Daemon

Biodata

Nature

Daemons are entities born from the Warp, a realm shaped by the emotions and thoughts of intelligent life. Hatred, anger, violence, lust, and other extreme negative emotions give rise to them. The Warp itself is described as a place without conventional matter, life, time, or rules. 18

Psychics are especially conspicuous to Daemons. When Alvin enters the Warp, his soul appears to them as a burning flame, drawing their attention from all directions. Each use of psychic power creates Warp ripples that can attract Daemons; greater psychic strength brings greater danger. 18

Manifestations

Abilities & Traits

Warp Manifestation

Daemons rely on the Warp to maintain a physical presence in reality.

• They can enter the material universe through rituals and Warp rifts. 669 676
• Killing or disrupting the summoner can sever their connection to the Warp, causing manifested Daemons to disintegrate or dissolve into energy. 913
• Daemon legions can be directed through large-scale Chaos rituals and psychic barriers. 669

Psychic Corruption

Daemons exploit psychic influence, fear, and temptation.

• Daemonettes use seductive whispers and blasphemous sensory corruption in attempts to claim or devour souls. 1026
• A Greater Daemon of Tzeentch can immobilize targets with psychic power, summon Thousand Sons from the Warp, and unleash psychic storms. 154
• Daemons are drawn to the Warp signatures created by psychic activity. 18

Physical Combat

Once manifested, Daemons can be physically harmed and destroyed.

• Fighter aircraft and armored formations can kill large numbers of manifested Tzeentch Daemons with missiles and artillery. 908
• Grey Knights’ rune-inscribed armor, psychic ammunition, and Nemesis weapons can crush, banish, and completely purify Daemons. 1026
• Lesser Daemonettes are vulnerable to the exorcism runes on Grey Knight Terminator armor, which banish them on contact. 1026

Daemon Engine Binding

A Daemon Engine is created by forcibly extracting a Daemon from the Warp and imprisoning it within a prepared mechanical body.

• The bound Daemon cannot leave its “vehicle,” but its rage and malice make the resulting engine a devastating weapon. 78
• Construction requires a powerful Psychic and a master mechanic, yet remains highly unstable and dangerous. 78
• Innocent souls are sacrificed throughout the process to bind the Daemon into a shell forged from flesh, bone, and metal. 78
• The Ironstone Town forge produces a Brass Scorpion, identified as one of the largest Daemon Engines in Imperial records. 80

Major Appearances

• Alvin first encounters Daemons after his soul enters the Warp following his injection of Permanent Compound V; their attention reveals the danger of his psychic potential. 18
• The Ironstone Town cult forges a Brass Scorpion Daemon Engine using captives and soul-infused molten steel. 76 80
• A Greater Daemon of Tzeentch abducts Alvin through a Warp Rift after revealing that Tzeentch intends to offer him an opportunity to become a Daemon Prince. 154
• Angron, the Daemon Primarch of Khorne, is summoned at the Demon Forge Palace alongside a Khorne Daemon Legion. 671 676
• Tzeentch Daemons attack Luo Ji’s forces, but are later devastated by coordinated fighter and armored assaults. 903 908
• A Slaanesh Daemonette attempts to corrupt a Grey Knight during a large-scale daemon incursion, but is crushed, cleaved apart, and purified. 1026