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The Mutant Master. He was a mild-mannered mage who attended Altdorf University at the same time as Felix Jaeger but he has now become corrupted by the Dark Arts he practises.
Albion
Reputedly a land of perpetual rain and mists, very little else is actually known about it, mainly because it has always been surrounded by spells of great potency intended to ward it from the eye of outsiders.
Aldred Keppler
Known as ‘Fellblade’, a knight of the Order of the Fiery Heart. He journeyed to Karag Eight Peaks to retrieve the blade Karaghul.
Aldreth
One of the oldest servants of Teclis and his brother.
Altdorf
Greatest city in the Old World, Capital of the Empire, and seat of the Emperor Karl Franz II.
Ambrosio Vento
A Tilean merchant in possession of a magic amulet, coveted by the skaven.
Annabella Jaeger
Otto Jaeger’s Bretonnian wife.
Ansgar Ernot
A hedge wizard who comes to a nasty end in a protracted bar brawl in Middenheim.
Anya Nitikin
A Kislevite woman, author of Call of the South, said to be one of the finest writers in the Empire. She is taking her younger sister Talia to the Kingdom of the Dragon searching for a cure for her out-of-control behaviour.
Arag
A strong drink made from anise, found in exotic lands far to the south of the Empire.
Arek Daemonclaw
A formidable Chaos Warrior who has succeeded in uniting the four different factions of the Dark Powers to march down from the Chaos Wastes and lay siege to Praag. He is superstrong, superfast and near invulnerable.
Aver Isle
A small island in the middle of the River Aver, at Nuln. It is here that the Engineering School test their devices, so as not to risk injuring innocent bystanders.
Axe of the Runemasters
Also known as the Axe of Valek. An ancient artefact of immense power, previously wielded only by the High Runemasters of Karag Dum.
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Baldurach
A member of the Council of Truthsayers in Albion.
Barak Varr
‘Torrent Gate’, the dwarf port lying on the mouth of Blood River. Being not only a lowland fortress but a haven for ocean-going vessels, more traditional dwarfs consider the locals a little touched.
Bear’s Milk
A strong alcoholic beverage popular with the knights of the Black Bear Order. It consists of fermented bears’ milk mixed with vodka.
Belegar
Nominal ruler of Karag Eight Peaks, he led the expedition to reclaim the lost stronghold.
Big Nod
A halfling ‘trader’ who plies his trade in the docks of Nuln. The epithet is, of course, entirely ironic.
Birrisson
A dwarf engineer, based in Karak Hirn. He was obsessed with gyrocopters, and had a lab where he could tinker with his creations, linked to the main body of the hold by a secret passage.
Bjorni Bjornsson
Bjorni is a squat, muscular, repulsively ugly dwarf with a gruesome collection of warts on his face and a particularly huge and hairy one right on the end of his nose. He is crude, lewd and tells some exceptionally tall tales about his sexual conquests, though admittedly he does enjoy surprising success with women, a fact which never ceases to amaze Felix Jaeger. He is first encountered by Ulrika at Karak Kadrin and introduces himself by propositioning her. Though she rejects him, he joins the party on their quest anyway and is one of the seven Slayers who go to confront the dragon Skjalandir in its lair.
Black Coach
Unmarked coach that travels the Bögenhafen road on Geheimnisnacht, said to be driven by daemons.
Black water
A volatile, malodorous liquid that can be used to power dwarf gyrocopters.
Black Water, the
A vast lake located in the Worlds Edge Mountains, south of Zhufbar. It was formed when a meteor hit the earth in the far distant past. In the dwarf language, it is known as Varn Drazh.
Blind Alley
A disreputable tavern in Barak Varr.
Blind Pig, The
A tavern on Commerce Street, Nuln, owned by Heinz. Gotrek and Felix were employed as bouncers and it is here that the gutter runners stage their daring attack.
Blood-gold
A rare type of gold, much coveted by dwarfs.
Blutdorf
A small and particularly squalid village located between Fredericksburg and Nuln.
Blutdorf Keep
Rundown castle overlooking Blutdorf, inhabited by the wizard Albericht Kruger.
Boneripper
Thanquol obtains a succession of unfortunate rat-ogre bodyguards from Clan Moulder, at great cost. Finally, he has a mechanical version constructed by a warlock-engineer, but even this proves unreliable.
Borek the Scholar
Also known as Borek Forkbeard because he has a huge forked beard which reaches all the way to the floor before being looped back up into his belt
He is the ancient dwarf scholar who organises an expedition to the Chaos Wastes to try and find the lost citadel of Karag Dum. It was Borek and his brother Vareg, who brought the last message from Karag Dum before it was swallowed by the Wastes, and though he tried to return at the time, the first mission failed and he was one of only three survivors.
Bounty Bay
Location where the combined fleets of Estalia finally defeated Redhand’s pirate fleet. Redhand is believed to have escaped.
Bran Mac Kerog
The bear-like chieftain of the mountain men of Carn Mallog whose main passion seems to be greed.
Brocht
Huge circular stone tower.
Broken Pickaxe, The
Inn situated in the small town of Gelt. Gotrek, Felix and their party stay there en route to the Dragon Mountain.
Brotherhood of the Cleansing Flame
One of the many cults that proliferated in Nuln during the reign of Karl Franz. Their rallying cry veered between overthrowing the old order by violence, and burning away corruption with fire. Followers identified themselves with yellow masks and tabards, decorated with a crude symbol of a flame. The cult has its base in the Broken Crown, a multi-level tenement in the roughest part of Nuln.
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Cabbage
A gnoblar in the service of the ogre Gutsnorter.
Captain Ahabsson
Captain of the Storm Hammer. He has a hook to replace his lost hand, and a letter of marque from Barak Varr.
