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Corax White

In the far-flung future of Warhammer 40K, the space-faring Imperium of Man is protected by the Space Marines, genetically engineered soldiers split into one thousand Chapters of about one thousand Space Marines each. Ten thousand years before the "current period" of the setting, there used to be many more Space Marines sorted into eighteen Legions, until the Horus Heresy, a brutal civil war tearing the Imperium in two using accursed and vile Chaos magics. These Legions were led by a Primarch, an even-more engineered superhuman from whom the Space Marines derived much of their own genes.

The Primarch of the Raven Guard Legion was Corvus Corax, and they specialised in stealth missions and infiltration. The Raven Guard were largely loyal to the Imperium in the Horus Heresy, and became a Space Marine Chapter in its wake after the loss of many of their number. Despite being the "good guys", Corax experimented with forbidden science trying to replenish his legion, and Corax later fled into the Eye of Terror - the largest Chaos stronghold - in search of penance, probably through killing lots of Chaos daemons.

'Corvus Corax' on 40k Lexicanum.

Grey Seer

In both fantasy settings, there exists an evil race of rat-men known as Skaven, batshit-cowardly scientists more or less beholden to the overarching evil force of Chaos. The most powerful mages and priests are known as Grey Seers. In WHFB, there were exactly 169 of them (or 13 x 13). Some sources suggest this is the same in AoS, but I haven't been able to find an original source.

'Grey Seer' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Grey Seer' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Celestra Grey

The Cabulis System is currently controlled by the Imperium of Man (as of M42). It is a binary star system - Cabulis is the main star, and Celestra is the smaller star. Celestra is listed as a "parasite star", sucking energy from Cabulis and causing it to slowly die.

'Celestra' on 40k Lexicanum.

Averland Sunset

In the World-That-Was, the majority of humans lived in The Empire, split into provinces. Averland was a Southern province of the Empire, full of scenic plains, well-bred horses, and many many orcs from the nearby Black Fire Pass.

'Averland' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Jokaero Orange

Space Monkey Engineers. I've not got a lot more to add. Renowned for their genius "Digital Weapons", which back an entire tank of firepower onto a single finger. Read the other 40K entries then come back to this one, they're ridiculous.

'Jokaero' on 40k Lexicanum.

Khorne Red

Every Warhammer setting his the force known as Chaos as either the villains, or as just about more villainous than everyone else. In all, Khorne is the God of Blood and Slaughter, associated with combat and killing. Most famous as the originator of the phrase "Blood for the Blood God, Skulls for the Skull Throne!"

'Khorne' on 40k Lexicanum. 'Khorne' on AoS Lexicanum. 'Khorne' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Mephiston Red

Mephiston is the Chief Librarian of the Blood Angels, a Space Marine Chapter and original Legion. Don't let the humble title fool you - he is in charge of both the Chapter's vast array of information, and also using a vast array of psychic powers to lethal effect on the battlefield.

One flaw in the genetics of all Blood Angels is that they eventually succumb to the Black Rage, a delusion where they imagine themselves as Sanguinius, their Primarch, in the final battle against Horus, and begin to tear into whoever is nearby with their full fury. To date, Mephiston is the only space marine to ever survive this process - every other Blood Angel is lost to the Black Rage until their death.

'Mephiston' on 40k Lexicanum.

Gal Vorbak Red

One of the Space Marine Legions that turned against the Imperium in the Horus Heresy were called the Word Bearers. They were extreme zealots, first worshipping the Emperor and then Chaos. The Gal Vorbak were a group of Word Bearers that went to the Eye of Terror before the Horus Heresy fully kicked off, and became possessed by Daemons, granting them extra power at the cost of their sanity. They were wiped out in a battle of the Heresy known as the Drop Site Massacre, and reformed as the Vakrah Jal.

'Khorne' on 40k Lexicanum.

Barak-Nar Burgundy

The Kharadron Overlords are Duardin (that's Age of Sigmar for Dwarves) who, when faced with the Age of Chaos destroying their way of life, took to the skies instead of hiding underground. These sky-pirate steampunk duardin live in a bunch of meritocratic flying Skyports, of which Barak-Nar is the largest and most politically powerful. They are renowned for scientific advancement, attaching guns to moustaches, and being rich as all hell.

They're also my favourite faction in Sigmar <3.

'Barak-Nar' on AoS Lexicanum.

Screamer Pink

Because Chaos exists in every Warhammer setting, a lot of the Daemons tend to be common to all three. The Screamers of Tzeentch (Chaos God of Change and Fate) are magical manta rays with pinkish underbellies. They fly and eat people, taking a more direct approach than what the God of "Just-As-Planned" is usually comfortable with.

'Screamers' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Screamers' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Screamers' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Daemonette Hide

The Chaos God of Hedonism and Excess is Slaanesh, a being that varies between Non-binary, Genderfluid, and murderous, the three essential states of mind. Slaanesh’s Daemons are known as the Daemonettes, because by being hermaphroditic they’re more explicitly feminine than basically every other unnamed Daemon across every setting. They have crab claws, long tongues, and weird fan art, as well as purplish skin.

'Daemonettes' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Daemonettes' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Daemonettes' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Phoenician Purple

Not to be confused with the Phoenicium, a City in Age of Sigmar.

The Phoenician is an alias of Fulgrim, Primarch of the bright pink Legion of Chaos Space Marines known as the Emperor’s Children. In the Horus Heresy, the Emperor’s Children became one of the Legions that ended up as Chaos Space Marines, specifically under Slaanesh. At the moment, Fulgrim is a Daemon Prince, chilling somewhere within the Eye of Terror.

'The Phoenician' on 40k Lexicanum.

Naggaroth Night

Naggaroth was a realm of the New World, the America Equivalent to the more European-coded Old World in WHFB. It was the island of the Dark Elves, an army of sadistic fantasy pirates and slavers. They consider themselves superior to all other living creatures, including the other Elves they lost a civil war against.

'Naggaroth' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Caledor Sky

Caledor is actually a few things. Mostly it is a volcanic location of the Warhammer World where Dragons and their Elven Dragon Riders live, as well as a bunch of Wizards. One of these wizards is Caledor the Dragontamer, who is arguably the most powerful wizard in the setting, and was trapped in a magical vortex for a very long time. A bunch of their Kings are also called Caledor, which gets confusing fast, such as Caledor I, Caledor II, you get the drill.

You can look these various Caledors up in your own time.

Macragge Blue

The Ultramarines are the poster boys of the Space Marines in 40K, as well as 40K in general. This Space Marine Legion was part of the First Founding, meaning one of the original twenty, and sided with the “Good Guys” and became Games Workshop’s Space Marine Chapter of choice. They’re not of major importance to the galaxy now, but don’t let Games Workshop’s marketing tell you that! This colour used for their distinctive blue armour is named after the planet Macragge, the Capital of Ultramar, the Ultramarines’ own personal star system. It’s one of the nicer places in the Galaxy, but gets invaded near-constantly by everyone. At the moment, the Death Guard.

'Macragge' on 40k Lexicanum.

Kantor Blue

The Imperial Fists were a first founding Legion, and after the Heresy, were split into a bunch of smaller Chapters. One of these Chapters, called “Second Founding” or “Successor” Chapters were the Crimson Fists. Pedro Kantor is the Chapter Master of the Crimson Fists, basically their leader. Ostensibly masters of Siege Defense, they are most infamous for that time when they nearly wiped themselves out by accidentally shooting a missile at their own armour on Rynn’s World.

'Daemonettes' on 40k Lexicanum.

Night Lords Blue

A Chaos Space Marine Legion, siding against the Imperium in the Horus Heresy. Like the Raven Guard, they also do stealth missions and terror, with their unique shtick being bats and dramatic lightning and Vampire motifs. Despite being Chaos Space Marines on the tabletop, in the Lore they’re really more just generic traitors, unaligned with any particular Chaos god and making little use of daemons. Aaron Dembski-Bowden wrote a book series about them that is reputedly quite fantastic.

'Night Lords' on 40k Lexicanum.

Thousand Sons Blue

Another Chaos Space Marine Legion, and a very very Chaos-god-aligned one. Specifically, they are minions of the Chaos God Tzeentch, and the Thousand Sons are all about magic and sorcery and the like. Arch enemies of the Space Wolves. They actually have quite a fun shtick: they all had a flaw that caused them to rapidly mutate and die, so Ahriman cast a magical spell to save them. Instead, it turned the majority of them into clouds of dust bound to their suits of Power Armour, making most of the Thousand Sons basically mindless, murderous automata. ALL IS DUST, as they say.

'Thousand Sons' on 40k Lexicanum.

Stegadon Scale Green

Dinosaurs bearing Howdahs for the Lizardmen in Fantasy, and their equivalents in Age of Sigmar, the Seraphon. The Lizardmen chilled in the World That Was in Lustria, put there by the mysterious Old Ones to protect it from Chaos, a plan that failed over a few thousand years. In Age of Sigmar, the Seraphon are either Lizardmen that escaped the end of the World in big spaceships or are born out of pure space and star magic. Both versions love their dinosaurs.

'Stegadon' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Stegadon' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Lupercal Green

Horus Lupercal is the guy that started the Horus Heresy and kicked off the modern plot of 40k, taking command of half of the Space Marine Legions that turned traitor and rebelling against his kinda-father and creator, the Emperor of Mankind. This Civil War changed the Imperium of Man forever. Horus himself, once the favoured son of the Emperor, is now deader than dead. He got his soul entirely destroyed by the Emperor himself, so no daemon rebirthing for him. His own Legion, the Sons of Horus, had green armour, hence the colour - now they are the Black Legion.

'Horus Lupercal' on 40k Lexicanum.

Incubi Darkness

Fantasy has the Dark Elves, sadistic slaving pirates. 40K has the Drukhari, or Dark Eldar, who are sadistic slaving SPACE pirates. The Eldar in 40K basically screwed up their hedonistic society so badly they created the fourth chaos God, the God of pleasure, Slaanesh, and created the Eye of Terror. Some Eldar found that if they could out-sadism the God of sadism, they could stop Slaanesh consuming their souls, and so these guys became the Dark Eldar - and the Incubi, their elite warriors.

'Incubus' on 40k Lexicanum.

Death Guard Green

Chaos Space Marine Legion time, once again! These guys are all for Nurgle, the God of diseases and plagues, and I cannot lie they have some of my favourite models. They turned against the Emperor in the Horus Heresy thanks to his mismanagement mostly, but turned to Chaos fully when Nurgle filled their ships with Plague and said “embrace the plague or die”, which is a bit uninspired. Currently busy sieging Ultramar and damage reducing rules that used to be unique.

'Death Guard' on 40k Lexicanum.

Deathworld Forest

A Deathworld is a term used by the Imperium of Man to describe planets where the entire surface is like Australia: everywhere wants to kill you, and they would be entirely inhospitable without the extreme determination humanity is known for in the setting.

'Death World' on 40k Lexicanum.

Castellan Green

This refers to a bunch of things: robots, big robots: a rank in the Black Templars space marine army, BUT probably a reference to Lord Castellan Creed of Cadia, since Cadian infantry armour is green. A commander of the Imperial Guard, the poor shmucks who fight without any gene enhancement or cool gear, and a lot of people’s favourite faction overall, Creed defended Cadia until a moon-sized fortress was crashed into the whole planet and destroyed it. Famous for having some clunky rules that allowed him to infiltrate any Unit onto the battlefield behind a knee high fence, up to and including TANKS. The position of Lord Castellan of Cadia stopped when the planet ceased to be.

Also the main colour for my own Marines.

'Castellan Creed' on 40k Lexicanum.

