Talk:Chaos
I just reworded the section "Investigation into the nature of the Chaos gods" to make a bit more sense. The sentences are now more logical (IMHO) but the section still doesn't make sense to me to be honest. It goes on about the nature of Chaos and talks about tzeentch and hope. As I read it, it only tells us it's a god of chaos and based on hope. The reasons given in that section really could apply to any of the gods and doesn't explain why hope is evil... I'm questioning the usefullnes of this section. Or am I just being picky? :) -- JoeneB, 6 July 2006, 11:20 (CEST).
Reworded the Ancient History section to be a little less Imperium-centric. Other races and even human civilisations may object to the suggestion that the figure who routinely has genocides carried out in his name, even before the Heresy, is the focus of all the galaxy's positive emotions.
That said, the impression I've been given is that the Chaos gods do incorporate positive emotions, they just happen to be drowned out by the most intense expression of the emotions represented by that god. Slaanesh is love and joy twisted into lust and the pursuit of pleasure at the expense of all else. Tzeentch is the hope of change for a better world turned into change for change's sake. Khorne represents courage and honour and all the 'positive' emotions of warfare... albeit drowned out by pure bloodlust. While Nurgle can be seen as a manifestation of the determination of life to survive... morphed into the patronage of that form of life most infamous for surviving despite all attempts to wipe it out and generating that sense of defiance in others. No, not the Orks. Draxynnic 02:23, 27 November 2008 (CET)
Universes-spanning Warp
So Remleiz from 40k Theories made a video that included a article from a White Dwarf magazine issue: White Dwarf June 2018. this information states that Chaos, the Warp itself is connected to perhaps more than one universe. the information was found at page 38: "Grombrindal - i have a question for you. There are four Chaos Gods in the Mortal Realms - Nurgle, Khorne, Tzeentch and Slannesh. But wasn't Slannesh created by the aeldari in Warhammer 40,000? How come does that work? Any words of Wisdom? Jacob Moffatt, Chuleigh, UK." "...Anywho, The Realm of Chaos is a mystical place that spans all of existence, stretching across dimensions and time - sometimes the warp, Empyrean, Immaterium, Formless Wastes, Land of the Souls or simply The Abyss - it's all pretty much the same thing. In the Warhammer 40,000 universe it's said that Slannesh was created by the aeldari. After his (or her) creation, Slannesh was then free to journey across the Realm of Chaos, where he (or she) crafted a realm of pleasures and excess in which to dwell. From this point on, Slannesh could send his (or her) minions - be they mortal or daemonic - across the Realm of Chaos, either into realspace, to the World-That-Was or now the Mortal Realms (and countless other places). Seeing as how similar the aelves are to the aeldari, it's no wonder that Slannesh took so much interest in them! _Grombrindal." What i ask, what should be done with this information? Aeslin 3/1/2020
Aetheric Dominions
GW released a massive Chaos lore bomb by releasing the concept of the Aetheric Dominions in the Horus Heresy supplement The Burning of Ohmn-mat as can be partly seen on the left.
It starts with a very loose description of what they are on page 12 and page 13-14 describes each of the eight dominions, through it is partly tied to rules of Daemons of the Ruinstorm. Some these are very similar to Chaos gods, both big and lesser(Ravening Dissolution is 100% the description of Malal even if he is non-canon). More is said to be added over the summer.
I don't know how to integrate this information since this page seems a bit outdated and his quite the complex topic.--Ashendant (talk) 15:20, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- For now, I've just added the base summary of the dominions given. Harriticus (talk) 07:53, 21 March 2023 (UTC)