The Khorne tech tree consists of technologies that unlock new advantages throughout the game.
Khorne's tech tree is divided into the Armaments tree, which affects units in battle, and the Pillars tree, which affects the faction on a campaign level. Some technologies have a cost of Skulls.
Technologies[]
Armaments[]
The Armaments tree is laid out as a web with technologies expanding out from the center. There are sections for infantry, cavalry, chariots, and monsters.
Tech | Prerequisite | Cost | Effects |
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![]() The intoxicating thrill of savage victory shall become headier than ever, and our thirst for the kill will know no bounds. Praise the Skull Throne! |
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War-Born | Slaughterer's Pride | ||
![]() Fight with courage, slay only worthy foes, and the Lord of Murder shall be your shield in glorious battles to come |
War-Born | ||
Giant Slayer | War-Born | ||
![]() Those who give themselves, body and soul, to the fury within shall never again require sustenance or reward. Hunger, thirst, desire, avarice - they will be liberated from such petty concerns. Only hatred shall remain. |
War-Born | ||
Blood Whirlwind | War-Born | ||
![]() The slaughter has been glorious, our skill has been unmatched, and the pride we take in each fresh kill has never been greater. We are deserving of tribute. |
Honour in Blood
Giant Slayer Rage Within Blood Whirlwind |
400 Skulls |
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Red in Hoof & Blade | Slaughterer's Pride | ||
![]() The Feet of Khorne will not succumb to the agony of fire. They will thrive upon it! Our Soulcrushers will be forged anew in the scorching flames, battle-frenzied and unstoppable! |
Red in Hoof & Blade | ||
![]() As their blood boils with eternal murder-lust, our Juggers will become living engines of destruction, their incandescent rage rendering them immune to fear or exhaustion. |
Red in Hoof & Blade | ||
![]() The Blood God approves of the great and glorious battles we fight in His name. He shall grant unto us His mightiest warrriors, borne atop His most fearsome beasts. |
Red in Hoof & Blade | ||
Let Fury Fly | Red in Hoof & Blade | ||
![]() Life, in all its meekness and indulgence, is an affront to the God of Murder! Life must be refused! Life must be destroyed! |
Unburning Might
Juggernaut Anger Hail Skullcrusher Let Fury Fly |
400 Skulls |
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Bone & Brass As One | Slaughterer's Pride | ||
![]() Let them come. Let them try. We will not be bowed! We will not be broken! We will remain steadfast, always! |
Bone & Brass As One | ||
Break the Mountain's Back | Bone & Brass As One | ||
![]() It is spirit and skill, not the physical limitations of brass and bone, that govern the murderous wrath of our Hellforged Bellowers. Let them be fused with our Bloodletter's unholy purpose, and they will maim and slay like never before. |
Bone & Brass As One | ||
![]() Slice the throats of the runts, and let their superior brethren feast upon the corpses. Only the largest, strongest and most quick-tempered of breeding stock may be permitted to join Khorne's blood legion. |
Bone & Brass As One | ||
![]() Let the bodies pile up, let the land run red with blood, let the scars accumulate upon our hides, and then, will the Lord of Murder show His approval. |
Siege Rectitude
Break the Mountain's Back Daemonic Melding Better Breeding |
400 Skulls |
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Lord of Monstrosities | Slaughterer's Pride | ||
![]() As magic, the tool of weaklings and deceivers, is anathema to the will of Khorne, so too do our war-beasts despise all sorcery. As the accursed Winds blow, their ferocity shall only grow. |
Lord of Monstrosities | ||
![]() The merest scent of carnage shall rouse our Doombulls into a frenzied rage - perfect killing machines without mercy or restraint, a sight to awe even the most battle-weary of Daemons. |
Lord of Monstrosities | ||
![]() Even the mindless cannot resist the drums of war. And even the most wretched and broken of beings can call upon the might of Kharneth, if it serves slaughter's cause. |
Lord of Monstrosities | ||
![]() No weapon nor any spell of destruction can slow the Blood God's greatest warriors, for they simply refuse pain. Wounds are for the weak! The strong fight on, always. |
Lord of Monstrosities | ||
![]() Some believe we simply rejoice in destruction, and do not understand that it is undiluted hatred that drives us on. As we sup upon their lifeblood by the gallon, howling to the skies, all will know the truth. |
Beast Fighting
Snorting Blood Hungrier Spawn Deathbringers Defiant |
400 Skulls | |
![]() Let our murderous legion reach a rapturous crescendo of slaughter - an unprecedented symphony of destruction, a brand new zenith of murderous fury. |
War Boons
Red in Hoof & Blade Bone & Brass As One Lord of Monstrosities |
800 Skulls | ![]() |
Pillars[]
The Pillars tree is laid out in six pillars which are related to various aspects of the campaign. You can start from any pillar, but advancing in the pillar requires completing the lower technologies on the pillar and winning more battles.
