TheAntsAreBack Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Hi. On page nine of the book that comes with the AoS starter set there is a nice double-page artwork that in part shows an eight-pointed chaos star. Khorne, Nurgle and Tzeentch symbols are on three points but the fourth symbol isn't one I recognise. I understand that Slaanesh is missing and that the Horned Rat is ascendant but the symbol isn't a Skaven symbol that I remember seeing before. Can anyone shed any light on that fourth symbol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asensur Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Seems like the morathi horns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillagoreFaceslasha Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 That's something we've been debating for quite a while. By and large, though, it seems the opinion is that it "is" slaanesh's symbol. Just a different one to show their new servants in the age of sigmar *wink wink* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAntsAreBack Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 It's got that Dark Elf/Malekith feel to it to my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menkeroth Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 It's the symbol of the Great Horned Rat, surprisingly, since the launch of the setting. Elves of any kind, including non-existing dark ones, have nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillagoreFaceslasha Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Menkeroth said: It's the symbol of the Great Horned Rat, surprisingly, since the launch of the setting. Elves of any kind, including non-existing dark ones, have nothing to do with it. It's actually not. The symbol is still the triangle, as represented in other sources. The symbol in the wheel literally has appeared only once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAntsAreBack Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 I guessed it was Great Horned Rat but I don't think I've seen it before. Has it featured anywhere for reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinros Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Menkeroth said: It's the symbol of the Great Horned Rat, surprisingly, since the launch of the setting. Elves of any kind, including non-existing dark ones, have nothing to do with it. That's not the great horned rat they display his symbol in the first campaign book and it looks nothing like it the image GW put up that image asking us to guess what happened to the dark prince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killax Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I think it's the newer rendition for the symbol of Slaanesh. Picture in question (someone asked): The reason I think and believe its another/new rendition for the symbol of Slaanesh is because he stands opposite of Khorne. Blades of Khorne mentiones that the Dark Prince Slaanesh is it's opposite. Likwise we see that in the pantheon Tzeentch to is an opposite of Khorne however next to him too is Slaanesh' domain. I believe this is a sketch of the Chaos Realms, Red for Khorne's domain, Green for Nurgle's, Blue for Tzeentch's (also see the eye) and Black/broken purple for Slaanesh: Source: Godbeasts There is a small text missing from this but the suggestion it leaves to me is: There are 4 Princes (Chaos Gods) ruling over 4 lands, continueing the strugle but not seeing the power that lies in between them (Archaon's domain). The idea is that Archaon unites the Chaos Gods (which he has been doing for quite some years now). I don't believe this is the maximum extend of the Chaos Gods their domains but simply a domain easy accesable by Mortal Realms. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menkeroth Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 35 minutes ago, KillagoreFaceslasha said: It's actually not. The symbol is still the triangle, as represented in other sources. The symbol in the wheel literally has appeared only once! They don't interfere with each other actually, and nothing points out it's Slaanesh. Slaanesh still has its own old one. 28 minutes ago, shinros said: That's not the great horned rat they display his symbol in the first campaign book and it looks nothing like it the image GW put up that image asking us to guess what happened to the dark prince. One doesn't exclude the other, Slaanesh has still its own and he is not a member of the Great Pantheon since the beginning, but GHR is. Slaanesh's Domain lies silent, but Skavenblight is partially in the Realm of Chaos and GHR ascended to the Great Pantheon membership, so it's her symbol as a unique representation of the god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodTithe Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 If I had to guess, I'd say visually it looks closer to the GHR and is more likely to be some symbol of that. I don't think it is slaanesh. But logically the GHR will now be occupying the position slashes once had in the pantheon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillagoreFaceslasha Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 On 2017-5-28 at 9:10 PM, Killax said: I think it's the newer rendition for the symbol of Slaanesh. Picture in question (someone asked): The reason I think and believe its another/new rendition for the symbol of Slaanesh is because he stands opposite of Khorne. Blades of Khorne mentiones that the Dark Prince Slaanesh is it's opposite. Likwise we see that in the pantheon Tzeentch to is an opposite of Khorne however next to him too is Slaanesh' domain. I believe this is a sketch of the Chaos Realms, Red for Khorne's domain, Green for Nurgle's, Blue for Tzeentch's (also see the eye) and Black/broken purple for Slaanesh: Source: Godbeasts There is a small text missing from this but the suggestion it leaves to me is: There are 4 Princes (Chaos Gods) ruling over 4 lands, continueing the strugle but not seeing the power that lies in between them (Archaon's domain). The idea is that Archaon unites the Chaos Gods (which he has been doing for quite some years now). I don't believe this is the maximum extend of the Chaos Gods their domains but simply a domain easy accesable by Mortal Realms. Cheers, That's actually a part of Aqshy that got torn apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killax Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 1 hour ago, KillagoreFaceslasha said: That's actually a part of Aqshy that got torn apart Possible, but it's now 'Khorne's domain'. Likewise we see Godbeasts cover the other domains for Tzeentch, Slaanesh and Nurgle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menkeroth Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 They are ruled over by respective demon princes but actually have nothing to do with the Dark Gods domains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chord Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 5/31/2017 at 4:56 AM, Killax said: Possible, but it's now 'Khorne's domain'. Likewise we see Godbeasts cover the other domains for Tzeentch, Slaanesh and Nurgle. No it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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