Dogs of War

"Yes my son, Tilea is where you must go!' my father said, 'For from the city of Miragliano, the famous freebooter El Cadavo sets sail this very week upon a voyage to the west, to win new kingdoms and explore lands no man has ever visited before!"

- Fleugweiner Sonderblitz, Lustrian Adventurer



The Dogs of War is a polite-term  to generally describe mercenaries from all across the world. They are hired and paid to fight any, if not all, the nations of the Warhammer World.

These warriors come from all backgrounds, some from the Empire, others from as far north as Norsca, some as far to the east as the Ogres and then those across the sea from Lustria. All types of races fulfill the role as mercenaries, such as Orcs,Goblins, Men, Elves, Undead, Dwarfs, Ogres and more. These Mercenary companies, although coming from different nations, fight without rancour for whoever can meet their often exorbitant cost. The Empire and Tilea are the best known nations that extensively use Mercenaries. However some Mercenary companies are unreliable and would easily turn on their employers if someone else pays even more.

Regular Bretonnian armies all but refuse to hire mercenaries, considering them dishonourable (and most Bretonnian lords care precious little for their peasants anyway - treating them as disposable 'cannon fodder'). On the other extreme are the Tilean city-states which simply don't have a regular army at all, employing whole mercenary armies composed of several companies. These armies are sometimes even commanded by an experienced mercenary general. In the Empire the standing of mercenaries seems to vary; skilled and professional free companies tend to be respected by most Imperial commanders while disorganized or unwilling rabble is often despised.

Although they are mostly soldier of fortune, some generals will never utilize the services of some Mercenaries. For instance, the Elves, Imperials and Kislevites, despising the taint of Chaos, will never fight alongside Beorg Bearstruck and his Norsemen. Just as no self-respecting Dwarf would ever fight alongside a company of Orcish mercenaries. But for all others, greed oft overcomes principle.

List of Dogs of War Companies
In the tabletop game, all these units are available to all warhammer players, however lore wise, some of these units aren't Mercenary but Heroes or special character's set in the Warhammer World and thus aren't considered mercenaries in the lore.


 * Al Muktar's Desert Dogs
 * Asarnil the Dragonlord
 * Beorg Bearstruck and the Bearmen of Urslo
 * Birdmen of Catrazza
 * Braganza's Besiegers
 * Bronzino's Galloper Guns
 * Dark Emissary of Albion
 * Fen Beast - only together with Dark Emissary or Truthsayer of Albion
 * Giants of Albion
 * Golgfag's Ogres
 * Gotrek and Felix
 * Johan and Wilhelm
 * Leopold's Leopard Company
 * Long Drong's Slayer Pirates
 * Lumpin Croop's Fighting Cocks
 * Malakai Makaisson's Goblin hewer
 * Marksmen of Miragliano
 * Mengil Manhide's Manflayers
 * Oglah Khan's Wolfboyz
 * Pirazzo's Lost Legion
 * Ricco's Republican Guard
 * Ruglud's Armoured Orcs
 * The Alcatani Fellowship
 * The Cursed Company
 * Tichi-Huichi's Raiders
 * Truthsayer of Albion
 * Vespero's Vendetta
 * Voland's Venators

Source
Warhammer Armies: Dogs of War pg  4, 8, 12 - 20

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