Legion of Shyish

Passive

HORROR UNENDING: The never-ending waves of deathly minions summoned by a Legion of Shyish shatter all hopes of victory for those who stand against them.

Effect: You can pick 1 additional target when using the ‘Deathly Invocation’ ability.

Deathstench Drove

Once Per Turn (Army), End of Any Turn

DRAGGED DOWN AND TORN APART: Hordes of shambling Deadwalker Zombies flow around and over their victims like a rotten tide, bearing them to the ground through sheer weight of numbers before tearing them limb from limb.

Declare: Pick up to 3 friendly DEADWALKERS units in combat to be the targets.

Effect: For each target:

• Make a pile-in move.
• Then, pick an enemy unit in combat with the target and roll a D3. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on that enemy unit equal to the roll.

Bacchanal of Blood

Passive

ARISTOCRACY OF THE NIGHT: These vampires are expected to excel in all martial and mystical disciplines.

Effect: Add 1 to casting rolls for friendly VAMPIRE units that are not in combat and add 1 to wound rolls for combat attacks made by friendly VAMPIRE units that charged in the same turn.

Deathmarch

Passive

TIDE OF BONES AND BLADES: The relentless advance of these skeletal undead can overwhelm even the most tenacious resistance.

Effect: Add 1 to the Rend characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly DEATHRATTLE units that charged in the same turn for attacks that target a unit that has fewer models than the attacking unit.

The barrow kingdoms of the Deathrattle represent undeath in all its sterile glory. Echoes of a glorious past, these civilisations exist in a constant state of atrophy, awaiting the summons of a Wight King master to fight in another of their endless wars.

If one wished to glimpse into the future that Nagash intends for the Chaos-tormented lands of the realms, they would need look no further than the kingdoms of the Deathrattle. Once, these domains obeyed the rigid structures of feudal order, with thousands of peasants living out their harsh and short-lived existences in farms and guildhalls in service of their regent. In death, that order has remained intact, though all meaning and purpose beyond eternal service has long been lost. Skeletal fingers rake the dirt of barren fields, grasping not for tubers but for decaying corpses. Millstones grind on unceasingly, crushing bones to dust. And while this macabre mockery of feudal existence continues, the Wight King and his inner circle plot their next conquest.

Heroic Traits

Your Movement Phase

RESTLESS TYRANT: The skeletal warriors under this one’s command are driven ever forward.

Declare: Pick a friendly BARROW LEGION unit wholly within 12" of this unit to be the target.

Effect: Add 2" to the target’s Move characteristic for the rest of the turn.

End of Any Turn

SPIRIT-EATER: The souls of slain enemies are drawn into this king of undeath, imbuing him with unholy might.

Effect: If any models were slain by your general this turn, Heal (D6) your general.

Deployment Phase

LORD OF THE ARCANE AEGIS: Even in undeath, this wight still recalls all manner of warding cantrips to protect his forces from the enemy.

Effect: Pick 1 of the following keywords:

• INFANTRY
• CAVALRY
• MONSTER
• BEAST

For the rest of the battle, each time an attack targets this unit, if the attacking unit has the keyword you picked, an unmodified save roll of 4+ for that attack is always successful.

Artefacts of Power

Passive

RING OF STRICKEN SOULS: Violet clouds swirl within the Shyishan amethyst set in this ring, which grants the bearer uncanny protection.

Effect: This unit has WARD (5+).

Once Per Turn, Any Hero Phase

CROWN OF COLD COMMAND: This eldritch crown compels this king’s warriors from ages past to rise from their graves and fight once more.

Declare: Pick a friendly BARROW LEGION unit wholly within 12" of this unit to be the target.

Effect: Roll a dice. On a 3+:

• If the target is damaged, Heal (3) the target.
• If the target is not damaged, return a number of slain models to it with a combined Health characteristic of up to 3.

Once Per Battle, End of Any Turn

CRYPT DAGGER: Foul sorcery flickers and dances across the ancient iron of this cursed blade, and its bite can bring instant death.

Declare: Pick an enemy HERO in combat with this unit to be the target.

Effect: Inflict D6 mortal damage on the target.

Passive

GRAVE-SAND PENDANT: When shattered, the Shyishan realmstone within this talisman can forestall the bearer’s final destruction, granting them one last chance to claim revenge.

Effect: If this unit would be destroyed, before removing it from play, roll a dice. On a 3+, this unit is not destroyed and any remaining damage points inflicted on it have no effect. Then, Heal (1) this unit. This unit cannot use this ability again for the rest of the battle.

Once Per Battle, Any Combat Phase

AMULET OF NIGHTMARES: The nightmares of the bearer, who endures a torturous existence trapped in their mouldering undead form, are projected into the minds of the living by this onyx talisman.

Declare: Pick an enemy unit within 9" of this unit to be the target.

Effect: Roll a dice. On a 2+, the target has STRIKE-LAST this phase.

Grim and blood-drenched are the tales of the Crimson Keep, the cursed fortress of Prince Vhordrai and his Kastelai knights. It has existed since before Vhordrai even came to prominence, a potent symbol of vampiric military dominance that has been turned by Nagash into a gaol and a realm-shifting weapon. Legend has it that it was forged by the Blood Emperor during the Age of Myth and once stood at the centre of an entire Soulblight civilisation.

