“Hear ye, hear ye. I’m the Cursed City crier, and I’m here to tell you about the macabre beings that haunt the streets. If you hear the rasp of dull steel in dry soil and the rattle of bone dragging across the cobbles – run. The Gravekeeper can’t be reasoned with – neither can his minions. And if you hear me slurring my words on the way home from the tavern – don't worry about it. It's just allergies.”
If you’ve been reading Warhammer Community over the last month or so, you already know a thing or two about some of the heroes and villains of Warhammer Quest: Cursed City. You’ll also be aware of the sad story of Ulfenkarn’s history and a bit about the despotic ruler who brought it to its sorry state.
Today, we’d like to turn your attention to some of the most bizarre adversaries your team of adventurers will face. First up, let’s meet the Deadwalker Zombies who stream in from the semi-sentient corpse-gardens.
When we say the city crawls with a creeping menace, we mean that Ulfenkarn itself has seemingly leapt onto the shoulders of the dead to go for a stroll.
The grim truth is that the living dead far outnumber actual living beings in the Cursed City. The Shyish Nadir is so close that the magic of Death suffuses everything. This foul energy concentrates in places already associated with death – such as the mass burial grounds scattered around Ulfenkarn’s various districts.
These so-called corpse-gardens have attained a sickening sentience, a sort of dread hunger that seemingly employs undead bodies like puppets to seek out fresh souls. The Deadwalker Zombies roam the streets of Ulfenkarn, preying upon anything that gets too close.
And who keeps these mass graves stocked with fresh corpses? None other than this lovely chap.
Gorslav the Gravekeeper is undoubtedly one of the creepiest models in the entire game. Ever since showing up in the initial announcement of Warhammer Quest: Cursed City, you lot have been morbidly curious about good ol’ Gorslav. Okay, NOBODY calls him that, but by all means, take a closer look – if you don’t feel like sleeping for the next few nights.
This baffling creature buries victims alive in the corpse-gardens and unleashes them later at his vampiric masters’ bidding. His massive Gravekeeper’s spade is just as good at creating corpses as exhuming them, and his bone mask and accoutrements of death leave little doubt as to his general disposition.
According to local legends, Gorslav never speaks – so nobody can determine if he was once a mortal man that’s turned into a glorified zombie like his charges. In fact, it’s not even clear if the Gravekeeper is a single being or a gruesome order of necrotheurges. What’s not in dispute, however, is his mastery of the winds of death and his command over the Deadwalkers.
If you think this is wild, there’s a lot more coming to the Cursed City. Make sure you sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date with the latest reveals. Don’t forget to visit the website to catch up with everything we’ve already shown off from the latest and greatest instalment of the venerable Warhammer Quest series.
