Daemon Prince

Daemon Princes are among the most powerful servants of the Chaos Gods are blessed with powers beyond reason and immortality. Every Daemon Prince was, in the past, a mortal devoted servant of Chaos, whose services in life earned themselves enough favour and were elevated to daemonhood, the ultimate goal of all of Chaos' servants.

Should a Champion of Chaos survive the endless battles and the ravaging mutations granted by their fickle masters whilst still finding favour in their eyes, he may attain the ultimate reward. The patron of the champion will elevate him to his side as a Daemon Prince, a being of godlike power, forever bound to darkness and destruction. Those that attain the status of Daemon Prince gain immortality, becoming the enemy of all that is natural in the world. All who set foot upon the path of Chaos eventually seek this apotheosis, the glorious moment of metamorphosis where they shrug off their mortal shell and become a being of undying darkness. But for every champion who raises his horned head and roars his triumph to the skies as a newborn Daemon Prince, untold thousands perish on the field of battle or end their lives as mewling Chaos Spawn.

At the point of many a Chaos Champion’s transformation, bat-like wings or mighty feathered pinions may sprout from his back, bearing him aloft that he might rule the skies and the earth. Other Daemon Princes might soar on crackling pillars of flame, arms outstretched as they praise their blasphemous god. There are even those with the ability to reshape reality itself, as skilled at manipulating the Winds of Magic as the most puissant of Chaos Sorcerers. Daemon Princes are vast in stature, their gigantic forms twisted into new, terrifying shapes more pleasing to the Dark Gods. They wield unholy weapons and abilities, and the variations between these masters of misrule are uncountable.

Nonetheless, it is common for the Princes of Chaos to retain their intellect and their memory, the better to recall the humanity they left behind. Some enter the Realm of Chaos to serve their gods on other worlds and dimensions. Many, however, serve as commanders of the mortal armies of Chaos, waging eternal war in their patron’s name. These monsters are sustained by the death and dark praise of their followers, unlike their kin who fight alongside the daemonic legions of Chaos, who rely upon the fickle Winds of Magic to tether themselves to the mortal plane. Thus do Daemon Princes tirelessly hunt the enemies of their masters, for their meat is human flesh and their wine mortal souls.

Notable Daemon Princes

 * Be'lakor (Undivided)
 * Thorgar the Blooded One (Undivided)
 * Kastragar (Khorne)
 * Ghur'urgh Bu'yue (Nurgle)
 * Werner Thunderfist (Tzeentch)
 * Azazel (Slaanesh)