The heraldry of the Dolgan as depicted in Total War: Warhammer III.[4]
The Dolgan, also spelled Dolgam,[6] are one of the largest and most powerful of all the tribes of the Kurgan people, renowned for their fractious nature and insular hatred of other Northmen. Such is their location at the very borders of the civilised lands of Mallus that it puts them in conflicts with marauding Chaos armies seeking to plunder the lands of the Old World for wealth, glory and sacrifices, killing anyone that stands in their way, whether they be civilised men or their fellow barbarians.[1a]
During Archaon's ascension as the thirteenth Everchosen of Chaos Undivided, the Dolgan were led by a gypsy queen who cursed the enemies of the tribe with misfortune and used an army of her inbred Chaos Marauders, who were also her lovers, to challenge Archaon. They were defeated by the nascent Everchosen and large swaths of the tribe joined the dark templar in his quest.[3a]
Kislevite Dolgans[]
A vicious and bloodthirsty woman of the northern Dolgan tribe of the Kurgan people.
Like all Kurgan, the Dolgan are horsemen and raiders par excellence, raiding and pillaging the lands of their neighbouring tribes or heading south towards the lands of Kislev, coming either as immigrants or invaders.[2a]
Indeed, such is their close proximity to the fertile lands of Kislev and their common customs and traditions with their Kislevite cousins the Gospodar and Ungols, that the Dolgans straddle the fine line between a civilised people and vicious barbarians. Indeed, whilst the northern Dolgan may appear more barbaric and primitive, the southern Dolgan are much more civilised and have since come to inhabit a significant number of Kislevite cities as a small, but coherent ethnic minority.[2a]
In the days before the Great War Against Chaos began in 2301 IC, many Dolgan lived among the Ungols, fighting as mercenaries alongside their Kislevite cousins.[5a]
As of today, the Kislevite Dolgans are a people in decline, and their ways are looked down upon by most other Kislevites as unclean, possibly because the gods they worshipped bore a striking resemblance to the Dark Gods of the Chaos Wastes, the perennial enemies of Kislev.[2a]
Notable Dolgans[]
- Sayl the Faithless - Sayl was a powerful Chaos Sorcerer and the tyrannical ruler of the Dolgan during the invasion of the Empire and assault on Nuln in 2511 IC by the Champion of Nurgle Tamurkhan.
- Vrkas - A mighty Champion of Khorne of the Dolgans who went on to become the Daemon Prince known as the "Skulltaker."
Trivia[]
In the real world the Dolgans are a Turkified Indigenous ethnic group inhabiting northern Siberia in Russia.
Sources[]
- 1: Tamurkhan: The Throne of Chaos (8th Edition)
- 1a: pp. 23-26
- 2: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: Realm of the Ice Queen (RPG)
- 2a: pg. 16
- 3: Archaon Everchosen (Novel) by Rob Sanders
- 3a: Ch. 11
- 4: Total War: Warhammer (PC Game)
- 5: Warhammer: The Old World - Arcane Journal: Warriors of Chaos (Specialist Game)
- 5a: pg. 8
- 6: Warhammer: The Old World - Interactive Map (Website)