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"In the flashes of lightning, I saw scaled legs scrabble against the rock as the thing stood upright. It walked past without even bothering to glance at me. Last I saw it, it was scaling straight up a cliff. I saw others like it waiting at the summit of a mountain, their forms throwing massive shadows across the mountains as they fought amidst the lighting. I’ve never been back to Ice Break Ridge since."

—Barthelm Vander, Hunter[2a]

"In battle is the only time a Dragon Ogre can die, so they fight with a powerful fury."

—Description of Dragon Ogres from Total War: Warhammer.[3]
Dragon Ogres

A host of Dragon Ogres grow their strength by drinking in the power of the storm.

Dragon Ogres, known among their own kind as Shartaks,[2b] are servants of the Ruinous Powers and resemble nothing so much as the upper torso and head of an Ogre fused with the lower body of a Dragon, hence their name.[2a]

They are amongst the most ancient of the Known World's living creatures.

It is not uncommon for Dragon Ogres to serve as potent assault units in an army of the Warriors of Chaos.

Dragon Ogres never cease growing as they age, so the eldest are very large beings indeed. These massive creatures are known as Shaggoth and a few of them have lead armies against the Empire. Like other Chaos champions, they sometimes bear one of the Marks of Chaos. While all Dragon Ogres are sworn to follow the dark powers, they are fiercely independent and resent being called on to often.[2a]

History

"Of all the creatures of this world, they are the eldest, predating even the mighty Dragons. The first of their kind to draw breath was Krakanrok the Black, who arose from a primordial swamp over a thousand years before the Old Ones found this sphere. I have not had the honour of meeting him, but I’m reliably told that each of his foreclaws is as large as a warhorse and when he takes a full breath, all within a hundred paces fall unconscious due to the lack of air, as it is all sucked into his titanic lungs. There has never been a new Shartak born since the dawn on which they successfully bargained for their ‘immortality’ with the Gods. The very lighting that fuels their bodies has rendered them infertile. Knowing my Lord as much as any mortal can, I suspect he deemed it a grand jest, forcing them to trade one sort of longevity for another, but I digress."

—Dr. Athren Abolas, Facilitator of Change [2a]
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A Dragon Ogre in combat.

The incredible longevity of the Dragon Ogres, as with almost all things supernatural, is the work of the Chaos Gods. Aeons ago, the elders of their race made a pact with the Ruinous Powers, embracing damnation in order to save themselves from a slow decline into extinction. They were given eternal life, and in return, the entire Dragon Ogre race put themselves at the command of the Dark Gods. Since that day, the Dragon Ogres have carved their names across the ages as immortals who can only die in battle, monstrous beings that rouse themselves only in the name of destruction.[1a]

Though they have lived for an age, Dragon Ogres spend most of their years slumbering under the mountains, and it is only when terrible storms assail the crests of the mortal world that they stir and come to life. As lightning spears out of the skies, the Dragon Ogres scale mountain and glacier. They do this in order to bathe in lightning, rejoicing in the raw forces of nature, for it is the storm that invigorates them and fills them with deadly energy for their coming battles.[1a]

The Dragon Ogres look forward to a time when their eternal bondage will end with the destruction of the world by Chaos. Amid the lightning and thunder of the apocalypse, they believe that their entire race will wake once again. Until then, these creatures bring death to the enemies of Chaos in preparation for the End Times, hewing bodies with every sweep of their blades and swipe of their monstrous claws.[1a]

Dragon Ogre Gatherings

"No one truly knows when and how Dragon Ogres gather, but they always assemble on ground sacred to their ancient pact."

—Description of the meeting-places of the Dragon Ogres in Total War: Warhammer.[3]

When the Dragon Ogres signed the pact that sold their ignoble souls into damnation in exchange for near-immortality, several of their meeting grounds were said to be frozen in time. Marked with a boundary of skulls, these sites are immune to the reality-warping effects of Chaos. Should a Daemon, or any servant of the Chaos Gods bearing their divine patron's mark, ever step over the skull boundary, then the pact between them will be ended.[3]

Notable Regiments

  • Summoners of Rage - Calling upon the power of the most violent storms, these Dragon Ogres manifest their anger in terrifying lightning displays that frequently end in mass death for their foes.[3]

Miniatures

Notes

Unlike Gorgers and Yhetees, there has never been a passage within any Warhammer source material that finds any connection between true Ogres and Dragon Ogres as related beings in any meaningful way, other than their shared name and appearance.

See Also

Sources

  • 1: Warhammer Armies: Warriors of Chaos (8th Edition)
    • 1a: pg. 41
  • 2: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: Old World Bestiary (RPG)
    • 2a: pg. 15-17
    • 2b: pg. 92
  • 3: Total War: Warhammer (PC Game)
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