Vampires came into being through half successful attempts to replicate those elixirs. Technically he is a different type of undead than the other Tomb Kings, he was one of Nagash's immortals and made that way by consumption of elixirs created by Nagash. On the other hand, someone like Arkham the Black who falls under Tomb Kings in this game is ultimately loyal to Nagash and could easily see his way to allying with vampires or necromancers in his quest to subjugate Nehekara. They do spend a good deal of time warring amongst themselves though. They tend to dislike vampires and necromancers though due to history of Nagash's attempts to conquer Nehekara. Tomb Kings are primarily interested in Nehekara and don't pay much attention to the outside world unless someone invades their territory. The main difference is that they are more willing to ally themselves with the powers of Chaos or other unpleasant factions or entities like Skaven to achieve their perceived right to rule and protect the world. They consider themselves the rightful inheritors of the mantle of the Old Ones and look down on other races. High Elves also cannot tolerate Chaos aligned factions like Beastmen or Warriors of Chaos for reasons that should be obvious the armies of Chaos destroyed the Old Ones and nearly the High Elves in prehistory, and it is the Phoenix King of Ulthuan's duty to defend the world from the return of the hordes of Chaos.ĭark Elves actually think of the rest of the world similarly to the High Elves. Sadly the early alliances with the Dwarves that brought untold riches to Ulthuan were eventually broken, never to return. Initially when they made contact with the Dwarves they found them rude and uncooth, although they came to appreciate their sense of honor and skill as crafts people. That said, they tend to look down on other races and have particular disdain for factions they view as barbaric like Greenskins or Skaven. High Elves view themselves as the inheritors of the world after the Old Ones were driven away and embroil themselves in complex, but subtle diplomatic and economic machinations to influence events all over the place. Of course, most leaders in the Warhammer world are reluctant to trust the Skaven, if they even believe in them, so alliances are often rare and short lived. They view everyone, including other Skaven, as potential pawns for their schemes and could theoretically team up with any other faction or take any side they think might be advantageous to them. Skaven culture is almost entirely based on each individual Skaven pursuing their own self interest. Same goes for any other faction, the Lizardmen can be friends or foes depending on the latest interpretations of cryptic historical artifacts left by the old ones They historically have clashed with Skaven a lot it's true, but in the admittedly unlikely event that a Slann wakes up from an ancient slumber and looks at some old hieroglyphics and declares that The Great Plan requires that Clan Mors must be protected, the Rat Men of Clan Mors can expect to find armies of Lizardmen fanatics fighting their enemies and protecting their territory.

Problem is what information remains of the Great Plan is cryptic and sometimes contradictory and they follow it with religious fervor and zeal, which leads to decisions that don't make sense to outside observers and sometimes leads them into unexpected alliances or rivalries. Lizardmen aren't so much a neutral faction as they make their decisions based on their interpretation of 'The Great Plan' left behind by the Old Ones when Chaos wiped them out. Mostly though, Dwarves mostly keep to themselves Dwarves don't so much like the Empire as tolerate and trade with them and if a big enough mutual threat shows up maybe fight alongside them. Like Dwarves hold grudges forever and so as mentioned above are mistrustful and even hostile to the High Elves due to the historical War of the Beard. There's tons of history and culture in the lore that effects the relationships. It's a bit more complex than 'so and so hates so and so'

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