Ask me lore questions

[Reverend Belial]

Some few veterans may recall my thread in the very first game's forum, which was sadly recently closed after seven years of operation RIP May 17th 2017 - June 37 2023, it is time to re-open in this newer, more bustling locale.

This is exactly what it says on the tin. Any lore question you may have about Warhammer Fantasy - big or small, obvious or obscure - ask away and I will do my best to answer it (even the not-so-serious ones). Anybody is welcome here, veterans and newcomers alike, so long as they come in good faith.

FAQ:
Q: Is 40k and Fantasy the same universe?
A: No.

Q: What is the End Times and why did it happen?
A: The End Times is the destruction of the Warhammer Fantasy setting, both in and out of universe. Chaos won the final confrontation and destroyed the world, beginning a new cycle and franchise. Out-of-universe this was done because Fantasy's models were costing Games Workshop more money than they were making them so they decided to scrap the setting entirely and reboot it as an 80's power metal album cover.

Disclaimers/Guidelines (I know that we're not supposed to back-seat moderate but sometimes it's necessary to keep things organized):
1. The most important thing; I AM NOT ALWAYS RIGHT. Do not take what I say as the gospel truth, I can forget and I can misread things just like everybody else. My knowledge of the Elves is also pretty shady. There are several regulars around who tend to fill in blanks or correct me if I'm wrong though, so you'll probably get your answer regardless.

2. Repeat questions are ok, so long as the question hasn't been asked on the same page or the one before it. I don't expect anybody to sift through 3000+ posts, but a light skim of the previous page won't kill anybody.

3. GW is extremely vague on many things, so sometimes there just simply isn't an answer to your question. They're also prone to retcons so sometimes what you think is the answer is no longer valid.

4. Try to avoid arguments. I know that sometimes they're unavoidable, but please don't deliberately antagonize anybody. Pretty basic.

5. No continuing the "Skaven don't exist" meme outside the context of the lore. I know it's fun sometimes, but it's old, tired, and just wants to rest. Plus it grates on other people.

[Ashardalon]

İlk olarak Fork_Q2 tarafından gönderildi:

Why is Settra so bad at tennis?

you ever tried bouncing a tennis ball on sand?

[Jakal, Lady kisser]

İlk olarak sleeper tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak aerpyljov tarafından gönderildi:

Are there realistic Gods in Warhammer?
I mean that there are their worshippers, priests, holy places, holy days… but in fact these Gods do not exist at all, they are completely imaginary.

of course a lot of them actually. Sigmar, Nagash every single elven god the gods of the orcs are real and certainly the chaos gods and the skaven chaos god is real.

nagash isn't a god in fantasy. i mean he's explictly not a god. the gods hate his ass. he's a dead guy that jury-rigged himself turbo lichdom and keeps trying to steal the dead for cheap labor.

[Fork_Q2]

İlk olarak Ashardalon tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Fork_Q2 tarafından gönderildi:

Why is Settra so bad at tennis?

you ever tried bouncing a tennis ball on sand?

No, it's because he does not serve.

[jonoliveira12]

İlk olarak aerpyljov tarafından gönderildi:

Are there realistic Gods in Warhammer?
I mean that there are their worshippers, priests, holy places, holy days… but in fact these Gods do not exist at all, they are completely imaginary.

The Chaos Gods are VERY realistics deities, when one looks at the universe, and human History.

[DerRitter]

İlk olarak Fork_Q2 tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Ashardalon tarafından gönderildi:

you ever tried bouncing a tennis ball on sand?

No, it's because he does not serve.

I saw this one coming

[Reverend Belial]

İlk olarak Fork_Q2 tarafından gönderildi:

Crazy that elves don't lean on human fascination with them more, and get them to do their bidding a lot more often.

They're just simply not interested in the "lesser races".

İlk olarak aerpyljov tarafından gönderildi:

Are there realistic Gods in Warhammer?
I mean that there are their worshippers, priests, holy places, holy days… but in fact these Gods do not exist at all, they are completely imaginary.

None that I can think of off the top of my head. There are a few cults whose god isn't who they think it is, and some whose god is too weak to do anything that isn't incredibly local or minor, but gods are very categorically real in the setting.

[Ashardalon]

since atheism is a lie, you would end up following tzeentch
in a very minor way, but its still corruption slowly growing in your atheism cult

[Fork_Q2]

İlk olarak Reverend Belial tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Fork_Q2 tarafından gönderildi:

Crazy that elves don't lean on human fascination with them more, and get them to do their bidding a lot more often.

They're just simply not interested in the "lesser races".

Lesser races that are willing to die and bleed on your behalf, so your fellow knife ear ubersmench don't have to. Teclis had the right idea.

[jonoliveira12]

İlk olarak Ashardalon tarafından gönderildi:

since atheism is a lie, you would end up following tzeentch
in a very minor way, but its still corruption slowly growing in your atheism cult

Necoho is Warhammer's unironic Chaos god of atheism.
Anything enough people believe, becomes their god, which is actually a lot how religion works in the real world, and why it is impossible to get rid of.

[Lizzie (Queen Bee)]

İlk olarak Fork_Q2 tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Reverend Belial tarafından gönderildi:

They're just simply not interested in the "lesser races".

Lesser races that are willing to die and bleed on your behalf, so your fellow knife ear ubersmench don't have to. Teclis had the right idea.

Teclis is the right elf in my eyes. Too bad he is in such a minority.

[FizzyElf]

Hmmmm how about no.

İlk olarak koppitzdominik52 tarafından gönderildi:

- Malicious pay for skins site.no/stay away -

Wrong forum too, maybe try CSNO or VALORNOT.

Edit.... huh... that is an actual URL... great minds think alike! no clue where it goes but hey it exists.

[FizzyElf]

İlk olarak jonoliveira12 tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Ashardalon tarafından gönderildi:

since atheism is a lie, you would end up following tzeentch
in a very minor way, but its still corruption slowly growing in your atheism cult

Necoho is Warhammer's unironic Chaos god of atheism.
Anything enough people believe, becomes their god, which is actually a lot how religion works in the real world, and why it is impossible to get rid of.

Wasn't there a chaos god of corn? Like the vegetable in and of itself.

[Jakal, Lady kisser]

İlk olarak FizzyElf tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak jonoliveira12 tarafından gönderildi:

Necoho is Warhammer's unironic Chaos god of atheism.
Anything enough people believe, becomes their god, which is actually a lot how religion works in the real world, and why it is impossible to get rid of.

Wasn't there a chaos god of corn? Like the vegetable in and of itself.

no, that's an old warhammer fandom running joke. it's so old some people think it's actual lore. honestly, more people think it's true than the drachenfels stuff.

[FizzyElf]

İlk olarak Jakal can't seem to win, huh? tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak FizzyElf tarafından gönderildi:

Wasn't there a chaos god of corn? Like the vegetable in and of itself.

no, that's an old warhammer fandom running joke. it's so old some people think it's actual lore. honestly, more people think it's true than the drachenfels stuff.

Fair enough.

[Fork_Q2]

İlk olarak Lizzie (Queen Bee) tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Fork_Q2 tarafından gönderildi:

Lesser races that are willing to die and bleed on your behalf, so your fellow knife ear ubersmench don't have to. Teclis had the right idea.

Teclis is the right elf in my eyes. Too bad he is in such a minority.

Teclis is really the only sensible elf in this setting.