I found this picture in a Warhammer Fantasy wiki and it states that it's a depiction of Ulrika Magdova, but I couldn't find any source for it, does someone know if it's actually her? And which book it is in?
Because she looks amazing here!
Pebblers are all well and bad, but your average rock is pretty stiff. That's why we're gonna use Gargoyles too! Oh, yes... they may be in the gutter now, but when I get hold of 'em, they'll scare the living daylights out of everybody. Over in Ghoulia there's the coolest selection of Gargoyles to choose from. I'll just zap 'em to life and we'll have an instant squadron of flying fighters!
GARGOYLES
HOBBY: PLAYING DUCKS AND DRAKES
FAVOURITE SAYING: THEY DON'T TALK MUCH. STONY SILENCE.
SPECIAL SKILLS: TEAM AEROBATICS
LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: ON THE WEEKENDS, THEY LIKE TO SCREAM AND SPOUT!
Not every statue will have what it takes to join our hurricane horde of hardcore troublemakers. I mean, when you're up in the sky like me, you have to maintain extremely HIGH standards. And Gargoyles fly a lot (that's what the wings are for). Here's a little guide on how to get into my Gang of Gargoyles.
FIRST, CARVE OUT YOUR LIFE AS A STATUE. (A REALLY UGLY ONE WITH WINGS.)
SIT HUNCHED IN A BUILDING FOR MANY YEARS.
HAVE A NASTY TEMPER (WHICH YOU'LL GET FROM THE CONSTANT BUM PAIN FROM SITTING ON A BUILDING FOR MANY YEARS).
WAIT FOR AN EVIL CLOUD TO FLOAT INTO YOUR LIFE, THEN ZAAAAAPPPPPP!
'VOLT' OUTTS THE GUTTER, FLAP THOSE WINGS AND FLY!
STRETCH WHILE CREATING CHAOS.
SERVE YOUR MASTER, MONSTROX. DO WHATEVER THE GREAT CLOUD SAYS.
Roberto Arnoldi
Sometimes I feel like there's a bit of an artist in me. And because one artist attracts another, my path and Arnoldi's path had to cross sooner or later. He dreamed of creating incredible statues and I made that happen right away... by zapping them! Now, he's rhe most famous sculptor in Knightonia, ans I've got an even bigger, scarier army. I adore the coming together of great minds. (And even with those less great, if they have a bone to pick with the king too!) To be blunt, Arnoldi ain't the sharpest tool in the shed, as he tends to take things very literally. But that makes him VERY easy to control.
ROBERTO ARNOLDI
PROFESSION: SCULPTOR
CHARM: NONE (HE'S AN ARTIST. HE'S DRIVEN BY INNER DEMONS.)
SPECIAL SKILLS: CARVING, SCULPTING, AND CHISELLING
HOBBY: STYLING HIS MOUSTACHE (DON'T TELL HIM I TOLD YOU.)
MAIN TRAIT: HE HAS ROCKS IN HIS HEAD (LITERALLY.)
GNOMES - ANGULAR LITTLE GARDEN GNOMES THAT ARE GOOD AT TEARING UP A TOWN.
A MODERN SCULPTURE - CRITICS SAY IT'S VERY AVERAGE. I HATE IT. I'M A CLASSICAL KIND OF EVIL SORCEROR.
JESTRO'S HQ - HERE'S THE NEW ROLLING HEADQUARTERS. NOTICE IT'S SHAPED LIKE A HEAD. MR LITERAL STRIKES!
Arnoldi's Gnomes
We need to form an army quickly! So, when I saw that Arnoldi was carving some garden gnomes the other day, I zapped them without thinking twice. But once I did that, those gnomes got pretty nasty! And now they're crazy, crafty, and cruel too! They're gonna be great for tearing up towns.
THINGS EVIL GNOMES ARE GOOD FOR (BEFORE BEING ZAPPED)
BEING TENT PEGS (WHEN YOU SET UP BASE CAMP).
