Marauders of Khorne

By Louis Angelli

The Marauders of Khorne are the servants of the Chaos God Khorne, the Lord of Battle, brutal killers whose every action is committed to honour their vile patron. For the servants of Khorne, glory upon the field of battle is prized above all things, as Khorne takes clear delight in the murder and carnage of combat and there is no surer way to attract his gaze than to slaughter in his name. As such, the Marauders of Khorne live exceptionally violent lives, steeping themselves in depravity and death, seeking the adoration and exaltation of the Khorne in all that they do. Sometimes the Chaos Lords will send out raiding parties into Mordheim in search of the holy wyrdstone, which can be used to trigger the dark gifts of Khorne or in magical rituals to honor him. It is considered a great honor for a warrior to be chosen for one of these ventures as the possibility for bloodshed is very high and the opportunities to find wyrdstone are even higher. The people of Mordheim run when they see the Warriors of Khorne coming for they know that death walks with them.

Special Rules:

Sacrifice: Like the Possessed the Marauders of Khorne can sacrifice any captured prisoners or people found through exploration for +1 experience point for the warband leader.
Berserk: Berserk models must always charge if there are any enemy models within charge range (check after charges have been declared). The player has no choice in this matter – the warrior will automatically declare a charge. When Berserk warriors fight they gain +1 A. This bonus attack is added after any other modifications. Once they are within charge range, berserk warriors are immune to all other psychology, such as fear and don’t have to take these tests as long as they remain within charge range. If a berserking model is knocked down or stunned, he is no longer berserk. He continues to fight as normal for the rest of the battle.

Choice of Warriors:

A Marauders of Khorne warband must include a minimum of three models. You have 500 Gold Crowns to recruit your initial warband. The maximum number of warriors in the warband may never exceed 15.

Chaos Champion: The Marauders of Khorne must have one Chaos Champion to lead it – no more, no less.
Chaos Warriors: Your warband may include up to two Chaos Warriors upon creation.
Disciples of Khorne: Your warband may include up to two Disciples of Khorne upon creation.
Chaos Marauders: Your warband may include any number of Chaos Marauders.
Bloodletters: Your warband may include up to two Bloodletters.
Flesh Hounds of Khorne: Your warband may include up to four Flesh Hounds of Khorne.

Starting Experience:

Chaos Champion starts with 20 Experience.
Chaos Warrior starts with 8 Experience.
Disciple of Khorne starts with 4 Experience.
Henchmen starts with 0 experience.

Maximum Characteristics

All Chaos Warriors have the following Maximum characteristics.

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4	7	0	5	5	3	7	4	10

Marauders of Khorne Skill Tables

Chaos Champion may choose from Combat, Strength or Speed.
Chaos Warriors may choose from Combat or Strength.
Disciples of Khorne may choose from Combat or Strength.

Marauders of Khorne Equipment List

Chaos Warrior		Marauder
Hand to Hand Weapons		Hand to Hand Weapons
Dagger	1st free/ 2 gc	Dagger	1st free/ 2 gc
Hammer/Mace	3 gc	Flail	15 gc
Axe	5 gc	Axe	5 gc
Sword	10 gc	Sword	10 gc
Double Handed Weapon	15 gc	Double Handed Weapon	15 gc
Spear	10 gc	Spear	10 gc
Halberd	10 gc	Hammer/Mace	3 gc
Morning Star	15 gc
Flail	15 gc
Lance	40 gc



Missile Weapons		Missile Weapons
None		Bow	10 gc
		Short Bow	5 gc



Armor		Armor
Shield	5 gc	Light Armor	20 gc
		Shield	5 gc
		Helmet	10 gc

Heroes

1 Chaos Champion; 80 Gold Crowns to hire

The frozen north spawns the hardiest warriors of all, and those that lead them to battle are called the Champions of Chaos. Each is a paragon of deadly ability and lethal intent. Some ascend to command entire nations but the majority dedicate themselves to becoming ruthless killers, butchering all those who cross their path..

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Weapons/Armor: The Champion may be equipped with weapons and armor chosen from the Chaos Warrior Equipment list.

