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History of Nurgle
Topic Started: Mar 7 2009, 11:12 PM (404 Views)
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In the fictional universes of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy, Nurgle is one of the four major Chaos gods. Nurgle is the Chaos god of disease, decay, despair and destruction. Despite the nature of his influence, he is described as taking an interest in victims of the diseases he unleashes (which he considers to be gifts), jovially caring for them in a manner similar to a loving grandfather; for this reason he is frequently referred to as Grandfather Nurgle or Papa Nurgle, as well as the Lord of Decay. He is depicted as a huge, bloated humanoid, covered with boils and sores, his body completely rotten from disease. He is typically accompanied by an enveloping cloud of buzzing flies.

Like all of the four major Chaos gods, Nurgle is opposed by one of his fellows - in this case, Tzeentch, the Chaos god of change and sorcery. Nurgle represents the forces of decay in the universe, his worshippers following him only out of despair at being infected with his plagues; Tzeentch is a god representing evolution and the pursuit of grand schemes, whose worshippers follow him out of hope of gaining power and other rewards. This antagonistic relationship has an effect upon the nature of the armies that are dedicated to either god.
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