Godbeast
Godbeasts are deific creatures who achieved godhood through the energies of the Mortal Realms. The most powerful are beyond the scope of mortal reckoning, known most often in legends and myths. But these powerful titans are very real and found all across the Mortal Realms, existing above the natural order of things.[3][6][11][26][27a]
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Nature of Godbeasts
Evidence of these deific creatures can be found all across the Realms. Their bones are scattered across the Realm of Ghur, their likenesses can be found in temples, and the remains of some have even been turned into weapons. While many of the known Godbeasts are animalistic in appearance, not all of them are, such as Drakatoa the Living Avalanche.[26]
Some of these entities are tied closely to the energies of the Mortal Realms themselves, playing vital roles in how their Realms function. Such a connection exists between the Realm of Azyr and the near-omniscient Dracothion, who is an extension of the realm's power. Fangathrak holds within it the Arcway of the Realm of Ghur and Argentine, before being corrupted by Tzeentch, heated the metals of Anvrok so they could flow as rivers.[17a]
Other Godbeasts do not appear to be as intricately linked to the functions of the Realms and their natures are more inexplicable. Such is the case of Ghillnarad Dhor, Shurihuratha, and Chimerac.[17a]
Allegiances
Some of these entities have formed alliances with Sigmar's Pantheon of Order, the cosmic drake Dracothion is perhaps the most notable of these, while others have fell under the sway of Chaos. Some Shyishan Godbeasts were pressed into service by Nagash after he awoke in the Realm of Death.[29a] Many others remain unaligned, with their agendas being unknown to all save themselves.[26]
Known Godbeasts
- Auroxis, the World-Beast: Felled by Sigmar during the Age of Myth.[8b]
- Bitterblood: Monstrous godbeast was found by Sigmar during his search of Nagash. Bitterblood was defeated and with ten thousand of its formless children was locked in a Stormvault beneath the Bitterblood Caverns in northern Stygxx.[14b]
- Boingob: The Father of All Squigs.[16a]
- Brondtos: An unkillable plaguebeast.[34a][35a]
- Drakatoa, the Living Avalanche of Ghyrria: A mountainous mass of primordial amber with a malign sentience.[25b]
- Fangathrak: In it's gullet can be found the Arcway of Ghur.[8c]
- Fangthar: A godbeast slain by the Bloodlords Legion.[33a]
- Ghillnarad Dhor: The Prince of Flowers. Hides secrets best left forgotten.[17a]
- Gnorros, the Father of Hydragors: A godbeast that attacked Sigmar during the Age of Myth.[8d]
- Great Spider God: A godbeast worshipped by the Spiderfang Grots as an aspect of the God of Destruction, Gorkamorka.[24a]
- Hammergord: A bull-headed, furnace-hearted godbeast was slain by Sigmar during the Age of Myth.[14a]
- Hrunspuul the Hound of the Cairns: The progenitor of the Vyrkos Vampires.[26]
- Ignimbris: A Godbeast and son of Vulcatrix.[32a]
- Jorhar: An ur-bear whose innards were devoured by the first Frost King of the Beastclaw Raiders.[30a]
- Kharybtar: The Father of Kharibdysses, a shard of the Aelf god Khaine fell into its lair from where it was reclaimed by Morathi.[7]
- Kodzodon: The horn of this deific beast was used to create the relic known as the Hunt Horn of Kresh'ta.[28a]
- Krond: It is believed that the Krondspine Range are the skeletal remains of this godbeast, which was said to have been part wolf and part serpent.[31a]
- Mammothas: The final verse of the Saga of the Barrel Kings recounts how the Bear-Eaters of the Astral Templars played a small role in death of this Godbeast.[20a][21b]
- Nagendra: The Father of Serpents slain by Sigmar during the Age of Myth. Rumoured to be the Writhing Serpent.[12][13]
- Nyxtor: The father of the seventeen-headed heptadecagors.[5]
- Okaenos: Okaenos the he Devourer is a skeletal, reptilian Godbeast encased in a glacier of ice. Formerly a servant of Nagash.[42b]
- Rakka Nak: A lava-dwelling trilipede that resides in the Realm of Aqshy[26]
- Sarathrasca: A leonine god-beast who tried to hunt Gorkamorka in the Age of Myth. [36a]
- Shattatusk: A titanic snow-white boar venerated by the Icebone Warclan.[19a]
- Shurihuratha: The Thought Viper.[17a]
- Skalok: The Skull Host of Khorne. A mighty dragoness that was hunted down by Vorgaroth the Scarred, and is now ridden into battle as his mount.[15]
- Skwidmuncha: A massive, twin-headed shark worshipped as a realm-spirit by Bonesplitterz.[26]
- Tatto'Na'Kotto: It dwells beneath the Shifting Stones and its children are a race of insect creatures, the Tattakan. [10]
- Ulfdengnarl: The Great Wolf of the Howling Winds.[18b]
- Ur-Phoenix: Master of the Phoenix Temple.
