Information Thread for Potential New Dwarf Units

**PaulH** · June 22, 2016, 09:26 AM

Information Thread for Potential Dwarven Units

The Dwarf people as a whole are sturdy and strong, brilliant craftsmen and excellent warriors, but above all they prize themselves on their loyalty to each other and to those they are indebted to. This strong bond of kinship has ensured that the Dwarfs are considered amongst the most united races in the face of the world. They are known far and wide as the greatest miners and tunnelers in the world, the ageless halls of Karaz-a-karak are but one gigantic example of how huge their works can become. As expected, the Dwarfs are highly proficient smiths and craftsmen, capable of producing works far more beautiful than the Elven metalworkers in far Ulthuan and hundreds of times more valuable than the trinkets of Men. Proud, honorable and enduring, it is said that the Dwarfs shall weather the horrors and misery of this world until its final bitter end.

Military and Technological Regiments and Notables

Lords and Heroes

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Anvil Cleavers = Listed on page 102 in the 3rd edition. A Hero.
https://i.imgur.com/79gbD5o.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Battle Wrights = Listed on page 102 in the 3rd edition. A Hero.
https://i.imgur.com/79gbD5o.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Bombardier = They have skill and experience with engines of war. Listed on page 102 in the 3rd edition. A Hero.
https://i.imgur.com/79gbD5o.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Brewmasters = They are heroes of high standing in the Dragonback Clan. Through years of drinking dwarf beer and toiling hard in the brewhouse they have become hardy and tough. Their bulk makes them resilient against attacks that might fell a lesser dwarf, but also means they are slightly slower than their brethren.
https://www.scribd.com/document/1510...hite-Dwarf-302

Foe Smiters = Listed on page 102 in the 3rd edition. A Hero.
https://i.imgur.com/79gbD5o.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Hold Masters = Listed on page 102 in the 3rd edition. A Hero.
https://i.imgur.com/79gbD5o.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Lodefinder = A lodefinder is a highly skilled and experienced miner. Their knowledge of the rock has become instinctive, and they can locate ore and gems by the smell, taste and feel of the rock. They have a similar ability to detect weaknesses and predict cave-ins and other underground accidents.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Lodefinder

Lord = A dwarf lord
https://i.imgur.com/qdjFNnP.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Noble = This chap is resplendent in his ornate helm and cloak. The Dwarf Nobles does not take a backpack, afterall, isn’t it his clansmen that carry his gear for him?
http://www.lustria-online.com/thread...-issues.15973/ Town Cryer Issue 24

Priestesses = Vague potential unit.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...na_Ravenshield

Prospector = "They have an instinct for stone, knowing where best to dig and when to pause to shore up a section of tunnel."
https://i.imgur.com/GZ88jpr.png White Dwarf 330
https://i.imgur.com/e0kMv0q.png White Dwarf 330

Queen = There was a model for this in the past, it’s briefly mentioned in the Citadel Journal entry. Could make a unit themed around this model perhaps.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/223222529/Citadel-Journal-44

War Forgers = Listed on page 102 in the 3rd edition. A Hero.
https://i.imgur.com/79gbD5o.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Barak Varr

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Norse Dwarfs

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Runesmiths

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Slayers

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Infantry

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Beardling Miners = Dwarves send their youths (aka beardlings) to the miners as a trial or passage of adulthood.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf#Biology

Beardling Warriors = Dwarves send their youths (aka beardlings) to the military warriors as a trial or passage of adulthood.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf#Biology

Bondsdwarfs = "Faithful Dwarf retainers fight in their own units of Bondsdwarfs rather like the Human Bondsmen. They may be armed in a similar manner to their master, and may also carry shooting weapons such as a bow or crossbow." Can use great weapons, spears, shields, bows, crossbows.
https://i.imgur.com/ScTQJMU.png White Dwarf 107

Clansmen = Can also wield; Great Weapons, Magic Instruments
https://i.imgur.com/CTT9tAe.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Crossbowmen = The crossbow is the favoured weapon of the dwarfs. Can also wield; Shields, Great Weapons, Heavy Armour
https://i.imgur.com/CTT9tAe.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
https://i.imgur.com/qdjFNnP.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Dragonback Expeditionaries = A Barak Varr unique unit.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Barak_Varr

Drunken Dwarves = There are all sorts of possibilities you could go for with these, I’ll leave them up to your imagination but so you know, there were models for these once.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/223222529/Citadel-Journal-44

Dwarf Warriors = With Spears. Shown in the image slideshow at the bottom.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Warriors

Excavators = A specialised form of miner unit whose skills have been frequently honed in the long running skirmishes with Orcs, Goblins and mainly Skaven. They wear heavy armour and armed with double-handed picks. It’s from Citadel Journal.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/223190146/Citadel-Journal-19

Firethrower Team = "Firethrower teams are always stationed on the edge of the army's encampment, sometimes separated from the main camp by a safe distance. Here the teams park their supply wagons loaded up with volatile liquid and construct their huge vats for mixing the firethrower fuel."
https://i.imgur.com/saPqxbQ.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
https://i.imgur.com/VLsGHQW.png White Dwarf 110
https://i.imgur.com/JGqWL0K.png White Dwarf 152

Grudgebearers = Though not listed there at all, I thought that it might make sense if there was a bodyguard for the Great Book of Grudges, these fellows are elite dwarf warriors whose only purpose is to keep the book and it’s bearer safe. Perhaps a bodyguard unit for Thorgrim? Who knows. I’d assume there would be a maximum of one unit of these at any point.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...ook_of_Grudges

Hammerers = Hammerers
https://i.imgur.com/CTT9tAe.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Ironbreakers = Can also wield; Great Weapons, Magical Instruments
https://i.imgur.com/CTT9tAe.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
https://i.imgur.com/qdjFNnP.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Longbeards = Can also wield; Great Weapons, Flails, Magic Instruments
https://i.imgur.com/CTT9tAe.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Miners (Steam Drill) = "The steam drill is a piece of mining equipment that is also of use on the battlefield. A small steam engine, usually alcohol-powered, is used to drive the hammer with such force that it can punch through rock with ease."
https://i.imgur.com/GZ88jpr.png White Dwarf 330
https://i.imgur.com/e0kMv0q.png White Dwarf 330

Mountaineers = ”These are Dwarf trappers who roam the highest peaks and glaciers of the mountainous Dwarf realms. These regions are covered by snow for most of the year and so the Mountaineers must patrol on skis. They are much valued by the Dwarven Lords as mountain troops.”
https://i.imgur.com/nJvSfK6.png White Dwarf 116
https://i.imgur.com/puZhhkn.png White Dwarf 116

Sappers = Dwarf sappers are expert designers and builders of field fortifications. Can also wield; Heavy Armour
https://i.imgur.com/saPqxbQ.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Stone Shapers = Their skill at shaping rock and their knowledge of the earth is unequaled. In fact, most large-scale excavations and stone constructions are done so under their supervision. Their knowledge of stone structures and its dangers means that these Dwarfs are often sent into dangerous situations such as besieged holds or mines.
http://whfb.lexicanum.com/wiki/Stoneshaper

Thunderers = Gun wielding dwarfs. Can also wield; Great Weapons
https://i.imgur.com/CSjeR2I.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Treasure Hunters = These are a dwarf warband from the Mordheim tabletop game.
http://www.lustria-online.com/thread...-issues.15973/ Town Cryer Issue 24

Underway Expeditionaries = I’d imagine this to be a heavily armed and armoured dwarf unit which has guns to use. They have to be prepared for any eventuality down in the Underway, so they need a wide choice of gear. Maybe Great Weapons and Rifles?
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Underway

Warriors = ADD TO THEIR ENTRY! Can also wield; Great Weapons, Spears, Shields, Pikes, Crossbows
https://i.imgur.com/CSjeR2I.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
https://i.imgur.com/qdjFNnP.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Warriors (Throwing Spears) = Dwarfs that throw spears
https://i.imgur.com/79gbD5o.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Ancestors

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Barak Varr

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Norse Dwarfs

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Norse Dwarves = A brief mention in the journal file, there is knowledge about a lost dwarf city in the region, so maybe they come from there? It’s from Citadel Journal. Can use light armour, heavy armour, double handed weapons, spears, crossbows.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/223054205/Citadel-Journal-07
https://i.imgur.com/Pg1aUhh.png White Dwarf 133
https://i.imgur.com/op7nFbA.png White Dwarf 138

Norse Dwarf Berserkers = They’re berserkers. Can wield; Additional Hand Weapons, Great Weapons, Throwing Spears, Shields
https://i.imgur.com/W9lVaZl.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Norse Dwarf Spearmen = "The Norse Dwarfs form a distinct Dwarven community different from their more southernly Dwarven kin. They have a great deal in common with the Human Norse, enjoying drinking, fighting, brawling, more drinking and so on." Can have magic instruments and magic standards.
https://i.imgur.com/jjxCgyx.png White Dwarf 107
https://i.imgur.com/Pg1aUhh.png White Dwarf 133
https://i.imgur.com/op7nFbA.png White Dwarf 138

Norse Dwarf Spearmen (Shields) = "The Norse Dwarfs form a distinct Dwarven community different from their more southernly Dwarven kin. They have a great deal in common with the Human Norse, enjoying drinking, fighting, brawling, more drinking and so on." Can have magic instruments and magic standards.
https://i.imgur.com/jjxCgyx.png White Dwarf 107
https://i.imgur.com/Pg1aUhh.png White Dwarf 133
https://i.imgur.com/op7nFbA.png White Dwarf 138

Norse Dwarf Clansmen = "The Norse Dwarfs form a distinct Dwarven community different from their more southernly Dwarven kin. They have a great deal in common with the Human Norse, enjoying drinking, fighting, brawling, more drinking and so on." Can have magic instruments and magic standards.
https://i.imgur.com/jjxCgyx.png White Dwarf 107
https://i.imgur.com/Pg1aUhh.png White Dwarf 133
https://i.imgur.com/op7nFbA.png White Dwarf 138

Norse Dwarf Clansmen (Shields) = "The Norse Dwarfs form a distinct Dwarven community different from their more southernly Dwarven kin. They have a great deal in common with the Human Norse, enjoying drinking, fighting, brawling, more drinking and so on." Can have magic instruments and magic standards.
https://i.imgur.com/jjxCgyx.png White Dwarf 107
https://i.imgur.com/Pg1aUhh.png White Dwarf 133
https://i.imgur.com/op7nFbA.png White Dwarf 138

Norse Dwarfs (Great Weapons) = "The Norse Dwarfs form a distinct Dwarven community different from their more southernly Dwarven kin. They have a great deal in common with the Human Norse, enjoying drinking, fighting, brawling, more drinking and so on." Can have magic instruments and magic standards.
https://i.imgur.com/jjxCgyx.png White Dwarf 107
https://i.imgur.com/Pg1aUhh.png White Dwarf 133
https://i.imgur.com/op7nFbA.png White Dwarf 138

Norse Dwarf Troll Slayers = "The Dwarven cult of Troll Slayers is more popular in the north than in the south. This is because the Norse Dwarfs are more unhinged than their southernly brethren. Fortunately, Trolls are fairly common in the cold wastelands of Norsca." Can wield; Additional Hand Weapon, Great Weapons, Shields, Light Armour
https://i.imgur.com/W9lVaZl.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
https://i.imgur.com/Uq96fXB.png White Dwarf 107
https://i.imgur.com/nTG4r3l.png White Dwarf 138

Norse Dwarf Giant Slayers = "A Troll Slayer lucky enough to survive the attentions of Trolls becomes greatly respected by his fellow Slayers. Such individuals are known as Giant Slayers because they often seek out Giants and do battle with them." Can wield; Additional Hand Weapon, Great Weapons, Shields, Light Armour
https://i.imgur.com/W9lVaZl.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
https://i.imgur.com/bmNm2Cp.png White Dwarf 107
https://i.imgur.com/nTG4r3l.png White Dwarf 138

Norse Dwarf Bowmen = Listed as part of an extremely old army list.
https://www.scribd.com/document/1170...attle-Bestiary
https://i.imgur.com/Pg1aUhh.png White Dwarf 133

Norse Dwarf Shield Maidens = Comes from some extremely old lore. Female dwarves who fight in battle.
https://www.scribd.com/document/1170...attle-Bestiary

Norse Dwarf Warriors = Norse dwarfs dwell in the mountains of Norsca and have much in common with their norse neighbours. Can wield; Great Weapons, Spears, Shields
https://i.imgur.com/W9lVaZl.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Slayers

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Brotherhood of Grimnir = From the Slayer Army list for Storm of Chaos, from what I can tell they’re another type of slayer unit, one that is a bit more elite than Troll Slayers, who have Ward saves because of the warpaint they wear.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/175292173/Wfb-Storm-of-Chaos

Daemon Slayers = The greatest slayers of all, they wield great weapons and there are very few of them around, perhaps only a handful in a unit? Often these experienced slayers are followed by young slayers hoping to learn from their example and die gloriously. They specialise in slaying daemons, but being good at killing them tends to make you extremely good at killing everything else.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Slayer

Dragon Slayers = Next to Daemon Slayers they’re the greatest, they too wield great axes but this time against Dragons rather than Daemons. They also get a following of younger slayers but these typically are smaller in size than the groups that follow Daemon Slayers. No doubt Dragon Slayers would have all kinds of scars and burns.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Slayer

Giant Slayers = Slayers that specialise in slaying Giants, these wield two axes. Can also wield; Great Weapons, Shields, Light Armour
https://i.imgur.com/CSjeR2I.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Slayer

Skaven Slayers = Mentioned in a quote in the link below, I’d assume they’d be excellent at killing Skaven.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...the_Grey_Seers

Slayer Doomseekers = Another unit from the Slayer Army list for Storm of Chaos, they appear to be similar to the Dwarf Fanatics, whirling axes on chains at the enemy, they’re unbreakable and reckless, but not prone to falling over or killing themselves.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/175292173/Wfb-Storm-of-Chaos

Slayer Pirates = A mercenary unit that’s been around for a long time, they’re from a dwarf trading ship that lost its precious cargo of ale, so decided to turn slayer. They don’t wield axes but dual pistols. Though they appear to be a one off unit in the lore, there is potential there for naval versions of the slayers, you could have Helldrake Slayers or Kharibdyss Slayers, etc. Ones where they specialise in fighting sea monsters.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/223222529/Citadel-Journal-44

Troll Slayers = Young slayers that specialise in slaying Trolls, they wield two single hand axes. Also listed on page 107 in the 3rd edition. Can also wield; Great Weapons, Shields, Light Armour
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Slayer
https://i.imgur.com/CSjeR2I.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Specialist Ammunition

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Engineering

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Ancestor War Machines = "Steam-powered war machines in the likeness of the Dwarf Ancestor Gods" No idea what they would actually be called.
https://i.imgur.com/H7oVrIw.png

Bolt Throwers = Throws bolts
https://i.imgur.com/saPqxbQ.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Bombard = Mentioned as usable by Dwarves in the Warmaster magazine. Page 10.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/239418196...azine-Issue-01

