"These giant beasts lurk beneath the frozen tundra, waiting to rise up and freeze the foe to icy death."
- —Description of Frost Wyrms in Total War: Warhammer III.
Concept art for a Frost Wyrm as created for Total War: Warhammer III.
A Frost Wyrm is a massive reptilian creature born of Ice Magic who primarily roosts in the Crags of Shargun in Kislev. The Frost Wyrm is a hulking, flightless reptilian beast, deadly in combat with its massive fanged jaws, scything claws and a vicious lashing tail. The Frost Wyrm acts as both an individual unit in Kislevite armies, or as a mount for Tzarina Katarin Bokha of Kislev or her allied Ice Witches.[1]
Role[]
A Frost Wyrm facing Marauders of Tzeentch as depicted in Total War: Warhammer III.
Frost Wyrms are swift and sinuous creatures, who sleep away the warmest parts of the year in hibernation, venturing out onto the Kislevite oblast to hunt prey when the weather is at its coldest. Their natural prey are the wandering herbivorous beasts which are easily devoured whole by an adult Frost Wyrm. In times of famine they have been known to consume Chaos beasts too, taking savage delight in chomping down a Troll or Minotaur when the need arises.[1]
Concept art of a Frost Wyrm as created for Total War: Warhammer III.
Beings born of pure Ice Magic, Frost Wyrms are naturally aligned to the Ice Witches of the Ice Court of Kislev. In times of desperation Ice Witches will travel to the Crags of Shargun and beseech the slumbering Frost Wyrms for aid and it is not unknown for a Frost Wyrm to answer their calls in the coldest winters. However, Tzarina Katarin Bokha's strength in the Lore of Ice is such that winter travels where she does -- and no Frost Wyrm would ever refuse her command.[1]
Game History[]
The Frost Wyrm was first introduced in the videogame Total War: Warhammer III as a monster for the Kislev army roster. In the previous two games of the trilogy, the Chaos Frost Dragon, a monster in the Norscan roster, was also known as a "Frost Wyrm." It was later renamed when the Kislevite unit was introduced in the Shadows of Change DLC.
Sources[]
- 1: Total War Blog: Patch 4.2 Shadows of Change Content Additions - Part 3: Kislev
- 2: Total War: Warhammer III (PC Game)
Gallery[]
![A Frost Wyrm as depicted in Total War: Warhammer III.[2]](/wiki/File:Total_War_Warhammer_III_Frost_Wyrm.webp "Total War Warhammer III Frost Wyrm.webp (25 KB)")