Valkia the Bloody, Daemon Queen of Khorne Lore - Legendary Lord of Chaos

deep in the frozen north far from the pompous princes and soft nations of the old world live the noir skin so horny barbarous people at the very edge of existence permeated by the unholy energies of chaos which flow unending from the ruined warp gate at the northern Pole it is a brutal hellish realm where warlike tribes battle over the scraps of a doomed Empire but despite in savage and barbaric nature for every tribe dedicated to the eternally hungry ruinous powers there's another just struggling to exist hunting gathering taking only what is necessary to survive amongst these petty kingdoms are those who would devote themselves to carnet the hunter of souls chaos god of war his name is spoken in hushed tones amongst all but his most zealous fanatics a name that inspires fear and loathing in equal measure but the Sun his teachings and planet-wide influence are a way of life the key to an eternal paradise where glory honor and courage can be won and wielded for all time and in none are these ideals more pronounced than in the warrior maiden and consort of the blood God himself she is the harbinger of demise the nightmare that crowds the mind and spills the heart of mortals she is the thing one fears the most she is death itself bulky of the bloody the gore queen demon princess of corn and right hand of he who sits on a throne of skulls her name is reverberate throughout the ages an infamous and haunting presence who launched successful campaigns into the heart of the Empire the world touch mountains and even nagger off a crimson valkyrie who has slain chaos champions kiss love light generals greater demons and even black dragons in solo combat but perhaps most impressively over a history spanning more than 1500 years Korn has not yet grown bored of her so feral so bloodthirsty so enthralling in combat is she and her presence has ever fed to fire raging within him ever heralding the doom of mortals and the blood God will not allow his chosen queen to fall more than a thousand years ago she was but a simple nor skin and daughter of the black wolves tribe and the chieftain of her people King Maric was her father knew her only as little friend she was a nondescript child with big dreams there wasn't much in her very early life than margin for greatness besides a pair of piercing emerald eyes but naturally the ugliness of the far north reared its head and the black wolves tribe went to war by the age of 10 she fought in her first battle as a shield maiden her black curls slicked back by rendered animal fat because to fight in a ponytail was to give the enemy a grip for a quick slice across her throat during the bloodletting she broke ranks as the enemy tribe were surrounded and destroyed and her blade cut the arteries of the enemy chieftain felling him it was a thrust from her spear that ended his life so from that point on people began to take notice even in norske and that hellish realm it's not very common for a ten-year-old girl to kill the chieftain of an enemy tribe it is important to remember though that lives are on an accelerated track in the foreign north it's uncommon for most to reach the age of 30 most females typically give birth by 15 so though she was already on track to becoming a fierce warrior she had to be if she was going to survive her position as a royal and command over the black wolves as time passed her father grew sick and weak and she grew hateful as their tribe became less and less suited for war not on her order but still in a movement to place Palkia at the head of her tribe her sworn ally ran act the war speaker killed the king willingly allowing himself to be killed by her an atonement for the betrayal this suited little friend just fine as she had been close to doing it herself but the move gave her legitimacy as she took her rightful place as queen unfortunately she also did it in an incredibly brutal manner forcing him to suffer with a blade down the belly instead of giving him a quick end which honestly isn't a great way to engender loyalty for your cause but under her watchful eye and powerful leadership the black hole's quickly regained their reputation and more drawing the gaze of karna himself as their conquest became more and more impressive but she didn't actually know the blood God until her meeting with their another bloody hand a man who would redirect the course of her history and with it the shape of the Warriors of the north for all time he knew Korn worshipped him and taught valkia his ways the rush of the kill and the fiery rage that came with his blessing they married and had children and together they were terrifying together they represented the might of the black wolves and the strength of the bloody hand two tribes come together as one and yet they came to despise one another very swiftly the fact that Bolkiah had birth female offspring was a deep cut to Darren's masculinity and she enjoyed his discomfort as she spoke of all the girls stood to inherit how they would take the Allied tries forward to another generation of glory but Darren and one in male heirs and though the people of Northcote generally have an egalitarian society built on might is right there were of course plenty who didn't like the idea of leaving only woman to propagate their line he grew cocky and arrogant and one fateful night and a move of immense stupidity proclaimed himself the equal of the ruinous powers in a ritual for their infant children during a ceremony they would have conferred the blessing of the chaos gods upon the bulkiest sees that blasphemous moment as her opportunity to rid herself of him for all time taking sloppier a powerful spirit arable demon of norsk and myth and ending his life for good no man is greater than