Warhammer
Forest Dragon
Although the Forest of Loren is free from many of the hideous, savage and terrible creatures which roam at large throughout the forests of the Old World, there are still hidden places where such awesome beasts lurk. Such a place is the great Chasm Glade of Loren. This remote region is almost inaccessible even to the Wood Elf Scouts. It lies in the east of the realm where the forest creeps into the crags and pinnacles of the Grey Mountains.
The best way into the Chasm Glades, should you be reckless enough to go there, is to fly in upon the back of a great bird of prey. No doubt the first dragons to make their nests here also fly in from above. These dragons have been dwelling here since the dawn of time. They have now become a distinct and exceptionally rare race of dragons known as Forest dragons. Long ago they lost the battle for supremacy of the peaks to savage and more agile dragons of the bare mountains.
Instead the Forest dragons adapted to a life among the trees in the densely forested Chasm Glades. With sheer rock face on all sides, the dragons' nests were safe and secure from any predatory dragons flying above or any other creatures or dragon hunters. No questing knights or Elf hunters could find them, nor could any Dwarf Dragonslayers find a way into the chasm. Thus the Forest dragons thrived and survived while elsewhere other dragons were slain and driven into the mountains.
Over centuries of isolation the Forest dragons have evolved their own curious and distinct characteristics. Most amazingly, they no longer eat meat, but instead use their great saw-like fangs to chop and grind the roots and branches of gigantic trees. They are coloured in various shades of mottled green.
A few Wood Elves, especially mages, have been able to find and communicate with these dragons. They have discovered that far from being a menace to the Elven folk, the dragons are themselves protectors of the forest on which they depend and therefore natural allies of the Wood Elves. Occasionally a mage will succeed in tempting a Forest dragon to leave the chasm and join with the Wood Elf army to fight off invaders of the Forest.
| Troop Type | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld |
| Forest Dragon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
The above information was taken from the Warhammer Armies book on Wood Elves. All of this information here has been copyrighted to Games Workshop Ltd.
