First Warhammer Quest: Darkwater Hero Revealed!

October 15, 2025 by brennon

Following on from a poll conducted yesterday, Warhammer Community has now shared a look at the first of the new Warhammer Quest heroes joining Darkwater in the not-too-distant future, a new Fantasy board game adventure by Games Workshop.

Edmark Valoran - The Manticore Knight // Warhammer Quest

The lucky winner of the poll was Edmark Valoran, the Manticore Knight, who is the heavy, tanky knight that you'll get as part of your Warhammer Quest party. We also learned some more about his background...

"Valoran believes himself to be the greatest mortal champion of the armies of Hammerhal Aqsha. For all his arrogance, the so-called Manticore Knight has a fair claim to that title.

And yet Valoran’s remarkable list of military achievements has been marred by recent disgrace. During the knight’s previous campaign, a chain explosion sent several splinters of raw Aqshian realmstone lancing through him. Instead of laying him low, it caused Valoran to enter an elemental rage that ended with him slaying not only the foe but also several comrades unlucky enough to get in his way.

This experience has left Valoran embittered and isolated, willing to risk everything in the pursuit of redemption. He remains afflicted by his emberstone-riddled flesh: his body erupts into flames when he reaches the height of rage, burning anyone nearby who would do him harm."

It's cool that the lore behind Valoran continues to delve into the use of emberstone, the Aqshian realmstone and the effect that it has on those who come into contact with it. It will be neat to see how this comes across in gameplay, giving him both a knightly flavour but also something of the barbarian too.

Edmark Valoran will be joined later on by...

Inara Sion, The Cleansing Blade
Bren Tylis, The Renegade Saint
Drolf Ironhead, The Grizzled Explorer

I am holding out for Drolf Ironhead being revealed so I can learn more about him. I am also intrigued by the backstory for the other characters, Inara and Bren. I think the miniature for Valoran looks great and in my opinion, looks better in miniature form than the art!

Is this tempting you to dive back into Warhammer Quest?