Warlock Engineer
An Warlock Engineer is a powerful and dangerous techno-sorcerer of one of the Clans Skryre.[1]
They blend magic with technology in a myriad of inspired, dangerous and often unreliable ways and utilising such machinery as thaumognaw-accelerators and warp-power accumulators. They squabble, fight and scheme to gain power with their own clan and the Clans Skryre, with the greatest of their number becoming Arch-Warlocks. Although some warlocks in the Clans Skyrye specialise in specific areas, most Warlock Engineers are generalists and prefer to fight enemies at a distance, casting warp-lightning through various devices. However some can be found piloting their own creations, with the most common being Doomwheels. [1c]
In battle they can be found with strange machines strapped to their backs, energy sparking and crackling across their melee weapons, whilst many also wield customised warplock pistols.[1d]
Notable
- Enkril: A stunted Skaven that supported Ripsnikk's Raiders on their invasion of the Dawnspire. [2]
- Kratchik: Creator of a multi-barrelled version of the Warp Lightning Cannon. [1b]
- Quell: Creator of the Warp-wheel, a renegade with a price on his head from the Arch-Warlocks of the Clans Skryre. [3]
- Reeknik: Whilst fighting Bonesplitter orruks he tried to destroy his allies in Clan Sputix.[1a]
- Skowl Scorchpaw: He led a team to steal a Daemon summoning bell from a Chaos Cult for Grey Seer Nezslik. [4]
- Vileskrit: Creator of the Scrabble-Chewer Parasite Engine. [5]
Powers
Warlock Engineers are Wizards and know the Arcane Bolt, Mystic Shield and Warp Lightning spells which they can boost (although it is risky) with their warp-power accumulator. [1d]
Sources
- 1: Battletome: Skaven (2019)
- 2: Spire of Dawn guide - Lord of the Swarm, pg. 4-5
- 3: Spear of Shadows (novel) by Josh Reynolds
- 4: Inferno! Volume 2 No Honour Among Vermin (short story) by C L Werner
- 5: The Realmgate Wars: Godbeasts, The Parasite's Feast - pg. 155
Skryre | |
Units | Doomwheel - Skryre Acolyte - Skryre Warlock (Arch-Warlock - Warlock Bombardier - Warlock Engineer) - Stormfiend - Weapon Team (Doom-Flayer - Poisoned Wind Mortar - Ratling Gun - Warp-Grinder - Warpfire Thrower - Warplock Jezzail) - Warp Lightning Cannon |
Characters | Blacktail - Enkril - Ikrit - Kratchik - Pitrikk - Quell - Reeknik - Skatchnik - Shoktail - Skowl Scorchpaw - Skrach - Snikrit - Steelklaw - Vileskrit - Volz Flayfang - Vrikt - Warpskreech |
Clans | Ekkit - Ezzik - Fizzik - Krakhl - Nibbolt - Phrikk - Rhukrit - Tesnykt - Shokryk - Shyvik - Staktik - Vrrtkin - Zikk - Ziknak |
Armoury - Artwork - Miniatures |