History Characters / MordheimCityOfTheDamned

* BadassGrandpa

* BadassGrandpa
* BadassMustache

* TheUndead: [[CaptainObvious Mhm.]]

* FragileSpeedster

* LongRangeFighter

* GlassCannon: Flagellents can't equip armour or shields, but give 'em a two-handed great flail and they'll crumple most henchmen in only two hits.

!!Wilheim Kreiger

With their plentiful movement and very good physical stats, Warpguard are perhaps the best melee henchmen of any warband. They serve as the "line" infantry to the Skaven, benefitting from high strength as it lets them hit hard in melee and carry more; with "Warp Immunity" granting immunity to warp effects when gathering wyrdstone, this makes Warpguard great for winning quick and dirty seizures of wyrdstone clusters.

Mercenary captains are seasoned professional warriors. A captain must have cunning as well as a good sword-arm to command a warband. Among mercenaries, it is the bold and ruthless who often succeed, men who care little for what they must do or who they must fight so long as they are paid. In the blighted ruins of Mordheim, such men can prosper and seize wealth beyond their most avaricious dreams.

* JackOfAllStats: Though primarily a melee fighter, with decent stats all across the board and a wide selection of equipment, the Captain can be built for almost any situation.

* FragileSpeedster: Able to equip the same weapons and armour as the Captain, and much lighter on his feet but this comes at the cost of inferior strength, toughness and weapon skill scores.
* NewMeat: A young lad fighting in Mordheim for his fortune. [[CrapsackWorld Apparently the attrition rate for boys like him is exceptionally high]].

* StoneWall: Some of the most impressive strength and toughness scores in the whole game, and coupled with the unique ability among the large Impressives to wear light armour, the most generally resilient.

* BadassLongcoat: They can even get an armoured one!

Among the ranks of Sigmar's clergy, the Warrior Priests emphasize the martial aspects of their god. Filled with a fiery fervor and an unbreakable faith, these priests are a formidable sight to the enemies of the Empire. Wielding immense warhammers that can shatter skulls and crush bones, a Warrior Priest is an imposing foe. More than their physical strength, however, it is a Warrior Priest’s devotion to Sigmar that endows him with his deadliest abilities – harnessing the divine power of his god and unleashing devastating forces against his adversaries.

A highly versatile divine spellcaster equally capable of supporting allies and debuffing and damaging foes, while also wearing heavy armour, the Warrior Priest is at home in the thick of melee. His "Divine Rage" increases his spellcasting chance whenever he deals melee damage.

The grim Witch Hunters are renowned for their determination and courage even as they are infamous for their pitiless methods and merciless justice. Typically, these men work alone, travelling the villages and towns to root out Chaos cults and witches. However, the scope of corruption infesting Mordheim has drawn packs of Witch Hunters to it, banding them together under the authority of Witch Hunter Captains.

With excellent damage in melee or range and a litany of proficiencies, the Witch Hunter is a solid offensive hero blessed with an innate magic resistance in "Sigmar's Ward", and "Purge the Heretic!" increasing melee damage on all subsequent melee attacks after a successful one.

* BadassLongcoat

Robust and fearless, the Templar Knight is a powerful melee tank well-suited for engaging multiple enemies at once thanks to the "Stoic" passive skill, but also makes for a capable melee DPS hero.

Men who have suffered great losses, who have had family and fortune taken from them, sometimes find that faith in Sigmar is all they have left. Casting aside the shambles of their old lives, they become Zealots, vengeful pilgrims on a quest to destroy the minions of Chaos wherever they can be found. Many Zealots were peasants or craftsmen and lack the martial experience of mercenaries, but what they do have is bitterness and rage. These are qualities that cause Witch Hunters to recruit them, harnessing their fanaticism to visit vengeance upon the evil infesting Mordheim.

An incredibly versatile henchman capable with all manner of melee or ranged weapons, combined with surprising durability in light armour. Their "Vengeance" skill increases their melee damage for a turn when they are struck by a melee attack.

* ActionSurvivor: Strangely for ''Warhammer''. Zealots are often from non-military backgrounds but their bitterness against the Empire's enemies out of their personal animosity lets them fight as fiercely as trained warriors.

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]MasterOfNone: With no particular strengths in any area, Zealots make fair "line" infantry for the Witch Hunters. Just don't rely too much on them.

The Executioner is slightly weaker than other Impressives but that does not take away from the fact he is a powerful linebreaker, and careful use of his "Pyres Of The Righteous" can increase the hit chance and morale of nearby allies.

At first a rather weak and situationally useful arcane caster hero, the Magister comes into his own when levelled up, controlling the battle and rendering opponents powerless with his debilitating debuff spells. His "Blood Sacrifice" passive trait decreases the cost of spells when he deals out damage to an enemy.

Bodies and minds perverted by the touch of Chaos, Mutants come in all shapes and sizes. Destroyed as soon as they are discovered in more civilized places, the lawless state of Mordheim provides a refuge for these creatures. The Cult of the Possessed welcomes them into their warbands with open arms, seeing in the ghastly afflictions the reward of the Dark Gods.

