#bloodletters

[rogue-hammer]

My escalation based force of Word Bearers is done (for now) and ready to take to the field.

[kharrneth]

why did Khorne makes their tongues like that

[skxrbrand]

Yet another “quick doodle” that ended up taking forever orz, but it’s all good!

Anyway, according to WH lore, Bloodletters are fragments of Khorne’s rage. That come from him, being splinters of his being personified. However, other lore says that Bloodletters rise up from the chaos warriors of the mortal world. Instead of calling this conflicting canon, I ran with the idea. Why not both? The differences between the two are largely cosmetic, with Khorne spawned Bloodletters having much more impressive horns and teeth as well as redder bodies and a greater penchant for outright violence. I imagine Mortal spawned Bloodletters retain vestiges of their humanity and these Bloodletters tend to have a cruelty-streak as well as a murderous one. They tend to have pale horns and almost all of them have a mane of fur on the back that reflects the texture of their hair when they were a living mortal, mostly in black or red colors. Blonde bloodletters exist, but they are incredibly rare and viewed with disfavor, as blond hair is a color associated with Slaanesh and his legions. Having a crown of six horns rather than four or eight is considered bad luck as well (and guess which odd-eyed Bloodthirster had six of them before getting yeeted?)

Anyway, we also have Furnace Daemons and Orchard-Daemons, mentioned in The Book of Blood/Warhammer 3 and Tome of Corruption respectively. I’ve touched on Furnace-Daemons a bid: They forge endless blades, shields, and armor to be used by Khorne’s legions. They’re also in charge of overseeing the wizards and sorcerers the Khornate daemons capture for the purpose of enchanting their craft. Along with their cropped horns, they also keep their manes short or completely absent. Orchard-Daemons are the fieldhands of Khorne and one of the rare non-combat roles in the Bloody Legions. They do still fight, as enemy wizards often try to steal their produce; ostensibly this is why they farm at all, to lure magic-users for capture. The fruit itself also induces rage when eaten or used in drinks. Khornate spirits prime one for murder.

Ostensibly, these daemons are Bloodletters, often from those of Mortal Stock. However, they are not truly considered such any longer and their primary horns are shorn down to reflect their new station. Some Bloodletters volunteer for this role out of necessity, others demoted here as punishment for failure. Yet all can rise back into the ranks of proper Bloodletter if they prove or redeem themselves. Alternatively, they can take the path of the exile; many of the Exiles of Khorne were these “failed-daemons” looking for an alternate path to glory.

[eliotbaum]

Savior.

a scene from our last Curse of Strahd session featuring my cleric PC

[wh40kgallery]

Angron: Red Angel

by Alfie Garland

[plasmometer]

SARRYA THE UNSTOPPABLE, KHORNE BERSERKER: SCRIBBLE GUIDE

separate pics

[klauswalz]

Soulsborne Challenge: 2/7 Weapons

[puppetmaster13u]

You know what we need? Batfam Bloodbourne au

Preferably where they're all sent to The Dream but separately and when they all kill gherman and become baby great ones they come back to Gotham and it's Their Dream now. Just Gotham or the world and Gotham is Home and the most like Yharnam, up to you. But I'd love to see them struggle through the brutality, or make peace with it quickly for some (in my mind Tim would be the most stable, Jason would be okay but not great, Tim just seems so,,, adaptable to me, the most insatiable for knowledge so the most accepting of the consequences of getting that knowledge, pros outweigh the cons kinda deal) with the way others were changed and just unsavable. The people of Yharnam are beasts now and the kindest way to deal with them is to put them down even if it's not permanent. And then come out of it irrevocably changed themselves, more than just mentally. The effects it has on them and the world around them. How The Dream ended, but theirs just began and what if it starts in Gotham and slowly spreads? But they're the only great ones in this world so there's no old blood to corrupt people but that doesn't stop death being...odd. Unless they share their blood in experiments to Know what it would do and if they can use it safely for those they care about. (mad scientist Tim my beloved)

Do you see my vision? It's beautiful

It's wonderful.

Like no joke, I adore Bloodborne, I Love it (Even if I can't play it thanks to getting distracted by all the details in the surroundings & then get murdered lol)

And I wouldn't say Tim is the most adaptable, they all are, but Tim? Compartmentalizes, looks at things logically, straight up turns off his panic at times like it's a switch. But I am also very weak to mad scientist Tim. Even if they probably don't let him do human experiments (not that it stops self-experimentation sometimes)

Gosh I love this. Them still ending up found-family while these utterly horrible things happen around and to them. I wonder if they sometimes take a moment in the dreams and whisper about what they remember before this Living Nightmare. Names they don't know the faces of but know they were important to them. Memories they cling to as they try not to lose what is left of their humanity.

Oh my god, them being the only Great Ones after killing the previous ones? Wonderful idea, I adore it. I bet even if they can take human form still it would be... off. And the more one's Insight is? The more they can see that they're Other.

God the imagery of like, Gotham's moon always being red and thick fog settling across the city each night as their Dream begins is amazing. And I bet that they relish it. I bet they're relieved for normal murder and crime, compared to the Plague of Beasts they had been dealing with what felt like years. Time gets so meaningless with an Endless night full of Deaths over and over.

I bet Gotham looks even more Gothic than before. Actually, you know what? This would be perfect for a No Man's Land situation. For the city to be abandoned only to be held afloat by newborn Gods who no longer quite understand the humans, not with how long the Hunt has stretched on, but care all the same. Idk I just really like this idea in general lol. I am weak to eldritch AUs and Bloodborne is glorious.

[xkeyon]

I am guessing the Bloodletters sat in the corner angry.

Nice little scene from End Times where Daemonettes, Plaguebearers, and Pink Horrors are all having a little party after successfully overtaking Midden Heim :3c

[everythingdice]

Abyssal Bloodletter | A fiery heart tainted by violence. Test design, uninked

[rogue-hammer]

Re-touched classic daemons for the Word Bearers

[kharrneth]

[itisalmostlike]

[cultofthewyrm]

by haoyuan li

[wh40kgallery]

Imperial Fists vs Khorne Daemons

by Igor Sid

[orkbutch]

Bloodletter and I are So Hot honestly ... gahehehehhehheheh 🥰