STANDING IN AS BOWLING PINS (WHEN YOU NEED TO PRACTICE ACCURACY).
BEING DARTS AND/OR TOOTHPICKS FOR GIANTS.
BEING USED AS EARPLUGS FOR ROGULS WHEN THEY ARE FED UP WITH THE HARPIES.
STARRING AS EXTRAS IN ARNOLDI'S FUTURE BIOPIC, WHICH WILL BE PART OF MY (SORRY, OUR) FUTURE BIOPIC, OF COURSE.
The Three Harpies
You wanna know why Roguls need earplugs? Hildra, Ingrid, and Ulrika are sisters known as 'the Three Harpies' and they can make as much noise as a stadium full of screaming rock fans. Each one has a cool, unique weapon and a terrifyingly loud scream. They'll be more than perfect for my Stone Army. Now I'm gonna bring 'em back to life as flying Harpies, and they'll be swooping in, gaving everyone else something to scream about! Creepy fact - they're so connected to each other they finish each other's sentences:
'Get us...'
'...Three burgers and fries...'
'...Pronto!'
ULRIKA
HOBBY: COMMENTING ON COOKING SHOWS
LOVES: SHRIEKING AT PEOPLE
HATES: POWER CUTS
HILDA
HOBBY: TAKING PART IN SCREAMING CONTESTS
LOVES: PLAYING THE ACCORDION AND THE UKELELE (AT THE SAME TIME, UNFORTUNATELY)
HATES: THOSE WITH HEARTS NOT MADE OF STONE
INGRID
HOBBY: WATCHING ROCKBALL MATCHES
LOVES: PLAYING 'ANGRY HARPIES'
HATES: HER SISTERS' HOBBIES
General Garg
Can you hear that loud, nonstop tooth-grinding? Only one creature can make such a terrible noise: General Garg! He's a tough stone (and not very bright) war machine. He'll be an excellent leader for my - sorry, strike that, our - army. Ha! It's easy to spot him as he's kind of burned-looking. You wanna know why? Back in the day when that Mer-loser and I were fighting, he turned a whole bunch of warriors into stone Gargoyles and I fired a bunch of fireballs at Merlok. I, uh, missed. They hit Garg and, well, he ended up barbecued. He took it well though, and he's gonna be back to his evil self again when I zap him back to life - just a little bit more chargrilled than before.
GENERAL GARG
PROFESSION: GENERAL. JUST GENERAL.
CHARM: NONE
SECRET HOBBY: GROWINF EXOTIC MOSS VARIETIES ON HIS BACK
HATES: TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANITE
MAIN TRAIT: GRINDING HIS TEETH, MAKING A TERRIBLE SOUND
GENERAL GARG'S FAVOURITE FLYING MOVES
THE DIVIN' DESTRUCTO - START HIGH ABOVE YOUR FOE AND THEN SWOOP DOWN ON THEM. THEY'LL NEVER SEE YOU COMING!
THE GARGLING GARGOYLE - WAIT FOR YOUR ENEMY TO TAKE A DRINK, AND THEN TRAP THEM IN YOUR FLAPPING WINGS. SOON THEY'LL BE GARGLING AS THEY TRY TO SCREAM!
THE WACKY WINGOVER - PRETEND YOU'RE FLYING AWAY FROM THE FIGHT AND WHEN YOUR ENEMY STARTS TO FOLLOW YOU, SPIN ROUND AND POUNCE!
Something I do endlessly love about the Gotrek & Felix books
Felix sucks at romance. He’s a 21 year old college dropout who majored in literature and whose ideas of relationships basically come from both high minded plays and romance books. He has no idea how any of this works.
He and Ulrika fucked up their relationship not because either is a bad person, or abusive, or anything, but just because they were a 21 year old and a 19 year old who for all their traveling (Felix) and all their fighting (Ulrika) are still just 21 and 19 and are just *bad at dating*. And I found that so refreshing, especially when they meet again as 40 year olds, laugh about it, and basically go “oh we *suuuuuucked*”.