Death Korps Drab

The Death Korps of Krieg are a faction of the Imperial Guard, officially called the Astra Militarum, who very recently got some very nice models. The Imperial Guard comprises billions of soldiers with various degrees of training, equipment, and life expectancy, and their greatest overall weapon is their sheer number of soldiers. The cloned soldiers of the Death Korps are extra serious about martyring themselves for the Imperium and extra potent, as well as extra fanatical. This is because their planet of Krieg once tried to detach from the Imperium, and the entire planet still has horrific regret over this.

Out of game, they have a reputation as being the army collected by people who insist that they "aren't Nazis, but..." which is a massive shame. Their design has elements of British and French World War I uniform as well as German - combined with their faceless gasmasks, they represent the collective trauma from both World Wars still very much prevalent in West European society. They run the full spectrum from easily meme-able to deeply, deeply tragic.

'Death Korps of Krieg' on 40k Lexicanum.

Waaagh! Flesh

In Fantasy they are called Orcs, in Age of Sigmar Orruks, and in 40K Orks, but the basic concept is the same. Originally styled on British Football Hooligans, this green-skinned species lives for nothing more than a good scrap, cobble together their armour, weapons, and vehicles from scrap, and bellow a single warcry as they run into battle: WAAAGH! A “Waaagh!” is also the term given to an Orc army, an Ork campaign across the stars, all sorts. They love a good yelling.

'Orks' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Orruks' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Orcs' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Caliban Green

The Dark Angels are a First Founding Space Marine Chapter, all about secrecy and long robes and fighting Chaos. As with all First Founding Chapters, the Dark Angels had a Primarch, and like the other Primarchs, shortly after birth he was thrown to a random planet. Lion El’Johnson (really), Primarch of the Dark Angels, was found on Caliban, which was the Dark Angels homeworld all the way until the end of the Horus Heresy. Near the end of the Heresy, a similar schism within the Dark Angels led to a conflict that destroyed Caliban. The largest piece of it is the current Dark Angels HQ, called the Rock.

'Caliban' on 40k Lexicanum.

Nocturne Green

The Salamanders are another First Founding Space Marine Chapter, siding with the Emperor in the Horus Heresy. The Salamanders are notable for their bright green armour, very dark skin, actually being quite nice, and setting everything on FIRE. All these traits have something to do with their Homeworld, Nocturne. This is a volcano-covered (and I mean COVERED) planet that Vulkan, their Primarch, was found on. Every 15 years, the force of gravity from the Moon Prometheus causes the volcanoes and earthquakes to go hyper on Nocturne.

'Nocturne' on 40k Lexicanum.

Wraithbone

Wraithbone is the material used by the Eldar throughout the Galaxy. Dark Eldar can no longer make it, while it is the chief material of the Craftworld Eldar. These are the Eldar that fly through space on colossal space-ships, sadly and slowly fading in the shadows of their past mistakes. And by past mistakes, I mean birthing the Fourth Chaos God, which is a biggie as far as they go.

'Wraithbone' on 40k Lexicanum.

Morghast Bone

The First Necromancer in the World-That-Was was called Nagash. In one of his several wars, angel-like creatures known as the Hammurai were sent to kill him. Nagash killed them instead, and raised them as undead known as Morghasts. At some point they were basically deactivated, and Nagash was only able to reactivate them just before the World blew up in the End Times thanks to the super chaotic magic. Nagash survived the End Times as the God of Death and ruler of the Realm of Death, Shyish. Nagash promptly went about making new Morghasts as his soldiers, as well as prototypes of his personal army, the Ossiarch Bonereapers.

'Morghast' on AoS Lexicanum.

Zandri Dust

Nehekara is the desert of the World That Was, the realm of the undead ruler Nagash. Zandri is a port city within these borders, and one of the largest ones too, under the control of the Tomb Kings. These guys are undead liches with ancient egyptian vibes, and the dubious honour of being one of the first model ranges cancelled in the leap from Fantasy to Age of Sigmar. Zandri itself has the reputation as the oldest human city in the entire setting.

'Zandri' on WHFB Lexicanum.

XV-88

The T’au Empire in 40K is one of the Xenos, the non-human species throughout the galaxy. They are a tiny empire with little to no psychic ability, as well as barely any history, being one of the newest kids on the block. What they have instead is a hell of a lot of guns. They are most famous for their battlesuits, humanoid weapons platforms covered in weapons, of which the XV-88 broadside battlesuit is an example. Specifically, it is a heavy-weapons variant of the XV8 Crisis Suit, which is very widely used through the T’au forces.

'XV-88' on 40k Lexicanum.

Steel Legion Drab

The Armageddon Steel Legion is a group of the Imperial Guard from the planet of Armageddon. There have been three wars for this place, all of which involved the Orks, and as a result the Steel Legion is pretty good at fighting them, especially with their heavily mechanised fighting style. This is helped by Armageddon itself basically being a huge planet-sized factory.

'Armageddon Steel Legion' on 40k Lexicanum.

Mournfang Brown

The Ogre Kingdoms of the World That Was made frequent use of Mournfangs, cavalry with large tusks native to the Mountains of Mourn. In Age of Sigmar, the Ogor Mawtribes use the same creatures as cavalry. Ravenously hungry in every setting, the Ogor Mawtribes (specifically the Beastclaw Raiders) have the added bit of spice of constantly needing to outrun a constant blizzard known as the Everwinter.

'Mournfangs' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Mournfang Cavalry' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Rhinox Hide

See the above! Beasts of war of the Ogre Kingdoms in Fantasy and the Ogor Mawtribes in Age of Sigmar, most famously for pulling larger weapons of war such as the Ironblaster. Rarer and tougher than the Mournfangs. Like the Mournfangs, they come mostly from Ghur, the Realm of Beasts, one of the Eight different Worlds in the setting of Age of Sigmar.

'Rhinox' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Rhinox' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Dryad Bark

Tree people who form a key part of the armies of the Wood Elves in Fantasy and the Sylvaneth in Age of Sigmar. Generally they are very capricious and angry spirits of the forest. Sadly, pretty scant on details other than the obvious trope.

'Dryads' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Dryads' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Ionrach Skin

In the Mortal Realms of Age of Sigmar, the Aelves had a troubled time. After the End Times, their souls were jailbroken out of Slaanesh’s stomach by Tyrion, Teclis and Malerion. Those that worshipped Mathlann, god of the sea, in the World That Was were saved first, but they soon found their souls were irrevocably tainted. They forsook their gods, fled to the seas of Hysh, formed the Idoneth Deepkin, and became pirates to steal other souls to save their own. The Ionrach are one of the earliest and largest groups or enclaves of Idoneth Deepkin.

'Ionrach' on AoS Lexicanum.

Rakarth Flesh

Beastlord Rakarth is a Dark Elf, the most prolific Beast Master across all of Naggaroth. Most famous for being in Total Warhammer, but another paint name much more well known than the character itself. The coolest thing I could find is that Rakarth raised baby dragons, which is pretty sweet.

'Rakarth' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Ratskin Flesh

While the Skaven are more well known as having brown or grey fur, some of their forces have large patches of bare flesh, most notably the Rat Ogres and Stormfiends. These abominations are the result of experimentation by Clan Moulder of the Skaven.

'Rat Ogor' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Rat Ogre' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Bugman's Glow

Josef Bugman is one of the earliest named characters in Warhammer History, and is a brewmaster iconic to the franchise. His brew was of unparalleled taste, and when a shipment was destroyed by Goblins and Orcs, he went apeshit and took the fight to them. A real bar in the real-life place Warhammer World bears his name!

While long-passed by the time of Age of Sigmar, he is survived by Jakob Bugmansson XI, a Brewmaster General in the Kharadron Overlords.

'Jakob Bugmansson XI' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Josef Bugman' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Catachan Flesh

Catachan is a Death World under Imperium control. Its surface is covered in a jungle that super extra wants to kill you. As a result, the Imperial Guard forces it produces, the Catachan Jungle Fighters, are a hyper-competent army of Rambo expies. Their most notable member is Sly Marbo, a memetically accomplished badass, sort of like the 40K equivalent of Chuck Norris.

'Catachan' on 40k Lexicanum.

The Fang

The Fang is the stronghold of the Space Wolves, a First Founding Space Marine Chapter on the side of the Imperium. Located on the icy homeworld of Fenris, its namesake is fittingly enough frequently used as the base colour for Space Wolves Armour. The Fang itself is a massive mountain at the centre of a bunch of other mountains, very nice defensible position they have there.

'The Fang' on 40k Lexicanum.

Mechanicus Standard Grey

In the Imperium of Man, the Adeptus Mechanicus are part crazy religious sect, and part military-industrial complex. Worshipping machines themselves and using old instruction manuals and repair guides as ancient rites to keep their deities ticking over, they are by-and-large responsible for the manufacture of the Imperium’s equipment. Many of them are steampunkish robots themselves, and so are quite uncreative when it comes to coming up with new ideas, such as a standard colour other than red or grey.

'Adeptus Mechanicus' on 40k Lexicanum.

Corvus Black

As with Corax White, named for the Primarch of the Raven Guard, Corvus Corax. His chapter has a black and white colour scheme, so it's fitting he gets his name on the off-white AND off-black paints.

IRL, Corvus Corax is the scientific name of the common Raven. Nice!

'Corvus Corax' on 40k Lexicanum.

Abaddon Black

The current greatest threat to the Imperium of Man, and responsible for causing the galaxy-wide hell portal that is screwing a lot of things up, the Great Rift. In the Horus Heresy, Abaddon the Despoiler was the right-hand man of Horus himself, and once Horus died, he declared himself the Warmaster of Chaos itself, and set about destroying the Imperium entirely.

Has the honour of being one of the most (unfairly) meme-ed on characters in the entire franchise, because of his TWELVE failed “Black Crusades” against the Imperium. Thirteenth time’s the charm, however, resulting in the opening of the Great Rift and the destruction of the planet of Cadia.

'Abaddon' on 40k Lexicanum.

Grey Knights Steel

The mysterious “extra” Space Marine chapter, rumoured to have the Emperor himself as their Primarch, meaning the greatest donor of their genetic makeup. The Grey Knights are a hyper-secret, fully-psychic Space Marine chapter with a brutal training regime, with the explicit purpose of fighting Chaos fire with Imperial fire. They also have a habit of leaving very few innocent witnesses to their interventions, preferring to slaughter anyone who could tip the greater powers off to their existence.

'Grey Knights' on 40k Lexicanum.

Iron Hands Steel

The Iron Hands are another Loyalist First Founding Space Marine Chapter. They are best known for lopping bits of themselves off and replacing them with mechanical parts, in bouts of intense dysphoria stemming from their imperfect gene engineering.

Masters of mechanised warfare of all kinds, they are probably best known for their Primarch being called Ferrus Manus, which is poor Latin for “Iron Hand.” Subtle.

'Iron Hands' on 40k Lexicanum.

Leadbelcher

A Leadbelcher is either a massive gun wielded by an Ogre, or the name given to the Unit of Ogres themselves. A staple of the artillery of both the Ogor Mawtribes now and the Ogre Kingdoms of Yore.

'Leadbelcher' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Leadbelcher' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Iron Warriors

My personal favourite looking Traitor Space Marine Legion! Masters of Siege Warfare, they are traitors to the Imperium but still generally hesitant to call on the powers of the Chaos Gods themselves. In fact, if their bodies start to mutate from all the Chaos they are exposed to, generally the Iron Hands cut the offending part off and replace it with a robotic part instead.

They are coldly logical empire builders, sadists and slavers, who turned against the Imperium in the Horus Heresy after being relegated to the grunt work of the Great Crusade one too many times.

'Iron Warriors' on 40k Lexicanum.

Retributor Armour

After the End Times, the god of the Empire, Sigmar, found his way to the Mortal Realms, kicking off the Age of Myth. After a few thousand years of sanctity and progress, Chaos found its way to this haven and caused most civilisations to fall, kicking off the Age of Chaos among all the realms - except one. Sigmar made his home in the Realm of Heavens, Azyr, and sealed off the doors to it when the Age of Chaos came into full swing.

