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I have saw people magnetise the mortarchs but I could not advise you one that. As I mentioned earlier, Arkhan is great for a caster army. While Neferata excels as an assassin. So I suppose it depends on what you want out of your army, or what you want to build on.

Thank you kindly, there will be more when they finally bring out that new battletome.

Big Momma Glogg is now table ready. All hail you queen of the kitchen, best of bellies and most Glorious of Guts! This is my first time using a lot of green stuff to make. It was hard work and a lot of fun. The frame is a lotr troll with green stuff layered on top, as well as extra bits like adding those missing fingers. Gotta say I am really proud of how it turned out. I can’t wait to have it leading my forces on the battlefield.

With the announcement of the new tyrant I thought I would share how mine is coming along. It’s taken a lot of green stuff and the sacrifice of an lotr troll. Witness the birth of Big Momma Glogg!

Right first proper post. Ogur kitchen hands. The lowest ranked ogurs in the kitchen. They have yet to embrace the glory of cooking, but are eager to learn (or maybe they just want a free meal). Each ogur must earn their uniform for completing tasks handed down by more senior members of the kitchen. Favourite food: Anything cooked raw (they are still very impatient)

I started this project a few months ago but I keep forgetting to upload some pics and progress. I had this idea of an Ogurr chef, that has discovered the joys of real cooking. Travelling the realms for ingredients and customers. So here are a few pics of my slow build. I will start uploading more when I can, but I was dragging my feet. Unsure as to the viability of guttbusters in the future of AoS.

Update: I’m still writing up some lore stuff but life has gotten in the way and the process is slow. I will be adding a section on the Legion of Grief. We can’t ignore the new kid on the block after all. Finally, I am compiling the Noobranomicon into a google doc so it is easier to read.

That could work, I was looking at those for for my regular dragon ogres.

I have a few ideas for some dragon ogre conversions. But I am curious about base sizes. A Dragon Ogre Shaggoth has a 90x52mm base, what big monsters can fit on that base? Even at a squeeze. I am especially curious about the Magmadroth, Araknarok Spider, Stonehorn and Thundertusk. Thanks in advance beautiful people.

Wow these are fantastic and terrifying.

I did Nagash’s will and voted.

They are dirt cheap and you can build synergies around them. If you intend to do that then great. They are a nice gap fill otherwise. But skeletons will do the job if you prefer them or lack corpse carts.

Section is now defunct it will remain here for prosperity Lore Vampiric/Soulblight Bloodlines The vampiric bloodlines of the Warhammer lore shift in and out of importance. However, it is important to know a bit about their background, their origins and their equivalent in Age of Sigmar. The vampiric bloodlines hold their origins in Lamia and the first vampires. They were Neferata, Aborash, Ushoran, Vashanesh and W’soran. Each had a place in the Lamian court, each had their own obsessions that drew them forward and pulled them apart. The Von Carstein bloodline was the youngest bloodline hailing from Vashanesh’s blood. Vashanesh was killed by his kin after his rebirth into unlife, but he was resurrected by Nagash centuries later. Donning the alias, Vlad Von Carstein he infiltrated the Reikland Empire. They were among the most active bloodline in the Old World, responsible for the Vampire Wars. They were known among their kin, not for their physical or magical capabilities but for their tactical prowess. The Von Carstein name carries on now with Mannfred and the bloodline named Lords of the Night. Blood Dragons were the warrior bloodline under Aborash. Aborash was the crown guard in the Lamian court and upon being gifted with vampirism left to train in the Southland jungles to test his strength. He returned to Lamia in its time of need to save his queen before the bloodlines split. He traveled with his most trusted warriors until, searching for challenges worthy of their prowess. Aborash was drawn to a red glow at the top of a mountain. Atop it he found a powerful dragon that he duelled against for days on end. Eventually the vampire won and drank deep the dragon’s blood, curing his vampiric thirst. Aborash the Immortal left his followers with a single task, to defeat ever greater challenges. The believed it was the fight against the dragon, not the blood that cured the vampirism. So they traveled far and wide, honing their martial skills with duels against worthy foes. The ripples of the Blood Dragon credo are still alive in Age of Sigmar with the Blood Knight unit and the Dragon Warrior bloodline. Lamian vampires are arguably the oldest bloodline tracing their heraldry to Neferata herself. The queen of the vampires famously inducted many women into her ranks. Although some men found a place in her court, she found the majority of them to be boorish, too quick to act. The Lamian vampires had a tendency to focus more on guile and deception than raw strength or magical power. They would embed themselves into various walks of life, manipulating mortals over the centuries. Yet on the battlefield they are swift and deadly hunters. Moving onto combat and darting away for their foe can react. The Lamian bloodline is still alive and well with Neferata and the Swift Death bloodline. The Necrarch line are all disciples of W’soron. There are among the most monstrous of the vampires, appearing to be very withered and corpse like. Despite their fragile appearance they are more than a match for a mortal in combat. They focus on the necromantic arts above all else. W’soran himself was the first of the vampires to throw himself into the study of Nagash’s tomes and even sought out the Great Necromancer to learn under him. Necrarch vampires often lived isolated lives. Cloistered away from distractions they would study the arcane arts, aiming to grow ever more proficient. Their obsession with magic often draws perspective necromancers to their lairs. More often than not they would accept these mortals as pupils, with the most promising becoming vampires themselves. In Age of Sigmar the Necromantic Bloodline best represent them. Strygio are named after the fallen kingdom of the same name. This kingdom was a ruled by Ushoran after the vampiric lines split. Eventually found the other heads of the vampiric lines in his service, but treated them cruelly. He spread the vampiric curse among the warrior nobles of this kingdom. Ushoran’s kingdom fell, destroyed by orcs. His followers attempted to seek out the other bloodlines for aid, but the other vampires remembered their treatment and spurned them. So the Strygio were left to scavenge for their blood, often living in isolation. They were often surrounded by ghouls, often descendents of the Strigio mortals. Their spirit lives on in the Flesh Eater Courts.

