Solkan, God of Law

While the Gods of Order are sometimes called the Gods of Law, only Solkan truly deserves that moniker. Representing truth, justice, and vengeance, Solkan is the God that can be most accurately described as "Good". However, this does not mean he is benevolent, compassionate, or even cares about people at all. Solkan has but one desire—that everything proceeds in a perfectly predictable and logical manner. This is the root of his famed opposition to Chaos, but Solkan is incensed by everything that does not follow directly from physical laws, including magic and even free will. Solkan appears as a shining paladin or stern judge, ready to mete out punishment on those who violate the natural order. In theory Solkan's nature is that of meekness and humility, but the constant violations of natural law have left him in a fit of perpetual smoldering rage. He may finally rest once his idea of order is restored to the universe, but until then all magicians, worshippers of Chaos, and seekers of freedom must fear the wrath of the Avenger.

Solkan's Daemons appear as great masses of interlocking pulleys and gears. While the precise form these elements coalesce into depends on the Daemon's rank and function, the individual components are all identical. As such, it is extremely hard to tell one Daemon of Solkan from another, and it is almost impossible to pick out an individual from a group. This is less important than it would seem, as these Daemons' uniformity is not just visual flair. When a group of these Daemons have been wounded, they will link their gears together to form an entity as powerful as any Daemon Prince. Many tales have been told of warriors who were certain of victory over Solkan's Daemons, only do be reduced to quivering masses of indignity when the cogs assembled to tower over them.

If any of the Gods of Order can be said to be as well known as the Gods of Chaos, it would be Solkan. Many who seek to oppose the Chaos Gods invoke Solkan in his aspect as the Avenger, but far fewer truly worship him. The cults of Solkan are closer to a business than a religion. Unlike the unruly messes of other cults, they are a strict and absolute hierarchy, with every member having a clearly defined position. Each position is prescribed a list of tasks that they must perform to the exclusion of all else, even basic needs of survival. Some of these tasks may further the cult's aims, but more often they are completely trivial, routines for the sake of routines. The only time a cultist may stray from his schedule is when he witnesses an opportunity to punish a particularly flagrant violator of the law. A cultist who performs exemplary in his duties and reaches the highest rank will gain access to Solkan's power and find than nothing is able to stop them from carrying out their tasks, even the most powerful magics.

Common knowledge hold Solkan to be the counterpart of Khorne, but this is not the case. He is in fact Order's answer to Tzeentch. While Tzeentch is the God of deception and change, Solkan is the God of honesty and routine. Cultists of Solkan never lie, and almost always work to preserve the status quo whenever possible. While Tzeentch's plans are complex and inscrutable, Solkan's are simple and to the point. It is said that Solkan is the only God Tzeentch truly fears, as his servants' devotion to patterns make them immune to manipulation and he has devoted all of his metaphysical power into finding new ways to dispel magic. Woe to the follower of Tzeentch who thinks that a servant of SOlkan will be an easy mark, for he will find that his power means nothing in the face of a sealed mind and a closed fist.