Boring Machines = "Some clans may even use new-fangled boring machines developed by, young, ambitious Engineers."
https://i.imgur.com/GZ88jpr.png White Dwarf 330
https://i.imgur.com/e0kMv0q.png White Dwarf 330

Breaker Cannon = "The field cannon is the standard Dwarf artillery piece. A lighter version was developed for naval use by the engineers of Barak Varr, and is known as the breaker cannon. There are isolated reports of Dwarf marines dismounting breaker cannon from their ships and setting them in improvised gun-carriages to use in land battles, but this is not a common practice."
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Breaker_Cannon

Cannon = A dwarf cannon
https://i.imgur.com/saPqxbQ.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Deathroller = "The Deathroller’s continuing popularity is no doubt due to the fact that it’s so easily improvised from the rollers found at the more sophisticated and well-kept grass-laid stadiums. Referees have done their best to keep Deathrollers off the playing field, and quite a few have ended up as flat as a pancake as a result!"
https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/...KDq/s-l225.jpg
https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-CA/Dwarf-Deathroller

Dirigible = It drifts above the waves, its runic semaphore flickering in the seas below
https://i.imgur.com/D7ZZDCb.png Dreadfleet Rulebook

Earth Borer Mining Drill = "The Earth Borer is a six-wheeled, steam-powered vehicle with front and side armour to protect the machine and its operator from flying debris. A finely polished sheet of clear quartz is mounted at the front of the drill, so that the operator can see the drill bit and rock face ahead. The Bhlak and Dekkur drill bit is made of the hardest steel, studded with diamonds. It is powered by one of the machine's two steam engines; the other powers the wheels. The Earth Borer consumes a lot of fuel, and it is only used on exceedingly hard rock (such as granite), or when a tunnel must be constructed quickly."
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...r_Mining_Drill

Flame Cannons = A cannon sized flamethrower
https://i.imgur.com/saPqxbQ.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Gatling Cannon = "Dwarf ships use larger versions of the gatling cannons found on their aircraft to engage enemy Flyers."
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...Gatling_Cannon

Goblin Hewer = Repeater Axe Throwing Machine!
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...64fdec9b32.jpg

Goblobber = The Goblobber is a stone thrower, but the player may purchase goblins to use as ammunition instead.
https://i.imgur.com/zbERMf5.png 3rd Ed. Armies Book

"Golem on Wheels" = I have no idea what it is called, what it's function is or anything. It appears to be a wheeled golem just under the zeppelin in the image link. It could be an extravagant Anvil of Doom for all I know. But it's a potential unit none-the-less.
https://i.imgur.com/ptvDJZg.jpg

Grudgebringer = A stone throwing catapult
https://i.imgur.com/saPqxbQ.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Guildsdwarf Apprentices = "The Guildsdwarf apprentices are finishing the preparation of the Lodge's legendary Thwopter flying machines."
https://i.imgur.com/0Mx8UTS.png White Dwarf 100

Juggernaut = Some kind of land-based tower model for Warmaster that was considered and then abandoned. It’s from the Warmaster magazine.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/239418196...azine-Issue-01
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Juggernaut
http://www.sodemons.com/rhdwarfs/11t...naut/index.htm

Landship = Referenced in the 8th edition rulebook.
https://i.imgur.com/KyGWAsJ.png

Leadbelcher Organ Gun = Uncertain if this is the standard or not for Organ Guns, but the Leadbelcher was made with 3 bombards and a howitzer in its design. Potentially it is a rare variant of the traditional Organ Gun.
https://i.imgur.com/IR4p70L.png White Dwarf 88
https://i.imgur.com/saPqxbQ.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Thunderbarge = The Dwarf Thunderbarge class of warship hasn’t quite been perfected yet, but that doesn’t stop a few intrepid dwarf engineers from taking to the skies. It can drop bombs, has Organ Cannons and is very dangerous… to both the enemy and the dwarfs on the vessal. If it blows, it’ll blow up big time!
http://chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13561

Thunder Cannon = "The largest of the Dwarf guns, the thunder cannon is so big that it cannot travel with an army in the field. Thunder cannon are mounted in gun emplacements defending a Dwarfhold, usually equipped with hydraulic machinery to control aim and elevation."
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Thunder_Cannon

Tow Wagon = Pulled by pony.
https://i.imgur.com/GZ88jpr.png White Dwarf 330
https://i.imgur.com/GxgNqI4.png White Dwarf 330

Volley Gun = "The volley gun is a smaller version of the organ gun, with a crew of two. Its barrels are narrower, firing a ball less than an inch in diameter, but up to ten can be mounted on the same frame. The volley gun can be operated by a crew of one, but reload times are doubled. It can only be moved by one person if it is mounted on a wheeled frame, and even then movement rates are halved."
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Volley_Gun

Barak Varr

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Karak Hirn

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Kraka Drak

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Siege Train

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"The only realistic solution to breaking massive fortifications is to employ a formidable siege train which includes siege engines of gigantic proportions capable of smashing down the strongest walls, gates and towers quickly. These machines are so huge that they cannot easily be constructed in the field. Instead, they must be manufactured in advance, often in pre-fabricated sections which can be transported in wagons, on ships, or stored until needed in fortresses."
https://i.imgur.com/SZ5PSHZ.png White Dwarf 155

The Giant Battering Ram = "The giant battering ram is cut from the tallest and strongest tree in the realm and shod with a massive iron or bronze head. Hundreds of men are needed to pull the ropes that swing the ram to strike a gate or fortress wall. One blow will smash great oak doors like matchwood or crumbles masonry into powder, collapsing towers and walls like sand castles. The hides of a thousand beasts form its canopy, protecting the operators from the arrows of the defenders."
https://i.imgur.com/SZ5PSHZ.png White Dwarf 155

The Great Cannon = "The great cannon is a cannon so big that the ruler will have to make special measures to get hold of enough metal to make it. All the bells in the realm or all the cannons of the fleet may have to be melted down to provide enough bronze to cast a single great cannon. It is so monstrous that hundreds of oxen are required to pull it."
https://i.imgur.com/SZ5PSHZ.png White Dwarf 155

The Monstrous Stone Thrower = "This is a catapult operated by a massive counterweight which swings a long shaft and hurls a boulder a very great distance. The huge boulder will smash any ramparts that it strikes. The catapult is made of thick timbers to withstand the stress and strain, but the parts can be transported individually on wagons and are lashed togehter into a catapult in the siege lines."
https://i.imgur.com/SZ5PSHZ.png White Dwarf 155

The Siege Tower = "Hundreds of wagons are required to carry the pre-fabricated timbers that make up the siege tower, and when these are put together the siege tower will be raised higher than any known wall. Bolt throwers shoot out of port holes on each of its many levels. A drawbridge or spiked corvus is ready on the top of the tower to be dropped on the enemy battlements allowing attackers to swarm across, constantly reinforced by a steam stream of soldiers."
https://i.imgur.com/SZ5PSHZ.png White Dwarf 155

Specialist Ammunition

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Bound Monsters

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Shard Dragon = Shard Dragons are not ‘true dragons’ as such, but the devolved remains of some draconic offshoot that migrated into the dark heart of the world. Untold centuries in lightless umbra have filled them with malign power and distorted their forms, some now venomous enough that they burn the very rock beneath them, while others are able to exhale to vaporous essence of terror to slay their prey. It was the Dwarfs that first returned these creatures to the light of the sun, having learned to bind Shard Dragons with powerful runic collars and turning them upon their foes to rend and tear.
Warhammer Supplement: Monstrous Arcanum
https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2012/11/0...eview/page/69/

Shard Dragon (Breath of Nightmares) = Untold centuries in lightless umbra have filled them with malign power and distorted their forms, and some now venomous enough that they burn the very rock beneath them, while others are able to exhale to vaporous essence of soul-destroying terror to silently slay their prey.
Warhammer Supplement: Monstrous Arcanum
https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2012/11/0...eview/page/70/

Shard Dragon (Gromril Scales) = Coated in blood, these protective plates are as much a weapon as a defence, slicing flesh and puncturing the armour of those foolish enough to confront such creatures in battle.
Warhammer Supplement: Monstrous Arcanum
https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2012/11/0...eview/page/70/

Shard Dragon (Rock Burner) = Untold centuries in lightless umbra have filled them with malign power and distorted their forms, and some now venomous enough that they burn the very rock beneath them, while others are able to exhale to vaporous essence of soul-destroying terror to silently slay their prey.
Warhammer Supplement: Monstrous Arcanum
https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2012/11/0...eview/page/70/

Ancestors

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Norse Dwarfs

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Regiments of Renown

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Akhibar’s Deathdealers = Goblinoid hunting mercenary dwarves who cause fear in them. They have heavy armour, shields and hammers. It’s a Citadel Journal unit.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/222983034/Citadel-Journal-04

Aldrik Welwork’s Gun Blossom = ”Before he abandoned his laboratory, Aldrik activated his deadly invention, the Gun Blossom. The purpose of this prototype was to guard Dwarf tunnels without having to waste valuable manpower to do so. The Gun Blossom is an automatic weapon that has dozens of guns and cannons of all shapes and sizes. These guns will aim and fire at anything and everything that comes too close to the device.”
https://web.archive.org/web/20081218...er/default.htm

Axes of Norr = The Axes of Norr ironbreakers regiment were the most famous of the surviving Norgrimlings clan. As veteran ironbreakers, they were well used to long shifts guarding vital passageways deep underground. They showed so much confidence in their unit that the back ranks often grabbed brief naps while standing upright, locked in place by tight tunnel confines and their own brethren.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Axes_of_Norr

Barag’s Doom = Small stone thrower.
https://i.imgur.com/4Ak7vw8.png White Dwarf Issue 235

Bolli’s Brewers = Crossbowdwarfs with double-handed weapons.
https://i.imgur.com/QfDu1xu.png White Dwarf 233

Blackwater Squadron = Not all gyrocopter pilots would have relished a battle beneath a forest canopy. However, the Blackwaters met it more with relief than with any other emotion.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...water_Squadron

Brotherhood of the Forked Beard = ”As a member of the Brotherhood of the Forked Beard, he has enlisted some of his most trusted men to conduct the raids on non-Dwarfs in the ruins, attacking them and taking whatever treasures and heirlooms they have looted from the ruins.”
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...gdin_Rorganson

Bryn’s Anvil = Dwarf Clansman; light armour, shield, axe or hammer. Standard bearer carries a banner with the Rune of Warding.
https://i.imgur.com/4Ak7vw8.png White Dwarf Issue 235

Bugman’s Beer Wagon = Josef Bugman is the most famous dwarf master brewer of all time. To a dwarf the art of brewing is a skill as worthy as that of an artisan. All dwarves drink vast quantities of ale and enjoy nothing better than a raucous evening singing and drinking. This is a typical drinking cart, but the contents of Bugman’s brew will stir a dwarf’s emotions, and will earn their uncontrollable wrath should the wagon be destroyed. It’s from Citadel Journal.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/223078335/Citadel-Journal-12
http://www.sodemons.com/rhdwarfs/12c...cart/index.htm
https://i.imgur.com/UqxLrMv.png White Dwarf 152

Bugman's Brewers = "It was a group of half a dozen wounded and slightly inebriated soldiers, dressed in the uniforms of the Bugman's Brewers regiment. They were unarmed and fully coated with the stains of battle."
https://i.imgur.com/toyZ0Vz.png White Dwarf 226

Bugman’s Hammerers = Hammerers with double-handed weapons. Led by Dug Bugman.
https://i.imgur.com/QfDu1xu.png White Dwarf 233

Bugman's Keg of the Covenant = Take a look at the picture
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniat...Bugmanskeg.jpg

Clockwork Thunderers = "These conversions are part of a unconventional Dwarfen warband. John wanted to make a Dwarfen Engineer and an entourage of clockwork soldiers that defend his forge."
https://web.archive.org/web/20080420...archetypes.htm

Company of Ancients = Named Longbeard unit.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2261...del-journal-33 Page 9

Company of the Damned = Named Slayer unit.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2261...del-journal-33 Page 9

Dargan Rockfist, Greenskin Slayer = ”Expert at eradicating foul greenskins.”
https://i.imgur.com/LzePOa1.png White Dwarf 244
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Eg2dHIxbGpaMlk Town Cryer Issue 6

Dargan’s Guard = Dwarf Clansman; light armour, shield, axe and hammers. Standard bearer carries a banner with the Rune of Courage.
https://i.imgur.com/4Ak7vw8.png White Dwarf Issue 235

Dragon Company = Elite warriors of the Durazgrund clan that have sworn an oath to reclaim Red Eye Mountain for the Dwarfs.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Eye_Mountain

Dunk’s Brewers = Crossbowdwarfs with double-handed weapons.
https://i.imgur.com/QfDu1xu.png White Dwarf 233

Durgin, Dwarf Warrior of the World’s Edge Mountains = ”There then came a mighty warrior Prince from the Borderlands - Rogar the Barbarian. He bore a glittering diamond on his brow - the Star of the West. Other great heroes joined him; Durgin, the fearless dwarf warrior from the World’s Edge Mountains.”
https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/HeroQuest.PDF

Flight of Doom = Named Quarreller unit.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2261...del-journal-33 Page 9

Gharth's Oakshields = Dwarf Clansmen RoR.
https://i.imgur.com/g0zqtxs.png White Dwarf 159

Goldshield Warriors = A clan of Dwarf Warriors, they’d have access to all types of weapons the normal Warriors do but with a different appearance. Perhaps they’d be for only a certain dwarf state?
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Warriors

Gotrek and Felix = Gotrek Gurnisson, a dwarf Slayer, and Felix Jaeger, his human chronicler, are a duo of warriors traveling throughout the length and breath of the Old World, battling Dark Forces and stopping complots in Gotrek's quest for a heroic death against a terrible foe.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gotrek_and_Felix

Gotri's Diggers = Named Miner unit.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2261...del-journal-33 Page 9

Grobkul’s Thunder = A named Gyrocopter in Lord Dagran’s Raiders.
https://i.imgur.com/4Ak7vw8.png White Dwarf Issue 235

Gromdal's Orcbanes = Gromdal Orcbane's crossbow regiment provide excellent support for any unit in the field. Dwarfs are not physically suited to using ordinary bows, so they use powerful crossbows instead. Although these are ranged weapsons, this unit is still effective in close combat as they eagerly bash away with the weapon's fearsome studded metal butt.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...the_Horned_Rat

Grudgesolver = A cannon that was part of “Thunder Battery” during the End Times event, led by Gurdok Granitehelm.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...ok_Granitehelm

Guardians of the Door = Named Ironbreaker unit.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2261...del-journal-33 Page 9

Helga’s Curses = An organ gun that was part of “Thunder Battery” during the End Times event, led by Gurdok Granitehelm.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...ok_Granitehelm

Hellor Detonation Device = The Hellor's sturdy steam-driven tracks plow through all intervening terrain and obstacles with implacable, clockwork-guided purpose. The armoured hull is reinforced to repel nearly all types of standard missile fire. Upon reaching its target, the Dwarf operator yanks a length of chain which extended behind the device as it travels.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070228...ntions/ty2.htm