Update: more lore coming soon. The Flesh Eater Court has been updated for 2019. New Flesh Eater tactics coming soon.

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Ushoran/The Carrion King Titles - Ushoran The Handsome, Spymaster of Lamia, Bloodrose Prince, Sumeros Summerking The tales of Ushoran and the Carrion King are often intertwined. Ushoran was one of the first vampires of the Lamian court in the World that Was. Smart, ambitious, strong and handsome, he was the spy master of the Lamian court. He found that his appearance grew grotesque after his change, but managed to project his influence on others to hide his change. Ushoran was unhappy serving his queen and began plotting her downfall. However, he never enacted his plans. Instead, he fled during a battle when Neferata was losing. He travelled far to the north away from her influence. He found a kingdom which he dubbed Strigoi. As it’s king he spread his vampiric gifts among those he deemed worthy. Eventually the other vampiric lines came to him and begun serving his whims. Unfortunately disaster struck and Strigoi was the first kingdom to be devastated by a greenskin WAAAGH! The other vampires did not appreciate their treatment under Ushoran’s rule and spurned his pleas for refuge. So the vampires of his line became outcasts. They fed off of scraps and the blood of the long dead. This turned them in raving lunatics, starved of a fresh meal. Ushoran was said to have haunted the the ruins of his lost kingdom. Slaughtering invaders with an army of deranged ghouls. He became known at this time as the Carrion King. Until of course The End Times where he died with the rest of the world. In the Mortal Realms, when Nagash claimed Shyish as his own. A warrior known as the Carrion King became one of the Death God’s greatest heroes. The Carrion King has been known by many names, one of which was Ushoran. It is unknown if this Ushoran was the resurrected vampire from the Old World or a new being all together. The Carrion King was once a just and handsome ruler. He dealt justice to those who disrupted the natural order of life and death. A mighty servant of Nagash, both feared and respected. A warrior, mage and king he was truly a figure to admired. He may have even been a contender for the position of Mortarch. There came a time when Carrion King displeased the Death God and was cursed with a hideous appearance. A bulging, vampiric form of bestial muscle and sinew. The Carrion King reacted to his new appearance by waging war against his god. The Carrion King was no match for Nagash and his forces. The God of Death chose not to destroy the traitor, rather he chose to punish him once again. The king was placed in a prison known as the shroud cage. The prison projected and reflected untruths upon on the Carrion King, slowly driving him mad. When Sigmar waged war against Nagash the shroud cage was broken open. The Carrion King escaped into Shyish. With shattered memories he rebuilt his kingdom and his court. Those who he gifted with his vampiric immortality shared in his madness and his horrifying appearance. Slowly but surely the followers of the mighty Carrion King spread far and wide across the realms. Ushoran or the Carrion King have a odd place in the lore. Few beings truly know his identity or allegiance. His servants may bow before the followers of Nagash one day and attack them the next. They are mad creatures, like their progenitor. Yet the Carrion King still exists somewhere out there. Whether he is a friend or an enemy, I doubt even he knows. Further reading: The is little AoS lore regarding Ushoran and the Carrion King outside of the battle tomes. But for the Old World you can read The Legend of Nagash books 2&3 (Nagash the Unbroken & Nagash the Immortal) as well as the time of legends book Neferata.

