List of Warhammer Fantasy characters

This is a list of many important or pivotal fictional figures in the history of the Warhammer Fantasy universe.

These characters have appeared in the games set in the Warhammer world, the text accompanying various games and games material, novels by Games Workshop and later Black Library and other publications based on the Warhammer setting by other publishers.

Some have been produced as modelsm, others have appeared only in text.

High Elves (Asur)

Dark Elves (Druchii)

Wood Elves (Asrai)

Note: Both Ariel and Orion appear to be drawn from the fairy monarchs Oberon and Titania of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Chaos

Orcs and Goblins (Greenskins)

Dwarfs (Dawi)

Bretonnia

Dogs of War

Empire

Kislev

Undead

renowned for being one of the largest hideouts of pirates in the Old World.

Skaven

Ogre

Lizardmen

Deities

Elves

Greenskins

Dwarfs

Ogre

Human

Chaos

Law

  • Solkan
  • Alluminas
  • Arianka

Lizardmen/Slann/Amazon

  • Chotec, the Solar God
  • Sotek, the Serpent God
  • Quetzl, the Protector God
  • Huanchi, the Jaguar God
  • Tzunki, the Water God
  • Tlazcotl, the Impassive
  • Tepok, the Inscrutable

Creatures

Humanoids

Humans have many distinct cultures, including the men of The Empire, Bretonnia, Kislev, Norsca, Albion, Middenheim, Tilea, Estalia as well as more far of places such as Ind, Arabay, Nippon and Cathay. Oh and Of course Amazons.
  • Elf: High Elves (7th)"/>
As with Humans Elves have several different cultures, the main ones are the High Elf, Dark Elf and Wood Elf, although the High Elves have further subdivisions such as the Shadow Elves of Nagarythe and the Elves of Caledor who are culturally distinct.

Greenskins

  • Orc
    • Savage Orc
  • Black Orc
  • Goblin
    • Common Goblin
    • Night Goblin
    • Forest Goblin
    • Troglagob (Aquatic Goblin)
    • Boggart (Marsh Goblin)
    • Fire Kobold
    • Dust Goblin (Undead Goblin)
    • Greater Goblin (Also known as a Hill Goblin)
    • Lesser Goblin (Also known as a Hill Goblin - these are also known as Gnoblars)
  • Snotling
  • Gnoblar
    • Boglar (Aquatic Gnoblar)
  • Hobgoblin
  • Iron orc
  • Squig

Undead

  • Skeleton
  • Wraith - failed attempt of necromancer to become Lich, grim-reaper-like appearance
  • Banshee
  • Spectre
  • Zombie
  • Ghoul - former bestial humans who turned cannibalised
  • Wight - "Skeleton" with mind, but not free-will
  • Mummy
  • Vampire
  • Vhargulf - devolved feral Beast-like vampire
  • Carrion - giant undead birds
  • Tomb Scorpion
  • Bone Giant
  • Liche - powerful undead being with free-will, see Nagash
  • Strigoi
  • Zombie Dragon

Beasts

Daemons

  • Chaos Undivided
    • Chaos Spawn
      • Wyrd Spawn
    • Daemon Prince
    • Chaos Fury
    • Hellcannon - part machine, part-daemon
  • of Khorne
    • Bloodletter
    • Bloodthirster
    • Fleshhound
    • Juggernaught
  • of Nurgle
    • Great Unclean One
    • Nurgling
    • Plaguebearer
    • Beast of Nurgle
  • of Slaanesh
    • Daemonettes
    • Fiends
    • Keeper of Secrets
    • Steeds of Slaanesh
  • of Tzeentch
    • Lord of Change
    • Flamer
    • Pink/Blue Horror
    • Screamer
      • Disk of Tzeentch

Elementals

  • Earth Elemental
  • Death Elemental/Mardagg
  • Life Elemental/Viydagg
  • Water Elemental/Sea Elemental
  • Fire Elemental
  • Air Elemental
  • Mud Elemental
  • Wisentlich (WHFRP)
  • Spirit Elemental

