List of Warhammer Fantasy characters

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This is a list of many important or pivotal fictional figures in the history of the Warhammer Fantasy universe.

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These characters have appeared in the games set in the Warhammer world, the text accompanying various games and games material, novels by Games Workshop and later Black Library and other publications based on the Warhammer setting by other publishers.

Some have been produced as models m, others have appeared only in text.

High Elves (Asur)

Dark Elves (Druchii)

Wood Elves (Asrai)

Note: Both Ariel and Orion appear to be drawn from the fairy monarchs Oberon and Titania of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Chaos

Orcs and Goblins (Greenskins)

Dwarfs (Dawi)

Bretonnia

Dogs of War

Empire

Kislev

Undead

renowned for being one of the largest hideouts of pirates in the Old World.

Skaven

Ogre

Lizardmen

Deities

Elves

Greenskins

Dwarfs

Ogre

Human

Chaos

Law

Lizardmen/Slann/Amazon

Creatures

Humanoids

Humans have many distinct cultures, including the men of The Empire, Bretonnia, Kislev, Norsca, Albion, Middenheim, Tilea, Estalia as well as more far of places such as Ind, Arabay, Nippon and Cathay. Oh and Of course Amazons.
As with Humans Elves have several different cultures, the main ones are the High Elf, Dark Elf and Wood Elf, although the High Elves have further subdivisions such as the Shadow Elves of Nagarythe and the Elves of Caledor who are culturally distinct.

Greenskins

Undead

Beasts

Daemons

Elementals

Beast-humanoids

Lizard

Sea monsters

from Man O' War

Other

See also

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