Daemons of the Ruinstorm was the term coined by mankind to describe the first Hordes of Daemons who were set loose upon the galaxy following the nefarious actions of the Traitor Legions.[1a]
The Ruinstorm
After the great ritual performed during the Battle of Calth, Daemons broke the Emperor's fragile grip on the Warp. Storming isolated worlds left alone amid the storm of war to die forgotten and unnoticed, playthings for a malignance that took a perverse pleasure in the suffering it caused. The madness of the war that engulfed the Imperium seemed only to feed the Daemonic forces that appeared across the galaxy, sending them into frenzies of violence and destruction.[1a]
Behavior
Brought forth by the waxing power of the Ruinstorm and the dark magics of Horus' allies, the Daemons of the Ruinstorm were a far different breed than that called out by simple rituals of summoning. Their power was their own, the naked might of the Warp set loose by its own will and desire without the constraint of mortal laws.[1b]. Many assumed them to be some new Xenos menace.[1a]
Many reports details an incursion by the creatures we now know as Daemons, and each spoke of creatures so vastly different that it seems almost impossible that they might be aligned. Few accounts agreed on anything save the sheer vicious savagery of their attackers, and those who ventured forth found nothing but ruins in their wake.[1a]
Aetheric Dominions of the Ruinstorm
Aetheric Dominions were the perceived affinity of Daemons to the different powers lurking within the Warp, who would later be known as the Chaos Gods[1d] :
- Crimson Fury:The only goal of the warriors bound to this power was to fight and die, the result of a battle was counted in skulls and death, whether friend or foe.[1e]
- Creeping Scourge:Among the hosts of Chaos there were those who cared nothing for victory or defeat, only that suffering was spread to as many as possible. [1f]
- Lurid Onslaught:A daemonic covenant which aims to instill insanity in the mind of its victims.[1g]
- Maddening Swarms:A daemonic covenant which aims to demonstrate its power.[1h]
- Mirror of Hatred:A daemonic covenant which feeds on hatred.[1i]
Types of Daemons Encountered during the Ruinstorm
Greater Daemons
Other Daemons
Sources
- 2: Warhammer Community : The Horus Heresy: Slay Your Daemons (17/02/20) (saved archive)