Beast-humanoids

  • Skaven - rat like humanoids
  • Beastmen
  • Minotaur - bull humanoids
  • Dragon-Ogres
  • Dragon-Ogre Shaggoths
  • Bull-Centaurs - half chaos dwarf/half bull
  • Rat-Ogre - giant bipedla rat creatures
  • Centigor - centauroids with the upper body of a beastman atop a horse-like body
  • Harpy
  • Werewolf
  • Centaur - half man/ half horse
  • Ghorgon - four-armed bull giants
  • Cygor - cyclopsian bull humanoids
  • Ganeshan - four-armed giant elephant humanoids

Lizard

  • Zoat
  • Troglodyte
  • Saurus
  • Skink
  • Slann
  • Stegadon
  • Arcanadon
  • Cold One
  • Carnivorous Snapper/Cold One Warhound
  • Carnosaur
  • Beeka
  • Salamander
  • Winged Serpent
  • Kroxigor
  • Crocodile

Sea monsters

from Man O' War

  • Triton - possibly a demi-god
  • Sea Elemental
  • Gargantuan - giant snake like creature
  • Promethean - a giant crab
  • Helldrake - created by dark Elves from dragons
  • Kraken - a giant squid
  • Megalodon - a giant shark
  • Black Leviathan - a giant toothed fish
  • Sea Dragon
  • Behemoth
  • Archelon

Other

  • Ushabti - Anubis-lookalike statues used as guards by Tomb Kings
  • Troll
    • Stone Troll
    • River Troll
    • Chaos Troll
    • Cave Troll (From Advanced Heroquest)
    • Snow Troll (From the old Citadel Journal Norse Army List, and the LRB Blood Bowl Norse Team)
    • Forest Troll (From the 7th Ed Orc and Goblin Army book Playtests, however the rules never made it canon)
    • Lava Troll (White Dwarf April 2005. Can be used as a Dogs of War unit.)
  • Fimir
  • Treeman
  • Gorger

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Troke, Adam (2007). Warhammer: High Elves (7th). Games Workshop. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-84154-846-3.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Stillman, Nigel (1998). Warhammer Armies: Dogs of war (5th). Games Workshop. p. 97. ISBN 1-872372-02-3.
  3. ↑ White Dwarf #304, April 2005 (UK) ISSN 0265-8712 04
  4. ↑ "Games Workshop". Games-workshop.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ward, Matthew (2006). Warhammer: Orcs and Goblins (7th). Games Workshop. p. 58. ISBN 1-84154-785-9.
  6. ↑ Haines, Pete; Andy Hoare; Gav Thorpe (2004). Warhammer: Storm of Chaos. Nottingham: Games Workshop. p. 96. ISBN 1-841544-6-04.
  7. 1 2 Thorpe, Gav; Alessio Cavator (2000). Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs (6th). Games Workshop. p. 80. ISBN 1-84154-066-8.
  8. 1 2 3 Knights of the Grail: A Guide to Bretonnia (Bretonnia sourcebook - March 2006, ISBN 1-84416-305-9)
  9. 1 2 Stillman, Nigal (1996). Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (5th). Games Workshop. p. 96. ISBN 1-872372-45-7.
  10. ↑ Cruddace, Robin (2012). Warhammer Armies: Empire (8th). Games Workshop. p. 96. ISBN 978-1907964688.
  11. ↑ Warhammer: Dark Omen
  12. ↑ Hoare, Andy; Graham McNeil (2004). Warhammer: Lustria (6th). Games Workshop. p. 84. ISBN 1-84154-644-5.
  13. 1 2 Vetoch, Jeremy (2009). Warhammer Armies: Skeven (7th). Games Workshop. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-84154-943-9.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Halliwell, Richard; Rick Priestley; Graeme Davis; Jim Bambra; Phil Gallagher (1995). Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (1st ed.). Nottingham: Hogshead Publishing. p. 366. ISBN 1-899749-01-2.
  15. 1 2 3 4 The WFRP Companion: A Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Miscellany (collection of additional resources and rules - softback, November 2006, ISBN 1-84416-310-5)