Sigmar wasn’t done, however - a few thousand years later, Sigmar reopened the doors with a new army at the gates: the Stormcast Eternals, of which the Retributors are a heavy attack Unit. Each soldier was a previous great hero of Humanity, reforged into a new body by Sigmar as part of his armies. When they are slain in battle again, they return to Azyr, albeit with a bit less of their personality and humanity each time.

'Retributor' on AoS Lexicanum.

Balthasar Gold

Balthasar Gelt was the Supreme Patriarch of the mages of the Empire, specialising in Chamon, the Magical Wind of Metal. A bit like Alchemy, or Transmutation. After a freak magical experiment scarred his face, he took to wearing a gold mask as much as possible. He was killed in the End Times by the Vampire Mannfred von Carstein, in revenge for building a magical wall around his domain of Sylvania, the act that arguably kicked off the whole thing anyway.

In Age of Sigmar, he was reforged by Sigmar into the Stormcast Lord-Arcanum Balthas Arum.

'Balthasar Gelt' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Screaming Bell

One of the magical constructs used in war by the Skaven in both Fantasy settings. They are massive bronze bells ridden into battle by the Skaven, with each toll causing a random devastating magical havoc across the battlefield. When stationary, and frequently when moving, they are used as altars from which the Grey Seers scream their religious proclamations.

'Screaming Bell' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Screaming Bell' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Warplock Bronze

Skaven really didn’t change a bit when they caused the End Times, did they? Warplock Jezzails are team guns used by the Skaven. It fires bullets of Warpstone, the Chaos-infused material that powers all Skaven technology and comes up a LOT in their lore. A terrifying site on the battlefields of the World-That-Was and in the Mortal Realms.

'Warplock Jezzail' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Warplock Jezzail' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Runelord Brass

A Runesmith is a Dwarf in Fantasy or Duardin in AoS capable of hammering magical power into their equipment, and creating magical items. A Runelord is a particularly accomplished Runesmith, and are some of Dwarven society’s most esteemed members. Their duties also include research and guarding the ancient knowledge of the Dwarves, or the Duardin of the Free Cities in the Mortal Realms.

'Runelord' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Runelord' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Orruk Flesh

Orruks are the Orc equivalent of the Mortal Realms. The chosen of the two-headed god Gorkamorka, they were originally allied with Sigmar’s forces under Grand Alliance Order, however Gorkamorka got tired of being boring, the Orruks struck out on their own, and became the heavy hitters of Grand Alliance Destruction.

In the Mortal Realms, they are split into three factions: the industrial and organised Ironjawz, the insane monster-hunting Bonesplitterz, and the cunning-over-brutal Kruleboyz - all united under the banner of the Orruk Warclans.

'Bonesplitterz' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Ironjawz' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Kruleboyz' on AoS Lexicanum.

Hobgrot Hide

About those Kruleboyz? Gorkamorka has two heads, one cunning and one brutal. Most Orruks prefer brutal, but the Kruleboyz prefer cunning. One of their forces are the Hobgrots, somewhere between Orruk and Grot (basically Goblins). They use armour and explosives taken from “Duardin Paymasters,” suspected by many to be the long-unheard-from Chaos Dwarves, or their AoS equivalent.

'Hobgrot Slittaz' on AoS Lexicanum.

Thondia Brown

Thondia is a region of the Realm of Beasts, Ghur. A land where everything is alive and wants to kill you, from the plants to the mountains themselves, a few brave souls have tried to settle here.

Within Thondia is the city of Excelsis, currently under siege from the Kruleboyz and being defended by the Stormcast, and is the mainish setting of Age of Sigmar Third Edition.

'Realm of Ghur' on AoS Lexicanum.

SHADE

Casandora Yellow

What became the Mortal Realms in Age of Sigmar were known in the Olden times as the Winds of Magic, akin to "schools" of magic in other fantasy settings. Azyr is one such Wind and Realm, associated with the Heavens. A spell available to users of Azyr’s magic is the Comet of Casandora, which would draw a meteor from the heavens down to the battlefield. Funnily enough, Azyr is usually associated with Blue not yellow, but ask the corpses the difference.

'Lore of Heavens' on AoS Lexicanum.

Fuegan Orange

The Craftworld Eldar, to control their emotions, walk several different paths, a combination of extensive training and multiple personality disorder allowing them to be jack of all trades master of all over their long life. The Path of the Warrior is one such Path, and its walkers are known as Aspect Warriors.

Phoenix Lord Fuegan founded the Fire Dragons, one such aspect, focusing on burning and melting people and fortified positions. Like every Phoenix Lord, Fuegan has been reborn multiple times over the course of several thousand years.

'Fuegan' on 40k Lexicanum.

Berserker Bloodshade

'Berserker' here is spelt the British way, which on the Games Workshop website only refers to some Uruk-hai. If you check the American spelling, then we get either a few Fyreslayer units, or (given the word 'Bloodshade') we get...

Khorne Berzerkers are Chaos Space Marines fully given over to the Blood God, Khorne. Mostly associated with the World Eaters Legion, dark power gives them unnatural strength and an unsatiable bloodlust.

'Khorne Berzerker' on 40k Lexicanum.

Carroburg Crimson

The Empire is formed of several smaller provinces, of which Drakwald used to be one. Carroburg was once the capital of Drakwald, but became part of the province of Middenland after a few incompetent emperors caused Drakwald to be disbanded.

'Daemonettes' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Targor Rageshade

Targor is Khorne-worshipping warrior in the Mortal Realms, one of Garrek's Reavers from the Underworlds board games. Faced with joining the warband or slowly being tortured to death, he chose to march under the Blood God's mark.

'Targor' on AoS Lexicanum.

Druchii Violet

The Druchii is the technical term for the Dark Elves, the slavers and raiders of the new World, led by the Witch King Malekith. They were banished from the Elven home of Ulthuan after Malekith attempted to seize control of the entire people for himself.

'Druchii' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Tyran Blue

Tyran was once just a small water-covered planet within the Imperium of Man at the edge of the Galaxy. The explorers stationed there met a gruseome end when the Imperium made first contact with a new, all-devouring alien species later named after the planet - the Tyranids.

Now, Tyran is a dead planet, scoured of all life, from the human inhabitants to the tiniest creatures in the ocean, while the Tyranids themselves marched onwards to become a major threat to the Milky Way at large.

'Tyran' on 40k Lexicanum.

Drakenhof Nightshade

Castle Drakenhof is the home of the von Carstein Vampire bloodline, and the capital of the Imperial province of Sylvania. Despite being part of the Empire, it operates as basically another nation, torn in a civil war between the humans of the Empire and the undead of the von Carsteins. The last living visitor to Castle Drakenhof was Felix Jaegar, the guy from the Gotrikk and Felix.

'Castle Drakenhof' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Athonian Camoshade

Athonos is a planet in the Imperium of Man, in the Segmentum Tempestus, built atop a Necron Tomb. An Imperial Guard regiment known as the Athonian Tunnel Rats hail from here, experts of urban and subterranean combat. As far as I can tell, they have no explicit connection to ratlings, diminutive human mutants (known as Abhumans) that are allowed to serve in the Imperial Guard as snipers and the like.

'Athonos' on 40k Lexicanum.

Biel-Tan Green

After the Fall of the Eldar, the ostensible “good guys” took to massive ships known as Craftworlds and sailed across the galaxy to perform penance. Biel-Tan is one such craftworld, famed for a warrior outlook and attempting to reform the Eldar empire. Everyone is xenophobic in the Grimdark Future, but among the Eldar, Biel-Tan take it far.

During a massive battle for Biel-Tan, the Ynnari Eldar (a group who are trying to reunify the Eldar in general) staved off the attacking Daemons, but caused Biel-Tan to fracture in the process. Each chunk now operates as a smaller, more specialised Craftworld, kind of, now operating in a fleet.

'Biel-Tan' on 40k Lexicanum.

Coelia Greenshade

A planet in Warhammer 40K. This is a place that has approximately zero references. The only reference I do have is from a French website, listing it as part of the Segmentum Ultima, with no other information on it. It’s a planet, that’s it.

Aforementioned French Website.

Kroak Green

Lord Kroak is one of the Slann, the magical overlords of the Lizardmen and Seraphon, and has been dead for a long term. He had been dead for a long time even before the End Times in Fantasy Battle. In times of eld, he was one of the most powerful spellcasters alive. Slain by a daemon, he refused to pass on more or less through sheer force of will.

His spirit still inhabits his mummified and decorated body, which absconded with the rest of the Lizardmen into the Age of Sigmar. Despite ostensibly being a mortal, he was recently able to confound Kragnos himself, God of Destruction, and saved the City of Excelsis by placing a massive portal in the path of rampage.

'Kroak' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Lord Kroak' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Poxwalker

The victims of Nurgle's "Walking Pox" become trapped within mutating bodies, lumbering towards former friends to feed on their meat and spread their contagion. One of the Grandfather's newest inventions, the grinning Poxwalkers fight as a horde, usually soaking up the fire for the more valuable Death Guard, or wiping out settlements or planets through sheer number.

'Poxwalker' on 40k Lexicanum.

Mortarion Grime

Mortarion is the Primarch of the Death Guard Chaos Space Marines, and a Daemon Prince of Nurgle. He also has some beef with Guilliman even before turning traitor, is absurdly resilient even without his armour, has one of the best Models out there. He did not fall to Chaos willingly, and so did very little after the Heresy until Guilliman arrived back in the setting.

'Mortarion' on 40k Lexicanum.

Seraphim Sepia

The Seraphim are a flying Unit of the Imperial forces known as the Sisters of Battle. After the Horus Heresy, the Emperor was reduced to a barely-living corpse, allowing the Ecclesiarchy to rise to power under the cover of a religion dedicated to the Emperor. After a bunch of civil infighting, it was ruled the Ecclesiarchy could have no “men under arms” of their own, paving the way for the all-female religious fanatics of the Adepta Sororitas to rise as a military force under Ecclesiarchy control. That being said, the expertly trained and outfitted Sororitas are loyal to the Emperor first, and organisations within the Imperium second.

'Seraphim' on 40k Lexicanum.

Reikland Fleshshade

Reikland is the capital Province of the Empire, and the home of Emperor Karl Franz. They are reputed for being one of the richest provinces, as well as having a very well trained military.

Karl Franz himself is the wielder of the Warhammer that the entire franchise is named for, and generally agreed by most to be pretty reasonable in command and pretty badass on the battlefield. Reikland is also famous for the Reiksguard, a Unit of highly trained Empire Knights.

'Reikland' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Agrax Earthshade

Another weird one like Coelia, but even weirder because this is one of the most widely used shades out there in the Citadel line. Agrax is a planet within the Ultima Segmentum. The only detail about it I can find is a rebellion in their pigment factories, which comes from a segment on parody newsletter “The Regimental Standard”, which is in reference to how widely used the colour is for painting vehicles. Crazy.

'Agrax' on 40k Lexicanum.

Soulblight Grey

The Soulblight are the Vampires of the Mortal Realms, and lead the 'Soulblight Gravlords' army as part of Nagash's Grand Alliance. They are split into numerous noble dynasties, each with a different theme such as magic or beasts or undead, and march to war with both Soulblight heroes and mindless undead hordes.

Disturbingly, many of the Soulblight Gravelords hold sway over all empires in Shyish, not just the undead ones. Much of the still-alive population of the Realm of Dead is beholden to the whims of these unfeeling, cold-blooded nobles.

'Soulblight Gravelords' on AoS Lexicanum.

