Warhammer Hordes of Chaos

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Hordes of Chaos is a Warhammer Army book, a supplement to the Warhammer Fantasy Battle game. The book gives rules for playing with the human Chaos worshippers from the Chaos wastes, as well as background information. The forces of chaos were originally represented by one army, but later was split into separated armies (Daemon, warriors, Beastmen), but could still use each others units. This is no longer allowed in the current rules but the book has rules for using a cannon crewed by chaos dwarfs.

Long ago, the inter-dimensional gate that brought the "Old Ones" to the world collapsed, ripping a hole in the fabric of reality. The hole was located at the worlds north pole, and led to the "realm of Chaos". From this realm came the energy known as magic, but also the beings known as Daemons. The daemons would have destroyed the world, but the High Elves were able to create a vortex to drain most of the magic away. Without magic the daemons faded back to the realm of chaos.

The area around the entrance to realm of Chaos is commonly known as the Chaos Wastes. Because the wastes are so close to the realm of Chaos, the laws that govern Order are fluid. Time and space are matters of perception, and the weather can change instantly. The wastes are full of monsters. The humans that live in the wastes are savages when compared to humans from the Old World. They tend to live in tribes that move from area to area. Each tribe has its own beliefs and customs, but all worship the four great gods of Chaos in some form. Life is hard in the wastes where surviving a day is a victory. The tribes are always fighting each other and the monsters in the wastes, making them natural born fighters. They are tall and heavily built, often dressed in furs and scraps of armor. Their bodies are covered in symbols and runes, which they believe will protect them. Like all from the chaos wastes, they will likely have some form of mutation, but they see this as proof that the gods favor them. The men from the north are great sailors, and during peace times they will trade with, and fight for other races. Most of the time they will be raiding the other races for plunder, slaves, or glory.