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Khorne is the Chaos god of anger, violence, and hate. Every act of violence gives Khorne power, whether committed by his followers or by enemies. The name "Khorne" derives from his Dark Tongue name, Kharneth, meaning "Lord of Rage" or "Lord of Blood".

He is the mightiest and the oldest of the Four Chaos gods, fully coming into existence during Terra's middle ages. His main rival is Tzeentch, whose preference for manipulation and psychic powers is abhorred. But Slaanesh incurs most of Khorne's hatred, considered a weakling unable of having any martial pride or honour.

Images of Khorne show it to be a mighty being, sitting upon a great throne of brass atop a mountainous pile of bleached skulls. The skulls are of all those slain by Khorne's Champions, and of all his slain Champions. The mountain slowly grows ever higher.

Followers of Khorne

The World Eaters Legion have been dedicated to Khorne since the Horus Heresy. The battle-cry of the followers of Khorne reflects his desire for wanton violence and is feared by all who hear it: 'Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne!'

Khorne's followers are without exception warriors. His followers build no temples but rather worship him on the battlefield. To devote time to building temples rather than fighting would more likely incur Khorne's wrath than please him. Khorne is said to have inherited a martial nobility and honour, and considers the weak and helpless to be unworthy of his wrath.

Also in Dawn of War: Winter Assault, the Chaos force that searched for the lost Titan on Lorn V were called the "Blood Legion of Khorne."

Daemons of Khorne

The Greater Daemon of Khorne is called the Bloodthirster.

Other names given to Bloodthirsters are:

  • Blooded Ones
  • Lords of Skulls
  • High-handed Slayers
  • War Given Form
  • Fists of Khorne
  • Drinkers of Blood
  • Eaters of Gore and Flesh
  • Deathbringers of Khorne
  • Guardians of the Throne

Of all the Daemons, they bear the greatest resemblance to the archetypal demon, having a human body, cloven hooves, leathery bat-like wings and horned dogs-heads. An earlier model of the Bloodthirster replaced the dog-head with an ugly human face, but recently the model has gone back to its canine-featured roots. They wield a fiery whip and a massive two-headed battleaxe (Which, in original background were daemon weapons binding another Bloodthirster) simultaneously in battle. They are the strongest and most aggressive of all Daemons. The mightiest Bloodthirster of Khorne is An'ggrath the Unbound, in the last 10,000 years he has only been summoned twice from the warp. Both successful summonings have resulted in great loss for the Imperium as many worlds fell to his terrible wrath.

The mainline Daemons of Khorne are called Bloodletters. They are ugly, horned humanoids with cloven hooves who wield blood-drinking blades (in games terms a Power Weapon). They are strong and expensive but possess an extremely good armour save for a daemon. They are also known as the Naked Slayers, the Teeth of Death and the Horned Ones.

The Daemon Beasts of Khorne are the Flesh Hounds, monstrous and ferocious vaguely-canine creatures notorious for their ability to track down their chosen prey. They are also known as Hunters of Blood and have claws to rend their foes apart once they catch them. They exist for the sheer thrill of the chase and the inevitable kill. By some accounts, the flesh hounds were loosed against cowardly warriors who killed the weak and unworthy.

Another form of daemon is the Juggernaut and can be ridden into combat by Champions of Khorne. It is a huge, hulking daemon of living metal that bestows great strength on the rider.

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