Nuln Oil

Nuln is the second largest city within the Empire, in the province of Wissenland, and the industrial heart of the human nation. It is a manufacturer of arms and armour, and is especially known for producing much of the black powder and rifles that the Empire relies on to fight off the horrors that besiege it daily. A city of engineering marvels, it was destroyed by the Skaven in the End Times.

'Nuln' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Cryptek Armourshade Gloss

The Necrons are a civilisation from Epochs ago. Creatures that withered and died quickly, they confronted the Old Ones in an attempt to gain Eternal life, but the Old Ones instead created the precursors to Orks and Eldar to wipe out the Necrons for the insolence

The Necrons allied themselves to creatures known as the C’Tan to survive, but were betrayed, turned into mostly-mindless robots, and sent to slumber for millions of years, only waking up in their Dynasties fairly recently. The Crypteks are Necron Geniuses that prove Clarke’s Third Law: “the most advanced science is indistinguishable from magic.”

'Cryptek' on 40k Lexicanum.

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White Scar

The White Scars are a Loyalist Space Marine chapter, famed for having lots of VERY fast Motorbikes. Based off of Genghis Khan-era Mongolia with a few other influences sprinkled in. During the Horus Heresy, the White Scars were far away from the main plot killing Orks

'White Scars' on 40k Lexicanum.

Ulthuan Grey

The continent-sized Island in the New World that the High Elves call home. It is split into the outer and inner Kingdoms, which frequently like to “quarrel.” On Ulthuan is the Great Vortex, a magical siphon that since the earliest days of Chaos on the World-that-was threw Chaos magic back where it came from, protecting the land itself, and the power of the Great Vortex is used to stop Ulthuan sinking into the ocean.

In the End Times, Ulthuan sank.

'Ulthuan' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Dorn Yellow

The Imperial Fists are a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter, obsessed with fortifying defensive positions, outlasting the Iron Warriors at sieges, and having yellow armour. Their Primarch is Rogal Dorn, a literal-minded tactical genius who was in charge of defending Terra, the Capital of the Imperium, during the Horus Heresy. Rogal Dorn was raised on Inwit as a child, then after the Heresy was killed during a boarding action by Chaos Space Marines during one of the early Black Crusades. Body was never found, though!

'Rogal Dorn' on 40k Lexicanum.

Phalanx Yellow

The Imperial Fists, like, LOVE yellow. Phalanx is the name of their starship HQ, the largest starship made by Humans, and one of the few structures that comes close to an Eldar Craftworld in size and scope. It rarely leaves the Sol System thanks to more and more of its systems failing each year, with the knowledge required to operate it long lost.

After the Great Rift opened, the Adeptus Custodes, the Emperor’s personal guard, released hidden secrets from the Imperial Palace that has allowed Phalanx to be restored to a capacity it hasn’t been operating at in ages.

'Phalanx' on 40k Lexicanum.

Flash Gitz Yellow

My personal favourite insult. Most of the Orks love bashing and chopping stuff personally, but some prefer turning the enemies into swiss cheese from afar. The Flash Gitz are especially rich Orks that can afford the best Shootas the Mekboyz can produce, although they look just as cobbled-together as the rest of the Orks. They love fancy standards and clothes as well.

'Flash Gitz' on 40k Lexicanum.

Yriel Yellow

'Yriel' on 40k Lexicanum.

Lugganath Orange

One of the smaller Eldar Craftworlds. A haven for Eldar outcasts, they plan to secede from the material reality entirely through the Webway, a network of Eldar portals that allow mostly safe travel through the Warp.

'Lugganath' on 40k Lexicanum.

Fire Dragon Bright

A warrior path of the Craftworld Eldar. Fire-wielding close-quarters experts, they love to cover their armour in spikes to make CQC even extra deadlier. Eldar follow these Warrior Paths to gain expertise in many different forms of warfare over their lifetimes.

Could also refer to a Fantasy actual fire dragon, to be honest.

'Fire Dragons' on 40k Lexicanum.

Troll Slayer Orange

Disgraced Dwarves frequently join the Slayer Cults, discarding their armour for simple weapons and making a vow to take as many enemies with them as they can as they die in glorious battle. Due to the desirable high chance of death, Troll Slayers are among the most numerous (wannabe) slayers out there.

The tradition and aesthetic survive in Age of Sigmar as the Fyreslayer Lodges of Duardin, although they mostly fight for a magical metal known as Ur-gold.

'Fyreslayers' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Troll Slayers' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Squig Orange

Squigs are red mouths with legs of varying sizes that accompany the Greenskinz across the galaxy. They have dazzling biodiversity, able to be used for everything from eating enemies to sniffing out mushrooms to being living targeting rigs for missiles and bullets.

In 40K, they accompany the Orks and are frequently used as components of their machines, or companions to the Beast Snaggas. In Fantasy, they mostly accompanied the Night Goblins, a tradition that continued with the Gloomspite Gitz into Age of Sigmar.

'Squig' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Squig' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Squig' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Wild Rider Red

Orion is one of the Rulers of the Wood Elves in fantasy, and the Wild Riders are his personal guard. They are noble fey creatures that were once Elves, and execute Orion’s will across the Forests the Wood Elves live in. In Age of Sigmar, they march to war as part of the Wanderers, along with much of the old Wood Elves models, and are known for being capricious and angry.

'Wild Riders' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Wild Riders' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Evil Sunz Scarlet

The Evil Sunz are an Ork Klan that can be found across the galaxy. They are obsessed with going fast. They believe painting things red go makes them go faster - and because the Orks’ psychic abilities manifests shared belief as reality, they do. They are the Orks most inclined to engineering and mechanics, often fitting massive guns to the front of their rigs.

'Evil Sunz' on 40k Lexicanum.

Wazdakka Red

Wazdakka Gutsmek is a memetically badass Ork Biker belonging to the aforementioned Evil Sunz. His noble steed is known as the Bike of the Aporkalypse, and it is said he will die if they ever become separated. Among his feats are singe-handedly taking down an Imperial Titan, and attempting to use portals across the galaxy to create an infinite highway. We shall never see his like again, although, he isn’t confirmed dead yet.

'Wazdakka Gutsmek' on 40k Lexicanum.

Word Bearers Red

The Word Bearers are a Chaos Space Marine Legion. Every Space Marine Chapter and Legion use a specific template for their genetic engineering, known as a gene seed, and many are afflicted with a particular genetic flaw. For the Word Bearers, this manifested as a tendency to fanaticism and zealotry. Originally they were basically the Church of the Emperor himself, but became as devoted to Chaos when the Emperor showed his disapproval of their worship by killing a bunch of them.

'Word Bearers' on 40k Lexicanum.

Fulgrim Pink

Fulgrim is the pretty boy of the Primarchs, and the Primarch of the Emperor’s Children Chaos Space Marines. He fell to Chaos after being corrupted by a Daemonic Sword, but also had enough pride and flaws to make the job a kinda easy one regardless. Focused on perfection to a fault, he also has the honour of almost killing the Primarch Roboute Guilliman, the only Loyalist Primarch still around in a major plot-relevant way.

'Fulgrim' on 40k Lexicanum.

Emperor's Children

As mentioned before, they are Chaos Space Marines with bright pink armour, and a love of Hedonism. The Space Marine Chapter dedicated to Sex, drugs, and rock and roll indeed, utilising sonic weapons and god, SO MUCH pink. They have little compunction about mad experiments and delving into as much excess as they can, making them perfect vassals for the will of Slaanesh.

'Emperor's Children' on 40k Lexicanum.

Pink Horror

Daemons of Tzeentch, the Chaos God of garden-variety Chaos and Change and Fate and the like. Pink Horrors are the gleeful daemons that seem to make up the majority of Tzeentchian Daemons, and have a few special characters. Notable for sometimes splitting into two blue horrors when killed.

'Horror of Tzeentch' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Pink Horror' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Pink Horror' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Slaanesh Grey

In all settings Slaanesh is the Gender-weird Chaos God of Pleasure and Excess in all its forms, but their origins are a bit different from place to place.

In Fantasy, Slaanesh basically always existed, same as the other Chaos Gods. They gorged themselves on Elven souls in the End Times, but in Age of Sigmar they were locked away in the void between Hysh and Ulgu, Realms of Light and Shadow. However, they are slowly making progress on freeing themselves.

In 40K, as the meme goes, they were murder-screwed into existence by the hyper-hedonistic Eldar, being born along with the Eye of Terror several thousand years ago.

'Slaanesh' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Slaanesh' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Slaanesh' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Warpfiend Grey

Huh. As far as I can tell, there’s nothing specifically referred to as a Warpfiend in any Warhammer setting or media. The fact it’s also a paint name means Googling is hard, but it’s not hard to take a few creative liberties. The Warp itself is mostly a 40K name for the nightmarish M.C. Esher seizure realm of the Chaos gods themselves, which is travelled through by ships protected with Geller Fields for faster-than-light travel. In Fantasy and AoS, the equivalent place is the Realm of Chaos. A Warpfiend is probably another name for a Daemon of Chaos, then.

'Daemon' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Daemon' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Daemon' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Dechala Lilac

Dechala the Denied One is a Slaanesh champion that was once an Elf. During the first Chaos invasion of the World-That-Was, Dechala was sacrificed to Slaanesh by her parents for their own protection. A bit of faff later and Dechala was turned into a six-armed naga-like creature given the task of murdering her way across the chaos wastes. Like many daemons, she survived into a bit part as a daemon in Age of Sigmar.

'Dechala' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Kakaphoni Purple

The Kakophoni Marines are Slaanesh-worshipping soldiers, chiefly of the Emperor’s Children, that use sound to blast apart their enemies while rocking the fuck out in the time of the Horus Heresy. Covered in speakers and instruments, they are the predecessors to the Noise Marines of the modern era.

'Noise Marines' on 40k Lexicanum.

Genestealer Purple

The tyranids are alien even by 40K Xenos standards, originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy. These giant bugs consume as much living matter as they can to survive and rapidly evolve, and the Genestealers are some of their most brutal killing machines. Blisteringly quick and bearing razor-sharp claws, they are also capable of commanding religious sects on civilised planets to destabilise them before tyranid invasion, forming the Genestealer Cults.

'Genestealer' on 40k Lexicanum.

Xereus Purple

BEHOLD! THE PURPLE SUN OF XEREUS!

A spell in the Lore of Death, Shyish, the spell “The Purple Sun of Xereus” summons a big purple ball of energy that kills all it touches. In Age of Sigmar, when Shyish is expanded from a magical force to an entire Realm, Xereus was a god of death worshipped by wicked tribes.

The spell's effect lives on as the Purple Sun of Hysh, an Endless Spell in the Age of Sigmar.

'Xereus' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Xereus' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Blue Horror

Daemons of Tzeentch, sometimes created in pairs when Pink Horrors are slain. They tend to be a bit more grumpy and curmudgeonly than the Pink Horrors. In Age of Sigmar, when they are slain, they sometimes turn into two Brimstone Horrors, which are even smaller and adorably on fire.

'Horror of Tzeentch' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Blue Horror' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Blue Horror' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Hoeth Blue

Elves and their name re-use. Hoeth is either the Capital of Saphery, the Elven Kingdom of Magic, or the Elven God it is named for. The Tower of Hoeth is the largest structure in the Warhammer World, where the iconic Swordmasters of Hoeth trained. Hoeth himself was the god of Wizards, Knowledge, Science, that jam.

'Hoeth' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Lothern Blue

Lothern is a massive city of the High Elves, capital of Ulthuan in general, situated in the region of Eataine. It is somewhat of a haven of non-elves on Ulthuan, too, one of the few places they can be on Ulthuan without being murdered immediately, and as such is a haven of trade. They also have a big old navy.

