Pew Rs Z , Ny K < eee St :SP NGA DDN IIL LT AG BIEN LDA TEL CONTENTS ‘THE WOOD ELF ARMY cose THE ARMY OF THE WOOD ELVES. 50 ATHELLOREN «20.00.2005. ca LRA 2 ‘THE HISTORY OF THE WOOD ELVES, 6 Hewes. 53 Seay ‘ 6 Core Unie. 4 ARMY OF ATHEL LOREN SPECIAL RULES eee SLE URS oe esses nes GUARDIANS OF ATHEL LOREN. OS eee eae mes Elven Highborn and Nobles. ++. 10) ae OGUSOR AEREET OREN ee Elven Mages manta tirgeasuncuc ean Nae ny eet e Ghale Guord . 22 Magic Armour Glhde Riders, ternal Guard . . on 23 Talismans: Davee 5 24 Enchanted Items .. Tree Kin, Treemen . . 25 ‘Arcane Items. Waywatchers, Wardancees : ae Zc aa sepeer Warhawk Riders ee see eee eee PS) Seo eRe: ak wun gy ORION, KING IN THE WOODS... .0..00.0252.70 i Rules of Kae 2” pa ee Elven Stood. a NAESTRA AND ARAHAN ~ SISTERS OF TWILIGHT. . 74 Focest Dragons, Great Stag seose3l WOODLAND AMBUSH. PAY Sere Unicoms, Great Eagles... . 2 ‘THE FEY MAGIC OF THE WOOD ELVES .........78 COLLECTING WOOD ELVES se 33. 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Pears ae sd for tusretve pres ons Cota ite! ret nay be dara sol inmeily ad ammesorksep does ok resco ho or as by eid conde the ce of 1 atau du wrist Wee our ee, Deana he ng ls, ade pment cr spas ma ae ‘tha you eel end elo the asnctons on on poche uK us Avstealia Canada Games Werkehop, Games Workshop, anes Workshop, 2679 Pesicl Cle Willow Rd, 6721 Baymeadow Drive, 23 Livencol Sree Unk 3 Leon Glen Burne, Ingleburn Cake, outing, NO7 2WS, ‘Maryand, 21060-6401 NSW 2565 Oncano, LsH es Provduct Codie: 60.03 02 04 002 Games Workshop World Wide Weh sites www.gimesworlshop.com ISBN, 1.85154-680-1Spares the wood The inhabitants of Athel Loren ate mysterious and secretive beings, rarely seen heyonsd thus little understood by che outside world, In the of their woodland realm, the Wood ¢-They follow a path their forese homeland their allies are deadly and unforgi walked by no othes, and often appear capricious or cruel, though in teurh each harmful ace they perform is always balanced hy one of beneficence The Wood Elves aze an elite army, formed around a core of highly skilled Elf archers and supported by the Inysterious spirit beings of Athel Loren. They area secretive and mercurial Jolk who seek only to preserve the continued safety of the forest in which they dwell, Those ‘who are foolish enough ta ser foot within their woodland reilm, or otherwise threaten the sanctity of Athel Loren, invite the firy of the Wood Elves, whether in open combat or through sudden ambush. All Wood Elves are sralleled skill, but other mactial disciplines ean also be found amongst their warriors, The Glade Riders and Warhawk Riders are swift and skilful heastmasters, striking with speed hefore che foe can react. archers of ur eS ele ARMY driven by the ferocity of the ancient god Kurnous whilst he Eternal Guard are stoic and determined will fight to the death for their lords and home. In contrast, the Wardancers of Loce ate the most axile of el Wood Elves, whose grace and sublime skills are used to lethal effect in battle. The skills at the command of the Wood Elves are immense and varied yet, when they go te hey do not go alone, ations whe When danger threatens the forest, Athel Loven itsel awakes co confiont the assailant. The curious sentience of the ancient woed manifests self in many different ways, from the lithe and spiteful Dryads, the legions of ephemeral Spites, gnarled and tough Trce Kin, to the most oovveriul beings within Athel Loren, the mighty Treemen, Against a common foe, Flves ani forest ereacutes fight a8 ane, combining the skill of the elder race with the elemental power and ferocity of the forest. While the Eternal Guard, Glade Guard and Tree Kin form the backbone of the army, quicksilver Dryads, Wardancers and beast riders slip arcund the flanks, unleashing deadly and swift attacks spon the opposing ary TIE awhac’s in this Book: This book breaks down into the following sections: Athel Loren Thi the roots of the Wood Elves and of theit pact with the mighty forest of Athel Lore! The History of the Wood Bives This section explores the martial history of the Wood Elves, and bow their past, present and future entwines with the fore of the Warhammer world and, in particular, the noble Bretonnians and the children of Chaos, the Beastmen. Guardians of Athel Loren This section contains information on the Wood Elves and forest spirits of Athel Lozen, providing full details about hem and their rules. Collecting Wood Elves This section shows you how 10 begin collecting and paincing your own Wood Elf army with invaluable ideas and guides from the ‘Eavy Meral team, ‘The Army of the Wood Elves Hlere you will find all that you need to take your Wood Elf amy onto the battlefield, In this section, you will find the the tules for mystical and powerful magic items, as we secrets of the potent magics practiced in Athel Loren. Ac the end of this volume are details on some of the mighty heroes of the Wood Elves: Orion, King in the Woods, the embivteced Dryad, Drycha, and the mysterious twins Naestra and Arahan, aa pO OY ILL RPO EE GEESE | atheL Loren ‘The oldest of all che forests of the Ok World, its most ancient trees having grown from saplings seeded by the ‘Old Ones’ servants, Athel Loren is a mystical place whose shaclow Ties far across the land. Whecher it was the Ole Ones that granted strange lie to these wood, oF pethops the coming of Chaos that awoke the wees itis impossible to say. All that can be said is chac in the dawn of time, the trees began to think in a way that trees are not meant 10, and that they learned of feelings such as anger aval hate The forest became auvare of itself, and of the other races crowing like insects upon the world, and it was not pleased with their intentions. onding stones carved with worn Elven runes mark the borders of ehis primeval realm, heyond which giant trees loom, their branches moving slowly, straining to eseape the magical barrier of the watchstones. Roots nist and claw actoss the fern-covered racks and loam, and low mists coil and spread duoughout tts hollows and glades. This verdant labyrinth unsettles even the most courageous oul filled with movement glimpsed from the comer of the watched at all times. There is a slumbering awareness and a sense of watehfulness that permeates each leafy glade and winding track. noises and the feeling char one is being Dark forms move through the twisting branches and dense undosgeowthy tiny darting shapes flit betweon the trees on the very edge of vision. Athel Loren sees and feels everything within its boundaries and is watchful and secretive, perfectly willing to destroy those that seck to enter, Only the insanely brave, mad or foolish dare to cress into Arhel