Special Rules:

Leader: Any models in the warband within 6" of the Champion may use his Leadership instead of their own.
Chaos Armour of Khorne: The warrior's body becomes encrusted with arcane, all-enveloping suit of armour. This confers a basic 6+ save but does not affect the model's ability to cast spells or move in any way.
Bloodlust: The followers of Khorne revel in blood and combat, as such they always want to be up close when they deal out death. This unit may never use any type of missle weapon.
Dark Faith: Chaos Warriors are disciples of their dark god and are always accompanied by his twisted spirit. They automatically pass any all alone tests they are required to take.
Blessings of Khorne: See special advancement rules.

0-2 Chaos Warriors; 60 Gold Crowns to hire

When roused for a battle, a Chaos Warrior becomes a roaring, unstoppable force. Arrows and bolts patter from his hell-forged armour like hailstones upon a glacier as he strides into the enemy ranks. The thrusts of spear and halberd are deflected contemptuously, and the lifeblood of his foes spatters his armour as his jagged blade rises and falls.

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Weapons/Armor: Chaos Warriors may be equipped with weapons and armor chosen from the Chaos Warrior Equipment list.

Special Rules:

Chaos Armour of Khorne: The warrior's body becomes encrusted with arcane, all-enveloping suit of armour. This confers a basic 6+ save but does not affect the model's ability to cast spells or move in any way.
Bloodlust: The followers of Khorne revel in blood and combat, as such they always want to be up close when they deal out death. This unit may never use any type of missle weapon.
Dark Faith: Chaos Warriors are disciples of their dark god and are always accompanied by his twisted spirit. They automatically pass any all alone tests they are required to take.
Blessings of Khorne: See special advancement rules.

0-2 Disciples of Khorne; 35 Gold Crowns to hire

The Disciples of Khorne are men that have recently gained the favour of Khorne. Their lust for battle and bloodshed and their willingess to worship thier Chaos Lord has started them down the path of the Chaos Warrior. This journey into the twisted city of Mordheim is their first chance to prove themselves since first feeling the twisting touch of Chaos.

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Weapons/Armor: Disciples of Khorne may be equipped with weapons and armor chosen from the Chaos Warrior Equipment list.

Special Rules:

Chaos Armour of Khorne: The warrior's body becomes encrusted with arcane, all-enveloping suit of armour. This confers a basic 6+ save but does not affect the model's ability to cast spells or move in any way.
Bloodlust: The followers of Khorne revel in blood and combat, as such they always want to be up close when they deal out death. This unit may never use any type of missle weapon.
Dark Faith: Disciples of Khorne are disciples of their dark god and are always accompanied by his twisted spirit. They automatically pass any all alone tests they are required to take.
Blessings of Khorne: See special advancement rules.

Henchmen

0–2 Bloodletters; 55 Gold Crowns to hire

The Bloodletters form the core of the vast legions of the Lord of Battle. Believed to have been foremost amongst the Blood God's followers in mortal life, their will is as implacable and blood-hungry as Khorne himself. Festooned with rippling muscles, knotted sinews and driven by an unparallel killing instinct, Bloodletters are fearsome opponents.

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Weapons/Armor: None. Bloodletters are armed with the dreaded Hellblade and they therefore neither need nor use any other weapons and cannot wear armor.

Special Rules:

Hellblade: This dreaded weapon is a deadly sword that attacks at the strength of the user and causes a critical hit on a wound roll of a 5 or 6. Note that even though the Hellblade is a sword it does NOT grant the parry ability as Bloodletters are only intereested in slaughter, not parrying.
Demonic: Bloodletters are Daemons of the lord of battle, Khorne, and are not made of living flesh but the eternal and unchanging forces of Chaos. Therefore they never gain Experience.
Immune to Poison: Bloodletters like all Daemons are totally immune to all poisons and diseases.
Immune to Psychology: Bloodletters are Daemons and do not know the concept of fear. They automatically pass any Leadership-based test they are required to take other than Daemonic Instability.
Cause Fear: Bloodletters are horrifying supernatural creatures and therefore cause fear.
Daemonic Aura: Due to the magical, intangible nature of Daemons they have a special Armor save of 5+. This is modified by the Strength of the attack as normal and is completely negated by magic weapons and spells. Bloodletters’ attacks are considered as magical also.
Daemonic Instability: Bloodletters are bound to the world by Dark Sorcery that is highly volatile and unstable. If taken Out Of Action a Bloodletter is banished and effectively destroyed on a D6 roll of 1-3 (do not roll for injury). In addition, if the warband routs then every Bloodletter in the warband must take an immediate Leadership test. If this test is failed, then the Bloodletter is considered to be taken Out of Action and must roll as normal to check for banishment.