'Lothern' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Calgar Blue

~~Magnues Cragler is the King of the Space Marines.~~

Marneus Calgar is the Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, and the Lord of Macragge. He is famous for having two massive Power Fists with gatling guns built in, after he lost all his limbs to the tyranids. After Belisarius Cawl introduced the Primaris Marines, taller and stronger model updates of Space Marines introduced after the Great Rift opened, Calgar underwent an operation to become one himself, starting a long trend of Space Marine characters crossing the Rubicon Primaris.

'Marneus Calgar' on 40k Lexicanum.

Teclis Blue

One of the greatest Elven Mages of the World-That-Was, and an Aelven God in the Age of Sigmar. A generally-nice wizard who still went on to manipulate the shit out of the World’s powers, he helped contribute to the End Times with his machinations in an attempt to resurrect his brother, Tyrion.

He survived as a god into the Mortal Realms after the World exploded, and attempted to free Aelven souls from Slaanesh. The first attempt went wrong, forming the Idoneth Deepkin, but future attempts were somewhat more successful, such as the Lumineth Realm Lords.

'Teclis' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Teclis' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Alaitoc Blue

Alaitoc is an Eldar Craftworld with a reputation for extreme extreme Xenophobia and sniper rifles. Many of them have fond memories of the old Eldar empire, and as such aren’t very pleased about chilling inside a huge spaceship. Many of them choose to carry out operations outside of the Craftworld, and the Craftworld itself generally is parked within the Webway, the mostly-safe network of portals the Eldar made a while ago.

'Alaitoc' on 40k Lexicanum.

Altdorf Guard Blue

Paint Number 100!

Altdorf was the capital of the Empire, in the province of Reikland. It is a wealthy place, the centre of trade in the Empire, but not a particularly nice one: the streets and rivers alike flow with sewage and rats. The Guards wear blue when on parade, which is often.

'Altdorf' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Baharroth Blue

The Eldar Phoenix Lords are those who founded the different Shrines that those who walk the path of the Warrior follow. Baharroth founded the Swooping Hawks, the jump infantry of the Aspect Warriors. Allegedly the greatest student of Asurmen, the first Phoenix Lord, and unlike other Phoenix Lords, may not yet have been killed and reincarnated.

'Baharroth' on 40k Lexicanum.

Temple Guard Blue

The Lizardmen of Lustria are roughly divided into two camps: the Skinks and the heavier-duty Saurus. The Temple Guard are a rare subset of Saurus created to protect the Lizardmen Temples and the Slann that dwell within.

They are decked with ancient heirlooms and exceptionally long lifespans, but should they fall in battle, Skinks retrieve their armaments and wait until another Saurus is spawned to take up the mantle.

'Temple Guard' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Ahriman Blue

Ahriman is an incredibly powerful psychic sorcerer of the Thousand Sons Chaos Space Marines. The Master Psyker who cast the spell that turned those marines into dust and angry automatons, he very often and very violently disagrees with Magnus the Red, his Primarch. Famous for being able to wreak arcane shit on the tabletop.

'Ahriman' on 40k Lexicanum.

Sotek Green

The Lizardmen were created by the mysterious Old Ones, but after Chaos attempted to invade Mallus the first time, the Old Ones disappeared. When the Skaven attempted attacking Lustria, it was a new god named Sotek that appeared to chase them off. Now they are the main god of the Lizardmen, which coincidentally has the same symbol as Sigmar, a twin-tailed comet.

Presumably eaten by Chaos in the End Times.

'Sotek' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Gauss Blaster Green

Carl Friedrich Gauss was an 1800s-era German Mathematician and Physicist with a surname applied to all sorts of scifi gizmos, related to magnetism or not.

In 40K, the Necrons weapons are called Gauss weapons, and the Gauss Blaster specifically is wielded by Necron Immortals against Light Infantry and Vehicles. The Necron Immortals were Necrons who were soldiers before being turned into metal.

'Gauss Blaster' on 40k Lexicanum.

Sybarite Green

The Kabalite Warriors are the main soldiers of the Dark Eldar, or the Drukharii. Sybarites are the leaders of Kabalite squads, and are usually determined by Kabalites killing their previous Sybarite and taking over the post.

'Sybarite' on 40k Lexicanum.

Kabalite Green

Further to the above!

Kabalites are the main personnel in a Dark Eldar raid. Because life in Commorragh, the Dark Eldar’s city and subrealm, is so harsh and duplicitous, almost every Drukhari citizen is capable of becoming a Kabalite. Warriors are specifically those exceptional enough to be noticed by a Sybarite and elevated.

'Kabalite' on 40k Lexicanum.

Nurgling Green

Nurgle is the Chaos God of plagues and diseases, and has a distinctive sense of mirth about him. Nurglings are his ambiguously adorable little daemons, given form by one of his victims growing a pus or boil or other disgusting bit that then pops off and grows legs. They love popping up as minor details on other models.

'Nurgling' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Nurgling' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Nurgling' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Elysian Green

Elysia is a wealthy planet 30 light years from the Death World of Armageddon, but they are subject to the same tithes to the Imperial Guard. This means they can outfit their troops with slightly better gear and unique training, giving rise to the elite badass paratroopers of the Elysian Drop Troops.

And I should inform you that “paratroopers” is modern-day for what in the future becomes JETPACKS.

'Elysian Drop Troops' on 40k Lexicanum.

Ogryn Camo

The Imperium as a whole suffers not Human Mutants to live, but some “Abhumans” are deemed acceptable, especially when put to use in the Imperial Guard. Ogryns are such mutants, brutish and dumb creatures used as living Heavy Weapons Platforms in the Astra Militarum. Top of the list of models I wish I owned.

'Ogryns' on 40k Lexicanum.

Straken Green

Colonel Straken is a Catachan Jungle Fighter who lost his right arm to a landmine. Purportedly, he did not scream when this happened so as not to give away his squad’s position. His bionic replacement earned him the nickname “Iron Hand.” In a regiment of badasses, he is regarded as one of the badassiest.

'Straken' on 40k Lexicanum.

Loren Forest

Athel Loren. Home of the Wood Elves. They said it was here long before anyone living, and will be there long after - and the End Times proved them right, with Athel Loren being the last place on Mallus to be destroyed. As a land it is extremely hostile to invaders, filled with sentient tree spirits and massive eagles and the like.

'Forest of Loren' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Sons of Horus Green

The Sons of Horus were the Chaos Space Marine Legion that Horus Lupercal was Primarch of. Once called the Luna Wolves, they had the same kind of worship and devotion for Horus that most had for the Emperor, and so followed him willingly into the Horus Heresy. After Horus’ defeat, they were rebranded as the Black Legion, and changed their armour colour accordingly.

'Sons of Horus' on 40k Lexicanum.

Vulkan Green

Vulkan was, maybe is, Primarch of the Salamanders First Founding Space Marine Chapter. Born with a love of all things inflammable, he is also considered one of the nicest to grab a beer with. He is also what’s known as a Perpetual, meaning that he can recover from any injury, including complete and total disintegration, giving rise to the Salamanders saying “VULKAN LIVES!”

The Current Forgefather of the Salamanders is Vulkan He’stan, who took on the first name in honour of the Primarch.

'Vulkan' on 40k Lexicanum.

Skarsnik Green

Skarsnik was a Night Goblin Warboss, a position usually reserved for Orcs. Making his home in Karak Eight-Peaks, he used an especially brutal cunning to keep Dwarves and Skaven at bay, while being cunningly brutal enough to get even Orcs to show him respect. Had a pet squig named Gobbla.

Potentially survived into Age of Sigmar, recincarnated as a satellite of the Bad Moon.

'Skarsnik' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Moot Green

...huh. So, Games Workshop used to have a full halfling army, and they hailed from an Empire province called the Moot, a raunchy parody of the Shire. Nowadays, halflings exist mostly in conversions and their Bloodbowl team. These guys have not a lot of lore, to be honest. They cook!

'The Moot' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Warboss Green

Across the Orcs, Orruks and Orkz, they are united by being led into battle by the biggest, toughest and smashiest among them. Warbosses are in command, they are large and in charge, and they are loud and proud. In Age of Sigmar the current big Warboss is Gordrakk, the Fist of Gork. In 40K, it’s Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka, taking over from the once-legendary “The Beast.”

'Warboss' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Warboss' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Warboss' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Warpstone Glow

Chiefly used by the Skaven, Warpstone is a greenish material that acts as solidified Chaos itself. The moon Morrslieb of the World That Was was made entirely of this metaphor for radiation, until it was blown up by the Skaven in the End Times, almost destroying the entire world then and there. It is used as a power source for all the weird and wonderful Skaven machines.

'Warpstone' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Warpstone' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Screaming Skull

The Screaming Skull Catapults were weapons of the Tomb Kings, firing flaming skulls as ammunition. The Tomb Kings themselves were the nobility of Nehekhara going back generations: when they all arose as undead, each generation laid claim to the same land, causing “minor” dispute.

'Screaming Skull Catapult' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Ushabti Bone

Ushabti are also forces of the Tomb Kings, large stone statues carved into the visages of their animal-headed gods. In Nehekhara, Liche Priests are those with magic of animation and reanimation, used to bring the Tomb Kings to “life” and also make the Ushabtis move and stab and all that good stuff.

'Ushabti' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Krieg Khaki

We’ve been over the Death Korps of Krieg before. They wear Khaki gas masks, as a result of radiation storms and toxic gas across the planet of Krieg making it a necessity. These started thanks to devastation wreaked across the planet when it attempted to fight for independence from the greater Imperium.

'Krieg' on 40k Lexicanum.

Karak Stone

The language of the Dwarves is Khazalid, and the Dwarven word for a “Hold” is Karak. There are numerous examples of these grand stone structures, such as Karak Eight-Peaks and Karaz-a-Karak, the most powerful hold of them all. As in most fantasy settings, the Dwarves love big stone doors and siege defense.

'Karak Eight-Peaks' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Baneblade Brown

A Baneblade is an obscenely massive "super-heavy" tank used by the Imperial Guard. Like, look at this shit! IT COMES ON 7 SPRUES! LOOK AT HOW THICK THE BOX IS! Famous for being awesome, and also for being said in a funny way in Dawn of War. All together class.

One, two, IT IS THE BAAAAAAANEBLADE!

'Baneblade' on 40k Lexicanum.

Gorthor Brown

Chaos is represented by more than just worshippers and daemons on Mallus: the Beastmen are outcast mutants of the Drakwald forest that are the real Hordes of Chaos.

Gorthor the Cruel was a monster among the race of monsters, breaking every one of the few codes Beastmen have, and he pillaged and burnt his way across the Empire in ages past before being slain in a siege. Like Orc Warbosses, Gorthor was allegedly significantly taller than other Beastmen.

'Gorthor' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Zamesi Desert

Araby is a human nation in Warhammer Fantasy heavily based off of the Middle East (specifically Muslim-majority nations, at least to my eyes). Their most notable mention in the lore is being attacked by Brettonia, a much more notable nation that satirises King Arthur’s Legends. The Zamesi are tribes in Araby to the South of the Imperial Colony of Sudenburg.

'Araby' on WHFB Wiki, since it isn't mentioned on the Lexicanum.

Tallarn Sand

Tallarn was once a lush planet, but in the Horus Heresy the Iron Warriors attempted to scour it of life, a process known as Exterminatus. Many humans survived by hiding underground, the largest tank battle in the history of the setting erupted between the Space Marines and the Imperial Guard, and the Guard won.

Now they are a notable regiment of the Astra Militarum with a distinctly WW2-era variant of the aesthetic describe above.

'Tallarn' on 40k Lexicanum.

Deathclaw Brown

Deathclaw is the Griffon steed of Karl Franz, Emperor of the Empire. He is the guy with the Warhammer, as well as a Runefang - same as every other Elector-Count of the Empire. As a ruler, he is rated very highly, possessing great charisma, wit and tactical acumen.

