For those into chaos lore: I really recommend Plague Garden.
We actually get to physically genuinely meet Nurgle and it’s such an awesome eldricht horrifying description.
It also does really good at showcasing what’s different about AoS compared to 40k. The weed of hope still exists. There’s heroes yet. Not fascists playing dress up, but genuine heroes who stand against all forms of evil because it’s the right thing to do. You can lock up Slaanesh. You can strike a blow against Nurgle and make him scream out in pain that’s heard across the worlds.
I hate to claim that maybe the power of friendship was the solution all along but uhhhhh it kind of was?
The brotherly love of Tyrion and Teclis and their willingness to work with Morathi and Malerion, two people that tried to harm and torture and kill them and theirs for ages is what sealed Slaanesh.
The love Gardus has for Grymn and the Steel Souls have for Gardus, and the trust all of them have for Sigmar and that Sigmar has in them, all of which freely given, is what hurt, actually *hurt* Nurgle.
The biggest mistake the Emperor of Mankind made was believing that the solution was conquest, oppression, and visiting hurt upon others. With that, he created a breeding ground for chaos and ensured the gods would play their games forevermore. The pantheon in age of Sigmar refused to play.