Mutants have a balanced statline and the ability to wear any armour and use nearly any weapon. Mutant archer builds are quite viable but risky; one arm mutation will forever prevent him from using bows or ranged skills and leave him gimped. For this reason, melee damage builds are perhaps the more sensible approach. "Shadowlord's Touch" increases their critical hit chance when they gather wyrdstone.

The Norscans and Kurgan of the far north are barbaric, warlike men who openly worship the Dark Gods. Their lands are continually bathed in the fell emanations of Chaos, allowing only the strongest to survive. Bloodthirsty warriors, many of these Marauders have been striking into the fractured Empire. Marauders fight with axe and swords, often with the reckless fury of the berserk!

Guilty of the ultimate blasphemy, the Possessed are men who have freely given their bodies over to daemons. The result is a ghastly amalgamation of flesh, metal and daemonic essence fused together by the most abominable mutations. Hulking beasts with minds part mortal and part daemon, the Possessed are revered by their Cult. Few things in Mordheim are as feared and dangerous as these obscenities.

The Possessed is very much a melee GlassCannon; incapable of wearing any armour and meant to run at enemies and get into melee as quickly as possible so they can rip enemy units limb from limb with their bare fists or their arm mutations. They're not only fearless but they project their own Fear aura, making enemies in melee more likely to miss.

* DumbMuscle: He has the lowest maximum intelligence of any Hero in the game, a measly 7.

Rarely does a daemon find a host so suitable as to become a Possessed. More often, the daemon has to abandon its host, leaving the mortal scarred in mind and spirit. These men become Darksouls, maddened by their experience and endowed with the ferocious strength of the insane. Dressing in masks and armour that resembles daemons, Darksouls bring their crazed fury against all who defy the Cult.

On the borders of the Empire, beneath the World's Edge Mountains lies the forsaken county of Sylvania. Long a place of mystery and sinister doings, Sylvania descended into horror during the Black Plague when the necromancer Vanhel raised legions of the dead. Since that time, Sylvania has been a haunted land steeped in the darkest magic. From the ancient castle of Drakenhof, Count Vlad von Carstein rules the county, but his ambition drives him to seek greater power. With the Empire consumed by civil strife, Vlad sees opportunity. The warbands he sends into Mordheim, the wyrdstone they gather for him, are but the first steps in the war the vampire lord will soon wage on his mortal neighbours.

The province of Reikland lies at the heart of the Empire and is a land long renowned for the discipline and loyalty of its people. Warriors drawn into the service of Reikland are held to a high standard of professionalism, eschewing the flamboyance of other provinces. For a Reiklander, sturdy armour and a reliable sword are more precious than silks and jeweled vestments. Grand Prince Karl Franz of Reikland claims the vacant Imperial throne for himself, and the warriors of his land will do their utmost to see him crowned Emperor. Even if they aren’t above making some coin for themselves in the process. A Reiklander is always pragmatic.

* MightyGlacier: ''Like you wouldn't believe''. Bertha can pulverize anything short of an Impressive in just one or two attacks, and she's very well-armoured to boot. However her dodge chance is only 20% and she can only dodge once per turn, leaving her vulnerable to DeathByAThousandCuts if you don't support her properly.

* BigBadassWolf: Can even get a wolf-stylized helmet.

* MagicKnight: ''And how''. The Wolf Priest is a divine spellcaster that can wear heavy armour and fight like a beast in combat.

The province of Reikland lies at the heart of the Empire and is a land long renowned for the discipline and loyalty of its people. Warriors drawn into the service of Reikland are held to a high standard of professionalism, eschewing the flamboyance of other provinces. For a Reiklander, sturdy armour and a reliable sword are more precious than silks and jewelled vestments. Grand Prince Karl Franz of Reikland claims the vacant Imperial throne for himself, and the warriors of his land will do their utmost to see him crowned Emperor. Even if they aren’t above making some coin for themselves in the process. A Reiklander is always pragmatic.

* HumansAreAverage[=/=]JackOfAllStats: Defined by fair but not exceptional mobility, offence and defence points across the board, with the widest selection of weapons and equipment amongst the warbands, especially ranged weapons.

Exchanging the melee prowess, defences and morale of the Captain, the Youngblood is lighter on his feet and slightly better at shooting. His "Squire's Curse" is a special attack which prevents the enemy from switching weapons.

* FashionableAssymetry: Wearing a huge pauldron on the right shoulder, and [[SleevesAreForWimps nothing on the left]].

* StoneWall: Sporting robust HP pools, near-universal ability to equip heavy armour, excellent leadership and a plethora of divine buffing and support spells to boost their combat prowess, the Sisters are very difficult to shift and a real menace in open melee combat. However, their very poor movement range and mobility combined with an absolute lack of shooting makes them easy to outmanoeuvre and susceptible to being trapped.

The Sigmarite Matriarch is the leader of the Sisters of Sigmar warband, a superb tank hero with robust defences and morale. She is also a divine caster, supporting her sisters with healing and defensive spells. Her "Divine Fervour" reduces the cost of attacks and charges after casting a spell, though her next action must be an attack or charge or the effect is lost.