the gods she said for the sin of such arrogance you will meet them in their own realm and they will show you who is the greater her next test came in the form of Aslam se demon Prince a beautiful creature who tried to woo her gorgeous daughters before putting his otherworldly charm to Vulcan herself he offered her an eternal place in his harem as a slave girl with limitless pleasure and the fulfillment of every women desired which to be fair he's not a very wise offer to make to a queen of corn slavery's not really their thing and on the edge of being seduced her mind cleared long enough to invoke the circle of blood solo ritual combat to the death recognizing him for what he truly was not even pausing to put on armor she entered the circle and attacked as the sickly aura of the demon overcame the camp Valka as people succumbed to their deepest desires gorging themselves on food and the pleasures of the flesh they fought from sundown to the light of the first dawn before the beautiful prints started turning the black wolves against our queen and one by one they came corrupted by the princes malign influence forcing bulk yet to cut them down one by one until finally Llosa facts revealed his true form a huge demon with six arms and crushing pincers and a face both human and snake-like all at once blessed by Korn who powered her rage and skill all through that long night she finally beheaded it and resolved to travel north and place its skull at the foot of her God's throne eight nails asked with his mark held it transfixed to her shield as the demon screamed and wriggled and even with the body burned the head still lived taunting and raging but voll kiyah underwent her journey despite its warnings with a badly wounded people on her back who lost much of their power in that terrible night but they gained something more at this point there was no longer any nor Scan tribe who commanded as much respect and interest from carnet as the black walls they traveled north into the chaos waste to the very edge of reason and there and a portal into another dimension eight steps from her final ascension Llosa facts summoned an army of demoness rage filled her to the bursting point and with what would prove to be a final inhuman surge of strength she rose to her feet one last time and hurled the demonic host back far enough to climb one last there she felt no pain that's a silver ring clawed pierced her back and exited through her belly she merely stared down at it before falling once more to her knees she threw out her arms and held her head back screaming her God's name claws and talons tore on her skin finally silencing her but she did not scream or beg for mercy she took her death with stoic pride and that's the final bubble blood burst on her a crimson stain lifts it carried with it the final whisper to a god she had come so close to reaching volcko fell for the left arm outstretched towards the portal her broken body twist a few times and then she was motionless her heart forever stilled in sight of her destiny and the world was shaken by the wrath of a God as far away as the dwarfs strongholds in the world edge mountains the ground was felt to shake as the Blood God made his primal anger known and his bellows woke volca from death in his burning craft he twisted and molded her into a more pleasing form forging her anew as he bent back great horns from her skull gave her the long bestial legs of a blood letter and pulled great bloody wings from the flesh and muscle of our shapely back reincarnated as a mighty demon queen Korn set upon a new task she would now descend every dawn onto the battlefields of the mortal realms and fight alongside those worthy warriors of norske and beyond who served corn and from the ranks of their dead she would bear warriors in glorious battle to the halls of corn where they would fight on as to blood God's legions for all eternity thus the gore queen the shield maiden of corn was born an ascension prophesied by the oral traditions of many of the tribes of norske who spoke of great winged demons with mighty spears bearing fallen warriors the realms of chaos if you haven't noticed the symbolism there yet the connection to our old world there are some pretty huge parallels to be drawn there between this story arc and Norse mythology go figure with corn representing the warlike aspects of Odin and Volk eeeh representing the Valkyrie those female figures who select those that may die in battle and are taken to Valhalla to prepare for Ragnarok the cataclysmic final battle in Norse mythology on the realm of chaos she sought out the shade of the one man who had stood with her when the demon at horn appeared when all others had fled Cormac her Herald and granted him a second chance to fulfill his dying oath with the gift of a barb demon axe molten armor and a titanic juggernaut they descended on the realms of men reaping as they went and that lays the foundations for her story a little girl grew up to be amongst the most terrifying demons in existence to be honest much more straightforward less intriguing and less complex character when compared to someone like na ferrata but perhaps someone who encapsulate the spirit of Warhammer a bit better my opinion there are very few things the entire setting that scream warhammer quite like the Warriors of corn and she is their Valkyrie her sentence when so many of his devotees aspire to achieve there is more to her story how she led the war against the North wharfs blood Eagle ignore people upon the ramparts of their sacks Citadel's how she sailed to Norland at the head of a mighty host splintering the Empire Navy with rose from her great spear if I should duel with the famed champion Mort King the black iron Reaver to complete standstill and how RK on on his quest to become