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    CREDITS

    Original Concept by EdouardGuiton and David Preti

    Executive Production: Chern AnnNg and David Dous

    Art Direction:David Prei

    Art: Kris Aubin, Miuel Coimbra,Edouard Guion, Chrisophe Madura,and Ronda Patison

    Writer:Eric Keley

    Logo:Chrisophe Madura

    Map:Nicolas Frucus

    Graphic Deign:Mahieu Harlau

    Layout:Jeff Yu

    Sculpting Coordination: RaphaelGuion

    Sculptor: , Yannick Fusier, JasonHendricks, Sebasien Labro, Juan

    Navaro Perez, Olivier Nkwei,Derek Osborne , Elfr ied Perochon,Jody Siegel, Rafal Zelazo, and Par ickMasson

    Lead Development:Michael Shinal

    World Development: Eric Keley,Michael Shinal, and David Prei

    Editing: Eric Keley, George G.Galuschak, and James Schnely

    TABLE OF CONTENTSRules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

    Game Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

    Stat Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

    Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

    Line of Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

    Model Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Activations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

    Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

    Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

    Attacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

    Morale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

    Getting Ready to Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

    Battlefield Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

    Terrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

    G a m e S i z e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7

    M o t i v a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8

    Special Abilities Glossery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

    Chapter 1: New Player, Old Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

    Goritsi Unit Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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    Chapter 2: Deep Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

    Hadross Unit Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

    Chapter 3: Potential Unchained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

    Teknes Unit Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

    Chapter 4: Mask of Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

    Nasier Unit Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

    Chapter 5: Game Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

    Shael Han Unit Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

    Chapter 6: Knight of Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

    Chapter 7: Hidden Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

    Chapter 8: Baiting the Beast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

    Chapter 9: Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

    Chapter 10: Drowning Sorrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

    Chapter 11: Bitter Draught . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

    Chapter 12: Paragons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

    Chapter 13: Bad Blood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

    Chapter 14: Knight Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

    Chapter 15: Dying Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

    Aditional Development: BlackbalGames - Mathew Hope, Leif Paulson,Curis Shoemake, Duncan Huffman,Kevin Clark, Chrisopher Bodan,Derek Osborne

    Proofing:Derek Keahley and Suar

    Easman

    Playtet Coordination: DerekOsborne

    Playteser: Anna Armsrong,Mikael Asrom, Mike Barera, AdamBloom, Rob Brown, Jon Bursch, BrenCrihfield, Lewis Confair, ChrisopherCooper Heley Copock, EdFarkhiev, Ashley Fizgerald, JeremyGaleone, Paul Garat, Devon Goda,Jeff Gordon, Joey Guzman, AndrewHarland, Sam Hil, Nick Kendal,Jason Koep, David Lee, DerekOsborne, Owen Rehrauer, JaredRobiaile, Simon Roderick, Kenon

    Shepard, John Simon, Tim Scot,Florian Siz, Mike Taylor, JonahanTrew, Rober Wason, Seve Wesweland Jason Yang

    Copyrigh 5 HOUSES andCOOLMINIORNOT, 2014.

    Al r igh reserved.

    www.WrahOfKings.com

    www.coolminiorno.com

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    GAMECONCEPTS

    Anyone who says, Were all in this together, has never tried puttingseven people in a lifeboat built for six.

    Commander Rikyos,4th Hadross Battle Squadron

    Wah o Kingemploy a number o onep and erm haplayer ue hroughou he game.

    Game Terms

    Elemen: Anyhing on he ale ha your model inerawih during play i an elemen. Ti inlude hing like erain

    piee and model, bu no marker, or example.

    Army:Al model brough o he ale or a player.

    Frienly:Al model in your army are rienly.

    Enemy:Al model no in your army are enemy.

    Model:Model are miniaure ha repreen eiher playerarmy on he ale. erain and marker are no model.

    erain: erain make up he non-model elemen o hebatlefield, uh a ree, ruin, rok, and more. Objeive aa seial y pe o erain and are deribed laer.

    Marker: Many effe require you o plae marker onhe ale. Tee marker are no elemen and erve only areminder o in game effe, uh a raking damage.

    Cona:Many rule reer o wo elemen being in ona.Cona i defined a wo or more elemen being bae-o-bae,or having one bae overlap anoher elemen uh a erain.

    Aivaion: During a player urn hey wil acivae amodel, moving i and perorming variou atak and effe.Ti period i known a a model Aivaion.

    Maneuver:Tere are wo ep eah model wil ake when i

    acivae, Maneuvering i one o hem. Ti erm reer o amodel moving up o i Mobiliy value in inhe.

    Aion: Tere are wo ep eah model wil ake when iacivae; i Aion i one o hem. Ti erm reer o variouatak and effe a model may perorm during i Aivaion.

    Engaged: I a model i in ona wih one or more enemymodel, i i engaged.

    Unengaged: I a model i no in ona wih any enemymodel, i i unengaged.

    Ataker:A model perorming an atak acion.

    Defender: A model wih die aigned o i by an atak orenemy acion.

    Hi: Many effe (uualy atak) generae hi. Hi areompared again a model' Reiliene o deermine i damagei aued.

    Damage: Many effe (uualy atak) aue damage on amodel. When a model uffer damage equal o i WoundSa, i i removed rom he game a a aualy.

    Aive: Many effe wil reer o acive model. A model iacive a al ime during i Aivaion.

    Round:Wrah o King i played over a number o Round.

    Eah Round i ompoed o a erie o urn.

    urn:A player urn deribe when hey are perorminga model Aivaion.

    Measuring

    Te diane beween model and oher game elemenmater a grea deal. You may meaure diane on hebatlefield a any ime. Al diane are meaured uing inhe.Aion wih a Range Sa may affe elemen ha have anypar o heir bae wihin he li ed range. When heking he

    diane beween wo elemen, you alway meaure rom heloe poin on he bae o he fir elemen o he loe poinon he bae o he eond.

