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==Bloodletter==
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[[Image:Bloodletters.jpg|thumb|right|Bloodletters pack]]  
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[[Image:Pink-Horror.jpg|thumb|right|220px|A [[Pink Horror]], a Lesser Daemon of [[Tzeentch]]{{Fn|6}}]]
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{{IntWik|Destination=Zerfleischer}}'''Bloodletters''' are daemons of [[Khorne]] and are ugly, horned humanoids with cloven hooves. They carry warp-forged battleaxes or swords known as [[Hellblade]]s and wear the [[Brass Armour of Khorne]].<sup>1</sup>
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'''Lesser Daemons''' are a classification of [[Chaos]] [[Daemon]].{{Fn|1}}
  
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==Plaguebearer==
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==Overview==
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'''Plaguebearers''' are daemons of [[Nurgle]] and are blessed with diseased flesh, blood and puss from [[Nurgle's Rot]]. They carry knives into battle but also use their talons, both of which are covered in poisons from the slime which seeps onto them from their bodies.<sup>1</sup>
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[[Image:Rune-LesserDaemon.JPG|thumb|right|100px|[[Dark Tongue]] rune for Lesser Daemon.{{Fn|9}}]]
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Lesser Daemons are the foot soldiers of Chaos, building the core of the Daemonic Legions. They are usually anthropomorphic in appearance and possess a calculating, malevolent intellect.{{Fn|1}} Among the Daemons of Chaos they are ones most likely to answer the call of mortal heretics.{{Fn|2}} Lesser Daemons are little more than slaves to the will of their patron [[Chaos God]] and take orders on the battlefield most often from [[Daemonic Herald]]s and [[Greater Daemon]]s but also sometimes a [[Daemon Prince]].{{Fn|7}}
  
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==Horror==
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==Types of Lesser Daemons==
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'''Horrors''' are daemons of [[Tzeentch]] and throw [[Daemonic Fire]] at their enemies from a distance. They are not as good in combat as their counterparts however their ranged ability is unique.<sup>1</sup>
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*[[Khorne]] - [[Bloodletter]]{{Fn|1}}
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*[[Nurgle]] - [[Plaguebearer]], [[Nurgling]]{{Fn|1}}, [[Glitchling]]
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*[[Tzeentch]] - [[Horror of Tzeentch|Horror]]{{Fn|1}}, [[Flamer of Tzeentch|Flamer]]{{Fn|2}}
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*[[Slaanesh]] - [[Daemonette]]{{Fn|1}}
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*Other/Unaffiliated: [[Daemon Brute]]{{Fn|8}}
  
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==Flamer==
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==Notable Lesser Daemons==
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Some Horrors become '''Flamers''' instead who are gifted with the ability to cast [[Doombolt]]s instead of daemonic fire.<sup>1</sup>
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*[[Skulltaker]] - [[Bloodletter]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Epidemius]] - [[Plaguebearer]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Horticulous Slimux]] - [[Plaguebearer]]{{Fn|4}}
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*[[Changeling]] - [[Horror of Tzeentch|Horror]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Blue Scribes]] - [[Blue Horror]]s{{Fn|3}}
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*[[The Masque]] - [[Daemonette]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Syll Lewdtongue]] - [[Daemonette]]/[[Daemonic Herald]]{{Fn|5}}
  
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==Daemonette==
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==See Also==
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[[Image:Daemonettes.gif|thumb|right|Daemonettes of Slaanesh]]
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*[[Greater Daemon]]
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'''Daemonettes''' are daemons of [[Slaanesh]]. They fight with their talons and some are given daemonic steeds to ride on (see Mounted Daemonette). They are as beautiful as they are deadly, lulling even the most hardened soldier into a false sense of securtiy, unable to realise their mistake before it is too late and they are cut down. Their screams are enough to push enemies off balance and force them to take cover.<sup>1</sup>
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*[[Daemonic Herald]]
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*[[Daemonic Beast]]
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==Flesh Hounds==
 
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==Screamers==
 
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==Furies==
 
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==Fiends==
 
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==Nurglings==
 
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'''Nurglings''' are the most numerous of [[Nurgle]]'s daemons, resembling small [[Great Unclean One]]s, with friendly, mischievous faces. They are gregarious, agile and constantly active. They attack an enemy in vast swarms, overwhelming them by their numbers. Nurglings also often follow in the shadow of [[Chaos Champion|Champion]]s of Nurgle. When attacking they use their claws, which are infected by plagues and diseases, to drag down larger enemies where they can use their venomous bites.{{Cite This}}
 
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==Beast of Nurgle==
 
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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*<sup>1</sup>:[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]]
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]] pg.29-31
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 274 (UK)]] - Index Malleus
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (4th Edition)]] pg.40-47
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**{{Endn|3a}}: Daemonic Forces
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*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Horticulous-Slimux-2018 Games Workshop] (last accessed 10/15/2020)
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*{{Endn|5}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/04/24/slaanesh-the-lore/ Warhammer Community Slaanesh the Lore (posted 4/24/2019] ''(last accessed 10/15/2020)''
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dark Heresy: Daemon Hunter]], p.96
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Black Crusade Core Rulebook]] pg.351-358
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight]] pg. 247
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[Realms of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]], pg. 83
  
 
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[[Category:Daemons]]

Latest revision as of 19:41, 12 January 2025

A Pink Horror, a Lesser Daemon of Tzeentch[6]

Lesser Daemons are a classification of Chaos Daemon.[1]

Overview

Dark Tongue rune for Lesser Daemon.[9]

Lesser Daemons are the foot soldiers of Chaos, building the core of the Daemonic Legions. They are usually anthropomorphic in appearance and possess a calculating, malevolent intellect.[1] Among the Daemons of Chaos they are ones most likely to answer the call of mortal heretics.[2] Lesser Daemons are little more than slaves to the will of their patron Chaos God and take orders on the battlefield most often from Daemonic Heralds and Greater Daemons but also sometimes a Daemon Prince.[7]

Types of Lesser Daemons

Notable Lesser Daemons

See Also

Sources

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