Chaos Rune in the Dark Tongue representing the Gift of Will
The Gift of Will is a reward given to the Chaos Chosen of Khorne that grants them the possession of an indomitable spirit and a savage bloodlust that can conquer the greatest adversary.[1a]
Who knows whether these be some special blessing of the Ruinous Powers or merely the nature of those Men who live and die in their service, their inner essence allowed release from the bounds of Mankind's society? While it will always be the deranged and insane who are drawn to the service of the Dark Gods, can it be doubted that they become more so with the attention of the gods upon them?[1a]
So with these "gifts" of Khorne they do move ever closer to the mental state of martial perfection in their misshapen minds. While they gain in skill with the sword and axe and bow, when battle is in the offing they lose all rational thought and reason and wish only to close with the foe and tear them limb-from-limb with whatever comes to hand.[1a]
They become able to ignore wounds and injury to the point of death in order to continue the fight. They become a fearsome opponent in battle but that is all they are. Away from the battlefield, without the stench of combat to fill their nostrils, they become empty shells of men, as though their souls had already been taken from them.[1a]