Why is nurgle called Papa?

Nurgle is the Chaos god of disease, decay, despair and destruction. Even though the nature of his influence, he begins to like his victims, caring for them in a jovial manner close to a loving grandfather; so he is commonly called Grandfather Nurgle or Papa Nurgle.
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Why is Nurgle called Papa Nurgle?

The Plague Lord is often referred to as "Grandfather Nurgle," "Father Nurgle" or "Papa Nurgle" by its followers because of this hideous paternal stance.
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Is Nurgle named after Nergal?

It can also be viewed that Nurgle is actually a combination of Nergal and his consort Ereshkigal, the Queen of the underworld and primary god of death and the underworld, representing the more natural death cycle Nurgle is associated with.
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Why do people fall to Nurgle?

Because nurgle actaully cares for his followers. Khorne dont mind if you get killed, just as the blood flows.
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What is the Nurgle gender?

Verse: Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer Fantasy. Name: Nurgle, epithets "The Plague Lord" and "The Lord of Pestilence", as well as "Papa Nurgle", "Father Nurgle", and "Grandfather Nurgle" to his followers. Gender: Has no true gender, though is often referred to as male.
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Does nurgle have a wife?

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What gender is slaanesh?

Slaanesh typically appears in an androgynous form in which it is a woman on the right side and a man on the left with two sets of devilish horns growing from its head. Slaanesh can assume any physical form; male, female, both at the same time or no gender at all, but it prefers male bodies.
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Who worships nurgle?

His holy number is 7 and his main enemy god is Tzeentch. Those who worship Nurgle are those suffering and wanting freedom from sickness and pain, unaware that they are rapidly becoming more sick yet feeling less pain.
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Why is nurgle evil?

He spreads disease, pain and wants to make everyone a rotten bag of pus and all that but... once you embrace that stuff he gives you an appreciation and happiness out of being a rotten bag of pus, and also a greater love for your rotten buddies.
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Who is the oldest god of Chaos?

The oldest and first of the chaos god is Khorne, this is said repeatedly in the Liber Chaotica which is our best in universe canon understanding of how the forces of chaos function.
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Is the Horned Rat A Chaos god?

The Great Horned Rat is the fifth major Chaos God, rising to join the pantheon of the Ruinous Powers in the last days of the World-That-Was.
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Why is grandfather called nurgle?

Nurgle is the Chaos god of disease, decay, despair and destruction. Even though the nature of his influence, he begins to like his victims, caring for them in a jovial manner close to a loving grandfather; so he is commonly called Grandfather Nurgle or Papa Nurgle.
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Is nurgle the oldest Chaos God?

Nurgle is one of the major Ruinous Powers and is the oldest. The God of Death and Decay has been part of the galaxy since the beginning.
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Who is the most powerful Chaos God?

Warhammer 40K: 5 Strongest Chaos Gods
  1. 1 Nurgle.
  2. 2 Tzeentch. ...
  3. 3 Slaanesh. ...
  4. 4 Khorne. The Blood God and Lord Of Skulls himself, Khorne is the chaos god of strength, war, hatred, murder, and rage amongst others. ...
  5. 5 Malice/Malal. Oh yes, there's a fifth chaos god. ...
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Can Nurgle infect other demons?

Nurgle's Rot is a warp-based plague that infects souls, so yes, daemons are also susceptible to it.
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Is Khorne evil?

Khorne is the name given to the malevolent chaos-god of anger, bloodshed, violence, rage and hate, and is the Chaos God that is the purest embodiment of a deity of War. He is the main antagonist of the tabletop sci-fi wargame and universe Warhammer 40,000.
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How did Mortarion fall to Chaos?

None suffered more than Mortarion, for it was like being on the mountain top again on Barbarus, surrendering to the toxins, but this time without the Emperor to save him. Eventually, Mortarion could suffer no more and gave himself over to Chaos to stop the pain.
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Who are the 5 Chaos Gods?

Numbered amongst the most powerful of the Chaos Gods are Khorne, the god of warfare, rage and murder, Nurgle, the god of disease, despair and decay, Tzeentch, the god of change and sorcery and Slaanesh, the god of pleasure and excess.
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How was Nurgle born?

The descriptions imply that it was Earth's events who marked their birth. [Nurgle] 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 his birth.
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Are 40k and Fantasy connected?

As they explain it, the worlds of Warhammer Fantasy and 40,000 are separate universes, linked by the Warp. The Elves of WHF and the Eldar of 40k are similar, but they are not the same race. The Slann of the Lizardmen are similar to the Old Ones of 40k, but not the same race either.
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Can Space Marines reproduce?

So, whats the truth, or the closeste version to canon? Marines can reproduce, but they will spawn just normal humans, or they cannot reproduce at all? Astartes are still human in the mental department, they have more control on their psychological and stress factor than most humans.
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Is khorne a male?

Khorne is often referred to as a "he," with the masculine gender, though in fact, like all the entities composed of magical energy called the Chaos Gods, it in fact has no true gender. Khorne upon his brass throne in the Blood God's Domain in the Realm of Chaos.
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Did the Eldar create Slaanesh?

It also led to the birth of the Chaos god Slaanesh, the death of billions of Eldar and Humans across the galaxy and the creation of the three main Eldar factions, the Craftworld Eldar, the Dark Eldar and the Exodites.
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Can Isha heal the emperor?

That answer is yes she can heal the Immortal Emperor of Mankind and will she, it is extremely likely after spending so long with the chaos god Nurgle since the fall of the Eldar Empire.
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What does tzeentch look like?

Such descriptions often reveal Tzeentch as a thin, lanky sorcerer, either male or female, in robes that continually change colour. Tzeentch's head hangs low, beneath its shoulders, so that head and body are one and its arms are long and spindly.
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