Anvils of the Heldenhammer
The Anvils of the Heldenhammer are a Stormhost of the Stormcast Eternals, wearing black armor. The warriors of the Anvils of the Heldenhammer are dark and brooding, as their Reforging came as the Broken World spun sinister under a magical gloom of fell magics.[1]
They are sinister of aspect and have a archaic mindset, using many practices and rites that were once long lost to mortal memory. What they fear the most is the prospect of their final demise, with many of their Lord-Relictors frequently brooding on the subject. They trust Sigmar to not loose the War of Spirits.[8]
Contents
Recruitment
The Anvils of The Heldenhammer are recruited from heroes of a distant age, long ancient dead that fight like spectres out of legend.[8] Unlike most Eternals, they were not taken on the brink of death but were already at rest when they were called by Sigmar, Nagash considers this an unfrogivable theft and some inhabitants of Shyish were equally enraged to disvoer that their ancient heroes had been taken from them during their time of need.[10a]
History
Realmgate Wars
- They were sent to contact Neferata, arriving in time to help defeat the forces of Chaos that had invaded her beloved city of Nulahmia.[4]
- Attacked the corrupted Whispering Gate held by the Grimskulls, sealing the gate and preventing a major daemonic incursion and infuriating Khorne.[7]
Religion
There are many cults and catacomb-lodges that are part of the culture of the Stormhost, but many of the Eternals revere Morrda, a god of the dead that resisted Nagash and remained whole in the ancient past.[10a]
Chambers
Extremis-Chambers
Sacrosanct Chambers
- The Grave Brethren: Foremost of the Sacrosanct Chambers of the Anvils. [10a]
- The Sempiternals: They were charged with the defence of the Midnight Tomb beneath the city of Lethis. [10a]
- The Dolorites: One of the foremost of the Anvil's Sacrosanct chambers. [14a]
Warrior Chambers
- The Imperishables: Made up of ancient heroes from the World-that-Was.[11a]
Notable
- Knight-Azyros Huld: He burned the champion of Slaanesh, Lord Lascilion on the Temple Mount of Nulahmia and first greeted Neferata.[4][16]
- Knight-Incantor Miska, second in command of the Sacrosanct Chamber of Balthas Arum.[9]
- Liberator-Prime Calys Eltain of the Gravewalkers Chamber, stationed in the city of Glymmsforge.[9]
- Lord-Arcanum Balthas Arum of the Grave Brethren.[9]
- Lord-Castellant Pharus Thaum of the Gravewalkers Chamber.[9]
- Lord-Castellant Akturus Ironheel of the Imperishables Chamber. [11a]
- Lord-Celestant Makvar[4][16]
- Lord-Celestant Yurvash the Gallowsward: He entered the Fallow Kingdom of Voldyr to secure the Gate of Corpses Realmgate but he and his warriors were slain by Marrowthirst. [6]
- Lord-Relictor Kreimnar[4][16]
- Lord-Relictor Dathus of the Gravewalkers Chamber.[9]
- Lord-Celestant Thaddeon ven Denst[12a]: He fought on Great Green Torc in the Scabrous Sprawl
- Lord-Celestant Merennus, fought against Copsys Bule [13]
- Lord-Arcanum Vennerdreizh: She led the Dolorites chamber deep into the Maw of Varanthax.[14a]
- Lord-Veritant Keiser Ven Brecht [14b]
- Lord-Aquilor Themistoclan [14b]
- Lord-Castellant Ephrem Vanhelm [14c]
- Lord-Celestant Venthor Warfire [15a]
- Lord-Relictor Rhasan Darksight [15a]
- Lord-Castellant Arvax [15a]
- Lord-Veritant Hyreia [15a]
- Knight-Heraldor Brannok [16]
- Lord-Castellant Vogun [16]
Beasts
Voytragon, Dracoth of Thaddeon ven Denst[12a]
Sources
- 1: Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Primer, the Pageantry of War
- 2: Battletome: Stormcast Eternals (2015)
- 3: Battletome: Stormcast Eternals Extremis (2016)
- 4: The Realmgate Wars: Balance of Power The Razing of Nulahmia, pg. 98-106
- 5: Battletome: Stormcast Eternals (2017)
- 6: Battletome: Flesh-Eater Courts (2016) - The corpse orchards. pg 48-51.
- 7: Battletome: Khorne Bloodbound (2015), pg. 23-24
- 8: Needs Citation
- 9: Soul Wars (novel) by Josh Reynolds
- 10: White Dwarf Vol 3 No 36,
- 10a: Tome Celestial: The Sempiternals pg. 18-35
- 11: Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods
- 11a: Chapter One, pg. 19-20
- 12: The Realmgate Wars: Godbeasts
- 12a: pg 190-195
- 13: Knight of Corruption by David Annandale
- 14: Broken Realms: Morathi
- 15: Neferata: The Dominion of Bones
- 15a: Chapter 2
- 16: Lord of Undeath (novel)