WAR Bestiary

Slaurith

A Knight of the Empire turned into a horrible servant of the Blood God Khorne, Slaurith awaits any adventurers who dare cross his path...

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When evil women die their spirits can be brought back to haunt the mortal realm, typically returning in the form of a banshee these undead have the ability to kill with their lethal wail.  In the Warhammer World Banshees are typically found in the armies of the mysterious Vampire Counts.

Divided between the larger Gors and the smaller Ungors, the beastmen are a barbaric race that inhabits the Warhammer World.  Typically residing in well forested areas, beastmen come out to raid the villages and roads of other races in hopes of plunder or attention from the Chaos Gods which they worship.

Bear

As with our world, the Old World also has its fair share of bears.  No fantasy world would be complete without the usual run of the mill bear roaming the country side looking for farmers to chomp down on.  Mmmmmmm  tasty farmer meat.  Beware as some high level zones will likely hold the ‘paragon bear’, the bear from which all other bears devolved from.

Bloodbull

Beastmen servants of Khorne, the Bloodbulls are those marked by the Blood God and hunt in his name.  Few are powerful enough to stand against the rage empowered servants of the Blood God, and even fewer can stand against a beastman who has dedicated himself to that service.

Boars are not only a decent meal in the Warhammer World, but are typically used as the mounts of Greenskin Orcs.  Often seen fitted with crude metal plates to act as armor, boars will often be the flanking force of a Greenskin army, not that the Greenskins know what flanking means…

A different species of beastman, the Centigor is very similar to the often send fantasy Centaur.  A cross between a beastman and a horse, the Centigor fills the roll of cavalry in any beastman army.

Winged daemons of made from the fabric of the Chaos Gods, Furies are the skirmishing units of Daemon armies.  Not devoted to any Chaos God in particular and manifested of the forces of Chaos Undivided, Furies are seen working with almost any Chaos force.  Able to strike from the skies, it is in an adventurer’s best interest to kill Furies when the chance presents itself or be faced with a fearsome daemon able to harass their targets over extended periods of time.

The gifts of Chaos come at a high price, and sometimes that price can be too high.  For those who fail the test of the Chaos Gods, or try to take too much power too quickly, their eventual fate is to be turned into a Spawn.  A horrible mutation of flesh and magic, a Chaos Spawn has no emotion or thoughts of its own and simply moves to kill those who get in its way.

Chaos Troll

Normally seen in the armies of Vampire Counts, the Dire Bat is a bat bred on the blood of the living.  Double to triple the size of a normal bat, a Dire Bat is a fierce flying opponent who shows no hesitation if under the command of a fearsome Vampire.

Powerful daemons of Tzeentch; Flamers are capable of spewing out fiery death at an alarming rate.  Empowered with the ability to float around the battlefield as skirmishing units, Flamers are able to sow chaos amongst the ranks of enemies while maintaining the sheer power of a Chaos daemon.

First seen during the “Storm of Chaos” Flayerkin are twisted humans who have become siege weapons in the armies of Chaos.  Able to decapitate the sturdiest of foes with their sickle like hands, Flayerkin also excel at climbing the sides of castle walls to engage defending enemies.

Fleshhound

Favored daemons of the Chaos God Khorne, Fleshounds are a voracious opponent to anyone pitted against them.  Usually adorned with special collars that protect them against magic, Fleshounds are the shock cavalry in many legions of Chaos that follow the God Khorne.

More intimidating then the standard Skeleton or Zombie, Ghouls are one of the more gruesome undead that inhabits the Old World.  Feeding on the flesh of man, these cannibals move around in skirmishing packs preying on any weak opponent they can find to feed on.

Large and ponderous, the Warhammer Giant is known for being seen in almost any location.  Sometimes hired by forces of the Empire, or even beaten into submission by a tough Greenskin Warboss, Giants fight when needed.  Often distracted by taking “treasures” off the battlefield, Giants are just as likely to ‘jump up and down’ as they are to taking a swing at you with their club.

Encountered in some of the more dangerous dungeons and wilderness of the Old World, Giant Scorpions are a threat to all races.  Empowered with giant pincers and powerful venoms within their stingers, Giant Scorpions are able to combat any normal sized being with ease.

Inhabiting forests and dungeons of the Old World, Giant Spiders are simply that; spiders of a larger size.  Used as mounts for some primitive Goblin tribes, Giant Spiders normally do not have allies and seek only to keep themselves fed.