* StoneWall: She has excellent defences backed up by powerful support magic, but she is still, like other Sisters units, slow on the move.

The Augur is less capable in melee slugfests than her sisters due to her weak armour and low toughness, but her mobility is unrivalled among her sisters, and her "Sigmar's Sight" ability lets her perform Perception checks for free and with increased success chance.

Sigmar's Purifiers of the Sisterhood have embraced the martial aspects of Sigmar with fervour beyond that of the rest of their order. Their faith is of such an extreme that by sheer force of will they are able to draw upon the divine power of their god to unleash spells upon their foes. A Purifier is utterly fearless in battle, attacking with a combination of cold steel and holy magic that few can withstand.

Long-serving priestesses of the Sisterhood, Sisters Superior adopt the role of mentor to the newer Sisters and Novices. Versed in the rituals of the temple and the trials of battle, Sisters Superior are entrusted with maintaining the fervour and discipline of the order. The wrath of a Sister Superior on the field of battle is something to quail the blackened heart of almost any foe.

Pureblood descendent of Sigmar himself and High Matriarch of the Sisters of Sigmar at the Rock, Bertha Bestraufrung serves as both the sponsor and the Dramatus Personae of the player's Sisters of Sigmar warband, advising them and assisting them in battle where necessary. Bertha is an extremely powerful warrior and deadly with her warhammer.

* MightyGlacier: ''Like you wouldn't believe''. Bertha can pulverise anything short of an Impressive in just one or two attacks, and she's very well-armoured to boot. However her dodge chance is only 20% and she can only dodge once per turn, leaving her vulnerable to DeathByAThousandCuts if you don't support her properly.

* KnightTemplar: Even moreso than the Sisters. The Witch Hunters don't even think Mordheim can be saved, and want to purge all within, including their sisters in faith at the Rock.

Among the ranks of Sigmar's clergy, the Warrior Priests emphasize the martial aspects of their god. Filled with a fiery fervour and an unbreakable faith, these priests are a formidable sight to the enemies of the Empire. Wielding immense warhammers that can shatter skulls and crush bones, a Warrior Priest is an imposing foe. More than their physical strength, however, it is a Warrior Priest’s devotion to Sigmar that endows him with his deadliest abilities – harnessing the divine power of his god and unleashing devastating forces against his adversaries.

With excellent damage in melee or range and a litany of proficiences, the Witch Hunter is a solid offensive hero blessed with an innate magic resistance in "Sigmar's Ward", and "Purge the Heretic!" increasing melee damage on all subsequent melee attacks after a successful one.

* GlassCannon: Flagellents can't equip armour or shields, but give 'em a two-handed great flail and they'll crump most henchmen in only two hits.

* BoozeBasedBuff: The "Liquid Courage" skill has the Smuggler take a swig from her hipflask, increasing her initiative and ability to pass All Alone checks.

* BigBadassWolf: Can even get a wolf-stylised helmet.

* StealthExpert: What Clan Eshin is to the Skaven civilisation as a whole. They were trained in ninja arts by Nippon, the ''Warhammer'' world's equivalent of feudal Japan.

Among the Skaven race, those whelps with black fur tend to be bigger and more vicious than their fellows. Raised in a climate of bullying brutality, Black Skaven dominate all they see as weaker than themselves. Trained in the martial arts of their clan, they combine the speed of their smaller kin with brawn seldom found amongst the ratmen. In the ruins of Mordheim, they excel at ambushing man-things.

The yin to the Black Skaven's yang, the Night Runner is a capable ranged fighter, especially when equipped with warplock pistols. His mobility is alo greater than the Black Skaven - his "Fleet-Footed" skill gives him greater movement range whenever he succeeds at a leap or jump.

Fylch Sharptail is a cunning, stealthy and skilled killer of Clan Eshin, the representative of Murderlord Snikkit and an advisor to the player's Skaven warband in the campaign.

* ReligionOfEvil: One dedicated to the Shadowlord that dwells in the pit in the centre of Mordheim, where the impact hit.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The Marauder has impressive stats and deals tons of damage, but his poor defences, inability to wear heavy armour and Last Stand means that if his deadly first charge attack misses, he can't pull out and he'll probably lose.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Norscans in the ''Warhammer'' world are basically demon-worshipping vikings.

Able to wield melee weapons but with lacklustre physical stats and high ballistic skill, the Brethren are best suited to be ranged support for your melee heroes and Darksouls. Their special ability "Lurker" increases their accuracy with overwatch attacks.

* TheNecromancer: Necromanctic magic is banned in the Empire, so most Necromancers can be found far from civilisation. Vampires see Necromancers as allies of convenience and so shelter them, though some mortal practitioners of the dark magic can grow powerful enough to rival them.
* SinisterScythe: His SimpleStaff is modelled as one.

* FragileSpeedster[=/=]GlassCannon: Fairly mobile and powerful up close with their debuffs, Ghouls are good harrassing units.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The only reason why the Skaven of Clan Skryre would help even their "brothers" in Clan Eshin, nevermind anyone else.