Loren, for the forest is « baunted place, filed with unquiet, malicious spi ‘The forest of Athel Loren defies the natural laws of the world and time flows strangely within its bounds. An individual that veks under che dark Loughs for what may ‘only scem ike » couple of hours may, fhe survives, return hhome co find that a hundred years have passed. Equally, fone might wander lost within Adhel Loren for decades, only to find that seanr minutes have passed in che ourside world. Achel Loren is more alive than any normal forest and Fandmarks and glades shite and move. What was open wy be heavily wooded the next smoming, and pathways often disappece or earn ack on themselves within hours. Most that try to enter Athel Loren find themselves constantly returning to where they started despite their best efforts to make headway. Even ifthey try and walk a straight path, they invariably find themselves turned around and facing out of the forest. Most travellers that persist in entering Athel Loren are found! on its ourskires as lictle more than gibbering wrecks, their sanity shredded by whatever horrors they witnessed in the magieal forest ‘That is, if they ever rerum.eee eC hearts are noe darkened Bur there are chose spirits whos tothe other living creatures of the world, The fortunate or occasionally find passage berween the hanging paths, guided perhaps by a welcome shaft of the worthy mis sunlight, or coming actoss a forest tail at aa unexpected always those that would dare ts ordrawn by tum, So itis that there the secrets of the dark fo fi jul tales of ueasures and hidden knowleds Throughout Athel Loren are che magical halls of che Elven lords. These places are filled with ghostly music, lhughter that sounds like the wind blowing through trees The mighty entrance in autumn, and soft glowing li doors to the Elven halls a1e woven from the trunks of ancient trees or delve into the turf of the hillside; they are hidden 10 those the Elves do not welcome, though they might pass within a few paces of such portals Those that enter through one of these strange gateways find themselves in a grand, beautiful cavern deep below the tree or hill. Roots ean be seen far above, curviny roof of the hall to form elegant interweaving pillars. Here the Lown ftom the Yood Elves make their homes: fine strucrures of etheres! beauty Hlegant lanterns adora the ball, filled with tiny Hier figures, Here the Wood Elves feast and celebrate the natural cyeles of the forest, holding grand banquets of woodland game and free flowing, intoxicating Elven wines. The halls are alive with wild dancing, lilting leughter and melodic music. Boy children gen from the lands und the destined never to grow joyfully raceful Elven masters. It isnot unheard of far o such as Breronnian questing knights, ve their dees, f0 on occasion join an Elven feast, but it is a foolish individual indeed that woukl eat or drink the foodstuffs o the Elves without invitation, Blves have dwelt around ond within Athe) Loren for almost five thousands years. Over this time they have become intrinsically linked with their forest home, and their nature has changed to reflect Athel Loren Forsaking their ties to other Elven folk, the Wood Elves have become deeply secretive and suspicious, and shun al cutsilers. They are the guardians of the forest, and their fte is uterly entwined with that of Abel Loren: if st wee 10 di, the Wood Elves would die with it ARPT PCLT LBL Capricious snd unpredictable, the Wood Elves have been likened to a force of nature, neither trul evil; Athel Loren and the Wood El res are far removed from simple comparison with the values held by other races. Like a placid lake, the Wood Elves can appear beautiful and enchanting, or as frightening and structive as a storm, For every intruder that che Wood Elves guide out of Atkel Loren, another is slain without question or remorse, and left where he falls to be claimed by the forest. Bones and skulls can often he seen con the outskirts of Athel Loren, many with arrows protruding from ribs or embeckied in eye-sockets, before they are obscured and covered by twisting roots and undergrowth or taken away by forest animals. Ever watchful and vigilant, the Wood Elves guard Athel Loren ceaselessly. Even these who enter the forest with no ill intention are regarded wich suspicion and resentment, and will often come co a bad end. The Wood Elves have a distinct lack of interest in the goings on of the world outside of the forest, and care little for those who are not their own On occasion they must take part and battles beyond the borders of their forests, in order to save thelr homes from future threat, but this is rate indoed. If the Wood Elves could live their lives without interference from the world heyond their fey lands, then they would do. so gladly. However, Athel Loren is constantly assailed by those that seck to invade and corrupt tt, and so they must wage an unending battle against these despoilers. Unparalleled archers and aln the Wood Elves are a slay will rarely have even glimpsed their enemy before }ost_unnaturally: stealthy sadly foe to face. Those that they being struck down by unerringly accurate atrows from the dense woods, Swift and silent, the Wood Elves arupt from the trees in sudden bursts of savagery, ruthlessly cutting down their enemies before vanishing like ghosts into the depths of the forest.‘i " the history of the wood elves For ver 8,000 years of recorded history, the long-lived and grecetul Elves have lived on their island home of Ulehuan. Over this time they have explored much of the world, soiling far from thoi home and discovering many new and unusual lands. For thousands of years they dd not view any of these far anay shores as places to settle, for their hountiful and. vasied island home provideal all chat they could nish for Ie was only after Ulthuan was wracked by the forces of Chaos, and after the death ofthe est Phoenix King, Aenarion, the fiercest Elven warrior ever to liv, that the Elves began to look at the lands keyond their coast as places to settle During the reign of the Phoenix King Bel Shanaar, who. ruled Uldhuan more then four thousand years before the birth of the human hero Sigmar, the Elves hegan to colonise the world. While the harbaric ancestors of humans fought amongst themselves, the Elves became the undisputed rulers of the seas, ‘Their elegant, white-sailed ships cut across the globe, and dey mapped the oceans, charted the lands, and set up many sertlemencs. ‘The largest concentration of colonies were based in a land they named Elthin Arvan, which became known by the younger races as the Old World. They established contact with the Dwarfs, and a grear er of trade and