Khorne

**Khorne**, also known as the **Blood God** or the **Lord of Skulls**, is one of the four **Chaos Gods** that make up the **Dark Pantheon**. He is the spiritual incarnation of war, rage, killing, hate, and anger. Every act of destruction fuels his power, and while the senseless the better, he is also the spiritual form of martial honor and those who set themselves against the odds. Warriors of Khorne may be masterful tacticians, prideful warriors, or blood-crazed maniacs, however they all share two aspects of worship; One, there is no artful way to kill. Pain feeds the archnemesis of Khorne, Slaanesh. Two, it does not matter from where the blood flows, only that it does.

Khorne is most often depicted as a muscular giant sitting on a throne made of skulls. His Bloodthirster generals soar through his gore-soaked domain, leading their Daemonic armies to constant slaughter. Each skull taken by his mortal followers gets added to the pile underneath his legs, while any bones left untouched go to the Flesh Hound nest underneath. Khorne's holy colors are most commonly red and brass, with his sacred number being 8. His sigil is a stylized skull.

Khorne was formed during the Terran Middle Ages, a time of great slaughter and death. With him, came his Daemonic followers. Each of the Pantheon has their own litter of beasts, and Khorne has creatures who's every inch is designed to emanate his presence and will. From the rage-lusting Bloodletters to the stampeding Juggernauts, the Lord of Skull's servants are identifiable and more than dangerous.

* **Bloodletters** - Lesser Daemons of Khorne. These act as the Blood God's foot soldiers, most often waging war with just their innate rage and flaming swords. They can also operate Skull Cannons and ride the monstrous Juggernauts.

* **Heralds of Khorne** - Bloodletters who have proven themselves as deadly as even the mighty Bloodthirster Greater Daemons, these are icons of Khorne incarnate.

* **Flesh Hounds** - Canine creatures, renowned for their supernatural ability to track their prey. Equipped with Brass Collars of Khorne, which nullify the effects of sorcery around them.
* **Juggernauts** - Armor-clad beasts resembling bulls, Juggernauts are hateful steeds most often gifted to favored mortal Champions of Khorne.

**Bloodthirsters** - Bloodthirsters are the epitome of slaughter and bloodshed. Hulking Greater Daemon behemoths that stride across the land, leaving a trail of gore and skulls in their wake. No mortal could ever think to challenge one of these titans, as they inspire awe and fear in those who are lucky enough to see them for even a second.

* They come in many varieties, the most common of which being the Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury. In one hand, they wield a gargantuan Axe of Khorne, capable of slicing a battle tank in two. In the other, a brass-spiked whip known as a Lash of Khorne. Every swing cracks the air with a thunderous crash, either breaking bodies, or driving on the Lesser Daemon compatriots around them.
* Next comes to Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage. This war machine encompasses the most mindless and berserk aspects of Khorne, with rage so great they can wield a Great-Axe of Khorne, taller than a fortress wall. Around them, their Daemonic Legions surge with renewed vigor and hate. None may survive the arrival of a Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage.
* The greatest of these variants comes last; the Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster. With beating wings, it flows across the air in search of mighty champions it may duel. It has been imbued with this purpose by Khorne himself, crafted to be the ultimate champion of war. It wields a Bloodflail and an Axe of Khorne, weapons worthy of their master.

## Notable Daemons

* **Argraath'Khaerath, Epitaph of Life** - The mightiest of Khorne's champions. None stand on the level of slaughter achievable by Argraath'Khaerath, as he was made for this exact purpose by the Lord of Skulls himself. His wings beat with the sound of terror, his breath sends the wails of slain souls across the battlefield, and the sound of his Warp-Bladed Maulers of Khorne ring true in the ears of all warriors as a sound of the end times.