It is said that she has fallen in combat several times, having been dealt a mortal blow by one of the Imperium's many enemies. Saint Celestine has fought at the vanguard of numerous Wars of Faith, and hundreds of thousands of Heretics have met a bloody end at the hands of her armies. She is now a Living Saint, a mysterious warrior who appears in times of great need and whom the Sisters of Battle would willingly follow to the centre of the Eye of Terror were she to lead them there. Celestine's influence upon the Orders Militant of the Adepta Sororitas, for whom she has become the focus of total veneration, is indeed miraculous. She is clad in a suit of shining golden Sororitas power armour, and wields a blade wreathed in fire - a blade so bright none can bear to look upon it.Īll of noble heart who gaze upon Celestine and dare meet her eyes are filled with adoration, whilst those whose souls harbour evil and corruption are struck with terror. The Geminae Superia fight at her side, the former Sororitas Canonesses Genevieve and Eleanor, hand-chosen champions who would lay down their lives - and have, several times - to protect the blessed saint from harm.Ĭelestine is borne aloft on a column of divine radiance and sometimes attended by cherubs and doves. With a gesture, the Living Saint calls fires of psychic retribution down from on high, or infuses her sick and injured allies with healing energies. Those who flee are wise to do so, for Celestine strikes like the Emperor's own judgement, smiting the unrighteous with a strength that belies her human form. The faithful are filled with strength and courage by her presence even as Heretics recoil in terror. She shines like a star amid the smoke and fumes of the battlefield, radiating holy light. Wings spread wide, halo blazing and Ardent Blade in hand, Saint Celestine is an embodiment of the God-Emperor's might. Saint Celestine is a revered Living Saint of the Adepta Sororitas' Order of Our Martyred Lady, a being of incredible psychic power and faith believed by many in the Imperium of Man to be have been resurrected from death many times as a tool of the Emperor of Mankind Himself.Īs a mortal, she was thought slain during a campaign against the Renegade Warmaster of Forrax, but has returned at various times since to rescue Imperial forces in danger of being destroyed by the enemies of the God-Emperor. The Living Saint, Celestine, servant of the Emperor. Believe, truly believe in the Emperor of Mankind, and you shall walk in His light no matter how dark the path you tread." Games-Workshop has also announced 8th edition to be released in July 2010." Despair, and you give yourself to the shadows. Material published in White Dwarf (some of it subsequently republished in the game itself), the Citadel Journal and a number of other games using the same setting have all added to the background. With the publication of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay in 1987 the setting had moved from background to the game to a full-fledged fantasy setting.īesides Warhammer Fantasy Battle, now in its eight edition, and WFRP, there have been novels set in the same background. Each "Army List" included a partial history and some related aspects such as notable figures or short illustrative stories.
The game thrived, and subsequent supplements added the particular background to the game. The dedication was, in part, "to Michael Moorcock… whose fault it all is".
The game was a mix of a simple rule system with a background that was drawn from standard fantasy themes. Prior to this release, the company dealt primarily with the importing of American Role-playing games, as well as support and review of gaming products, either through their White Dwarf magazine periodical or as separate commercially available products. The first edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battle (WFB) was released by Games Workshop in early 1983. The world itself is populated with a variety of races such as humans, high elves, dark elves, wood elves, dwarfs, undead, orcs, lizardmen, ogres, and other creatures familiar to many fantasy/role-playing settings. Chaos is central to the setting, as the forces of Chaos are attempting unceasingly to tear the mortal world asunder. Warhammer is notable for its "dark and gritty" background world, which features a culture similar in appearance to Early Modern Germany crossed with Tolkien's Middle-earth. An upcoming game, Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes, is set to be released in Fall 2011. Some of the best known games set in this world are the table top wargame Warhammer Fantasy Battle, the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay pen-and-paper role-playing game, and the MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting created by Games Workshop which is used by many of the company's games.