Tech | Prerequisite | Cost | Effects |
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The Pillar of Pride | |||
![]() No gods! No kings! Only Khorne! It is in His name that we wage our eternal war upon order, and it is by His grace that we shall be granted the tools of triumph. |
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![]() Destruction alone will not suffice. We are not animals! We are crusaders, driven by fury and fervour in equal measure, and we will exact the tribute that great Kharneth is due. |
Gift of Defiance
Win 5 battles |
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![]() We will dig trophies from the ashes, seize wealth from the ruins, tear trinkets from the corpses, and then we will know the Skull Throne's approval for these blood-soaked tributes. |
Bitter Raiding
Win 10 battles |
400 Skulls | ![]() |
![]() Let the bone bounty pour forth, for every harvested skull is a paean to the glory of war, and to the immortal might of the Murder God. |
Spoils of Battle
Win 15 battles |
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![]() Wherever there is hatred, wherever there is fury, a red door is opened. Through it strides Kharneth's baying legions of butchers, summoned into being by unchecked resenment, conflict and disorder. |
War Tributes
Win 20 battles |
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![]() Refuse all need! Refuse all want! These are the worthless concerns of mortals. The honour of proving ourselves before Khorne is only sustenance we require. |
Defiant Muster
Win 25 battles |
800 Skulls | ![]() |
The Pillar of Wrath | |||
![]() An ocean of hatred! A flood of fury! A spreading sea of purest rage and unbound wrath! All must hear the call to slaughter! |
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![]() Steadfast belief in our skills and tools of war guarantees greater tribute. The more we value our own prowess in battle, the more fresh skulls there shall be. |
Spread Rage
Win 5 battles |
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![]() Raw hunks of gore bring the Skull Throne only meagre satisfaction. Our Daemons must become artisans of butchery, harvesting pristine and undamage skulls from their foes' mutilated' corpses. |
Harvester's Pride
Win 10 battles |
400 Skulls | ![]() |
![]() Though carnage is its own reward, if offered sufficient tribute the Skull Throne may on ocassion grant unto us great tools of destruction. Our fury shall be augmented by legendary steel. |
Skull Flensing
Win 15 battles |
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![]() Believe in victory, and victory shall come to pass. Believe that we will be showered in the skulls of the fallen, and we will be showered in the skulls of the fallen. Believe in Lord Khorne, for He believes in us. |
Skull Harvesting
Win 20 battles |
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![]() Wrath brings war. War brings death. Death brings skulls. Skulls bring glory. Thus: skulls for the Skull Throne! Skulls for the Skull Throne! Skulls for the Skull Throne! |
Skulls to Bring
Win 25 battles |
800 Skulls |
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The Pillar of Rage | |||
![]() Death is no obstacle to bloodlust, for Khornate fury is immortal. Those Daemons slain in glorious battle shall swiftly be reborn, hungry for savage vengeance. |
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![]() If we are to triumph upon every battlefield, if we are to bathe in blood of our every enemy, we must lure legendary warriors beyond compare to our murderous cause. Put out the call! |
Too Hateful to Die
Win 5 battles |
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![]() Courage, honour and unchecked ferocity: these are the virtues to which we all must aspire. Let us summon forth great champions of carnage to show our lesser forces the way. |
War Leaders
Win 10 battles |
400 Skulls | |
![]() Every wound a triumph! Every scar a trophy! Every fresh gouge a mark of honour! Shrug off the blade's bite, and know the heal of battle once more! |
Reaper of Ages
Win 15 battles |
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![]() Wherever there is fear, there can be no honour. The solution is simple: remove all fear, and only courage remains. |
Return for Honour
Win 20 battles |
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![]() Should one of our bloodthirsty kin fall in battle, simply step across their corpse and slay their killer, knowing that ever more of Khorne's Daemons stand behind us. The Blood Lord provides, always! |
Favoured One
Win 25 battles |
800 Skulls | |
The Pillar of Honour | |||
![]() An ocean of hatred! A flood of fury! A spreading sea of purest rage and unbound wrath! All must hear the call to slaughter! |
