Branchwraith

Branchwraith

Branchwraiths are the oldest of the Dryads.

History

They have ever served as the handmaidens to the Ancients of Athel Loren, and attend to the Treemen with a dedication bordering upon the fanatical. Yet before the coming of the Elves, the Branchwraiths were so much more.

In those days, it was they who ruled the forest and they who tamed the Winds of Magic to bring sustenance to bough and branch. Thus do few Branchwraiths think kindly of the Elves, and many hate them — it matters not that Durthu brought the Elves into the forest precisely because he knew that the Branchwraiths' cruel nature would lead Athel Loren to great evil. Now the Branchwraiths watch and wait for the seasons to shift once again. One day soon, they believe, the usurpers will be cast down from their lofty perches and the natural order restored.^[1]

Magic

Branchwraiths use the Lore of Athel Loren. ^[2a]

Notable

• Drycha Hamadreth: The greatest and most malevolent Branchwraith.^[1]

Weapons and Equipment

• 6th Edition: May have Spites. ^[2a]

Gallery

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  Branchwraith

Miniatures

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  Drycha

Sources

• 1: Warhammer Armies: Wood Elves (8th Edition), ^{Specify Source}
• 2: Warhammer Armies: Wood Elves (6th Edition)
  • 2a: The Army of the Wood Elves, pg. 53