Gotrek & Felix- the First Omnibus - William King

by Warhammer

  A small, oval-shaped pendant carved from obsidian with a central eye surrounded by odd pictograms of animal-headed people. The stone itself is gripped in a silver hand setting with pointed talons. Found in the rubble of Khemri and also known as the Eye of Nagash.

  Eye of the Lord

  A magical artefact, kept by Kelmain and Lhoigor. A gigantic crystal orb encased in metal, it is used to predict the future.

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  Faragrim

  A senile dwarf prospector who Gotrek and Felix bump into in the Border Princes.

  Fedrich Gerlach

  Innkeep at the Skewered Dragon, Middenheim.

  Felix Jaeger

  Born the younger son of a wealthy Altdorf merchant, Gustav Jaeger and his wife Renata, Felix Jaeger always had dreams of becoming a famous poet and scholar. Unfortunately, his promising career was cut short when he found himself expelled from University after accidentally killing a fellow student in a duel. He then became involved in the infamous Window Tax Riots where he met Gotrek Gurnisson under somewhat fortuitous circumstances, when the slayer pulled him out from under the hooves of one of the mounted cavalry officers sent in to break up the fray. Unfortunately, the slayer then took exception to nearly being trampled himself, so set about breaking a few heads. Unsurprisingly, both soon found themselves wanted by the authorities.

  Later that evening in the Axe and Hammer tavern, Felix heard of the slayer’s quest to find a worthy doom, and being slightly worse for wear at the time, swore a blood oath to follow the dwarf and record his demise in a suitably epic poem, never dreaming just what this would entail.

  The duo’s adventures have seen them journey extensively throughout the Empire, battling the forces of Chaos wherever they find them. Felix acquired the mystical dragon-hilted blade, Karaghul, in a troll’s treasure hoard under Karak Eight Peaks and has used it to great effect against the numerous enemies he has fought since, particularly the dragon Skjalandir. Since teaming up with the slayer, he has also thwarted a skaven invasion, an assassination plot and a great Chaos incursion, and battled true Terror in the lost dwarf city of Karag Dum. He has also found time to meet and fall in love with Ulrika Magdova Straghov, though the affair has been a bitter-sweet experience.

  Tall, broad-shouldered and blond, probably the most notable thing about Felix’s handsome features is the long, thin scar which mars his cheek, a legacy of his student duelling days. He wears a tattered, red Sudenland wool cloak and though his clothes are of good quality, they have all seen better days; much like the poet himself, in fact.

  Forgast Gaptooth

  A slayer acquaintance of Snorri who killed a troll in a most unusual way.

  Fort von Diehl

  Settlement founded by the von Diehl family and their retainers, following their exile from the Empire.

  Frau Winter

  Sorceress, part of the von Diehl entourage, and mistress to Kirsten.

  Fredericksburg

  Town in Averland, near Blackfire Pass.

  Fritz von Halstadt

  Head of Nuln’s secret police and a chief magistrate. A tall, gaunt man, von Halstadt is a deadly swordsman and obsessed with the Elector Countess he serves.

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  Garg Gorgul

  Huge ogre encountered by Gotrek and Felix below Karag Eight Peaks.

  Geheimnisnacht

  ‘Night of Mystery’, considered extremely unlucky by citizens of the Empire. Both moons are full on this night.

  Gnoblars

  These malicious little greenskins are related to goblins, and indeed rather resemble them. They can be mostly found living alongside ogres, where they serve as servants, soldiers and (more often than they would like) food.

  Golden Brotherhood

  A secret order devoted to seeking Chaos and destroying it. Max Schreiber is a member.

  Golden Gull

  Katja Murillo’s ship, sunk by Uragh Goldtusk while she was searching for Redhand’s treasure.

  Golden Hammer, The

  An upmarket restaurant in Nuln which Otto Jaeger takes Felix to, and where Felix sees and recognises Fritz von Halstadt.

  Gospodar Muster

  A force of 5,000 mounted warriors, led by the Ice Queen herself, that go to aid Praag in its fight against the forces of Arek Daemonclaw.

