Books for MMORPG Players
A list of books for the online gamer by Felix Flauta.
Find a book based on the main character's class:
Gotrek got up and looked at him. ...‘Armour is for women and girly elves,’ he said.
‘Perhaps I had best wear it, Gotrek. If I am to return alive with the tale of your deeds - as I did, after all, swear to do.’
Description
Felix was rescued from trampling horses by Gotrek. Later, when drunk, he swore to follow Gotrek wherever he goes and write the tale of his death saga, part of which appears at the start of the chapters in the books.
In the course of their adventures Felix sobers up, but manages to continue following Gotrek.
Trollslayer is the first of his books in Gotrek's Death Saga. It is episodic and set in the Warhammer world (not to be confused with Warcraft), and in it there are all sorts of daemonic influences for Gotrek and Felix to uncover, and slay.
Character classes
Swordsman
Felix has fought in duels and battles, and though he's not quite a Slayer, he can hold his own for the most part.
Poet
Educated, Felix finds more comfort in his books and knowledge than in tending to his family business.
Insurrectionist
Felix met Gotrek while protesting an Imperial tax.
Abilities
Sword and Dagger
Felix is described as having a duellist's style of fighting, often fighting with a sword and dagger.
Literacy
He's educated (notable in most medieval fantasy)
Equipment
Dragon hilted sword
Felix discovers this on one of their adventures in Trollslayer. It's light and cuts through tough hides and armor.
Allies
Faragrim
Giver of the quest to Karag Eight Peaks.
Enemies
Wolf Riders
Goblins hound them in the moutain passes, together with their wolves.
Slaanesh cultists
Servants of Chaos, they worship in the woods and make sacrifices to bring about daemons and change.
Warp troll
Exposed to the hideous effects of Warpstone, a warp troll is far more fearsome than a regular troll, which is saying a lot.
Daemon Prince Kazakital
A follower of Khorne, the blood god, Daemon Princes are one of the links that devoted chaos followers have in the Old World.
Justine
A Chosen warrior of Khorne, she wields a mighty hellblade and rides a shadow steed.
Beastmen
Cannibalistic creatures of Chaos which ironically, Felix Jaeger notes, have the heads of herbivores.
Albericht Kruger
A master of mutants and terrorizer of villages
Manfred von Diehl
Blasphemous playwright who succumbs to evil.
Voorman the Sorceror
A sorceror who wants to take on the aspect of the Children of Ulric (werewolves)
The Black Coach
An umarked coach said to be driven by daemons.
Exploration
Geheimnisnacht
A night when the Chaos powers are at their fullest.
Empire villages
Your typical medieval village of the Empire has uneducated laborers, secret cults, and quests galore.
The vaults of Karag Eight Peaks
Treasure abounds in the lost vaults of the Dwarf Lords. Treasure, and ghosts.
Blutdorf Keep
A place with mutants aplenty
Quests
Rescue the child
Children are often kidnapped by cultists for sacrifices.
Protect the child
The Chaos Chosen Justine seeks to destroy one single girl, and will chop through Felix and Gotrek to get to her.
Lift the curse
Of course the treasures of Karag Eight Peaks is cursed. What other reason is there to go?
Defend the village/count
Count von Diehl requires protection from the roving bands that threaten the edges of the Empire.
Gather the sunblossom
Alchemists and such tend to give adventurers gathering quests for materials in their potions and brews.
Credits
The image is cropped from The First Omnibus, which was created by Geoff Taylor