What are the white lions of chrace in warhammer?

Answer 1

Ever since the time of Caledor the First, the closest bodyguards of the Phoenix Kings have come from the wildest forests of Chrace. The people found here are the bravest of the young Elves of Chrace, chosen for the honor of serving the Phoenix King by ancient rites. Not all are considered worthy to serve, and each must demonstrate his skill and bravery by tracking down one of the fierce beasts that roam the barren mountains and dark forests of the land, the white lions. When they find one they must kill it through hand-to-hand combat and take its pelt. Those that have proved themselves wear the cloak of the white lion as a sign of their undoubted courage and may serve the Phoenix King as one of his bodyguard.

In battle, the White Lions use the traditional woodsman's axe of Chrace, a finely crafted weapon which is said to be sharp enough to hew a tree or a man in half with a single strike. The White Lions were chosen to serve as the Phoenix King's bodyguard after an incident during the reign of Caledor the First. Following the massacre at the Shrine of Asuryan and the revelation of Malekith's treachery, both emissaries of the Elven council and assassins loyal to Morathi scoured Ulthuan, each group hoping to find Caledor before the other did. The assassins found Caledor first, but a band of Chracian woodsmen heard him fighting for his life and charged to his aid, driving off the attackers, before escorting him back to Lothern for his coronation. In the wake of their courageous deed, Caledor chose the brave woodsmen of Chrace to be his bodyguard, a decision continued by those who followed him to the throne.