Ironclads = Few of the Ironclads were talkative fellows, preferring to watch and listen while more garrulous dwarfs filled the silence with speech or song. There they stood, waiting wordlessly for the battle to come, seemingly unconcerned whether any of their fellows would join their shield wall.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Ironclads

Ironhammer Warriors = A clan of Dwarf Warriors, they’d have access to all types of weapons the normal warriors do but with a different appearance. Perhaps only for a certain dwarf state?
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Warriors

Iron Helms = Dwarf Clansmen RoR
https://i.imgur.com/g0zqtxs.png White Dwarf 159

Kurgan Broken Axe = Problem with daisy-pickin’, pointy eared gits? Found a critter with claws longer than yer arms? Here’s the solution.
http://www.lustria-online.com/thread...-issues.15973/ Town Cryer Issue 12

Long Drong's Slayer Pirates = Long Drong's Slayer Pirates are a famous band of mercenaries, who's entire company is compose of the deadly and fearsome slayer pirates of Captain Long Drong and his great ironclad ship the "Far Fregar".
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...Slayer_Pirates

Malakai Makaisson’s Goblin Hewer = A rapid firing, axe throwing mechanism.
http://kippersmelee.ca/wp-content/up...ogs-of-War.pdf

Order of Guardians = Like Templars, witch-hunters are thought by many to be a purely human phenomenon. In fact, the cult of the Ancestor God Gazul founded the Order of Guardians in 1681 I.C., following the Night of the Restless Dead, predating several human orders of witch-hunters. The Order of Guardians distinguished themselves in the Wizards' War which raged across the empire from 1979 through to 1991, and in the various campaigns against the Vampire Counts of Sylvania, beginning in 2010 I.C. This Dwarf witch-hunter order embodies the virtues of determined pursuit against the foul despoilers of the dead and the immediate dispensing of justice.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...r_of_Guardians

Order of the Stone Wall = Although templars may seem like a uniquely human concept, the cults of several Dwarf deities have warrior orders associated with them; the most notable example of this is the relationship between the Slayers and the cult of Grimnir, but it is by no means the only one. The Dwarf Order of the Stone Wall is associated with the cult of Grungni, and its members see themselves as the ultimate guardians of the Dwarf race. Founded during the first coming of Chaos (-4500 I.C.), the order embodies the virtues of steadfastness and determination, regardless of the odds.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...the_Stone_Wall

Prince Kargrim's Longbeards = A named regiment of Longbeards.
https://i.imgur.com/LVnm2eO.png White Dwarf 135

Prince Ulther's Dragon Company = "I leave you a duty. Years ago, I swore never to rest until the Chaos Dwarfs were no more. I pass that oath to you. And my oath to exterminate the Goblins and their kin. You shall not rest until your task is done."
http://www.madalfred.com/html_files/Ulther3.html
http://www.sodemons.com/rhror/3rr6ulthers/index.htm
https://i.imgur.com/CSjeR2I.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
https://i.imgur.com/Kg8o57w.png White Dwarf 95

Prince Ulther's Wyvern Company = Not much info on these, they're a very old RoR unit. Presumably led or financed by Prince Ulther.
http://www.madalfred.com/html_files/Ulther3.html
http://www.sodemons.com/rhror/3rr6ulthers/index.htm

Redbeard Rangers = Rangers that haunt the High Pass.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Rangers

Roar of Grungni = A cannon that was part of “Thunder Battery” during the End Times event, led by Gurdok Granitehelm.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...ok_Granitehelm

Silverhand’s Slayers = Troll slayers with additional hand weapons. Led by Bart and Gorf Silverhand.
https://i.imgur.com/QfDu1xu.png White Dwarf 233

Skalli Rudderson’s Multi-Seater Gyrocopter = ”While the Gyrocopter is an unparalleled engineering marvel, some Dwarfs just can't keep themselves from tinkering with it. Not satisfied with the carrying capacity and offensive capabilities of your standard Gyrocopter, Skalli has spend the last 20 years perfecting his Multi-Seater. The Multi-Seater has many useful purposes. It can be used to rescue stranded Dwarfs from precarious positions, or it can be used to airdrop a few Rangers into key positions. It is ideal for getting to and grabbing objectives quickly. Now the Steam Gun is joined by a single-shot Dragon Gun that can puncture even the hardest of hides.”
https://web.archive.org/web/20070226...tions/ken2.htm

Sons of Kazakrendum = Many had found exactly such a demise, and the others were certain that their own absolution could not be far off. For those who had taken the slayer oath, those days were undoubtedly the Kazakrendum - the Days of Warring Doom. Not one amongst them wished to face the end without an axe in his hand and a bellyful of ale (preferably Bugman's XXXXXX).
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...of_Kazakrendum

Steamhammer's Thwopter Flying Machines = "Torin 'Steamhammer' Algenonsonn stands on a large wooden chest partially obscuring a massive drawing board scrawled on with arcane symbols. At his feet, Torin's famous dog 'Blacky' is prancing and barking, caught up in the excitement of the event. The Guildsdwarf apprentices are finishing the preparation of the Lodge's legendary Thwopter flying machines."
https://i.imgur.com/0Mx8UTS.png White Dwarf 100

Stoneplaits = The Stoneplaits are an elite Dwarf regiment of Longbeards. There were but forty members of the Clan Stoneplaits still walking the world, and all of them were to be found in a single regiment. It had only been a year since those battle-hardened longbeards fought their way into the Citadel, their great axes notched and worn.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Stoneplaits

Stoutbelly's Death-hailers = Renowned Quarrellers from Caraz-Lumbar.
https://i.imgur.com/I8ix00s.png Warhammer 3rd Edition Siege Rulebook

Sven Hasselfriesian = An adventurous, highly experimental Engineer who traveled to Lustria with a band of Norse Humans and Norse Dwarfs, returning with immense treasure. He is in a deal with a Director in Marienburg, but has worked in many cities.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi..._Hasselfriesan
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...290REo2Nmc1U1E Page 3

Tholin’s Quarrel = Dwarf Crossbowmen; light armour, crossbow, axe or hammer. Use a banner with Rune of Slowness.
https://i.imgur.com/4Ak7vw8.png White Dwarf Issue 235

Thorgrim's Guard = Dwarf Clansmen RoR.
https://i.imgur.com/g0zqtxs.png White Dwarf 159

Thorgrim’s Mercenary Miners = It’s just mentioned in an advert in Mordheim’s Town Cryer magazine.
https://i.imgur.com/ti2GC7V.png White Dwarf Issue 241

Thorgrim Thunderbrow = ”Expert Wyrdstone Hunter”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Eg2dHIxbGpaMlk Town Cryer Issue 4

Thornik Thorson’s Iron Cog-Dragon = Listed only once, no idea what it was exactly but it was destroyed by deathmaster snikch. It could have been remade.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...hmaster_Snikch

Thorri’s Brewers = Crossbowdwarfs with double-handed weapons.
https://i.imgur.com/QfDu1xu.png White Dwarf 233

Thor Wibble and the Wala Crag Gnomes = ”Thor Wibble and his gnomes are loyal and totally dedicated to their cause; the rights of short people everywhere. What confuses hiring armies is that they are clearly dwarfs. None know why they claim to be gnomes.”
The Book of Battalions - Page 8

Torston Treehaka's Sea Axes = It is not unheard for there to be Dwarf mercenaries in the service of foreign princes. Many of these mercenary bands come from Barak Varr itself, the best known of them being the Company of Torston Treehaka. "Torston and his lads are debt collectors by trade and make a living pursuing merchants who renege on deals. They will also serve as mercenaries when circumstances demand. Torston's clan was originally from Karak Norn, but was exiled following an incident in Athel Loren. Although he will not speak of it, he holds a grudge as only a Dwarf can."
https://www.scribd.com/doc/60156126/...aka-s-Sea-Axes
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Barak_Varr

Unrad's Dwarf Excavators = Unrad Grimbeard companions are a specialised form of miner unit whose skills have been honed in long running skirmishes with Orcs, Goblins and Skaven.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2231...del-Journal-19

Wal Wally’s Crossbow Targeteers = ”This regiment is famous for its anti-giant exploits. They wear mail armour and carry shields in addition to their crossbows and swords. Their leader is Wal Wally.”
The Book of Battalions - Page 9

Barak Varr

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Carak Oran

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Brunt’s Bruisers = This over-muscled, under-brained group of thugs wear studded leather armbands, have long greasy hair and speak in monosyllabic grunts. They don’t ‘arf make a mess of Gobbos, though!
https://i.imgur.com/6RY1R7I.png White Dwarf 97

Harold’s Best = This unit carries on the memory of Harold the Huge - a dwarf who reached the mighty height of five feet. All the warriors are bigger than your average dwarf.
https://i.imgur.com/6RY1R7I.png White Dwarf 97

Harpen’s Hillmen = This stout band of dwarfs is a valued part of Barnok’s army. Their standard shows a green hill with a sword sticking in it.
https://i.imgur.com/buS2h4K.png White Dwarf 97

Kablamm = A product of the secret workshops of the Engineers Guild. Kablamm should cut a swathe through any enemy unit
https://i.imgur.com/Uejp5Jo.png White Dwarf 97

Kadrim’s Upchucker = A fearsome war machine, the Upchuckers presence on the battlefield is sure to strike fear and loathing into your enemies hearts.
https://i.imgur.com/7c0PGfX.png White Dwarf 97

Olrik’s Mighty Mashers = Led by Olrik, these fearsome fanatics goad themselves into a frenzy and then launch into battle with glazed eyes and whirling blades
https://i.imgur.com/Uejp5Jo.png White Dwarf 97

Tab-asco’s Burners = The Burners prepare themselves for battle by drinking a strange red liquid, the formula for which is a jealously guarded secret. The potent brew transforms them into snarling, incoherent, red faced maniacs - feared by friend and foe alike
https://i.imgur.com/7c0PGfX.png White Dwarf 97

Tarquin’s Twangies = The Twangies are often sneered at by the rest of the army because of their name and somewhat foppish sense of dress - but sneers dry up when they demonstrate their ability to lay down a withering hail of quarrels.
https://i.imgur.com/buS2h4K.png White Dwarf 97

The Artillery Guards = A small unit of well-armed dwarfs that defends Kadrim’s Upchucker.
https://i.imgur.com/7c0PGfX.png White Dwarf 97

The Ka-a-bab Skewers = These violent little chaps are happiest with two or three goblins writhing on their pikes (or ‘skewers’ as they insist on calling them). This image is presented in glorious technicolour on their battle standard
https://i.imgur.com/buS2h4K.png White Dwarf 97

The Pincushioners = Mean and deadly, the Pincushioners can provide useful fire for other units.
https://i.imgur.com/6RY1R7I.png White Dwarf 97

Clan Angrund

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Karak Azul

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Karak Kadrin

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Axes of Grimnir = There, after making his offerings at the Shrine of Grimnir, each warrior had to make a lone journey to the western edge of Peak Pass. Those that returned joined the Axes of Grimnir for a year's service. They were called on to hunt the largest monsters sighted in the pass.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Axes_of_Grimnir

Azul-Grugni = Otherwise known as Sturdy Miners. Heavy armour, and double handed weapons.
https://i.imgur.com/lzQj9om.png White Dwarf Issue 201

Dammaz-Doki = Otherwise known as the Grudgewatchers. Quarrellers whose standard bearer with Rune of Slowness.
https://i.imgur.com/lzQj9om.png White Dwarf Issue 201

Drakebeard Guard of Karak Kadrin = A type of Hammerer unit unique to Karak Kadrin, assigned to guard Thane Ull Hammerhand.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf_Hammerers

Dum Drengi = Otherwise known as Slayers. Trollslayers armed with a mixture of axes and double-handed axes. Led by a Giant Slayer.
https://i.imgur.com/lzQj9om.png White Dwarf Issue 201

Goldseekers = Part of the scattered Goldseekers Clan, these miners had settled in Karak Kadrin. In truth, they would rather have been deep underground, using their extraordinary gift for smelling out rich veins of gold. Expert tunnelers, the Goldseekers carried with them especially potent blasting charges – useful for bursting through both stubborn rock formations and the range of foes they encountered along Peak Pass.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Goldseekers

Grubkuli = Otherwise known as Goblin Hunters. Quarrellers with light armour, crossbows, standard bearer and champion. Standard inscribed with Rune of Slowness and Rune of Battle.
https://i.imgur.com/lzQj9om.png White Dwarf Issue 201

Lost Brotherhood = The Lost Brotherhood are all the Dwarfs during the Wars of the End Times that have taken the Slayer Oaths after falling victim to the Skaven invasions of the Under-Empire. Those too filled with horrific tales and grudge-debts took the Slayer Oath. The members of the Lost Brotherhood were grim warriors that sought only to destroy their foes or die trying.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Lost_Brotherhood

Rordak’s Rangers = As he was an old drinking buddy of Karak Kadrin's chief engineer, Grumblesson, Rordak's Rangers bore a few unusual gadgets - cinderblast bombs, trollhammer torpedoes and their own keg of Bugman's XXXXXX for when the going really got rough.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...ak%27s_Rangers

Throng a Drynwyn = Otherwise known as Drynwyn’s Clan. Warriors with light armour, shield, led by a champion called Drynwyn.
https://i.imgur.com/lzQj9om.png White Dwarf Issue 201

Thunderfist Squadron = The Thunderfist Squadron, known as the Hammer of the Greenskins and the Keepers of the Pass was a trio of gyrobombers that regularly supported attacks out of Karak Kadrin. Their base station was in the inaccessible peak of nearby Karag Zhundak. The dwarfs lost count of how many times the Thunderfist Squadron dropped out of the skies to deliver their deadly payload, sweeping Peak Pass clear in a barrage of booming explosions.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...rfist_Squadron

Karaz-a-Karak

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Kraka Drak

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Naval

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Thorskinson's Island

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Zhufbar

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Man O' War Navy

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Dreadnought = The firepower of a dreadnought is extraordinary, and legends tell of these vast iron ships holding up and destroying entire Pirate Fleets within the Black Gulf and off the island of Sartosa.
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniat...nought_Box.jpg
http://jake.ryft.org/warhammer/mowstuff/SOBRulebook.pdf

Gatling Cannons = Seem to be like Helblaster Volley Cannons.
http://jake.ryft.org/warhammer/mowstuff/SOBRulebook.pdf

Grudgebreaker = A class of warships big enough to breach city walls
https://i.imgur.com/IChPAP4.png Dreadfleet Rulebook

Ironclad = The pride of the Dwarf fleet are the Ironclads, great smoke-belching paddle steamers covered in thick metal armour plates.
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniat...onclad_Box.jpg

Monitor = The core of the dwarf fleets are the squadrons of Monitors. Armed with a single turret capable of traversing 360 degrees. Monitors are the oldest form of dwarf ship, dating back many centuries.
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniat...onitor_Box.jpg

Monitor Crews = As a consequence their crews are often somewhat reckless, desiring an opportunity to prove the worth of their craft and add to its tally in the Book of Armaments. Monitor crews in particular are known for their headstrong habit of closing swiftly with the foe in order to ram.
http://jake.ryft.org/warhammer/mowstuff/MOWrulebook.pdf

Nautillus = The great secret weapon in the dwarf arsenal is the experimental Nautilus; a prototype submarine armed with deadly torpedoes. It is capable of sailing underwater for short distances, much to the consternation of the dwarfs’ enemies.
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniat...utilus_Box.jpg

War Balloons = This is a small, armoured hull or ‘gondola’ suspended below a huge gasbag filled with hydrogen. The War Balloon is powered by a steam-driven propeller mounted on the gondola. Smoke is emitted from an exhaust funnel, leaving a smudgy trail behind it. This is armed with a rack of bombs and gatling cannons.
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniat...lloons_Box.jpg
http://jake.ryft.org/warhammer/mowstuff/SOBRulebook.pdf

Defunct Units

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Rangers
Bugman's Rangers
Bolt Thrower
Ulthuar's Rangers
Peak Gate Guard of Karak Norn
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**PaulH** · September 24, 2016, 05:42 AM

Special and Named Characters

Here will be contained a full list of every possible Legendary Lord or Legendary Hero or Champion that I could find for the Dwarfs, excluding those who are long dead. I have split them into different categories for each Kindred or Realm and whether they suit being Lords, Heroes, or Champions, so it is easier to know which they are best suited to being added to, if someone wished to add them to the game. Also, there are a fair number that I couldn't place into one territory or other, so I guess they'd be free to put wherever someone wanted. Without further ado, here we go, bear in mind it is a work in progress.