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![]() As the Blood God's brass throne room fills to the ceiling with freshly-harvested skulls, we will unleash rage to shake this world to its very core! As awe-struck as they are terrified, all will quail before our everlasting fury! |
Nothing Upon Nothing
Win 5 battles |
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Sow Death, Reap Blood | Skulls for the Skull Throne
Win 10 battles |
400 Skulls | ![]() |
![]() Not one inch of Kharneth's ground can be lost. The harder our foe strikes against us, the more unwavering our courage shall be. |
Sow Death, Reap Blood
Win 15 battles |
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![]() Peace is indeed the greatest insult to the servants of blood. Indeed, a true champion of Khorne can refuse no battle, and will willingly move mountaints to join the gore-soaked fray.
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Staunch Defender
Win 20 battles |
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![]() So many bodies rended. So many skulls harvested. Our furious deeds shall give birth a great storm of wrath, to rain down upon every soul in every land. All shall heed the Blood God's call! |
Abjuration-Reaper
Win 25 battles |
800 Skulls | ![]() |
The Pillar of War | |||
![]() Hearts pound like war drums, veins burn with primal fire, sinews tighten into iron, and the rage, oh the rage, is transcedent in its intensity. Such endless, glorious slaughter there shall be! |
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![]() Our beasts of battle shall fear no foe, no matter how great or unnatural. A kill is a kill, and flesh is flesh. The more of it there is, the more there is to rip and tear. |
Serial Killing
Win 5 battles |
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![]() As we gaze upon lands riven by bloodshed and hatred , our hearts swell with pride, knowing that we have served the Hunter of Souls well. |
Hounds of War
Win 10 battles |
400 Skulls | ![]() |
![]() Hate is our armour. Fury is our shield. Rage is our bulwark. Magic? Pah! It is worthless trickery that shall never, ever dim our Daemons' limitless and eternal wrath. |
Admiring the Corrupt
Win 15 battles |
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![]() The slain Daemon imprisoned within every Soul Grinder rages to return to their physical form, but only through copious slaughter can this come to pass. Let us aid our Clinkerspawns' cause by granting them furious new might. |
Raging Denial
Win 20 battles |
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![]() So consumed by ferocity shall our horde be that all rest will forever be denied to them. For every moment of their furious existence, they will think only of the next kill. |
Renegotiate Bargains
Win 25 battles |
800 Skulls | ![]() |
The Pillar of Prowess | |||
![]() No matter how many foes' bones we blunt our blade upon, there can be no complacency, no final moment of triumph. We must forever prove that our skill, and our fury, is unmatched. |
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![]() Our great deeds attract the attention of a great warrior - a scar-cloaked and blood-soaked champion of Kharneth. With this legend of warfare at our side, unprecedented new heights of glory awaits us. |
Unrelenting Conflict
Win 5 battles |
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![]() It is our unshakeable self-belief, not mere flesh, which sustains the hordes of Kharneth. Shrug off all wounds! Do not flinch at lost limbs or gored organs! |
Skull Reaper
Win 10 battles |
400 Skulls | |
The Living Fire | Pride to Continue
Win 15 battles |
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![]() Fear not the subterfuge of cowards. Their shameful blades shall break against our hides, for our righteous rage is all the armour we require. |
The Living Fire
Win 20 battles |
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![]() Defeat is impossible! Victory is inevitable! The Skull Throne expects, and we shall not disappoint! When the killing is done, we shall bathe in glory. But, of course, the killing is never done... |
Repel the Honourless
Win 25 battles |
800 Skulls | ![]() |
Previous Version[]
This is the previous tech tree prior to Omens of Destruction
Tech | Cost | Effects |
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The Pillar of Rage | ||
![]() Hearts pound like war drums, veins burn with primal fire, sinews tighten into iron, and the rage, oh the rage, is transcedent in its intensity. Such endless, glorious slaughter there shall be! |
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![]() Though carnage is its own reward, if offered sufficient tribute the Skull Throne may on ocassion grant unto us great tools of destruction. Our fury shall be augmented by legendary steel. |
||
