Abaddon

## Abaddon the Black Emperor

Age: approximately 15,000 years, most of which spent in the Eye of Terror so very approximate

### Statistics

**Martial**: 16+48=**64** (+315 martial bonus)- *Abaddon is one of the greatest generals of history, able to lead his armies to victory against impossible odds in campaigns spanning dozens of sectors.*

**Intrigue**: 15+35=**50**- *Abaddon the Despoiler spent many millennia plotting against the Imperium and dealing with countless plots from his fellow lords of Chaos. Unsurprisingly this has honed his skills in this field to the limit.*

**Administration**: 13+32=**45**- *Abaddon has managed to make a Chaotic polity near half the size of the Imperium and as well run, a feat previously considered impossible.*

**Learning**: 10+40=**50**- *Abaddon knows countless secrets of mortals, gods and even C’Tan.*

**Will**: 15+45=**60**- *Abaddon is driven by endless spite and hate, and will never give in.*

**Diplomacy**: 10+40=**50**- *Abaddon has turned handling the various gods of chaos and their followers into an art form, and almost always gets away with doing as he wills without punishment.*

**Combat**: 19+41=**60** (+1,625 to combat rolls)- *Abaddon is the most deadly being in the galaxy that is not a Combat Transcendent or Apex, and is not among the least even among that exalted company.*

### Paragons and Transcendents

**Martial Transcendent: Not One Inch** (Trait effects all forces under Grand Command, increase fortification bonus by 25%, reduce time needed to react to interstellar movements by 3 days (can go negative), get additional 25% of Martial bonus, may re-roll 1st critical failure per engagement, +50 to morale)- *Abaddon is one of the greatest grand strategists in history with a focus on defensive warfare, and can hold a front against impossible odds long past the point of sanity.*

**Martial Paragon: Every Defeat a Victory** (may offload 50% of losses into selected "allies", select 3 strategic objectives before every campaign, if you fail to achieve any but get within 2 degrees of success of one you achieve that objective) - *Abaddon is a master of turning tactical defeats into strategic victories.*

**Combat Paragon: Undying Monster** (+400% base HP, +5 armour, ignore first critical of every fight, ignore first fatal wound of every fight)- *Abaddon wades through his foes' attacks seemingly untouched as he butchers them.*

**Lightning Claw Paragon: Slayer of Legions** (removes kill limit, quadruples kills)- *Abaddon has butchered entire legions of foes with the Talon of Horus.*

**Sword Paragon: Slayer of Heroes** (quadruple damage in duels) - *There are only a handful of combatants in the galaxy that can dream to stand against Abaddon with sword in hand, and with the ascension of the Phoenix Lords only half a dozen of them are even faintly mortal.*

**Intimidation Paragon: You have failed me for the last time** (increase the morale improvements of killing subordinates by 500%)- *Abaddon's subordinates work tirelessly to obey his every command. Or else.*

**Will Paragon: Unending Hate** (double HP, may make straight will check to ignore any damage or mind influencing effect, reduce enemy True Death chance by Will percent)- *Abaddon is animated by a depthless well of hate that ensures that he will not be stopped. By anything.*

**Will Paragon: Paragon of Spite** (increase the number of blessings that you can take by 200%)- *Abaddon's sheer spite for the galaxy reinforces his soul, allowing him to withstand enough blessings to spawn any lesser being.*

I**ntrigue Paragon: A Traitor's Hand** (+50 to rolls to detect traitors, +50 to rolls to cultivate traitors)-  *Few know treason more intimately than Abaddon the Warmaster of Chaos.*

### Archetypes and Artefacts

**Fourth Step of the Archetype of the Warlord** (+15 to forces under your command, +30 to combat rolls, +10 to average loyalty)- *Abaddon has proven himself to be the greatest warlord in the galaxy, gaining the Archetype of the Warlord. Since then he has taken three steps further upon the Path of Ascension.*

**Artefact: Talon of Horus** (pen 25, double damage, double damage vs the chosen of the Emperor, double damage vs Blood Angels, +1 Black Rage tier of all blood angels in sight)- *The only remnant of his gene-father that Abaddon still keeps, the Talon of Horus still drips with the blood of Sanguinius and the God Emperor.*

**Artefact: Armour of Abaddon** (Armour 30, triple health, triple melee damage, can only lose 25% of HP from a single blow, +500 magic resistance)- *Abaddon's black terminator armour is near as old as he is, and has seen him through countless eras of war mostly intact.*

**Artefact: Blade of Antwyr** (Pen 40, double damage, on hit forces foe to take a Will Save vs DC 100+ %damage inflicted or suffer a -100 confusion penalty to all rolls and saves (stacks), enemy suffers %damage inflicted confusion penalty to all rolls and saves) -*Once wielded by a long dead god, the Blade of Antwyr is the merest echo of what it once was.*

### Traits

***Adeptus Astartes*** (+3M, +3W, +5C, +2 to all stats, harder to kill, higher base combat stats, suffers no negative effect from aging, +10 to morale of all forces under your direct command, +5 to morale of all forces in your presence)- *As a member of the Adeptus Astartes Abaddon is one of the superhumans that the Emperor himself created to defend the Imperium. As such he is superhuman in both mind and body.*