In the Endtimes, he got his arms cut off by the champion of Nurgle Otto Glott, but was possessed by Sigmar himself, patron god of the Empire. Superfranz would continue fighting in this cataclysm until the World itself exploded, at which point he became 100% Sigmar, and hurtled through space attached to the World’s Core.

'Deathclaw' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Balor Brown

Balor is a minor Imperial World in the Ultima Segmentum. It is a mining world with a near-unlimited supply of gold and iron, and a population of around twenty billion.

It is most notable for the Disaster at Breakback Hill, a battle between a Catachan Regiment of the Imperial Guard, and the forces of Chaos. In this battle, the smartest Ogryn in history Nork Deddog (pictured) earned yet another medal for saving Colonel Greiss's life.

There really isn't a lot known about Balor, to be honest.

'Balor' on 40k Lexicanum.

Tau Light Ochre

The T’au Septs are 21 major systems, each with a capital planet. They were expanding under the slightly-mind-controlled leadership of the wise T’au Ethereals, until the Imperium and other factions took notice and tried to keep them cornered, suffering not the Xenos to live. The army of their Homeworld, the T’au Sept, have a lovely Ochre armour. The white armour you see on the website is generally the Sept Vior’la.

'T'au Sept' on 40k Lexicanum.

Skrag Brown

Skrag the Slaughterer is a major character of the Ogre Kingdoms. He is the Prophet of the Great Maw, the ever-hungry gaping mouth that is the prime deity of the Ogres. He replaced his arms after being cast into a pit with butcher’s tools, all the better to eat you with. He eternally carried a cauldron to throw food into and gain powers. Killed by the Orc Warboss Grimgor in the End Times.

'Skrag the Slaughterer' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Tuskgor Fur

Tuskgors are brutish beasts used by the Beastmen. Most notable in game for pulling these chariots, they are not natural broken creatures but instead the spawn of Chaos itself.

The Beastmen themselves are either mutants of humanity from across the ages in Warhammer Fantasy, and in Age of Sigmar are either the same thing, have always been there even before Sigmar arrived, or are offspring of the Gor-Father.

'Tuskgor' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Tuskgor Chariot' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Doombull Brown

One variety of the Beastman is the Minotaur, renamed to Bullgor in Age of Sigmar. They are some of the heaviest hitters of the Brayherds, and a Doombull is even stronger and tougher. Doombulls are the unique character versions of the Bullgors, and generally leaders of their pack.

'Doombull' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Doombull' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Pallid Wych Flesh

The Wyches are forces of the Dark Eldar, also known as Hekatarii. This is a mostly-female group of cultish gladiators that put on alluring and bloody shows on Commorragh when they aren’t raiding the rest of the Galaxy. Famous for wearing little clothing, they also enjoy killing enemies as painfully as possibly.

'Wyches' on 40k Lexicanum.

Deepkin Flesh

The Idoneth Deepkin near universally have a pallid, drowned skin tone. Part of this is due to the fact that they have almost no souls of their own to speak of, and are reduced to raiding coastal communities for theirs instead. Zombie Aelf Soul-Sucking Pirates!

'Idoneth Deepkin' on AoS Lexicanum.

Flayed One Flesh

The robotic necrons have several variations both physically and mentally: one program glitch that spreads from member to member like a real virus is the Flayed Virus. Necrons afflicted as such, the Flayed Ones, attempt to return to their fleshy status by flaying their victims and wearing their skin like a onesie. Occasionally they are capable of the perfect mimicry of the victims they wear the flesh of, fun times.

'Flayed One' on 40k Lexicanum.

Ungor Flesh

The Beastmen have two major subspecies that make up the majority of the population: Gors and Ungors. Ungors are physically smaller than Gors, but faster and more dextrous. All Beastmen live in massive hordes, but the Ungors especially rely on strength in numbers.

'Ungor' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Ungor' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Kislev Flesh

Kislev is the Northernmost "civilised" Human state, and the first bastion of defence against the vikings and hordes of Chaos occupying Norsca. It is essentially fantasy Russia. Set to be one of the factions in the upcoming “The Old World” game and Total Warhammer III, they appear to be featuring a few magical ice powers.

'Kislev' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Bestigor Flesh

Of the “regular” beastmen, Bestigors are the most elite. Said to be favoured of the Chaos Gods themselves, they are huge and ready to smash whatever they get pointed at.

'Bestigor' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Bestigor' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Cadian Fleshtone

Cadia is, or was, one of the most vital planets to the Imperium. Scattered across its surface were Blackstone Pylons that prevented Warpstorms consuming it, causing it to be the only safe route through to the Eye of Terror for the Imperium, known as the Cadian Gate. Its entire population is designed for war, making it a model for countless other Regiments of Imperial Guard.

Cadia was destroyed after a protracted war in the 13th Black Crusade when Abaddon crashed a Blackstone Fortress into the surface right on the brink of failure, causing the Great Rift to open. Battle continued to rage as the planet cracked, as brave martyrs covered the retreat of the rest of the forces: in other words, The Planet Broke Before the Guard Did. Badasses.

'Cadia' on 40k Lexicanum.

Knight-Questor Flesh

Knight Questors are heroes even among the all-hero army that is the Stormcast Eternals. The D&D Player Characters of the Stormcast, they are borne into the Battlefield by bolts of lightning to perform specific tasks for Sigmar himself, such as retrieving artefacts or slaying particular foes.

'Knight-Questor' on AoS Lexicanum.

Bloodreaver Flesh

Bloodreavers are hyper-buff mortal soldiers of Khorne. When the Chaos Gods arrived in the Mortal Realms and overpowered the forces of Order, almost every mortal outside of Azyr turned to the worship of at least one of them, giving rise to the Age of Chaos. As a result, there are a LOT of Bloodreavers. Like, a LOT.

'Bloodreaver' on AoS Lexicanum.

Fenrisian Grey

Fenris is the Homeworld of the Space Wolves Loyalist Space Marine Chapter. Fenris is a barren ice world slap bang in the middle of the Great Rift, constantly under assault by the Space Wolves’ arch nemesis Magnus the Red. The Space Wolves themselves have a whole viking vibe, making them a frequent fan favourite.

Their gene-flaw is that they eventually degenerate into wolves, hence the saying “there are no wolves on Fenris.”

'Fenris' on 40k Lexicanum.

Russ Grey

Leman Russ was the Primarch of the Space Wolves, and he loved drinking and hated Magnus. Post-Heresy, he left his Chapter on some unknown purpose. He was so renowned as a warrior that Russ Grey ALSO refers to the kind of tank named after him, the Leman Russ. Blasting people to pieces long after his own plot relevancy.

'Leman Russ' on 40k Lexicanum.

Thunderhawk Blue

The Thunderhawk is a huge gunship transport of the Space Marines, and famously comes in the varieties of massive resin brick or massive metal brick. Emile from Squidmar minis sold a metal one for £36,000, huh. Fits about 30 space marines inside, or 3% of an entire Space Marine Chapter.

'Thunderhawk' on 40k Lexicanum.

Dark Reaper

Another Shrine of the Eldar Aspect Warriors. The dark reapers are essentially heavy weapons specialists, roughly equivalent to those from other factions. These guys, as expected for a group called the “Dark Reapers”, have a thing for death and killing, primarily via long-range and destructive weaponry - think Space Elf Rocket Launchers.

'Dark Reaper' on 40k Lexicanum.

Administratum Grey

The Adeptus Administratum is the hilariously huge bureaucracy of the Imperium of Man. They perform Soul Crushing work until they drop dead at their desks, and are barely able to manage every spreadsheet and figure required to keep the inertia of the Imperium moving. The red tape of the Galaxy, their labyrinthine organisation and hierarchy causes as many problems as there are things to look after in the galaxy.

'Adeptus Administratum' on 40k Lexicanum.

Dawnstone

A mostly crunch thing! A Dawnstone is a cheap Talisman you can have heroes bring that boosts their defensive capability. It was quite widely used, which is probably why it got a paint named after it.

'Dawnstone' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Stormvermin Fur

Warlord Clans of the Skaven in Fantasy, or the multiple Clans Verminus in AoS, like to fight with a large number of bodies instead of science or magic. The Stormvermin are the largest and most aggressive of the footsoldiers, given elite gear and usually the task of bodyguarding.

'Stormvermin' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Stormvermin' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Eshin Grey

Clan Eshin in Fantasy are the most villainous backstabbers and spies of them all, trucking not in direct warfare but instead spying and subterfuge. In Age of Sigmar, there are multiple Clans Eshin, each of them as inscrutable as the others. When Sigmar sent forth the Stormcast Eternals, it was the Clans Eshins that were able to save many Skaven with their advance knowledge, keeping the ratmen in the warfare game.

'Clans Eshin' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Clan Eshin' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight, known as Blight City in Age of Sigmar, was the capital of the Skaven Underempire in the World That Was, a nest of choking fumes, deadly factories, and a lot of dead rat men.

It survived the End Times by being teleported to the Realm of Chaos, and the Skaven were so hyper from all the Warpstone present that they tunneled into every Mortal Realm at once, causing the city to begin metaphysically sinking, but granting the Skaven access everywhere.

'Blight City' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Skavenblight' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Stormhost Silver

Stormhosts are the factions of Stormcast Eternals. The ones in gold and blue are the Hammers of Sigmar, first among the Stormhosts, and like Space Marine Chapters, each one has its own shtick. Other examples are the extremely holy (and silver) Hallowed Knights and hate-filled Celestial Vindicators.

'Stormhost' on AoS Lexicanum.

Runefang Steel

An Elector Count is the head of a province of the Empire, or the Emperor himself, and each has their own Runefang. These are magical swords created by the Dwarves signifying rank, able to slice their way through anything. Each Elector Count gets to vote who gets to be the Emperor, and my favourite one is Boris Todbringer aka TODDY!

'Runefang' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Ironbreaker

Ironbreakers are the heavy troops of the Dwarves and Dispossessed Duardin. Clad in Gromril armour of the kind that wars are fought over and wielding very large maces and axes, they are especially trained in underground combat. Helpful when the Dwarves are constantly under assault by Skaven and Orcs, or that Duardin are constantly under attack from every direction.

'Ironbreaker' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Ironbreaker' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Liberator Gold

Liberators are the First-edition general footsoldiers of the Stormcast Eternals. Wielding some mix of sword, hammers or shields, they are thrown into the battlefield via bolts of lightning and when they are killed are taken back to Sigmar’s forges the very same way

Each time a soldier is reforged they lose a bit more of their personality, becoming more and more emotionless and set against Chaos. The maximum before all personality is lost appears to be about 3 reforgings.

'Liberator' on AoS Lexicanum.

Auric Armour Gold

The Auric Armour was that worn by Rogal Dorn, made of the same material as Big Emps’ own suit. This is distinct from Auramite, the material used in the armour of the Elite Adeptus Custodes. Probably my personal favourite 40K faction, these guys number 10,000 across the whole Galaxy and undertake missions on the Emperor’s own will. Generally they chill in the Imperial palace protecting the Emperor’s probably-a-corpse, despite each one literally being a one man army.

This paint is still about Dorn's armour, I just wanted to talk about the Custodes.

'Auric Armour' on 40k Lexicanum.

Gehenna's Gold

Gehenna Prime is an Imperial Hive World, meaning it is crammed, CRAMMED, with people and shit. It has been attacked by Orks and then Genestealers and then Szarekh the Silent King of all Necrons and THEN by Tyranids, with the Blood Angels and their golden Sanguinary Guard loving to take part each time. There might be a few planets named Gehenna, actually, it's a bit difficult to tell. Thanks, Lore!

'Gehenna Prime' on 40k Lexicanum.

