Khorne is the Chaos
god of hate, bloodshed and war. The World Eaters Chaos Space Marines are
dedicated to him and his cause: the death of every living thing. Every act
of killing gives Khorne power; the more senseless and destructive, the
better. Khorne's daemons are Bloodthirsters, Flesh Hounds and Bloodletters.
His opposite was Tzeentch, who is more calculating and subtle than Khorne's
"Kill everything" doctrine. Khorne's rival is now Slaanesh due to Kaela
Mensha Khaine being fragmented by Slaanesh. Khorne is viewed as the
mightiest of the four great Chaos powers.
However, it must be noted that Khorne's followers seek not to cause pain -
pain is the domain of Slaanesh, as is pleasure. They wish only to kill,
because while the blood of their victims strenghtens Khorne, their suffering
empowers his nemesis.
Khorne himself is seen as a mighty being, clad in bronze armor, sitting atop
a mighty throne of skulls standing in a sea of blood - made up of every
skull his followers take and every droplet of blood they spill.
The battlecry of the followers of Khorne reflects his desire for wanton
violence: 'Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne!'
The Greater Daemons of Khorne are called Bloodthirsters (other names given
to them in background are Blooded Ones, Lords of Skulls, High-handed Slayers
and War Given Form). Of all the Daemons, they bear the greatest resemblance
to stereotypical demons, having a human body, cloven hooves instead of feet,
leathery bat-like wings and horned dogs-heads. An earlier model of the
Bloodthirster replaced the dog-head with an ugly human face, but recently
the model has gone back to its canine-featured roots. They wield a fiery
whip and a massive two-headed battleaxe (possessed by another Bloodthirster
in earlier editions) simultaneously in battle. They are the most combative
of all Daemons.
The Daemons of Khorne are called Bloodletters, ugly, horned humanoids with
cloven hooves who tote blood-drinking battleaxes.
The Daemon Beasts of Khorne are Flesh Hounds, monstrous and ferocious
vaguely-canine creatures notorious for their ability to track down their
chosen prey.