- Ursricht: The White Bear.[18a]
- Urs-Serkir: An ancient God-Bear whose rage ran as hot as Aqshy.[28a]
Zodiacal Godbeasts
The Zodiacal Godbeasts, or Zodiacal Pantheon, are primal manifestations of the Mortal Realms. Each appears to serve as a unique part of the zodiacal order of the Cosmos Arcane.[25a][40a]
- Argentine, the Silver Wyrm: The warpfire breath of this zodiacal serpent heats the Great Crucible creating rivers of silver that run through the Hanging Valleys of Anvrok.[2b]
- Behemat, the World Titan: A colossal creature of living stone that slumbers in Ghyran. Also called the Star Gargant and is rumoured to be the ancestor of Aleguzzler Gargants.[4][6]
- Chimerac: A monstrous constellation.[3]
- Dracothion, the Great Drake: Friend of Sigmar since he found him on Mallus.[1a]
- Hydragos: A monstrous constellation.[3]
- Ignax, the Solar Drake: A massive serpentine beast formerly imprisoned in the Ashlands of Aqshy. Ignax was freed and corrupted by Archaon.[4]
- Lode-Griffon: A menace of the Spiral Crux. Died to Tzeentch trickery, signalling the Age of Chaos in the Realm of Chamon.[8a]
- Twin-Headed Serpent: A mysterious zodiacal leviathan of Azyr.[41a]
- Vulcatrix, the Mother of Salamanders, the Ur-Salamander: The fire wyrm that first birthed flame into the worlds. Slain by Grimnir.[1c][3]
- Vytrix, the Crystal Cockatrice: The zodiacal creature that devours the silver rivers of Anvrok. [2a]
- Ymnog, Grandfather of Gargants: The zodiacal sire of Behemat, slain by Sigmar during the Age of Myth.[4]
Star Titans
The Star Titans are a collection of Godbeasts that are native to the Realm of Azyr. There are many Star Titans allied to Sigmar who stand watch over the Azyrite sides of Gates of Azyr.[36a][37a]
The known Star Titans are:
Notes
There are several creatures who have not been called Zodiac Godbeasts or synonyms, but might be as they share traits or have similar titles as them. The following is a speculative list of possible godbeasts:
- Eagderethil: An ancient being known as the Father of Bladewillows and honoured by the sylvaneth in a shrine in Vastclaw Valley. Its roots form part of the realmroot network of Ghyran.[38]
- Ghurish Titanox: A legendary head-beast who many claim is the ancestor of all Rhinoxen. It was slain by Grawl Meatfist, the first Overtyrant.[22a][22b]
- Fengarant: A colossal creature called an everbeast. One of his footprint became the enormous Vastclaw Valley in Ghyran.[38]
- Varanthax: A gigantic drake, whose remains now lie in the Eightpoints. The infernal forge complex of Varanthax's Maw is named for its location near the drakes skeletal jaw.[23a]
- Gorgahul: The Ur-Hydra, that inhabited the Quicksilver Swamp with her monstrous brood, until it was slain by Scylla Anfingrimm and his Bloodbound.[39]
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