The Bestiary
Species & Races
The myriad intelligent kindreds of The Old World — the peoples, breeds, and stranger things that walk the setting.
Chaos-mutant raceBeastmen
Bestial children of Chaos, the beastmen are horned man-beasts who haunt the deep woods and despise all that mankind builds.
Human cultureCathayans
Disciplined subjects of an ancient dragon-ruled empire, the Cathayans hold the eastern world against Chaos with sorcery, order and jade.
Chaos-corrupted dwarf raceChaos Dwarfs
Cruel, industrial tyrants twisted by Chaos, the Chaos Dwarfs enslave the world to feed the furnaces of their volcanic empire.
Ancient mountain raceDwarfs
A proud, grudge-bearing race of master craftsmen, the dwarfs cling to their crumbling mountain holds against a world slowly consuming their kind.
Elder race (High, Wood & Dark kindreds)Elves
An ancient, waning race of unmatched grace and pride, the elves are sundered into three bitter kindreds by an old and unhealed civil war.
Fen-dwelling monster raceFimir
Cursed one-eyed fenbeasts who dwell in fog-wreathed marshes, the Fimir raid the coasts to steal human women and dwindle toward extinction.
Colossal humanoid raceGiants
Towering, drunken and dwindling in number, giants stride the wilds as living siege-engines hired or herded to war by lesser folk.
Fungal warrior raceGreenskins (Orcs & Goblins)
A fungal race born to war, the greenskins pour across the Old World in green tides of brawling orcs and cunning, spiteful goblins.
Diminutive mortal raceHalflings
Small, portly and fond of comfort, halflings are a peaceable folk of farmers and cooks who thrive quietly in the shadow of greater powers.
Mortal raceHumans of the Old World
Short-lived, fractious and endlessly resilient, the humans of the Old World endure through faith and fury where longer-lived races have faded.
Human cultureKislevites
Hardy northern folk of the frozen steppe, the Kislevites stand as the grim shield-wall between the Old World and the ruinous north.
Cold-blooded servitor raceLizardmen (Saurus & Skinks)
Cold-blooded servants of vanished star-gods, the lizardmen defend their ancient jungle-cities in ceaseless obedience to a sacred, unknowable plan.
Human cultureNorscans
Savage seafaring reavers of the frozen north, the Norscans worship the Dark Gods and raid the southern lands for plunder and glory.
Giant nomad raceOgres
Huge, gluttonous nomads of the eastern mountains, ogres sell their brute strength as mercenaries and worship a hungry god born of catastrophe.
Ratmen raceSkaven
A teeming race of treacherous ratmen, the skaven breed in unnumbered millions beneath the world, plotting the ruin of all surface-dwellers.
Regenerating monster raceTrolls
Vast, stupid and endlessly hungry, trolls regrow their wounds as fast as they are dealt and vomit corrosive bile upon their prey.