"Some Gargoyles are fashioned by sculptors -- others just appear, as if they flew there themselves."
- —Gargoyle Sculptor's Garret of the Old World as described in Total War: Warhammer.[1a]
A Gargoyle is a statue of a grotesque, winged humanoid of the same name often placed as decorations on grand edifices of the Old World.[1a]
In the poor, dingy townships of Sylvania there are garrets where sculptors make their living, fashioning stone into grim and gregarious creatures. There are far more Gargoyles perching on the gothic walls, gatehouses and ramparts than could conceivably be fashioned by all the craftsmen in the Empire. Where do they come from? Only the Vampire Counts truly know.[1a]
A wizard can enchant these stone figures, transforming them into magically animated constructs that are able to fly and attack the wizard's enemies. The Gargoyles within a corridor that form as Part-Gargoyles appear to extrude themselves from the walls. They can attack intruders by jumping down on them or running along the floor to get at them.[2a]
Daemonic Gargoyles[]
The Gargoyle is also a typical form of Lesser Daemon, upon which the appearance of the statues of the creatures are based. It is found in the service of more than one neutral, evil, and chaotic entity. Gargoyles can therefore be regarded as a "stock" Daemon type, and this is the type normally called to the mortal world by the summoning spells of Daemonology.[3a]
Daemonic Gargoyles are humanoid and Human-sized, with ugly, bestial heads adorned with one or more pairs of horns. Their hands and feet are clawed and powerful, while their long tails end in a conspicuous barb. They have bat-like wings. Gargoyles are dark-colored, typically reddish or black.[3a]