Wardancers are one of the specific things of the Warhammer setting. I don't know from whom the original idea came from, but certainly there was a big influence from punk iconography, much like with Trollslayers, with a heavy sprinkling of glam. Admittedly, David Bowie and Iggy Pop would not look awkward among a crowd of Wardancers. In a way, not even Syd Vicious and johnny Rotten from Sex Pistols, or Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley from Kiss wouldn't be out of place.
Glam is all about androgynousness and gender confusion, and who better than Elves can play with that? Add some tight and colourful clothing and the trick is done. Truly, Wardancers are fun to paint.
So meet Siwai'em Ké, Sea Elf Wardancer (that's right, up until WFB 3rd edition Sea Elves also had Wardancers). Part-time member of the crew of Euphrosine the Cormorant, part-time boyfriend of Thalia the Cormorant, Euphrosine's sister, and survivor of the great raid of the Shrine of Rigg. Also known as "the Bastard" among Thalia's friends, with no reference to his known or unknown parentage.
The miniature is one of the great 1987 Wardancer sculpts from Jes Goodwin, referred at least in one catalogue as "Elrim".
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