![]() Destruction alone will not suffice. We are not animals! We are crusaders, driven by fury and fervour in equal measure, and we will exact the tribute that great Kharneth is due. |
||
![]() An ocean of hatred! A flood of fury! A spreading sea of purest rage and unbound wrath! All must hear the call to slaughter! |
||
![]() Some believe we simply rejoice in destruction, and do not understand that it is undiluted hatred that drives us on. As we sup upon their lifeblood by the gallon, howling to the skies, all will know the truth. |
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![]() Hate is our armour. Fury is our shield. Rage is our bulwark. Magic? Pah! It is worthless trickery that shall never, ever dim our Daemons' limitless and eternal wrath. |
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![]() Those who give themselves, body and soul, to the fury within shall never again require sustenance or reward. Hunger, thirst, desire, avarice - they will be liberated from such petty concerns. Only hatred shall remain. |
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![]() As the Blood God's brass throne room fills to the ceiling with freshly-harvested skulls, we will unleash rage to shake this world to its very core! As awe-struck as they are terrified, all will quail before our everlasting fury! |
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The Pillar of War
Research 3 technologies from The Pillar of Rage to unlock this Pillar | ||
![]() None may refuse the call of slaughter, for it is the call of glory, honour, destiny and destruction. |
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![]() Let the bone bounty pour forth, for every harvested skull is a paean to the glory of war, and to the immortal might of the Murder God. |
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![]() We will dig trophies from the ashes, seize wealth from the ruins, tear trinkets from the corpses, and then we will know the Skull Throne's approval for these blood-soaked tributes. |
||
![]() If we are to triumph upon every battlefield, if we are to bathe in blood of our every enemy, we must lure legendary warriors beyond compare to our murderous cause. Put out the call! |
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![]() Only once this world is scrubbed clean of the decadent Slaaneshi can it know honor. It is out great privilege to slaughter the Perfect Prince's venal fools, and a responsibility we shall never shirk. |
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![]() Do not loose heart, for failure is a but an opportunity to grow stronger, and thus another stepping stone to glory. There will, after all, always be more blood to spill. |
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![]() Even the mindless cannot resist the drums of war. And even the most wretched and broken of beings can call upon the might of Kharneth, if it serves slaughter's cause. |
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![]() Our beasts of battle shall fear no foe, no matter how great or unnatural. A kill is a kill, and flesh is flesh. The more of it there is, the more there is to rip and tear. |
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The Pillar of Pride
Research 3 technologies from The Pillar of War to unlock this Pillar | ||
![]() The intoxicating thrill of savage victory shall become headier than ever, and our thirst for the kill will know no bounds. Praise the Skull Throne! |
| |
![]() As we gaze upon lands riven by bloodshed and hatred , our hearts swell with pride, knowing that we have served the Hunter of Souls well. |
||
![]() Our great deeds attract the attention of a great warrior - a scar-cloaked and blood-soaked champion of Kharneth. With this legend of warfare at our side, unprecedented new heights of glory awaits us. |
||
![]() Steadfast belief in our skills and tools of war guarantees greater tribute. The more we value our own prowess in battle, the more fresh skulls there shall be. |
||
![]() The slaughter has been glorious, our skill has been unmatched, and the pride we take in each fresh kill has never been greater. We are deserving of tribute. |
| |
![]() Slice the throats of the runts, and let their superior brethren feast upon the corpses. Only the largest, strongest and most quick-tempered of breeding stock may be permitted to join Khorne's blood legion. |
||
![]() It is our unshakeable self-belief, not mere flesh, which sustains the hordes of Kharneth. Shrug off all wounds! Do not flinch at lost limbs or gored organs! |
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![]() Believe in victory, and victory shall come to pass. Believe that we will be showered in the skulls of the fallen, and we will be showered in the skulls of the fallen. Believe in Lord Khorne, for He believes in us. |
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The Pillar of Prowess
