The Direwolf is the largest and most feared of all the wolves that inhabit the Old World. It is only marginally larger than the giant (or great) wolf but is a far more dangerous adversary. Direwolves are at least as intelligent as humans and are far stronger. Fortunately they are rare. Even more fortunately, they are seen only by night, giving rise to the folk-belief that they are supernatural rather than material creatures. This belief is further encouraged by the fact that their fur is jet black. At night only their glowing red eyes may be seen flickering amongst the depths of the forests.
Direwolves are highly intelligent creatures, although evil ones. It is rumoured that they converse in their own secret tongue. They can certainly understand the speech of some other creatures, although they are unable to speak ordinary humanoid languages. They are murderous creatures with little compassion or pity for other races. They are uncompromising carnivores preferring the flesh of human infants. It is said by the wet-nurses of Stirland that if the cry of a new born baby is accompanied by the cry of a Direwolf, the infant will be dead within the month. Direwolves have certainly slain whole families before now.
– Warhammer Armies 3e (1991), p. 243
Direwolves are highly intelligent creatures, although evil ones. It is rumoured that they converse in their own secret tongue. They can certainly understand the speech of some other creatures, although they are unable to speak ordinary humanoid languages. They are murderous creatures with little compassion or pity for other races. They are uncompromising carnivores preferring the flesh of human infants. It is said by the wet-nurses of Stirland that if the cry of a new born baby is accompanied by the cry of a Direwolf, the infant will be dead within the month. Direwolves have certainly slain whole families before now.
– Warhammer Armies 3e (1991), p. 243
The version of Dire Wolves I bought is a modern interpretation as undead Dire Wolves, so to represent the diseased jet black fur, I painted them in different shades of faded greys.
