Hedonites of Slaanesh

Hedonites of Slaanesh
Birth of the Newborn
Grand alliance	Chaos
Associated factions	Daemons of Slaanesh Slaanesh Sybarites Brayherds Daemons of Chaos Everchosen Monsters of Chaos Slaves to Darkness Thunderscorn Tzeentch Arcanites Warherds
Major characters	Dexcessa Masque of Slaanesh Shalaxi Helbane Syll'Esske Synessa
Races	Bullgor Cygor Daemon Prince Daemonette Dragon Ogor Ghorgon Gor Human Keeper of Secrets Slaangor Ungor
Mounts	Chaos War Mammoth Daemonic Mount Horse Karkadrak Manticore Steed of Slaanesh
Vehicles	Chariots of Slaanesh Chaos Chariot Chaos Warshrine Gorebeast Chariot Tuskgor Chariot
Creatures	Chaos Spawn Fiend of Slaanesh Gorebeast Soulgrinder Tuskgor
Spell lores	Lore of Pain and Pleasure Lore of Slaanesh Forbidden Sorceries of Slaanesh
Endless spells	Dreadful Visage Mesmerising Mirror Wheels of Excrutiation
Warbands	Dread Pageant

Hedonites of Slaanesh are the vast armies of hedonists that follow or once followed Slaanesh, the lost god. None can say what has become of the Dark Prince of Perversion but his followers still seek him, or look to supplant him.^[1]

Split

The followers of Slaanesh have, in his abscence split into factions and many travel the realms in violent, decadent warbands. These Hedonist Warbands fall into three main catergories:

• Invaders: They do not seek or attempt to usurp their lost god but rather continue his work as extravagently and violently as possible. They are usually led by a Keeper of Secrets, a daemonic Herald of the Dark Lord or a mortal champion as they seek to vent thier darkess desires upon their most unfortunate of enemies.^[1]

• Pretenders: A powerful and charasmatic individual, mortal or neverborn aserts that they should be the next god of excess. They gather the most powerful force they can to help them ascend, always watchful for other pretenders within their own midst.^[1]

• Seekers: A seeker warband travels through the Mortal Realms, using every sense they possess to search for their lost god. They will question any being that might have the information they seek and torture is often used on those unfortunate enough to be thought a useful source.^[1]

Hedonist Warbands

• Unbound Revel, a daemonic Invader warband that has caused havoc from the Frostbite Reach in the Realm of Aqshy to the Plunging Chasm of the Realm of Ghur^[1]

Notes

This faction was named Hosts of Slaanesh at the release of the Grand Alliance: Chaos. After the release of Battletome: Hedonites of Slaanesh (2019) it was renamed to its current name.

Sources

• 1: Grand Alliance of Chaos pg. 158-161
• 2: The Realmgate Wars: Balance of Power