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So, I've been thinking about them, and I've been wondering, do their minions fight each other?

As in, does a nurgle plaguebringer attack a bloodletter of khorne?

Yea, all the friggin time. For the most part they hate each other.

One of the Ciaphas Cain books is all about how Khornite daemons are desperately trying to keep a slanneshi cult from raising a daemon and turning an imperial world into a daemon one. There are lots of other examples.

They don't get along so well.

The worst, if I remember right, is Nurgle vs Slaanesh and Khorne vs Tzeentch, but that may be before it was retconned.

Anyways, Khorne hates em all really cause he doesn't like sorcery. Slaanesh is the Despoiler while Nurgle the Spoiler.

In the warp, daemons are mere manifests of their gods, so they hate what their gods do. In the end, it's a giant war in the warp and elsewhere while the gods struggle to one-up the other, though it never happens.

The opposing gods are Nurgle vs Tzeentch (stagnation vs change) and Khorne vs Slannesh (pain vs pleasure). None of them really get along, though, unless it's an important enough cause.

Also, daemons will fight alongside daemons of other gods against daemons of their nown kind., for many reasons. Maybe they just don't play well with others .

It's a wonder slannesh isnt the most powerful i mean cum on people PLEASURE khones mad nurgles well need i explain and tzeentch well see for yourself
the way i think it should be
1.slannesh
2.tzeentch
3.khorene
4.obviously.... NURGLE

+1 For MasterSlowPoke's rival list.
-1 For Lorgar's_Blessed rival list of phail.

@Warboss spinetwizta:

It's a wonder slannesh isnt the most powerful i mean cum on people

That is either the funniest mistake or so planned...

Based on fluff, Tzeentch was the most powerful.
Then he was gang banged and now they are all in a state of flux. They are each strongest and weakest at different times.

As per the fluff, Slaanesh is actually the weakest....and the most likely to be killed/destroyed, as worldly pleasures do not sustain Slaanesh that long.

Zerkers do not take pleasure from killing, it is essentially mindless (hence the lobotomizing of almost all of the zerkers).

Why is Nurgle "obviously" 4th...maybe some back up to that?

Its warhammer 40k. Everyone is fighting everyone else XD.

Sanctjud wrote:+1 For MasterSlowPoke's rival list.
-1 For Lorgar's_Blessed rival list of phail.

@Warboss spinetwizta:

It's a wonder slannesh isnt the most powerful i mean cum on people

That is either the funniest mistake or so planned...

Based on fluff, Tzeentch was the most powerful.
Then he was gang banged and now they are all in a state of flux. They are each strongest and weakest at different times.

As per the fluff, Slaanesh is actually the weakest....and the most likely to be killed/destroyed, as worldly pleasures do not sustain Slaanesh that long.

Zerkers do not take pleasure from killing, it is essentially mindless (hence the lobotomizing of almost all of the zerkers).

Why is Nurgle "obviously" 4th...maybe some back up to that?

Nurgles the worst because well would you pray for [b]cancer[b]

Slaanesh isn't the god of pleasure though, just of excess in all forms.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Chaos_gods

Tzeentch is the one who usually brokers alliance between them.

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Slaanesh

Aspect Lust, pleasure, pain Sacred Number 6[1]
Traits Pleasure seeker Enemy God Khorne
Daemons

Keeper of Secrets, Daemonettes
Fiends, Mount of Slaanesh




Contents [hide]
1 Background
2 Rivalries
3 Followers of Slaanesh
4 Daemons of Slaanesh
5 The Palace of Slaanesh
6 Sources

Background
Slaanesh is the Chaos God of lust, excess, pleasure, perfection and hedonism. Slaanesh typically appears in a form which is female on the right side and male on the left with two sets of horns rising from its flowing golden hair. It can however assume any form; male, female, hermaphrodite or asexual, but prefers male bodies. Its sacred number is six.

The symbol of Slaanesh combines the conventional symbols for male and female

It is also known by a multitude of titles such as the Prince of Chaos, Prince of Excess, Prince of Pleasure and Lord of Dark Delights. To the Eldar, who do not name the god, she is referred to only by the Lovecraftian titles of She Who Thirsts, She Who Is Not Named, The Great Enemy, The Great Serpent, etc.

The name Slaanesh derives from Slaaneth - the god's name in the language of Chaos, (Slaa meaning "ecstasy", "pleasure", etc, Neth meaning "lord of", "master of", or "prince of"; hence, the Prince of Pleasure). The correct adjective of things associated with Slaanesh (such as its worshippers) is "Slaaneshi".