    DiceWah o King ue en-ided die (D10). A variey o

    irumane wil require you o rol muliple die. No materhow many die you rol, read eah die individualy o find hereul. Never ad die reul ogeher. Wherever poile,rol al he die involved a he ame ime. Beaue eah dieprodue an individual reul, ombining he rol hi way

    seed up play.

    Re-rol

    When you re-rol a die, you only oun he reul o heeond rol. Ignore any previou reul. A ingle player may nore-rol a die more han one. Ti inlude any ombinaion oored or opional re-rol. Any required re-rol are reolvedbeore any opional re-rol. Te ataking player reolve heirataking re-rol beore he deender reolve heir deending

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    re-rol. Ti mean he reoluion order o re-rol i: RequiredAtaker, Required Deender, Opional Ataker, Opional

    Deender.

    Timing ConflictsWhen 2 even need o reolve a he ame ime, he

    ataker effe go fir, hen deender.

    In any oher inane he player whoe urn i i deidehe order in whih he even reolve.

    Stat Cards

    Every model in Wrah o King ha a number o aii(a) ha deribe i abiliie on he batlefield.

    Mobiliy : Ti i he maximum diane, in inhe, amodel an move when i maneuver.

    Wilpower : Ti meaure a model menal oriude.Ti a i ued when perorming Wil Chek and Wil

    Atak.

    Reiliene : Reiliene meaure how diffiul i i owound hi model. Model uffer 1 damage eah ime heyreeive hi equal o heir Reiliene. (See Damaging a modelpg.13)

    Wound : Ti meaure how muh damage a modelan uain. When a model aumulae damage equal o iWound, i i removed rom he game a a aualy.

    rai: rai are variou keyword ha deribe a model.Whi le hey do no inherenly do anyhing, many oher ruleand effe wil reerene a model rai.

    Rank:Model are broken ino Rank. A higher rank uualymean he model i more kiled or rare and ofen i morepowerul hen lower ranked model. Rank are ued or oreonruion purpoe.

    Mobiliy

    Wilpower

    rai

    Wound

    Defene Char

    Rank

    Facion Symbol

    Reiliene

    Name

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    Name:Ti i wha eah model i reered o during gameplayor ore onruion.

    rai: rai are variou keyword ha deribe a model.While hey do no inherenly do anyhing, many oher ruleand effe wil reerene a model rai.

    ype: A model ype define i purpoe on he batlefieldand i ued during ore onruion. ype inlude Inanry,Speiali, Leader, and Characer.

    Size: Ti repreen how muh pae a model ake up. Manyeffe wil reerene a model Size. A model Size an beany number greaer han 0.

    Bae: Ti i he ize o an elemen bae (uh a: 30mm,

    40mm, 50mm, and 80mm). Noe ha he rule or erainbae are differen. See erain (See Pg.16)

    Rank:Model are broken ino Rank. A higher rank uualymean he model i more kiled or rare and ofen i morepowerul hen lower ranked model. Rank are ued or oreonruion purpoe.

    Deploymen Zone (DZ): Ti indiae where you mayplae a model on he batlefield a he ar o he game.

    (See Batlefield Seup, PG. 15, or more inormaion ondeploymen.).

    Atak/Speial Aion: Al model wil have 1 or moreAtak. Some migh even have a number o seial acion heyan perorm during heir acivaion. For more inormaion eehe Aivaion eion, PG. 10.

    Speial Abiliie: Tee are he variou unique effeand power a model may have. Eah one wil give seifidefiniion and inruion on i ue.

    Command Abiliie:Model wih he Leader ype ofenhave powerul effe and power hey an oner o he

    roop under heir ommand. Tee are lied here. For moreinormaion ee he Leader eion, Pg. 8.

    ype

    Aion

    rai

    DeploymenZone

    Speial Abiliie

    Size

    Rank

    Name

    CommandAbiliie

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    The Defense Chart

    Te Deene Char repreen he variou way a modelavoid inoming atak and offenive effe. When a modeli ataked, he ataking model wil ompare heir atak rolreul o he arge Deene Char o deermine he effeo he atak.

    Noe ha while here are many poenial reul on heDeene Char, unle he reul generae a Hi, he reul,whaever i may be, uualy mean he atak ha mied inome ahion.

    7 Overpower: Te atak ha maively overome hearge deene. Eah7 reul generae 2 Hi.

    1 Srike : Te atak penerae he arge deene,poenia ly injuring he deender. Eah die produing a Sie1reul aue one hi.

    6 Magi: Te deender poee ome orm o magialdeene and myialy deea he atak.Magi6reul anpoenia ly aue a magial baklah (ee Magial Atak ).

    3 Pary: Te deender harmlely parie he atak ou ohe way.

    2Blok:Te deender lok he atak wih heir hieldor weapon.

    4 Armor:Te deender armor ake he brun o heatak, leaving he arge unharmed.

    5Dodge:Wih nimle eae, he deender dodge heatak, avoiding injury.

    Modifying he Defene Char

    A variey o effe and abiliie may aler aarge Deene Char, urning ele reul inoueul hi inead o mie.

    When a Speial Abiliy or effe modifie aseifi reul on a arge Defene Char, i alwaymodifie he highe seified reul() on he har.

    Exaple: An ata ha he abiliy Sundeing (1): Relae 14

    eul on he deende a wih1. I he age ha a lea 14eul on hei Deene Cha, hei highe4eul beome a1eul inea.

    I a arge doe no have an enry on i Deene Charha mahe he enry in he abiliy, he abiliy ha no effe.