  Gotrek Gurnisson

  Gotrek, son of Gurni was born and raised in the corridors of Karaz-a-Karak and like all citizens of the King’s Council, did his military service in the depths below the Everpeak as a youth. Details of the intervening years between then and his meeting with Felix Jaeger are vague, though it is known that he was part of the first ill-fated attempt to find the lost city of Karag Dum. One of only three survivors to return from the Chaos Wastes, when he did so, he was carrying the awesome star-metal rune axe which never leaves his side.

  After swearing blood kinship with Felix Jaeger and making him his Rememberer, the pair set out on their travels, the slayer actively seeking his doom, the man simply there to record it. Losing his eye in an epic battle against some greenskins at Fort von Diehl has been perhaps the most noticeable injury the slayer has sustained and though there have been a few close calls, much to his chagrin, Gotrek inevitably lives on to fight another day.

  A typical slayer, Gotrek sports the bright orange crest and numerous tattoos which mark him as such. He is huge by dwarvish standards and though he only comes up to his companion’s chest, he outweighs him by a substantial margin, all of it muscle. A gold chain runs from nostril to ear and a leather patch covers his ruined eye. He can drink almost as well as he can fight, which is saying something indeed, and he hates trees, boats and elves with a vengeance.

  ‘...there was no denying that the trollslayer presented a formidable appearance. Although Gotrek only came up to Felix’s chest, and a great deal of that height was made up of the huge dyed crest of red hair atop his shaved and tattooed skull, he was broader at the shoulders than a blacksmith. In one massive paw, he held a rune-covered axe that most men would have struggled to lift with both hands. When he shifted his massive head, the gold chain that ran from his nose to his ear jingled.’

  From Trollslayer by William King

  Gottfried von Diehl

  Baron of the Vennland Marches, exiled after a conflict with their Sigmarite neighbours. He leads his people on a doomed expedition out of the Empire south into the Border Princes.

  Green Man, The

  A fortified inn on the road to Drakenhof.

  Greypaw Hollow

  A small skaven settlement located under a forest.

  Grimme

  A dwarf slayer, first encountered by Felix in the Shrine of Grimnir. He speaks very little, seeming to be too overwhelmed by some personal grief to allow any kind of connection with others. He is one of the seven slayers who go to beard the dragon in its den.

  Gulf of Araby

  Expanse of water lying between the southern coast of Araby and the Southlands.

  Grume of the Night Fang

  A massive and foul-smelling Khorne warlord who is in league with the Tzeentch sorcerers, Kelmain and Lhoigor. He wants to kill Gotrek and claim his axe for his own, and carries the fearsome Skull Mace of Malarak to help him achieve his goal.

  Guntersbad

  A small town on the road to Talabheim.

  Gurag

  A monstrously obese orc shaman who pits his powers and his wits against Teclis, with surprising results.

  Gutsnorter

  An ogre, and relative of Vork Kineater.

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  Hall of the Well

  The main hall housing Thangrim’s people in Karag Dum. The settlement is protected by Runes of Concealment.

  Hammer of Fate

  The mighty magical warhammer used by King Thangrim, said to be one of the artefacts bequeathed to the dwarfs by the Ancestor-Gods.

  Hanged Man, The

  Inn located in Blutdorf, just as unpleasant as the rest of the village.

  Hans Muller

  The Divine One. A f
ilthy, unkempt and quite, quite mad mage whose Spell of Translocation went wrong so he ended up the Ruined City in the Chaos Wastes where he meets Gotrek, Felix and Snorri.

  Hargrim

  Son of Thangrim Firebeard, a massive broad-shouldered dwarf and leader of the Tunnel Fighters at Karag Dum.

  Hate Child, The

  A parable told by the monks of the Schrammel monastery. It concerns a noble count called Benoist, and the consequences of his liaison with a woman called Yvette.

  Haunted Citadel

  An abandoned slann fortress in the swamps near Crannog Mere.

  Heart of Fire

  A magical gem secreted in the depths of the temple where Redhand’s treasure was hidden. It was believed to control the eruptions of the island’s volcano.

  Hef (i)

  Trapper, hired by the von Diehl family to guide them across the Border Princes. Felix first encounters him in the trading post where Hef is harassing Kirsten.

  Hef (ii)

  One of two twin sewerjack knifemen who work with Gotrek & Felix in the Nuln sewers (see also Spider).

  Heinz

  Owner of the Blind Pig and old mercenary friend of Gotrek. He spent ten years as a Halberdier and rose to the rank of captain during Karl Franz’s campaigns against orcs to the East. Sports a bad leg after being stamped on by a Bretonnian charger at the Battle of Red Orc Pass.

