Doomfire Warlocks

"Hollow-eyed murderers, the Doomfire Warlocks must loosen the grip of Slaanesh with the blood of others."

—The Doomfire Warlocks of Hag Graef.^[2]

A Doomfire Warlock as rendered for Total War: Warhammer II.

Doomfire Warlocks are male Dark Elf sorcerers who suffer under a curse placed upon them by Malekith, the Witch King of Naggaroth, who feared that one of them might eventually overthrow his rule of the Druchii.

When Malekith first learned of the Prophecy of Demise, his initial wrathful blow fell against the male Dark Elf Sorcerers of Hag Graef known as the Doomfire Warlocks. Fearing that they would rebel, the Witch King cursed them with hollowness, and their souls have teetered between the mortal world and the Realm of Chaos ever since. Above all else, they seek other souls to sacrifice to the Chaos God Slaanesh to keep the Dark Prince from claiming their own for a time.

Role

Concept art of a Doomfire Warlock created for Total War: Warhammer II.

Whilst other Elves greatly fear having their souls consumed by Slaanesh at death as a potential fate, Doomfire Warlocks feel the Dark Prince's grasp on their souls grow with every passing day. As the grip tightens, dark runes blaze into life on their flesh, an unholy fire that creeps slowly across the skin. If this process is not arrested before the warlock's entire body is swathed in flame, his soul is snuffed out and consumed by the Dark Prince. This fate cannot be thwarted, for no mortal can long deny rapacious Slaanesh. It can, however, be stalled if the warlock sacrifices others in his stead -- the purer or mightier the soul, the better.^[1a]

A Doomfire Warlock as rendered for Total War: Warhammer II.

Doomfire Warlocks descend upon villages in the dead of night, seeking victims to slake Slaanesh's thirst. Cloaked in shadow, they pass like phantoms through defences, stealing prey from their beds before vanishing into the night. When a Dark Elf army musters, the Doomfire Warlocks gather, hoping to capture mighty warriors to fuel their rites. To aid this cause, they infuse their scimitars with numbing curses that strip a foe of their sense with a single scratch. Alive but mindless, the victims are led from the battlefield to the rituals that will keep Slaanesh at bay for a few days more.^[1a]

A Doomfire Warlock as rendered for Total War: Warhammer II.

While they still can be recruited to serve in battles, younger generations of Dark Elf male sorcerers do not have the same fate nor the chance to join them, for Malekith put bounties on their heads instead of specifically cursing them.

Notable Doomfire Warlocks

Slaanesh's Harvesters - Slaanesh has a strong appetite for Elven souls, and the Dark Prince's Harvesters descend upon villages in Ulthuan in the dead of night to slake their god's hunger.^[2]

Miniatures

A squad of Doomfire Warlocks (8th Edition)

Sources

• 1: Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (8th Edition)
  • 1a: pg. 41
• 2: Total War: Warhammer III (PC Game)

Gallery

A cursed Doomfire Warlock^[2]