    So, uing he above exaple, he Sundeing(x) abiliy would haeno effe on he Deene Cha o a moel wih no4eul.

    In adiion, ome abiliie may replae muliple reulon a arge Deene Char. In hi ae i il modifie hehighe seified reul on he har.

    Exaple: An ata wih he Sundeing(2) abiliy would onvehe WO highe4eul on he age a ino1eul.

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    Special Ability Rules

    Many seial abiliie olow imilar uideline. Toeuidel ine are oulined here:

    Aura

    Aura are abiliie ha an affe a large area. Eah aurawil have an (x) value, where (x) i he number o inhe youmeaure rom he oure bae o deermine he area ha iaffeed.

    Abiliie wih Variale

    Some abiliie have a variale aoiaed wih hem, uha Sundering (1), in hi ae he 1 i he variale. Te abiliywil have seial rule o denoe how o ue hi variale andwha affe i ha. Some abiliie do no have a variale.

    Cumulaive

    Variale writen wih a (+) are umulaive, meaningha hey are aded o any exiing verion o he rule odeermine he final oal variale. I he abiliy wih he + ino on he model, hen i gain he abiliy a he aed value.I muliple oure oner a (+), a l inane o he (+) aply.

    Rule wihou a (+) are no umulaive. I more han oneabiliy i on a model wihou a (+) you ue he large varialepreen.

    Exaple: Cui ha a moel wih Sundeing(1). I would no

    benefi om an abiliy ha onered Sundeing(1) o i. I would,howeve, benefi om an abiliy ha onered Sundeing(3). Inhi ae i would ue he highe o he wo alue.

    Exaple:I an abiliy onered Sundeing(+1) o i, i would gainSundeing(2). Ta i (1) o i bae Sundeing(x), and anohedue o he (+1) o he onering abiliy.

    Leaders

    Some model have he abiliy o lead he roop aroundhem, oordinaing maneuver and acion on he batlefield.

    Leader a a oal poin on he batlefield, hrough whihplayer an ue Combined Aivaion (See CombinedAivaion page 9).

    Leaderhip Value

    Depending on he game ize, eah Leader wi l beaigned a Leaderhip Value, whih i ued o deermine howwel hey an oordinae he roop around hem, seifialyin a Combined Aivaion.

    Exaple:I e ae playing a Batle level gae a leae moelwould hae a leaehip alue o 5.

    Sphere of Influene (SOI)

    Leader have a Sphere o Influene (SOI) ha exend6 ou rom he bae o he model. Many effe are baed offo a model Sphere o Influene, he mo ommon o whihi deermining whih model i an acivae in a CombinedAivaion.

    Inpiraion

    I he model in a ombined acivaion alo mah heame rai wih he leader who SOI hey are acivaing offo, hey may benefi rom ha leader Inpire abiliy. Inpireabiliie are powerul buff and effe ha a leader oner omodel acivaing under hi or her order.

    Army Commander and raining

    During ore onruion you mu ele 1 Leadermodel o be your army Commander. Te Commander gainan enhaned Sphere o Influene, reahing ou 8 inead ohe andard 6. In adiion, al model in your army gainhe raining abiliy lied on ha Leader ard. rainingabiliie are permanen and remain on al model even i heCommander i kiled.

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    A R ahor i heki ng o ee i i an ee a Union Worker. Te AhmenSwordman i learly no beween hem. Te wal i beween he

    Rahor and Union Worker. Te Ironward i a wel . Alo a hown by

    he red line, he Rahor a n ee he Union Worker.

    Line of Sight

    Te Line o Sigh (LoS) rule deermine i one elemenan ee anoher elemen and i any oher elemen are beweenhem. Elemen in Wrah o King have a 360 degree viewpoinand are no reried o he direion he aual elemen iaing on he batlefield.

    o deermine LoS, ele wo elemen. Te elemen youare heking line o igh or i he viewer. Te elemen youwan o onfirm ha he viewer an ee i he arge. Oneyou have eleed hoe elemen, draw a line onneing helef ide o he viewer bae o he lef ide o he arge bae,and hen do he ame or he righ ide. Ti area i he LoSWindow and i ued o deermine a number o hing.

    How an I ell wha my elemen an ee?

    Te viewer an ee he arge i you an draw a raighline ha doe no ro any loking elemen inide he LoSwindow rom he viewer bae o he arge bae.

    Wha i a bloking elemen?

    I an elemen in he LoS window ha a ize greaer haneiher he ataker or deender, he elemen i loking.

    Wha i Beween?

    Any elemen oher han he viewer or arge wih i baein he LoS window i beween he viewer and arge. Manyrule may aply when an elemen i beween wo model. Forexample, a erain elemen ould provide over i beween aviewer and i arge.

    Model Types

    Infanry - Inanry are he bai oo oldier o al armie.Tey are he mo ommon model ound on any ale andoperae be a a group working ogeher.

    Speiali - Speiali are uni ha operae individualyrom he re o he army, ofen bringing unique kil andabiliie o he army.

    Leader -Leader are he glue ha hold your armie ogeher.Tey keep your inanry unioning while alo being powerulin omba.

    Characer: Are perhap ome o he mo wel-knownombaan, heir kil and eroiy on he batlefield iunequaled.

    Ahman

    Union Worker

    Iron Ward

    Rahor

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    GAME PLAYEah game ake plae over a number o round, during

    whih eah player ake alernaing urn uing acivaion.Te acive player i he player who urn i i.

    ACTIVATIONSTere are wo ype o acivaion: Individual Aivaion

    and Combined Aivaion. An Individual Aivaion i aingle model acivaing during your urn, where CombinedAivaion are muliple model perorming heir acionogeher hrough he order o a Leader.

    When acivaed, eah model ha 2 age o omplee,Maneuver and Aion.

