Ask the Longbeards.

[Dargon]

re: robes. What I meant was why always just that 1 colour? Other OnG are 'evil creatures' too but don't seem wedded to black as a universal colour... Ditto for skaven, beastmen etc.

I don't recall ever reading anything that specifically marries Night Goblins to black robes (Dark, yes. Black, no.). I suspect it's more a miniatures thing than a background one - the first Night Goblins were painted with black robes in the studio army... and who wants to repaint every single Night Goblin in their army? The studio army has always been woefully short on Night Goblins, which only strengthens my suspicion that the Eavy Metal team really can't stand the thought of devoting too much time to painting endless hoards of Night Goblins.

As for the robes themselves... Night Goblins have become so accustomed to living in dark caves that they have become a distinct sub-species. The robes shade and protect them from the bright sunlight when the Night Goblins are out in the open. Thre dark colouring probably has to do with endless dirt and grime - it's not like they wash, and each set of robes has probably had many, many, many owners before... each of which probably met a bloody end. Where the robes come from is pretty much left to the imagination, and probably boils down to "wherever they can get them". Nightly raids on the surface world. Silk spun from repulsive underground worms or spiders. Stolen from slain Skaven (or perhaps even made from the skins of Skaven or Squigs).

Night Goblins get from place to place the same way Skaven do. Between the natural cave systems, the innumerable lost or abandoned Dwarf mines and tunnels, the lairs dug out by monsterous underground creatures, and the great fractures ripped beneath the world by the Skaven, there is probably endless potential for getting from place to place underground (for anyone suicidal enough to brave the dangers). Night Goblins will happily venture across the surface in the dark of night, and begrudgingly during the light of day under the cover of their heavy robes (no doubt this happens often during a Waaagh).

[Craze_b0i]

Think I just answered my own question lol.

p.11. of the Ong book is a snippet I had forgotten. It says they wear black to blend with their dark surroundings, so that is the answer.

[ivan55599]

Is there other sources about Hung, Kurgan and Tong than Liber Chaotica and WFRP2: Tome of corruption?

[club_death]

[Vampire Counts]

What the fudge happened to Zacharias? He was a beast 2 editions back, I looked again lately and *poof. He's gone.

[Arnizipal]

Nothing as far as we know.
The last two books just don't seem to care about the non-Carstein families...

[SonOfOdin]

What information is there about Norsca?

I'm considering starting a Norsca army (using WoC rules), and any help would be appreciated!

[Lord Logsdon]

Oh mighty and noble Longbeards, hear my call!

[Bretonnia/Kislev]

I saw on the map for Erengrad and noticed it had a Bretonnian Quarter in the Low City section. What's up with that? What are my noble knights doing so far north and up the coast at the doorway to Kislev. This highly interested me as I'm starting a Bretonnian army and might factor some of this into its fluff.

[Arnizipal]

What information is there about Norsca?
I'm considering starting a Norsca army (using WoC rules), and any help would be appreciated!

Your best bet on info would be the Chaos supplement for Warhammer Roleplay second edition.
It's not that easy to fin anymore though...

Is there anything specific you want to know?

Oh mighty and noble Longbeards, hear my call!

[Bretonnia/Kislev]

I saw on the map for Erengrad and noticed it had a Bretonnian Quarter in the Low City section. What's up with that? What are my noble knights doing so far north and up the coast at the doorway to Kislev. This highly interested me as I'm starting a Bretonnian army and might factor some of this into its fluff.

I'll have a look in the Kislev supplement for Warhammer Roleplay when I get home.

[Lord Logsdon]

Oh mighty and noble Longbeards, hear my call!

[Bretonnia/Kislev]

I saw on the map for Erengrad and noticed it had a Bretonnian Quarter in the Low City section. What's up with that? What are my noble knights doing so far north and up the coast at the doorway to Kislev. This highly interested me as I'm starting a Bretonnian army and might factor some of this into its fluff.

Any word on this?