* AwesomeYetPractical: As the only Impressive unit who isn't a GiantMook, the Maiden of Sigmar can traverse terrain normally like any human-sized unit, loot items and wyrdstone, and enter buildings. She's also ImmuneToBullets, which makes her immune to one of the primary ways of dealing with Impressives and plugs a vital hole in the Sisters tactics. This makes her more tactically useful than the other Impressives, but she doesn't skimp on her raw power one bit.

* BoringButPractical: As the only Impressive unit who isn't a GiantMook, the Maiden of Sigmar can traverse terrain normally like any human-sized unit, loot items and wyrdstone, and enter buildings. This makes her more tactically useful than the other Impressives, but she doesn't skimp on her raw power one bit.

* DropTheHammer

* BowAndSwordInAccord: Standard gear is a sword and a pair of crossbow pistols.

* FearlessUndead: All Undead units except the still-living Necromancer and Dreg have an immunity to Fear, Terror and All-Alone.

High Matriarch of the Sisters of Sigmar at the Rock, Bertha Bestraufrung serves as both the sponsor and the Dramatus Personae of the player's Sisters of Sigmar warband, advising them and assisting them in battle where necessary. Bertha is an extremely powerful warrior and deadly with her warhammer.

* NeverMessWithGranny

* TheDreaded: They generate a Terror aura like the Chaos Spawn. Having with unit with Terror at low-levels is a major boost because enemy units often have bad leadership and tend to fail psychology checks.

!!Hired Swords
[[folder:Order]]
!!Smuggler

The Empire's division benefits those who would sell contraband or avoid the many taxes imposed by barons and burghers. No commodity is more enticing to Smugglers than Mordheim's Wyrdstone. Smugglers must be skilled with swords and pistols, accustomed to fighting against many foes, and not averse to tricks and traps. Most of all, they must be charismatic, able to rally their comrades in their darkest hour.

The Smuggler is a nimble and tricky combat hero adept at both melee or ranged combat. She can provide the Sisters with some much-needed fire support and mobility to broaden the scope of the warband, but also has her place with a Mercenaries or Witch Hunters warband as well. Her "Black Powder Trap" skill creates a "fake" item pickup which explodes and deals damage when a greedy enemy unit tries to pilfer from it.

* ActionGirl: Will often be the only female member of a Mercenaries or Witch Hunters warband.
* BadassNormal
* BoozeBasedBuff: The "Liquid Courage" skill has the Smuggler take a swig from her hipflask, increasing her initiative and ability to pass All Alone checks.
* ColdSniper: Starts with a long rifle.
* FragileSpeedster[=/=]GlassCannon
* TheMusketeer: Able to use guns or melee weapons with equal skill.
* NiceHat
* PirateGirl: Probably a more grimdark take on this trope than usual.
* StuffBlowingUp: Able to use "Black Powder Trap" from the go, and can learn "Hand Bomb". She also gets a passive skill to make her bombs more powerful.

!!Wolf Priest of Ulric

Ulric is the god of wolves, war and winter. In some of the Northern provinces, he is venerated even above Sigmar by peasants and nobles alike. Those who enter his priesthood are fierce and hardened men, embodying the primal nature of their god. Grim warriors in their own right, these Priests are able to instill in their comrades the cold howl of Ulric, inspiring them to feats of bravery and savagery.

The Wolf Priest is an amazing two-handed physical fighter and support caster who can particularly benefit friendly units in tight combat with the enemy, be they the tough-as-nails Sisters or the relatively squishy Mercenaries and Witch Hunters.

* AnAxeToGrind: His starting weapon is, what else, a greataxe.
* BadassGrandpa
* BadassMustache
* BadassPreacher: Given Ulric is a WarGod.
* BigBadassWolf: Can even get a wolf-stylised helmet.
* HornyVikings: Ulric worshippers tend to be from Nordland and Middenland, where people are culturally similar to the Norscans.
* MagicKnight: ''And how''. The Wolf Priest is a divine spellcaster that can wear heavy armour and fight like a beast in combat.
* MightyGlacier: With his greataxe and high strength, he hits like a truck, and his amazing buff spells, high toughness and ability to wear heavy armour without impeded spellcasting make him very hard to kill too.
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[[folder:Destruction]]
!!Poison Wind Globadier

Clanrats trained to use the devious weapons of Clan Skryre, Globadiers are sold as warriors to warbands by the Warlock-Engineers. The warpstone gas in the globes can kill or cripple enemies, or prevent wizards from casting spells. Other alchemical gases can strengthen or even heal those exposed to them. These sneaky ratmen even fabricate bombs disguised as wyrdstone to maim the unwary.

Frail but extremely versatile, the Globadier shines with Cultist warbands as a zone controlling ranged fighter, quite viable as a utility melee using his poison skills which synergise very well with the largely poison-immune Undead, and he can do well with his Skaven brethren too. His "Poison Globe" lets him throw a grenade of poison gas which carpets a small area, infecting all within.

