Editing Six Treasures of Chaos

The '''Six Treasures of Chaos''' are six mystical items associated with the powers of [[Chaos]] in the setting of [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]. They make up the collective paraphernalia of the Everchosen of Chaos, the setting's resident Chaos-related Big Bad. Currently, all six Treasures are in the possession of [[Archaon]], the current Everchosen of Chaos in Warhammer.

# '''The Mark of Chaos United'''
#:Also known as the Mark of the Chosen One and the Eternally Burning Mark of Chaos, this beefed-up version of the Mark of [[Chaos Undivided]] gives the bearer the benefits of the Marks of [[Khorne]], [[Slaanesh]], [[Nurgle]] and [[Tzeentch]] all at the same time, plus a little more. Archaon earned this Treasure by singlehandedly entering the unlifting darkness of the Altar of True Darkness in [[Naggaroth]], slaying hundreds of albino mutant horrors and offering their hearts on the altar at its pinnacle.
# '''The Armor of Morkar'''
#:Originally born by the first Everchosen, this enchanted armor is virtually invulnerable. Archaon earned this treasure by destroying a hidden city after six days and nights of battle, then entering the tomb of Morkar hidden within. There, he did battle with the restless spirit of Morkar himself, surprising Morkar by calling out curses in the languages of Unberogen, the tribe of origin of Morkar and his killer Sigmar. This startled the undead Chaos Champion so much that Archaon was able to deliver a telling blow, claiming the armor for himself.
# '''The Eye of Sheerian'''
#:Discovered by a [[Tzeentch]]ian sorcerer, when worn as an amulet, this trinket grants the bearer prophetic insights, but its true power is unlocked by adding it to the Crown of Domination. It was guarded by Flamefang, a three-headed Chaos dragon. Archaon found the dragon slumbering and woke it up by slamming his axe into one of the three heads. They had a ferocious fight, which ended with Archaon being swallowed whole, not being digested due to his armor and cutting his way out from inside the dragon's guts.
# '''The Steed of the Apocalypse'''
#:Alternatively known as Dorghar, Ghurshy'ish'phak, and Yrontalie, this mighty Daemonic Steed was kept within the menagerie of the Daemon Prince Agrammon before Archaon snuck inside clinging to the belly of one of the mutant horrors Agrammon kept. Though it tried to hurl Archaon from its back by bursting into flames and shapeshifting, Archaon broke it as if it were a wild stallion and fled from Agrammon's lair atop its back.
# '''The Slayer of Kings'''
#:A sword containing a Greater Daemon known as U'zuhl (Not Skulltaker), this terrible weapon belonged to Vangel, second Everchosen of Chaos. It is capable of killing almost anything, and by calling upon the wailing spirit within, the bearer becomes virtually unstoppable. Archaon found this weapon by tracking down Krakanok the Black, mountain-sized father of the Dragon Ogres, and prying it from his grasp, slaying one of his followers to keep it from awakening the titanic beast with its shrieks.
# '''The Crown of Domination'''
#:The last and greatest of the Six Treasures, this crown heals any injury the wearer may suffer, and amplifies the power of the Eye. The search for the Crown took more time than finding the other five treasures combined. In the end, Archaon only found it because the Chaos Gods sent Be'lakor to show him the way to the First Shrine of Chaos where it was kept and Dorghar could traverse the steep mountainside covered in ice and loose snow. To seal himself as the Everchosen, Archaon sought out and overcame challenges set against him by the four Gods before finally claiming the Crown as his own. Thus [[Be'lakor]] was called to anoint Archaon, and he could begin his quest at last.

Despite the above order now being canon for how Archaon found the Six Treasures, in earlier editions, the order was different. In the build-up to [[Storm of Chaos]], the backstory for [[Vardek Crom]] claims that when Archaon found the Conqueror, he already bore the Mark, the Eye and the Sword, whilst he was looking for the others. When Archaon first appeared in ''Champions of Chaos'', he bore the Mark, the Sword, the Armor and the Eye.

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