A god of the Eldar in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, Kaela Mensha Khaine, normally abbreviated to Khaine, is associated with battle, war and conflict. Many scholars believe him to be a manifestation of the Eldar's racial passion as manifested in battle and warfare. The term God (capitalized in English language as a proper noun) is often used to refer vaguely to a Supreme Being. ... In the table-top wargame Warhammer 40,000, the Eldar are a race of elf-like humanoids, the most ancient and advanced in the games history, with the exception of the Necrons and their Ctan masters. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Example of Warhammer 40,000 miniatures Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K or just 40K) is a science fiction tabletop miniature wargame, produced by the British gaming company Games Workshop. ... The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos. ... The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler. ... An act of war - the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan during World War II War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organisations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterised by the use of violent, physical force between combatants or upon civilians. ... Conflict is a state of opposition, disagreement or incompatability between two or more people or groups of people, which is sometimes characterised by physical violence. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline. ... For other uses of War, see War (disambiguation). ...

Khaine is also believed to have been assaulted, defeated, and dominated by Slaanesh, the newly-awakened Chaos god of pleasure and passion sometime after his (Slaanesh's) awakening in the 29th millennium (Imperial Calendar). Following this, Khorne the Blood God, patron of war and murder, battled Slaanesh for Khaine, rightly claiming the Eldar deity as belonging (at least partially) to him. During their struggle, Khaine escaped and divided his spiritual essence into the bodies of many of the Eldar race, who in turn became his physical manifestations - the dread Avatars of Khaine - who go before the Eldar in time of war, wielding the might of the War God himself. It is believed that there is one Avatar to each Eldar Craftworld. Slaanesh is the Chaos God of Lust, Excess, Pleasure, Perfection and Hedonism in the fictional universes of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. ... In Games Workshops Warhammer 40000 and Warhammer Fantasy fictional universes, Chaos refers to the often malevolent entities which live in The Warp, composed mostly of Daemons, but also includes those mortals who have thrown in their lot with the daemons, ranging from simple peasants and/or laborers, to wizards... The Imperium of Man is a fictional galactic empire that contains the majority of humanity, set in the Warhammer 40K universe created by Games Workshop. ... A calendar is a system for naming periods of time, typically days. ... In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, Khorne is the Chaos god of hate, bloodshed and war. ... With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual, and contrasts with soul, personality and behavior. ... A race is a distinct population of humans distinguished in some way from other humans. ... See Avatar (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... 8:17 am, August 6, 1945, Japanese time. ...

Eldar Aspect Warriors are called to embody different aspects of Khaine through long training and conditioning, fulfilling different combat roles related to these aspects. The greatest Eldar warriors may, if the need arises, be called upon to become an Avatar of Khaine, one of the most powerful abilities/units the Eldar possess. Combat, or fighting, is purposeful conflict between one or more persons, often involving violence and intended to establish dominance over the opposition. ... A warrior is a person habitually engaged in combat. ... The concept of power occurs in multiple areas. ...

Because the Avatar is technically considered a Daemonic entity by at least some of the games using the setting, it is most likely that Khaine is a Warp entity. He does not appear to be as power-hungry and demonstrably evil as some others of this ilk (Slaanesh, Nurgle, Tzeentch and Khorne spring to mind), however. A game is a recreational activity involving one or more players. ... This article or section should be merged with Immaterium (Warhammer 40,000) In Games Workshops Warhammer 40000 and Warhammer Fantasy fictional universes, The Warp is an alternate dimension in which demons and magic spawn, agents of Chaos. ... Evil is a term describing Kay Fong that which is regarded as morally bad, intrinsically corrupt, wantonly destructive, inhumane, or wicked. ... Slaanesh is the Chaos God of Lust, Excess, Pleasure, Perfection and Hedonism in the fictional universes of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. ... In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, Nurgle is the god of disease, decay and consistancy. ... Tzeentch, in Games Workshops Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 fictional universes is a god of Chaos who represents the vitality and volatility of change. ... In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, Khorne is the Chaos god of hate, bloodshed and war. ...

Within Warhammer fantasy Khaine is worshiped by the witchelves and various other DarkElves, and it is hinted that Khaine may actually be the Chaos God Khorne under another name. This does not appear to be the same in Warhammer 40k