* DeadlyGas: "Poison Globe" is a grenade-like ability that creates a lingering cloud, and "Vent" creates a cloud around the Globadier.
* HarmfulHealing: "Infused Globe" replenishes HP but also gives a random detrimental warp effect.
* MadScientist: Clan Skryre's [[PlanetOfHats Hat]]. They create the Skaven's technological monstrosities and experiment with chemical warfare. They even once planted a wyrdstone-powered nuclear bomb under Altdorf, but it failed to detonate.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The only reason why the Skaven of Clan Skryre would help even their "brothers" in Clan Eshin, nevermind anyone else.
* PoisonedWeapons
* SquishyWizard: The Globadier is not particularly meant for frontline combat, being more of a supporting/battle control hero.
* WeakButSkilled: Rather poor physical stats, the Globadier nonetheless has decent ballistic skill or other modest martial stats, and can be viable in some utility-based combat builds by taking advantage of his own poison skills and the Skaven exclusive poison abilities.

!!Doomweaver

Mystics who tap directly into the Winds of Magic, Doomweavers are both powerful and pitiable. Their minds constantly filled with strange visions and the sound of daemons scratching at the barriers of reality, they slowly descend into madness. The energies they harness twist their bodies with subtle mutations. Yet the magic they wield is the stuff of Chaos itself, primal and nigh unstoppable.

The Doomweaver is a superb support caster able to lay down Chaos idols which buff his allies and weaken his enemies, making himself useful whether he's giving your fragile furry fighters some staying power or helping the Cultists get those kills they need early on. He has a few damage spells to get stuck in with as well.

* HornedHumanoid: A single stumpy horn jutting out of the side of his head.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: He's covered in Chaotic tattoos.
* PowerBornOfMadness
* SquishyWizard
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* MightyGlacier

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The only reason why the Skaven of Clan Eshin would help even their "brothers" in Clan Eshin, nevermind anyone else.

* ActionGirl

* TokenSmurfettePrinciple: Will often be the only female member of a Mercenaries or Witch Hunters warband.

* {{Ninja}}: They start with shurikens. Shurikens are low-range, low-damage, high-accuracy weapons which are useful when used in conjunction with Skaven poison skills.

* LightningBruiser: Potentially can be as strong and durable as the Ogre Mercenary, but no slower than your Skaven warriors.
* TooDumbToLive: Rat Ogres have the Stupid status, meaning they must perform an Intelligence check when not fighting to see if they can act on their turn. Given Rat Ogres have naturally low Intelligence, this can lead to the Rat Ogre standing in the open picking his nose while enemy troops riddle him with arrows and bullets.

* EvilMentor

* VerbalTic

* BadassLongcoat
* TheDreaded: They generate a Terror aura like the Chaos Spawn.

* ActionGirl

* MsFanservice: [[VampiresAreSexGods Well, she is a vampire.]]

* FighterThiefMage: Of the Human Heroes, the Youngblood is the Thief.
* FragileSpeedster: Able to equip the same weapons and armour as the Captain, and much lighter on his feet but this comes at the cost of inferior strength and toughness scores.

* BadassNormal

* TheGenericGuy: Standard fighters of the Empire who die against monsters and superhuman adversary every day.

Luther Wolfenbaum is a veteran soldier of the Empire and mercenary captain. Serving as an advisor and agent of Baron von Leitdorfer, he guides the player's Mercenary warband through their campaign and assists them in campaign missions. He's an exceptionally powerful frontline fighter armed with a sword and shield.

* BadassNormal: Verging into CharlesAtlasSuperpower territory. He's able to beat down Daemons and Rat Ogres despite being a seemingly ordinary man with only a sword.

* LightningBruiser: Luther hits hard, runs fast and defends well. There's few foes in Mordheim that give him serious worry.

* DropTheHammer: The Sisters, in true medieval holy warrior parlance, never use swords or edged weapons except for daggers. Their WeaponOfChoice is the Sigmarite Warhammer, a brutal warhammer styled into the shape of Sigmar's twin-tailed comet which also helps reduce the chance of Divine Wrath.

* WeakButSkilled: Sisters troops have some of the poorest physical stats but good weapons skill[[note]]To demonstrate, consider that the maximum strength stat of the Sister, their basic close combat henchman, is ''10'' to the Warpguard and Zealot's 12, the Warrior's 14, the Darksoul's 15 and the Zombie's 16; Sisters have maximum 15 weapon skill to the Zombie and Warrior's 16, the Warpguard's 14, and the Darksoul and Zealot's 12 [[/note]] to compensate. They won't hit particularly hard but they will hit often and parry well, and their attacks are often backed by magic too.

The Augur is less capable in melee slugfests than her sisters due to her weak armour and low toughness, but her mobility is unrivalled among her sisters, and her "Sigmar's Sight" ability lets her perform Perception checks for free and with increased success chance. Augurs are also immune to eye injuries.

* EpicFlail

* BoringButPractical: As the only Impressive unit who isn't a GiantMook, the Maiden of Sigmar can traverse terrain normally like any human-sized unit, loot items and wyrdstone, and enter buildings.

* TheMusketeer: Can equip most of the guns enjoyed by the Mercenaries' faction.

