The Eye of Morkar
The Eye of Morkar is a Chaos artefact that is supposedly the actual preserved eye of the Everchosen Morkar that is now in the hands of a Chaos Cult of Tzeentch.
History[]
Morkar the Uniter bound together the Forces of Chaos and launched a terrible war that is still remembered as the Great War Against Chaos. A potent force for evil and destruction, Morkar dominated the servants of all four Chaos Gods, leading them into the heart of Kislev until they were faced by the Imperial general Magnus the Pious and his allies. Although Morkar nearly pierced the defences of the Empire, he was defeated on the windswept tundra of Kislev, and his force broken at the Gates of Kislev, withdrawing back to the hellish lands from whence they came.[1a]
In the final battle between Magnus and Morkar, it is said the Empire's champion slashed the Chaos Lord's face, cutting out his eye. While Morkar and Magnus fought, one of the hateful Daemons snatched up the bloody organ and retreated from the field to safeguard the bit of flesh. With the Chaos armies destroyed, the Daemon carried the eye to Ostland where it bequeathed it to a loyal Chaos Cultist of Tzeentch.[1a]
The Eye of Morkar has changed hands many times over the decades, finding its way to Middenheim, Altdorf, and even Talabheim. It was almost destroyed five years ago when a group of heroes thwarted a Chaos Cult's attempt to kill Countess Elise Krieglitz of Talabheim. But, somehow, it vanished, and hasn't been seen since.[1a]
Canon Conflict[]
The lore for this item erroneously makes reference to Morkar the Uniter, the first Everchosen, as being the Everchosen who led the Forces of Chaos during the Great War Against Chaos. That Everchosen in fact was the twelfth Everchosen, Asavar Kul. Presumably, the writers of the Tome of Corruption confused the two. In all versions of Morkar's own lore, he is described as having lived thousands of years before 2302 IC.
The lore also makes reference to Magnus the Pious as having personally defeated the Everchosen, which was noted in the 7th Edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battles as being an Imperial embellishment, given that Magnus was not as much of a great warrior as he was a skilled strategist, general and politician.