    When a model Maneuver, i may move up o imobiliy in inhe.

    When a model A, i may perorm 1 acion.

    Model may perorm hee age in any order buanno inerup one o do he oher.

    Eah model an only be acivaed one per round.

    Player alernae aking urn acivaing model, a playermu acivae a model i ale, i hey anno hen hey mupa. I boh player have ompleed al o heir acivaion heround i over. I one player begin heir urn and ha no model

    lef o acivae, heir urn immediaely end. Teir oponenhen ake 1 adiional urn, and hen he round end.

    Exaple: Playe 1 peo a ombined aciaion o move 5Ahmen owad. Playe 2 ha fini hed aciaing a o hi moeland hu mu pa. I hen beome Playe 1 un again. Playe 1ha wo seiali ha he ha no aciaed. He ooe o aciae1 o he, ompleing i aciaion and ending hi un. Sine

    Playe 2 paed on hi peviou un, he ound now end.

    Individual Activations

    An individual acivaion involve a ingle model. Whenuing an individual acivaion, he acive player hooe1 model o acivae. One a model ha ompleed boh imaneuver and acion he individual acivaion end.

    NOE: A model may hooe o move 0" and/or perorm noacion during i acivaion.

    Combined Activations

    A ombined acivaion union muh like anindividual acivaion bu involve more han one model. Inorder o ue a ombined acivaion, he acive player muele 2 or more model ha al wihin a ingle leader SOI.Te leader i paive in hi proe and i no acivaing unlehe i eleed a one o he model. Te acive player may onlyele a number o model up o he leader Leaderhip Value.

    Al model eleed o pariipae in he ombinedacivaion mu hare a lea one mahing rai wih aloher model he player wihe o acivae in he ombinedacivaion. Noe ha a leader an oner a ombined acivaiono model he or he doe no hare a rai wih, a long a almodel hey are acivaing hare a rai among hemelve.Te eleed model do no need o be ale o ee one anoher.

    A leader may iue a ombined acivaion any number o

    ime per round, even i he or he ha already acivaed.

    Afer eleing al he model ha wil acivae, he aciveplayer hooe whih age hey wi l perorm fir, maneuveror a. Al model in a Combined Aivaion mu reolve eahage in he ame order, meaning i you hooe Maneuver fir,al model wil omplee ha age beore Aing, and vievera.

    When Aing , eah model wi l perorm i acion oneby one, reolving 1 model acion u ly beore moving onohe nex. Te exepion o hi i a Combined Atak (SeeCombined Atak under Atak Aion, PG. 12)

    Ahmen 1-4 are wihin Ahm an Ha kar 1 Sphere o Influene, a nd hu

    may be acivaed in a ombined acivaion. Ahmen 5 and 6 are no,

    however, and ould no be hoen o acivae. Likewi e, Ahmen 4-6 are

    wihin Ha kar 2 Sphere o Influene and ould al be a civaed, wherea

    1-3 ould no.

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    MOVEMENTModel move wo way: ored movemen and ree

    movemen. A ored movemen i denoed by he word ore.Free movemen i al non-ored movemen.

    Model anno move hrough oher model. Whenmoving a model, alway move i in raigh line. Whenperorming ree movemen and non-dire ored movemenyou an reely hange he direion o movemen a any ime.

    Exaple: Chen announe a ombined aciaion. He ha aDagon Legionnaie and a Dagon Legion Keee ha he ano ue o ake onol o an objeie. Chen aciae he Dagon

    Legionnaie and ooe o move him 6 aigh owad o engagean eney moel. Nex he Dagon Legion Keee move 2 owadaea and 3 o he lef o move wihin ange o he objeie.

    Forced MovementFored movemen i no alway under your onrol. Te

    abiliy auing he movemen explain who i onroling hemovemen. I he abiliy ay you ore he model, hen heowner o he oure o he movemen onrol he movemen.I he abiliy ay he model i ored, hen he model owneronrol he movemen.

    Fored movemen ignore he Diengage Penaly (eebelow) and oher abiliie ha preven diengaging. Anyored movemen ha move a model ino anoher model orimpaile erain end a oon a he moving model ona

    he elemen. A model ored ino a rough erain eaure oroher elemen wih a movemen penaly mu pay he penaly.I i anno hen he movemen op.

    DisengagingFor a model in ona wih an enemy model o break

    ona, i mu diengage. o Diengage, he model musend 3 o movemen beore i an begin moving. Ti i a ledhe diengage o. Afer breaking ona wih one model,he diengaging model anno ubequenly engage an enemymodel again during hi movemen. I a model i in onawih more han one enemy, i only ha o pay he diengage

    o one.

    Even i a model ignore hee penalie (or example, bybeing ored) hey are i l diengaging.

    Toward and Away

    When an elemen mu move oward anoher elemen,i anno end ha movemen urher away rom he elemenhan i began. When an elemen mu move away romanoher elemen, i anno end ha movemen loer o heelemen han i began.

    Up To

    When a rule el you ha a model move up o omenumber o inhe, ha mean ha i an move rom 0 o hanumber in inhe. I a rule doe no ay up o, hen he modelmu move he diane direed unle oped.

    Directly

    I a model mu move direly oward or away rom anelemen, i mu move along a line drawn rom he ener o ibae o he ener o he elemen ha i mu move oward oraway rom. I anno deviae rom ha pah.

    ACTIONSAion a l ino wo broad aegorie, atak acion and

    seial acion. A l deripion o acion inlude:

    Name: Te name o he acion, uh a Sword Srike.

    ype: Te ype o acion: melee, ranged, magi, ogle, or

    inera.

    Raing I he acion involve a die rol, hi i he number odie roled.

