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Revision as of 13:34, 6 April 2021
"I have no right to pray for Sigmar anymore, but from the Daemons guarding the gateway to the Realm of Chaos, I ask for your deliverance. Rest now, sleep for eternity. You are now free of the withering clouds of war."
- —Count Mordrek the Damned, to a dying Reiksguard Knight.[1a]
Count Mordrek the Damned.
Count Mordrek the Damned is a legendary Chaos Lord who was given the ultimate gift of immortality, one which is both a blessing and a curse.
History
"Let Mordrek be a warning to all those who would seek fame and life eternal from the daemon gods of Chaos, for he has both these things and yet he is damned."
- —Hugo Lazzare's "Grim stories and cautionary tales."[3a]
Count Mordrek is an enigma to most of the world. None remember how Count Mordrek the Damned came into his fate. Are there even any amongst the wise of the Old World who recall which god he served? If such men exist they keep their own council.[1a]
It is commonly supposed that the gods rewarded Count Mordrek with the gift of Living Damnation. He walks the world at the whim of the Chaos Gods, never dying, yet never ascending to the Realm of Chaos. He has been slain many times and each time he is resurrected to serve again. He has endured many deaths and lived many life-times of mortal men. The curse that lies upon Count Mordrek the Damned is to endure eternal change as well as eternal life. Within his Chaos armour his form writhes with constant mutation. Only the Chaos Gods know why they have chosen such a fate for their servant, and their reasons are not for mortals to understand.[1a]
The legends say that Mordrek hopes one day to be freed of this curse of non-permanence and ascend to the peaceful rest of death. This is a dream of one in denial, for the gods shall never tire of their games. Mordrek must slay in the name of his infernal masters, he is a pawn in their great schemes that they never tire of using. Surely he must envy even those victims that are transformed into grotesque spawn of Chaos by the touch of his sword, for they gain the oblivion he craves, but cannot have. Such is the curse of Mordrek the Damned.[3a]
The End Times
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"I never stood a chance..."
- —Last words of Mordrek the Damned.[2a]
It was revealed during the End Times that Mordrek was once the Lord of Brass Keep, an Elector Count and the son of an Emperor. He besieged Middenheim, where he fought against Valten, the Chosen of Sigmar. After a brief but brutal dual, Count Mordrek the Damned was brought low and finally laid to rest for the last and final time. His last words betrayed a sigh of relief, a final end to his long, hard journey.[2]
Wargear
- Chaos Sword of Change - This sword has the ability to turn all those it touches into Chaos Spawn.[1a]
- Chaos Armour - Modrek always wears a suit of Chaos Armor, as all Champions of Chaos do.[1a]
- Chaos Steed - Like many Champions, Mordrek is almost always seen with a daemonic Chaos Steed.[1a]
Trivia
On two separate occasions before the Fall of Middenheim in 2527 IC, Wulfrik the Wanderer was challenged by the Chaos Gods to hunt down and defeat Mordrek the Damned. He did so and managed to kill him on both, though the Chaos Lord was obviously reborn after those defeats.[2]