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| + | The "'''Fateweaver'''" or '''Oracle of Tzeentch''', originally known as '''Kairos''', is the most powerful among the [[Lords of Change]] and the personal Vizir of [[Tzeentch]]. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | ===The Well of Eternity=== | ||
| + | Although Tzeentch could see all of the past and present, he was unable to grasp all of the uncountable threads of the future. The need to overcome this one weakness took Tzeentch to the mystic Well of Eternity at the very centre of reality, where space and time originate and end. However, even Tzeentch was afraid to enter the roiling currents of the well; so instead he sent his [[Lords of Change]], but none of them ever returned. Finally, Tzeentch grabbed his vizir Kairos and cast him into the well. This time, Kairos survived, just. But when he resurfaced, Kairos was unnaturally aged, hunched and wizened. His mighty pinions were reduced to feeble vestigial remains, and he now had two heads. Henceforth, Kairos held both the knowledge of the future and the resulting insanity, and sits at Tzeentch's right side as his Oracle. He is constantly mumbling madly, and suddenly bursting into rambling tirades about events still to happen. Eighty-one Lords of Change are tasked with recording every word of the Oracle.{{Fn|1}} | ||
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| + | A few mighty individuals, mortal and Daemon alike, are granted an audience with the Oracle for the completion of the most challenging of tasks for Tzeentch. The Oracle knows the answer to all questions; but only one head will always answer the truth, while the other simultaneously delivers a contradictory answer, which is false but equally believable. The resulting riddle invariably leaves the petitioner baffled.{{Fn|1}} | ||
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| + | On the rare occasion that Tzeentch sends Kairos to the mortal battlefield, he is known as Fateweaver. He and his daemonic bodyguards are truly unstoppable, for he is able to use his great magical power and incredible prescience to influence the course of the battle. However, if any unexpected harm comes to him, Kairos often retreats back to the Warp, afraid that his treacherous master might have intentionally hid that future from him.{{Fn|1}} | ||
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| + | A Greater [[Daemon]] tentatively identified by the [[Imperium]] as Fateweaver was banished back to the [[Warp]] by the [[White Consuls]] during an engagement near the [[Eye of Terror]] in 998.[[M41]].{{Fn|2}} | ||
| + | ==Images== | ||
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| + | | [[File:Fateweaver.jpg|thumb|center|190px|The Oracle of Tzeentch]] | ||
| + | | [[File:Fateweaver 5th ed.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Fateweaver miniature ([[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook|5th edition]]), sculpted by [[Trish Carden]]{{Fn|3}}]] | ||
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | *Kairos also makes a cameo appearance in the prologue of [[William King]]'s '''Warhammer Fantasy''' novel '''Blood of Aenarion'''. | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | *{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (4th Edition)]], {{Cite This}} | ||
| + | *{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pg. 31 | ||
| + | *{{Endn|3}}: [[White Dwarf 368 (UK)]], p.7 | ||
| + | *{{Endn|4}}: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/architect-of-fate-wallpapers.html Architect of Fate] | ||
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| + | [[fr:Kairos le Tisseur de Destins]] | ||
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The "Fateweaver" or Oracle of Tzeentch, originally known as Kairos, is the most powerful among the Lords of Change and the personal Vizir of Tzeentch.
History
The Well of Eternity
Although Tzeentch could see all of the past and present, he was unable to grasp all of the uncountable threads of the future. The need to overcome this one weakness took Tzeentch to the mystic Well of Eternity at the very centre of reality, where space and time originate and end. However, even Tzeentch was afraid to enter the roiling currents of the well; so instead he sent his Lords of Change, but none of them ever returned. Finally, Tzeentch grabbed his vizir Kairos and cast him into the well. This time, Kairos survived, just. But when he resurfaced, Kairos was unnaturally aged, hunched and wizened. His mighty pinions were reduced to feeble vestigial remains, and he now had two heads. Henceforth, Kairos held both the knowledge of the future and the resulting insanity, and sits at Tzeentch's right side as his Oracle. He is constantly mumbling madly, and suddenly bursting into rambling tirades about events still to happen. Eighty-one Lords of Change are tasked with recording every word of the Oracle.[1]
A few mighty individuals, mortal and Daemon alike, are granted an audience with the Oracle for the completion of the most challenging of tasks for Tzeentch. The Oracle knows the answer to all questions; but only one head will always answer the truth, while the other simultaneously delivers a contradictory answer, which is false but equally believable. The resulting riddle invariably leaves the petitioner baffled.[1]
On the rare occasion that Tzeentch sends Kairos to the mortal battlefield, he is known as Fateweaver. He and his daemonic bodyguards are truly unstoppable, for he is able to use his great magical power and incredible prescience to influence the course of the battle. However, if any unexpected harm comes to him, Kairos often retreats back to the Warp, afraid that his treacherous master might have intentionally hid that future from him.[1]
A Greater Daemon tentatively identified by the Imperium as Fateweaver was banished back to the Warp by the White Consuls during an engagement near the Eye of Terror in 998.M41.[2]
Images
Trivia
- Kairos also makes a cameo appearance in the prologue of William King's Warhammer Fantasy novel Blood of Aenarion.
Sources
- 1: Codex: Chaos Daemons (4th Edition), [Needs Citation]
- 2: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 31
- 3: White Dwarf 368 (UK), p.7
- 4: Architect of Fate