frierelship began between the two races. Jn the lands thar would one day be known as Breton the Empice and Kislew, the Bives built tall, delicate rowers of marble and gold. Many of che Elven colonists became strongly atched to their new homes, happy to make new start and forget the unhappiness ane! strife that had plagued Ulebusn in the previous millennia, slowly recovering from the horrors that they had witnessed when Chaos had overnin che fair ise. While most of the Elves retained strong connections to Ulthuan over the following thousands of years, the fist generations of Elves bom within Elchin Arvan fle litle attachment to theie ancestral homeland. When safe once again began to assail Ukbuan, iy che insicious guise of the Cule of Pleasure, many Elves chose to retum to Ulthuan, bue there were these who believed thatthe Phoenix King and his rule ha litle to with ther lives, and many of these Elves moved themselves further inland. acheL LoReN Ie was these Elves who first encountered the strange and) Frightoning: forest that apeeed fom the foothills of the Grey Mountains and the Vaults. The focest was filled with all manner’ life, and the Eves constantly felt eyes upon them. ‘Atnight they sa strange igh dancing in che darkness ancl lange shapes lingered on the ontsets ofthe glades. loesiguec by what they san, the Elves attempted vo push deep into the cla forest, but found themselves thnarted ac every ten, Tree times dd the Elves senel expeditions into the forest each numbering nearly 9 thousand warriors. Qf the first expedition, seven hundred Blves came our the wood seant hours after they hal departed, with tales of many fuitless days spent travelling along shifting laces and pathways chat curved hack on themselves, The second expedition vanished ‘sihouta trace, OFche third foray, only a single Fifrerumad her face achen and draw, and her body laceraced one bicedy. She died dey later, driven widess by her dreams It vwns clear thatthe place perceived the Elves asa threat, anc ‘sas actively resisting theiratrempt ro dwell within ts deptbs The Elves cealise that this magical forest wes sentient ~ lke one giant, allen conapasing ving creature, and those that saw asa threat, ir would resist The Elves named the forest Athel Loren. They retreated 10 the ourskirs and planed great magical waysties about the boundaries. Suill some Elves woul! occasionslly go mising, lured deep into the forest by beautiful, ghost-like nymph never 10 be seer again. Despite this, on the whole, Ate) Loren seemed able to tolerate the Elves so long as they dic fot attempt to venture too far into its dark interior Nevertheless, the Elves vere inexplicably drawn «0 Athel Loren, onc! learn to raat it with great respect. The suNdeRiNc Far away, on age of tragedy and resentment was dawning. The Phoenix King Bel Shanaar met with his death after being shamed by the insidious machinations of the black-hearted prince Malek, who secretly desited the Phocnix Throne for hinself, Malekid's madness became publicly knowa afier he vvas hornbly disfigured when trying to prove his claim for the throne by stepping wilingly inte the soeced flame of Acuryan ‘The Blven nobles rose against him, and drove him and his followers back to the prince's homelands of Nagaryths, sn the north of Ulthwon. A new Phoenix King was elected and o, bleody campaign ensued against che hatecfilled Malekith ane his followers, This wes the tlme known a8 the Sundesing, the time of great divide, when millions of Elves lose thoi ives ane the Elven nation was ripped apart, Thus the Elves became & divided people, splitting to become the Dark Elves and the High Elves, The Dark Elves made pacts with daemons, ond literally tore apart the realin of Ulthuan. With dack magics, they shattered the land, and created che mighty floating fortresses known as che Black Arks. Billed with bitterness an hhaued, the Detk Elves tumed their backs on Ulthuan, swearing vengeance, and sailed west to Nogygenoehae ceo ate nT AE pala RO The war o¢ the Beard More strife was to come in the following centuries, when the relationship beeween the increasingly arrogant High Elves of Ubluan and che greed-filled Dwarfs was shaetered, andl another wor began. Farefully called the War of ube Beard by. the! Elves living in the Old World who, bore the brunt of the war. Many of the Old Worki Elves nix King, Caledor oa Ulthuan, The 1 Flven city posts to face resented this war, kunched by the new Phi fiom thousands of ales ava mighty armies of Ulthuan lane nnd the Phoenix King demanded that the Hlthin Arvan Ehes fight alongside thom. Most did so, but nan of those living on the borders of Ahel Loren refsed 12 become involved. The resentment of the Elthin Arven Elves rem, for it was the lands they called home that were being burnt and ravaged, their homes thar were being razed to the srcund end their children thar were being slain. ‘The High Elf realm had been battcred now by thousands of «lor the Second ople could pecially as years of wariare and, after the death of Ci the new Phoenix King Caradryel knew thst h fot sustain such confict for much longer — Nalekih the Wicch King was preparing his armies to invade Ulthuan, ‘The Phoenix King could not fight @ war on eo froars, so it was that he miede the dificule decision to reteae fiom the Qld World and nlbancion tt 10 the Dwarfs and the rising race of Men, Word came to the Old World of the Phoenix King’s decree — that if the colo sts wanted. che protection of is armies, they rmust return to chetr island homeland. Though this was greeted with uproar, che next slecade saw the long retreat from the Old World, Hedgling cites and towns of Elthin Arvan were shanloni and the The Elves living in the shadow of Athol Loren news returning to Ulthuan, for not one of them any longer fele ties with that auc, end dhey declared themselves Indepenslent of the Phoenix Throne, taking the name Asrifor shemealves. As niueh ee they could, chey had kept themselves out of the War ofthe Dear. However, now that the Elves had abandoned thelr cits, the Duras were unopposed. A¢ che fist snows of winter nt fall, thoy marched fom the mountains and descended fut Atbel Loren hacking and burning. This callons action shove the forest inco a fury. Migry Treernen awoke fiom theie slumber and merciless Dryads manifested eo ight the Dwar. However, ving die Fong winter inonths Achel Lonen Isat its most vilnera Athel Loren dress back from che encroaching Dwarfs and opened up pathways that thrust them onto the Elven senlements, Thinking themselves under at thatthe Flvea intervened and they descended on the Dwarfs, filling dhe aic wich volleys of deadly arrows. Whenever the [Dwarfs turned to face ths throat, the Elves slipped away into