<p>2 reasons that I could find:</p>

<ul>
<li>It is a reference to the people that use them. Only cold-blooded people can   ride them without a problem</li>
<li>They see all warm-blooded things as prey, so they are the cold ones and the enemy the warm ones</li>
</ul>

<p>Source: <a href="http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cold_Ones" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cold_Ones</a></p>

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Ivar de Bruin
<p>The Warhammer Fantasy universe has a raptor like species called "Cold one", used as mounts by Lizardmen and Dark Elves. Why are the creatures called "Cold one"?</p>

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2017-04-01T00:24:11.350Z
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is unrelated to board game expertise, and should instead be asked on [scifi.se].
doppelgreener
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2017-04-01T02:26:54.427Z
Hum? Isn't Warhammer is a tabletop miniature game rather than sci-fi media?
ikegami
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2017-04-01T02:32:03.453Z
Could it be a reference to cold-bloodness?
ikegami
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2017-04-01T02:51:31.967Z
Warhammer is a multimedia franchise based on a miniatures wargame. It has since spun off into novels, video games, and other media, just like Magic: The Gathering has. While this question would also be appropriate on SciFi/Fantasy SE, I think that it, and other lore questions about tabletop games, are on topic and should remain open.
Thunderforge
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2017-04-01T19:15:37.473Z
Its a question of "fluff", which for many roleplay gamers is an important part. 
And yes, this is about fantasy and not about sci-fi in any way at all. Cold Ones are found in Warhammer Fantasy, not in Warhammer 40k.
Berit Larsen
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2017-04-03T16:58:37.810Z
I wish there was  a "vote not to close" option.. I've often wondered the answer to this question myself.
aslum
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@aslum A preemptive "vote not to close" button doesn't exist, although you can [sort of do that with the review queue](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/134673/191265). The difficulty of this is by design. The best thing you can do if you want this to stay open is to cast a reopen vote if this gets closed.
Thunderforge
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Why is the Warhammer Fantasy species "Cold One" named as such?
Berit Larsen
# Why is the Warhammer Fantasy species "Cold One" named as such?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-31)

The Warhammer Fantasy universe has a raptor like species called "Cold one", used as mounts by Lizardmen and Dark Elves. Why are the creatures called "Cold one"?

**Tags:** warhammer-fantasy

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is unrelated to board game expertise, and should instead be asked on [scifi.se].  
> **username_2**: Hum? Isn't Warhammer is a tabletop miniature game rather than sci-fi media?  
> **username_2**: Could it be a reference to cold-bloodness?  
> **username_3**: Warhammer is a multimedia franchise based on a miniatures wargame. It has since spun off into novels, video games, and other media, just like Magic: The Gathering has. While this question would also be appropriate on SciFi/Fantasy SE, I think that it, and other lore questions about tabletop games, are on topic and should remain open.  
> **username_0**: Its a question of "fluff", which for many roleplay gamers is an important part.  And yes, this is about fantasy and not about sci-fi in any way at all. Cold Ones are found in Warhammer Fantasy, not in Warhammer 40k.  
> **username_4**: I wish there was  a "vote not to close" option.. I've often wondered the answer to this question myself.  
> **username_3**: @username_4 A preemptive "vote not to close" button doesn't exist, although you can [sort of do that with the review queue](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/134673/191265). The difficulty of this is by design. The best thing you can do if you want this to stay open is to cast a reopen vote if this gets closed.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2017-04-04. Score: 3

2 reasons that I could find:

* It is a reference to the people that use them. Only cold-blooded people can ride them without a problem
* They see all warm-blooded things as prey, so they are the cold ones and the enemy the warm ones

Source: <http://warhammerfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cold_Ones>


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