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* TheChosenOne: Snorri Halfhand ''believes'' he's this, courtesy of a prophecy. [[spoiler: Turns out he's wrong, the prophecy actually refers to his cousin Morgrim, and Snorri gets himself killed trying to pursue it.]]
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* TheDragonslayer: Sigmar win's the allegiance of King Siggurd and the Brigundian's after the Dragon Ogre, Skaranoak (who is revealed to have killed Siggurd's son)

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* TheDragonslayer: Sigmar win's the allegiance of King Siggurd and the Brigundian's after he slays the Dragon Ogre, Skaranoak (who is revealed to have killed Siggurd's son)

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* TheDragonslayer: Sigmar win's the allegiance of King Siggurd and the Brigundian's after the Dragon Ogre, Skaranoak (who is revealed to have killed Siggurd's son)
* GodzillaThreshold: When it is clear that Nagash is too powerful for Sigmar to defeat, he has no choice but to use Nagash's Crown of Sorcery in order to even the odds.



* OhCrap: Kar Odacen convinces the warlord Cormac Bloodaxe to partake in a ritual that will give their forces the power to breach Middenheim's walls. Just before the ritual is completed, Cormac realizes too late that Odacen intends to make him a sacrifice to summon a Bloodthirster of Khorne.



* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Azazel escapes the destruction of a village led by Sigmar as the latter hunts for the former. He is accompanied by the only survivor. A young boy by the name of Morkar, who would later become Morkar the Uniter and the first Everchosen of Chaos.

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* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Azazel escapes the destruction of a norscan village led by Sigmar as the latter hunts for the former. He is accompanied by the only survivor. A young boy by the name of Morkar, who would later become Morkar the Uniter and the first Everchosen of Chaos.

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* ArchEnemy: Malekith and Imrik (later Caledor).



* TheConqueror: Malekith in his early years, being largely responsible for the expansion of the elven empire.
** Imrik of Caledor takes up this title upon his ascension to the throne.
* EvilIsBigger: [[spoiler: Malekith is described as "taller than any elf" after his rebirth as the Witch-King.]]




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* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler: Yeasir's death, holding off the Druchii forces to until his family, Alith and the family of Bel'Shanaar can escape.]]



* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Nagash is vanquished, but at the cost of the *entire* Nehekharan civilization and the lives of countless heroes. Not to mention that it's only a matter of time before he rises again....]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Nagash is vanquished, but at the cost of the *entire* ''entire'' Nehekharan civilization and the lives of countless heroes. Not to mention that it's only a matter of time before he rises again....]]



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Once Nagash learns enough about dark magic from the dark elves he imprisoned, he kills them when they attempt to escape and consumes their souls.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Once Nagash learns enough about dark magic from the dark elves he imprisoned, he kills them when they attempt to escape and consumes their souls.
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* RoyalBrat:
** Caledor the Second is an arrogant, spoiled ManChild who would prefer to hunt and drink fine wine than actually rule his kingdom.
** Snorri Halfhand is a warmongering glory hound who dismisses the wisdom of his father at every turn and often ''tries'' to antagonize the elves.

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* TheArchMage: Morathi and Thyriol. Naturally, they end up facing of in the FinalBattle.

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* TheArchMage: Morathi and Thyriol. Naturally, they end up facing of off in the FinalBattle.


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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Druchii are ultimately defeated, but countless elves have perished, large portions of Ulthuan have sunken into the sea and most importantly Malekith, Morathi and their followers have survived to trouble the world another day.]]


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* EvilOverlord: Malekith, after becoming the Witch-King.


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* InterspeciesFriendship: Between Malekith and Snorri Whitebeard.


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* BigBad: Nagash of course.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Nagash is vanquished, but at the cost of the *entire* Nehekharan civilization and the lives of countless heroes. Not to mention that it's only a matter of time before he rises again....]]
* CainAndAbel: Nagash and Thutep.
* EvilVersusEvil: Nagash against the Dark Elf sorcerers, and later against the Skaven.
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* {{Retcon}}: The series was written before 8th edition, so some things were changed or new additions to the story were later made. For example: 8th edition added that Malekith had a wife named Allisara, sister to Ariel, who left him upon receiving visions of a dark future he will bring. In the books, she is non-existent.

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** Alith Anar is almost as brutal as the Druchii he hunts, but unquestionably loyal to Ulthuan.

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** Alith Anar is almost as brutal as the Druchii he hunts, but is still unquestionably loyal to Ulthuan. Ulthuan.
* TheArchMage: Morathi and Thyriol. Naturally, they end up facing of in the FinalBattle.



