Slaves to Darkness – Chaos Chariot

The chariots of Chaos are implements of crushing death that leave a wake of corpses. Forged from black iron, they are capable of attaining remarkable speed in spite of their bulk, converting gathered momentum into deadly force as they hurtle into the enemy ranks. It is considered a great honour to make war from a chariot, for these constructs are as pulpits from which the murderous will of the Dark Gods can be enacted. No normal warhorse could pull a Chaos Chariot into battle. It takes the huge and heavily muscled destriers known as Chaos Steeds to grant the thing motion; these beasts are mutants themselves, often sporting dripping fangs or snorting flame from their nostrils. Though a Chaos Chariot is slow to accelerate, once it has begun to build pace, there is little that can stop it, and the driver’s cruel whip ensures that the Chaos Steeds maintain their speed. The charge of an entire squadron of chariots is like an avalanche of scythed metal, caving in shieldwalls and crushing the will to fight of entire armies.