Grand Theogonist

The Grand Theogonist was the leader of the Cult of Sigmar. He was widely regarded as Sigmar's representative on earth, and as a consequence held great religious and political influence within The Empire. Together with his two Arch Lectors, the Grand Theogonist commanded three votes on the Council of Electors.^{Needs Citation}

Known Grand Theogonists

known Grand Theogonists
name	term of office	notes	sources
Johann Helsturm	73 IC - ?	First high priest of Sigmar	Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition), pgs. 5, 11 Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition), pg. 58 Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), pg. 30
Marius Mollus	? - 850	Proclaimed that there were no other gods beside Sigmar, was dragged away by a Bloodhound	Warhammer Armies: Daemons of Chaos (7th Edition), pg. 27
Thorgrad	?	Weak-willed, predecessor to Gazulgrund	Wolf of Sigmar (Novel), Needs Citation, pgs. 318, 324
Gazulgrund	unclear, around 1124	Religious fanatic	Wolf of Sigmar (Novel), Needs Citation, pgs. 318, 324
Siebold II	unclear, around 1682	officially acknowledged the Order of the Silver Hammer (Witch Hunters)	The Witch Hunter's Handbook, pg. 8
Jurgen VI	unclear, during the Age of Three Emperors	called for a crusade to cleanse Sylvania, was all but ignored	Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition), pg. 25 Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th edition), pg. 21
Vilgrim III	unclear, around 2000		Mordheim Rulebook, pg. 24
Wilhelm III	? - 2051	killed Vlad von Carstein	Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition), pgs. 28, 90 Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th edition), pg. 24 Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (6th edition), pgs. 8, 69 Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th edition), pg. 15 Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), pg. 12
Kurt III	unclear, around 2132	broke the siege of Altdorf by Mannfred von Carstein	Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition), pg. 29 Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th edition), pg. 25 Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (6th edition), pg. 70 Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th edition), pgs. 17, 31 Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), pg. 13
Viktor Helmgart	unclear, around 2415	only by his intervention was the Night of a Thousand Arcane Duels ended	White Dwarf 389 pg. 61
Volkmar the Grim	?-2522	captured by Mannfred von Carstein	Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition), pgs. 56, 58 Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), pg. 60 Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th edition), pg. 31
Kaslain	2522-?		Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), pg. 60

• Another known Grand Theogonist was Gottolf, who held the position sometime during the reign of Magritta of Marienburg.^[1] However, it is not known whether he reigned before or after Vilgrim III.
• Grand Theogonist Richter also had an unknown reign, but it was sometime after the Great War Against Chaos.^[2]

See also

• Ar-Ulric
• Fay Enchantress
• Supreme Patriarch
• High Loremaster

Sources

• 1: Runefang (Novel), ^{Needs Citation}, pg. 210
• 2: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (8th Edition), pg. 47