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'''Khorne''', the '''Blood God''', is the [[Chaos]] God of anger, violence, and hate. Khorne was the first to awake of the four [[Gods of Chaos]], fully coming into existence during [[Terra|Terra's]] Middle Ages - an era of wars blooming in the wake of his birth. Every act of violence gives Khorne power, whether committed by his followers or by their enemies. His titles include the '''Lord of Rage''', the '''Taker of Skulls''', the '''Lord of Battle''' and the '''Master of the Brazen Throne'''.{{Fn|16b}}{{Fn|17b17c}}{{Fn|20f}}{{Fn|23}}
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==Overview==
The name '''''"Khorne"''''' derives from his '''Dark Tongue''' name, '''''"Kharneth"''''', meaning "Lord of Rage" or "Lord of Blood".{{fn|17a}}{{fn|30a}}
Although Khorne despises the use of magic and accordingly hates [[Tzeentch]], [[Slaanesh]] is the one he loathes most of all. Khorne and Slaanesh personify two entirely opposing aspects of Chaos, and Khorne considers Slaanesh's self-indulgent sensualities insulting.{{Fn|16a}} Khorne is said to have inherited the instinctive values of martial honour, pride and bravery, some of Khorne's followers using these to justify their killings. But Khorne's most fanatical worshippers know that Khorne cares not from where the blood flows, only that it does - all else is meaningless artifice.{{Fn|16a}}{{Fn|17a17b}}{{Fn|19a}}{{Fn|20f}} His associated number is eight, reflected in the organisation of his armies, and in smaller matters such as the number of syllables in a daemonic follower's name.{{Fn|1818a}}{{Fn|20a}}
[[Image:SkullThrone.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Khorne on his Skull Throne{{Fn|13}}]]
Images of Khorne show it to be a mighty being, sitting upon a great throne of brass atop a mountainous pile of bleached skulls centered in a lake of blood. The skulls are of all those slain by Khorne's [[Champion of Chaos|Champions]], and of all his slain Champions, ranging from human heads beyond counting to gigantic [[Tyranid]] skulls the size of hab-blocks. The mountain slowly grows ever higher.
==Worship of Khorne==
Khorne's followers are warriors without exception, if only in mind than in occupation. His followers build no temples but rather worship him on the battlefield. To devote time to building temples rather than fighting for something would more likely incur Khorne's wrath than please him. Worship of Khorne is purely through bloodshed, either from one's enemies in victory or one's own through earnest struggle; it is said that any follower who allows a day to pass without contributing to this act of worship will incur Khorne's displeasure.{{Fn|1818a}}{{Fn|20f}}
The battle-cry of the followers of Khorne reflects his desire for wanton violence and is feared by all who hear it: '[[Blood for the Blood God|Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne!']].{{Cite This}}
===Khornate Daemons===
[[File:KhorneForces.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A horde of Khornate Daemons]]
*[[Bloodthirsters]](''Khak'akaoz'khyshk'akami''{{fn|18b}})
**The [[Greater Daemon]]s of Khorne. Of all the Daemons of [[Chaos]] they bear the greatest resemblance to the archetypical demon, having a human body, cloven hooves, leathery bat-like wings and horned dogs-heads. They wield a fiery whip and a massive two-headed battleaxe (which, in original background were daemon weapons binding another Bloodthirster) simultaneously in battle. They are the strongest and most aggressive of all Daemons, their muscle-bound forms having been fashion from pure rage.{{Fn|20b}} Bloodthirsters (and other Greater Daemons) are only known as "Bloodthirsters" by scholars of the forbidden and esoteric, while other Imperial forces facing these entities in the battlefield might have other names for them, an example being "Skullrender" coined by veterans of [[Catachan]].{{Fn|21}} The mightiest Bloodthirster of Khorne is [[An'ggrath the Unbound]]. In the last 10,000 years, An'ggrath has only been summoned twice from the [[Warp]]. Both successful summonings have resulted in great loss for the [[Imperium]] as many worlds fell to his terrible wrath.{{fn|3c}}
*[[Bloodletters]](''Khak'akamshy'y''{{fn|18c}})
**The common [[Daemon]]s of Khorne. They are horned humanoids with hunched, crested backs, their limbs wiry but notoriously strong. They care nothing for strategy or subtley as they are anger personified. Unless guided by a higher intellect, they will simply hurl themselves into battle, caring nothing for the risks involved.{{Fn|20c}} To be in the presence of a Bloodthirster is to experience new heights of religious ecstasy for a follower of Khorne. To fight alongside them is enough to drive many warriors to a deranged euphoria that results in permanent insanity. Bloodletters almost exclusively wield blood-drinking blades called [[Hellblade]]s. These blades present their one source of pleasure, allowing them to hack into mortal flesh.{{Fn|20c}} Bloodletters are also known as the ''Naked Slayers'', the ''Teeth of Death'' and the ''Horned Ones''. Sub-types of Bloodletters include [[Bloodmaster]]s.
*[[Flesh Hound]]s(''Kha'a'a Khak'hyshk''{{fn|18d}})
**The [[Daemon|Daemon Beast]]s of Khorne are the monstrous and ferocious vaguely-canine creatures notorious for their ability to track down their chosen prey by tracking the psychic spoor of their victims.{{Fn|20d}} They are also known as '''Hunters of Blood''' and have claws to rend their foes apart once they catch them. They exist for the sheer thrill of the chase and the inevitable kill.{{fn|30b}} By some accounts, the Flesh Hounds were loosed against cowardly warriors who killed the weak and unworthy.{{Cite This}}
*[[Juggernaut]]s(''Kha'a'a Akh'h''{{fn|18e}})
**Daemonic steeds of Khorne, sometimes granted to Champions of Khorne as mounts. A huge beasts made from living daemonic metal, it roughly resembles a gigantic rhinoceros. These beasts, being amongst Khorne's most savage and belligerent daemons, are kept in pens where they tend to fight for dominance amongst themselves. However, a particularly favoured mortal or daemonic champion will sometimes attempt to claim one as a mount. This is no easy task, and the smashed remnants of the unlucky ones are left smeared around the Juggernaut's pens, but a few are successful and subdue one receiving the boon of being its master and riding it into battle.{{Fn|20e}}
**{{Endn|16b}}: pg. 139
*17: [[Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned]]
**{{Endn|17a}}: pg. 17580**{{Endn|17b}}: pg. 176175**{{Endn|1817c}}: pg. 176*14: [[Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness]], pg. 17**{{Endn|18a}}: pg. 17**{{Endn|18b}}: pg. 25**{{Endn|18c}}: pg. 26**{{Endn|18d}}: pg. 27**{{Endn|18e}}: pg. 28
*19: [[Black Crusade: The Tome of Blood]]
**{{Endn|19a}}: pg. 7