Fulgurite Copper

IRL, Fulgurite is formed by lightning striking and fusing sand. The Fulgurite was formed when the Emperor did the same thing with Psychic Lightning, and turned it into a spear. Apparently, it has enough power to permanently kill a Perpetual, proving that no immortality in fiction is truly absolute.

It is also the name of a bunch of Priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus, with lightning crackling across their body.

'The Fulgurite' on 40k Lexicanum. 'Electro-priests' on 40k Lexicanum.

Hashut Copper

Hashut is the bull-like Deity of the Chaos Dwarfs and Duardin. He is not one of the four Chaos Gods (or 5, counting the Great Horned Rat), and is theorised instead to just be a regular Greater Daemon with a lot of persuasion. As with everything related to the long-cancelled Chaos Dwarves, we may never see his like again.

'Hashut' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Hashut' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Skullcrusher Brass

Mighty Skullcrushers are members of the Blades of Khorne that ride the fierce Juggernauts into battle. Khorne is also associated with brass a lot, hence the colour association. Not a lot more to say, but, look at these guys.

'Skullcrusher' on AoS Lexicanum.

Brass Scorpion

The Brass Scorpion is a kind of Daemon Engine allied to Khorne, who evidently really likes brass, huh. Thought to be a myth until they were deployed en masse in the 13th Black Crusade. Daemon engines are machines possessed by a Daemon allied to the forces of Chaos, maybe unsurprisingly.

Also one of my personal favourite paints :D

'Brass Scorpion' on 40k Lexicanum.

Sycorax Bronze

Not the Doctor Who villains!

The Sycorax is a starship used by Ahriman when he commanded the Prodigal Sons warband of the Thousand Sons. Ahriman commanded it after being taken prisoner aboard it and fighting his way out. It was destroyed by the Inquisition and the Grey Knights.

Could also refer to a few other things, but this was the coolest - just look at 40K Battleships!

'Sycorax' on 40k Lexicanum.

Castellax Bronze

The Castellax are a class of Adeptus Mechanicus battle robot from the Horus Heresy. Famous for looking much cooler than the Kastelan robots, said as a fan of the Kastelans, and being much more expensive. Good for BLASTIN, and some can even use psychic powers! Like all robots in the Imperium, treated with a lot of suspicion as Artificial Intelligence tends to go full Abominable Intelligence.

May be named for the Iron Warriors planet Castellax. As always with these crossovers, I went with what I thought was coolest.

'Castellax Battle Automata' on 40k Lexicanum.

Canoptek Alloy

Canoptek is an adjective put in front of a lot of necron stuff, such as Canoptek Scarabs, Wraiths, Reanimators, Doomstalkers, the like. Doylistically named for the Canopic Jars used by ancient egyptians to preserve their viscera.

'Canoptek' on 40k Lexicanum.

DRY

Praxeti White

The one that took the longest to find!

Prax is a Fortress World of the Iron Warriors - Praxeti is an adjective to describe objects of this origin.

Before the Iron Warriors (a super sadistic slave-heavy Chaos Marine Legion) took over, it was occupied by Orks, performing acts too disturbing to list here that even the Iron Warriors deemed horrific.

Damn near impossible to find any pages about this place.

Wrack White

Wracks are forces of the Dark Eldar. Haemonculi are the mad Doctor Frankensteins of the Drukharii, and Wracks are several Eldar who volunteer to become stitched together as their own bodyguard Frankenstein’s Monsters. They have all sorts of gruesome weapons stitched onto them.

'Wrack' on 40k Lexicanum.

Hexos Palesun

An Imperial Planet! One of the only references I could find to it was in the 1d4chan page (crass language warning!) for Commander Shadowsun of the T’au, who has an awesome model. Nothing on Hexos, though. According to the same french website as before, it is in the Segmentum Ultima.

'Les planètes françaises!'

Kindleflame

An attribute of Aqshy, the Wind of Fire. Thanks to the Kindleflame property, successive fire spells are easier to cast than they would be otherwise. The Fire Rises!

'Aqshy' on WHFB Wiki.

Ryza Rust

Ryza is a Forgeworld of the Adeptus Mechanicus within the Segmentum Ultima. It is famous for its heavy use of Plasma Weaponry, which in game always runs a risk of taking down its wielder. This is useful as they spend their entire lives getting attacked by nearby Orks. The most recent thing they’ve done is send reinforcements to Ultramar when the Death Guard attacked.

'Ryza' on 40k Lexicanum.

Astorath Red

Astorath the Grim is the High Chaplain of the Blood Angels. Space Marine chaplains are broadly responsible for keeping their brothers in line and within the Emperor’s will, but Astorath has a slightly different job.

Blood Angels all eventually fall victim to the Black Rage, attacking friend and foe nearby as they relieve Sanguinius’ death. Usually these Space Marines are herded into Death Companies and launched at enemies in combat as a powerful siegebreaker. If they are too overcome with the Black Rage to serve in Death Companies, Astorath comes and lops their head off. He has a spidey sense for this sort of thing.

'Astorath' on 40k Lexicanum.

Changeling Pink

The Changeling is a Daemon of Tzeentch with an awesome model and the ability to assume any creature’s form. Being a greater Daemon, they appear in all settings, and are renowned for being a massive dick to other Daemons and Mortal alike. Their inscrutable exploits are far too numerous to list here.

'Changeling' on 40k Lexicanum.
'Changeling' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Changeling' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Lucius Lilac

Lucius the Eternal is a Champion of the Emperor’s Children Chaos Space Marines, and considered one of the sickest among a sick group of people. Anyone who strikes them down gets possessed by Lucius themselves, which is a pretty sweet deal as far as "the Eternal" goes.

'Lucius the Eternal' on 40k Lexicanum.

Skink Blue

Skinks are the smallest of the Lizardmen and Seraphon, and only their Slann masters are smarter and better at spellcasting. Used for farming, administration, looking after dinosaurs, and scouting tasks.

'Skink' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Skink' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Etherium Blue

Etherium is a component of the Armour of the Imperium’s Culexis Assassins. They possess the Pariah Gene which makes them entirely unaffected by Pyskers and their Psychic abilities: combined with the Etherium, this provides complete immunity from these heretical abilities.

'Etherium' on 40k Lexicanum.

Imrik Blue

Imrik was the abrasive last ruler of Caledor, and the last of the line of Caledor the Dragontamer. His magnificent ego and ability to ride dragons caused him to withhold aid and drakes from Ulthuan in the End Times unless he was crowned Phoenix King, holding out until it was already far too late.

'Imrik' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Chronus Blue

Commander Antaro Chronus, the Spear of Macragge, is a tank commander of the Ultramarines, described as being extremely skilled with every vehicle in that Chapter’s repertoire.

'Antaro Chronus' on 40k Lexicanum.

Hellion Green

Hellions are flying skateboarders of the Dark Eldar. Hellion gangs are common on Commorragh, but in realspace raids they green goblin around the place chopping shit and taking names.

'Hellion' on 40k Lexicanum.

Niblet Green

The Goblin known as Grom the Paunch was one of the greatest Goblins to have lived in the World That Was, being unusually strong, large, and able to lead a Waaagh! Niblet, his faithful companion, disappeared along with Grom when they took the Waaagh! to go ransacking Ulthuan, home of the Elves.

'Grom the Paunch' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Underhive Ash

Necromunda is one of the more well known Hive Cities in the Imperium - imagine Coruscant but shit and grimdark, along with everything else in the Galaxy. Ruled by various different gangs, all with quite good models, the Underhive is the deepest and murderiest part of this gentrification singularity, and it is pretty god damn gross.

Technically, every Hive City has an Underhive, but Necromunda's is the only really worth talking about.

'Underhive' on 40k Lexicanum.

Tyrant Skull

The word “Tyrant” could refer to a lot, but I believe this is a Hive Tyrant. They are few in number but built to be powerful, magical commanders, possessing strength, agility, cunning and psychic abilities. Most tyranids are subject to the Hive Mind, but Hive Tyrants have a shred of individuality - and if killed, their personality and memory can be redistributed to another host.

'Hive Tyrant' on 40k Lexicanum.

Terminatus Stone

The Crux Terminatus is an extremely high honour and insignia, one of the highest that can be bestowed upon the Adeptus Astartes. Within each is bound a scrap of the fallen Emperor’s golden armour.

In many Chapters that follow the official Chapter rules - the Codex Astartes - this is bestowed upon a Space Marine at the same time they are promoted to the First Company and allowed to wear the extremely durable and powerful Terminator Armour.

'Crux Terminatus' on 40k Lexicanum.

Golgfag Brown

Golgfag’s Maneaters were one of the original Mercenary Warbands in the history of Warhammer Fantasy. Golgfag himself was an Ogre mercenary, known forever after as a Maneater, with a long list of legendary deeds, surviving both Ulthuan and Skavenblight.

He earned Ogre mercenaries the title “Maneater” after allegedly eating a human paymaster when paid by the Empire for his services.

'Golgfag' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Sylvaneth Bark

Alarielle the Everqueen survived the End Times and reawoke in Ghyran, the verdant Realm of Life. The Sylvaneth are her people, grown from the elven souls that Alarielle saved in the End Times. Made of moving trees and woodland spirits, they were forced to all become warriors to protect Ghyran from Nurgle in the Age of Chaos.

'Sylvaneth' on AoS Lexicanum.

Verminlord Hide

When I say there are four Chaos Gods, it’s more an ambiguous five: while Skaven are creatures of Chaos in general, with a bit more of Nurgle than anyone else, they have their own Chaos God, the Horned Rat. The Verminlords are the Greater Daemons of this unique Chaos God.

In Age of Sigmar, when Slaanesh was imprisoned, he was promoted to the Great Horned Rat, fourth chaos god and butt-monkey of the whole gang while Slaanesh stays imprisoned.

'Verminlord' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Verminlord' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Eldar Flesh

We’ve mentioned them a bunch, the space Elves that ruled large parts of the galaxy until they created the Eye of Terror and Slaanesh in their decadence and split into the Craftworlds and the Dark Eldar. There are two other major groups, however. The mirthful and murderous Harlequins travel their network in the Warp known as the Webway to protect their vast repertoire of knowledge, the Black Library, while the Ynnari try and unite all Eldar to fight Chaos.

'Eldar' on 40k Lexicanum.

Stormfang

A Transport of the Space Wolves, and one of the least aerodynamic vehicles in the entire Imperium. Carries a lot of guns, a lot of marines, and a lot of... cargo? They’re derptastic, but honestly I still love them.

'Stormfang' on 40k Lexicanum.

Longbeard Grey

Dwarves and Duardin have extremely long lifespans, and as such are likely to die in combat or by accident before old age. If they can survive long enough to grow beards that reach the ground, then, they must be capable indeed. Like an angry up-Northern granddad, these Longbeards grumble and moan both about the quality of your own army and the quality of the enemy. Longbeards have seen some SHIT, and probably killed most of it before.

'Longbeards' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Longbeards' on WHFB Lexicanum.

Necron Compound

The Living Metal of the Necrons appears as Iron, but is actually named Necrodermis. Necron Compound is used both for the Necrons but also their vehicles - and, interestingly, the bodies of the C’tan. See, the Necrons weren’t happy about the C’tan betraying them, so they chopped many of them into pieces and use the pieces as weapons. Szarekh the Silent King even has his own personal one.

'Necrodermis' on 40k Lexicanum.

Sigmarite

When Sigmar arrived in the Mortal Realms, he brought along the core of the World-That-Was with him. Like our own, it is made of molten metal, and the metal in question is Sigmarite. Near-unlimited in supply, this magical material is used to create the physically and magically resistant armour of the Stormcast Eternals and some other forces, and their potent weaponry.

'Sigmarite' on AoS Lexicanum.