0-4 Flesh Hounds of Khorne; 35 Gold Crowns to hire

The Hounds of Khorne are savage beasts that relentlessly hunt down the enemies of the Blood God. Their razor-sharp teeth can shred armour and flesh alike and their claws are dark and bloody. In battle, Flesh Hounds are unleashed against the enemy prior to the main attack, their bone-chilling howls heralding the doom of those who stood against them.

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Weapons/Armor: None. Flesh Hounds do not use weapons or wear armor.

Special Rules:

Daemonic: Flesh Hounds are Daemons of the lord of battle, Khorne, and are not made of living flesh but the eternal and unchanging forces of Chaos. Therefore they never gain Experience.
Immune to Poison: Flesh Hounds like all Daemons are totally immune to all poisons and diseases.
Immune to Psychology: Flesh Hounds are Daemons and do not know the concept of fear. They automatically pass any Leadership-based test they are required to take other than Daemonic Instability.
Daemonic Aura: Due to the magical, intangible nature of Daemons they have a special Armor save of 5+. This is modified by the Strength of the attack as normal and is completely negated by magic weapons and spells. Flesh Hound's attacks are also considered as magical.
Daemonic Instability: Flesh Hounds are bound to the world by Dark Sorcery that is highly volatile and unstable. If taken Out Of Action a Flesh Hound is banished and effectively destroyed on a D6 roll of 1-3 (do not roll for injury). In addition, if the warband routs then every Flesh Hound in the warband must take an immediate Leadership test. If this test is failed, then Flesh Hound is considered to be taken Out of Action and must roll as normal to check for banishment.

0+ Marauders; 25 Gold Crowns to hire (in groups of 1-5)

The men of the north are natural fighters, born into hardship and brought up in a world where only the strong prosper. Every man is expected to be a tough and capable warrior, independent and fierce. Chaos Marauders often fight with heavy axe, blade or flail, and their favourite tactic is to charge in great howling mobs towards the foe.

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Weapons/Armor: Marauders may be equipped with weapons and armor chosen from the Marauder Equipment list.

Blessings of Khorne

Those that worship at the bloody altar of the Lord of Battle are often warped by the dark powers of chaos, which are known as Blessings of Khorne. Chaos Warriors are not like other warriors, their dedication to their god takes precedence over all other things. Due to this bloody dedication these warriors have the option to gain Blessings of Khorne. Instead of a skill advancement a Chaos Warrior can opt to perform a ritual to his dark god and make a roll on the Blessings of Khorne table instead of taking a skill.

But beware Khorne does not suffer fools lightly. If a Warrior gets too greedy in his requests to the Dark God he may invoke the Wrath of Khorne. Each Blessing has a limit on the number of times it may be granted. If this limit is reached then the Warrior instead gains the Wrath listed. Each Wrath may only be received once. Roll 2d6 and consult the following chart.