ever chosen sacrificed a dark elf to corn who saw fit to send his shield maiden in the great battle that followed where Volquez swiftly slew the sorceress leading the Dark Elves into battle and slop near pierced the height of the Dragon she rode and found its heart before falling from the sky but fully flushing out all those stories will get a teeny bit redundant yes yes blood for the blood god skulls for the skull throne its awesome its iconic it is quintessential Warhammer but it does get a little bit redundant after a while so let's quickly talk about her ultimate fate in the end times and then we can discuss how she can be implemented in total war Warhammer in the end times she leads a coronate invasion of Naga Roth alongside Skaar brand the exiled one demolishing the armies of Grande and essentially raising multiple Dark Elf cities to the ground in a garage she duels Malekith soon to be eternity king who defeats her he's at this point Malekith is close to being and the most terrifying combatant on the planet would have been an incredibly cool thing to see him an archaeon go out into the death but yet even as powerful as the queen of corn could be she was not a match for Malekith himself it's implied she sent back to corns realm and she sallies forth one last time taking part in the final battle of men and I'm Ludwig Schwartz helm the Emperor's champion and right-hand man challenges her and in a climactic duel he isn't pale Don sloppier at the very moment she is also unveiled on his banner with the magic suffusing the area and Schwartz held purity of will it was just enough to send her screaming back into the realms of chaos and she is not seen again in Warhammer Fantasy until age of save more comes where she is still named character and like most important demons or demon princes demon princesses isn't truly able to die let's be honest corn wasn't just gonna let his favorite lover die or just disappear into the ether right she still has a part to play and talking about her is the only time you are ever allowed to say the words Yas Queen slay ever to be fair it is pretty fitting well let's get into our implementation and war gear which have you've been paying attention you've probably already picked up on a bit interestingly enough even though she is a demon princess she is on me warriors of chaos roster is uniquely suited for leading the Warriors of corn as a legendary Lord in their entire gigantic army book maybe the biggest Warhammer she is the only Lord level character devoted solely to the blood god Sinhala amp and grim the other cornet character in the Warriors of chaos or ebook is a hero and as awesome as it would be to see that huge rampaging gorilla chaos spawn there simply have to be sacrifices in an army book that large and many of the heroes as we've already seen thus far in the trilogy are gonna be on the chopping block but that still leaves the question how will they actually be implemented I've said it before and I'll say it again more than anything I want there to be a warrior's of chaos undivided faction demons of chaos undivided faction and then four separate rosters each combining and demons and warriors of their specific gods that means when I picked the Nergal faction I want warriors of chaos with pestilent mutation looking models unique to them standing next to plague bears with plague drones flying overhead it means when I picked the corn faction I've got vol Kea leading the army what Berserker style lookin chosen with dual weapons and a bonus verse infantry in crimson armor standing next to blood letters with a bloodthirster anchoring in line it's completely cool to go to the army book route separating demons and warriors with their own undivided rosters where it's that huge mishmash of all the demons working together I've got no problem with that at all but what I don't want is to not have the option of combining all the essence of a chaos god into a single flavorful roster that is where chaos is at its most terrifying that is where the roleplay and enjoyment really wrap is up a notch I have a feeling CA is gonna go the route of completely separating warriors of chaos and demons of chaos in Game three because that's what the 8th edition or ebooks did and if they do that I will be very sad it could create some really flavorful awesome moments in the campaign where you're given the option of aligning yourself with a specific chaos God by doing missions building ritual sites and raising enemy settlements in the name of a certain deity something we've already seen with norske well this would generate demon currency that could be spent on unlocking powerful beings and units from the war so I pick volcano buddy as my legendary Lord after the overhaul of warriors of chaos in game 3 that we all know is coming and by picking her I've aligned myself with Horn so all my warriors of chaos have the mark of corn all of them have that beautiful bright red armor and I get easier access to the unique coordinate units you know she's gonna start with like skull crushers of corn hands-down my favorite unit in the entirety of Warhammer Fantasy and no I have not said that about any other unit in a very long time it was blood Knights for a while when I was first getting into the setting but skull crushers have a special place in my heart they are absolutely amazing looking just pure Warhammer encapsulated in one big angry mechanical Rhino with a big angry armored doodle on top and this is also the perfect time to add the slaughter brute into their roster as well but what makes her special on the tabletop and what would differentiate her in the actual campaign well she causes fear has the mark of corn duh and flies will she fly in total war Warhammer probably not which kind of sucks Chandler doesn't fly maligore doesn't fly