the trees circling back around the slow and curnbersor: to attack them once again from a different angle. fa this, manner, the Dwarfs le, and these forest spirits were soon defeated. rk, it was then slowly whittled down, and their advance partic ngle Elven life lost. After countess sunning katiles within the wees, the remaining Dwarks retreated, hawing learne to distrist the encient and cavieal ple Iaughtered without apare tee AE ipa the birch of the wood éLves Following heir victory, the Elve s began to dwell deeper within the borders of Athe) Lore: Duals move than they did th In the yeors that followed, 1 now fearing seerbals from the Elves divided into different ppocious natute ofthe fo 70ups, called kindred or kinbankl, each individual seeking out the company af others with whem their ideals were in accor With cach kinband driven by different views and ideologies, it f time before ai >woke out, ani the Elves of Achel Loren began co separate and ‘hole ciferene ways. Each group pushed on deeper into the fore deeper than any had previously gone. Strangely i seemed hat the forest did not now resist them indeed i seemed chat Athol Loren now chose to open up many of is secrets to the was only a matter chs and disagreements At the very heart of Athel Loren, e wandering kinkand of magi happened upon the Oak of Ages, a mighty tree sneredhly ancient and gnarled by the passage of time. It was hove that one of their number, Avil, truly spoke with the forest for the fist time. Before long, any of the Elven mast able te communicate with Athel Loren itself, ancl reasoned that the forest was slonly recounising the Elves as a c. This was pavticuladly apparent in the icy winters of Athel Loren, for during these cold months, Athel some virewally dormant. & che Elves, abvoye respectial of satura, wuly embraced Ache Loren vwas when ahel Loren rauly embraced the Elves. More than thot, they treated Achel Loren with the awe and reverence it deserved and demended seeing the essence of this ancesteal sods ic seasonal cycles. They vowed newer to take from the ‘erest without giving back equally i service and sucrifice, and in this manne they clowly gained the tas ofthe forest. When the Elves needed wood 1 burn in order to survive the icy winters, they would take ily fallen branches, sfring they would nurture ond tend to new saplings, encouraging them t6 shaw. graceful halls above ard below the ‘ogind. Thou thoy would Bunt rhe arumal of the foes fox afd clothing, they used sll that they took, and gove shanks tovAthel Loren in gercmonics of blood. beneficial fo then th I things their home, for that onl in the J between the Elves and ‘Yee even nov, seme tension remain their woodland home, for they were still avo separat and not asin shadowy and foreboding whole. The couth-enst comner of the f lace, remained sealed to the Elves and all who attempted to enter it were st forever. The great tuee lond Durthu, scarred forever by the sxes of the Dwar, treated the Elves, at best, with distrustful neatraicy that ordered upon hostility. Ver the fates of Athel Loren and the Wood Elves would soon hecorne irrevocably soines The GREAT Council leven hundred and menty-five years before the coming of Sigmar, the Dwaris come c autumn months, marching down from th and deep into the Pine Crags. With winter fast approaching, the spirits of the forest were tnpidly becoming le ‘e more to Athel Lowen in the Grey Mountains ‘argc and could offer lictle resistance, Worse, the Elven kindeds of the Pine Crags were sinall and disonganised. Though the frst Dwarven incursion was halted and repulsed, warhawk riders brought ridings chat the rapacious tree slayers were assembled in even greater numbers in the high reaches of the Grey Mountains, So council of che kinhands was called — the fist such gathering re was this threat considered 1@ be that a since the Elves had taken up residence within Athel Loren, ‘The great lords and ladies of the Wood Eh the foot of the Oak of Ages, and even che trees of rhavplade wded clo soi Though 2 at representation, it held council at all the kindreds hed of great power and wisdom. The devotees of the trickster goxl, Lose, performed their ritual tlances, and the scexs and prophecesses read the aksins of ite in che stars and gatteras of flame: In the ftelit glade, the fen sorceress Anil found herself drawn to the lor of the mreatest of the hunter kindeeds, Orion, He was the bravest od nn whom thowght and cone. While the counet! debated how best tnd moit handsome of his folk as Ariel was the wisest fainest of hers, a cunning hunter tnstincr melded to oppose the Dwarfs, Ariel and Orion were deep in a. conversation of their own, seemingly oblivious (© the great matters that were discussed around them, After many hours of debate and feasting, the Eves were dismayed for, even assembled and united as they were, their numbers were noc sufficient w meet the Dwarf in battle. Ie vas, then that Adanhu, greatest and eldest ofthe tree lords, strode. into the glade, though noe even the most keer-sighted of the assembled Elves had been aware of his presence until that momént. Ifthe Blves were to strike the Dwarfs now, spoke the ancient'one, before autumn faded into, winger ent fa at th for this danger threatened cher sll. Embaldened by Adanhur's words, the Elves prepared their plans anew and, in thet the forese would le ofthe Elves, enthusiasm, Were’heodle 3 of the ancient one’s warning that a great sacrifice would be required ther. As Adonhu. addresied the council Ariel and Orisa. slipped away, appaverity untied by alla they ee ihe glade and entered the deep wood. It was notSe Ig DAE GI Oe ep a hte uuil many hours later, when the feast was over, that their voked! grea anger from, as unheard of chat an Elf woukl absence was noted, an absonce that pr the assembled Elves for it hose ane from another kinband as lover. Encaged, the leds of the Acai demanded that the two errant lovers were found and brought before she caurxil ‘The Elves hunted Atel and Orion in che forest about the of Council Glade for mony long hours, uneil the gold shawn pierced the leaves. Skillful ae they were, che hunters could find no trave of heir quarty’s passage and, slowly, the lors? anger faded and heie thoughts became suffused with wn ond hope Bieaker, the Elves sought Adanhu’s aid, yet che en concern. Ar the search wore came ever 1 being sined silent in the face of thelr pleas. Mages attempt converse with the trees, yet received no answers. Deyads were sought, yet none could be found, Reluetanely, and with great sadhes, the Ascai nobles aecepred hat che lovers were lost 1 hem and rumed theie thongbts ta the bottle absead. As autumn faded from the world, the Wood Elves marched ito