Khorneth

Worshipper Infront of Khorneth

# **Knorneth**

Khorneth is said to be the mightiest and the oldest of the ancient Gods. Khorneth is known as the Blood God, Lord of Rage, and taker of Skulls. He is wrath incarnate, the embodiment of a never-ending lust to dominate and destroy; every act of killing or murder in the material plains feeds and empowers Khorneth directly; some believe that the more senseless and destructive the act, the better.

Even though, Khorneth's power lays within bloody slaughter, he is also the god of martial pride and honor, of those who set themselves against the most dangerous foes and earn victory against the odds. A true follower of Khorneth is as likely to be an honorable champion in combat and often call themselves Khornates. Most Khornate however, take no artful approach to killing, seeking only to slay rather than to inflict pain,because while the blood and death of their victims strengthens Khorneth, their suffering actually empowers his nemesis Slaanesh.

Khorneth is said to have inherited a martial nobility and considers the weak and helpless to be unworthy of his wrath. The battle-cry of the followers of Khorneth reflects the god's desire for wanton violence: *“Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Throne of Khorneth!”* Alternatively, they may cry, *“Skulls for the Skull Throne!”*

Followers of the God Slaanesh, who Khornates see as degenerate scum who kill only for pleasure rather than to test oneself against mightily enemies.

Khorneth's sacred number is eight, reflected in the organization of the God's armies and followers.

Khornates in the of violence are also known to bellow, *"KILL! MAIM! BURN!"* repeatedly while hacking apart their enemies.

* **Other names:** Kharneth
* **Gender:** Male
* **Can be worshiped with other gods:** All non fixed ideologies and gods.
* **Regions of worship:** Darfar, Shem, Turan city of Zamboula, Zamora

### **Representation**

The Blood God is commonly depicted as a broad and muscular humanoid who stands hundreds of feet tall. Khorneth's twisted features are all but hidden by a baroque helm decorated with the skulls of conqueror kings. Khornethe is often referred to as a "he," with the masculine gender, though in fact, like all the entities composed of psychic energy called the Gods, it in fact has no gender.

Khorne's exaggerated physique is further distorted by heavy, overlapping plates of armor fashioned from brass and blackened iron. Its every word is a growl of endless fury, and its roars of bloodlust echo across its realm. Khorneth broods from a throne of carved brass, atop a mountain of skulls. The macabre trophies are the fleshless heads of the Blood God's champions, stacked alongside those of their defeated opponents.

Khorneth's disciples believe that its great throne of brass sits upon a mountain of skulls in the midst of a sea of blood, evidence of the sacrifice of its countless followers slain in battle and the multitudes killed in its name. The skulls and blood are described as belonging to all of the victims who are slain by its worshippers, the members of the Cult of Khorneth.

The figure's armor is usually elaborately carved and worked with a repeating skull motif while its head is covered by a great winged helm showing a bestial, snarling face beneath. In most images, Khorneth bears a rune-covered sword or axe, though in more primitive cultures the god is often shown only with fists or claw-like hands.

### **Attributes**

* Severed Heads
* Iron and Brass
* The colors black and red
* Infinity symbol or the number eight

### **Reputation**

* He likes to see the trophies of his victories piled before him, especially the heads of his enemies.
* Gave mankind war implements and tools, such as Iron, copper, steel, and other types of ore. He invented copper smelting from an ore known as Melekite.
* His followers without balance can become corrupted with Blood-Fury, using his blessing only to cause uncontrolled chaos and these corrupted followers will attack anything with blood running; they are often entrapped then unleashed in times of combat and often slowly transform into lesser demons known as Bloodletters; knowing nothing but uncontrolled bloodlust and fury.
* His followers are always warned of his blessings and its ability to corrupt the weak minded; being a gift to those who can wield it and a curse to the weak-and brute minded.
* New worshipers are normally tested first before being allowed to partake in any rituals.

### **Sphere of power**

* Hatred
* Rage
* Destruction
* Murder
* Martial Honor
* Strength
* Renewal
* Rebellion
* Wrath and Fury
* Blood
* War

### General Rituals and beliefs

* Is said to favor those who bring him the heads of their enemies.
* The main religious Tenets is;
	+ blood of enemies must flow.
	+ Vengeance must be payed with Blood.
	+ Death of the enemy must be bloody yet swift.
	+ one must always question tradition and dogma.
	+ One must only seek to fight those who are stronger then or of Equal strength to oneself.
* Fixed ideologies are seen as challenges that should be broken down. Khornates attend to have a ability to prod and destroy basic foundations of belief and trust form the background of the reputation of some of these other cults for interrogation and torture.

* Great Hunts are common events, done often.
* Rights of the Berserkers Fury (Ritual done with warriors/Knights to gain the blessing of Khorne)
* Rumored to involve rituals of:
	+ Blood Sacrifices: Mainly sorceress and those with psychic abilities for they are considered weak and tainted.
	+ Gladiator Fights

### **The Priesthood**

* Priests can be warriors and of noble birth.
* Worshipers use lots of cosmetics and pay lots of attention to their appearance. Outside the cult is very secretive, being feared and abhorred by most other nations.

### **Implementation in-game**

Vanilla Derketo religion as placeholder for all pantheon of Shem. Notice that several locations in Conan Exiles are named after Dagon and might attract his followers.