* CombatPragmatist: Skaven are individually quite weak and almost never fare well in one-and-one melee even at high levels, so the warband encourages ambushing isolated enemies and ganging up on them rather than directly engaging multiple enemies. They also like using PoisonedWeapons.

* WeakButSkilled: The Skaven have it even worse than the Sisters. Not only do their troops have some of the lowest strength skill in the game but they also have some of the lowest toughness scores too. What redeems them is the ''best'' agility scores and dodge chances plus above average weapon skill.
* WeaponOfChoice: The Skaven have a fair few, actually. Weeping Blades, Warplock Pistols, Shuriken...

* {{Ninja}}: They start wth shurikens. Shurikens are low-range, low-damage, high-accuracy weapons which are useful when used in conjunction with Skaven poison skills.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: All Cultist Heroes and the Chaos Spawn Impressive get random mutations that grant them additional abilities but can cause unforeseen issues. For example, a Mutant you built to be an archer could spawn an axe for a hand and forever lose his ability to hold a bow.

The Possessed is very much a melee GlassCannon; incapable of wearing any armour heavier than a ragged pair of cloth pants and meant to run at enemies and get into melee as quickly as possible so they can rip enemy units limb from limb. They're not only fearless but they project their own Fear aura, making enemies in melee more likely to miss.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: The Undead are big on playing around with the game's morale mechanics, being largely fearless and able to inflict fear on their enemies.

* MightyGlacier: Sporting robust HP pools, near-universal ability to equip heavy armour, excellent leadership and a plethora of divine buffing and support spells to boost their combat prowess, the Sisters are a real menace in open melee combat. However, their very poor movement range and mobility combined with an absolute lack of shooting makes them easy to outmanoeuvre and susceptible to being trapped.

* TrapMaster: The Undead can use "Death Trap" and "Eye See You" to lay down traps which activate when an enemy walks over them. Death Trap deals straight damage, while Eye See You makes them visible on the map and also reduces initiative and resistance to fear effects - a worthy consideration given how much the Undead rely on Fear and Terror.

* BadassNormal: Facing the deformed chaotic denizens of Mordheim, the fabled ratmen of Clan Eshin, the warrior women of the Sisters of Sigmar and the roving hordes of the Undead are a bunch of Reikland sellswords with nothing but their wits, sharpened steel and primitive gunpowder. And sometimes they win.

* TheGunslinger: Able to use all manner of guns including pistols, blunderbusses and even long rifles.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Mercenaries are more a neutral faction despite being on the side of Order, as a motley collection of lowlifes taking obscene risks by venturing into the ruins of Mordheim and battling all kinds of evil all in the name of fast cash.

* TheMusketeer: Able to take pistols into combat to supplement his swordplay.

* NewMeat: A young lad fighting in Mordheim for his fortune. [[CrapsackWorld Apparently the attrition rate is exceptionally high]].

* TheLancer
* SergeantRock: The biggest, meanest fighter in the warband except for the Captain and the Ogre.

* BlindedByTheLight: His starting spell, "Blinding Light", reduces dodge, parry, chance to hit and Perception checks.
* MagikarpPower: He begins the game with a weak debuff spell and has a hard time earning XP since he's fragile and can't do much on his own. However, after leveling up a bit and earning a few spell points, he can turn into a powerful crowd control wizard with some neat offensive spells as well. Giving him a bow and keeping him out of harm's way can help him survive long enough to get his better spells.

* ArcherArchetype: Marksman start with longbows, and while weaker than guns, their ability to let loose arrows multiple times a turn arguably makes them the better weapon.

->''"So, you've decided to brave the City of the Damned in search of gold and glory? There's no shortage of people who've tried before you. If you look hard enough, you'll find their bones littering the ruins. Mordheim doesn't forgive mistakes, so you'd better not make any."''

* LightningBruiser

* SeenItAll: It is he who informs the disbelieving captain of the existence of the legendary RatMen, the Skaven. Quite blase about it too.
-->''[[BadassBoast "I've forgotten more things about this city than you'll ever learn."]]''

* AmazonBrigade: An entire army of women warriors, kicking ass in Sigmar's name.
* BadassArmy: Arguably the biggest example in the game. The Sisters of Sigmar will often win most straight-up battles against other warbands due to their sheer resilience and striking power.

* CrutchCharacter: In a sense. The Sisters tend to be heavily-armoured and hit like freight trains in close combat, so in a straight fight they'll usually come out on top. However their complete lack of shooting and limited movement restrict them to simple and rather predictable tactics that would get the other warbands killed quite quickly.

* {{Expy}}: Of the [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Sisters of Battle]]. The Matriarch, Purifier and Maiden of Sigmar are all divine spellcasters, letting them cast divine spells at the risk of invoking Divine Wrath debuffs.

* MagicKnight: Not only are the Sisters powerful fighters, but they also arguably have the best magic of all the warbands.

* FragileSpeedster: The only Sisters unit unable to equip heavy armour, but has good agility. This along with her superhumanly high alertness stat makes her an exceptional scout, something the pondering Sisters really need.