the mountains above the Pine ‘As Adanhu had promised them, the Aseat did net fight alone. To the Dwarfs ie must have seemed ae fall of Athel Loren had emptied, for mighty Tree Kin stuode amongst the Elven lines, and great hosts of Dryads swarmed hour their flanks — all of chem preceded by of Durthu, who strode ahead like an unstoppable force of gature as he sought 10 revenge himself in full upon che Dwarven race thar had scarred bim. Against this atcack, even the stubborness of Dwarls could not endure and. they igs and brought the Dwar to batt reteated co their Holds. They did not uouble Athel Loren again for many hundreds ef years, shough the Bok of C contains nuerous references to the hatte they ell Kar an, the winteR Of woe fetrinc Gl ypn Abel Coren an ey wind whined ehaough Ble boghs ofthe Sree ach grip lod ie nover before. The forest grew sull and the spirits of tee and earth BE oy te og, dark elf, Su Ry ee boro een cog the jorow ream of Ste, iver by urges an bast hor of Ores and ehisspoured down fom the main arhng the eer BRE aren eek busing tw nats, Tha EGE abe bel PE spt of way has hd bccn Gorge 0) or Cie Dhar nas lacking and they were forced toyed ground. an Be fetwinon cenrucio, the Onct bile ost pyet an pls of emake saied the sky wih the ases of te Iving fried shad aston, Dak elves rinted hough de es fetta Orcs purbed deeper and deeper. Depte the exe of the Elves, the giecn-skinned invaders were Dee the wted form ofthe Cn of Ages net. inter spent ia slumber while o soon drawn up Ore campfies burned throughout ‘the night as the Eh renled themeelves for hatle, for the Aavai feared that the fate ofthe Oak of Ages would rule that of the forest. They dd so with heavy hearts, for they chil not helieve thar they could stand before the horde that opposed them, but resolved to cite to the List in defence of their home. As moming broke, they sow that the forest was transformed. The winter snows were in retieat ane blood red blesses had pushed chrough che hand vund, The animals of the forest rows from cheie hibemation and a restlessness could be et on the eas of a mighty free awakening. Even a8 the Ores prepared for battle, they too saw the signs of the forests rebith, The hauncing ery of a mighty horn echoed on the wind, accenpanied by the bing oF hwnd an the dis of bind of orey a they flocked from theic roost ‘Then a mighry form crasied chrough the wood at his hook. Tall and museulor, the Eb pack of shadowy hunting hounds recognised the avesome form of Kurnous himself brandishing his mighty spear and belloxing his cho enge w the Ores A feree, primal energy swelled from Kinmous and all the Elves who, looked upon him were filled with: furious energy and power. Kumous smashed into the Ores, all hefore him ona slaying whirlwind of destruction that was terrible t@ behold, his wild hunt sweeping forwards on. howling winds, newly awakened Deyods swarming in his woke. Dark-pinioned ravens swooped down on the leaping hounds tore them apart with frye and claw, As the living sod plunged deeper into the Orcish lines, the Elves charged. forwacds, their eyes afire with their god's furious power, and slaughtered the (Ores without merey. AX the sun Set at the day's end, not a single Oze reniained alive and che exhausted Fives followed the call of destruction wrought by their sad to the Oak of Ages itself, Hore they discovered the enthroned Figures of Ariel and Orion, now become aspects of Isha, the mother goddess of Elves and Kurnous the hunter. In a reat council, all che Kindteds of the forest paid homage to Arnel 1 and Orion, the: Quen and King oftie Wood doomed Ores and2 eee aaceeietedncae cecal nec one eas aoe“ dee OM ae a ae In che aftermath of the batele, Ariel used her power vo heal the damage that hed been wrought, her touch infusing the ruined and desolate areas of the forest with naw lie Thoughout the summer months Athel Loren knew relative peace, for any incursions were swifly scattered by Orion's fry, Many Elves, the song of the hune deep in thew heing, wwere deawa to the demigod’s hunts and weleamed a portion of his power into cheie beacts. Thus they became the Wik! Riders, the equerries of the Kina in the Wood whose service and rituals maintained dhe eternal spisit of che hunter Summer faded into autumn, and while Avel’s powers remained as potent as frst they had in the early dys of spring, Orion's power gradually faded and his anger diminished until finally, as winte’sinon grip took hold of the forest, he was all but spent As the snows closed on the forest, a mighey pyre was built in the centre of the King's Glade andl its flames renched high ito the night sky. As pare of a ritual chat would for evermore echo down the centuries, when midnight approached and the chill of wincer was at its most biting, the Wild Riders and Orion macched into the clearing, and the King of the Wild Hunt stepped naked into the fire, the flames consuming him as he raised his arms to the heavens. All night the fite blazed, unl the winter sun climbed over the Grey Mountains. In the coll light of day, no erace of Oxion remoined save bis ashes, The Wild Riders bore the ashes away in silence and brought them to the Council Glade where Amiel took them deep ito the Oak of Ages and. sealed herself and the ashes of her consort away from the outside work, Inall the years since, as the snows retreat and che breath of spring is felt once more on the air, the forest has terbled with the waking dreams of Orion. The Wildl Riders come for the Blfchesen to take up the mane of Atel’ consor-king, though cheie selection is shrouded in mystery, even £0 the other Elves ho hol it to be ill tuck to ateacr the attention of Orion’ riders, The day before the vernal equinox, the Elf chosen to become the new King of the Wild Hunt is gedlandec! with new-blooming flowers and painted with rystical sigs before being led inco the Oak of Ages. The following morning, on the fire day of spring, Ariel awakens feom her skumbers ard the reborn Oricn thunders fiom the eves, the will bunt howling ac his heels. the corruptor Awakens Ie was in the decades after the Winter of Woe that Ariel first hecame aware of a malignant and abhorrent presence that would prove to be her nemesis. The existence of this, being was of great offence to Ariel, standing for everything that che opposed, its very being sntithesis to her. This, cexeature the Wood Elves called Cyanathair, the Cormupeor, though ocher peoples know It as Morshur, che Master of Skulls. Where i¢ finds civilisation, it tears i down, and where it finds beauty, it despoils it. A qwiseed crearurs, a horrible mix of human and beast, Anel recognised it as an immortal spirie of Chaos existing only to corrupt, to dexpeil, to cause