorne, his favorite warriors. You shall bring defeat defeat and death to His enemies. You shall crush their worlds under your heel. To battle! Let blood flow in His name! Rorath'rath the skullwearer

[edit] Slaanesh

Slaanesh is the deified manifestation of the ideas of ecstasy, debauchery, hedonism, and pleasure in all things. He/She is known the show himself/herself as a hermaphroditic or androgynous human of irresistible beauty, taking on the guise of whatever the mortal he/she visits finds most tempting.

Slaanesh was created by what was called the Fall by the Eldar, when their civilization began seeking whatever pleasures they desired, following a hedonistic lifestyle of masochism, sadism, and debauchery. And, due to their long lives and vast intelligence, they could seek more inventive ways to gain their pleasure. However, eventually their negative thoughts and actions created Slaanesh, causing a massive tear in the fabric of reality, what is now called the Eye of Terror. The Fall also split the Eldar in two, creating the Dark Eldar, who refused to give up their debauchery and hedonism. However both the Dark Eldar and the Eldar are enemies of Slaanesh.

Slaanesh's followers usually begin to find pleasure in all things, even simple things: pain, healing, life, death. They live in a lifestyle of exorbitance and as though they are in an inescapable high.

The followers of Slaanesh are known as Daemonettes who seek pain and pleasure in attacking enemies. Like their god they are androgynous beings that emanate an aura of unnatural beauty. In place of hands they have crab-like claws which offer agonizing pleasure to those who are struck by them.

Occasionally, daemonettes will ride steeds of Slaanesh, graceful beasts that run like the wind. When daemonettes take to battle on these creatures they are known to their foe as Seekers of Slaanesh.

[edit] Nurgle

While the mortal realm is laid waste by blight and pestilence, the lands of nurgle thrive on disease and corruption. Tended by the dark lord of decay, this uunwholesome realm is home to every pox and affliction imaginable and foetid with the stench of rot. Chaos daemon codex

Nurgle, lord of decay and disease. His huge body and frame is made up entirely of slime, rotting corpses and garbage as well as any other unpleasant things you can imagine.

The followers of Nurgle are the plaugebearers. Small versions of Nurgle or bits broken off him grown from Nurglings?

All things must wither and die. Let root rot and bower blight, to feed the pestilence of abandoned hope.Aghalhor, the bringer of poxes

[edit] Tzeentch

Tzeentch is the god of change and the master of sorcery. His realm is woven from the raw fabric of magic, threaded upon deceit and conspiracy. Of all the outlandish landscapes of the realm of chaos, Tzeentch's Domain is the most bizarre and incomprehensible.

Curiosity begets knowledge, Knowledge begets curiosity, Only great Tzeentch sates both The teachings of Tz'Kul'Anak

[edit] References

  • Cavatore, Alessio; Gav Thrope (2008). Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Chaos Daemons. Games Workshop. 

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