Each Herald fulfils a hundred and more roles in Slaanesh's service, though all of them lead to the same end - the corruption of everything, and the remaking of the Realms in the Dark Prince's image. Those who dwell highest in Slaanesh's regard often hail from the ranks of his Heralds, who are the most artful of his sycophantic servants. With promises of glory and fulfilment, a Herald twists the aspirations and ambitions of its prey into narcissism, paranoia and madness, luring the victim onto a road towards darkness and damnation. In many ways they act as dark muses, inspiring those they latch onto - not to create works of great musical or artistic accomplishment, but to ensure the poor soul spirals into obsession and inhumanity until they reach a place they can never crawl back from.

Instead, the Heralds focus on the myriad other paths to damnation. They all have a great taste for violence and excess, as do all of the Dark Prince's faithful, though it is not as all-consuming as that of the Keeper of Secrets.

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