pain, and it is this ereature that the Woed Elves despise above oll others. Cyanathair warps and distorts the fabvic of the work inco vile and hateful forms wherever its cursed hooves read. Under its reach, healthy trees wither anid contort into pained shapes, and graze shrvels and wns black under is gaze. Aliel fel the inc ofthis creature, Jus as too sensed Det presence in che world and recognised her as adversary. Ievas at this time that the Besstmen fest began co descend on ‘Athel Loren, backing and burning. These early forays were tasily defeate! hy the Wood Elves and the spits defending Athel Loren, but they proved to be just the beginning ‘Around this time, human barbarians began to eross the Grey ‘Mountains inco the lanls they later named as Breronni, The Flves had long abandoned this Land, leaving in their passing only their abandoned elegane towers and setlements, Many Of them hal been tipped down and burnt, for Greenskins heat veri the lands vith the retreat of the Elves and the Dwarfs. The eupersttious and ignorant barbarians avoided these places, fearing that they were haunted. Werlike andl fiosce, these early Bretonni tribesmen. hegan £0 cleanse the lone of the Ore and Goblin menace, as well as warring upon each cher. Their early attempts to penetrate Achel Loren left very few survivors, and those unhappy few were simpped of theis sanity. Athel Locen entered into folklore amongst the humans as a fey, haunted place, and they avoided ic whenever they could, ancl most were respectful of tts boundaries. ‘Two centuries afer the actival of the Bresonni, the cured Beastman Cyanathair made his fist attempc to claim Ache Lacen, Responding co his silent call came thousands of Beasemen and other horribly mutared creatures, many of which travelled hundreds of miles to fight at his side, These creatures flocked fo him, drawn by the will af the gods of Chaos. They swarmed from the vast tracts of uncontrolled forests over the Grey Mountains, stared fort fiom their stinking caves in the Vaults and the Massif Orcals, and stalkec! our of the forests of Arden and Chalons to the west and north-west of Athel Loren. Thus began the first major conflict of an ongoing war chat has continued to be waged ver since, known as the Secver War For che passing of many seasons Athel Loren wae siven with warfare ns Motgbut strove to break Ariel's power, kavine the forest scarred and wounded. Part of Monghur's primal narme spoke to the forests heart, and parts of Athel Loren rebelled. For along and terrible year, ehe natural order of Athel Loren vvas disrupred, for Cyanathair could seemingly not be slain by the weapons of the Flves and recovered ficm even the most heinous of wounds, be they inflicted by an archer's arrow, of Crion’s mighty spear. Worse yet for the Elves, che crees and spitits of the} Loren dic not succumb to Cyznathair's taint all et once. Countless times in bactle with the beasts, the Ehes would be on the brink of victory, only to have it snatched from cheir grasp as the madness of Cyansthait seized spirits that moments before bad been theis allies, This madness was not alvays lasting, but seemed to have a deep and enduring effect upon the Dryads, whose capricious and malevolent narure had oaly ever been. beld in check by the snighty Trcemen.This ternble confict was only ended when Cyanathair was slain at the Battle of Anguish, The site of this battle, the Glade of Woe, still bears the matk of Cyanathai's death, where Coed, one of the most ancient tree lords, seized the beast demon, Ae Morghur attempted to fre itself, Ariel summoned all of her power and smoce bim a single blow thar bartered through the creature's defences and shartered his mutated form, whilbt leaving Coeddil seemingly vnmarked, A giant blackened and ovisted oak wee, wth branches like claws raised! in anguish and outtage, marks the place where Cyanathair was slain, the place where his tainted life-blood was spilt, Alas, the tears of Isha appeared ‘on the fair cheeks of Arie, for as soon as the beast was slain, she could fee! it being reborn in another forest, far away across the mountains. It seemed Cyanathit could not be siroyed so easily Twice more an the history of the Wood Elves the vile creature Cyanathaic has been slain, once by the leyendary Scauloe and ls scouts, and once by the ancient and volatile Treeman Durthu, yer always it is reborn elsewhere, hungering to despoil Athel Loren. IF he were to succeed, Athel Loren would be cansformed into a nightmare place of horror and despair that would spread like a vicious plague across the Old World. the Betrayal Five hundeed years after the Battle of Anguish, Athel Loren ace mote kuew intemal strife, The tree lord, Coedit, leven perhaps by a last caine of Cyanathae's madness, and who had begun to harbour a deep resentment of the Elves, sought wo discupt the rebirth of Onion, That winter Coed and his Dryacl handmaidens did aor sleep, but bided until Ariel began her long sleop within the Oak of Ages. With much of the forest slumbering, and the Elves unaware of his Intent, the ancient strode to King's Glade and slaughtered all he could find, for if no Wild Riders lived to lead the citual of rebinth, Ocion would be severely weakened, if indeed he could be summoned at all Though the Wild Riders fought back, they were dulled by winter’ grasp and their blades could not pierce Coeddil’s thick hide, As Elven blood was spilt upon the ground in King’s Glade, Ariel was abruptly awakened fiom her slumber. In 9 great tage she sped to where the Wild Riders fought for thee lives. Against Ariel's fury Coedidil and. his followers could not tndure, and she scartered the anciene’s kancmaicens before het and cast down the tee lord. Though she deatly wished tw sly the aplits for the: damage they hd caused and the ‘hod they had shed, Ariel could no mote end thei existence than sever a portion of her ow soul, for Cosilil was still ound to Athel Loren, andi Ariel was bound to the forest Instead she banished the tree lord, and the Dryad: ssho had followed him, to the dark and wild comer of Athel Loren, fr in the souttv-ease where no Blves dwele, The Wilévood wae then encircled with 2 fence of wayitones, and Coeddil wns imprisoned forever amongst the shadom-zlacles co brood upon his betrayal, Since that day, no Elf has set foor uncer the eaves of Corda’ prison, lor t© do so is to walk with death Coeddil may silenely contemplate his fate, but iis handmaidens have been driven, mad by their exile, and cestlessly scale the glades with cruel desires in their heacts, their only companion the BRETONNI Tor the next thousand years the Wood Elves lived in virtual isolation, healing the hurt done to Athel Loren by the Beastmen, and viciously