Fangathrak
Titles | World-Worm[3a] |
Type | Godbeast |
Status | Alive |
Relatives | Wormlings (Progeny)[5a] Rimewyrms (Descendants)[6] |
Fangathrak the World-Worm[3a] is a segmented, worm-like godbeast that crawls across the Realm of Ghur.[1a][2] It is unique among the godbeasts as it has a Realmgate within its gullet. This is the Arcway of Ghur known as the Mawgate, an immense Realmgate leading to the Eightpoints.[2]
History
Age of Chaos
The crab-like monsters known as Crawlerforts were used to chain and bind Fangathrak the World-Worm. Each of these crab-like monstrosities had a Chaos Dreadhold upon their backs, with a godly chain attaching them to the world-worm.[3a]
Fangathrak would fiercely resist its captors and attempt to break away from its chains throughout the Age of Chaos, but it never broke free. Time and time again the Crawlerforts would yank back its fanged mouth, allowing armies of Chaos to march from the Allpoints into the Realm of Ghur, passing from the Realmgate, known as the Mawgate, hidden in its gullet.[3a]
Even while lashed to the Crawlerforts, it continued its travels across the Realm of Ghur, but was severely hampered by the six monstrosities it dragged behind itself.[3a]
Age of Sigmar
It was one of many godbeasts that Archaon sought to corrupt, and the Mawgate within it was sought by the Stormcast Eternals on the behalf of Sigmar. But their efforts were dashed during the Realmgate Wars, in the Scarlands of Ghur, when it was freed by legendary Megaboss Gordrakk and a coalition of Orruks that included the Bloodtoofs, Ironsunz, Doggrok's Choppas, and Fists of Drakka. Fangathrak and the Mawgate within it have remained outside of Chaos and Order's control ever since.[1a][3a]
It leaves a trail of destruction in its wake, known appropriately as the Wake of Fangathrak.[2]
During the Era of the Beast, Gordrakk would return for the Godbeast after the failure of the Siege of Excelsis. Using Bigteef to pound the ground in a rhythm, Gordrakk lured it to the Crawling Pits of Gharrentia where it was trapped within the granite fangs as the fissure attempted to devour the Godbeast. Fangathrak was bound by the webs of Arachnarok Spiders, who also poisoned it with their venom until the Godbeast entered a stupor. The tales of the Godbeast's capture spread across the forces of Destruction as the Fist of Gork led his hordes to a showdown with Archaon.[4a]
Appearance
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Sources
- 1: Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)
- 1a Gates are Lost and Held - pg. 52-53
- 2: White Dwarf January 2021
- 3: The Realmgate Wars: All-Gates
- 3a: Fangathrak, Pg. 126-127
- 4: Battletome: Orruk Warclans (2021)
- 4a: A History of Violence, Pg. 14-17
- 5: Battletome: Skaven (2022)
- 5a: Red in Fang and Claw, Pg. 12-13
- 6: Warhammer Community: AdeptiCon Preview – Zealots and Butchers Clash in the Frozen Gullet of Wintermaw