Gryphon

Often raised in zoos around the Empire, Gryphons are reserved flying mounts for the elite of the elite.  Normally only seen used in battle by well stocked nobles or the leading Elector Counts of the Empire, Gryphons are powerful flying mounts that often form a bond of friendship from birth with their owner.

Harpies are light skinned females with a reptilian like legs and large scaled wings.  Known as creatures of Khaine because they delight in the torment of others, Harpies are typically used as fast assault troops by Dark Elf forces.  Armed with only razor sharp claws, Harpies are known for killing their enemies and then feasting on their raw flesh.

Seen often in the armies of the Dark Elves, Manticores are usually ridden into battle by the fearsome Beastmasters of the Drucii.  A terrible flying mount, the Manticore inspires fear in its enemies as it can rip even the most stalwart of soldiers apart in mere seconds.

Associated with the Chaos God Nurgle, plaguebearers are disgusting daemons of pestilence and plague.  Normally seen with their entrails leaking out, and with a rusted blade in one arm, Plaguebearers are the foot soldiers of the Nurgle Daemon armies and are sometimes summoned by the warhosts of Chaos.

An invention of the Skaven Clan Moulder; the Rat Ogres are fearsomely bred and enhanced killing machines.  Normally seen with different attachments that range from claws, swords, guns, and maces, Rat Ogres are at the front of the Skaven armies fighting their opponents into the ground.

Large beasts of burden, the Rhinoxen are normally associated with the armies of the Ogre Kingdoms.  So large they can act as cavalry for Ogres, the Rhinoxen are also used to move around the crude constructs of the Gnobblars such as the Scraplauncher.

Ferocious beasts with a good sense of smell and the ability to rip men apart with their teeth, Saberbeasts are not to be toyed with.  Tamed only by the large Hunters of Ogre societies, the Saberbeasts are typically wild beasts that hunt for prey and follow no master.

An amalgam of Rat and Man, the Skaven are an underground living race that secretly eats away at the other races.  As a society filled with backstabbing and intrigue, the Skaven are not yet a force that has come to the surface to swarm over all in their way…  but that day may soon come.

A common food source for Night Goblins, Squigs can only be described as “bouncing balls of claws and razor sharp teeth”.  If not eaten by them, Night Goblins tend to use squigs as weapons of war, prodding them into battle.  Some larger greenskins will go so far as to keep squigs as pets or additional weapons to be used.  Smaller Greenskins like goblins tend to train them into damaging pets for themselves.

Left overs from the ancient kingdoms of the Old World, the Tomb Kings are now waking up.  Leaders of vast undead armies, the Tomb Kings are powerful undead that are able to kill with ease and are said to be empowered by dark and powerful magics.

Often in times of desperation the spirits of Wood Elf protected forests will inhabit the remnants of dead trees and animate them into a force of unstoppable nature.  The Treekin have the strength of trees with the anger of the spirit of the forest powering their unstoppable advances.

Found in the wild or in league with Greenskin armies; River Trolls smell so foul they often make their opponents gag when forced to engage them in melee.  Combine their smell with an awesome ferociousness and the ability to regenerate; River Trolls are a nasty find anywhere in the Old World.

Wraiths are dark undead who were once necromancers in life.  Unable to fully keep themselves alive with their dark powers these men eventually lost their bodies and became shades of their former selves, trapped inside whatever clothing they had before death.  Living on as undead, Wraiths now hunger for the flesh and essence of the living.

The typical mount of Wood Elf forces, War Hawks are well know to enemies of the forest kingdoms.  Much smaller then a Gryphon, War Hawks are agile and small, often working in formations with other of their kind.

Wyvern

While seen in solitary, Wyverns seem to almost be like dragons in nature.  Winged reptiles that live away from normal society, Wyverns are sometimes subdued by larger and smarter Orcs who seek a suitable mount.  It is not unlikely to see a Wyvern as the mount of a particularly powerful Greenskin Warlord.

Fast moving creatures of the mountains, Yhetees are able to produce an aura of cold around them instinctively.  Using their breath Yhetees make crude ice weapons which they use against their enemies when they decide not to use their razor sharp claws.  Living in tribal states Yhetees are sometimes seen working with the armies of Ogres.