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So what canon characters are in the north now? I'm not well-read on that side of the lore, but I'm thinking that since the info is that 31/32 slots are talked about in the published materials, they can't all be shamans or warlords from the Kurgan. A few of kul's old lieutenants, a few named demons, borek maybe?
Honestly, even just in terms of ones with actual tabletop entries Chaos has had a whole lot of characters, and the only one that I know off the top of my head shouldn't be around is Wulfrik.

But most of the other ones should be extant, I think.
 
Booh. Not crazy enough for Chaos. Where's the random randoms like the never heard from Nipponese Chaos Samurai or the evil but not Druuchi Elf or the Elector Count's traitor wife?
I mean, the latter two are totally doable from canon characters (Dechala for the elf, there's named spouses of EC- Boris even had a wife that was a Chaos worshipper)

The first one is also theoretically doable, but I don't think Boney is going to be introducing Sanyo Kawasaki wielding the magical sword Toyota.
 
The first one is also theoretically doable, but I don't think Boney is going to be introducing Sanyo Kawasaki wielding the magical sword Toyota.
There's no way, there's absolutely no way- googles -oh my god it is way
Sanyo Kawasaki - The tale of Sanyo Kawasaki is typical of those stories honoured so much by the Samurai cast of Nippon. Kawasaki was bitterly opposed to the government of his country, which he regarded as weak and liberal. Matters were brought to a head when a foreign ship was seen off the western coast, and the lazy authorities made no attempt to sink it. Such a lost opportunity to cause mayhem and destruction was anathema to the true Samurai, and caused widespread disgust. Sanyo Kawasaki assembled an army and laid siege to the capital. The siege was not a success, however, and Kawasaki committed ritual suicide as a gesture of disdain. This he achieved by the celebrated manner of standing on his head in a bucket of cold water. Sanyo wore plate armour and fought with the magic sword Toyota.
Oh my god the place he's from is literally called Nippon
 
Heres hoping that Total War: War Hammer 3 gives us usable lore for Cathay. And just maybe some Ind and Nippon as well.
 
GW of the 80s, everybody!

Well, Nippon is still called Nippon, but they haven't brought up any car manufacturers in the past 30 years that I'm aware of.
In their defense, Toyota is a shortening of the very common farming name Toyoda, and Honda was directly named after its founder and shares a name with one of the greatest samurai of the warring states period, Honda Tadakatsu.
 
Heres hoping that Total War: War Hammer 3 gives us usable lore for Cathay. And just maybe some Ind and Nippon as well.
WFRP 4e: Altdorf - Crown of the Empire has a few bits of lore on Cathay. (Don't expect any of it to be canon in Divided Loyalties though. From what I can tell, Cathay's presence in the Empire in DL is virtually non-existent.) Even got a full colour picture of a Cathayan ambassador.

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Oh boy. I woke up to some excitement in the thread it seems. I was planning on going for Orcs and Goblins after finishing Vampire Counts, but I think I'll start on Warriors then Daemons of Chaos instead. I'll definitely try to draw up a list of speculative candidates for the Everchosen Crown because that kind of stuff is my favorite.

My first thoughts from the characters I already know of: Sigvald the Magnificent, Wulfrik the Wanderer, Sayl the Faithless, Throgg? (Are trolls allowed?), Valkia the Bloody? (I think she should be a valid candidate), Vashnaar the Tormentor and of course Archaon. The thing is, I'm not sure how many wildcards Boney's gonna throw in, and I don't think he's restricting himself to 8th edition Army Book. Maybe he'll include the Glottkin as candidates. It's all very exciting.
 
You know, I don't think I've seen anyone mention a certain Light Wizard as a possible candidate...
 
Mostly because we haven't been led to believe he's actually chaos aligned within the quest at all aside from some vague lines that could be construed that way if you squint.
Well yes, but neither is Mathilde, and a mammoth would be somewhat ridiculous, but they were at least momentarily considered.
 
I don't know how canon this is to DL, but Vampire Counts 8th Edition Army Book says this:

"When they are still among the living, Dragons swallow vast amounts of gold and gems to aid their digestion. These line their stomach, the grinding action helping to break down the vast meals that Dragons devour."

I imagine this is to justify why Dragons are so obsessed with valuables and also to justify why people would seek out Dragon corpses for treasure (aside from their corpses being used as a reagent, which only magicians value). However, I think the idea of Asarnil seeking out absurd amounts of gold to help Deathfang's digestion to be very sweet, so I'll maintain that it is my headcanon that Asarnil seeks out high paying jobs to make Deathfang comfortable.
 
However, I think the idea of Asarnil seeking out absurd amounts of gold to help Deathfang's digestion to be very sweet, so I'll maintain that it is my headcanon that Asarnil seeks out high paying jobs to make Deathfang comfortable.
Headcanon's fine, but in case you don't know, Asarnil's said the thing that he and Deathfang do with their obscene mercenary money is hoard it. Simple as that.
 
Headcanon's fine, but in case you don't know, Asarnil's said the thing that he and Deathfang do with their obscene mercenary money is hoard it. Simple as that.
This is what Asarnil said:
"Do?" he repeats, confused. "Treasure is not for doing, treasure is for having." Deathfang nods firmly in agreement.
It's vague enough that Deathfang eating the gold is plausible while maintaining the truth of that statement.
 
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