Abhorrant Ghoul King

Abhorrant Ghoul Kings are the delusional, bestial Vampire masters of the Flesh-Eater Courts, ruling over swathes of the Mortal Realms. Their name was coined by other vampires. They believe themselves to be mortal monarchs and see cannibals not as monsters, but as starving peasants and soldiers that need their help. By partaking in the feast of these kings, these cannibals turn into mordants or ghouls, and become infected by the same madness that hails the king, seeking out more flesh to satisfy their king's cannibalistic pleasure. The blood of the king is a crimson draught offered to a few blessed mordants transforming into more insane and powerful variants of mordants and in time might even become vampire themselves with the ability to found their own mad courts.^[5]

Notable

Name	Faction	Unit	Species	Description
Atheldade	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	The High King of Wendel's Glory.
Blood Rose Prince	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	The vampires of Nulahmia claim he was the first Abhorrant Ghoul King, cursed by Queen Neferata, however its is likely a corruption or memory of the story of Ushoran from the World-that-Was, also known as Sumeros Summerking, Ushoran the Handsome and the Carrion King.
Bonespire King	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	The kingdom of this ghoul king occupy vast domains and he commands immense legions of Mordants[6c]
Thyador Durenstein	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Archregent	Vampire	The king of Metallurgica.
Fangheart	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	His Crypt Flayer bodyguard was a potent defence against the assassins he feared, but they did devour much of his court.
Galan	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	Leader of the Hounds of Dinann.
Goretalon	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	He famously descended upon a gargant alemoot which fed his Terrorgheists so much they burst with bat-spawn.
Gloomheart	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	The King of the Yearning Courts. He recalls little except he was a great warrior savaged by a beast which he hunts across the Gallowdeeps, Nightlands, and Wraithwyrds. Desperate for food, they devoured the entire army of the Chaos Lord Hadrak Darkfist and him as well.
Gristlegob	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	Combined twelve courts to wipe out the orruks in Stonespit and was then proclaimed abhorrant emperor.
Horgloom	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	Formed an alliance with Queen Neferata and together they drove the forces of Chaos from the Nightlands.
Maldoros	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	He aided the city of Lethis against the armies of Nagash following the Necroquake.
Marrowthirst	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	Keeper of the Corpse Orchards in the Fallow Kingdom of Voldyr.
Prince of Crows	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	Rikan the Handsome was a brother to Isa the "wise" and the son of Arek ven-Drak before his transformation. Later in the Age of Chaos, when the Rotbringers had been destroyed that threatened his clan he joined the Broken Kings in pledging his service to Tamra ven-Drak
Rot-skinned King	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	A classic Flesh-Eaters King with a full court of ghouls of all kinds[6a]
Shovergore	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	He slaughters all those who enter the once free city of Heldost including Fyreslayer mercenaries and a contingent of the Hammers of Sigmar.
Skinless Sultan	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Archregent	Vampire	He is able to calculate where the Bad Moon will appear.
Splinterblood	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	As Fyreslayers led by Rygorn-Grimnar and Skaven led by the Grey Seer Reeknik fought in the depths of the Wyrd-Engine, a vast horde of Mordants led by King Splinterblood fell upon both armies. Only the ghouls survived the ensuing three way conflict.
Splinterbone	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	The Baron of the Bloodwind Spoil rules over many mordants in the Spoil.
Count Zernmeister	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	He holds court in the Schloss Wolfhof in the Realm of Shyish
King Vlagorescu	Flesh-Eater Courts	Abhorrant Ghoul King	Vampire	King Vlagorescu and his Ghoulish Host are a classic Flesh-Eaters King with a full court of ghouls of all kinds[6b]

Images

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  An Abhorrant Ghoul King miniature.^[1][3]

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  An Abhorrant Ghoul King ridding a Zombie Dragon miniature.^[3]

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  An Abhorrant Ghoul King ridding a Terrorgheist miniature.^[1]

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  An Abhorrent Ghoul King with Crown of Delusion

Sources

• 1: Abhorrant Ghoul King on Terrorgheist product description
• 2: Abhorrant Ghoul King on Terrorgheist warscroll
• 3: Abhorrant Ghoul King on Zombie Dragon product description
• 4: Abhorrant Ghoul King on Zombie Dragon warscroll
• 5: Warhammer Age of Sigmar faction guide
• 6: White Dwarf 119 (2016)
  • 6a: pg. 4 The Fallen Kingdoms - Flesh-Eater Courts
  • 6b: pg. 16 King Vlagorescu’s Ghoulish Host
  • 6c: pg. 11 Flesh-Eater Courts - Crypt Flayers