At the heart of the Brass Citadel in the Blood God's Domain sits the Blood God Khorne and his mighty greatsword.
The Sword of Khorne is the legendary weapon of Khorne, the Chaos God of war and murder.
At the heart of Khorne's Brass Citadel in the Blood God's Domain of the Realm of Chaos, to the side of the Blood God's Skull Throne, is a mighty, double-handed greatsword.[1a]
Legend tells that the drawing of this dolorous weapon is the harbinger of calamity, and that Khorne could split existence asunder with but a single stroke were it his desire. Elsewhere in the citadel, mighty armouries are stocked with every weapon imaginable, yet for reasons long since forgotten to mortals, Khorne always favours this one sword.[1a]
History[]
Legends tell that when Khorne arose to become first amongst the Chaos Gods, he swiftly fell to warring with Slaanesh, the god of pleasure and pain. Overmatched and alone, the Prince of Chaos sued for a truce with the Blood God. A token of his honest intent, Slaanesh spoke to Khorne of a sword, a sword that now languished in the Vaults of Aegis of Tzeentch, the Chaos God of change and intrigue. No ordinary blade was this, for it was born out of the times of darkness, and was older even than the Ruinous Powers themselves.[1b]
Swayed despite himself, Khorne resolved that he, and he alone, should be master of this ebon blade. Perfidious Tzeentch could lay no honest claim on such a prize. Was not the Lord of Skulls the most powerful of the Chaos Gods, patron of warriors and master of the slaughter? Obsession held the Blood God in its merciless grasp, goading him to sacrifice greatly to claim the sword.[1b]
So did Khorne despatch the better part of his minions to claim this treasure, though he did not do so rashly. The Blood God had forged a pact with Father Nurgle, the god of disease and decay, ceding territory to his corpulent brother to purchase assistance on the field of battle. So did the armies of Khorne and Nurgle march upon the crystal labyrinth at the heart of the Realm of the Sorcerer in numbers so great that Tzeentch could not hope to prevail. As the battle raged, a score of Bloodthirsters hacked a path to the Vaults of Aegis. Slaughtering its guardians, they stole away the sword.[1b]
When Khorne finally beheld the blade for which he had fought, his grim satisfaction was so great that for a moment it almost eclipsed his wrath. He had vanquished Slaanesh, bent Nurgle to his will and humbled Tzeentch. The Blood God had once and for all proved himself superior to his brothers. The sword was his symbol of that victory, and Khorne swore that it would never leave his side.[1b]