    Range: Ti i he maximum diane, in inhe, ha hearge an be rom he acing model. An acion wih a rangeo 00 an only arge an elemen in ona wih he acingmodel.

    Speial Rule:Any seial rule he acion poee. (See heGloary or a li o atak seial rule.)

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    Some model poe seial abiliie or power harequire hem o perorm an acion or he power o beomeacive. Tee are aled ogle acion. Mo ogle acion dono require a rol o acivae. One he ogle acion ha beenperormed, he abiliy beome acive. ogle effe remainin play unil he end o he round.

    Willpower Check

    When a model perorm a Wilpower Chek i mu rola number o die equal o he Rae lied under ha acion.Eah reul equal o or le han he model Wilpower a ia ue. Al Wilpower Chek deribe heir effe baed onhe number o uee.

    Attack ActionsAtak are pli ino our ype: Ranged, Melee, Wi l,

    and Magi. Al our atak union in muh he ame way,wih he differene diued below. Noe ha no al modelan perorm al our ype o atak. Te Model individualard wil inlude any atak i an make.

    o make an atak a player ake he olowing ep:

    Sele an atak acion availale o he acive model.

    Sele enemy model() o be argeed by he atak().Enure ha he ataker an ee he arge and hey arein range o he atak.

    One arge a a ime, rol he die involved in he atak.

    Generae and aply he reul o he rol.

    Aply damage, and hek or deah.

    Noe ha even hough he die or eah atak are roledand reolved individualy, any atak made rom he ameatak acion hapen imulaneouly

    Melee AtakMelee atak union a deribed above, exep ha

    hey may arge muliple elemen. When hooing a meleeatak acion, he ataker may aign die among any numbero legal arge.

    Ranged Atak

    Ranged atak union a deribed above, exep haranged atak anno be made again a arge in onawih he ataker, and al die rom a ranged atak mu bealoaed o 1 arge. Conver any 3on he arge DeeneChar o1.

    Wilpower Atak

    Wi lpower atak union a deribed above, exepha hey do no ue he Deene Char o deermine reul.Inead, eah die reul ha equal or exeed he argeWi lpower generae a ue. A l wi lpower atak deribeheir effe baed on he number o uee.

    Magi Atak

    Magi atak union a deribed above, exep hadie rom a magi atak mu al be aloaed o 1 arge.

    Conver any 3 on he arge' Deene Char o 1 . Magiatak an alo generae a Baklah.

    Baklah

    When a magi atak generae a6reul, he atakeruffer a baklah. For eah 6 reul generaed by a magiatak, he ataker mu make a Wilpower atak (1) againhemelve. Te ataker uffer 1 damage or eah ue.

    Combined Atak

    Combined atak are seial atak ha an only beperormed by wo or more model in a Combined Aivaion.

    Tee atak union muh he ame way a an individualRanged or Melee atak, wih he exepion ha wo or moremodel are pooling heir atak ogeher (uualy in hope ooveroming a high Reiliene enemy!).

    o perorm a Combined Atak, a player ake heolowing ep:

    Al model pariipaing in he Combined Atak elean availale atak acion. Tee atak mu al be heame ype (Magi, Melee, Ranged, e).

    Sele 1 enemy model o be argeed by he atak.Enure ha eah ataker an ee he arge and ha

    hey are in range o he atak. Al atak die mu beaigned o ha arge. Tey anno be pli amongenemie.

    Rol al atak die aigned again he arge.

    Generae and aply he reul o he rol.

    Aply damage and hek or deah.

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    I any o he atak eleed or he Combined Atakhad seial abiliie aoiaed wih hem (Suh a OffeniveExperie(x) or Sundering(x)), hen hee effe are aplied ohe Combined Atak a wel. In he ae o muliple modelharing he ame abil iy (Offenive Experie(1), or example),alway aply he highe (x) value o he Combined Atak.

    Exaple: Miael ha wo Ahmen Swodmen and oneAhman Haka, a engaged wih a Fulung Devoue (Reiliene:2).Indiiduay he Swodmen and Haka would hae no aneo haing he Devoue unle hey geneaed an 7 eul, o

    Miael deide o ue a Combined Ata.

    Miael ele he Swod Slah ata o he Swodmenand he Haka, giing him a oal o 4 ata die (1 o ea

    Ahmen, 2 o he Haka). Beaue he Haka alo ha OffenieMaey(1), hi Combined Ata benefi om ha effe ae. Afe e-o ae omplee, Miael ha oed one4, wo1eul and 17, dealing he Fulung 2 daage. A ea hi hi

    Ahmen ould no hae aomplihed acing alone!

    Damaging a ModelAnyime a model i deal a number o hi equal o i

    , i uffer 1 damage. One he model ha damage equal oi i i removed rom he ale a a aualy.

    Special Actions

    When a model perorm a Wi lpower Chek

    i mu rol a number o die equal o he Rae liedunder ha acion. Eah reul equal o or le han hemodel Wilpower a i a ue. Al Wilpower Chekderibe heir effe baed on he number o uee.

    Generi Aion

    Name: Aiype:SpeialRaing: 0Range:00Speial Rule: Sele a rienly model ha hi modeli in ona wih ha i perorming a melee atak. Giveha atak (+1) rae.

    Name: Sprinype:SpeialRaing: 0Range:00Speial Rule:Move hi model up o 4. Model an onlyprin one per round. Model anno Sprin i hey areengaged.

    Name:Ineraype:SpeialRaing: 0Range:00Speial Rule:Cerain piee o erain and objeiverequire model o inera wih hem hrough he oureo he game. Ti require an Inera acion. Generaly,a model mu be in ona wih an elemen o make anInera acion. Te elemen seial rule deribe he effeo any Inera acion.