***First Captain of the Sons of Horus*** (+7M, +6W, +10C, +5 to all stats, +300 to all melee combat rolls, +25 to all forces under his direct command)- *Abaddon fought in the Great Crusade as the First Captain of the Sons of Horus, the spearhead of the most successful legion among the forces of the Imperium.*

***The Despoiler*** (+13M, +13I, +8A, +11L, +13W, +13D, +13C, +3M vs Astartes, +50 to all forces under his grand command, +25 moral to all forces under his grand command, +15 to loyalty)- *Abaddon the Despoiler spent nearly fifteen millennia leading whatever he could muster of the forces of Chaos against the Imperium.*

***The Black Emperor*** (+10M, +15I, +17A, +4L +8W, +15D, +8C, +5M vs Orks, +4C vs Orks, +20 to loyalty)- *Abaddon formed and leads the Black Imperium, the largest Chaotic polity that the galaxy has ever seen. Being able to keep the disparate forces of his Imperium together for over millennium with only a single major revolt is a breathtaking feat that has cemented his place as the greatest mortal foe of the Sane.*

***Dragonslayer*** (+15M, +8L, +5W, +5D, +5C, +5M vs Dragonmen, +25 to all forces under his grand command)- A*baddon held the Dragonfront for centuries longer than all predictions, proving himself to be both incredibly stubborn and one of the greatest generals of history.*

***Everchosen of Chaos*** (+10L, +10W, +2D, +5 D when dealing with worshipers of Chaos, +20 to loyalty)- *Abaddon is one of the few Chaos lords to have gained powerful blessings and marks from all of the Great Gods of Chaos.*

***Scared by the Fellhanded*** (-2D, -10% base HP, hates Space Wolves, -2 to loyalty)- *Abaddon still bears horrible scars and some internal wounds from Bjorn Fellhanded’s final stand.*

### Blessings

**Blessing of Chaos Ascendant: Toy of Chaos** (Immune to all molasses and negative status effects below paragon, +200 to resist paragon and above effects)- *Abaddon is the preferred toy of the Chaos Gods, and they don't share.*

**Blessing of Tjapa: Certain Victory** (-25 to the moral of all foes facing forces under your command)- *Tjapa ensures that all who face the Black Emperor know deep in their hearts that their cause is doomed.*

**Blessing of Slaanesh: Visions of Deepest Desires**(-25 to will saves of all foes within melee range)*- Slaanesh tempts those near her chosen with visions of their deepest desires.*

**Blessing of Nurgle: From Death Rebirth** (regenerate 2% HP every round in which you make a kill)- *Abaddon feeds on the death around him, and as long as he keeps on killing he will never stop.*

**Blessing of Khorne: Brass Collar** (+1000 Magic Resist)- *Abaddon has been gifted with a Brass Collar of Khorne, making him nearly immune to magic of all forms.*

**Blessing of Tzeentch: Fates Chosen** (may re-roll or force and enemy to re-roll 1 dice per round, can be used on anyone in the same theatre as Abbadon,, can't re-roll nat 1s or 100s)- *Abaddon has the blessing of the Architect of Fates, and Fate always seems to twist to aid him reach his goals.*

**Blessing of Drach'nyen:  The Focus of a Killer** (immune to all mental effects below paragon, +200 to resist paragon and above effects)- *Drach'nyen has blessed his former wielder with the focus of a killer, ensuring that his mind remains inviolate.*

**Blessing of the Forge of Souls: Curse of the Machine** (25% chance of any vehicle attacking Abaddon to malfunction and freeze for 1 round on making first attack) *- This vile curse infects the machines that try and attack its host, filling their minds with conflicting scarpcodes and bringing them to a halt.*

**Blessing of the Shadowlord: Friendly Shadows** (forces under personal command gain medium cover and +50 to stealth rolls, flagship gains stealth 2) - *Shadows wrap themselves around Abbadon and her personal command, hiding their forms from enemies.*

### Bio

The Black Emperor Ezekyle Abaddon is without a doubt the most powerful Chaotic Warlord that the galaxy has ever known, controlling one of the largest single polities in galactic history. He forged this polity with a mix of cunning plots, savage brutality, careful management of egos and a surprisingly enduring favour from the notoriously fickle gods of Chaos.

Since making himself Black Emperor Abbadon has dealt with mange threats ranging from the splinter fleets from the War in the Void too far to many Ork Conflagrations and even the sudden destruction of his throneworld by heroes of the Crucible. One threat above all others has pushed him to the breaking point though, that being the Void Dragon. Abbadon led his forces against the dragon for century upon century, dealing with the seemingly endless legions of metallic monstrosities and arcane technology and even the Dragon Itself with countless reserves drawn from all over his domain, endless daemons and sheer tactical and strategic mastery. Even the massive revolt triggered after he pulled back to reform has barely slowed Abbadon, who is in the process of retaking control of the territories lost to the rebels and seizing power over the unaligned chaotic domains.