
A Dwarf Dragon Slayer engages the foe as the airship Spirit of Grungni soars overhead, looking for new targets, as depicted in Total War: Warhammer III.[2]
A Dragon Slayer is a Dwarf Slayer who has killed so many other types of dangerous creatures without earning his own honourable death that he commits to taking down some of the most dangerous beings in all the Known World -- Dragons. Often travelling alone and shunning all contact with their fellow Dwarfs, the Slayer of Dragons searches far and wide for the fire-breathing beasts, ready to bring about their end.[2]
Role[]
Those Dwarfs who survive their careers as Giant Slayers become convinced that their disgrace is so terrible that the Ancestor Gods themselves have denied them an honourable death. They engage in a ritual that involves self-inflicted scarring. As well as giving expression to the Slayer's growing sense of self-loathing, the scarring ritual symbolises the Slayer's dedication to following the mythical exploits of the Ancestor God Grimnir. Through this ritual, they become Dragon Slayers.[1a]
Dragon Slayers are so rare that they were once thought to exist only in Dwarf armies. In fact, most Dragon Slayers travel alone, keeping away from any civilisation. They shun all contact with other Dwarfs, and only the most reckless and danger-seeking Humans, such as Felix Jaeger, are suitable companions for the Dragon Slayer. Dragon Slayers frequent mountains, swamps, and other remote wilderness areas -- anywhere that Dragons and more dangerous creatures might be found.[1a]
Sometimes a particularly unlucky -- or perhaps lucky in their own mind -- Dragon Slayer fells that direst of foe in battle: A foul Daemon of Chaos or a very rare enemy equally or more dangerous than a Daemon. Such Dragon Slayers thus become something even more potent -- a Daemon Slayer.
Miniatures[]
Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Edition: Dwarfs: Stone and Steel (RPG)
- 1a: pg. 23
- 2: Total War Blog - Thrones of Decay: Introducing Malakai Malaisson