The High Kingdom of Karaz-a-Karak

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The Kingdom of Karak Angkul

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The Kingdom of Karak Azgaraz

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The Kingdom of Karak Azul

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The Kingdom of Barak Varr

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The Kingdom of Karak Hirn

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The Kingdom of Karak Izor

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The Kingdom of Karak Kadrin, the Slayer Hold

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The Kingdom of Karak Norn

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The Kingdom of Karak Ziflin

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The Kingdom of Zhufbar, the Torrent-Gate

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Heroes

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Durggan Stoutbelly = A master engineer by trade, Durggan was a genius when it came to engines of war. Whether it was their repair, their positioning on the battlefield, or the laying of their sights upon an enemy’s course - none could match Durggan's skill. The smell of black powder hung so heavily around Durggan that it was considered unwise to smoke a pipe within ten paces of him.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...gan_Stoutbelly

Engrol Goldtongue = Engrol Goldtongue is the official Dwarf Envoy from the fortress of Zhufbar to the Empire. His skills in diplomacy are unnaturally proficient for a Dwarf and he has resolved many quarrels with the Empire in his career which spans over two centureis.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...the_Horned_Rat

Gotri Hammerson, Runesmith = ”Few Zhufbar runesmiths escaped the hold's fall, and Gotri Hammerson was the eldest of those who remained. Like Ungrim, he was determined that dwarfs and men would fight together against the hordes of Chaos, and felt only deep shame that more of his kin did not agree. Nonetheless, there were enough dwarfs amongst the dispossessed Zhufbarak who believed as Hammerson did. Thus did the runesmith bring a respectable-sized throng to Averheim's walls.”
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gotri_Hammerson

Grombold Kruddsson = "Like many great heroes of Zhufbar, Grombold Kruddsson made his name as a miner, battling skaven in the lower reaches of the hold. Proud of his heritage, he carries into battle a runic mattock, which has been passed down through generations of his family."
https://i.imgur.com/V1qektd.png White Dwarf 327
https://i.imgur.com/Et81OeZ.png White Dwarf 328

Kimri the Crazed = A Dragon Slayer armed with a great axe. The axe has the Master Rune of Kragg the Grim and a Rune of Fury.
https://i.imgur.com/C7XX9eN.png White Dwarf 327

Thane Snorri Stonebrow = "Gromril armour with a Rune of Shield and Rune of Stone, pistol, and a hammer bearing the Master Rune of Flight."
https://i.imgur.com/lntCtwh.png White Dwarf 327

Champions

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Khazid Sarn

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Karak Eight Peaks

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The Broken Hold of Karak Ungor

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Carak Oran

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Norse Dwarf Holds

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Balikina Furlisdotr, High Priestess of Valaya = She is a matronly dwarf dedicated to the worship of Valaya. Despite her advanced age, her hair is still a striking black and she looks fit and strong. She is a member of the High Council of Karak Azgal and one of the most influential Dwarfs in the city. Balikina believes Dwarfs should make plans to retake the ruins beneath the city rather than simply trying to get rich off the hard work of others.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...ina_Furlisdotr

Balkrag Grimgorsson, Tormented Daemonslayer = He gained fame in life in an ironic twist of fate. Wanting only to cover a personal shame he chose the slayer’s path. An attack by Chaos Dwarfs on Karak Azgal brought him face-to-face with a daemon. He slew the creature, thwarting the attack, but lost his own life in the process. As a reward for his brave deeds, he was buried in the Hall of Heroes and his name became legendary. His rest, though, would not remain undisturbed. Koros the Liche summoned Balkrag’s spirit back from death, imprisoning it in the Dwarf's remains. Though he was powerless to stop his return, he was too strong of spirit to allow the necromancer to control him. He escaped from the Hall of Bones, vowing to destroy the Liche before again returning to the sleep of death. The Daemonslayer wanders the ruins of Karak Azgal now, trying to find the help he needs to defeat the Liche.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...rag_Grimgorson

Barnok Blatterzarn = ”Barnok is a feared and respected commander of almost legendary standing. A harsh disciplinarian, his name is often used by harassed dwarf parents to quieten unruly children, a state of affairs which would not displease him.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/1141...alley-of-Death

Burlok Damminsson, Guildmaster Engineer = Burlok Damminson is the Guildmaster of the Dwarf Engineers Guild, the leader and most important Dwarf in the entire Guild. As a young Dwarf, Burlok was something of a rebel. At some point, due to an experimental pressure vessel exploding, Burlok lost his arm and Burlok's father Dammin destroyed all of their devices. Burlok became a traditionalist, wanting to preserve and maintain the standards of Dwarf craftsmanship.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...lok_Damminsson

Crazed Khargrim = "Crazed Khargrim was a mighty Dwarf Slayer, desperately seeking his own demise when the War of the Beard broke out. He threw himself recklessly into combat, battling mighty Elven heroes and slaying a number of Dragons and young Drakes, until he was captured and imprisoned by the Elves. In chains for years, and denied the chance to die in combat, he slowly lost his tenuous grip on sanity and devolved into a killing machine. As the war drew to an end, he vanished into the mountains, travelling north, and his name was never recorded in the history books again."
https://i.imgur.com/JAObC6S.png White Dwarf 267

Dunerka-a-Veran = ”From an early age Dunerka demonstrated a warlike bent, knocking her father unconscious if she was sent to bed early. Recognising her potential with a lack of credible umbrage, he sent her for military training. Dunerka hasn’t looked back since, although her early enthusiasm for war has been tempered by an appreciation of its wastes, making her a careful tactician with a knack for complex manoeuvres on the battlefield.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/1141...alley-of-Death

Grombrindal, the White Dwarf = No one knows where to find the White Dwarf. He appears when and where his people are in serious difficulties. When everything seems to go wrong for the Dwarfs, he arrives. He has been seen many times throughout the extensive history of the Dwarfs and there is evidence of his mysterious and unexpected appearance in the most awful moments of the battle in a multitude of sagas. Each time he has appeared, the tables have changed in favor of the Dwarfs.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Grombrindal

Helga 'Stubble' Helgasson = "A wealthy young Dwarfen feather merchant has been kidnapped whilst plying his trade in the lucrative Imperial market. However, it is lucky for his kidnappers that they have ties with the Imperial army, for their captive is none other than the son of the infamous Helga 'Stubble' Helgasson."
https://i.imgur.com/cOJoXsP.png White Dwarf 254

Hengist Hendrikk = "The Dwarf's Admiral, Hengist Hendrikk, didn't catch sight of the Bretonnian's approach until almost the last minute, and had to make a rapid decision - should he make good his escape and try and rendezvous with the Empire fleet, or should he turn about and face the Bretonnian dogs? To Hengist there was no real choice. The klaxons of the Ironclad Doomhammer, the fleet's flagship, sounded the signal for battle."
https://i.imgur.com/8PS9Jrw.png White Dwarf 161

Josef Bugman = He is one of the greatest master brewers of all time. His legendary tankard, which never empties, contains magic ale capable of incredible restorative miracles. He is a cunning warrior who is well travelled and accustomed to the wilds of his adopted Imperial homeland.
https://www.scribd.com/document/1510...hite-Dwarf-302
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Josef_Bugman

King Thorgrim Steelfist = Once ruler of Karak Varn, he was frozen in ice to spare him from skaven torture and worse. He is still frozen in ice at the heart of Karak Varn, or Cragmere as it is now known, waiting to be restored. The dwarfs have utterly abandoned Karak Varn due to the warpstone corruption there.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2232...del-Journal-37 Citadel Journal 37, Page 6

King Thorri Snekkerson = ”It was truly a bloody fight and when later that day King Thorri Snekkerson returned, alerted to danger by the sound of the cannon, he was met by a grim sight.”
http://web.archive.org/web/200303061...ibrightaxe.htm

Lord Dargaon = Dwarf General, Heavy Armour (Rune of Stone), shield, Hammer (Rune of Cleaving), horn (Rune of Dismay).
https://i.imgur.com/4Ak7vw8.png White Dwarf Issue 235

Lord Durnatz Duran = "Angestag: a bright morning in Brauzeit, 2513. It is the day of the terrible Battle of Aver Vale. The army of Dwarf Lord Durnatz Duran is drawn up across the valley, facing the fearsome Orcish warlord and self-styled 'King' Uggo. At the rear of the army, before a low hill stands Durnatz Duran himself. With a blend of fear and admiration, he surveys the ritual evocations of the legendary 207th Lodge of World's Edge Engineers' Guild."
https://i.imgur.com/0Mx8UTS.png White Dwarf 100

Lord Ragargrim Skund = "One initial foray was met by the Dwarfen warriors of Ragargrim Skund, his Thunderers and war machines taking a heavy toll and even destroying a Greater Daemon that had manifested from the strengthening magical field surrounding the Tzeentchian host."
The Loremaster's Journal

Master Engineer Aldrik Welwork = ”Word has reached the Guild of Engineers that a powerful earthquake in the Underway uncovered the long-lost laboratory of a legendary Master Engineer, Aldrik Welwork. Foremost on the list of inventions that are rumoured to be in this lab is Aldrik's masterpiece, the Gun Blossom. No one know exactly what it does, if it was ever finished, or if it even really exists, but securing it is of the highest priority.
https://web.archive.org/web/20081218...er/default.htm

The High Priestess of Valaya = The greatest priestess devoted to the worship of Valaya.
https://i.imgur.com/iJEdquc.png White Dwarf 305

Heroes

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Balzud Ugal = ”Balzud’s name means ‘Hand of Iron Strength’, and he boasts that he can crush a Goblin’s head in one hand. Those who wish to avoid being spattered with what serves Goblins for brains, should refrain from asking for a demonstration.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/1141...alley-of-Death

Borgrin = Dwalik saved the life of the son of a Dwarf Thane named Borgrin by holding a mountain pass single-handedly against a tribe of Orcs so he could make his escape. When the Orcs finally overcame him, they nailed his body to a tree and broke his axe haft. When Borgrin recovered his saviour's body, he buried him in this place with the pieces of his broken axe. Borgrin wields the axe now in undeath as magical energy keeps it together. If Borgrin is defeated, the axe breaks into two pieces.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...lik_Kragninson

Borek Forkbeard = ”Serving as an advisor to the Elector-Count of Middenheim Max first met Borek Forkbeard, an elderly dwarf who was planning an expedition into the Chaos Wastes. Some years later when Borek's plans came together Max boarded the airship Spirit of Grungni and travelled aboard it to Kislev, where he cast powerful protective enchantments over the vessel to defend it from the affects of Chaos during its journey.”
http://whfb.lexicanum.com/wiki/List_...lix_characters

Borin Rognison, Seeker of Knowledge = He grew up in the Metallschlake district of Altdorf. He was apprenticed by his father after he demonstrated a high aptitude for Runic magic. Borin travelled extensively in the mountains and forests of the Empire and Kislev, tracking down folk-tales and other clues to the whereabouts of runic artefacts. When he was satisfied with his research, he returned to Altdorf to collect the rest of his possessions and then, with cart and anvil, he left the Imperial capital for the last time.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Borin_Rognison

Captain Khazra Nemo = Apparently a famed dwarf explorer who captains a dwarf Nautilus.
https://i.imgur.com/HXEwqGd.png White Dwarf Issue 197

Durgrim Redmane = Descendant of the great Kadrin Redmane.
https://i.imgur.com/IKL6sj4.png White Dwarf 255
https://i.imgur.com/bS5RN3H.png White Dwarf 255

Dwimril Silverlode = ”He knew that behind them somewhere, equally miserable, were Corwen the Wood Elf friend, and Dwimril Silverlode the indomitable dwarf.” An adventurer.
https://i.imgur.com/juL5GOI.png White Dwarf Issue 202

Engineer Gertak Hellor = ”Engineer Gertak Hellor was faced with the problem of destroying a seemingly impenetrable and unapproachable Skaven Warren entrance. A plan began to form in Gertak's mind for an armoured contraption capable of withstanding the Jezzail fire that could deliver a bomb blast to breach the fort. Then, under the cover of massed Thunderer fire, the Dwarfs could drive home the attack without worrying about siege equipment. The Hellor, as his inventions is now known, worked like a charm. The contested Skaven fort fell mere minutes after the devastating blast.”
https://web.archive.org/web/20070228...ntions/ty2.htm

Engineer Hurtub Tyrlok = ”The eccentric Dwarf Engineer Hurtub Tyrlok began his Slayer armour innocently enough as a means to destroy the vicious wildlife that inhabit the mountains of the Old World. After a few too many testing accidents Hurtub got a flash of inspiration. Inspired by the durability and ferocity of Dwarf Slayers, the Mark VII armour can fend off damage that an unprotected Dwarf would never survive. Like its namesake, the Slayer Armour's offensive capabilities are also quite impressive.”
https://web.archive.org/web/20070228...tions/ken1.htm

Engineer Skalli Rudderson = ”While the Gyrocopter is an unparalleled engineering marvel, some Dwarfs just can't keep themselves from tinkering with it. Skalli Rudderson is one such Dwarf Engineer. Not satisfied with the carrying capacity and offensive capabilities of your standard Gyrocopter, Skalli has spend the last 20 years perfecting his Multi-Seater. Not only does Skalli's invention carry more Dwarfs, but it carries more weaponry.”
https://web.archive.org/web/20070226...tions/ken2.htm

Furagrum Kazorson = Although his battle- scarred head is bald, his beard is so long he has to fold it up in ringlets so it does not drag on the floor. Over a suit of mail he wears a breastplate of gromril armour with a golden dragon inscribed upon it. His weapon is a mighty rune-inscribed warhammer known as “The Judge.”
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...agrum_Kazorson