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    MORALETe objeive o batle i o kil or rou your oponen

    whih i repreened by an army morale. A player begin eahgame wih a aring morale value whih wi l dereae overhe oure o he game. When an army morale ha reahedzero, he roop are near breaking and wi l begin o wihdrawrom he batlefield. A he end o any round in whih a playerha zero (or le !) morale, ha player loe he game. Toughrare, i i poile or al player o be a zero (or le) moralea he end o a round. In ha ae, he player wih he lowenegaive morale loe. In he even o a ie, boh armie havebeen broken, and no winner an be deermined. Te gameend in a draw.

    Starting Morale

    o deermine aring morale, divide he oal numbero model in your army by 3, rounding down. Nex, ad upal he Rank o Leader or every Leader model in your army.Ad hee wo value ogeher o ge your aring morale.

    Exapl e: Daid ay ha 15 moel, inluding 2 anko Leae. Hi aing moale wi be 7. 5 o he numbeo moel in hi ay (15 diided by 3 o make 5) plu anadiional 2 o hi ank o Leae.

    Losing Morale

    Te mo ommon influene on morale are aualieand moivaion. Aply effe ha influene an army'morale a oon a hey our. Player loe morale baed onheir moivaion a wel a a number o even during hegame. Below i a li o general ondiion ha aler moraleduring play regarle o moivaion. Aply hee a oona he even our.

    For every hree model removed a aualie,ha army loe 1 morale.

    For every leader model removed a aaualy, ha army loe morale equal o

    he rank o he leader. (Ti i in adiiono he above lo, i apliale.)

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    GETTINGREADY

    TO PLAYBeore player begin, hey mu prepare or batle.Player mu deermine he ize o he game hey wih o play,ele a acion, organize heir army, hooe a moivaion, anddeermine heir aring morale. Te deail o hee ep arelied below.

    Sele Game Size: In order o build heir armie, playermu fir deide wha ize o game hey would like o play.(See game ize page 17)

    Building an Army:Afer eleing he game ize, eah playermu build an army ou o heir eleed acion. Player

    onul he army organizaion har or he game ize hey areplaying o find wha ype o model hey an hooe ha wi lmake up heir army or he game. Tey hen ele one o heirleader o be heir ommander.

    Chooe Moivaion:Afer player have hoen heir armie,eah player mu ele a moivaion or heir ommander.(See moivaion page 18)

    Deermine Saring Morale: Player hen alulae hearing morale (See above).

    Battlefield Setup

    Te game i played on a batlefield repreened by a4x4 ale. Beore he game begin, player mu e up hebatlefield by ompleing he olowing ep:

    1. Plae erain: erain elemen provide player wih morehan an empy, fla batlefield on whih o figh. Player houldele and plae erain beore deermining Deploymen Zoneor he aring player. Te reommended number o erainelemen i beween 1-3 piee per player, bu more or le anbe ued a deided upon by he player.

    2. Ealih Deploymen Zone: Eah deploymen zone ifive inhe deep and exend he widh o he batlefield. Te

    deploymen zone have leter o deignae hem or ue duringeup. Eah player ha heir own Deploymen Zone baed onhe ide o he ale ha hey are deploying on. DeploymenZone A i a he player ale edge, hen Deploymen ZoneB and o on. Tere i anoher zone marked on he ale, inbeween eah oponen Deploymen Zone D, hi area iknown a No Man Land and i largely ued or deployingObjeive. When aring a game, he player hould rol-off,wih he player who roled highe being he fir o ele heiraleide or deploymen.

    3. Deploy Army:One al erain elemen have been plaedand Deploymen Zone have been deermined player begindeploying heir ore. Te player who eleed heir ale-ide fir deploy al model wih a DZ o (A). Eah oponenhen deploy al o heir model wih a DZ o (A); Alernaedeploying in hi manor unil al player have deployed al oheir (A) model, hen (B) model, hen (C) model and oorh.

    Eah model ard li i Deploymen Zone. When deployingha model, i an be plaed wih i bae anywhere ompleelyin he lied Deploymen Zone or any zone behind ha zone (amodel wih a DZ o (C) ould, or example, deploy anywherein your (C), (B), or (A) Deploymen Zone).

    Afer al model have been deployed, player make he firiniiaive rol and he game begin.

    Iniiaive Rol

    Player rol iniiaive o deermine he fir player ahe beginning o eah round. o make an iniiaive rol, eahplayer rol 1d10. Te player wih he lowe uren moralegain an adiional +1 o hi rol equal o he differene

    beween heir morale and he highe player (I he loweplayer had a morale o 3, or example, whi le he highe playerhad a 6, he lowe player would reeive +3 o heir rol). I woor more armie have an equal value or he lowe, no one gainhe bonu. Te player wih he highe oal win he rol andi he fir player or he round. In he even o a ie, player re-rol unil one player win. Player hen ake urn in lokwieorder.

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    Player' urn

    Te acive player fir hooe wheher o perorm anIndividual or a Combined Aivaion and whih model ormodel ha acivae. One he acivaion i finihed, playpae o he nex player who begin heir urn. One alplayer have acivaed al heir model, or a player ha beenored o pa a urn, he round end.

    TERRAINerain enompae he elemen ha make up he

    batlefield.

    Eah individual erain piee ha wo par ha deribehow i inera wih oher elemen, i bae, and i keyword.Te bae o a erain piee i he pae i oupie on he ale.Anyime an elemen ona or overlap he edge o ha bae

    in any way, he elemen i on ha erain piee. Te keywordo a erain piee deribe he seial rule and way ha heerain inera wih he oher elemen on he ale.

    Beore play begin, a l player mu agree on he keywordaigned o eah erain piee. A li o keyword aigned ogeneri erain piee i inluded below, o ue hi a a uide.Adiional keyword may be aigned by enario or oherseial rule. Reord he keyword or eah erain piee oha al player may reerene hem a any poin during play.