  Henkin Warsch

  A traveller who crosses paths with Gotrek & Felix at Schrammel, near the infamous monstery there.

  Henrik Richter

  A bandit chief who has forged the bands of outlaws together in a bid to defeat the invading horde led by Ugrek Manflayer.

  Heskit One Eye

  Master Warp Engineer of Clan Skyre, he leads the attack on Nuln’s College of Engineering in an attempt to steal a steam tank.

  Hieronymous Ostwald, Count

  Secretary to Her Serene Highness, Countess Emmanuelle. Friend of Drexler’s.

  Hippogryph

  A fabulous beast with the forequarters of a griffon, and the rear quarters of a horse, found in the wildest reaches of the Old World. They are occasionally captured and forced to fight in arenas, or tamed for use as riding beasts.

  Holdborn, Sergeant

  An officious dwarf sergeant at Karak Azgal.

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  Indestructible

  Malakai’s first flying ship. Big as a sailing ship, the fuselage was over a hundred paces long and the ship itself could fly at ten leagues an hour. It crashed and was destroyed utterly.

  Iron Door, The

  Tavern in Karak Kadrin. A reputed hangout for slayers, renegades, and other lowlifes.

  Ivan Stragov

  Ulrika’s father. A huge burly man with a long white beard and a shaved head except for a top knot. He is a Kislevite March Warden, in command of a thousand men.

  Ivan took care of Borek, Gotrek and Snorri on their return from the Chaos Wastes on their first mission to find Karag Dum and thus earned their respect and friendship.

  Ivory Road

  A long trading road that runs between Barak Varr, the dwarf sea port, and Cathay, far to the east. It is a dangerous trip, not be undertaken without an armed escort.

  Ixix

  Goblin shaman, serving under Ugrek Manflayer, considered mad even by greenskin standards.

  Izak Grottle

  Obese Clan Moulder Packmaster, Grottle’s appetite for food is rivalled only by his appetite for power.

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  Johann Zauberlich

  A wizard and companion to Aldred Keppler. When not adventuring, he is a lecturer at the University of Nuln.

  Jules Gascoigne

  A Bretonnian scout originating from Quenelles. He was hired by Aldred Keppler to guide their party to Karag Eight Peaks.

  Jurgen, Frater

  Librarian of the Schrammel monastery.

  Justine

  A Chaos Warrior of Khorne, leader of the beastmen that destroyed Kleindorf.

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  Karag Dum

  Lost dwarfhold in the Chaos Wastes and formerly one of the greatest dwarf cities, the mightiest in the northern lands in fact. Lost during the last great incursion of Chaos before the reign of Magnus the Pious.

  Karaghul

  Magic sword, originally wielded by the Templar Raphael. It was discovered by Felix, in Thulgul the troll’s treasure hoard.

  Karak Eight Peaks

  Ancient dwarf stronghold that fell to the goblins three thousand years ago.

  Karak Kadrin

  ‘Slayer Keep’, a dwarf stronghold that overlooks the Peak Pass in the Worlds Edge Mountains. Karak Kadrin has never fallen, partly due to the presence of the Shrine of Grimnir which attracts slayers from across the Old World.

  Karak Varn

  A Dwarf steamship that sank in a tale told by Urli aboard the Storm Hammer. Nobody knows why it sank.

  Karl-Franz

  Leader of the most powerful human nation in the Old World, the Empire, he leads fearlessly leads his armies into battle against their enemies – greenskins, beastmen, and worse.

  Kat

  A young girl with a distinctive white streak in her black hair. She was found by Gotrek & Felix in the ruins of Kleindorf.

  Katja Murillo

  Captain of the Golden Gull, and captive of Uragh Goldtusk when she first meets Felix. Tall, with raven-black, curly hair that falls to her shoulders, and with a low, husky voice. Despite being somewhat attracted, Felix cannot help but be suspicious of her.

  Kelmain Blackstaff

  An albino Tzeentchian sorcerer of immense power, he is also the identical twin of Lhoigor. Both he and his brother served as advisors to Arek Daemonclaw and also had a hand in the corruption of the dragon, Skjalandir. Kelmain carries a staff of ebony and silver, which he found in ruins in the Chaos Wastes. He and Lhoigor are also responsible for opening the Paths of Old Ones and unwittingly putting the whole of the Old World in jeopardy by doing so.

