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Hemsk Av’Lyd

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Hemsk Av’Lyd is a Daemon Prince of Slaanesh.[1]

History

Rumored to be one of the original warlords of the Screaming Vortex, Hemsk Av’Lyd represents the epitome of the quest for greatness. Legends of his prowess in battle and victories over breeds of xenos dot hundreds of worlds, but all of them recount his love of instilling fear in his enemies before destroying them outright. He made a point of being as close to his enemies, even going so far as to allow himself to be captured, just so he could taste the change in his foes as the trap sprung and they knew they were lost. For Hemsk, it was the most divine pleasure and he was rumored to have sung as he waded through his foes, even after his Ascension to Daemon Prince. Unlike many other Daemons, he embraced the opportunity become a Daemon Engine, all the better to share his unique pleasures and tortures with even greater audiences.[1]

Hemsk appears more a walking alabaster sculpture than a war engine. He has a rotating, two-faced head with one side showing a closed helmet and the other a screaming face. Each of his four arms hold slim blades licked with deep magenta fire, and each is sinuously articulated and flexible. Only through the screaming face does Hemsk speak. Constantly emanating a droning hum made of subsonic waves, he wades in closely to his foes’ lines to watch and feel the tangible signs of fear. The sound of rapid heartbeats, the smell of emptying bladders and bowels, the sight of troops fleeing in panic, all of these things play like a symphony through the sensors of Hemsk’s daemonic form. Any who can withstand his song he favours with his closed helmet, testing their mettle though even fewer survive this other face.[1]

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