    Al erain piee olow a ew bai rule unleoherwie indiaed.

    No erain piee may be plaed in ona wih anohererain piee beore play begin.

    A erain piee mu have a Size or he Doe NoBlok Line o Sigh keyword.

    A erain piee lok LoS o oher elemen o equalor maler ize.

    Controlling Terrain

    A model onrol a erain elemen i i i in ona wihhe elemen and no enemy model are alo in ona wih he

    elemen. Oher keyword may alo require ha you onrolhe elemen o benefi rom hem.

    Terrain Cost

    erain ha redue movemen ha a erain Co.erain Co are alway an amoun o movemen in inheha mu be paid. Te seifi rule wil el you how hi oi aplied and wha hapen i you anno pay he o.

    Terrain Keywords

    Some erain keyword have variale ha you and youroponen wil have o agree upon. Tee are marked a X inhe ex below.

    Doe No Blok Line of Sigh:Ti elemen doe no lokline o igh.

    Elevaed X: Inreae a model ize by (x) when heking LoS.Moving o an inreaed level o elevaion require he modelo pay a erain o o (x). I a model anno pay hi o, ianno ener he elemen. Ti elemen ize i equal o (x).

    Impaale:Model anno move hrough hi elemen.

    Inpiring X [rai/ype]: Ti elemen arie erainpiriual, magial, or emoional inpiraion o erain oldier.I you onrol hi elemen, rienly model wihin 6 o

    hi elemen ha poe he mahing rai or ype, uh aInanry or Pelegarh, gain (+X).

    Nexu X: Ti elemen i a poin o inene magial energy. Iyou onrol hi elemen, rien ly model wihin 6 gain [rae](+X) o a l magi atak.

    Objeive:Objeive are ued in he seial rule o enarioand moivaion. Teir ue i deribed in hoe seifienario and moivaion.

    Rough X:Model beginning heir acivaion or moving inohe bae o hi elemen mu pay a erain Co o oninuemoving. Te erain Co i equal o (X). I a model anno

    send he movemen, i anno ener he elemen. Ti anreul in a model being unale o move.

    Wal: A model anno ake a prin acion hrough, or endi movemen on, hi elemen. Ti elemen i impaale oored movemen. Model anno move hrough a wal wih aize greaer han he ize o a model.

    Waer: Ti elemen i a waer eaure, whih an affeerain abiliie and acion.

    Generi erain Sugeion

    Hil:Elevaed 1, Size 2, an have oher erain piee aked

    on i, provided hoe piee bae fi ompleely wihin hehil bae.

    Anien ree: Cover, Rough 1, Size 5-6

    Ruin:Wal, Rough 1-2, Size 3-4.

    Bolder/Pilar/ree: Impaile, Size 1-3.

    Wal:Size 1-2, Wal.

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    Broken Ground:Rough 1, Doe No Blok Line o Sigh.

    Fene:Wal, Doe No Blok Line o Sigh.

    Pond:Rough 2, Waer, Doe No Blok Line o Sigh.

    GAME SIZETere are variou game ize ha player may hooe

    rom, eah giving differen opion and army ize. Regarleo Game Size eleed, he olowing rule aply:

    Characer are unique, meaning eah army may onlyele hem one.

    Model may be raded up, alowing a player o akeRank 2+ Leader/roop/E. Model are raded a olow:

    2 Rank 1 Leader or 1 Rank 2 Leader.

    2 Rank 1 Speiali or 1 Rank 2 Speiali.

    2 Rank 1 Inanry or 1 Rank 2 Inanry

    Leaderhip Value

    Eah game ize el you boh he andard leaderhipvalue and he value your Commander ge.

    IntroPere or new player and o e mal ale aci.

    Leaderhip (3)

    Commander Leaderhip (5)

    Army Organizaion

    Leader(Mu ele one a a Commander)x2 Rank 1 Leader

    Infanryx12 Rank 1 Inanry

    Speialix2 Rank 1 Speiali

    Skirmish

    Skirmih level game are exelen or quik rienly game.

    Leaderhip (5)

    Commander Leaderhip (7)

    Army Organizaion

    Leader(Mu ele one a a Commander)x3Rank 1 Leader

    Infanryx18 Rank 1 Inanry

    Speialix2 Rank 1 Speiali

    Opion(Sele x2 o he ollowing)x3 Rank 1 Inanryx1 Rank 1 Speiali

    Battle

    Ti i he mo ommon game ize and i reommended orreular play.

    Leaderhip (7)

    Commander Leaderhip (9)

    Army Organizaion

    Leader(Mu ele one a a Commander)x5Rank 1 Leader

    Infanryx24 Rank 1 Inanry

    Speialix4Rank 1 Speiali

    Opion(Sele x4 o he ollowing)x3 Rank 1 Inanry

    x1 Rank 1 Speiali

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    MOTIVATIONSMoivaion repreen he reaon he batle i aking

    plae. Beore he game begin, afer player have hoen heirore, eah player ele one moivaion o erve a heirommander uiding drive or he game. Player may onlyhooe moivaion rom he aegorie availale o heirhoue. Moivaion may eiher be eleed a wil or hoena random, a deided by he player. Te moivaion hoenmodifie how heir oponen wil loe morale during play.Some moivaion may impar seial rule, deploymenmehod, or variou objeive marker aro he batlefield;ee eah Moivaion or i seifi rule.

    Gorii: Inriue, reahery

    Hadro: Greed, Vengeane

    Naier:Duy, Vengeane

    Shael Han:Duy, Inriue

    ekne: Greed, reahery

    Objeive

    Some Moivaion wil require player o plae 1 or moreObjeiveon he batlefield. Objeive are erain elemen-eah Moivaion wil give he seifi deail and rule or anyObjeive i plae on he batlefield.

