There is but one way to gain the grim favour of the Blood God. Whether rampaging across the Mortal Realms or battering upon the Gates of Azyr, the warbands of Khorne do not fight for honour, wealth, or even necessarily for victory. They fight to attract the eye of their god through glorious bloodshed.
Unsurprisingly for such a bloodthirsty Warhorde, the predominant colour of the Brazen Butchers’ armour and clothing is a vivid red, mixed from the ground remains of their victims. The berserk warriors who make up the Warhorde known as Lord Khuldrak’s Reapers often brand or scarify their flesh with Khornate symbols, the better to show their devotion to the Blood God. The Axes of Skarbrand venerate their fallen patron with a psychotic intensity, wearing armour the colour of the Bloodthirster’s crimson hide. They brand, carve or slice the rune of Khorne into their war-plate and flesh alike.
The Iron Horde prove their devotion to their Daemon Prince leader, Balghor, by searing the rune of the daemon axe into their flesh with sizzling ichor. The Murderfist Tribe wear armour of black and bone. To prove their worth in battle, they tear the hearts from their foes, coating their arms up to the elbow with fresh gore and smearing marks of devotion across their flesh. The Flayed are an especially horrific Warhorde, for they forge their armour using the bones of the slain. Before battle, they ritually tear their own flesh, so that their blood oozes forth to stain their plate with foul red streaks.
The warriors of the Eight-blooded must slay eight mighty foes in battle before they are considered worthy. They often score their flesh or paint their armour with their kill tally. A warrior is only a Grimskull when he has slain a worthy foe and carved his helm from their skull. The rune of Khorne is scored partially or fully onto the armour or flesh to indicate which band of warriors each Grimskull belongs to.
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- Battletome: Khorne Bloodbound.