Grimm Burloksson, Master Engineer = "Grimm Burloksson is the youngest Dwarf to pass the many rituals required to be named a Master Engineer. As the son of the Guildmaster Burlok Damminsson, it was always expected that he would follow in his father’s footsteps. Even as a beardling, Grimm exhibited all the signs of a skilled inventor; when other aspirants were still learning basic principles, he had already constructed a self-lighting pipe, a steam-powered beard-braider and a double-barrelled rifle that could kill a half-dozen greenskins with one shot."
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Grimm_Burloksson

Grim Warspanner = Dwarf Engineer who built the pump wagon Grim's Reaper, which was stolen by the Greenskins.
https://i.imgur.com/Fmdljuv.png White Dwarf 88

Juggo Jorikson = Norse Dwarf and personal bodyguard to Sven Hasselfriesan
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi..._Hasselfriesan

Olrik Alenza = ”In his younger days Olrik spent some time with a clan of Norse Dwarfs. Impressed with their ways he adopted one of their names (he used to be called Oran). He now dresses in large furs, and also speaks with an irritating Norse accent.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/1141...alley-of-Death

Red Brokk = Scion of the Gunnarsson Clan, Red Brokk is well known as a nasty old battlehammer of a Dwarf with little love for anything other than the wondrous seagoing engines for which he is famed. His ingenuity and ability in the field of naval warfare has been proven time and again.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Brokk

Runesmith Bardak Orcslayer = "This Helmet of Iron was forged by the Runesmith Bardak Orcslayer and gifted to Lord Kruger. It has the power to steel the wearer's armour against attack making it virtually impregnable to all but the most powerful of weapons."
https://www.scribd.com/document/2232...del-Journal-38 Citadel Journal 38, Page 40

Smakki Brightaxe, Dwarf Engineer = ”Smakki Brightaxe shouted at the crews to remain calm and continue their devastating fire into the enemy lines. Even as the Skaven charged up the dunes of the beach, their numbers were whittled down by cannon fire but they were many, and before long the dwarf defences were breached.” Formerly of the Lost Hold Karak Varn.
http://web.archive.org/web/200303061...ibrightaxe.htm

Snorri Nosebiter = Despite of perhaps because of his lack of intelligence Snorri is jovial and friendly, in contrast with Gotrek who is grim and mistrusts most people. He respects Felix because of his position as Gotrek's rememberer and considers him a friend. Like Gotrek he is fearless in the face of danger and actively seeks it out to fulfil his vow to find his doom in battle, and is gleeful at the prospect of any fight. Also like Gotrek he is a heavy drinker and the pair often compete in drinking contests. He is one of the few living souls Gotrek considers a friend and the pair often indulge in good-natured bickering. He always refers to himself in third-person.
http://whfb.lexicanum.com/wiki/Snorri_Nosebiter

Sven Hammerhelm = A hero from Advanced Heroquest.
https://i.imgur.com/C8Nxmuj.png White Dwarf 119

Sven Hasselfriesan = Sven decided to outfit an expedition to Lustria. He recruited the Norse Dwarf Berserker Juggo Jorikson to be his first mate and personal bodyguard. With Juggo's help he had assembled a crew of Norse humans and Dwarfs. Sven is an adventurous Dwarf – traditionalists would brand him a dangerous anarchist – who travels far and wide whenever he is away from his many workshops.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi..._Hasselfriesan

Tarthan Trollbaiter = ”Tarthan is a fanatical follower of Barnok and her hatred of Goblinoids knowns no bounds. She uses Orc’s blood to spike her hair. Some of her troops think this is a teeny bit tasteless, but none would dare to bring it up in conversation!”
https://www.scribd.com/document/1141...alley-of-Death

Torin 'Steamhammer' Algenonsonn = "Torin 'Steamhammer' Algenonsonn stands on a large wooden chest partially obscuring a massive drawing board scrawled on with arcane symbols. At his feet, Torin's famous dog 'Blacky' is prancing and barking, caught up in the excitement of the event. The Guildsdwarf apprentices are finishing the preparation of the Lodge's legendary Thwopter flying machines."
https://i.imgur.com/0Mx8UTS.png White Dwarf 100

Champions

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Bardin Goreksson = Bardin is a Ranger of the Grey Mountains, keeping the holds of Karak Ziflin and Karak Norn safe from overground attacks.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Bardin_Goreksson

Borax Bloodaxe = A painted character in an issue of White Dwarf.
https://i.imgur.com/o6fqPPZ.png White Dwarf Issue 120

Borgan Finebeard = A named Slayer.
https://i.imgur.com/THw2IvD.png White Dwarf 124

Captain Kragdin Rorganson = ”As a member of the Brotherhood of the Forked Beard, he has enlisted some of his most trusted men to conduct the raids on non-Dwarfs in the ruins, attacking them and taking whatever treasures and heirlooms they have looted from the ruins.”
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...gdin_Rorganson

Dimzad Stoutheart = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Dunbar Tunnelmage = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Funri = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Gargul Gunner = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Ghalbar = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Gottri Hammerfist = Gottri is focused; he doesn’t want to waste any time talking about trivial matters; instead, he concentrates on the hunt for and fight against Chaos. He treats people purely as sources of information and possible allies in the battle; he has no concern for their feelings. Gottri is also quite insane. He is thoroughly convinced that the wizards of the Light College are engaged in a conspiracy to hand the whole of the Empire to the forces of Chaos.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...tri_Hammerfist

Gregor Skelgard = Gregor, like most slayers, has shaved all the hair off his head except for a single stripe down the middle, which is spiked and dyed right orange. On one side of his skull is a tattoo of the Hammer of Sigmar; on the other is the pick of Grungni.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gregor_Skelgard

Gungri Pegleg = A named Slayer.
https://i.imgur.com/THw2IvD.png White Dwarf 124

Gurdok Granitehelm = Gurdok Granitehelm was the honourary Bombardier Captain of the Thunder Battery. The battery consisted of two cannons (Grudgesolver and Roar of Grungni) and an organ gun (Helga's Curses), and their attendant crew and mule-drawn black powder carts carried the artillery for expeditions.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wi...ok_Granitehelm

Hammergrim = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Helman the Hammer = A named Slayer.
https://i.imgur.com/THw2IvD.png White Dwarf 124

Hengist Stonebelly = A Longbeard captain.
http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf

Intrepid Erikal = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Karnak the Drunkard = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Khaladzad = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

McDour the Maniac = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Nadir = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Slasher Magnar = A named Slayer.
https://i.imgur.com/THw2IvD.png White Dwarf 124

Soppri = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Sorrenson Sourgrin = A named Slayer.
https://i.imgur.com/THw2IvD.png White Dwarf 124

Throbin Death-Eye = A painted character in an issue of White Dwarf.
https://i.imgur.com/o6fqPPZ.png White Dwarf Issue 120

Thulgrim Thief = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Uther Dwarf-Lord = A painted character in an issue of White Dwarf.
https://i.imgur.com/o6fqPPZ.png White Dwarf Issue 120

Varek Varigsson = A young Dwarf and nephew to Borek Forkbeard, Gotrek and Felix first encountered Varek when he accompanied Snorri Nosebiter to the inn where they were to rendezvous. Varek fought alongside Felix during the Battle of the Lonely Tower, hurling explosive bombs into the skaven ranks with fearless glee. He journeyed with the others into the Chaos Wastes, treating the expedition like an exciting adventure and apparently uncaring of the extreme danger they faced. Along with Snorri, Gotrek and Felix, Varek descended into the ruins of Karag Dum and fought in the battle of the throne room against the beastmen led by the Bloodthirster, using a gattling gun lent to him by Malakai Makaisson. Remarkably Varek survived the battle without serious injury and was aboard the airship for the return journey when it was attacked by the Chaos dragon Skjalandir.
http://whfb.lexicanum.com/wiki/List_...lix_characters

Wundal Wizard = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

Zandur = A named Dwarf champion.
https://i.imgur.com/1m21yjL.png White Dwarf 88

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Magical Weapons, Armour, Amulets, Scrolls and Other Items

This section deals in those magical items that can be used by this faction. This is by no means a full list, I doubt I'll ever get that, but it will provide modders with information if they wish to add new magical weapons, armour and items into the game to be used.

Common Magic Items

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Brews

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Barvaulk = ”‘Dark riders carry it on cold winter nights. It keeps the blood hot and the mind sharp.’”
Malus Darkblade: Lord of Ruin by Dan Abnett - Chapter 5

Bugman’s Premier Ale = ”This is perhaps the finest brew ever devised in modern times. It is said to ‘charm’ the throat and slip down like silk. When this beer is drunk and savoured the dwarf takes on a warm glow and a positively beaming smile. It immediately restores all wounds.”
https://www.scribd.com/doc/299384217/Deathblow-2of3

Bugman’s XXXXXX = ”A very rare beverage that is almost considered sacred by Brewmasters. Never as potent as it was, Bugman’s original XXXXXX puts this new batch to shame but it is still a fine brew. One draught of Bugman’s XXXXXX will add +3 to a Brewmaster’s strength.”
https://www.scribd.com/doc/299384217/Deathblow-2of3

Dwarf Special Reserve = ”A fairly common but no less enjoyable brew. It is said to warm cold bellies and put spirit into the heart of any dwarf who drinks it. One draught of this brew will restore lost wounds.”
https://www.scribd.com/doc/299384217/Deathblow-2of3

Lycanthropic Reserve = ”Brewed with the blood of the Ulfwerener this beer is a deep black in colour and leaves a bitter but not wholly unsatisfying taste in the mouth. When consumed, the dwarf who drinks this beer will seem to grow hair all over his body. His blood will feel like it is boiling and he will be possessed with a beast-like courage borne of the Ulfwerener.”
https://www.scribd.com/doc/299384217/Deathblow-2of3

Nordic Original = ”Said to hail from the icy lands of Norsca and first brewed by the Norse Dwarfs of the northern hold of Kraka Drak this brew is chilled to perfection but bears the bite of the Northern winds and the fiery temperament of the Norse. As it is consumed the Dwarf screws up his face and grits his teeth due to the extreme potency. When the last drop goes down, froth begins to bubble on the dwarfs lips and he goes totally beserk.”
https://www.scribd.com/doc/299384217/Deathblow-2of3

The Golden Drop = ”One of the purest brews around, the Golden Drop is a fine beverage that is smooth and creamy with a sweet tangy after-taste. When drunk this ale will put a smile on any dwarfs face. He will feel light and able.”
https://www.scribd.com/doc/299384217/Deathblow-2of3

Troll Brew = ”This brew is so named due to the fact that the main ingredient is Trolls blood! It may sound bizarre but mixed with the proper ingredients the blood of a troll can take on a very sweet taste and have interesting effects upon the drinker.”
https://www.scribd.com/doc/299384217/Deathblow-2of3

Volcanus Hellfire = ”A heady brew with a much longer fermentation and run off period than most brews. Its actual brewing process is something of a secret but some say it is a magical concoction enhanced with the aid of Runesmiths who have a passion for brewing. When a dwarf drinks this fiery brew there is a sudden loud gurgling heard in the pit of his stomach, which builds up to a massive crescendo when the dwarf finally emits a tremendous belch and flames burst forth from his mouth!”
https://www.scribd.com/doc/299384217/Deathblow-2of3

Magic Weapons

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Blade of Shining Death = ”This sword has a blade enveloped in glittering light and can slice through the toughest armour.”
https://i.imgur.com/eFDOzdk.png Warhammer Chronicles 2003

Chains of Binding = ”These were the chains that the Elves used to hold Khargrim, and they were fashioned to resist magic, so that even sorcery could not break their bond.”
https://i.imgur.com/2T59w6y.png Warhammer Chronicles 2003

Garaz Makaz = ”An ancient and powerful weapon and mining tool, Garaz Makaz is a family heirloom handed down from Brok’s great grandfather, who was a renowned miner.”
https://i.imgur.com/4USuPjK.png Warhammer Chronicles 2003

Great Hammer of Wrath = "According to Grimdal's Saga, the Great Hammer of Wrath was forged by Skalf Blackhammer in the distant age of wanderings before the rise of the Dwarf Empire. It was given to Grimdal Runescar by King Brand of Kazak-a-Karaz, when he set out on an expedition into the far west in search of riches. Grimdal entered the wild, densely forested wilderness which lay where the kingdom of Bretonnia was later to rise, and never returned."
https://i.imgur.com/l8190WH.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/sLoiKSD.png White Dwarf 153

Grimdrang’s Axe = ”Who knows what dark secrets Lord Grimdrang Thundrumm of Ekrund learnt when he stormed the Lands of the Dead? He certainly learnt of the Dread King, and about the Undead. The axe he forged is designed with one thing in mind - laying Undead to rest, for good!”
https://www.scribd.com/doc/299387257...ombs-of-Terror

Gromril Sword = "Some ancient runeswords are forged of Gromril. These are notable for dark grey or bluish black colour of their blades."
https://i.imgur.com/hhj6pPi.png White Dwarf 153

Karaghul = "Protruding from the centre of the pile there is the hilt of a sword, shaped to resemble a Dragon. It must be the blade Karaghul." WS+2, S+2, never fumbles, and casts Flames of Death spells.
https://i.imgur.com/iRL6Hce.png White Dwarf 125

The Axe of Karak Izor = Forged in the days of the Ancestor Gods, this mighty rune axe has been the badge of office of the King of Izor for many, many generations. Gains +1 attack, +1 strength, and wounds confer no armour saves.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2240...del-Journal-40 Citadel Journal 40, Page 23

The Grunnson Family Axe = A powerful runic weapon that has 4 Death Runes, 2 Runes of Restoration, 2 Runes of Destruction, and a Runestone.
https://i.imgur.com/ZnKxzrE.png White Dwarf Issue 199

The Hammer of Algrim = ”It was a holy relic of the Iron Peak, the Hammer of Algrim, first king of that hold, which he used to crush the skull of the dragon Falandraugr, the Death-in-Jade.” The Dwarfs of Karak Azul and the Tomb Kings of Mahrak fought many many wars over the hammer. Though the dwarfs made it, the Tomb Kings claimed it was there as they claimed it from an army of greenskins. They still fight over it.
https://www.scribd.com/document/3230...Josh-Reynolds# Gotrek & Felix: The Serpent Queen

Magic Armour

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Talismans

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Arcane Items

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Enchanted Items

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Battle Standards

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Runic Standards

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Master Rune of Grimnir = ”Forged only by the Runesmiths of Karak Kadrin, the Rune of Grimnir projects an aura of Dwarfishness that is so strong that it can deflect arrows and even cannonballs.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Chaos

