Other religions

The Gods of Law

Alluminas is the Master of Light, Lord of Enlightenment.
He embodies a pure, unchanging light, representing the idea of total divine enlightenment, whatever that may mean. His worshippers are few in the Old World, and you aren’t surprised.

 Solkan is the brother of Alluminas (god of heavenly illumination) and is the angry god of vengeance and retribution. He is most often depicted as a tall, intense man on the edge of fury. Solkan is usually attired either in shiny armour or in black clothing with a wide brim black hat. His worshippers follow
his example, and need to be given a wide berth – especially the witch-hunters.










Arianka, a goddess of law and discipline, is nothing more than legend – though some say she did exist ages ago and was destroyed by Chaos.

Foreign Gods
Most of the nations of the Old World worship the same gods, though with different strengths. However, just as Sigmar Heldenhammer is The Empire’s own, so do other countries have their own protectors. For example, Jeanne du Lac is the focus for the nationalistic fervour of the Bretonnian peoples, as she was a great heroine in the Crusades against Araby, who was sanctified at her death. In Jeanne du Lac are combined the aristocratic virtues of justice, valour, and might in arms with the common virtues of modesty, compassion, and generosity.

Non-human Gods
Esmeralda is the patron of the hearth and home and the mother to most of the Halfling deities. In Halfling lore, it is Esmeralda who gave the gift of cookery to Halflings. Normally, Esmeralda is depicted as a plump and matronly Halfling with a perpetual smile and wearing a flour-covered apron.

Grungni is the principal deity of the Dwarven pantheon.
Liadriel is the prime deity of the elf pantheon.

You know little of either, beyond the fact that Grungni is respected by the Cult of Sigmar, and that Liadriel shares certain festivals with the Old Faith and Rhya.

Proscribed Gods

Ranald is the Trickster god, a patron of rogues and gamblers. He is generally portrayed as a Human male, a charming rogue who is an incomparable thief and con man. As a god of thieves, his worship is officially proscribed, but he is popular with the poor who see him as striking back against the rich. Some see little difference between him and Handrich!

Kháine is the dread Lord of Murder – the patron of assassins and murderers – and God of the Undead. It is said that he is jealous of his elder brother Mórr’s rulership over the world of the dead. Kháine steals the souls of those unprotected by a cult and those murdered or sacrificed in his name. With these souls he builds his own dark realm, a realm from where Necromancers call forth some of the Undead spirits. Some preachers have suggested that Khaine is the offspring of Ulric and a demon of chaos disguised as Rhya, as a warning to the pervasiveness of chaos and its link with carnality. It doesn’t really matter if Khaine is half-brother to Morr, or a demon himself, his worship is to be abhorred.

Chaos is an entity only whispered about. Beyond the boundaries of The Empire, the people of Kislev defend the borders of the Old World from the hideous monstrosities that would otherwise destroy civilisation. The Empire sends aid, and in the magnificent crusade of Magnus the Pious, some 200 years ago, Imperialist soldiery not only saved Kislev from certain defeat, but threw the enemy hordes back into the Chaos Wastes they originated from. Today, chaos still dare not venture forth from its northern hell. You hear stories of citizens within The Empire turning to gods of chaos, but pay them little heed. No one would be so foolish, for chaos is unbridled evil, hatred and destruction. To sell one’s soul to such would be idiocy.