Golden Griffon

Griffons are magical creatures with the front of an eagle and the back of a lion. The Empire of the World-That-Was fielded them a lot, as well as Demigryphs which lack wings. In the Mortal Realms, the Freeguilds of the Cities of Sigmar rear similar creatures for fightin’!

'Griffon' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Griffon' on WHFB Lexicanum.

CONTRAST

Apothecary White

Under the Codex Astartes, the Apothecaries are the battlefield medics of the Space Marines. Ostensibly healers, should an Astartes fall in battle, it is the job of Apothecaries to extract whatever gene-seed they can to help the next generation of Adeptus Astartes be created. Fittingly for 40K, to make sure they can reach the Gene Seed in time, they have to be expert melee fighters.

Ze healing is not as rewarding as ze hurting.

'Apothecary' on 40k Lexicanum.

Iyanden Yellow

An Eldar Craftworld that was attacked by Hive Fleet Kraken of the Tyranids, culling 80% of the population. As a result, they are forced to rely heavily on their Wraith Constructs.

When Eldar engage in a battle that their living population cannot support, they utilise the souls inhabiting the Craftworlds themselves, allowing them to pilot Wraith Constructs and turn guns against the enemy.

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Nazdreg Yellow

Nazdreg Ug Urdgrub is the Warboss of the Bad Moonz Orkz. The Bad Moonz are extra flashy, wealthy, and forwards thinking, and Nazdreg exemplifies this. He is concerned with wealth more than killin’, which makes him both a rarity and one of the richest Orkz in history.

Has a very silly spike.

'Nazdreg' on 40k Lexicanum.

Gryph-Hound Orange

The Bird equivalent of a good boy.

Gryph-Hounds hail from Azyr and are stalwart companions of many Stormcast Eternals. One of the best received parts of Age of Sigmar, because who doesn’t like a good doggo birb?

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Blood Angels Red

The Loyalist Space Marines, sons of the Primarch Sanguinius. They have a lot of their own stuff, such as psychic dreadnoughts and golden sanguinary guard, as well as two distinct genetic flaws.

The Red Thirst causes them to sometimes go into an unstoppable rage when attacking enemies. The Black Rage causes the Astartes to hallucinate Sanguinius’ final battle against Horus, and attack their enemies as if they were the old warmaster - see the section on Astorath.

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Flesh Tearers Red

A successor Chapter of the Blood Angels formed when the Heresy ended. The Blood Angels have a rep already for being a bit vampiric and barbaric, and the Flesh Tearers chose this to take up to eleven, having a much higher rate of suffering the Black Rage than other Chapters and being much more brutal on the journey to there.

Tabletop Tactics has a gorgeous Flesh Tearers army, courtesy of Fletcher's Painting, if you wish to look.

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Volupus Pink

It’s Pink, it’s an Emperor’s Children character, who’s surprised? This guy was a Noise Marine and the leader of the Flickering Blades. He helped Fabius Bile once, a much more googleable character.

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Magos Purple

A Magos is an extremely high ranking member of the Adeptus Mechanicus. This mechanical cult uses old instruction manuals as religious texts and that lucky hand movement your nan uses when she turns on the computer as a sacred ritual. Many of them use an Omnissian Axe, which look awesome, and on the tabletop the most seen type is the Magos Dominus, aka the Tech Priest Dominus.

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Shyish Purple

Once the Wind of Death, after the End Times it became the Realm of Death. It contains every possible afterlife of every culture, as well as Nagash himself, the god of death. It is also habitable to some degree by regular living mortals, many of whom have to get used to their rulers sticking around for a long, LONG time.

'Realm of Shyish' on AoS Lexicanum.
'Shyish' on WHFB Wiki.

Talassar Blue

Talassar is a planet within the Ultramar subsystem covered in oceans. Cato Sicarius, an Ultramarines Captain, was born here, and it currently serves as the homeworld of the Void Tridents, a Primaris-majority Chapter.

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Ultramarines Blue

The Ultramarines! Poster boys of the Imperium, general all rounders, embracers of the Primaris Marines! Roboute Guilliman was their Primarch, and given how he now commands the Imperium, it makes sense there’s a bit of favouritism.

They are by-the-book cops, where the book is the Codex Astartes, and so pretend better than most to keep to the 1000 marine limit - Guilliman also wrote the Codex, to be fair.

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Leviadon Blue

Leviadons are sea creatures used as siege monsters by the Idoneth Deepkin. Specific details on these guys are light, but, I mean, look at them!

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Aethermatic Blue

The Arkanauts of the Mortal Realms are Duardin sky-pirates who hunt for Aether-gold in the sky. Aether-gold is a gas used to keep their machines afloat, and Aethermatic machines are those powered by this magical chemical.

'Aether-gold' on AoS Lexicanum.

Akhelian Green

Akhelians are the warrior-elite ruling class of the Idoneth Deepkin, each a talented warrior, gifted statesman and keen commander. Each in the Caste is sent to military school, known as an Asydrazor, before being cast out to make their own way in life.

'The Akhelian' on AoS Lexicanum.

Terradon Turqoise

Terradons are the Pterrodactyl-like mounts of the Lizardmen and Seraphon. They are scouts and bombers and they’re god damn war pterodactyls yknow!

'Terradon' on AoS Lexicanum.
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Plaguebearer Flesh

The most common of Nurgle’s Daemons. They run the gamut from jolly to grumpy and have a massive variety of body types. They obsessively count and tally the matters of the battlefield, and chanting their results is enough to spread disease to anyone within earshot.

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Warp Lightning

The Warp Lightning Cannon uses Warpstone to fire bolts of deadly green chaos at unsuspecting foes - and itself, judging by the rickety frame.

Recently in the Age of Sigmar, Skaven have learnt how to summon a Warp Lightning Vortex as an endless spell.

'Warp Lightning Vortex' on AoS Lexicanum.
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Ork Flesh

Orks (spelt with a k, its the 40K Orks) were created by the Old Ones to kill the Necrontyr. Specifically, they were originally created as the Krorks, who were smarter and even stronger.

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Militarum Green

The Astra Militarum, aka the Imperial Guard, is the primary fighting force of the Imperium of Man. With a headcount of billions, known in exact figure to no-one, their soldiers are from all creeds, classes, backgrounds and divisions. They are armed with las weaponry, considered pathetically weak, and protected by nothing but a thin piece of armour and their faith in the Emperor himself. Through little more than a collective iron will spanning thousands of years, they have held one hell of a line.

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Creed Camo

The same Creed as in Castellen Green, Ursakar E. Creed. A funny addendum to his story that I found out in between writing these, however: in the Battle for Cadia, a Necron called Trazyn the Infinite pledged his forces against Abaddon’s forces. Trazyn is something of a collector, and a massive troll at that, essentially launching Ultramarines and Catachans at Abaddon like Pokemon. When Cadia was destroyed, Creed found himself added to Trazyn’s collection.

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Dark Angels Green

The Dark Angels are a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter, and fanatically devoted to eradicating traitors in the Imperium and keeping their own secrets. Goal 2 is thanks to a history with Goal 1, with half of their Chapter turning against the Emperor’s Will and becoming the Fallen in the Horus Heresy.

Most Dark Angels wear green armour after the Horus Heresy, while the Fallen keep the old black. In general, Dark Angels are some of the most iconic Astartes in the setting, and I’m shocked it’s taken this long to get here.

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Skeleton Horde

All the settings are Grimdark, I’m sure they all have living skeletons somewhere. Especially Fantasy and Age of Sigmar, but who’s keeping count.

Aggaros Dunes

Aggaros is a desert planet within the Segmentum Obscurus. The Adeptus Mechanicus tried to dig it up for materials once, but they found some dust in their dust, and by dust, I mean the Thousand Sons. WHOOPS!

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Gore-Grunta Fur

Gore-gruntas are horribly large and brutish cavalry used by the Ironjawz Orruks to smash apart their foes. Gruntas are never tamed, merely bullied for a bit by having iron hammered into them. A bit like the plated Ironjawz themselves, in fact.

'Gore-Grunta' on AoS Lexicanum.

Wyldwood

Details are scant on these magical trees, with even the Lexicanum for Age of Sigmar lacking any reference. They are magical trees the Sylvaneth can use to teleport and screw with/murder people.

Guilliman Flesh

Guilliuman Flesh

Roboute Guilliman. Rowboat Girlyman. Robotic Gorillamood. The studious and logistical Primarch of the Ultramarines, he stayed loyal to the Emperor throughout the Heresy, and was put into stasis when he was nearly killed by Fulgrim.

He became something of a holy pilgrimage for the Ultramarines and the faithful until he was woken and healed by Archmagos Bellisarius Cawl. Now he has taken charge of the Imperium, and spearheaded the adoption of the faster, stronger, and more inexperienced Primaris Marines.

Side note, why is the Caucasian Skin Tone Contrast Paint named after a model that ONLY HAS THE FACE VISIBLE, and has an option to not have ANY SKIN VISIBLE.

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Fyreslayer Flesh

Fyreslayers are a Duardin faction that follow Grimnir, a god in both Fantasy worlds. Patterned after the slayers of old, the story goes that Grimnir exploded after killing the Fire Salamander Vulcatrix. Grimnir’s followers immediately began collecting his remains as the material Ur-gold, and hammered it into their own skin for power. They are mercenaries paid in this metal, and the many Fyreslayer lodges have many customers across all stripes, but few erstwhile allies.

'Fyreslayer' on AoS Lexicanum.

Space Wolves Grey

Space Wolves are one of those chapters that have all sorts of unique terms for the same kinda things, like Rune Priests instead of Psykers. This is because things like Psykers are considered Heresy by the Space Wolves, but also incredibly useful, so they pretend its another thing entirely. Psyker enmity specifically is due to the rivalry and eventual antagonism between the sorcerous Magnus of the Thousand Sons and Russ himself.

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Darkoath Flesh

The Darkoath Chieftains and Warqueens are leaders of the Slaves to Darkness, the Champions of Chaos in general in the Mortal Realms as opposed to any God in general. Potentially the greatest Darkoath Chieftain (technically?), and importantly someone who hasn’t come up yet, is Archaon the Everchosen, the guy who orchestrated the End Times of the World-That-Was and continues to lead Chaos undivided as the Champion of all four-slash-five Chaos Gods now.

'Darkoath' on AoS Lexicanum.

Cygor Brown

Cygors are insane Beastmen, mutant Bullgors who can with their single eye see magic itself. Their favourite snack is magic, and they can even consume spells mid- or post-casting.

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Snakebite Leather

Snakebite Orkzs are a traditionalist clan that prefer a proper melee and simple ranged weapons at best. The new Beast Snagga Orks are especially suited to them and their love of beast-taming, or beast-killing. Snakebites… appreciate Da Old Wayz.

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Gryph-Charger Grey

Gryphchargers are steeds used by the Stormcast Eternals, especially those of the Vanguard Chambers, the Hunters and Beastmasters of the Stormcast. They are capable of turning into lightning along with their riders.

'Gryph-charger' on AoS Lexicanum.

Basilicanum Grey

Extremely difficult to find lore references here. In the real world, the Basilicanum is a now-discontinued kit to represent a seemingly generic Imperium building at least, as generic as the Imperium gets. In universe, it appears to be similar to a real world Basilica, a roman term for a large public building with multiple functions.

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Black Templar

The Black Templars are a Space Marine Chapter formed after the Horus Heresy. Successors of the Imperial Fists, they crusade across the galaxy with a fervent zeal in the name of the Emperor, beyond the fervent zeal that everyone in the 40K universe shows anyway.

They see the Codex Astartes, specifically it’s 1000-person limit, as a hamstring to their devoted ends, and as take advantage of a loophole. As long as the Black Templars are forever declaring Crusades, they can have greater numbers in a sort of emergency state - and crusade they shall!. Take, THAT Guilliman!

'Black Templars' on 40k Lexicanum.