[Arnizipal]

The Bretonnian Quarter is one of the most flood-prone and undesirable areas of the city.
Many of the merchants there hail from L'Anguile and joke that it reminds them of home for two reasons: first, Bretonnian authorities give absolutely no support to merchants abroad, making it hard to negociate fort better land in the city. Second, most of the Bretonnian merchants in Erengrad aren't making much money. For some reason nobody in the area seems to make it big.
Ferragus of L'Anguile is the only ex-pat merchant who is moderately wealthy.

[Lord Logsdon]

The Bretonnian Quarter is one of the most flood-prone and undesirable areas of the city.
Many of the merchants there hail from L'Anguile and joke that it reminds them of home for two reasons: first, Bretonnian authorities give absolutely no support to merchants abroad, making it hard to negociate fort better land in the city. Second, most of the Bretonnian merchants in Erengrad aren't making much money. For some reason nobody in the area seems to make it big.
Ferragus of L'Anguile is the only ex-pat merchant who is moderately wealthy.

Thank you Arnizipal! Though sad to hear the sad lot would want to live poorly in Erengrad when they could live poorly back home.

[Demiurg]

Hey, Are there Gnolls in Warhammer?

if I planned a gnoll army who could I use as the counts as, my choices are Beastmen or Orcs.

[mrtn]

There are no gnolls as such, the closest would probably be some kind of hyena-beastmen in the Southlands. Assuming you want to be as accurate as possible I'd run them as beastmen.

[Lt Dougheim]

( Drakwald )

Have they ever listed the state colors for Drakwald? Also wasn't Carroburg once the capital of Drakwald? Finally does the city of Carroburg have its own colors like Altdorf or Nuln?
Thanks

[CommanderCax]

( Drakwald )

Have they ever listed the state colors for Drakwald? Also wasn't Carroburg once the capital of Drakwald? Finally does the city of Carroburg have its own colors like Altdorf or Nuln?
Thanks

Normally the state uniforms of Carroburg were always white with the notable exception of the Carroburg Bihandkämpfder, who wear red uniforms as a matter of respect and remembrance to their stubbornly fight against a besieging army of Middenland a couple of centuries ago (their white uniforms were drenched in the blood of their enemies as well as their own because of the vicious battle).

I am not sure whether the state colors of Drakwald were white either, as I assume these were in fact the colour of the Reikland troops that guarded Carroburg against the attackers from Middenland. Carroburg indeed was the capital of Drakwald since 897 IC, when the amy of the Drakwalder Count was overwhelmed by the Wood Elves of Laurelorn, who he claimed ownership of. It was later also the seat of the Drakwald emperors (e.g. Boris Hohenbach (aka "Goldgather" and "the Incompetent") in the 11th and early 12th century.

Since Drakwald's eventual disappearance, Carroburg (as well as other parts of former Drakwald) became part of Middenland it seems and even became its capital until Middenland lost its independence to Middenheim (Graf Todbringer of Middenheim is Prince of Carroburg nowadays). I somehow remember it was also part of Reikland for a while (maybe only due to background consitency mistake by GW) as well as a city-state.

[Voodoo1]

(Middenheim/Middenland

Ulric the god of battles, wolves and winter. Nothing states that the warhammer is the weapon of choice, yet the Knights of the White Wolves and Teutogen guard use it. Is it specifically said anywhere why they use this type of weapon. Besides Kislev, do Middenheimers use the axe?

I want to use the axe for my state troops instead of swordsmen. I also thought of a two handed axe for my greatswords. I can't find any or enough two handed warhammers to make my own Teutogen guard with. Any suggestions?

[mrtn]

Use axes if you want to, I doubt it's as regimented as you think. If your troopers can't even afford shoes, would you really care if they turned up with an axe instead of a sword?

[TheProcrastinator]

What is the official stand on Dragons in Warhammer Fantasy? Are they intelligent, sentient race with their own culture, or are they just noble, graceful animals, muzzeled by the elves?

Could anyone point me to the best sourcebooks and BL novels, with fluff fleshing out the Dragons?

[Arnizipal]

I don't know if they had a culture as such, but they are certainly intelligent creatures. The old War of the Beard armylist even had them using fire magic and in some High Elf novels (like Aenarion) dragons can speak.

[Istlod]

Are the Kveligs and Hastlings Norse tribes or Kurgan tribes?