Chaos Lord

A Chaos Lord is the most powerful of the Champions of Chaos who often serve as the commanders of Chaos Space Marine warbands and the other Forces of Chaos. They are not necessarily those who rose through the ranks properly in a hierarchical fashion, but are often those most blessed by the Chaos Gods or simply the most powerful or charismatic individuals among the Forces of Chaos. The greatest of the Champions of Chaos become Chaos Lords and are often granted hideous mutations and physical alterations by the Ruinous Powers to further their cause. Chaos Lords are so powerful as to be able to bind the other Forces of Chaos to their will, although this often brings a dangerous position as advancement among the Forces of Chaos is commonly achieved through the death or murder of another Chaos Lord or Champion. Some Chaos Lords lead through brute strength, others through cunning and some are maniacs bent solely on self-aggrandisement. Others are truly worshipers of Chaos and possess a zealous dedication to the Dark Gods.

Chaos Champions often bear upon their flesh the Mark of one of the four Chaos Gods or of Chaos Undivided. Champions of Khorne are berserk savages and value physical strength and combat over cunning and strategy. Tzeentch's Champions are often very knowledgeable and many of them are Chaos Sorcerers. The Champions of Nurgle are the most distorted and physically corrupted of Chaos' followers, their bodies dulled from the constant pain of the diseases they bear, enabling them to endure physical injury with little trauma. Slaaneshi Champions are often individuals who seek out the most intense sensory experiences possible due to the extraordinary pleasure this provides to them and they are physically the fastest warriors of Chaos due to their hyper-sensitive minds and often surgically-altered or mutated reaction times.

Sorcerer Lords
In the 3rd Edition of Warhammer 40,000, there was a different structure for Chaos Space Marine commanders. They could be psykers or mundanes, and the rank of Chaos Lieutenant existed as the second-in-command of a Chaos Space Marine force. Since the release of Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition, however, Chaos Sorcerers have been moved to a role more resembling that of the Loyalist Space Marines' Librarians rather than possessing variable psychic abilities. Sorcerer Lords are Chaos Lords who possess psychic powers and are more often than not devotees of Tzeentch, the Changer of Ways and Chaos God of Sorcery.

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