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These funky lil guys are based off of Medieval Illuminated manuscript drawings, and come as basing decoration for Cities of Sigmar units.  They’re great at showing off the unique whimsy of the Age of Sigmar setting.  This is the description from Games Workshop:

“Gargoylians are chimeric critters of indeterminate origin, and theories abound as to their true nature. Some believe that they are drawn to the scent of faith and devotion – hence why they appear so often amidst congregations of pious Sigmarites. Others think they are miniature manifestations of the realms’ anger – and there’s a lot to be angry about – while others say they are related to the incarnates.”

Because they are fundamentally magical creatures, there’s no limit to what they can look like.  They often don’t make sense as regular biological creatures, having shoes and armor as an apparent part of their anatomy.  It’s nice to see a fantasy setting leaning into the extremely weird understanding medieval people had of the world, rather than just the “cool” fantasy stuff like dragons and elves.  It’s a far departure from what you’d see in Tolkien stuff.

They’re also known to charge into battle with chaos without fear, and units often adopt them as mascots, which is real cute.  Battle company’s adopt them as mascots.

I wish GW would push them harder, honestly.  Maybe release a bits box of them.  Feature them in animated shorts.

(While we’re here, I desperately want GW to make an animated anthology series that takes place in the AoS setting.)

Gargoylians from Warhammer: Age of Sigmar