so authorial doesn't fly donkey is probably not gonna fly honestly I think most of it is just an animation problem I think it's really hard to make a flying single entity character with a humanoid shape not look goofy when they're charging by themselves from the air I mean it's one thing for harpies who aren't a big group and flapping and swarming to look a little bit janky that's another thing to see maligore volka do the stupid circles when they miss their charge on a fleeing unit you just can't track them appropriately so I think that's why CJ's decided not to do it but it does take away some of the that make them unique and it seems silly to have a board with gigantic wings who just kind of runs around on the ground real slow but that's probably what's gonna happen thankfully she has an awesome model and some pretty cool special rules as well as well as a pretty terrifying stat line the consort of the blood god special rule always grants her the slaughterers strength buff meaning her strength starts out at 6 on par with cetera and only a handful of other humanoid heavy hitters she hits like a truck as demon princess or want to do and the caves of corn special rule allows from the units near ball Kia to re-roll failed brake tests representing their acknowledgment that corn is watching them and that they are awaited in the realms of chaos if they perform well on the field of battle but any friendly unit that flees under her influence immediately suffers 6th strength sakes hits which can absolutely demolish unit and represents her going absolutely bananas that chaos line creatures would run from a fight while blessed by their God and watch under her gaze how about a work in game could be a huge cost of leadership buff while under influence like a constant plus 16 or more once unlocked in her skill tree but any unit in the breaks while in that radius tastes like an automatic paint Abuna which sounds really bad on paper but especially in campaign with the entire Army's filled with mark of corn chosen and chaos warriors and unbreakable demons you're really not gonna have a whole lot of Units routing especially against the AI and seeing Marauders just melt under some spell like Volker goes and just murders them because they're running away would actually be kind of satisfying in some interesting way well turn early if she wants to be a little bit more boring about it it could just give her a handful of charges alone breakable then she could place on units when they're about to rout she has 3 magical items ones we've already talked a little bit about the spear sloppier a magical weapon with the armor-piercing special rule so expecting a healthy dose of AP for our beloved warrior queen and +2 strength and the killing blow special rule off the charge which makes her completely deadly when charging into combat and could be represented by an abnormally large charge bonus for an infantry character the demon shield made from the head of low sfax with lower enemy may attacking an area of effect around her and a scarlet armor running red with thick strings of blood saps the strength of her enemies similar to the way that Maratha can stack heart render in the dark sword and enchanting beauty lowering the melee stats of enemies around turn across an area of effect so would the demon shield and Scarlet armor synergize with each other reducing the effectiveness of those who get close so I'm not gonna lie without her flying she does lose some of her appeal but I'll hold out hope that city will figure out some way to implement flying single entities in humanoid form for the third game in the series still though she's going to have a redonkulous stat line one of these strongest unmounted Lords in the entire trilogy and a great D buffer in an AoE as well ultimately though I'm just super curious how she decides to handle the overhaul of chaos and add demons into the game as that will decide a lot about what's up in the air for the faction going for I do think the worries of chaos overhaul will come with base game 3 and will be a huge selling point because there's simply no way around it there is a 0% chance in my mind then CA just ignores all the missing Lords and units for a faction that the 3rd game will literally revolve around it's not the same thing as look like the beast men or a DLC faction kind of an experiment kind of the black sheep of both the tabletop and of total war Warhammer yes I want the beast men to go back and get more love as well but let's be honest they don't really compare to chaos warriors of chaos and demons of chaos are the headlining bad guys period hands down end of story so I just don't see CA not going back and fixing them or giving them more mechanics giving them more love they're gonna get more stuff it's crystal clear that CA has been building up to this point building up a threat that is chaos we know they were an afterthought for game 1 but again they're the iconic bad guys and they will for sure be getting new mechanics and new units when we release date for numero tres rolls around we will see Valka in this trilogy without a doubt in my mind and when she appears I will be giddy as a kid on Christmas morning because her model is awesome she is awesome and she will be The Herald of some of the most iconic units in Warhammer Fantasy blood for the blood god skulls from the skull throne karna is coming and I couldn't be more excited to pour it but let me know how you'd like to see her enter faction implemented can you think of any cool mechanics or features she should come alongside let me know in the comment section below thank you all for watching any pride signing out for now

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Length: 22min 25sec (1345 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 11 2018