"Schooled in slaughter through a lifetime of survival."
- —Description of the Bleakswords from Total War: Warhammer II.[2]
A Dark Elf Bleaksword armed with the sword, the weapon of his trade, as depicted for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.
Bleakswords are the sword-armed Dark Elf Warriors who serve as heavy infantry in the armies of Naggaroth.
Role
All Dark Elves are arrogant beyond tolerance, but Bleakswords far outstrip even other Naggarothi in this regard. Each believes himself to be the greatest warrior of his age, needless of aid and heedless of danger. Bleakswords forsake the spear and the repeater crossbow, deeming the former a peasant's weapon and the latter a craven armament. Instead, they wield slender duelling swords in the Druchii style that flash past an enemy's guard to slit his throat or pierce his heart.[1a]
Notable Regiments
- Iceblades - Handsome Dark Elf nobles that have been seduced by the sorceress Morathi's handmaids and taken to Ghrond.
- Soulskulls - A regiment of Naggarond swordsmen who amazingly have stayed together and loyal to one another in the Dark Elves' famously fractious society.
Miniatures
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (8th Edition)
- 1a: pg. 39
- 2: Total War: Warhammer II