Daemon

The daemon, an intelligent entity of Chaos spawned from the potent psychic energy of the Immaterium, has multiple layers of importance in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. At the top of the daemonic hierarchy there are the Greater Daemons whose power is only slightly less than that of the Chaos Gods themselves such as:
 * The Great Unclean One, servant of Nurgle
 * Keeper of Secrets, servant of Slaanesh
 * Lord of Change, servant of Tzeentch
 * The Bloodthirster, servant of Khorne

The next level down in the daemnic hierarchy is that of the Daemonic Herald.

The goal for most mortal Chaos Lords is to be elevated to the rank of a Daemon Prince in the service of one of the Ruinous Powers or of Chaos Undivided. This was the reward granted to the surviving Primarchs of the Traitor Space Marine Legions who fell to Chaos during the Horus Heresy.

The Ruinous Powers of Chaos also have an infinite number of minor daemons to do their work. Below is a list of some of the most famous types of Lesser Daemon:
 * Bloodletters of Khorne
 * Plaguebearers 
 * Horrors 
 * Nurglings 
 * Daemonic Steeds 
 * Flesh Hounds of Khorne 
 * Daemonettes 
 * Flamers of Tzeentch 

There are also a number of daemons that often possess Chaos Space Marines to use them as hosts so they can assault the material universe.

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