* BiggerBad: The Forces of Chaos, whose shadow hangs over the whole story, in spite of their temporary defeat.
* BigGood: Imrik of Caledor, later known as Caledor the Conqueror.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler: Kairos Fateweaver]] makes a brief appearance in Shadow king, [[DealWithTheDevil bargaining]] with Morathi.
* EvilSorcerer: Morathi and her acolytes, and later Malekith as well.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Morathi. Natch.



** The novella "The Bloody Handed" provides one for Hellebron.



* BigBad: Caledor the Conqueror ultimately takes the role.

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* BigBad: Caledor the Conqueror Second ultimately takes the role.


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: King Gotrek Starbreaker and Prince Imladrik. Unfortunately, their attempts to bring peace are ultimately futile.

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* LanguageBarrier: When the elves and dwarfs first meet, they cannot understand each other. Malekith takes advantage of this during a feast between the two races. He proposes a toast and makes a speech insulting the dwarfs; threatening to kill them and burn their halls should they disrespect him, drawing cheers from his entourage and the ignorant dwarfs.
* ThePromise: While on his deathbed, Snorri Whitebeard makes Malekith swear an oath that the elves and dwarfs will forever remain friends. Malekith swears to his friend that he will uphold his promise, but later betrays the oath when he orchestrates that War of Vengeance/of the Beard.

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* AntiHero: Malekith starts out like this, being arrogant, hot blooded and manipulative from the very start, yet ultimately a decent man at heart. Needless to say, he goes downhill from there.
** Alith Anar is almost as brutal as the Druchii he hunts, but unquestionably loyal to Ulthuan.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Malekith and Morathi.
* LanguageBarrier: When the elves and dwarfs first meet, they cannot understand each other. Malekith takes advantage of this during a feast between the two races. He proposes a toast and makes a speech insulting the dwarfs; threatening to kill them and burn their halls (albeit jokingly) should they disrespect him, drawing cheers from his entourage and the ignorant dwarfs.
* ThePromise: While on his deathbed, Snorri Whitebeard makes Malekith swear an oath that the elves and dwarfs will forever remain friends. Malekith swears to his friend that he will uphold his promise, but promise. [[spoiler: But later betrays the oath when he orchestrates that War of Vengeance/of the Beard.
Beard.]]
* StartOfDarkness: The series as a whole serves as one for Malekith, chronicling his descent from the ruthless but ultimately heroic prince of Nagarythe, into the sinister Witch-King.
* TragicBromance: How the friendship between Malekith and Snorri ultimately turns out.


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* BigBad: Caledor the Conqueror ultimately takes the role.
* BiggerBad: Malekith and the Dark Elves, who instigate the war in order to weaken both sides and prevent them from uniting against Naggaroth.
* ElvesVersusDwarves: The titular War of Vengeance; fought between the Asur of Ulthuan and the Dwarfs of the Karaz Ankor.

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* GildedCage: Nagash does make sure that his dark elf prisoners/tutor's live comfortably while under his captivity; giving them books, food & drink, comfy furniture and fine clothing.

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* AndYourLittleDogToo: Before he buries his brother Thutep alive, Nagash gloats that not only will he take the throne, but he will take his wife Neferem as well.
* GildedCage: Nagash does make sure that his dark elf prisoners/tutor's live comfortably while under his captivity; giving them books, food & drink, comfy furniture and fine clothing.
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* GildedCage: Nagash does make sure that his dark elf prisoners/tutor's live comfortably while under his captivity; giving them books, food & drink and comfy furniture.

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* GildedCage: Nagash does make sure that his dark elf prisoners/tutor's live comfortably while under his captivity; giving them books, food & drink and drink, comfy furniture.furniture and fine clothing.
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* GildedCage: Nagash does make sure that his dark elf prisoners/tutor's live comfortably while under his captivity; giving them books, food & drink and comfy furniture.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Once he learns enough about dark magic from the dark elves he imprisoned, he kills them when they attempt to escape and consumes their souls.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Once he Nagash learns enough about dark magic from the dark elves he imprisoned, he kills them when they attempt to escape and consumes their souls.
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* LanguageBarrier: When the elves and dwarfs first meet, they cannot understand each other. Malekith takes advantage of this during a feast between the two races. He proposes a toast and makes a speech insulting the dwarfs; threatening to kill them and burn their halls should they disrespect him, drawing cheers from his entourage and the ignorant dwarfs.
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* ThePromise: While on his deathbed, Snorri Whitebeard makes Malekith swear an oath that the elves and dwarfs will forever remain friends. Malekith swears to his friend that he will uphold his promise, but later betrays the oath when he orchestrates that War of Vengeance/of the Beard.
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* ThatManIsDead: When he is taken in by the Norsii Sorcerer Kar Odacen, Gerreon forsakes his birth name and embraces the new name given to him: "Azazel".
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* FaceHeelTurn: Count Markus and Count Siggurd once they are turned into vampires.

