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The rise of Chaos and the first three Chaos Gods, as described, seems to correspond to the development to humanity, implying that Mankind, of all the sentient species, were primarily responsible for the disharmonizing of the Warp and the birth of the first three Chaos Gods. Although, without question, all sentient species played a role in the birth of the Chaos Gods, it seems that mankind has an especially close relationship with Chaos, or that mankind's nature is particularly aggressive and unstable.<sup>2</sup>
==Eight Principles of Chaos==
Found from Archives of the Alpha Legion Headquarters on the Penisula of Iseult on Kaurava III, a rare insight into the nature of Chaos and its reward system was found. Titled the Eight Principles of Chaos, they describe the cycle of Chaos in particular to the Traitor Legionnaires.
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1) Discipline leads to Victory
2) It is Victory in War that brings Immortality
3) Immortality is the Gift of Chaos
4) In exchange, Chaos demands Blood
5) Thus Blood must be ever spilt
6) Therefore Eternal Life demands Eternal War
7) Eternal War demands Eternal Discipline
8) Chaos will always have blood: Yours or Theirs''
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