Khorne

"BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!"
–Countless figures throughout known history
The Blood God, Khorne, is in an endless state of rage.
He is often depicted sitting upon a massive brass throne
atop a mountain formed from the skulls collected by
himself and his worshippers.
His followers are barbaric death cults filled with bloodthirsty
berserkers willing and able to shed blood in the service of their
Dark God. The conquest of a planet by the servants of the Blood
God is, unsurprisingly, a violent affair. It is not uncommon for
battles in the streets to be presaged by the bodies of enemies
raised on spikes. Less common, but no less dangerous, is a
population’s subtle conversion to Khorne. When gladiatorial
games become too popular, vicious, and depraved,
those who are vaunted for
their martial prowess can
become gladiator kings or
elite warrior castes who
turn to Khorne to gain
the power they need to
succeed in battle. Through
public reverence for these
warriors the entire population
can be turned to the gory worship
of Khorne.
Bloodletters, the Lesser
Daemons of Khorne, are
embodiments of violence. Armed with a
vicious sword or axe, the hunt with tactical
focus fueled by their own rage. Bloodletters,
however, are not without tact and guile. They
may fight alongside other daemons or cultists
as they gather skulls for the grim trophy racks
beneath the brass throne of Khorne.
The world of Kulth was torn apart by
bloodlust in the aftermath of a repelled
Ork invasion. Minor Ork uprisings still
occasionally happened when small bands
of barbaric Orks would attack the outskirts
of the smaller cities only to be repelled by the well-armed
Planetary Defense Force. Young nobles began to try to prove
themselves worthy of officership by personally felling an Ork
and burning its body in front of witnesses. As the officer corps
attempted to defeat Orks in more and more spectacular ways,
many began to crave the violence of combat. Small private
demonstrations of skill at arms were arranged, beginning
with trick shots and stunts in the early years but ending with
bloody pit fighting among the highest planetary officials.
This escalation of violent one-upsmanship amongst these
nobles ended in 813.M41 when Inquisitor Vilane made the
difficult decision to eradicate the entire Planetary Defence
Force, sparking the 19 Hours War that ended with the near-total
destruction of Kulth's southern continent.
==Calixian Servants==
*The Murder Room