Slaanesh was fully born at the moment of the Fall of the Eldar. The birth of Slaanesh created the Eye of Terror and slew most of the Eldar except those far enough away from the Eldar homeworlds to escape. This event also slew the Eldar Gods except for Khaine, who was shattered into many pieces, and the Laughing God, Cegorach.

Rivalries
Slaanesh has a neutral attitude to many of the gods of Chaos, and is generally too caught up in his own pleasures to be interested in alliances and co-operation. Particular enemies are the followers of Khorne, whose belief in pain and death is completely opposed to Slaanesh's principle of a life of unrestricted pleasure. Followers of Nurgle and Tzeentch are subject to Slaanesh's usual neutral attitude.

Followers of Slaanesh
Slaanesh's symbol is rarely worn openly by its followers. They instead often wear items of jewelery bearing erotic motifs. Followers dress in robes which are often opened to leave the right side of the chest uncovered, a requirement of many of the rituals involved in his worship. Pastel and electric shades are the chief colours, although white is often used as well. These colours are also sometimes carried over into everyday wear, although they may be modified to fit in with current fashions. Regardless of any considerations, all Slaanesh followers wear garb of sensuously high quality.1

Slaanesh is most notably followed by the Emperor's Children Chaos Marines, hedonistic psychopaths who wield unique sonic weaponry in battle. They, like other Chaos Space Marines, fled to the Eye of Terror after the death of Horus at the hands of the Emperor. Over the thousands of years since the Horus Heresy, a few other Space Marine chapters have inevitably fallen to the seductions of Slaanesh and become renegades. Among these are the Violators, The Flawless Host and the Angels of Ecstasy.

Daemons of Slaanesh
Greater Daemons
The greatest of Slaanesh's daemonic servants are the Keepers of Secrets, huge, bestial and ugly creatures exuding an intoxicating musk.

Daemons
The common Daemons of Slaanesh are the Daemonettes, creatures feminine on one side, with hugely grotesque claws.

Daemonic Beasts and Steeds
Mounts of Slaanesh are the Steeds of Slaanesh, lurid snakelike creatures who lash with their prehensile tongues. They are often ridden by Daemonettes, as well as gifted to favoured Champions.

The Palace of Slaanesh

The Palace of SlaaneshThe Palace of Slaanesh is Slaanesh's realm within the warp. Those that dare his realm risk becoming trapped in its warped delights for eternity. The Dark Prince's realm is divided into six domains, arranged in concentric rings about the Palace of Pleasure. The palace itself can only be reached by passing through all six domains. The circle of Avidity plays upon the interloper's greed. The circle of Gluttony is next; it plays upon the intruders desire for lavish foods and wines. The third circle is the circle of Carnality, where the perfect desires of the heart reside; testing to the extreme the individuals desires. The fourth circle is the circle of Paramountcy, where the traveller is greeted by roars of adulation, here the intruder is tempted with absolute power over others. The penultimate circle is the circle of Vainglory. the traveller is presented with his ideal self-image, and if he feels but an ounce of pride, for eternity will this circle be his prison. The last circle is the most perilous, it is a heavenly place, within which resides a seemingly perfect environment. Every second that passes fills the intruder with bliss, but to rest and enjoy the pleasure for a single moment results in falling into a coma, and eventually dying in idle bliss. One may walk the circles for centuries, but cannot for a second give into his ultimate desires for he will fall. If one is able to successfully pass through the circles he comes before the palace and Slaanesh himself. It is impossible for mortals to look upon the god without instantly losing their soul, for all who see it become willing slaves to every whim of the Dark Prince.4

Sources
1:Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness (1988), pp. 16, 30-34
2:Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned (1990), p. 80
3:The Torturers Tale
4:Codex: Chaos Daemons (4th Edition)



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You could post a link.

YES I COULD BUT IT'S SLANESSSSSSSSSSSSH! LORDOF EXCESS

IvanTih wrote:You could post a link.

You could edit down your quote

SilverMK2 wrote:

IvanTih wrote:You could post a link.

You could edit down your quote

Done.

@warboss spinetwizta

Not exactly a reason why Nurgle is last on the list though if we are looking at this based on something in actual fluff...
I guess it wasn't a serious post.


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The lexicanum is not the only source of fluff.
Look in the 3.5 CSM dex, it will say Slaanesh is the weakest or most likely to die; something along those lines.

Sanctjud wrote:Look in the 3.5 CSM dex, it will say Slaanesh is the weakest or most likely to die; something along those lines.

