Knight Abominant
The Knight Abominant is a type of psychic Chaos Knight.[1]
Overview
Built on a Abhorrent-class Knight chassis, Dark Mechanicum legend asserts that the very creation of the Abominant was an act of devotion to the Dark Gods. Whatever the truth, every inch of the Abominant now thrums with the power of the Warp thanks to its empyric runes, ritually inscribed chains, and other sorcerous enhancements. The result sees a high level of empyric energy being generated by the Abominant, which is then subsequently channeled in syphons and fleshmetal conduits into a metaphysical power reserve for later use. Many times these supernatural energies are further bound directly into the body and soul of its pilot. Thus, where the Knight Abominant walks, the taint of the Warp will follower. Those in its proximity can be afflicted by hallucinations or spontaneous outbreaks of mutation. The concentrations of warp energy within Knights Abominant cannot long be maintained in realspace. It must be put to use before it seeps back into the Immaterium or escapes in uncontrolled ways. Unfortunately for the enemies of Chaos Knights, these machines are well-equipped to wield such energies in battle.[3a]
This Warp energy has also given Abominants the most hellish and cruelest Machine Spirits. This can be an advantage to their pilots in battle, for these Knights are only too eager to inflict suffering on their victims. Moreover, the warp energy swirling through their conduits seeps into the pilots Throne Mechanicum, infusing its spirits with strange insights and wisdom that are poured into the operator. These gifts are often further augmented by the psychic nature of its pilots, who can tap into the warp energy built up by the Abominant to unleash a variety of sorcerous abilities. These include blasts of bale energy, opening micro Warp Rifts, and roiling waves of mutating energies. However all of these gifts also makes the Machine spirits of the Abominant prone to becoming feral and predatory, particularly after periods of inactivity. They will even turn on their pilots if they are displeased with the offerings of blood given.[3a]
Besides their warp-based abilities, Knight Abominants are equipped with more conventional weaponry. These include Volkite Combustors, Electroscourges, Balemaces, and Heavy Stubbers. In battle, they thrash their warp-wrought appendages, crushing anything that remains untainted. They are often accompanied by flocks of Pterrorshades.[2]
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Sources
- 1: Warhammer Twitch Channel: Warhammer Preview Online: Adepticon - Day 1 (Posted on 23/03/2022) (Last accessed on 23 March 2022)
- 2: Codex: Chaos Knights (9th Edition), pg. 104
- 3: Codex: Chaos Knights (10th Edition)
| Chaos Knights Forces | |
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| Questoris Pattern | |
| Dominus Pattern | Knight Tyrant |
| Cerastus Pattern | |
| Acastus Pattern | |
| Armiger Pattern | |
| Other | Hell-Strider • Hell-Scourge • Hell-Knight |
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