  Kingdom of the Dragon

  A mysterious land – possibly mythical – rumoured to lie far, far to the east.

  Kirsten

  Indentured to Frau Winter, part of the von Diehl entourage. Felix rescues her from the attentions of Hef, Kell and Lars in the trading post and she becomes his first love.

  Kislev

  Reputed to be a land of ice and snow where winter never lifts. In actuality, it is a land of rolling plains and thick forests of pine which has a brief but intense summer and a long, cold winter. Famed for its horsemen.

  Klara

  Culum’s pretty and somewhat inquisitive wife. Her attempt to wheedle information out of Felix only succeeds in earning him the enmity of her husband.

  Kleindorf

  Small village on the Flensburg road, deep in the Drakwald.

  Knoblauch, Frater

  Gatekeeper at the Schrammel monastery.

  Krakul Zapskratch

  An itinerant warlock engineer who at one time passes through the skaven outpost of Greypaw Hollow. It is here where he takes on a job for Grey Seer Thanquol – constructing a mechanical Boneripper.

  ‘Had it been standing, the creature would have been three times the size of its master, a towering construction of steel, bone and wire fuelled by a warpstone heart and driven by the arcane mechanics of Clan Skryre techno-sorcery. In shape, it retained a morbid resemblance to a living rat-ogre, and the warlock-engineers had even used the bones of Thanquol’s first Boneripper when assembling their creation.’

  From Mind-Stealer by C L Werner

  Kregaerak

  The location near where the Karak Varn was washed up.

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  Lars

  Trapper. Felix manages to enamour himself of Lars by smashing his teeth during a fight in the trading post.

  Lhoigor Goldenrod

  A tall, vulpine albino sorcerer of immense power, he is evenly matched with his identical twin, Kelmain. Both Lhoigor and his brother come from the strange Weirdblood tribe and from birth they were marked by the favour of
the Changer of Ways, by being born with teeth and claws so they could have meat as their first meal. Lhoigor carries a gold-sheathed staff which was unearthed in the Ruins of Ulangor in the Chaos Wastes.

  Lonely Tower

  Built on top of an old coal mine, this is the secret location where Malakai and his engineers build the Spirit of Grungni. It comes under attack by Grey Seer Thanquol and his minions as they try to steal the airship.

  Lord of Dragons

  One of the Undying Ones, ghostly elven wizards who sacrificed themselves in order to save Ulthuan and their people. He and his brethren are mighty mages, responsible for maintaining the web of spells that keeps the island continent of Ulthuan afloat and it is he who brings the danger facing the island to Teclis’s attention.

  Lohar Kryptman

  Alchemist, living in Fredericksburg. A weirdroot addict, he assists Gotrek & Felix after their encounter in the Sleeping Dragon.

  Lothern

  Great elvish harbour city where the Phoenix King holds court. Teclis and his brother Tyrion have a mansion built on the side of the highest hill overlooking the city.

  Lurkers Within

  Ancient spider daemons who guard the Haunted Citadel in Albion. They are naturally resistant to magic.

  Lurking Horror

  A fantastic beast that is rumoured to be quite fantastical.

  Lurk Snitchtongue

  Thanquol’s henchling and a former Clawleader. He has a warpstone powered communication amulet hammered into his skull by his master and sneaks aboard the Spirit of Grungni at his master’s command. An encounter with a warp-storm while onboard leaves him somewhat changed though.

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  Magda Freyadotter

  Cleric of Valaya, member of Belegar’s expedition to Karag Eight Peaks. She warns Gotrek and his party of the dangers awaiting them beneath the Peaks.

  Magdalena

  Mysterious silver-haired girl with golden eyes, a captive of Count Hrothgar.

  Magrig One Eye

  The fearsome guardian of the Temple of the Old Ones. He was the mightiest of the giants of old before his brain became clouded and he acquired the lust for manflesh. He lost an eye in a ferocious battle to the death with his brother and is worshipped as a god by the local orc tribes.

  Magritta

  City-state on the southern coast of Estalia. Built upon the Bay of Quietude, it commands one of the greatest fleets in the Old World, much to the chagrin of its Tilean neighbours.