Research 3 technologies from The Pillar of Pride to unlock this Pillar | ||
![]() As magic, the tool of weaklings and deceivers, is anathema to the will of Khorne, so too do our war-beasts despise all sorcery. As the accursed Winds blow, their ferocity shall only grow. |
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![]() No matter how many foes' bones we blunt our blade upon, there can be no complacency, no final moment of triumph. We must forever prove that our skill, and our fury, is unmatched. |
| |
![]() Should one of our bloodthirsty kin fall in battle, simply step across their corpse and slay their killer, knowing that ever more of Khorne's Daemons stand behind us. The Blood Lord provides, always! |
||
![]() Let the bodies pile up, let the land run red with blood, let the scars accumulate upon our hides, and then, will the Lord of Murder show His approval. |
| |
![]() The Feet of Khorne will not succumb to the agony of fire. They will thrive upon it! Our Soulcrushers will be forged anew in the scorching flames, battle-frenzied and unstoppable! |
||
![]() The merest scent of carnage shall rouse our Doombulls into a frenzied rage - perfect killing machines without mercy or restraint, a sight to awe even the most battle-weary of Daemons. |
| |
![]() It is spirit and skill, not the physical limitations of brass and bone, that govern the murderous wrath of our Hellforged Bellowers. Let them be fused with our Bloodletter's unholy purpose, and they will maim and slay like never before. |
||
![]() Raw hunks of gore bring the Skull Throne only meagre satisfaction. Our Daemons must become artisans of butchery, harvesting pristine and undamage skulls from their foes' mutilated' corpses. |
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The Pillar of Wrath
Research 3 technologies from The Pillar of Prowess to unlock this Pillar | ||
![]() Let our murderous legion reach a rapturous crescendo of slaughter - an unprecedented symphony of destruction, a brand new zenith of murderous fury.
|
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![]() So many bodies rended. So many skulls harvested. Our furious deeds shall give birth a great storm of wrath, to rain down upon every soul in every land. All shall heed the Blood God's call! |
||
![]() Death is no obstacle to bloodlust, for Khornate fury is immortal. Those Daemons slain in glorious battle shall swiftly be reborn, hungry for savage vengeance. |
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![]() The Skull Throne's Greater Daemons are wrath incarnate, pure fury made corporeal. As our blood legion's lethal rage swells and swells, even more Deathbringers shall join their axes to ours. |
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![]() So consumed by ferocity shall our horde be that all rest will forever be denied to them. For every moment of their furious existence, they will think only of the next kill. |
||
![]() As their blood boils with eternal murder-lust, our Juggers will become living engines of destruction, their incandescent rage rendering them immune to fear or exhaustion. |
||
![]() The slain Daemon imprisoned within every Soul Grinder rages to return to their physical form, but only through copious slaughter can this come to pass. Let us aid our Clinkerspawns' cause by granting them furious new might. |
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![]() Wrath brings war. War brings death. Death brings skulls. Skulls bring glory. Thus: skulls for the Skull Throne! Skulls for the Skull Throne! Skulls for the Skull Throne! |
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The Pillar of Defiance
Research 3 technologies from The Pillar of Wrath to unlock this Pillar | ||
![]() No gods! No kings! Only Khorne! It is in His name that we wage our eternal war upon order, and it is by His grace that we shall be granted the tools of triumph. |
| |
![]() Life, in all its meekness and indulgence, is an affront to the God of Murder! Life must be refused! Life must be destroyed! |
| |
![]() No weapon nor any spell of destruction can slow the Blood God's greatest warriors, for they simply refuse pain. Wounds are for the weak! The strong fight on, always. |
||
![]() Wherever there is hatred, wherever there is fury, a red door is opened. Through it strides Kharneth's baying legions of butchers, summoned into being by unchecked resenment, conflict and disorder. |
||
![]() Defeat is impossible! Victory is inevitable! The Skull Throne expects, and we shall not disappoint! When the killing is done, we shall bathe in glory. But, of course, the killing is never done... |
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![]() Peace is indeed the greatest insult to the servants of blood. Indeed, a true champion of Khorne can refuse no battle, and will willingly move mountaints to join the gore-soaked fray.
