The Dornian Heresy

[mitchell93]

How do you think we were shown in this?

I kind if like it because we get shown as trying to do the right thing but kind of fail.

But I don't like how we are nurgle i would have preferred something more ironic like tzeench.

 

*fail i meant to say "we are khorn"*

[Requiem of the Wolf]

How do you think we were shown in this?

I kind if like it because we get shown as trying to do the right thing but kind of fail.

But I don't like how we are nurgle i would have preferred something more ironic like tzeench.

Well first,unless you are a Blood Angel that has mistakenly wandered into the Fang, We ended up as following Khorne not Nurgle for one. Now as for how we ended up being portrayed,I rather Liked the idea to be honest. I think the writers did a good job presenting it as a "what if" scenario. We could have ended up following Tzeentch, if they had focused more on the Sons of the Storm idea thats present throughout most of the Space Wolf Lore. It might have turned out better as to my mind,Khorne was an easy choice for the wolves to follow. Something along the lines of Leman Russ,in the middle of the Razing of Prospero, reached deep down into the heart of the storm and called on its power to save his Wolves and Tzeentch answered, Increasing the latent psychic ability that some people think is in either the Canis Helix or in the people of Fenris itself, Turning the majority of the Wolves into Lightning spitting Psyker Berserkers.

 

*shrugs* just a off the wall idea.

[Decoy]

I honestly would have thought that the Wolves would have gone Tzeentch, m'self. We're so incredibly superstitious that any sign from the "Gods", we'd probably take quite seriously. Khorne, however, is almost exactly the antithesis of the Wolfy way. We're not berzerkers, nor are we headstrong, foolhardy deathbringers. We are cunning, tactical, full of wit and strategy, ready to change to adapting situations as necessary, and always thinking ahead.

 

Any Chaos gods ring a bell for that?

 

I think the authors of TDH just took the "easy" way out as opposed to actually putting thought into the fall of the Wolves. It's far, far more likely in my mind that the Wolves would have fallen to Tzeentch.

[howlett]

I think khorne was the better fit for us. We have to remember Khorne is a god of war and bloodshed, single combat and previously displayed as being pleased by honorable combat. The space wolves may be supersticious but they arent sorcerors by any means. The worship of khorne just brought out more of the fierce animal aspects of the chapter. To me the only god other than khorne that could have worked would have been slannash as the wolves are known for their love of excess whether it be in battle or drink and even (debated from the brief mentions) of women. I could have bought them giving in to their more hedonistic impulses.

[Brother Caleb]

For me it depends on what aspect you want to play up. We're both ferocious and cunning. This is represented by the wide spectrum of Wolf Lord/great company tactics. For me it's a tough call. I see ferocity and cunning in equal measure if you take the whole legion into account. However, I guess it depends more on Russ then the legion.

[mitchell93]

I dont think using khorn is the easy way out it is just the one that would come to me first

[Mammon]

I think the Space Wolves would have been almost akin to the Horus Heresy fall of Night Lords, many fell completely into chaos while others skirted it, some even tried to keep alive the organization of their companies rather than completely devolve into cohorts. I feel like the chapter could have split on Prospero. With Rune Priests calling for aid with their psyker gifts and having Tzeentch answer but the younger wolves finding Khorne giving them a mighty boon.

 

As far as a chapter wide thing we are a tough call. We love the fight but we don't really restrict ourselves to the melee entirely.

[Beef]

I keep seeing this dornian heresy thing popping up alot, What was it about? I try not to venture out the fang to often as I end up upsetting people

[Requiem of the Wolf]

I keep seeing this dornian heresy thing popping up alot, What was it about? I try not to venture out the fang to often as I end up upsetting people

The Basic idea behind it was a "What if" the loyal space marine chapters were the ones that had fallen to chaos,and the current chaos marines had stayed loyal.

It all starts really with Horus throwing off the Possession,so instead it goes after Dorn.

 

For the Wolves,we fell from trying to do the right thing again and again but it never working out right.

[Pcm979]

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[lothbrok]

i gotta say that they did a great job. they really did well capturing the dual nature of the space wolves with the savage young wolves but then the calm older wolves who some how skirt khornes "blessing". and as far as the gods go i think khorne is the only one that makes sense to supertious for tzentch not vain enough for slanesh and there is nothing in the fluff that would make sense for nurgle.