Master Rune of Groth One-Eye = Any units within 12” take psychology tests with Leadership 10.
https://i.imgur.com/pCgDhvO.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Stromni Redbeard = Stromni Redbeard made this rune in the days of Bael Lord of Karak Azul. This adds to the combat resolution of the unit using it.
https://i.imgur.com/pCgDhvO.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Valaya = This master rune is said to have been invented at the dawn of time by Valaya the Ancestor God. It can dispel nearby spells.
https://i.imgur.com/pCgDhvO.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Vengeance = ”This ancient rune focuses the Dwarfs innate hatred of magic into a devastating punishment against any who dare to use it against them. Even before the Mage manages to draw the magical energy needed to cast his spell, lightning bolts leap from the sky, dancing towards him with a devastating crack of light.”
https://i.imgur.com/FOHNgO8.png Warhammer Chronicles 2003

Rune of Battle = Improves the combat score of the bearing unit.
https://i.imgur.com/tblLLin.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Courage = "Kuzz-Rhun. This rune portrays the flayed pelt of a savage beast. In the remote past, young Dwarfs were required to prove their worth by going out into the wilds and returning with the pelt of a wild creature. The skin was then made into a personal banner to demonstrate the Dwarf's courage to his clan."
https://i.imgur.com/V24mnf3.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/3aRaBd2.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/tblLLin.png White Dwarf 206

Rune of Fear = "Dwor-Rhun. This rune is said to have been invented by the Runesmith Okri Two-Hands, who earned his name because he had a hoard of treasure in two different strongholds. Naturally Okri needed a weapon to defend these and set amount inventing a new rune. He came up with Dwor-Rhun, which has the power to deter opponents before they can get near enough to strike."
https://i.imgur.com/V24mnf3.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/3aRaBd2.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/tblLLin.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Slowness = Foes charge the bearer at a slower speed.
https://i.imgur.com/tblLLin.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Warding = This rune dispels spells cast at the bearer on a role of 4+.
https://i.imgur.com/tblLLin.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Spelleater Rune = "Narga-Rhun. A complex rune with a very difficult ritual. This rune is the speciality of the Runesmiths of Karak Azgal. It is very difficult to create runes which can nullify non-runic magic and the lore required is highly secret, so it is quite rare to find artefacts which have such runes."
https://i.imgur.com/V24mnf3.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/3aRaBd2.png White Dwarf 153

Engineering Runes

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Weapon Runes

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Alaric the Mad’s Master Rune = The legendary dwarf runesmith who forged the 12 Runefangs, and some say, the dreaded blade Fearfrost and other runic weapons held by the Khan Queens of Kislev. This rune cancels any saving throw, whether its normal armour or magical.
https://i.imgur.com/Jwh19wy.png White Dwarf Issue 206
https://i.imgur.com/Qo8FJt7.png White Dwarf 153

Berserker Rune = "Bakraz-Rhun. The existence of this rune suggests that the Norse berserkers may be derived from a lost cult of Dwarf berserkers for whom such runes were devised. The rune shows a stylised warrior with weapons in both hands making its purpose clear. Its simple form indicates a very old rune."
https://i.imgur.com/wzl8o75.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153

Curse Rune = Weapons with this rune can cause a permanent debuff (for the rest of the battle) to either the enemies strength or their toughness.
https://i.imgur.com/nbv82YI.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Dragon Rune = "Drakk-Dreng-Rhun. This rune seems to portray a stretched hide and thus stands for a slain monster. This gives the weapon power over any dragons, chaos monsters or giant creatures. The origin of the rune is old, and probably reflects the frequent invasion of dwarf strongholds by Dragons attracted by the smell of gold and the gleam of treasure hoards. It may indicate the former existence of an ancient and now extinct cult of Dwarf Dragon Slayers, for whom this rune was devised. This would have been most likely during the golden age of Karaz-a-Karak."
https://i.imgur.com/wzl8o75.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153

Earthshaker Rune = "The principal rune wrought into it is the Earthshaker Rune. When the Runesmith rams the staff into the ground he activates the rune's power and causes an earth tremor. An ear-splitting roar erupts from the ground, huge cracks and splits appear around the tip of the staff and the earth shakes and trembles."
https://i.imgur.com/6ltf4Yx.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/Ar4fl52.png White Dwarf 153

Master Rune of Arngrim Redbeard = "A Runesmith who lived during the dark times when Chaos hordes swept across the eastern plains and attempted to break through the mountain passes. Arngrim forged weapons with which the vile fiends of Chaos could be hewn down. He worked in the deep forges of Karak Azul, and the renowned Runesmiths who work there honour him as their craft-ancestor to this day."
https://i.imgur.com/apYyMIQ.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/Qo8FJt7.png White Dwarf 153

Master Rune of Baldrik the Bad = "He forged many weapons capable of slaying Elves, wrought using secret knowledge captured from Elven smiths and turned against them."
https://i.imgur.com/aHQxYzA.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/Qo8FJt7.png White Dwarf 153

Master Rune of Banishment = A very powerful rune against undead, any wound inflicted against the undead automatically kills the undead outright.
https://i.imgur.com/Vo27Fn6.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Daemon Slaying = A very powerful rune against Daemons, any wound inflicted against a daemon automatically kills the daemon outright.
https://i.imgur.com/Vo27Fn6.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Death = This is said to be one of the most awesome ancient dwarf runes. If an enemy suffers a wound from a weapon bearing this rune then they automatically die. No ifs, no buts, dead.
https://i.imgur.com/Jwh19wy.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Dragon Slaying = A very powerful rune against Dragons, any wound inflicted against a daemon automatically kills the dragon outright.
https://i.imgur.com/Vo27Fn6.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Flight = A rune that can only be inscribed onto a hammer. The dwarf may throw the hammer and once it has hit the enemy it will return to his hand.
https://i.imgur.com/Vo27Fn6.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Haki Skavensplitter = "He wrought weapons inscribed to cut down the terrible Skaven who invaded the city from all sides. Many such blades must certainly remain beside their Dwarf defenders where they fell, defending their caverns and vaults to the death. They are highly prized by Dwarfs who have to delve into the old tunnel workings of ruined strongholds."
https://i.imgur.com/Q7WTaFP.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/Qo8FJt7.png White Dwarf 153

Master Rune of Kragg the Grim = +1 to wound, +1 to hit, -1 to opponents save.
https://i.imgur.com/Qo8FJt7.png White Dwarf 153

Master Rune of Swiftness = Struck by Thurgrum the Hermit Smith, the last dwarf runesmith to work willingly in the elven colonies. A weapon with this rune always strikes first.
https://i.imgur.com/Jwh19wy.png White Dwarf Issue 206
https://www.scribd.com/document/2229...del-Journal-01

Master Rune of Trygg Trollslayer = "He worked in Karak-Kadrin in the great days of the Dwarf Empire, making weapons for the Troll Slayers who set out from there into the highest peaks seeking Cave Trolls or whatever fate had in store for them. His weapons also proved effective against Goblinoids and were sought after throughout the length and breadth of the Dwarf realm."
https://i.imgur.com/Q7WTaFP.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/Qo8FJt7.png White Dwarf 153

Rune of Banishment = "Ghull-Dreng-Rhun. This rune is said to have been devised by Snorri Spangelhelm so he could safely delve into ancient burial mounds in search of artifacts without fear of anything lurking there. It is commonly used on burial goods, interred with Dwarf Lords to prevent their vaults becoming inhabited by wights and ghouls. Should any such weapons be recovered by living warriors they are exceptionally potent against all kinds of undead and ethereal creatures. The ritual for inscribing this rune is very long and complicated."
https://i.imgur.com/wzl8o75.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153

Rune of Breaking = This runic weapon destroys magic weapons.
https://i.imgur.com/Vo27Fn6.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Burning = ”When ammunition is loaded into a cannon bearing this rune it starts to smoulder. Within a few seconds it blazes white hot but the powder is magically prevented from igniting until it is necessary.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/2229...del-Journal-01

Rune of Cleaving = "Azz-Rhun. This rune dates from after the invention of metal armour. This was invented by dwarfs even before it was used by elves, and long before any men ever thought of it. Once again this rune is of such antiquity that it cannot be attributed to any particular Runesmith, though it is credited to several ancestors."
https://i.imgur.com/wzl8o75.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/Vo27Fn6.png White Dwarf 206

Rune of Cleaving (Naval) = ”The ships ram glints with a wicked sheen. When it comes into contact with an enemy ship it glows white and cuts its way through the planks and armour without damage.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/2229...del-Journal-01

Rune of Cutting = "Hakka-Rhun. One of the oldest and simplest weapon runes. This rune is commonly found inscribed on weapons and is far too old to be attributed to any known Runesmith. The rune's form suggests that it was originally carved onto the wooden or bone handles of weapons. Sinces these could have been stone axes, this could be the most archaic of weapon runes, pre-dating their discovery of metal and therefore older than Grungi himself."
https://i.imgur.com/wzl8o75.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/nbv82YI.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Fate = This rune primarily affects attacks against enemy characters, all wounds struck by the weapon against an enemy character are doubled.
https://i.imgur.com/Vo27Fn6.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Fortune = "Akrak-Rhun. This rune seems to be derived from that for bond or promise and may indicate that a bond or promise to an ancestor or deity is necessary for the ritual of inscribing. This would bring good fortune to the user of the weapon. This is a commonly occurring rune on all swords and axes."
https://i.imgur.com/wzl8o75.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153

Runes of Fortune (Naval) = ”Shot marked with this magical sigil have a mind of their own. They growl and snarl as they are loaded and can change their course when fired at the enemy.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/2229...del-Journal-01

Rune of Fury = The wielder of this runic weapon adds one to its number of attacks.
https://i.imgur.com/Vo27Fn6.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Might = "Duruk-Rhun. This is especially favoured for inscribing on hammers made in Karak-a-Karaz and is usually the sign of a weapon made for a particularly strong Dwarf. The rune is simple in form, but represents a less primitive stage in rune lore than the single stroke runes, so it may date to the golden age of Dwarfs rather than earlier."
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/hhj6pPi.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/Jwh19wy.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Mighty Strike = "Drengdang-Rhun. This very ancient rune appears on great axes and hammers and like the Rune of Cutting, may date from the time when such weapons were made of stone. The form of the rune is a doubling of an old rune for striking, indicating a blow of twice as much force."
https://i.imgur.com/wzl8o75.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153

Rune of Parrying = "Klang-Rhun. This rune clearly depicts a weapon which has been stopped from penetrating or hitting. A very simple and therefore ancient rune."
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/hhj6pPi.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/Jwh19wy.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Penetrating = ”Cannon bearing the markings of this Rune will magically toughen any ammunition they are loaded with, causing their shots to smash through armour and planking with greater ease.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/2229...del-Journal-01

Rune of Piercing (Naval) = ”This Rune glows with a menacing red hue which it casts onto the ships prow, enveloping it in the mystic aura. When the ship rams another vessel the ambient light blazes into an eye searing rainbow while the prow slides effortlessly through the opposing ships hull.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/2229...del-Journal-01

Rune of Smiting = ”This runic ammunition has been toughened with an intensity found within the heart of a volcano. When they hit an enemy ship planking is split asunder and men are thrown from the decks in a storm of enchanted iron.”
https://i.imgur.com/nbv82YI.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Striking = "Dang-Rhun. Another old rune, probably originally used on the earliest metal weapons. The rune seems to symbolise pointed weapons piercing a shield. Like the Rune of Cutting, this rune is commonly used, and is especially favoured for use on swords."
https://i.imgur.com/wzl8o75.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/nbv82YI.png White Dwarf 206

Rune of Swiftness = "Alabrin-Rhun. The name of this rune suggests an Elven influence which seems to confirm the story that Thurgard the Treacherous, Runesmith of Karak during the Dwarf-Elf wars, stole the ritual from the Elves and devised his own rune using elven magical words in the ritual incantations."
https://i.imgur.com/hhj6pPi.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/fcHbVLZ.png White Dwarf 153

Skalf Blackhammer’s Master Rune = A legendary runesmith from the early days of Karaz-a-karak, he forged many great hammers and is rumoured to have forged Sigmar’s hammer. Any hit by this weapon will always wound the enemy.
https://i.imgur.com/Jwh19wy.png White Dwarf Issue 206
https://i.imgur.com/Qo8FJt7.png White Dwarf 153

Snorri Spangelhelm’s Master Rune = Runesmith to the High King during the era of Kallon, Snorri wrought many wondrous items during this period including his magnificent gromril armour and his master rune. Any weapon engraved with this master rune always hits.
https://i.imgur.com/Jwh19wy.png White Dwarf Issue 206
https://i.imgur.com/Qo8FJt7.png White Dwarf 153

Stonebreaker Rune = "The staff may also be inscribed with the Stonebreaker Rune. When the Runesmith strikes a stone wall with the staff. The stone shatters and crumbles away."
https://i.imgur.com/6ltf4Yx.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/Ar4fl52.png White Dwarf 153

Armour Runes

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Master Rune of Adamant = This master rune adds +2 to the armour saving throw.
https://i.imgur.com/pCgDhvO.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Adamant (Naval) = ”A ship with this rune has its metallic skin toughened beyond belief. With the endurance of the roots of a mountain it withstands attacks that would shatter lesser vessels.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/2229...del-Journal-01

Master Rune of Gromril = A character wearing armour inscribed with this rune has a toughness of 10. The Master Rune of Gromril is so powerful that it cannot be combined with any other armour rune.
https://i.imgur.com/pCgDhvO.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Gromril (Naval) = ”The ships hull bends and twists itself under the magical influence of this Rune. Where gaping holes from battle damage have appeared it grows new plates and struts to repair the damage.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/2229...del-Journal-01

Rune of Fortitude = Gives the bearer +1 wound.
https://i.imgur.com/tblLLin.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Protective Runes = If inscribed onto armour or shields these magical signs increase the wearers toughness
https://i.imgur.com/fhfNHX9.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

Rune of Iron = "Azul-Rhun. Although azul means metal, more specifically it means iron, the commonest ore found by Dwarf miners. The rune seems to depict a furnace for smelting iron and it is likely that the ritual of the rune involves some special arcane variation on the normal iron smelting process."
https://i.imgur.com/hhj6pPi.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/CgK0wrc.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/tblLLin.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Resistance = This rune allows the character to re-roll any failed saving throws.
https://i.imgur.com/pCgDhvO.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Spell Eating = Any spell cast at the bearer of this rune will be automatically dispelled.
https://i.imgur.com/tblLLin.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Spell Eating (Naval) = ”The hull of the ship is covered by a shimmering curtain of energy. Spells cast at the ship are rejected harmlessly into the sky, away from the dwarf fleet.”
https://www.scribd.com/document/2229...del-Journal-01

Rune of Stone = This rune adds +1 to the dwarfs armour save. This rune is an exception to the Rule of Pride as it can be used alongside another armour rune.
https://i.imgur.com/tblLLin.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Shield Rune = "Thrung-Rhun. The rune clearly depicts a shield reinforced with a simple vertical stroke. It is very similar to the rune for clan and it may have some strange magical connection with it which is now obscure."
https://i.imgur.com/hhj6pPi.png White Dwarf 153
https://i.imgur.com/CgK0wrc.png White Dwarf 153