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![]() Refuse all need! Refuse all want! These are the worthless concerns of mortals. The honour of proving ourselves before Khorne is only sustenance we require. |
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![]() When our foes strike like cowards from afar, the Hunter of Souls expects that we simply rebuff their craven fusillades. Then, our wrath undimmed, we close for the kill. |
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The Pillar of Rivalry
Research 3 technologies from The Pillar of Defiance to unlock this Pillar | ||
![]() When brothers in blood go to war against one another, it will be a fight like no other. There is no foe more pitiless, no foe more brutal, than our own kin. |
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![]() There mortal brutes are powerful indeed, with might to rival our own, but in knowing they face this deadliest of challenges, the blood legion will excel. |
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![]() Those mortals who have sold their souls to Ruin believe themselves to be the equal of Daemons. When they lie writhing on the battlefield, blood pouring from their wounds, they will know the truth. |
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![]() Cowards that they are, the meddling Raven's mutants will deploy sorcery and trickery against us. Fortunately, there is no magic that can drive the scent of blood from our nostrils. |
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![]() No disease, no matter how foul, can survive the scorching flames of Kharneth's rage. As we rend these festering wretches limb from limb, we shall burn all taint from them. |
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![]() The stone-faced mortals of Kislev possess uncommon endurance, but even their steel will shatter beneath our pounding hooves and lacerating blades. |
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![]() No longer will the hated Dragon Emperor impede Kharneth's bloody crusade! We will march through his volleys and fusillades as if they were nothing! |
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![]() It matters not what underserved gifts this fallen mortal has stolen from the Gods. We will simply carve a path through whatever horrors he dares array against us. |
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The Pillar of Honour
Research 3 technologies from The Pillar of Rivalry to unlock this Pillar | ||
![]() Fight with courage, slay only worthy foes, and the Lord of Murder shall be your shield in glorious battles to come |
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![]() Let them come. Let them try. We will not be bowed! We will not be broken! We will remain steadfast, always! |
||
![]() Courage, honour and unchecked ferocity: these are the virtues to which we all must aspire. Let us summon forth great champions of carnage to show our lesser forces the way. |
||
![]() Not one inch of Kharneth's ground can be lost. The harder our foe strikes against us, the more unwavering our courage shall be. |
||
![]() Wherever there is fear, there can be no honour. The solution is simple: remove all fear, and only courage remains. |
| |
![]() Fear not the subterfuge of cowards. Their shameful blades shall break against our hides, for our righteous rage is all the armour we require. |
||
![]() The Blood God approves of the great and glorious battles we fight in His name. He shall grant unto us His mightiest warrriors, borne atop His most fearsome beasts. |
||
![]() Every wound a triumph! Every scar a trophy! Every fresh gouge a mark of honour! Shrug off the blade's bite, and know the heal of battle once more! |