Kharan the Blighted was a mighty Norscan Chaos Lord and Champion of Nurgle who led one of the most devastating Chaos invasions in Bretonnian history until he and his army was defeated at the Battle of Lamentations by the Chevaliers de Lyonesse and their leader, the champion of the Lady of the Lake, Repanse de Lyonesse.
History[]
In the year 2006 IC, a vast Nurglite Plague Fleet, so foul that it left the sea black in its wake, made anchor off the coast of Bretonnia. They were led by the Chaos Lord Kharan the Blighted, who commanded not only his own army dedicated to the service of Nurgle, the Chaos God of disease and decay, but also a host of Khornate warbands, including the infamous Skulltakers. During what would become known as the Battle of Lamentations, the legions of Khorne and Nurgle defeated the knights of Couronne and laid siege to that city. King Louis the Brave was slain in single combat by the Skulltakers' leader, Akrim, and roughly half of Bretonnia's knights perished in the ensuing conflict.[1][3][4]
As the gates of Couronne were about to crack under Kharan's hordes, the Bretonnian army known as the Chevaliers de Lyonesse arrived. They cleft their way through the Chaos ranks, shattering the Chaos army until their leader, Repanse de Lyonesse, was face-to-face with the Chaos Lord himself. When Kharan raised his great sword above his grimacing visage he was momentarily dazzled by Repanse's divinely-granted radiant aura, and she beheaded him with a single sword stroke. Couronne was saved and the remnants of Kharan's army were pursued to the sea and put to death.[1]