Talismanic Runes

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Master Rune of Dismay = This can only be inscribed on a warhorn, and when it is blown (only once per battle!) it causes enemies to quake in terror. All units on the battlefield have to take psychology tests, if they fail, they stop moving for a turn.
https://i.imgur.com/E8Dy9TG.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Kingship = This many only be inscribed on the crown of a dwarf king, and they become immune to fear and terror.
https://i.imgur.com/E8Dy9TG.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Master Rune of Spite = Devised by a bad tempered dwarf runesmith called Vikram, this rune turns an enemies attacks against them.
https://i.imgur.com/E8Dy9TG.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Pyrrhic Rune = When the bearer of this rune dies, he will explode!
https://www.scribd.com/document/2232...del-Journal-25 Page 76

Rune of Brotherhood = Allows a hero to join Miners
https://i.imgur.com/GZ88jpr.png White Dwarf 330

Rune of Hatred = He'll gain extra attacks against a character he has chosen to hate.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2232...del-Journal-25 Page 76

Rune of Luck = This rune allows the bearer to re-roll one dice.
https://i.imgur.com/wswrNP3.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Luck = May ignore the first blow against him.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2232...del-Journal-25 Page 76

Rune of Passage = This rune makes snow, mud, vegetation and rocks move aside to create a clear passage. He suffers no movement penalties.
https://i.imgur.com/wswrNP3.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Resistance = May ignore the effects of the first spell against him.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2232...del-Journal-25 Page 76

Rune of Running = Doubles bearers movement speed.
https://www.scribd.com/document/2232...del-Journal-25 Page 76

Rune of Spellbreaking = Only runesmiths can use this rune, it can only be used once per battle to dispel an enemy spell.
https://i.imgur.com/wswrNP3.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Rune of Spell-Hating = ”The art of creating this difficult rune has been lost in time, although at the time of the War of Vengeance, the most powerful Runesmiths were familiar with its intricacies. It is capable of shutting down even the most powerful of sorceries.”
https://i.imgur.com/FOHNgO8.png Warhammer Chronicles 2003

Rune of the Furnace = The bearer of this rune is immune to fire, heat and flame. Fire attacks, magical fire or the fire of a warpfire thrower cannot affect the dwarf.
https://i.imgur.com/wswrNP3.png White Dwarf Issue 206

Sacred Runes

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Anvil of Doom

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Kadon’s Scrolls of Binding

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Mythic Items

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Dawnstar Sword = ”Legend goes that this blade was forged in the first rays of light to strike the world. The energy of this auspicious enchantment remains embedded deep within the burnished blade, waiting to be called forth once more in a blaze of glory.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Blade of Last Resort = ”This sword has ever had a twisted sense of humour, seeking out overmatched heroes and aiding them against a chosen foe. However, the Blade of Last Resort draws its strength from a victor’s glorious lifeblood; those that best an opponent with its aid themselves have scant moments to live.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Dodecahedron of Continental Drift = ”Said to have been left behind by the Old Ones, this peculiar object can be used to remake the world. Each alteration to the Dodecahedron’s external matrix is reflected on the land around the user. Its ill-considered use can easily prove catastrophic…”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Fozzrik’s Floating Fortress = ”Though Fozzrik’s magical aptitude led him to become a wizard, he never lost his love for architecture. Many of the Old World’s cities have been built around immaculate structures that Fozzrik created from stone and sorcery, but more prized by far are his floating fortresses - buildings that move under their own power and sprout defences to repel intruders.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Woodwaker’s Wand = ”Once upon a time, all the woods in the world were linked. Some say this great forest was alive, in a curious sort of way, and that every tree that now grows retains a portion of its vigour and intelligence just waiting to be revived.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Living Deadwood Staff = ”Arboreonecromancy is a little-practiced branch of wizardry - any mystic crazed enough to attempt it normally transfers his attentions back to raising zombies and skeletons, rather than undead trees. However, legends tell of the Archmage Sycamo, ‘The Daemon Carpenter of Estalia’, who not only perfected a method of reanimating trees from their residual elements, but also filling them with astounding vigour. Much of Sycamo’s work has, fortunately, been lost to the intervening aeons, but the Living Deadwood Staff never stays missing for long…”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Giantkin Helm = ”After constantly being told ‘We expect big things from you’ by his Elector Count father, Heinrich von Roth spent much of the family fortune commissioning an artefact that would help him achieve greatness. Alas, he was to learn that when dealing with wizards, precision of diction is just as important as largesse of payment.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Windcatcher Prism = ”This peculiar bauble was crafted long ago, its purpose very much tied to storms of magic. Once a particular Wind of Magic rises to a certain cataclysmic level, the Windcatcher Prism absorbs and rechannels a portion of its power, bestowing the bearer - and his immediate allies - with an avataric aspect of the ascendant Wind of Magic.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Paranoth’s Piquet Fence = ”Paranoth was a famous travelling mage, who trod every road ‘twixt Cathay and Naggarond. Naturally, only a particularly foolish wizard would journey such roads without defences, so Paranoth wove himself a sorcerous fence to defend his encampments whilst he and his companions slept.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Rockcharmer’s Flute = ”Androgast Gildheim was the first man in the Empire to master this granite flute, but its origins lie hidden in the mists of time. Some say that the Rockcharmer’s Flute was used to destroy the old Dwarfen realms, others that it sank the fabled realm of Seidon. However, the most popular tale concerns a drunken Halfling, the Rockcharmer’s Flute, a jug of lamp oil, a plate of sausages and the accidental creation of the Grey Mountains.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Wyssan’s Weighted Dice = ”This set of weighted dice is one amongst many forged by Arctovian Wyssan over the course of a long and (unsurprisingly) successful wagering career. At the bearer’s command, these skull-marked cubes play havoc with the laws of causality; turning certainty into bleak misfortune.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Arabyan Puzzlebox = ”This elegantly crafted container houses many hundreds of glittering gemstones, each with the power to harness the Winds of Magic if used in the correct manner. Alas, the user can never truly be sure that the compartment he has opened will contain the gems he needed.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Black Book of Ibn Naggazar = ”Ibn Naggazar was a brilliant, if somewhat maniacal, Arabyan sorcerer. Whilst it is unknown whether his madness sprang from isolation, too many attempts at creating intoxicating ‘elixirs’ or the honeyed promises of whispering Daemons, there can be no doubt that he was utterly insane. No rational wizard would create a book inked on the skin of his closest family, much less constantly follow its advice.”
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WhndVE0VklZZDA Storm of Magic

Character-specific Items

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Durgrim Redmane

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Kazgar the Fearless

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Kragg the Grim

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The High Priestess of Valaya

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Thorek Ironbrow

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**PaulH** · August 05, 2018, 04:51 PM

Lore Information Regarding the Dwarfs

When a series is being continuously updated for a quarter of a century there is bound to be a massive amount of lore that has been created for it. This is an attempt to collate important snippets of lore that I have found during my research into units. I am presenting these in note form rather than in quote form due to the sheer amount of information that is potentially able to be displayed here, but I hope that it will prove useful or interesting to you regardless.

General Information

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- Dwarfs are not a numerous people, they multiply slowly.
- They're very clannish and live in extended family communities.
- They're proud and often very short tempered.
- Dwarf history relates many occasions when dwarfish indignation at some petty slight.
https://i.imgur.com/mNCxP8U.png Warhammer 1st Edition Forces of Fantasy

- Even the merest whiff of money does odd things to a dwarf, and is enough to stir a slayer away from his doom, even if just for a little while
Gotrek & Felix: Berthold’s Beard

- The dwarfs have always made their homes beneath the mountains.
- The wealth of the dwarfs is legendary, however their wealth has diminished greatly since the peak of their empire.
- They are a proud and defiant people, as grim as the mountains.
- They are immensely strong and resilient, wide in girth with thick hands and broad feet.
- Unless slain in battle a dwarf can live to a very great age.
- The oldest dwarfs have silver beards many yards long. These are wrapped around them and can still trail behind them.
- Dwarf culture greatly respects age, ancient workmanship is treasured and a weapon may be reforged time and time again so that the iron is the same as that wielded a thousand years earlier.
- Hoarding wealth is a passion for dwarfs.
- They're uncannily good at making small, intricate items and take immense pride in their work, whatever their work is.
- Dwarfs hate to see rough and shoddy work.
- If a dwarf makes a promise he will remember and keep it. If it was made by his ancestors he will keep it. To break it would be a dishonour. A broken bond is bitterly remembered.
- Great Eagles are friends of the Dwarfs as both races have a hatred of greenskins and will trade information about them.
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- Certain Dwarf legends recall a past age when the Dwarfs and Eagles had dealings, but nowadays few are seen and they avoid the intelligent races.
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- Dwarfs are an organised, disciplined people
- Dwarfs are naturally suspicious of other races and generally untrusting, but they are very loyal to those they trust
- Dwarfs are renowned for their loyalty, and those few animals they shelter or protect respect this
- A dwarfs loyalty can extend beyond life itself, especially if a dwarf dies unavenged in battle
https://i.imgur.com/aptUY2S.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

- Of all the races, the dwarfs show the greatest aptitude for science and technology
- Dwarfs have a love of regalia
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- Dwarf greed is legendary and they love wealth, loot and battle
https://i.imgur.com/5CD9lV7.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

- There are few magics which can force a dwarf into breaking his word. Once a dwarfs word is given, he will fulfil his promise or die.
- For this reason it can be difficult to get a dwarf to commit to anything.
- Dwarfs give very few promises.
- Dwarfs know the honourable way to behave.
- Dwarf sagas are full of situations where heroes found themselves trapped by thoughtless oaths into performing some unimportant task.
- Theft is not considered dishonourable, yet its so rare that its almost unknown. This is because its dishonourable to lose an item, so the insult must be avenged.
- Dwarf communities are peaceful places where doors are rarely unlocked.
- Dwarfs like to surround themselves with beautiful objects.
- Dwarf women don't have beards.
- Dwarf women are rare. One in four births are female.
- Though rare in human society, they are prominent in their own where they are leaders, organisers, and administrators.
- Dwarfs are dwindling and they must replenish their numbers. The loss of a single fertile female is more significant than the loss of a dozen males.
- Suggesting the females are merely "brood mares" is a terrible insult.
- It's possible the use of kilts led to the popular myth of bearded women.
- A dwarf views the world as a changeable place. In two hundred years of life a lot can happen.
- To a dwarf only their reputation can outlast the effects of a disaster. A dwarf may lose everything he owns, but his reputation goes before him and can be the coin that regains what he lost.
- Dwarfs only get mind-slammingly drunk once when young, after that they know their limits.
- It's almost unheard of for a dwarf to wake up in the morning after drinking and regret the actions the night before.
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- Dwarfs cultivate mushrooms for food.
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- Dwarf smiths are found in their own quarters in cities of the Empire, Bretonnia, Kislev and elsewhere.
- Dwarfs have colonies in distant lands.
- Three things lead to dwarf settlements in foreign lands; gold, honour or being refugees.
- The lure of gold attracts dwarf artisans to human lands.
- The dwarf code of honour forces into exile any dwarfs that have fallen out with their kinsmen, their lord or have fallen foul of some long-standing grudge.
- Some of these exiles end up swelling the ranks of the Chaos Dwarfs.
- Refugees from the many lost and fallen strongholds can be found in human lands.
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- Dwarf strongholds were once frequently attacked by dragons who were attracted by the smell of gold and gleam of treasure hoards.
- A famous saga is Grimdal's Saga, that speaks of Grimdal and the Great Hammer of Wrath.
- King Brand of Kazak-a-Karaz once sent expeditions to the far west to look for riches.
- Grimdal Runescar, a fabled hero of old, vanished in the lands that would give rise to Bretonnia.
- According to myth, Grimnir the fearless protected the Dwarf people on their ancient migration.
- Grimnir fought Ice Giants, huge Trolls, Dragons and bands of marauding Orcs.
- Grimnir represents the undaunted courage and fearlessness of the Dwarf race.
- Trollslayers and Giantslayers venerate Grimnir in particular and paint his rune on their bare flesh.
- Dwarfs are most vulnerable to magical attack.
- In the remote past, young dwarfs were required to prove their worth by going into the wilds and returning with a pelt of a wild creature.
- This skin was turned into a personal banner to demonstrate the dwarfs courage.
- Dwarf strongholds try to recover the lost Rune weapons of their ancestors.
- These treasures are lost everywhere from Kislev to the Chaos Wastes, the Greenskin lands to the farthest corners of the world.
- Wherever Dwarfs seek their lost treasures, they meet resistance from those who covet these artefacts.
- Dwarfs lack the sensitivity needed to perceive magical force. It does not flow through them, and they cannot comprehend its subtle shades.
- Dwarfs are happier dealing with material things that they can work with their hands.
- Dwarfs are less disturbed or corrupted by magic of their enemies.
- There are no dwarf wizards.
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- Breaking an oath brings lasting dishonour to a family, including their descendants and ancestors.
- No Dwarf would ever desert the throne.
- There is only one recorded instance of a Thronebearer abandoning his lord, as recorded in the Great Book of Grudges.
- Thise Thronebreaker was Forkhelm Stoutback, ever after known as Shiverback, who is said to have abandoned his Lord in the face of battle.
- As a consequence, his entire family abandoned their ancestral home and wandered the Dark Lands never to return.
- Their shame is not something Dwarfs ever talk about.
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- Few Dwarfs become mercenary generals.
- Any dwarf with qualities of a general will be utterly loyal to clan and ancestry.
- Dwarf mercenary generals are likely to be outcasts for some reason, or cherishing some terrible grudge against their kin.
- Payment of gold to sellswords and sharing plunder is something that would tear at the heart of any dwarf.
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- Vampires find the blood of dwarves stale and distasteful, so they tend to leave them alone.
- It is perhaps impossible for elves, dwarves or halflings to become Vampires.
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- The dwarfs were the second race created (following the elves) by the Old Ones, their magic is not learned but intrinsic and instinctual.
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Mithril

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Norse Dwarfs

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Guilds

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Engineering

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Mining

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Runesmiths

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Holds, Lands and People

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- The dwarfs have lived in the Old World a very long time, and their chief cities are found in the Worlds Edge Mountains.
- The cities of the dwarfs were linked by an underground road wide enough to drive carts across.
- The dwarfs once mined gold, silver, jewels, precious stone, marble, onyx and jade from the mountains. Those days are now gone.
- Their cities double as stone strongholds.
- There are many surviving dwarf strongholds in the Worlds Edge Mountains.
- Karak Kadrin overlooks Peak Pass and protects traders from the Empire and Kislev.
- The greatest stronghold is Karaz-a-Karak, it is the ancient capital of the dwarf empire and home to the High King.
- Karaz-a-Karak is the spiritual heartland of the dwarfs.
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- The ancient and noble race of Eagles has lived amongst the peaks of the Worlds Edge Mountains since before the time of humanity.
- Certain Dwarf legends recall a past age when the Dwarfs and Eagles had dealings, but nowadays few are seen and they avoid the intelligent races.
- Like the Dwarfs, eagles are proud and independent creatures with a profound sense of tradition and the past.
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Karaz-a-Karak

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Karak Kadrin

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Caraz-Lumbar

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Karak Eight Peaks

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Kazad Makaz

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The Broken Hold of Karak Ungor

