Dracothion, the Celestial Drake, is perhaps the greatest of the godbeasts of the Mortal Realms.
A godbeast, also called a zodiacal beast, is an animalistic or animal-like entity of such enormous power that they are equivalent to the true deities of the Mortal Realms.
History
The deities are not the only beings with great power in the Mortal Realms. There are creatures so mighty that they can threaten whole civilisations or even the realms themselves, and many have been worshiped as gods in their time.
Called "godbeasts," or "zodiacal beasts," the tales say that Sigmar, Nagash, and Gorkamorka slew many of their kind during the Age of Myth.
Few in the Mortal Realms now can say for sure if such beasts ever existed, for the godbeasts are beings whose nature is near-incomprehensible to mortals.
Notable Godbeasts
In the Age of Sigmar, there are legends and rumours that some of the godbeasts endure. Some are said to be active, while others are said to slumber, only to awaken some day to cause havoc when least expected. Some godbeasts are clearly tied directly to the magical energies of the Mortal Realms.
For instance, the noble and near-omniscient Dracothion, the Celestial Drake, who found Sigmar adrift in the void, clinging to the burning core of the World That Was, is somehow an inherent part of the power of Azyr, the Realm of Heavens.
The massive segmented Fangathrak, which crawls through the hinterlands of Ghur, the Realm of Beasts, holds within his mighty jaws the Mawgate -- the Realmgate that leads from Ghur to the All-Points.
Argentine, the Silver Wyrm of Anvrok, once heated the metals of Chamon, the Realm of Metal, so they could flow like rivers, before the corruption of Chaos overthrew him.
Others may dwell within the individual realms, but their nature is basically inexplicable. Among these are Ghillnarad Dhor, the Prince of Flowers, who guards secrets best left forgotten for Sigmar and Alarielle.
So too are Shurihuratha, the Thought Viper, whose whispers are like a virus that infects the mind and Chimerac the Fluid, whose cast-off patchwork forms are legion.
Sources
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar Roleplay - Soulbound (RPG), pg. 258