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Speaking of Mortarchs from the old world, while I'm waiting for an updated Vampire / Soulblight Battle Tome I've created my own "Khorne Vampires" that are all kit bashed and basically Slaves to Darkness units used in a Khorne army. This is one of them, in function it is a Chaos Lord on Manticore but in my lore it is a Chaos Vampire Lord on some sort of Chaos beast. It's basically my take on Walach Harkon.

Fortunately they said both the twinsouls and painbringers is a dual kit box. So you might be able to put the helmets on both models.

I feel like this further cements that Broken Realm: Slaanesh will be the next BR book.

Called it!

WHAT IF the new Death faction has Zombies that the models are from various AoS factions? A Sylvaneth rotting tree, zombie dwarf, zombie aelves, etc. All lead but badass Vampires! Need Blood Knights, Vampire foot soldiers, Vampire archers, etc. Realistically I'd give that less than a 1% chance but I can dream right?

I demand justice for Vampires!

As a huge Vampire/Soulblight fan part of me really wants the winged savior of Van Brecht to be a Vamp however part of me doesn't. Reason being, I'd prefer a stand alone Soulblight Battle Tome and I feel like if GW does updates to Soulblight in Broken Realms that means a stand alone book is farther off than I'd want. So count me as conflicted as to what that winged beast is that saved Van Brecht. But I can see it being either Vampire or Malerion related. I do find it weird that GW would add that Vampire bit to Van Brecht's backstory if they didn't intend on it playing a more major role at some point.

I fear that might be the case. Which is why I've started to convert some of them as either Heroes or unit leaders etc. The models are too cool to not use.

Pretty sure it is, otherwise his hand is up by his collarbone which is really weird.

Wait, Seraphon are getting a Underworlds Warband. What if they release them with a StD Warband too and the Chaos Warrior is wearing a Seraphon hide cloak? Alright time to update my picture with some Serephon hands for comparison purposes. *EDIT* OK I can totally see it. A cloak made from a Seraphon's hide.

Ohhhh that would be really cool! I didn't think of that. That would make sense because the position of the hand seems strange when you compare it to other Chaos Warrior models. Seems too high.

Maybe. But that picture I posted shows a Chaos Warrior that we already have that has a hide cloak that looks very similar to this one.

Because this seemed like a fantastic use of my time as soon as I got to the office, lol. I'd put good money on this being a Chaos Warrior of some kind. Here is my deep dive analysis.

This piece is pretty much exactly from a Chaos Lord on foot or Chaos Warriors. So as much as I want this to be Vampire related, I'm pretty sure this is Chaos, specifically Slaanesh Chaos. Maybe mortals with mutations?

I would love nothing more than to get Vamp updates. But based on all other context with Slaanesh lately, I'm inclined to think it is not Vamps.

The Chaos reference may just be regarding Death Guard for 40k and the "Decay" portion of this event/title. However, I am extremely confident that the next Broken Realms book is going to be Broken Realms: Slaanesh. We know the next Age of Sigmar collectors coin is for Slaanesh. So I guess it just depends on how frequently they are going to release a BR book. Monthly? Every other month? etc.

I'm trying to find the picture but I remember seeing someone post the first three collectable coins. The first obviously being DoK, the second was something for 40k (I think Death Guard?) and the third was Slaanesh. Assuming that picture was legit, then I feel like the next Broken Realm book could be BR: Slaanesh and honestly it would make sense. This month (and BR Book) has been all about Morathi. We had BR: Morathi book, there is the Warcry Catacombs with DoK in it and then the Shadow and Pain Box. Second to Morathi/DoK has been Slaanesh. Now you factor in the Decadence & Decay announcement in five days, I feel like all things point to Slaanesh being the next major thing for AoS. As for the Decay part, I'm pretty sure that is 40k Nurgle/Death Guard. *EDIT* Found the picture for the collectable coins. First three are DoK (AoS), Death Guard (40k) and Hedonites of Slaanesh (AoS)

I agree that if we do not see any major Vamp/LoN stuff in Broken Realms then it is a decent indicator that a new Battletome is around the corner. However giving Vampire Lords on Zombie Dragons a selection of Mount Traits would be super nice, just like that they did with Idoneth Deepkin in BR: Morathi. While I'd love to get some sweet updates in BR I also know that if we do, then a new Battletome is probably much further off. GW did say that BR is going to have an effect on every faction in AoS, so I expect something, and given the range of major to very minor updates found in BR: Morathi, who knows what's in store for LoN.

I'd stay away from KO unless you just really like them. A lot of people lose interest in playing KO players (assuming KO players are playing tournament lists). KO aren't unbeatable, but things that are really good in AoS: Shooting, Mobility/Board Control and Taking a Punch, KO does the first two pretty darn well. If KO had terrible mobility/board control and their gimmick was just shooting then it wouldn't be so bad. If you just play a non super serious KO list than your opponent will likely not have a terrible time. I'll echo again what many have said, I wouldn't build a list just to counter a single person. However, LRL are pretty well rounded (probably because they are GW's new army), they can shoot, they can be tanky, they can dominate the magic game, etc.

And on top of that, if you want dual wield or halberds you have to buy the old kit. However, I will say the new Chaos Warriors are amazing models with a ton of unique poses

It's strange, I've signed up twice for the short stories and haven't received them either time. Can anyone provide the link? *EDIT* nvm I just got this one in my spam folder.

Vampires, Vampires, Vampires, Vampires. Did I mention I'd love for Vampires to have their own book?

I'm on board the Stormcast train for that rumor engine picture. Can't imagine what else it could possibly be. MAYBE Cities of Sigmar. However, top right corner looks like the Plume coming off of a helmet that some Stormcast have.

I feel like you're the only KO player that would agree with me, lol..

For sure! The Chaos Lord on crackerjack is one of my favorite models. So much so that I converted one to fit my Khorne Vampire Army.