In order to acquire this creature, Archaon traveled deep to the Gates of Chaos and stole the monstrous animal from the stables of a daemon-lord known as Agrammon.ĭuring the events of the Storm of Chaos it is stated that Valten destroyed Dorghar with the Hammer of Sigmar, forcing Archaon to fight him on foot.
It is an immensely powerful protective artifact which shields Archaon from physical and magical attack.Īrchaon's demonic steed is referred to as W'Soraych in the 1998 "Champions of Chaos" supplement, but called Dorghar in the 2001 "Hordes of Chaos" book. The Eye has unspecified prophetic powers which can be used by its bearer when it is set into the Crown of Domination. Archaon wore the gem around his neck as a talisman until he received the Crown of Domination. The gemstone was located by Archaon amongst the treasure-hoard of a Chaos dragon. This mysterious gemstone is supposedly named after a powerful Tzeentchian sorcerer. In the game the armour gives Archaon a 1+ saving throw. The armour is enchanted with strong protective magic. How exactly Archaon acquired the Armour of Morkar is unknown the story says that he traveled across the seas on a ship made of black metal, and returned with the suit of armour. This suit of immensely ancient black Chaos armour once belonged to the first Everchosen of Chaos, Morkar the Uniter, who was slain by Sigmar, founder of the Empire.
The Mark represents a blessing from each of the four Chaos Gods. This mark was burned into Archaon's forehead when he visited a place known only as the "Altar of Ultimate Darkness" in Naggaroth. The background fiction for the Archaon explains how he searched the Warhammer World for the six artifacts prior to the events of the Storm of Chaos worldwide campaign. The six treasures of Chaos are magical artifacts possessed by Archaon. Following his defeat, Archaon quit the battlefield with the few survivors of his army. In the melee he was defeated by Grimgor, but not slain. Suddenly Archaon was attacked by Luthor Huss, then by the Orc warlord Grimgor Ironhide. After narrowly dodging a deathblow, Archaon summoned the power of his sword and overcame Valten, but was shocked at the comet-shaped birthmark on Valten's exposed chest. cite webĪccessdate=] He attacked Valten's army and came face to face with him. Attacked by the armies of Bretonnia, Kislev and the Orcs, the Chaos horde began to break and, when news came that the armies of Karl Franz and Valten were closing, Archaon was forced to lift the siege. However, the Empire's defenders had slowed the chaos horde, giving the Middenheimers time to prepare their defences. After his forces ruined two provinces of the Empire and ravaged a third, Archaon laid siege to Middenheim. Thorpe, Gavin, "Warhammer: Storm of Chaos" (Games Workshop Ltd, 2004) ISBN 9781841544601] Leading a vast army, Archaon marched on The Empire from the North while his herald, Crom the Conqueror, marched from the east over the World's Edge Mountains.ĭuring the Storm of Chaos campaign, Archaon sought to storm the city of Middenheim, enter the Temple of Ulric and corrupt its Eternal Flame with his own essence, causing an apocalypse. Archaon spent years gathering the six treasures of Chaos and after collecting the treasures, he was crowned 'Lord of the End Times'. Then, he traveled north to the Chaos Wastes,and offered himself to the Chaos Gods. Enraged by what he read, he destroyed the book, razed the temple, murdered his family and abandoned Sigmar. The prophecy is also thought to have described, in detail, how the Warhammer world will end at the hands of the Chaos gods. He read ancient manuscripts written by the prophet Necrodomo the Insane. Thorpe, Gavin, Rick Priestley and Anthony Reynolds, "Hordes of Chaos (Warhammer Armies)" (Games Workshop Ltd, 2001), ISBN 9781841542225] Marijan von Staufer, "Liber Chaotica Complete" (Black library, 2006), ISBN 9781844163946]Īrchaon was once a great witch hunter, or Templar of Sigmar, devoted to defeating the forces of Chaos. He rides the demonic steed Dorghar and wields a sword called the 'Slayer of Kings'. Archaon is the most powerful Chaos Lord in the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battle. He was the main character of the forces of Chaos and a central character in the summer 2004 campaign known as Storm of Chaos. Archaon is a fictional character in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Battle wargame.