* MagicKnight
* NervesOfSteel

* FragileSpeedster: The distinction between them as the Sisters - slightly weaker, but slightly faster.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: As only a roving band of religious fanatics could hope to be.

* BadassLongcoat

* BadassNormal

Men who have suffered great lossey gain a damage resistance boost when engaged by multiple enemies, and their lack of fear encnourages them to be tanks, absorbing the blows for the squishier units of the Witch Hunters.s, who have had family and fortune taken from them, sometimes find that faith in Sigmar is all they have left. Casting aside the shambles of their old lives, they become Zealots, vengeful pilgrims on a quest to destroy the minions of Chaos wherever they can be found. Many Zealots were peasants or craftsmen and lack the martial experience of mercenaries, but what they do have is bitterness and rage. These are qualities that cause Witch Hunters to recruit them, harnessing their fanaticism to visit vengeance upon the evil infesting Mordheim.

* ActionSurvivor: Strangely for ''Warhammer''. Zealots are often from non-military backgrounds but their bitterness against the Empire's enemies out of their personal animosity lets them fight fiercely.

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]MasterOfNone
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Their whole lives are basically this. Many of them have lost families to Chaos and join up with Witch Hunter warbands for opportunities to return the favour.

* MalevolentMaskedMan

* CombatPragmatist: Skaven are individually quite weak and almost never fare well in one-and-one melee, even at high levels, so the warband encourages ambushing isolated enemies and ganging up on them rather than directly engaging multiple enemies.
* DirtyCoward: A lot of Skaven are this, which goes a way to explaining this warband's morale issues.
* FragileSpeedster: The best climbing and jumping skills in the game combined with lots of movement and offence points and very ast movement across the board, but their low HP means they die quickly and their low morale means that they can only take a few casualties before risking a rout.

* PoisonedWeapons: With the Skaven exclusive "Numbing Poison" and "Warp Poison" skills, Skaven unit scan embue any weapon with debilitating poisons to weaken opponents. These skills are especially useful with the shuriken and the warplock pistols, letting you weaken foes at range and giving your troops the leg-up they need.

* LightningBruiser

* FragileSpeedster
* NewMeat
* WolverineClaws: They start out with fighting claws.

With their plentiful movement and good physical stats, Warpguard are perhaps the best melee henchmen of any warband. They serve as the "line" infantry to the Skaven, benefitting from high strength as it lets them hit hard in melee and carry more; with "Warp Immunity" granting immunity to warp effects when gathering wyrdstone, this makes Warpguard great for winning quick and dirty seizures of wyrdstone clusters.

The common ratmen of Clan Eshin, Verminkin form the vast majority of the clan, the great armies of Clanrat warriors and labourers. Each Verminkin strives to prove himself to his masters, to rise and be initiated into the secret arts of his clan. Few realize their dreams, murdered by jealous rivals or nervous superiors who see not promise but threat in the ambitions of their underlings.

* {{Ninja}}: They start wth shurikens. Shurikens are low-range, low-damage, high-accuracy weapons which are more useful to provide a ranged option for melee characters who otherwise can't reach an enemy or have low health and don't want to risk them.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The Rat Ogre is a beast in combat. Out of combat however, it's also Stupid and its maximum Intelligence - the stat on which Stupidity rolls are based - is ten (for reference, that's nearly as low as it gets). This drawback can be compensated by having another warrior use the Guidance skill on the Rat Ogre, skipping the Stupidity test entirely... but that means someone else in your warband has to invest skill points on Guidance, that you have to spend the money to train it, that said warrior will have to spend 3 Strategy Points per turn just to keep the Rat Ogre operational, and that you'll have to keep the Guidance unit away from any melee, since the skill cannot be used if said unit is engaged. Oh, and this unit better have a high enough Initiative to act before the Rat Ogre, otherwise everything will go to waste. Considering that the Rat Ogre might be the poster boy for hidden costs awareness campaigns, it's no surprise that many players refuse to field one.

* TooDumbToLive: Rat Ogres have the Stupid status, meaning they must perform an Intelligence check when not fighting to see if they can act their turn. Given Rat Ogres have naturally low Intelligence, this can lead to the Rat Ogre standing in the open picking his nose while enemy troops riddle him with arrows and bullets.

* BlessedWithSuck: The Mutant is the best ranged fighter on the Cultist roster, but spawning one melee weapon mutation will forever prevent him from ever holding a bow. Spawning two means he won't ever be able to loot dead bodies or wyrdstone again (you try picking stuff up when you have axes for hands), nor can he ever use a shield or an empty hand. If he gets a torso mutation as well, this prevents him from wearing armour and making him even less useful in melee.

The Dreg is a balanced combat hero designed primarily to supplement the power of the Vampire, offering ranged damage support with a bow and healing possibilities with "Humble Servant", sacrificing his own HP to replenish the Vampire's and also increasing their dodge and initiative. The Dreg's main weakness is his exceptionally poor mental stats.

* TheRenfield

* TheNecromancer: Yep.

* WeHaveReserves: Zombies have the Expendable trait, which means the Undead warband doesn't lose morale if they die... uh, are destroyed in battle. They're also more likely to permanently die.