Mannfred Von Carstein: Mortarch of the Night. In the time of the Old World Mannfred was a noble of Sylvania. It is unknown if he was born a noble or ascended to rank after being reborn as a vampire. His patron, master and father in unlife was Vlad Von Carstein. Vlad signified the first major vampiric threat to the Empire of Humanity, waging a great war against the living cattle. The first Vampire War. During this war Mannfred fought amongst the hordes of undead in service of his master. He was not the most powerful vampire in Vlad’s service, nor was he the oldest or the most popular. However, Mannfred was cunning. While others of his kind battled for supremacy, Mannfred waited. It was during the end of this first Vampire War that he made his move. He betrayed Vlad, stealing his family ring (a gift from Nagash). With Vlad’s ultimate tool of immortality gone the vampire lord died and Mannfred disappeared. He returned over a century later to wage his own war. While his kin fought for Konrad Von Carstien (or the Mad as he was otherwise known), Mannfred trained and studied. His martial skills and prowess in the necromantic arts grew to the point were he even rivalled Vlad in his prime. Like his predecessors Mannfred fought a vicious campaign against the Empire. It was his strategies in battle that showed him to be an excellent tactician and a true threat to the living. Despite his advantages he was inevitably defeated. Eventually Mannfred was resurrected by a rogue necromancer and he began his work again. He gathered allies living and dead from lands far and wide. He reclaimed his seat as the Lord of Sylvania. He fought many battles, sometimes aiding the Empire some times lashing out. He grew a particular dislike for dwarves but this could be due to their role in his initial downfall. Mannfred played a major role in The End Times. He made many of the preparations for Nagash’s resurrection. He fought many battles against the forces of Chaos in his new lord’s name. But serving never suited the vampire count and soon he betrayed Nagash. He crushed alliances and aided the agents of Chaos in the Old World’s destruction. Despite his misdemeanors he was resurrected by Nagash in the Mortal Realms. Mannfred is used by Nagash to strike fear into the hearts of his foes. Deception and ambush are his bread and butter and his Legion of the Night reflects this. He was granted his own underworld in Shyish, Carstienia. A land of perpetual night and dark forests where mindless undead are moulded into the shape of his enemies. A whole place created to appease his every whim. Yet Mannfred is never content with his place. He wants more, he wants conquest, he wants to be a god. His ambition, cunning and conviction matches even the God of Death. Sometimes this backfires on the Mortarch, leading him to be punished by Nagash. It is unknown why Nagash puts up with the potentially traitorous actions of Mannfred. Maybe the God of Death is amused by his attempts, maybe it is some sort of respect or maybe Nagash knows he has nothing to fear from the vampire. Regardless, Mannfred will continue to wait and horde power in the hopes that he will one day usurp his master. Further reading: Vampire Wars omnibus covers most of what you need to know about Mannfred in the Old World as well as the Return of Nagash novel. He also makes brief appearances in a few AoS stories. However he does appear in Soul Wars and plays a part in the Knights of Vengeance.

Quick update: The next lore update is coming soon. I will not be updating the Flesh Eater Court section until I am familiar with their new rules. I do not wish to misinform people, so that section will remain un-updated until I can give it a proper update.

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Just listened to your first episode. Looks like you guys have got a new subscriber.

Thank you for the kind words. Keeps me motivated to add more.

Wow those are fantastic

Fixed, thanks for catching that.

