Leading the empire of Grand Cathay is the celestial Dragon Emperor, a being that is frankly too powerful to be included in Total War Warhammer III, much like to Chaos Gods, Nurgle, Khorne, Tzeentch, and Slaanesh. Like Kislev, Grand Cathay is being taken to the forefront of the Warhammer Fantasy work with Total War Warhammer III, expanding the setting with fully fleshed out factions and armies. Until now, practically nothing was known about the far eastern faction, as its lore was made up of little aside from minor decades-old references.Īs part of Total War Warhammer III's development, Creative Assembly and Games Workshop have worked hard to flash out these lesser-known factions with full armies, plenty of lore and some much-needed background details. Our Chris Tapsell went hands-on with Total War: Warhammer 3's fiery new survival battles in May.Warhammer Fantasy fans may already know about Grand Cathay, the little-known faction that has barely been spoken about since Warhammer Fantasy 2nd Edition. Expect to see Zhao Ming next week.Ĭathay join the human civilisations of Kislev (based on medieval Russia) and the armies of the four Chaos Gods (Khorne, Tzeentch, Nurgle and Slaanesh) on the Total War: Warhammer 3 playable factions list. Miao Ying is featured in the trailer above. "Games Workshop have created and reimagined all of those fleeting references into a full army, and we've put that army along with their empire into Total War: Warhammer 3," Creative Assembly explained.Ĭathay's playable legendary lords are Zhao Ming, the Iron Dragon, ruler of the Western Provinces and Lord of Shang-Yang, and Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon, ruler of the Northern Provinces and Commander of the Great Bastion. Warhammer 3, then, provides fans with their first opportunity to see a fully-realised Grand Cathay as a starting faction in the game. Some Warhammer fans were surprised by the inclusion of the relatively-unknown Grand Cathay as a playable race in Total War: Warhammer 3, but Creative Assembly pointed out Grand Cathay was first mentioned in the second edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, and has made sporadic background appearances throughout its history since.
In terms of playstyle, Creative Assembly said Cathay are "defensive in nature and built to stand their ground and grind the enemy down through determined defense and firepower".
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