https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Nordland
Nordland uses a lot of Norscan mercenaries to keep the chaos tide at bay.
And let’s not forget one of the biggest friendships in Warhammer. Snorri (a dwarf) and Malekith (an elf) had the best friendship until Snorri died and with Snorri also died their friendship.
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Grombrindal
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Snorri_Whitebeard
Ogres also have a different definition of “friend”
Golgfag tried to pull a prank and steal the high king's gold after a bad deal. He sadly got caught in the act and he and his maneaters of Ogres ended up in the dungeons. After some time he was set free but all that remained of his maneaters was his loyal standard carrier and “friend”. He only ate his leg but he couldn't bring himself to eat him whole.
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Golgfag_Maneater
One of the biggest surprising “friend” stories was the tyrant that took Skrag's hands for serving him his favorite Gnoblar. He attacked a priest of the Great Maw because somebody killed his little friend.
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Skrag_the_Slaughterer
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Gorfang_Rotgut
Gorfang doesn’t have friends but he does have a lot of different kinds of business partners like Skarsnik.
He gives them a “free” pass through his part of the mountains and he almost always keeps his promise similar to what the ogres promise. (Human teeth are more valuable because they don’t Disappear after some time so they keep their value) He also has a lot of returning customers.
But remember that Greenskins don’t do the friend thing look at what Grimgor did to his flag carrier and champion that he also saw as a “friend”. He broke his leg as a joke.
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Borgut_Facebeater
When Skarsnik lost his companion in the End times he did get a depression so maybe they do feel some more complex emotions.
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Skarsnik
Halflings sacrifice a couple of travelers every year for a better harvest season.
The one time you should believe somebody from Averland or Stirland when they're shit-talking the halflings.
Your putting chad Von Carstein or daddy Vlad for short in the same league as manchild Von Carstein!
The Blood Kiss sounds like a downgrade for the high elves.
Think about it:
You already are “immortal” (at least 99, 9% of all elves don’t die of old age in the Warhammer fantasy universe)
Elves care a lot about their appearance so being turned into a whiter than snow crazy eyes looking doll isn’t so appealing.
The world already moves in slow motion for elves so getting that power a second time but this time you have some drawbacks like the animalistic tendencies like the hunger. At least super strength would be nice for the brittle-boned knife ears.
you also aren't safe on your beach donut resort because vampires can’t deal with sunlight.
There is a 50/50 chance that a humanoid
(dwarf, human, elf, ogre or halfling)
Will die because of the blood kiss and they will permanently stay dead or they die for a couple of seconds and after those seconds they will rise again as a creature of the night.
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Konrad_von_Carstein
There was that one time Konrad turned a halfling into a Vampire as a joke.
The Blood kiss has to do with Blackmagic so it will probably not work on dwarves because dwarves are highly magical resistant but if it worked and they turned into a creature of the night they would probably take the slayer oath and die in glories battle shortly after being turned.
Suicide is a big no-no in dwarven culture.
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Blood_Kiss
*Kicks the door open*
Most wizards are already on thin ice with the silver hammer and the other holy orders of the Warhammer fantasy world. Even if they have the right kind of papers they are still not full accepted into society. The main reason why they aren't killed on site like in Kislev (male) is that everybody knows that magic is great against demons.
The wizards that study the lore of death are even on thinner ice than the pyromaniacs we call bright wizards.
I don’t know any (legal) wizards that use flesh crafting magic. Maybe you should contact the silver hammer about this because your talking about a necromancer and a 40k psyker called a possessed or a Tzeentch wizard that works with demons.
All legal death wizards are Morr followers and using flesh crafting is a big no-no in the eyes of Morr.
We do have some familiars for the following Lores:
Beast:
They use all different kinds of forest animals.
Fire:
They use fire elementals.
Metal/gold:
Wolfs made of gold or animals made of different metals that look like they are alive.
Life:
Spites and other tree spirits.
Familiars are tied to the lores of magic that you can cast.
It’s concept art from Warhammer online it was one of the companions you could equip as a dwarf.
A group of longbeards and loremasters came together to discuss something important.
The oldest Longbeard stated the purposes of the gathering: We have multiple libraries across multiply holds filled with chapters of the book of grudges. Did we find a single bad boy.
All the loremasters answered at the same time:
NO, WE DID NOT FIND A SINGLE BAD BOY.
The oldest longbeard asked: So we can be sure that there are no bad boys in the Karaz Ankor?
One Loremaster spoke: they are not all good boys.
There was a unified loud gasp by all the other dwarves and a lot of grumbling.
The high king was also part of the gathering and he almost wanted to draw blood so that he could write the dawi’s name in the book of grudges.
But the Dawi stated his claim:
Some of the good boys aren’t good boys but they are definitely good girls.
All the longbeards stopped grumbling and everybody silently agreed.
Abandoning your hold is worthy of a grudging but to abandon your companion in their hour of need is unforgivable.
Everybody knows that Valaya’s Angels walk on 4 legs.
- Cesar Millan dwarf ranger of the spine of sotek
No beardling will feel alone and scared when I’m around. No Urk will escape my nose.
I may not live long but I will serve the Karaz Ankor until the day I die and I will wait for them until the day they make their ancestors proud.
They call me ratcatcher devourer of treats and carrier of xxx brew.
- Thor Hunter of Oathbreakers
It’s a Dogs of War unit from the old, old days of Warhammer fantasy.
They were probably one of the first attempts by Games workshop to flesh the Norscans out.
https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Skin_Wolf_Werekin
They were probably a combination of forsaken and skin wolves. They are more in control of their animalistic and bloodthirsty side.
They are Dogs of War so that means that they are highly controversial and not canon because most of the dogs of war units fuck with the lore of Warhammer fantasy.
But this picture reminded me a lot of the bearstruck and I like the Dogs of war so I wanted to share it with you guys.