Lord of the Isle

I’d accept Graaladin Paladiers happily

Ageing Well

Well one aspect of this question is what would you do if you were big A? 1 team up with the human upstart god and the few aelves sheltering with him, who include the remnants of Asuryan’s legacy? 2 claim the mantle of Khaine and punish your usurping deceiving traitorous second wife? Maybe lead male Khainite slave uprising? 3 burn the world and go Slaaneshi / pure Chaos? 4 check out your most consistently anti Chaos descendants on Hysh and their new children, rescued from Slaanesh like you but mostly relatively purified? Note that Tyrion basically is you but blind and Buddhist. He also is the only other wielder of the Widowmaker 5 check out your persistently surviving fallen son who has historically disgraced your legacy but who is perhaps even more like you than Tyrion. Help him redeem himself / take on his mother / fulfil his greatness? 6 go it totally alone, maybe with a few wandering aelf followers of all kinds, like Alith Anar crossed with Ynnead type thing? 7 check out Alarielle, who is also your descendant via Yvraine, and probably basically become Kurnoth 8 (weirdest one?) hang out under the sea with your descendants’ rejected creations Personally I like the look of 2, 5, and 6 most; others may disagree or have other ideas? If you then consider ‘what does GW actually want to add from him’ I am guessing - 1 development with one or more of the so far undealt with gods - Malerion, Tyrion, Kurnoth 2 or a Grand Alliance mixed Aelves option 3 or just possibly an incredibly scary leader for occasionally mentioned Chaos Aelves perfectly possible all this is a misreading and he isn’t even out of the belly tho!!!

He’s more Khaine than Kurnoth but kool finking wonder if Caledor Dragontamer got out! But probably article just referred to big A and Cythai?

But what about the Grail Knights tho???

'A Safe Haven', the workings of the old pantheon...really sounds like Lileath's Haven did have a quiet impact after all. Wow, great! Only oddity now is why most Azyrite / Cities aelves seem to be Dark Elves not Wood!!

This is HUGE. I haven't seen any sign of this before, any chance of direct quote?

There are pros and cons to both ideas, yup. Vampire - fits with specifics of van Brecht’s character and history. Begins to involve Death. Malerion - further explains and expands ongoing aelven epic. More relevant to general godhood / realms scheme of saga. Not entirely sure which I want to be true more (there’s also the very left of field candidacy of Be’lakor but he would have to be up to something very elaborate)

No ha I think your quiz is perfect, I just can’t reconcile myself w my fave city

I love that test! But I got Hammerhal and am DEFINITELY Misthavn. Thanks though, hilarious

That lore is brilliant

Keiser / Kaiser of course comes from Latin Caesar...

Anvilgard resistance still lives! and I think they’re handling mysterious Mally’s long game quite intriguingly and cunningly so far

Still laughing

Models suit pretty well tho! New Misthavn allegiance gives good oppos for deepstriking Corsairs I feel

In a Cities list...Handbow Corsairs or Shadow Warriors?

Go for Dreadlord and both serpentis monsters for a really scary fun cool looking line up?

I’m going for General & Greatswords, lots of Freeguild and some Darkling infantry including execs as ‘main army’. Feels very Misthavny. And yes I am taking the rules as an excuse to bring Drakespawn Knights as well as Dark Riders out of retirement

Marianna Chevaux from Mordheim All too many fantasy babes, Bretonnian sorceress, Lucrezzia Belladonna...

It’s an unusually ginormous one, or else Misthavn was just meant to be...foggier on detail for some maddening nonsensical reason

Personally I’d rather choose an army that makes sense as a thematic regular D o K opponent. Lumineth or Stormcasts w new Ven Brecht guy? Look best from your shortlist

I wonder if we’ll see some adjustments to fill these gaps. Misthavn spell lore would clearly be extremely good fun done properly...

I’d forgotten the dark oath war queen. For a truly bold wooer

Cathallar creepily enticing...

Mally def has his hotheaded moments too, or at least had. And technically the chilled out Wood Elves were most right about everything! There are occasional sensible long termist elves in old lore. Phoenix King Caradryel comes to mind. New lore...not sure. Volturnos? And say what you like about Morathi, she’s played this one pretty well so far it seems, from her point of view anyway