Roll	Blessing	Wrath
2-3	Fury of Khorne: This warrior is imbued with the spirit of Khorne and attacks his foes with psychotic vigor and and in a bloodthirsty manor. The Chaos Warrior follows the rules for Berserk (see above). This blessing may only be received once before invoking Khorne's Wrath.	Daemonic Rage: The bloodthirsty essence of Khorne is channeling through this Warrior and it is all he can do to control it. This Warrior must make a leadership check at the start of each turn. If he fails the check then he must charge the nearest model friend or foe. Once out of control he will continue to charge the nearest model until he engages someone in hand to hand combat and takes them out of action. Once blood has been spilled the Warrior may begin to test his leadership again at the start of each turn.
4-5	Chaos Helmet: The Warrior's helmet has been imbued with additional arcane symbols of power and protection. The first time a Warrior gains this blessing he receives a 3+ save versus the affects of being stunned. If the save is made he will be knocked down instead. The second granting of this blessing will improve the save to a base 2+. The third time will invoke the wrath of Khorne. This blessing may be received 2 times before invoking Khorne's Wrath.	Hubris: This warrior is so blinded by his own unholy might that his ego and pride swell to dangerous levels. He now truly believes he is infallable and as such there is nothing he does not know or cannot do. This Warrior can no longer gain any experience beyond what he has accumulated.
6	Divine Healing: Many are drawn to the powers of Chaos with the promise of eternal life as rumors abound that some Chaos Warriors have lived for hundred if not thousands of years in the service of their god. If the warrior has any type of permanent injury randomly roll one and remove it. If the warrior has no injuries than increase their wounds by one up to the racial limit. If the blessing would take the Warrior above his racial maximum for wounds he has invoked the Wrath of Khorne	Cowardice: There is nothing Khorne abhors more in his followers than cowardice. This Warrior's constant pleading for healing has annoyed the Dark Lord of Blood and he slowly and painfully kills the Warrior invoking his name. Remove the Warrior from your Warband.
7	Aura of Chaos: The Warrior begins to glow with the unholy Aura of Chaos. This dark and twisted energy stikes out painfully to all that behold it. This model now causes fear. This blessing may only be received once before invoking Khorne's Wrath.	Disdain: The Dark Lord of Chaos, Khorne, chooses to ignore your pleas.
8	Daemon Weapon: The warrior receives a weapon with a bound Daemon inside it. This weapon adds +1 to his Strength in close combat and grants a +1 To Hit bonus. The user may choose the weapon’s form (a sword, an axe, etc), though it will not have any of the special abilities normally associated with common weapons of that type. An axe with a bound Daemon, for example, will not benefit from the usual extra save modifier. This blessing may only be received once before invoking Khorne's Wrath.	Soul Drinker: This weapon is cursed even by Chaos standards. The bloodthirsty weapon begins to feed on the soul of it's wielder. Every time the Warrior rolls a 1 to hit in combat he must instantly suffer 1 S4 hit on himself. A lucky charm may not be used to negate this hit and no armour saves are allowed on any wounds caused. The Daemon Weapon must be used by the Warrior as he would never part with a gift from Khorne.
9-10	Improved Chaos Armour: The warrior’s body becomes encrusted with an arcane, all enveloping suit of armour. The first time a Warrior receives this gift his Chaos Armour will grant an additional +1 improvement to the armour save (base 5+). The second time the armour will grant an additional +1 improvement to the armour save (base 4+). The third time will grant an additional +1 improvement to the armour save (base 3+). The fourth time will invoke the Wrath of Khorne. This blessing may be received 3 times before invoking Khorne's Wrath.	Immortality: Khorne is so impressed with the warrior that he has given him the ultimate gift...Immortality...unfortunately Khorne's idea of granting someone immortality is to transform them into a crazed Daemon which attacks your warband. Remove the Warrior from your roster. During your next battle a Bloodletter will be placed in the center of the table. After all players have taken their turn your opponent(s) will take a turn for the Daemon. The Daemon can only be used to attack the Warband that spawned it and must always be used aggressively towards the warband. It and will return into the void after the battle.
11-12	Sorcery: The Chaos Warrior has opened his soul to his Lord and has been gifted with a vision of darkness. Amid the swirling chaos of the vision the Warrior learns dark secrets from another plane. The Warrior has gained limited Sorcery abilities and may make a roll on the Chaos Rituals table (see Mordheim official rules page 43) to see the spell gained. A subsequent Sorcery Blessing gained grants a second roll on the Chaos Rituals table. This blessing may be received 2 times before invoking Khorne's Wrath.	Overpowering Chaos: The dark energies of Chaos are too much for this warrior to truly control. Any time he fails to successfully cast a Dark Ritual he is instantly struck by a Vision of Torment and is immediately stunned, no saves are allowed to resist the stun.