slaying any who dared wo enter is boundaries. The Breronni eibertnen bad by now claimed the lands surrounding Athel Loren. The Wood Elves neve concent with this unoificial arrangement, for they seemed rhow co have an unwitting ally protecting cho western fringss of te forest. However, this tine of recovery was brought t0 fan end when the Greenskin menace, always a dangerous threat, burst forth from mountain and cave te launch a massive and desticrive arrack upon the Bretonni. Worsa the borders of Atbel Loren hecaae constantly assailed, so that dhe defences of che forest were stretched ro the lit [t looked as ifthe Bretonni would be desezoyed, for they were & divided people and were being picked off one ube ata time. The prophetess Naieth scried into che future, and sew on ‘many of the twisting future threads that the sucvival of Ate] Loren relied on the survival of these human neighhowrs However, so great wore the numbers attacking Athel Loren itself, at the Wood Elves could noe spaze any watrors (0 aid the Breton It was then that the vision of the Lady of the Lake appeared to a youn Brewnni warrior-lord ~ Gilles the Breton. With this vision filling Gilles with strengeh and fiery resolve, he united the scattered tribes and rode across the lands, slaughtering the Greenskins in every hactle. Urged on by visions of his goddess, he rede across the plains to the burning ‘ouiskitts of Athel Loren. There, the Wood Elves rede out of the forest to join him, and fighting es one they broke she, autnies assaling thel Lover, and rode them into the round ‘Thus an uneasy alliance was formed with the Bretonnians, though the Wood Elves are an unpredictable and mistrustul ally ac best. King Louis the Rash, Gilles’ son, formalised the alliance between the two people in a grand banquet ceremony that several Wood! Elf emissaties endured. Indeed, some even believe that one of these emissaries has remained in Bretonnia ever since in disguise. Ir is rare, but not unheard of, for Elves of Athel Loren to fight alongside the Bretmnnians in, battle, only to disappear once vietory hes been won, Nevertheless, the Bretoanians still eegard Achel Loren as a fearful, haunted place, and are right to be wary of it. There fare many nights throughout the year when humble Bretonnians dare nor venture out, but rather leek and bar their doors and pray co theie Lady goddess to protect them, for fear tac they will be caupbc up in che wild hue of Orien, for be drawn into Athel Loren by malicious spirits, never to be seen again. Despite (or perhaps because of) such dangers, many Knights enter its borders in order to fulfil quests or to prove their brvery, chough most are never seen eg. 1BSR BIRD iy SI ELE EI OLDS AIT DIDI ich bowiire, infusiating the THE BATTLE OF PINE CRAGS th Eve papel the Doo cl ] Bd Gan toto if ok eyes Inthe jer 135Def the Imperial Clear, Pua expecition —yeye, he ender his troqs Into taht shlek-vals and ny Grnan olin é eyMounisins parched towards the Elven line. Thus the Dwarfs were dram into Athel Loren, The Elves rezard the Dwaifs as destructive, firther into che aavine, Brishtly painted Dwarf ily creatures obvious to the heany of the narural their machi in the earth when Goldfir greed led ly raced athe Elves, and were led deep into the off one by oe ana spend and his he ‘ Wwaris in the trap. Grungni, reslising he was toatiack, surrounded, formed his followers into wall, but his doom was aleeady assured, slowly cuc down by the yes the last Doe left alive, ancl he st shin kin, oveoring and bellowing in cage, The sister-twins of the Pine Crags, dhe legendary Naesara and Arabens finally slew Fim, simultaneously sending arrows thudding into his eyes, The bones of the Dune expedition now adom the eyries and thering fire rom the Elves. Grangni the heights nf the crags the waccle of the CAIRNS Scattered thiough the wild h Ate! Loren ate counile id barrows, Some of these were but thar dele on the any of them erful a hese harrow, Elves, thew Wood jn foe coundlos ek oe claimed by the forest, soy tbe Nevertheless, there are mary ssedy tomb robbers who the tiebes within aese_t n Wood Hives are tantly battling ageinst[ARAN SE EAE AGF LEO nes interlopers seek these esis for ban simple arced nc vil being weakest, All over the vere opened from within by A grand batrle Analy toe within Athel Loren's Guard advonced or wile Giale Riders This he ached, and as such the st the hated Lichema feat Athel Loren has knovy nl desperate time Fe he north. for\ 36 icebbs and flows ae various raves in difere EVENTS ‘The Wood Elves do not measure time in the same way that others do. Indeed, in Athel Loren, time becomes nearly mecringlss as laces. For the Wood Elves there are oly dee times: The Time before Ariel and Orion (che Past), the Rue of Are! (the preset), and The Death of the Forest (the funure) For the sche of spicy and clei, dis tie line i presented in accord withthe Imperial Calerlar IC). Ic “4120 1997 1589 1501 A125 1095 1000 815 Brents ‘The Elves land in Eldhin-Avan, tet known, by men, 08 the Old World. The Elven Prince Malekith Iefiends the Dworf King Snerri Whitckeaed and together the armies of he Elves and the Dwarls Iosin to deve the remnanrs af Chaes fn the fans ‘Ac the colonies prospes, weelth begins to flow Boeke wo Ukhuan, ‘The Phoenix King Bel Sharaae dhe Navigar vis tho newly founeled Dust city of Karas-a-Karak and signs the pledge of ereral friendship between Davos and Elves. Malekich remains as assur. Whe breaks ont hesween the High Elves and the Dwarfs and rages for two centuries, ‘The Bl eolenies in Pldhin-Arvan bear the rune ofthe hostilities and Thoth nations become weakened by che conflict. Tor ‘Alessi (later the Eretonnian pore of L’Anguile) is Isieged many times. Daacochop down entire ving, forests to spite the Elves. Elves guid che forest of Athel Loren, ‘Comadeyel che Phoenix King of Ulthuan recalls the Tigh El-wonies Gom the Old Wark! wo vombac dhe menace of the Dark Elves threarening Ulthuan. Many see the depariore of the ccmics 08 « betrayal Same colbaists reluctantly abencen the Od Would, nur others dee to stay, The last High Elfarmy depaes from the Old World, leaving behind afew hardy colonists who reese to go These include diese living on the ee of Athel Loren who are joined by others who abandon the coastal They independent of the Phoenix Thecne, They become Inosen asthe Wood Elves colonies. clare themselves The declining Dwaef empire is further shattered by earthquakes. From dhis tine Ore and Goblis tikes ‘our over the Lands pillaging the abandoned Efeites ‘nd ruined Dwarf holds, Wood Elves guard Athel Loren from intruders The Winer of Wee. A buge Ore aud Gebiin army srvagesArhel Loven, Chson ae Anil hocome King and Queen in the Wood, and Oxon sloughs the Ox, fel becomes enate ofthe ceatute called Cyanathatc, somesimes known as Morghar, Lond of Seals The lands surrouncting Athol Loren are cettled by people ofthe primitive and warlike Bretonni tbe. The cursed Cyanathair hunches a great war againse Abel Loren, thus hewioning the Secret War herreen the Wood Elves and the Beaten, 650 as 400 250) O76. 