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Karak Azgal

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Karak Azul

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Barak Varr

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Karak Hirn

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Carak Oran

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Norse Dwarf Holds

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Shiverback Clan

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Middle Mountains

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World's Edge Mountains

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Kazrad-Kain

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Thorskinson’s Island

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Religion

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- There are great temples to Grungi, Grimnir and Valaya in Karaz-a-Karak. Temples are found in many other holds as well.
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- It's possible that the Dragon Rune indicates an ancient, now extinct, cult of dragon slayers.
- The Berserker Rune and norse berserkers suggest that there was a lost cult of dwarf berserkers who had their own unique runes.
- Priests of Valaya can purify tombs.
- According to myth, Grimnir the fearless protected the Dwarf people on their ancient migration.
- Grimnir fought Ice Giants, huge Trolls, Dragons and bands of marauding Orcs.
- Grimnir represents the undaunted courage and fearlessness of the Dwarf race.
- Trollslayers and Giantslayers venerate Grimnir in particular and paint his rune on their bare flesh.
- Valaya is the only dwarf goddess and an ancestress of Karaz-a-Karak.
- Valaya's rune depicts a shield and stands for the dwarf concept of clan.
- Valaya may have originated as a protector of hearth and home.
- Valaya later developed into the special city-deity of Karaz-a-Karak.
- Valaya has special powers of protection against magical attack.
- Valaya's Rune is only inscribed during rituals in the temple of Valaya in Karaz-a-Karak.
- Grungni is a very powerful and venerated ancestor. He is the chief dwarf deity.
- Grungni was the first dwarf to delve into rocks, mine ores and smelt them into metals.
- The greatest shrine to Grungni is found in Karak Azul, and it was here that an ancient Runesmith first created Grungni's Rune.
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Cult of Rukh

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Runes

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- Runes made of simple strokes are usually of great antiquity.
- Some runes are too old to be attributed to any single runesmith.
- The most ancient runes would have originally been carved into bone or wood, thus predating the dwarf use of metal.
- Dwarfs invented runes to counter metal armour before they encountered elves or humans using such armour.
- Some burial mounds have a Rune of Banishment to prevent wights from occupying them.
- Some runes require a bond or promise to an ancestor or deity.
- Trollslayers and Giantslayers venerate Grimnir in particular and paint his rune on their bare flesh.
- Valaya's rune depicts a shield and stands for the dwarf concept of clan.
- Valaya has special powers of protection against magical attack.
- Valaya's Rune is only inscribed during rituals in the temple of Valaya in Karaz-a-Karak.
- The Rune of Might is especially favoured for inscribing on hammers made in Karak-a-Karaz.
- If a rune is simple in form, then it tends to be more primitive and more ancient.
- Runesmith Okri Two-Hoards earned his name because he had a hoard of treasure in two different strongholds.
- Okri created the Rune of Fear to protect these hoards.
- The speciality of the Runesmiths of Karak Azgal is the Spelleater Rune.
- The greatest shrine to Grungni is found in Karak Azul, and it was here that an ancient Runesmith first created Grungni's Rune.
- It's thanks to this rune that Karak Azul never fell to Greenskin invaders.
- It is impossible for anyone to mimic the Runesmith's work unless he chooses to reveal it to them.
- Much rune lore was lost with the fall of the Dwarf strongholds in the Goblin wars.
- Many runesmiths fled taking their secrets with them, many others were slain and their secrets perished when they died.
- Ancient secrets of the runesmiths have been passed down by word of mouth from the time of the Ancestors.
- Each runesmith adopts as a son his most talented apprentice whom he teaches the ancient lore.
- Upon the death of his master, the apprentice adds his masters name to his own.
- Runesmiths rarely write down their lore. In times of severe danger, they may imprint their knowledge into stone or metal.
- Runesmiths devote years of their lives to the search for ancient secrets which have been lost since the Age of Darkness.
- A handful of the most ancient and venerable runesmiths are still living and working in dwarf strongholds.
- These remaining runesmiths are centuries old, and it is they who know the deepest and greatest secrets.
- Among dwarfs they are respected as much as living ancestors, and their names and work are renowned far and wide.
- Any weapon wrought by them is treated as though it was the last of its kind.
- The dwarf language is written in runes.
- Many runes are capable of binding magic because of their shape and the incantations recited as they are inscribed.
- Some runes fade over time. The greatest runes are eternal.
- The work of creating a runic item is usually done in secret and in darkness.
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- Anvils of Doom are ancient devices forged with great skill by the Runesmiths of old in Thunder Mountain.
- Kurgaz, most skilled of the ancient runesmiths, used the energy of the volcano to forge the anvils.
- The secret of the Rune of Sorcery was lost when a dragon attacked Thunder Mountain.
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- Thorek Ironbow is one of the few who can use the Anvils of Doom to their full potential.
- Kurgaz forged the Anvils of Doom, beating into them the potent Rune of Doom.
- The Rune of Doom is so difficult and dangerous to use that its secret has almost been lost.
- Some have tried using the Rune of Doom, only to fail to contain it and it has torn their anvil apart.
- The only remaining Runelord who has the skill to use it is Thorek Ironbrow.
- When the Rune of Doom is used, the air grows chill and ghostly warriors appear amidst the Dwarfs on the battlefield.
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Famous Runemasters

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Alaric the Mad

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- A century in the making, the Runefangs were gifted to each of the Empire's Elector Counts.
- Some say that the century Alaric spent toiling at his forge drove the Runesmith to obsession and paranoia.
- His peers considered the Runefangs Alaric's greatest achievement, but the Runesmith himself refused to accept that he had reached the height of his art.
- Alaric sought a new rune, and in time, found a variation on the Rune of Kingship — the Rune of Ages.
- This Rune would not only retain and distill the wisdom of each of its wearers, passing it on to those who followed, but give the bearer control of their very destiny.
- Any who wore it would become master of his fate, and that of his entire race.
- Alaric found that no matter what material he set the Rune of Ages upon, it would shatter as the last blow was struck. Stone, iron, Gromril, dragon scales — all proved too weak to contain the mighty energies of his new Master Rune.
- He set out upon a great quest to find a substance strong enough to bear the rune's awesome power.
- For decades, Alaric wandered the dark roads of the Old World, through its mountains and forests.
- Nowhere could he locate the material he sought, and as time went on, he became more and more obsessed, leading Dwarfs and Men to give him a new name: Alaric the Mad.
- While passing along what is now the Old Forest Road (at that time it was little more than a well-trod woodland path), Alaric was ambushed by a band of Skaven.
- Though now aged and stooped, Alaric was a veteran of many battles and dispatched the vile Ratmen with ease.
- From nearby, he felt the presence of some unknown but incredibly powerful ore.
- He followed his uncanny instinct and, deep beneath the knotted roots of a twisted oak, found a chunk of material strong enough to hold the Rune of Ages — warpstone.
- Alaric barely hesitated before he pried the chunk of rock out of the ground.
- Perhaps his once-wise mind was clouded by his overwhelming desire to prove himself the greatest Runesmith the world had ever seen, or perhaps the evil of the warpstone reached out and touched his already weakened reason.
- It is said that he travelled to the Grey Mountains, where he constructed a mighty forge fuelled by the volcanic lifeblood of the peaks.
- Alaric worked upon the warpstone ore day and night until he had produced a gleaming crown, upon which he struck the Rune of Ages.
- As Alaric looked upon his creation, his mind cleared. He had been blinded by madness and obsession, but now he saw his horrible error.
- The crown would not distill the destiny of those that wore it but would instead draw out even the smallest shred of evil intent and transform its wearer into the vessel for all the malice of all those who wore it before.
- Alaric was horrified by what he had created, but he knew that the crown could not be destroyed.
- He travelled to the Great Forest, to the windswept Howling Hills, and descended into the depths of a Dwarf mine from the times before the War of the Beard.
- There he sought a place in which to hide the crown for eternity.
- Alaric hewed a chamber from the living rock, placed the crown within, and sealed the chamber with the most potent of warding runes.
- The crown lay hidden for many long centuries until a mighty earthquake shook the Howling Hills, bringing tales of fresh Gromril seams and wealth to be had in the area of the old mine.
- Discovering the uncovered mine workings, Dwarf miners came upon the breached chamber.
- What happened next is unclear, for only a single Dwarf emerged, blood-splattered and raving, into the light.
- A short time later, a band of Night Goblins, ever on the search for new cracks and crannies to infest, came upon the mine, finding the insane Dwarf and his dead companions.
- The lone miner was captured by greenskins, who discerned from his rantings that an object of great power was to be found somewhere in their new lair.
- The Goblins tortured the mad Dwarf, yet could get little more from him.
- Perhaps the location of the Crown would thus have remained secret, but a Dwarf rescue force led by Thane Grombold of the famous Krud clan came in search of the lost miners.
- During the chaos that followed, a black-hearted Night Goblin came upon the crown by chance, slaughtered his fellows and fled with it into the forest.
- Now, armies muster to retrieve the crown, for wild rumours of its powers have spread far and wide.
- The Dwarfs seek to return it to their holds where Alaric's madness can be hidden for all time.
- Grimgor thinks that, should he gain it, the strongest warriors in the land will come to fight him.
- The Emperor sees in the crown an invaluable artefact of the Age of Sigmar, and believes that its power could be harnessed for the good of Man.
https://web.archive.org/web/20071218...ckground/1.htm Nemesis Crown
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Arngrim Redbeard

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Baldrik the Bad

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Haki Skavensplitter

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Okri Two-Hoards

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Thorek Ironbrow

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Thurgard the Treacherous

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Foreign Affairs

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Araby

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Bretonnians

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Chaos Dwarfs

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Elves

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Great Eagles of the Worlds Edge Mountains

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Gnomes

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High Elves

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Ind

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Kislev

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Lizardmen

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Norsca

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Sartosa

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Skaven

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The Empire

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- Thorgrim heard that the Emperor Karl Franz desired the crown too, which filled him with sadness.
- He knew that he might have to fight the Men of the Empire to retrieve the crown, and though he would mourn the waste of lives, he would do what must be done.
https://web.archive.org/web/20071010...ies/dwarfs.htm Nemesis Crown

- Wilhelm Ludenhof, a relative of the Elector Count of Hochland, was given an army and sent to the South Seas to get him away from the Emperors daughters and nieces
- Wilhelm Ludenhof has established an Imperial colony on Thorskinson’s Island that has been called Wilhelmsberg
https://i.imgur.com/Qo4p4Qc.png White Dwarf 211

- In the Empire men still maintain a stubborn person ‘clings like a dwarf’
https://i.imgur.com/81EYpbj.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
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- The rich burgermeisters of the Electoral Provinces have plenty of gold to spend on mercenaries
- The Empire has been known to hire dwarfs as allies and mercenaries.
https://i.imgur.com/hI4M1M2.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

- Dwarf smiths are found in their own quarters in cities of the Empire, Bretonnia, Kislev and elsewhere.
- Some expatriate dwarfs live in the Empire.
- The lure of gold attracts dwarf artisans to human lands.
- Refugees from the many lost and fallen strongholds can be found in human lands.
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- Known to be generous and are very welcoming of dwarf-kind, they admire their plain-talking.
- The Elector Count of Averland has begun discussions with Karak Angazhar to construct a series of dikes and levees to control the waters of the flood season. This has been protested by both Wissenland and the Engineer’s Guild of Nuln.
- Dwarfs of Karak Norn and Karak Hirn own large swathes of the mountains, meaning that the nobles of Wissenland have been negotiating with them for centuries over mining rights, some humans involve themselves in illegal mining operations which the dwarfs do not look on with friendly eyes.
- Wissenlanders have good relations with the kingdom of Karak Norn.
- Ostermark has good relations with the dwarfs of Karak Kadrin.
- Stirland does brisk trade with the dwarfs of Zhufbar.
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Military

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- Dwarfs are an organised, disciplined people
- To serve in the baggage guard is no dishonour and many young dwarfs get their first experience of battle in this capacity
- Baggage trains often include a mobile forge and smithy, a kiln-cart for baking bread, wagons to carry troop possessions and a beer wagon to slack their considerable thirst
- Dwarfs have deep pockets, but they pale at the thought of using their wealth to buy mercenaries unless the need is great
- Some dwarf spirits are so eager to return to battle that they remain as ghosts
- A dwarfs loyalty can extend beyond life itself, especially if a dwarf dies unavenged in battle
https://i.imgur.com/aptUY2S.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

- They produce the finest engines of war in the world
- Dwarfs have a love of regalia and almost all dwarf regiments sport a uniform of some kind
- Their shields, standards and surcoats will bear all sorts of clan motifs; the coat of arms of their hold, or symbols such as anvils, hammers and other weaponry
- Some of their magical banners were made thousands of years ago with the help of the elves
https://i.imgur.com/81EYpbj.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book
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- Dwarf sappers are expert designers and builders of field fortifications.
https://i.imgur.com/saPqxbQ.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

- All dwarfs are warriors as well as craftsmen, war is part of their nature
https://i.imgur.com/CSjeR2I.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

- Troll Slayers are dwarfs who have been crossed in love or suffered from some great personal calamity
- Such is their grief that they dedicate their lives to seeking out and slaying the races most dangerous enemies, hoping to die in the attempt
- Trolls are a favoured adversary because they are fairly difficult to kill
- Unsuccessful troll slayers seek out larger and more fearsome monsters to try and kill them
https://i.imgur.com/CSjeR2I.jpg 3rd Ed. Armies Book

- The Leadbelcher, an Organ Gun stolen by Broken Nose goblins, had 3 bombards and a howitzer as part of it. It is not known if all Organ Guns function this way.
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- Faithful Dwarf retainers fight in their own units of Bondsdwarfs rather like the Human Bondsmen. They may be armed in a similar manner to their master, and may also carry shooting weapons such as a bow or crossbow.
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- Trollslayers and Giantslayers venerate Grimnir in particular and paint his rune on their bare flesh.
- Valaya's rune depicts a shield and stands for the dwarf concept of clan.
- Dwarfs are most vulnerable to magical attack.
- The Rune of Might is especially favoured for inscribing on hammers made in Karak-a-Karaz.
- Some ancient runeswords are forged of Gromril.
- Gromril blades are notable for their dark grey or bluish black colour.
- Sometimes a runesmith will accompany a dwarf army or expedition.
- Although his own motive might be to search for lost artifacts, his presence will be welcomed by the army general.
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- The War Fleets of the Dwarfs are focused at Barak Varr.
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- Dwarfs do not naturally take to the seas
- The War of the Beards convinced the dwarfs to build ships, but not poncey wooden ones like the elves, their ships are wrought of silversteel
https://i.imgur.com/IChPAP4.png Dreadfleet Rulebook

- Few Dwarfs become mercenary generals.
- Any dwarf with qualities of a general will be utterly loyal to clan and ancestry.
- Dwarf mercenary generals are likely to be outcasts for some reason, or cherishing some terrible grudge against their kin.
- Payment of gold to sellswords and sharing plunder is something that would tear at the heart of any dwarf.
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