That empire, and with it the Crimson Keep, would be brought to heel by the Undying King. Nagash’s sorcery dragged the entire structure out of synchronisation with reality, transforming its stones into spectral matter and allowing the Keep to manifest out of the ruins of shattered castles across the Mortal Realms. From this lair, Prince Vhordrai launches murderous crusades against the living whilst also seeking the means to free himself from the curse that binds him to the macabre fortress.

Heroic Traits

Any Combat Phase

IMMORTAL DEDICATION: Having spent centuries in undeath honing their martial skill, this Gravelord is a master of combat.

Effect: This unit receives D3 martial prowess tokens. Each martial prowess token can be spent to do 1 of the following:

• Re-roll a hit roll for this unit.
• Re-roll a wound roll for this unit.
• Re-roll a save roll for this unit.

At the start of the next turn, remove all this unit’s martial prowess tokens.

Artefacts of Power

Once Per Battle, End of Any Turn

CHALICE OF THE BLOOD DRAGON: Said to have been possessed by the Crimson Keep’s first castellan, this chalice can be drained to renew a vampire’s vigour.

Effect: Heal (3D3) this unit.

Spell Lore

Your Hero Phase

7

SIPHON STRENGTH: The vampire draws on the life essence of the enemy to flood their limbs with strength and heighten their senses.

Declare: Pick a friendly CRIMSON KEEP WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a visible enemy unit within 18" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on the target. For the rest of the turn, add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made by the caster.

KEYWORDS

SPELL, UNLIMITED

Your Hero Phase

7

DEATHLY GALE: A foul wind carrying a stench of death and decay races across the battlefield, speeding the charge of the Knights of the Crimson Keep.

Declare: Pick a friendly CRIMSON KEEP WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a visible friendly CRIMSON KEEP unit wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: For the rest of the turn, add 1 to the number of dice rolled when making charge rolls for the target, to a maximum of 3.

KEYWORDS

SPELL

Your Hero Phase

7

AWAKENED FURY: At the sorcerer’s gesture, hooves are wreathed in balefire and monstrous talons grow elongated and wickedly sharp.

Declare: Pick a friendly CRIMSON KEEP WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a visible friendly CRIMSON KEEP unit wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: Add 1 to the Damage characteristic of the target’s Companion melee weapons until the start of your next turn.

KEYWORDS

SPELL

Manifestation Lore

Your Hero Phase

6

SUMMON UNHOLY RELIQUARY: Pulled forth from the underworlds, the remains of a long perished vampire rises from the ground amidst a vortex of death magic.

Declare: If there is not a friendly Unholy Reliquary on the battlefield, pick a friendly CRIMSON KEEP WIZARD to cast this spell, then make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: Set up an Unholy Reliquary wholly within 18" of the caster.

KEYWORDS

SPELL, SUMMON

The hosts of Nulahmia seek to emulate the majesty of Queen Neferata, both in the macabre glory of their heraldry and the contemptuous ease with which they dispose of their enemies. To these aristocratic vampires, the battlefield represents an opportunity to see their devious schemes come to fruition, as their opponents are overwhelmed by sorcery, misdirection and flocks of ravenous grave-beasts.

Heroic Traits

Your Hero Phase

KEEPER OF THE ROYAL MENAGERIE: Those vampires who maintain the bleak menageries of Nulahmia have an instinctive bond with undead beasts.

Declare: Pick a friendly Dire Wolves or Fell Bats unit that has been destroyed to be the target.

Effect: Set up a replacement unit with half the number of models from the target unit (rounding up) wholly within 12" of this unit and more than 9" from all enemy units.

Artefacts of Power

Passive

AMULET OF LEECHES: This ancient and corroded talisman allows the wielder to draw upon the necromantic energies of their minions for protection.

Effect: While this unit is within the combat range of a friendly Dire Wolves or Fell Bats unit:

• This unit has WARD (5+).
• Each time you make a successful ward roll for this unit, allocate 1 damage point to a friendly Dire Wolves or Fell Bats unit within this unit’s combat range after the damage sequence for this unit has been resolved (ward rolls cannot be made for those damage points).

Spell Lore

Your Hero Phase

6

INVOCATION OF NULAHMIA: This ancient spell, said to hail from the sun-blasted birthplace of necromancy, is wielded by each of Neferata’s chosen.

Declare: Pick a friendly SCIONS OF NULAHMIA WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a visible friendly Dire Wolves or Fell Bats unit wholly within 18" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: You can return 1 slain model to that unit.

KEYWORDS

SPELL, UNLIMITED

Your Hero Phase

7

THRALL DRAIN: Vampires are consummate and ruthless survivors; they will gladly drain the energy of their subordinates in order to heal their own wounds.

Declare: Pick a friendly SCIONS OF NULAHMIA WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a friendly unit wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: D3 models in the target are slain. Then, remove all damage points from the caster.

KEYWORDS

SPELL

Your Hero Phase

7

SCARLET THIRST: At the wizard’s command, a fierce compulsion to feed flares up inside the vampiric court, who eagerly await the chance to indulge their blood hunger without restraint.

Declare: Pick a friendly SCIONS OF NULAHMIA WIZARD to cast this spell, then make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: For the rest of the turn, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly SCIONS OF NULAHMIA VAMPIRE units while they are wholly within 12" of the caster.

KEYWORDS

SPELL