Captain Doucette
Bretonnian captain of the Reine Celeste.
Carn Mallog
A settlement of brochts on a ridge top and home to Bran Mac Kerog’s mountain men. They are massive structures designed to resist siege and are engraved with runes similar to the tattoo patterns which adorn the faces of the warriors.
Caspian Rodor
Former grandmaster of the Order of the Black Bear. When he died, Rodor had his body sealed up in a cask of Wynters XVI. On the anniversary of his death, it became the tradition for every man in the order to take a ceremonial drink from his grave-cask.
Cauldron Lake
A lake in the southern end of the Grey Mountains, near the dwarf hold of Karak Hirn.
Cauldron of a Thousand Poxes
A hideously powerful artefact for brewing diseases. Reputedly stolen from a temple of the Plague God, Nurgle and reconsecrated to the service of the Horned Rat.
Chang Squik
Of Clan Eshin, the assassins. Trained for years in the delivery of silent death. 3rd Degree adept in the way of the Crimson Talon and black belt in the Path of the Deadly Paw. Pupil of the infamous skaven assassin, Deathmaster Snikch.
Chaos Wastes
A hellish land to the far north beyond Kislev and Blackblood Pass. The armies of the four ruinous powers of Chaos reside there.
Chimera
A fantastic beast with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and a serpent
’s tail. They are sometimes captured and used as mounts, or to fight as beasts of war.
Count Andriev
Ulrika’s distant cousin, a collector of antiques and curiosities. He hires the Slayer and his companions to protect his collection and in particular, the Eye of Khemri.
Countess Gabriella of Nachthafen
A beautiful woman of indeterminate age. Sister-in-law to Rudgar. She also appears to have a mysterious connection to Krieger. Latterly, she has taken up residence in Nuln, where she runs a prestigious ‘boarding house’ for young ladies, and has established herself as a sort of mother figure for Ulrika, both of whose parents have been lost.
Count Hrothgar
Nobleman and member of the Order. He wants the Children of Ulric dead.
Crannog Mere
A strange floating village built in the middle of a lake. The somewhat primitive houses appear to be either on stilts or situated atop small artificial islands and are linked by causeways of mud and logs. The only way of getting out to them is by way of a narrow, winding causeway, cunningly concealed just below the waterline so that it can only be seen from close at hand.
Crassik
Litter-brother of Siskritt the skaven.
Crimson Ones
Elite palace guard in the employ of the corrupt caliph of Ras Karim. They are not entirely human.
Culum
A massive and extremely well muscled Albion tribesman who challenges Gotrek to an arm wrestling competition. He is related to Murdo MacBaldoch in some way and married to Klara.
Cult of Slayers
Dwarf cult which has its spiritual home in Karak Kadrin, where the Shrine of Grimnir is located.
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Darkstone Ring
Stone circle lying between Blutroch and the Standing Stones Inn, to the north of the Bögenhafen road.
Detlef Sierck
Greatest playwright in the Empire, and known associate of the vampire Genevieve.
Dieter
A stern, grey-haired man, who looks after the von Diehl entourage. He employs Gotrek and Felix as mercenaries.
Dog and Donkey, The
A tavern in Guntersbad, and the scene of Gotrek and Snorri’s epic drinking contest.
Dragon Crag
Another name for Karak Azgal.
Dragon Mountain
Under this peak, in an extensive cave system, is where the dragon Skjalandir has made his home.
Dragon Vale
The valley leading to the Dragon Mountain, which has been devastated by Skjalandir since it has made its home there.
Drakenhof Castle
A huge castle in Sylvania, it is said to be built on a particularly ill-omened site, a nexus of terrible dark energies, and is a sacred place to the Arisen.
Drexler, Doktor
A physician and scholar in Nuln. He studied medicine in Kah Sabar, Araby. Felix is referred to him by his brother when he starts displaying what could be possible symptoms of the Plague.
Druric Bodrigsson
Dwarf ranger of Blackfire Pass who joins the expedition to liberate Karak Hirn from the greenskins.
Duk Grung mine
A dwarf mine in the mountains near Karak Hirn. A secret passage leads from here into a treasure vault in Karak Hirn.
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Echter
A witch hunter Thanquol locks horns with when his mind is temporarily trapped in Boneripper’s body.
Elissa
Barmaid at the Blind Pig in Nuln and Felix’s love interest for a while.
Emperor’s Griffon
Tavern in the Human quarter of Karak Kadrin.
Enrik Kozinski
The Duke of Praag. A middle-aged man with greying hair, his tendency to see the works of Chaos around him has led to rumours that he shares his father’s insanity. His curt manner and fiery temperament belie a gentle and caring manner.
Eye of Khemri
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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Falhedar il Toorissi
The tyrannical caliph of Ras Karim. He controls his unruly subjects through use of the Serpent Crown, a magic artefact that allows him to subdue the wills of other men.
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.
Ferga
A dwarf maiden of Karak Hirn; the beloved of Prince Hamnir.
Firgigsson
A dwarf guildmaster, and representative of the Dwarf Black Powder Guild. When black powder bound for Middenheim is stolen from the docks in Nuln, Gotrek and Felix become involved in the search to recover it.
Flanders Draahl
A knight of the Order of the Black Bear. A trained duellist, he carries a rapier rather than a longsword, and wears a hauberk of leather and ringmail rather than plate armour.
Forbidden Garden, The
A house of ill-repute in the port of Ras Karim.
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.
Fredric Gerlach
Owner and barkeep of the Skewered Dragon.
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.
Galin Olifsson
A dwarf engineer who accompanies Gotrek and Felix on their expedition to retake Karak Hirn.
Gam’s Spire
The top of the Zhufgrim Scarp.
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 dwarf 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.
