Emperor's Children

*"An artist recreates those aspects of reality that represent the fundamental truth of man's nature. To understand that is to understand the truth of the galaxy.**."*
- Primarch Fulgrim, after the purging of Laer (from the novel, Fulgrim)

## Race Overview

The glorious III Legiones Astares, the Emperor's Children were given leave to take this name and the Emperor's own Palatine Aquila for their heraldry for their great martial prowess. The legion prided itself for its majestic sword play, perfect strategy, love of the arts, and making warfare into a great masterpiece. However as the old saying goes, "Pride goeth before the fall."

After purging the world of Laer during the Great Crusade, the Emperor's Children would find themselves corrupted. The final battle took place in a hellish temple devoted to the Chaos God Slaanesh. The energies there corrupted all who ventured there, not only the Space Marines in charge of clearing the temple, but the humans who were part of the expedition as well. Fulgrim himself took a daemonic possessed blade which slowly but surely corrupted him. Soon enough, Warmaster Horus would come to his brother Fulgrim asking for his aid against the Emperor, their father and was coerced into doing so.

After taking part in the Massacre at Istvaan III, purging all loyalists from his legion, Fulgrim celebrated at the fated concert in La Fenice. There the whole of the remaining Emperor's Children were fully enthralled by Prince of Excess. They sunk into the deepest of depravities and still terrorize the galaxy to this day.

## Playstyle

As loyal servants of Slaanesh, the Emperor's Children love to give and receive pain in equal measure. As such, many of their units have high damage, but also die easily. Your main infantry at Tier 1, the Noise Marines, deal high damage but are relatively short range, require a short setup time on their weapons, and are easily overwhelmed in melee.

### Low Power Resource Gain

The Warp Turbines used by the Emperor's Children do not generate the Power resource at the rate of other factions. Perhaps they are pumping too much power into their instruments and speakers. You will find yourself starved for power if you do not construct multiple generators. There is also an ability used by the Pleasure Cultist Squad that can trade Requisition for temporary increased Power gain.

### Branching Paths

The Emperor's Children have two main branching paths that you can choose from at Technology Tier 3. You may only pick one of these two paths and once you pick one, you are locked out of the other for the rest of the match.

#### Go with the Fallen Sisterhood (Miriael Path)

Join your forces with the Fallen Sisterhood to gain access to corrupted Sisters of Battle, more Slaaneshi daemons, special vehicles and Miriael herself. Miriael is also able to ascend into the Avatar of Slaanesh, a Daemon Prince like entity. The Slaaneshi Lord also gains the ability to ascent to a Daemon Prince. Another benefit of the Fallen Sisterhood is that their infantry and bike units may be summoned in wherever you have vision. Choosing this locks you out of the Lucius Path.

#### Go with the Legion (Lucius Path)

Stick with the Legion to gain access to more Astartes units of the Emperor's Children, including Havocs, Phoenix Guard Terminators powerful Astartes vehicles, and Lucius the Eternal. You can even summon the Daemon Primarch Fulgrim himself with the Slaaneshi Sorcerer. The Slaaneshi Lord is denied ascension, but is granted powerful Terminator armor. Instead the Daemon Prince Doomrider is available to recruit. Choosing this path locks you out of the Miriael Path.

### House Glaw Support

Starting at Technology Tier 2, you may request support from the Renegade Imperial Guard of House Glaw, getting access to new infantry, vehicles and weapon options. Selecting this path will not only lock you out of building Pleasure Cultist Squads but will also lower your Requisition income. Plan carefully as those squads can help you gain Power. House Glaw units also have the benefit of being dropped into the battlefield via Valkyrie aircraft anywhere you have vision.

### Combat Drugs

Most Emperor's Children non-daemon infantry units have access to an ability called Combat Drugs. This ability increases movement speed and attack speed, fully restores morale as well as makes the unit unable to die or take morale dmg for the duration. This will, however, drain their health while in use so be careful.

### Daemonic Summoning (Emperor's Children)

Some units may be summoned to any visible spot on the battlefield from their production building. The greater daemons of the Emperor's Children, the Slaaneshi Daemon Prince is summoned by purchasing the appropriate research, then sacrificing the Slaaneshi Lord, allowing you to bring this mighty daemon directly to the battlefield where they are needed most.

### Tiering Up

The Emperor's Children primarily increase their Technology Tier through add-ons to their HQ building, the Pleasure Palace. The final Tier upgrade is Ultimate Gifts of Slaanesh which is located at the Defiled Sanctuary or the Grand Mount of Hedonism.

**Technology Tiers**
 2
 3
 4
Defiled Sanctuary
or
Grand Mount of Hedonism

### Increasing Population

To increase your infantry or vehicle population caps, simply purchase the appropriate researches from your the Pleasure Palace.

**Pop Cap Increase**
  **Support (Vehicle Cap)** |  | Vehicle Cap Increase
Pleasure Palace

## **Units**

###  Tier 2

* Miriael Branch
* Lucius Branch

### Survival Reinforcements

Listed here are the units granted to the player while playing in Survival Mode at each Tier.

**Tier 1**

**Tier 2**

**Tier 3**

**Tier 4**

### Easter Egg Units

Listed here are several units that become available under special conditions, usually foes or allies in the played match.

## Buildings

**Tier 2**

**Tier 3**
Fallen Sisters Infantry Production
Advanced Traitor Marine Infantry Production