Nurgle, also known as the Plague Lord or the Plague God, is the Chaos God of

disease, decay, despair, death and destruction. In particular, the emotion of

despair in mortals empowers the Plague God.

Nurgle is known also as "Grandfather Nurgle," the "Lord of Pestilence" and the
"Lord of Decay." It is the third of the Chaos Gods to fully awake within the Warp,
emerging during the 2nd Millennium in the midst of Terra's European Middle Ages, as
great plagues swept across the world heralding the god's birth.

Nurgle is the Chaos God most directly involved with the plights of mortals,
particularly humans who suffer so acutely from a fear of death, perhaps the oldest
fear of that species, or any other. While Nurgle is the god of death and decay, it
is also the god of rebirth. Decay is simply one part of the cycle of life, without
which no new life could grow. In the same way, Nurgle is also the god of
perseverance and survival.

While those who wish to spread decay and corruption
followers, there are also those who wish to endure,
handle the difficulties and opportunities presented
of those affected by Nurgle's poxes usually turn to
and sheer despair caused by sickness and disease.
are certainly amongst its
to become resilient enough to
by an uncaring universe. Many
it in order to escape the pain

Nurgle is the Great Lord of Decay and the Master of Plague and Pestilence. All
things, no matter how solid and permanent they seem, are liable to eventual
corruption and death. Even the process of creation is but the precursor to
destruction and decay. The bastion of today is tomorrow's ruin, the maiden of the
morning is the crone of the night, and the hope of a moment is but the foundation
of regret.

Though Nurgle is the creator of every infection and epidemic to have ever swept the
universe, Nurgle is not a morose purveyor of despair and gloom, but a vibrant god
of life and laughter. In death, there is life. Upon the decay of the living untold
numbers of bacteria, viruses, insects and other carrion-feeders thrive.