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* FaceHeelTurn: Count Markus and Count Siggurd Siggurd, once loyal followers of Sigmar, become bloodthirsty fiends bent on the destruction of humanity once they are turned into vampires.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Count Markus and Count Siggurd once they are turned into vampires.
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* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, Count Aldred's sister, Marika, never forgave her brother for attempting to sacrifice her to the mist daemons under the belief that her sacrifice would lift the curse afflicting Marburg. Which is one of the main reasons why she conspires with Count Marius to assassinate her brother.
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* IHateYouVampireDad: Abhorash despises Neferata for tricking him into drinking the (flawed) elixir of life, turning him into a vampire and causing him to drink innocent blood when he couldn't control his thirst. He disappears from Lahmia but returns to it's defense once it is besieged by the armies of Alcadizaar. Though he makes it clear that he came back to defend the city and it's people and not for Neferata.
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* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Azazel escapes the destruction of a village led by Sigmar as the latter hunts for the former. He is accompanied by the only survivor. A young boy by the name of Morkar, who would later become Morkar the Uniter and the first Everchosen of Chaos.
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From the elven civil war known as ''"The Sundering"'', to the rise of the creator of necromancy Nagash, to the War of Vengeance/of the Beard that forever strained the friendship between elf and dwarf, to the legend of Sigmar and the birth of the empire of man and to the war between the Empire and the Skaven.

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From the elven civil war known as ''"The Sundering"'', to the rise of the creator of necromancy Nagash, to the War of Vengeance/of the Beard that forever strained damaged the friendship between elf and dwarf, to the legend of Sigmar and the birth of the empire of man and to the war between the Empire and the Skaven.
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* ''The Sundering'' by Gav Thorpe
** Malekith
** Shadow King
** Caledor
* ''The Rise of Nagash'' by Mike Lee
** Nagash the Sorcerer
** Nagash the Unbroken
** Nagash Immortal
* ''The War of Vengeance/of the Beard'' by Nick Kyme, Chris Wraight & C.L. Werner
** The Great Betrayal
** Master of Dragons
** Curse of the Phoenix Crown
* ''The Legend of Sigmar'' by Graham McNeill
** Heldenhammer
** Empire
** God King
* ''The Black Plague'' by C.L. Werner
** Dead Winter
** Blighted Empire
** Wolf of Sigmar

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'''Warhammer: Time of Legends''' is a series of novels set in the Tabletopgame/{{Warhammer}} Fantasy universe. Each of the novels are set during the past events of the Warhammer world's past. From the elven civil war known as "The Sundering", to the rise of the creator of necromancy Nagash, to the War of Vengeance/of the Beard that forever strained the friendship between elf and dwarf, to the legend of Sigmar and the birth of the empire of man and to the war between the Empire and the Skaven.

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'''Warhammer: Time of Legends''' is a series of novels set in the Tabletopgame/{{Warhammer}} Fantasy universe. Each of the novels are set during the past events of the Warhammer world's past.

From the elven civil war known as "The Sundering", ''"The Sundering"'', to the rise of the creator of necromancy Nagash, to the War of Vengeance/of the Beard that forever strained the friendship between elf and dwarf, to the legend of Sigmar and the birth of the empire of man and to the war between the Empire and the Skaven.
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'''Warhammer: Time of Legends''' is a series of novels set in the Tabletopgame/{{Warhammer}} Fantasy universe. Each of the novels are set during the past events of Warhammer's past.

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'''Warhammer: Time of Legends''' is a series of novels set in the Tabletopgame/{{Warhammer}} Fantasy universe. Each of the novels are set during the past events of Warhammer's past.
the Warhammer world's past. From the elven civil war known as "The Sundering", to the rise of the creator of necromancy Nagash, to the War of Vengeance/of the Beard that forever strained the friendship between elf and dwarf, to the legend of Sigmar and the birth of the empire of man and to the war between the Empire and the Skaven.
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'''Warhammer: Time of Legends''' is a series of novels set in the Tabletopgame/{{Warhammer}} Fantasy universe. Each of the novels are set during the past events of Warhammer's past.

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'''Warhammer: Time of Legends''' is a series of novels set in the Tabletopgame/{{Warhammer}} Fantasy universe. Each of the novels are set during the past events of Warhammer's past.past.

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'''Warhammer: Time of Legends''' is a series of novels set in the Tabletopgame/{{Warhammer}} Fantasy universe. Each of the novels are set during the past events of Warhammer's past.

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