Seeing as Slaanesh derives power from pleasure its a wonder why he isn't starving to death in the grimdark. I gotta tell you. People generally don't seem to enjoy themselves in a future where there is only war.

Interesting that Nurgle's thought of the weakest, since in the codex/chaos daemons it's mentioned that he's actually the most powerful. Well, sot of. He hits a "higher peak" than the other gods it says, though he still takes turns as both the strongest and the weakest.

KILL, MAIM, BURN
KILL, MAIM, BURN
KILL, MAIM, BURN
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!
SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!!

Sanctjud wrote:+1 For MasterSlowPoke's rival list.
-1 For Lorgar's_Blessed rival list of phail.

@Warboss spinetwizta:

It's a wonder slannesh isnt the most powerful i mean cum on people

That is either the funniest mistake or so planned...

Based on fluff, Tzeentch was the most powerful.
Then he was gang banged and now they are all in a state of flux. They are each strongest and weakest at different times.

As per the fluff, Slaanesh is actually the weakest....and the most likely to be killed/destroyed, as worldly pleasures do not sustain Slaanesh that long.

Zerkers do not take pleasure from killing, it is essentially mindless (hence the lobotomizing of almost all of the zerkers).

Why is Nurgle "obviously" 4th...maybe some back up to that?

Oye, if I'm not mistaken, thats how it originally was in the original fluff, but hell if I'm right or wrong.

Anyways, the idea that Slaanesh could be strong is ridiculous.

Khorne = Killing. As long as there's life, there will be death/murder. One reason why Khorne probably came first as well.

Tzeentch = Deceit in some ways. People are sneaky and he controls fate, often turning on his own subjects.

Nurgle = Plague. One bacteria/cell destroys another, and therefore Nurgle will also be around as long as Khorne will be.

Slaanesh = Yeah, some people like excess and such. But really, compared to the other three, this is nothing.

Lorgar's_Blessed wrote:Slaanesh = Yeah, some people like excess and such. But really, compared to the other three, this is nothing.

Slaanesh didn't even come about naturally as well. The first three were growing since the dawn of time, but it took the Eldar throwing some really wild parties to create Slaanesh.

MasterSlowPoke wrote:The opposing gods are Nurgle vs Tzeentch (stagnation vs change) and Khorne vs Slannesh (pain vs pleasure). None of them really get along, though, unless it's an important enough cause.

Just because I'm anal.
Slannesh is NOT just pleasure, and Khorne is not pain. Actually, Slannesh is simply excess, ranging from lust, to inflicting pain on others. Slannesh has similar priorities as the DE. Khorne is just battle, he doesn't kill people because he can, he kills people to show he's the best fighter.

It was just the best one words opposites I could think of.

When a mommy Eldar and a daddy Eldar love each other very much... you get Slaanesh.

LOLWUT!?

Think back further guys. Dark Elves caused Slaanesh to come around. Sorry, but you gotta remember. There used to be a link in the fluff between Fantasy and 40,000.

Ok, since most people here are getting this completely wrong.

Khorne: Blood,mindless violence, and murder.
Tzeentch: Change and Sorcery.
Nurgle: Decay, disease, and virulence.
Slaanesh: Excess in all forms.

They all hate each other and fight each other because their agendas conflict with others. While there are some gods that dislike a certain god more than others, but they all hate each other.


And, Warboss Spinetwizta, Nurgle is not just someone you pray for cancer for. His servants are all IMMUNE TO PAIN. Shooting at Plague Marines and not taking them down at all would be the most demoralizing thing ever. You better not play against Plague Marines, because you would lose. Period.

But, judging by your comments, you are 12 years old, so I'll stop trying to argue with you.

Might I mention, that Khorne is not the god of murder. He prefers his enemies fighting and does not get as much joy out of a fight if he just kills them wholesale. (Though killing innocents doesn't phase him either).

He is also, to some extent, the God of Martial Honour, very similar to Khaine but more barbaric.

@ZackTheChaosChild:

Nurgle: Lord of Despair <----First and Foremost. Disease and Decay are the means to despair that Nurgle chooses.
That's where the whole demoralizing thing comes from when you just can't kill them with small arms....and the whole zombie theme.

The Chaos Gods are lords of a particular emotion. The means of them are what most associate with each god. Killing, Intrigue, Getting high on drugs, are all means to a particular end emotion for each god.

In addition, it's true, they don't mind killing each other and it's been said before that in some cases they team up on others, whether that be another Chaos God or some other race in 40K.

Nurgle is also acceptance, though. And it can certainly be argued that they are the most friendly and protective of their own. They just show it in odd ways.