977-978 995 101 ‘The Bacle of Anguih, where Cyanathair is sain, thoueh ac prea ens. ‘Phe Kindred ofthe Wythel Glades eave Athel Loren snl mignte over the Grey Mountains, posting int legend ae che Lost Kindred. Cyanathois is rebom in the Drakwald forest, and begins to cortept i nto a tvisted and dark place, Atteorpts co penetrate Atel Loren by the Bretomnt Ieave only» handfsl of survivars, devon mal by the fy tetors, and the forest enters Brotonnian fellote sbeing a haunted, magical pace. ‘The Betrayal, Cocdll dhe Treeman attacks Kings Glace, slaying many Wild Riders. Only Aviels intervention prevents a preat tragedy from unfoKing by defeating Coeddlil She anishes him 0 the Wildwood and cogos itn with wayetoncs The essen Spellveaves, Rema, uses his powers © «agate the Tower of the Bremal Wood. Afr he ente the doors ate sale and reuse co open for any oth Dwarf traders, prospectors and measure hunters beat penetrating the western Old World once again. Some enter Athel Loren and encounter the Wood Elve. (ld grudges dating ack to eh War of che Beard are revived leading o biter bards Sigmar unites che eibes east of the Grey Mountaits anc forges the Empire Some foolish Bretonni wnrlords enter Athal Loven inrending co carve ox: new domsins. Some disoppoat without tace with heir entire retinues, others fee ie forest in error. Henceforth oo Brewnni dare enter the fees: with hostile intene. Giles the Breton & vise by the Lady of che Lake, She blestes him and bis comrades, and encourages them 10 band together to unite the Brotcen and rid the lands of evil, illes Lecomes the fist ofthe Grail KKnighs, an the Lady of the Lake becomes tbe primary deny of rhe Fretennisn nability. (The twelve famous battles of Gilles the Liter. He rallies the Broterni aad ris the lands of evi i rhe name of the Lady ofthe Lake, His fourth great battle takes place on the edge of Athel Loren aloogide the Elves, saving the orest om tie axes of the Ores Gilles the Breton is morally wounded, and cared 10 s:neztby lake. There hes placed on an unesrshly shi, tnd toils into the mists co join with che Lady of the Lake, Some belive he lives on. asthe Green Knight ‘The Fay Enchantress is appointed to oversee the Bretonnians. She & also se: the task of weeding out those humans who cisplay magical powers but not the skill to contoo itLouis the Rash, Gilles son, sends an envoy tothe King an Queen in the woods ard recogrises Athel Loren as an itlependent seal Io retura, Aviel and Orion offer frendship with Bretania ‘The Bronchwraith Drycha passes beyond the boundaries ofthe Wildwood and meeis with Coed. “The nwo remain thaze for several months. ‘The Wood Elves ight a great battle agoinse Peastmen fed by Cyensathate, within che Forest of Shade, it the Empice. Spellsingors of gtear power manage to bind bina with their ssagis and craw him into Ache Loren itso. Here he is sain by che ancient Treeman Dara ‘The Wardancer Cirenlvel travels deep into the Vaults of Winter. She defeats the guardian of the ‘ayes and retsioves many lost Elven artefacts. Duke Melmon of Quenelles disappears on the nighe of the Spring Faninox:. Stories say he was caught up fn the ghostly Great Hunt tha is said to roam the shies ce certain nights, Others say he wandered into Atel Loren, deawa there by fy lights, Bale of Pe Crags. A Daarf army seeking veasue in Athel Loren meets itz oom among the forested ‘rags and ravines. ‘The portals wo the Tower of the Eteral Wood hocome unsealed Iris found to be completely empty ~ no crace can be found ofthe Spellweaver Ran. ‘The Bretonntaa toumament of Guyenne rakes place fn which King Jules joasts with one ofthe ‘ey fol of ‘Adel Loren and is victorious ‘The High Ehes of Ulthuan artempr 2 rapprechmene with their estranged kin in Arhel Loren. The cenissaties meee with ALiel, who rejects the offer of closer tios with ehe High Elfeourt, and become lost inthe forest on their departure. Batile of the Meadow Glades, An amy marching from the Empire invades Achel Loren and ie anubusined and rouced. At the close ofthe year che High ElFemissaries finally emerge from Aths] Laren near Quenalles, bue ore immediately assumed to be evil spirits by the Bretonnien peasantry, Heavily outnumbered, they fe slnin and their bodes burn, ‘The Wild Hone inexplicably nes only ehrough the fons controlled by Quenelles, The Duke and his family ate all sain, save his youngesc daughees, who spirited sway mito the forest by Dryade In the since of this yoar, the wacden of the Catal Mere, Lady Elynetr, wares an attempt made by Diyehs to disrupe the waystones of Coethil’ prison 1703 1813 1925 2007 zn 2231 2285 2336 2495 uz 2518 2522 ‘Working under commission from Lady Findel, the ‘aster smith Daith creates the Sprit Swerd. Finda refuses payment, lating a nonexscent fou with che blade, hur relents whon Daith roses the forest against Findot hall Daith ic never denied payment agin ‘The Elves of Athel Loven come w the ald of the Bretonnians besieged at Brionne and Quanelles by the Skaven hordes. The Elf amny joins up with che anny of the Duke of Porravon and weether they inflict» crushing defeat against tho Skaven. Dwarven traders traveling to Porravon ore attacked by Ores out of the Grey Mountains, Much 10 che incredliy ofthe Duar, Wood Elf warband ke by Guythere the huntres, alles our of Athel Loren sex! sets their attackers. The monstrous Cyanathaicis once agsin destroped by the Wood Elves He & slain by Searloe and his asterfil scours lerced witha hunceed atrous Ores chased out of Beetonnia daring the Erne War artmpe t cacape by hiding in Athel Loten Such are cheitnumiters, they each as far as Dorthuis hours, whore thoy are nally craked by Dust, tishandiaidess, and Ratan, dhe Gunsan of be Blessed Grove Ada] woops asthe Chaotic exatre Cyanathai reborn into the world. Several Warcor Kindieds Shadowewlk to the Forest of Aron, passing unnetied through Bretennia in oder t day dhe ful east while sal 2 yoonglng, ye thei etterapt ls, defeated by teeming hordes of Beasmen, He hogs to cormpe the Forest of Acden Ociow's Wiki Hunt breaks chroush the bondes of Athel Loren and rampages through Quenelles it does every summer solsise. Homever, tis Wild Ft causes absolite mayhem, leveling. several “illages and ceiving many Eretonnian peace ed A man emerges fiom Athel Loren cleiming to be Dake Melmen of Queneles. Within bows he ages