Act
Rites
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As with so much in Warhammer, the evil blood magic of the cauldrons has been weaponised, and they are wheeled into battle atop grandiose carriages where they act as a focus for the bloodthirsty rites of the Death Hags in praise of the god Khaine - Lord of Murder.
Source: Blood Bath - Incidentally, semen has traditionally been associated with vitality, Life Energy, holiness, etc in various cultures, and the sex act itself with fertility (agricultural, that is) rites and seasonal change, so there's a bit of mythological justification for this trope.
Source: Deus Sex Machina - He does by posing as a priest performing the last rites, and the episode makes no effort to hide the questionable morality of such an act * Impersonating a priest is a sin that incurs automatic excommunication in the Catholic Church.
Source: Deathbed Confession
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