Lore: Neferata, Mortarch of Blood Titles: Queen of Blood. Mother of Night, Sword of Nagash, Blood Maiden, Great Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Air and Darkness, Queen of Mysteries, Queen of Lies. During the time of the Old World Neferata was the queen on the ancient kingdom of Lamia, alongside her brother-husband Lamiazzar. Their relationship was primarily symbolic, with Lamiazzar handling matters of state and Neferata handling religious matters. Lamiazzar was the king who aided the lich Arkhan the Black in his betrayal of Nagash. The two stuck a deal, Lamia would harbour the lich if he taught him the secrets of Nagash. Soon Arkhan became a prisoner to the king, producing a weakened version of Nagash’s elixir. This was shared with a select few individuals, including the king and queen. During their limited interactions, Arkhan developed an infatuation with the queen. His feelings grew overtime. Eventually, for reasons that cannot truly be understood by those outside of their political system, Lamiazzar made an attempt on Neferata’s life. The queen was poisoned by a potent venom. Arkhan intervened with the attempt, administering a more potent elixir and necromantic incantations. The queen of Lamia died that day. Arkhan’s attempt to save the Queen was a success. Yes, Neferata died but she was born again. She became something new to the world, a vampire. Empowered and aware of the kings betrayal she did away with her brother, quietly. Then she crowned herself as the soul matriarch of Lamia, leading both the state and temple. Next she ensured the loyalty of those who had partook in the elixir by making them vampires as well. These first vampires took their place below their queen. Neferata vowed to never be lesser than any man. Under Neferata’s rule, Lamia flourished. On the surface she was the perfect ruler; kind, intelligent and beautiful. She renewed trade routes far and wide, while using them to spread her vampiric cult. She balanced her duties as head of state and the temple. Her vampiric cult only drank the blood of criminals and the unruly. Neferata was born to rule and she begun to lay the foundations to rule forever. The others of the vampiric court had other ideas. Each paid homage to their queen, but their treacherous nature lead them down their own paths. During her rule Neferata attempted to bring others she deemed worthy into her fold. The first was he younger cousin Khalida. Young Khalida discovered her cousins transformation and challenged Neferata to a duel. Khalida died during the duel, no match for the vampire’s abilities. Neferata’s next project was Alkadizzar, the rightful heir the kingdom of Khemri. He plan was to raise her to be her future husband, making her the Queen of all Nehekara. She fed him the diluted elixir, granting the future king long life and vitality beyond mortal potential. However he found out her true nature and fled. This lead to a final conflict between the two. Neferata’s kingdom and her vampiric cabal shattered on that day. The other vampires fled, forming their own vampiric desires. Neferata, found herself in search of a new home. She travelled the Old World facing yet more betrayals and spreading her bloodline. Eventually she settled in a dwarven stronghold, Silver Pinnacle. From here her followers spread out far and wide, situating themselves throughout different societies. During this time she offered reluctant aid to Nagash during periods where he seemed to be returning. During the End Times, Neferata foresaw Nagash’s true return. Ever the cautious one she set out to find an object of power in order to enter into the Lich’s favour. She battled hordes of greenskins and throngs of dwarves before returning with a source of power to gift Nagash, who crowned her his Mortarch of Blood. Her other major battles in the End Times were less fruitful. Despite he power and intellect the universe acted against her. Yet she did nothing to fall from Nagash’s favour, outwardly being amongst the most loyal of his followers. Her last failure came in Middenheim, her forces overrun by enemy forces. Her fellow Mortarch, Arkhan the Black, remembered his past humanity and held off the enemy allowing the Blood Queen to escape. Neferata was one of the few to watch the World that Was die. Now the Mortarch of Blood acts as the blade of Nagash. Her vampiric covens striking down any foe that threatens Nagash’s (or her own) plans. Despite this Neferata still dwells in the realm of subterfuge. She plays long games of spy warfare with her fellow Mortarchs. Always eager to expand her influence in other realms and spheres. Her spies are countless in the mortal realms. They come from multiple backgrounds and races, not just humans and soulbights. The base of operations for the Queen of Blood is Nulahmia, the land of Neferatia. A place shrouded in illusions and other arcane protections, that remained unbreeched until the beginning of the Age of Sigmar. Neferata moulded her civilisation around attributes she desired. Rival houses plot and scheme against each other in order to gain the favour of their matriarch. Where to read more about Neferata: Time of Legends Nagash Volume 2 ( Nagash The Unbroken) and volume 3 (Nagash The Immortal), as well as the self titled book Neferata. The Undying King also presents a lot of information about the Mortarch of Blood.

The Warhammer equivalent of Snakes on a Plane.