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In both the 40k and Warhammer Fantasy settings there are four chief chaos deities, and a number of minor gods. | In both the 40k and Warhammer Fantasy settings there are four chief chaos deities, and a number of minor gods. | ||
==Khorne== | ==[[Khorne]]== | ||
''God of Hate, Rage, Blood, War and Killing'' | ''God of Hate, Rage, Blood, War and Killing'' | ||
[[Kharn|Kharn the Betrayer]], a popular character in /tg/ drawfaggotry, is a devout follower of Khorne. | [[Kharn|Kharn the Betrayer]], a popular character in /tg/ drawfaggotry, is a devout follower of Khorne. | ||
==Tzeentch== | ==[[Tzeentch]]== | ||
''God of Change, Lies, Hope, Ambition, Manipulation, Scheming and Sorcery'' | ''God of Change, Lies, Hope, Ambition, Manipulation, Scheming and Sorcery'' | ||
Tzeentch is prone to utter the phrase '[[JUST AS PLANNED]]'. | Tzeentch is prone to utter the phrase '[[JUST AS PLANNED]]'. | ||
==Nurgle== | ==[[Nurgle]]== | ||
''God of Decay, Despair, Destruction, and Disease'' | ''God of Decay, Despair, Destruction, and Disease'' | ||
Also known as 'Papa Nurgle' or 'Grandfather Nurgle', the bloated lord of disease arose from man's fear of death. His followers are afflicted with various awful plagues, but do not suffer or die of them. As well as this respite, he offers those who worship him a sense of family and belonging which is incongruous with the usual attitudes of the chaos gods and his own fearsome appearance. | Also known as 'Papa Nurgle' or 'Grandfather Nurgle', the bloated lord of disease arose from man's fear of death. His followers are afflicted with various awful plagues, but do not suffer or die of them. As well as this respite, he offers those who worship him a sense of family and belonging which is incongruous with the usual attitudes of the chaos gods and his own fearsome appearance. | ||
==Slaanesh== | ==[[Slaanesh]]== | ||
''God of Decadence, Excess, Pain, Pleasure and Self Indulgence'' | ''God of Decadence, Excess, Pain, Pleasure and Self Indulgence'' | ||
Revision as of 04:17, 20 August 2008
Chaos is a concept which appears in various games, including 40k, WFRP and the Fighting Fantasy books. It means more than simple disorder, and incorporates elements of the Lovecraftian concepts of evil cults and 'things man was not meant to know' with a 1950s B-movie interpretation of nuclear radiation. There is even a material, warpstone, which is analogous to fissile material with regard to chaos.
Common features of Chaos include:
- Secrets that the ordinary man cannot be permitted to know.
- Knowledge that corrupts the bearer and leads him into the service of dark gods.
- Dark gods who capriciously reward and punish their followers.
- Daemons that may be summoned or escape from the Warp or the Realm of Chaos.
- Mutations both as a result of the radiation-like influence of chaos and as gifts from the chaos gods.
- Areas blighted by chaos (such as the Chaos Wastes or the Eye of Terror) and uninhabitable by right-thinking people.
- Roaming warbands or dark cults of chaos-worshippers.
Chaos as 40kfags know it was inspired by Moorcock's ideas about Law vs Chaos from the Eternal Champion series. Radiation-like qualities are likely the result of the games in question having been written during the Cold War, with the paranoia that entails.
Gods of Chaos
In both the 40k and Warhammer Fantasy settings there are four chief chaos deities, and a number of minor gods.
Khorne
God of Hate, Rage, Blood, War and Killing
Kharn the Betrayer, a popular character in /tg/ drawfaggotry, is a devout follower of Khorne.
Tzeentch
God of Change, Lies, Hope, Ambition, Manipulation, Scheming and Sorcery
Tzeentch is prone to utter the phrase 'JUST AS PLANNED'.
Nurgle
God of Decay, Despair, Destruction, and Disease
Also known as 'Papa Nurgle' or 'Grandfather Nurgle', the bloated lord of disease arose from man's fear of death. His followers are afflicted with various awful plagues, but do not suffer or die of them. As well as this respite, he offers those who worship him a sense of family and belonging which is incongruous with the usual attitudes of the chaos gods and his own fearsome appearance.
Slaanesh
God of Decadence, Excess, Pain, Pleasure and Self Indulgence
Slaanesh gave us Daemonettes.