Bloodwind Spoil
From Age of Sigmar - Lexicanum
The Bloodwind Spoil forms an eighth of the Eightpoints
The Bloodwind Spoil is a land of the Eightpoints between the Arcways that connect to the Realm of Metal and Realm of Beasts.[1a]
History
Age of Myth
The Kadar Dynasty create a wondrous menagerie that becomes reknowned all across the All Points. [3d]
Age of Chaos
Now a Nighthaunt, Sylus Kadar creates a new Menagerie around nodes of Shyish magical energy. [3d]
Overview
The Bloodwind Spoil is a heavily populated stretch of the Eightpoints between two highways leading to Chamon and Ghur. Its name comes from the boiling gales of gore that criss cross the open plains that make up its heartland.[1a]
Locations
- Arteries: The vast number of tribute-roads that run alongside the giant causeways. Small ramshackle camps can be found nearby, often used by scavenger-tribes to trade in slaves. [4b]
- Blood Lake Basin: An enormous expanse of water stained red by the blood of slain beasts.[1b]
- Desolate March[1b]
- The Fangs: A labyrinthine mountain range controlled by tribes of Beastmen.[1b]
- Forlorn Hope: The largest mountain peak in the Skullpikes mountain range and haloed by deadly thunderstorms.[1b]
- Hag's Claw Forest: Inhabited by huge Skitterstrand Arachnarok spiders. [3c]
- Kardeb Ashwaste [1b]
- Gallowspire: Isolated tower standing in the ashwaste.[1b]
- Skullpike Mountains: Deep in the mountains is an ancient temple of worship to Great Nagendra, Father of Serpents. [2a]
- Lost Velorum: Ruins of a city of Order that was sacked during the Age of Chaos.[1b]
- The Screaming Coil: An ancient soul-engine corrupted by worshippers of Slaanesh.[1b]
- Varanthax's Maw: An enormous volcanic forge-complex built into the skeleton of a drake.[1b]
- Soulflayer Desert [1b]
- Rotmire [1b]
- The Bilegush [1b]
- Tormented Lands [1b]
- Carngrad: The largest settlement in the Bloodwind Spoil, dominated by a gathering of warlords known as the Talons.[1b]
- Hag's Claw Forest [1b]
- The Flensing Pits [1b]
Inhabitants
- Chaos
- Chaos Furies: Gargoyle-like minor daemons that kill and maim for their own twisted desire.[1k]
- Chaos Hounds. [3a]
- Chaos Spawn. [3a]
- Corvus Cabal: Seek to earn Archaon's favor as they believe him to be an avatar of their Great Gatherer.[1e]
- Cypher Lords: From the ziggurat-city of Nochseed in Hysh, they seek to earn their place as Archaon's spymasters.[1f]
- Iron Golem: A warband from Chamon that believe themselves to be the armorers of Archaon's armies.[1c]
- Raptoryx: An amalgamation of lizard and prey-bird created by the taint of Chaos corrupting the Eightpoints for centuries.[1k]
- Scions of the Flame: From Aqshy, these zealots seek to pledge themselves to Archaon's cause and earn a place in his armies.[1i]
- Spire Tyrants: Champions of the Varanspire's fighting pits, they seek greater glory by Archaon's side.[1j]
- Splintered Fang: A warrior cult noted for its use of poison to kill its enemies.[1h]
- The Unmade: From Shyish, these are a tribe of cannibal killers who believe the worship of Chaos can only come from the giving and receiving of agony.[1g]
- Untamed Beasts: A nomadic tribe from Ghur, they long to join Archaon's hunt as they believe him to be the Eater of Worlds.[1d]
- Dragons
- Humans
- Skaven: Sprawling warrens lurk below Carngrad. [3e]
- Spiders
Sources
- 1: Warcry Core Book
- 1a: The Killing Grounds, pg. 8-9
- 1b: The Bloodwind Spoil, pg. 10-11
- 1c: Iron Golem, pg. 12
- 1d: Untamed Beasts, pg. 13
- 1e: Corvus Cabal, pg. 14
- 1f: Cypher Lords, pg. 15
- 1g: The Unmade, pg. 16
- 1h: The Splintered Fang, pg. 17
- 1i: Scions of the Flames, pg. 18
- 1j: Spire Tyrants, pg. 19
- 1k: Untold Dangers, pg. 20-21
- 2: The Varenscribe force builder
- 3: Warcry: Monsters & Mercenaries
