"Know, first and always, who your enemies are. They are those who attack you. They are those who threaten to attack. They are those who might one day attack. Crush them before they can."
- —Kronus Hegemony Truth of War

Insignia of the Kronus Hegemony
The Kronus Hegemony is a highly militaristic, major league of the Leagues of Votann located in the galactic core. It is said of the Kronus Hegemony that there is no problem they will not solve with an axe. Existing as a military superstate, their Kindreds muster some of the largest and most aggressive Kinhosts known amongst the Leagues of Votann. Nor are they sparing in their armies' use, for the Kronus Hegemony marches ever onward.
Kronus Kindreds must fulfil quotas of martial conquest, and find the slightest excuse to launch into full-blown military invasions of alien-held star systems. Over time, the temperament of these Kindreds has become ever more aggressive and ill-tempered, so that now there are few problems the Kin of the Kronus Hegemony will not seek to solve with violence.
The Kin of the Kronus Hegemony are vaunted warriors who are expected to display exceptional feats of strength and skill in combat. They never hesitate to hurl themselves into battle and, the steeper the odds, the harder they fight to prevail.
League History[]

Hearthkyn of the Kronus Hegemony are known to be unusually fierce and aggressive in battle even for Kin.
The Kronus Hegemony is a relatively young league, founded less than a Terran millennium ago when the Fane of Kôrynn's Kindred achieved self-awareness. This newly ascended Votann exhibited an aggressive drive for knowledge and a demanding appetite for raw materials, the better for Kôrynn's Kindred to enhance its physical shell and arm its Kin in its defence. Prior to this, Kôrynn's Kindred had been a relatively minor member of the faltering Kapellan League.
Blessed as they now were with their own Votann, they broke away to start the Kronus Hegemony and took several other former Kapellan Kindreds with them. More Kin were soon drawn to the straightforward aggression of the Kronus Hegemony, swelling their ranks further. That trademark aggression -- which often veers into outright belligerence -- has only become more pronounced as the standard centuries have passed and the Hegemony's might has grown.
A Kindred wishing to join the Hegemony must offer suitable tribute in order to earn its place, and its Kin must swear martial oaths of service and loyalty that are considered eternally binding. It is expected that their hold and void fleet will focus upon war, and that they will train and equip massive Kinhost forces.

A Hearthkyn of the Kronus Hegemony
The expectation of tribute does not end with joining the Hegemony. Each Kindred must prove their commitment by conquering an allotted quota of enemy worlds in each year-cycle, sending portions of the spoils back to the capital hold of Kôrynn's Kindred for their Votann's defence. The Kindreds of the Kronus Hegemony have engaged in border skirmishes and stand-offs with other leagues, and they have a reputation -- not least thanks to needing to hit their conquest quotas -- for finding any excuse to escalate into full-blown war against alien species.
It has been suggested that the many Grudges declared by the Kronus Hegemony Kindreds owe as much to a need to justify costly conflicts as they do to a genuine desire for vengeance. That said, the Kin of the Kronus Hegemony are notoriously stiff-necked and quick to anger. It takes little offence to see their swarms of gunships and armoured transports go thundering into battle. For all this, many Kin have had cause to be glad of the Kronus Hegemony's aid when beset by xenos invaders.
Entire Ork WAAAGH!s and acquisitive Imperial Crusades have been shattered by their massed Kinhosts. Moreover, since the manifestation of the recent Warp Storms in the galactic core wrought by the birth of the Great Rift, the Kronus Hegemony has wasted little time in annexing territories belonging to various alien races. They cite the simple belief that the Kin require them to survive, and are therefore entitled to take them -- preferably by force.
Notable Kindreds[]
- Kindred of Six - The Kindred of Six is a brutally direct Kindred whose Kin pride themselves on their mastery of urban warfare. They are known rivals of Sylâkh's Kindred.
- Kôrynn's Kindred - The Fane of the hold of Kôrynn's Kindred achieved self-awareness and became a full Ancestor Core, less than a Terran millennium ago. This rare event allowed the Kindred to become the founder of an aggressive new major league, the Kronus Hegemony.
League Relics[]
Just Blade[]
Rumour has it that this mighty forgewrought Plasma Axe is the deadliest weapon ever to be fashioned in the Forges of the Kronus Hegemony. A phase-modulated plasma field wreathes a polytrinate blade that has been witnessed to cut through metres-thick armour plating -- and even energy fields -- as though they were not there. It is said within the Hegemony that so deadly a weapon as the Just Blade must only be wielded in a truly justified conflict against a deserving foe.
League Appearance[]
League Colours[]
The Kinhosts of the Kronus Hegemony wear colours of yellow and black.
League Insignia[]
The insignia of the Kronus Hegemony is a stylised red and grey "k" in Kin script
Trivia[]
"Kronus" here is a play on the name of the deity of Cronus from ancient Greek religion and mythology. Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of the primordial Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Father Sky). He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus. According to Plato, however, the deities Phorcys, Cronus, and Rhea were the eldest children of Oceanus and Tethys.
The use of the name here coincides with the general reliance upon the mythological nomenclature and imagery, particularly that of legendary giants, used in the fictional culture of the Leagues of Votann.
Sources[]
- Codex: Leagues of Votann (9th Edition), pp. 10-11, 29, 31, 53