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'''Alaric the Mad''' was an ancient [[Dwarf]] [[Runesmith]]. He is famous for his many creations, and most of them are indeed among the most powerful artifacts in the world.  
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'''Alaric the Mad''' was an ancient [[Dwarf]] [[Runesmith]]. He is famous for his many creations, and most of them are indeed among the most powerful artifacts in the world. He was known as 'the mad' by his fellow Dwarfs because he chose to remain with the Human tribes rather than return to the mountain holds in order to teach them crafts such as blacksmithing. Alaric believed that humanity would become vital allies in the fight against [[Chaos]] and the [[Greenskins]].  
  
 
===Famous Creations===
 
===Famous Creations===
 
*[[The Nemesis Crown]] was his last, and possibly most powerful (and dangerous) contraption. Constructed of pure [[Warpstone]], almost everyone that has touched it has been driven mad.  
 
*[[The Nemesis Crown]] was his last, and possibly most powerful (and dangerous) contraption. Constructed of pure [[Warpstone]], almost everyone that has touched it has been driven mad.  
*[[Ghal Maraz]], known as the "Skull-Splitter", it is likely the strongest of his weapons. Granted by the dwarven king [[Kurgan Ironbeard]] to [[Sigmar]] in return for saving him from an army of [[Orcs]], this weapon has been the symbol of [[The Empire]], the [[Cult of Sigmar|Church of Sigmar]] and the alliance between The Empire and the Dwarves.
 
 
*[[Runefang|The Runefangs]], was forged on orders from King Kurgan, they were granted as a gift to the chieftains of the tribes that became the [[Elector Count|Elector Counts]] of Sigmar's Empire.
 
*[[Runefang|The Runefangs]], was forged on orders from King Kurgan, they were granted as a gift to the chieftains of the tribes that became the [[Elector Count|Elector Counts]] of Sigmar's Empire.
  

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Alaric the Mad was an ancient Dwarf Runesmith. He is famous for his many creations, and most of them are indeed among the most powerful artifacts in the world. He was known as 'the mad' by his fellow Dwarfs because he chose to remain with the Human tribes rather than return to the mountain holds in order to teach them crafts such as blacksmithing. Alaric believed that humanity would become vital allies in the fight against Chaos and the Greenskins.

Famous Creations

  • The Nemesis Crown was his last, and possibly most powerful (and dangerous) contraption. Constructed of pure Warpstone, almost everyone that has touched it has been driven mad.
  • The Runefangs, was forged on orders from King Kurgan, they were granted as a gift to the chieftains of the tribes that became the Elector Counts of Sigmar's Empire.