* HandicappedBadass: While supposedly blind, Augurs can make Perception checks for free, and with increased success chance.
* FragileSpeedster: The only Sisters unit unable to equip heavy armour, but has good agility. This makes her an exceptional scout, something the pondering Sisters really need.

* LightningBruiser

* StoneWall: They gain a damage resistance boost when engaged by multiple enemies, and their lack of fear encnourages them to be tanks, absorbing the blows for the squishier units of the Witch Hunters.

Men who have suffered great losses, who have had family and fortune taken from them, sometimes find that faith in Sigmar is all they have left. Casting aside the shambles of their old lives, they become Zealots, vengeful pilgrims on a quest to destroy the minions of Chaos wherever they can be found. Many Zealots were peasants or craftsmen and lack the martial experience of mercenaries, but what they do have is bitterness and rage. These are qualities that cause Witch Hunters to recruit them, harnessing their fanaticism to visit vengeance upon the evil infesting Mordheim.

* MightyGlacier: The only Skaven unit that can equip heavy armour. They're the "line" infantry of the Skaven force, meant to hold enemies in place while lighter units sneak around to bypass the force or deliver the killing blow.

* MagikarpPower: A low-level Magister will need to hang back and use a bow to negate his inherent frailty and has one fairly weak buff spell which makes his minions hit harder. A high-level Magister can use Chains of Chaos, Curse of Chaos and Vision of Torment to render enemy Heroes powerless while Spawn and Possessed beat them down.

* LongRangeFighter: Their relative physical weakness means Brethren usually serve as archers. As melee combatants, the only advantage they really have over Darksouls [[SanityHasAdvantages is their ability to withdraw from a losing fight]].

* TheJuggernaut: Arguably the best Impressive unit in the game, the Chaos Spawn is a menace on the battlefield and virtually unstoppable.
* LightningBruiser

* TheNecromancer: The Necromancer is a versatile caster focusing on debuffing enemies and buffing the undead units of the warband, but he also has a few damaging spells.

* CannonFodder: Even among Henchmen. With their slow speed and inability to use two-handed weapons or armour, zombies are frankly pathetic in combat, though they are fairly strong and resilient, expendable and unwavering, and thus still useful for bogging down enemy units and supporting the Undead warband's powerful Heroes.

* PoisonedWeapons: As per the "Disease Carrier" ability, their claws and weapons are infected with all manner of diseases and wounds inflicted on enemy units allso inflict one random debuff, which are all stackable and increase the damage caused by the Necromancer's "Rotten Touch" spell.

* LightningBruiser: Emphasis on the Lightning part. The Crypt Horror is one of the weaker Impressives but they hit really hard, especially on the charge, encouraging players to build them towards being a charging unit.

* LongRangeCombatant

* JackOfAllStats

Able to equip the same weapons and armour of the Captain, though inferior statistically, the Youngblood nevertheless is lighter on his feet, being a young lad, and has the potential to become a powerful fighter in this own right... if he survives.

* FragileSpeedster
* NewMeat

* SergeantRock

* BlessedWithSuck
* BlindedByTheLight
* MagikarpPower
* SquishyWizard

* ArcherArchetype

* ColdSniper
* InTheHood
* LongRangeFighter

* TheGenericGuy

* TheBigGuy

* TheJuggernaut
* MightyGlacier

* BadassNormal
* DeadpanSnarker

* SeenItAll

* FragileSpeedster: The only Sisters unit unable to equip heavy armour, but has good agility.

* TheMentor
* SergeantRock

* FragileSpeedster

* BoringButPractical
* ImmuneToBullets

* TouchedByVorlons

* TheMusketeer

* BadassPreacher

* CombatMedic

* GunsAkimbo

* NervesOfSteel

* ActionSurvivor
* BladeOnAStick

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge

* AxCrazy

* EpicFlail
* GlassCannon

* {{Acrofatic}}

* BadassNormal

* StoutStrength

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority

* PoisonedWeapons
* SinisterScimitar

* ArmourPiercingAttack

* BladeOnAStick
* TheBrute

* WolverineClaws

* BladeOnAStick

* MightyGlacier: The only Skaven unit that can equip heavy armour.

* FragileSpeedster
* {{Ninja}}

* SimpleStaff

* AxCrazy: Permanently scarred by their experiences, Darksouls live only to kill.

* MalevolentMaskedMen

* JackOfAllStats

* BadBoss

* SimpleStaff

* FearlessUndead
* LightningBruiser

* LightningBruiser

* CannonFodder: Even among Henchmen. With their inability to wield two-handed weapons or wear any armour, zombies are pathetic in combat, though they are expendable, unwavering and useful for bogging down enemy units and supporting the Undead warband's powerful Heroes.
* FearlessUndead

* WeHaveReserves: Zombies have the Expendable trait, which means the Undead warband doesn't lose morale if they die... uh, are destroyed in battle.

* FearlessUndead
* FragileSpeedster

* TheBrute
* FearlessUndead
* LightningBruiser

* RoyalRapier
* ShesGotLegs
* SinisterScythe

* TheChaplain