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It is unaligned to any of the four main [[Gods of Chaos]], and is located in the [[Formless Wastes]] of the [[Realm of Chaos]], where it is perpetually cloaked in a pall of black, oily fumes and dominated by the wailing of uncountable tortured spirits. Blind, ever-mutating [[Daemon]] craftsmen work the forges, while their black fires are fueled by the souls of the damned and the colossal screaming bellows are manned by legions of semi-sentient nightmare creatures.{{Fn|1}}
Among the Forge's creations are the terrifying [[Soul Grinder]]s. For the chance to be fused with a mechanical construct and become a Soul Grinder, higher-ranked Daemons duel with each other in a never-ending battle in the ash plains outside the Forge. The Masters of the Forge providently make newborn Soul Grinders take the three '''Oaths of the Iron Pact ''' before releasing them : {{Fn|1}}:
#All the souls harvested by the great blades of the Soul Grinder will be used for the fueling of the Forge;
#All the wrecked remains of all war machines destroyed by the [[adamantium]] claws of the Soul Grinder will be offered to the Forge;
