Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Temple of Spite

A Black Ark, Titanic War Vessel of the Dark Elves, and its Crew of Corsairs and Other Monstrosities

The dark elves inhabit Naggaroth, where their Dread King Malerion commands rule of the harsh, frozen realm. Since the Sundering, when elves began to fight their civil war in earnest, Malerion’s followers have raged against betrayal, turning to the worship of cruel gods and the rites of dark magic to survive and strike their enemies.

The Black Arks are the chief weapons of the dark elves. When their coastal homelands were riven by powerful magic and drowned, their enchantments ensured their greatest fortresses were saved, becoming massive vessels to ply the waves, filled with bloodthirsty corsair crews and savage beasts of war.

The Temple of Spite is a vast redoubt, captained by the notorious corsair Duriath Helbane, and is capable of striking at any coastal settlement. Wherever it goes, death and despoliation follow. This book describes the Black Ark and presents ideas for how to escape its confines or, for the truly heroic, endeavor to scupper the ship. Such feats will not be easy, for the Ark is home to numerous regiments of dark elves and all their machinery of war. These factions could either be encountered onboard the Temple of Spite, or somewhere in the wider world pursuing the agenda of the Dread King.

• Valerion Temendros’ Blackswords – A band of dark elf swordsmen who sometimes work as soldiers of fortune.

• The Fell Brethren – Full time crew of the Temple of Spite who act as lookouts and man the artillery.

• The Glass Thorn – Spies and saboteurs, agents who infiltrate the societies of other species to spread terror and gather information.

• Khaine’s Eyes – Scouts and guerilla fighters, dark riders and a helpful sorceress.

• The Scaleflayer Menagerie – A coven of beastmasters and their monstrous creatures.

• The Nightwake – Corsair Captain Vania is as duplicitous and bloodthirsty as any pirate, but find her at the right time, and she can prove a canny merchant connection

• The Knives of Khaine – Devotees of the bloody-handed god, they seek to please their patron with acts of murder.