    Conrolingan Objeive:

    Te player wih he mo model wihin 1 of anobjeive onrol ha objeive. If boh player have heame number of model wihin 1 of an objeive, henneiher player onrol ha objeive.

    Marker

    Some Moivaion wil require player o plae 1 or moreMarker on model or erain elemen on he batlefield.Marker are oken or ouner ha are plaed nex o hemodel o igniy i a marked. Marker ake up no pae onhe batlefield; hey are imply a mean o noing an imporanelemen or purpoe o he Moivaion.

    DUTY

    CALL O GLORY

    During deploymen, plae marker on eah o yourLeader equal o heir rank.

    Eah ime a rienly marked Leader kil an enemyInanry, and wa he only model ataking ha enemy,i may make a Wil Chek(1). On 1 or more ueeyour oponen loe 2 morale, and hen 1 marker iremoved rom ha model.

    Eah ime a rienly marked Leader kil an enemyLeader or Speiali, and wa he only model atakingha enemy, your oponen loe 2 morale, and hen 1marker i removed rom ha model.

    ESCOR CIVILIANS

    Afer deploymen, bu beore he fir urn, plae anumber o objeivein ona wih rienly modelequal o he oal rank o leader in your army.

    Objeive in hi enario are 30mm bae ha are ize2 and anno be ataked.

    A rienly model in ona wih an objeive maysend an Inera Aion o link wih ha objeive.

    A model may only have 1 objeive linked o i a anyime, and an objeive an only be linked o 1 model aany ime. I a new model link o an objeive any oherlink are removed.

    When a linked model i moved or any reaon, plae hemahing objeive in ona wih ha model afer hamove. I he objeive anno be plaed in ona i ino moved and he link i removed.

    I an objeive i in your enemy C deploymen zone

    a he end o any round, and no enemy model are inona wih he objeive, your oponen loe 2 morale,and hen he objeive i removed.

    SAND YOUR GROUND

    I a rienly Inanry began i acivaion engagedwih an enemy Leader or Speiali, i may orei imaneuver o gain a marker.

    I a marked model i ataked by an enemy Leader orSpeiali and no kiled, your oponen loe 1 morale.

    A he end o any round, i a marked Inanry i in

    ona wih an enemy Leader or Speiali, youroponen loe 1 morale, and hen marker i removed.

    Your oponen anno loe more morale due o hiMoivaion han wie he oal rank o leader in yourarmy.

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    VENGEANCE

    SEVER HE HEAD

    Afer ore are deployed, bu beore he fir urn, plaea number o marker on enemy Leader or Speialiequal o he oal rank o Leader in your army.

    Model may be marked a number o ime equal o heirrank.

    I he marked enemy i kiled, ha oponen loe 1morale per markeron ha model.

    BURN I DOWN

    Beginning wih your oponen, you and your oponenake urn plaing objeive anywhere in No ManLand equal o he oal rank o leader in your army.

    Tee objeive anno be plaed wihin 4 o eahoher or a board edge.

    Objeive in hi enario are 50mm bae ha are ize3, Impaale, and anno be ataked.

    Beginning on Round 3, any rienly Leader may sendan Inera acion while in ona wih an objeive youonrol. When hey do, your oponen loe 2 morale,and hen he objeive i removed.

    UNSOPPABLE ADVANCE

    Eah ime a rienly Inanry kil an enemy wiha melee atak, and i wa he only rienly modelataking ha enemy, i gain a number o marker equalo ha enemy rank.

    A he end o any urn, i a model wih one or moremarker i in he enemy [C] deploymen zone, haenemy loe morale equal o he number o marker onha model, and hen he marker are removed.

    Your oponen anno loe more morale due o hiMoivaion han wie he oal rank o leader in yourarmy.

    TREACHERY

    CAPURE PRISONER

    Eah ime an enemy leader or seiali i kiled, plaean objeive in ona wih hem beore hey areremoved. Markha objeive wih a number o markerequal o he lain model rank.

    Objeive in hi enario are 30mm bae ha are ize0, do no lok lo, and anno be ataked.

    Any rienly model in ona wih an objeive youonrol may send an Inera Aion o link o haobjeive.

    A model may only have 1 objeive linked o i a anyime, and an objeive an only be linked o 1 model aany ime. I a new model link o an objeive any oher

    link are removed.

    When a linked model i moved or any reaon, plae hemahing objeive in ona wih ha model afer hamove. I he objeive anno be plaed in ona i ino moved and he link i removed.

    I an objeive i in your [C] deploymen zone a he endo any round, and no enemy model are in ona wihhe objeive, your oponen loe 2 morale per markeron he objeive, and hen he objeive i removed.

    SILENCE HE ONGUE

    A he end o any rienly urn, i an enemy Leader wakiled, and no oher enemy wa ataked hi urn, youroponen loe adiional morale equal o ha modelrank. I ha Leader ha no acivaed hi round henyour oponen inead loe morale equal o wie hamodel rank.

    SEAL INEL

    Afer ore are deployed, bu beore he fir urn, youroponen plae a number o markeron eah o heirLeader equal o ha Leader rank.

    While perorming an Individual Aivaion, your

    Inanry model may send an Inera Aion whilein ona wih an enemy Leader o remove 1 markerrom ha Leader. When hey do, your oponen loe2 morale.

    A leader may only have 1 marker removed hi way perround.

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    GREED

    LAND GRAB

    Plae a number o objeive in your oponen [D]Deploymen Zone equal o he oal rank o leader inyour army.

    Tee objeive anno be plaed wihin 4 o eahoher or a board edge.

    Objeive in hi enario are 40mm bae ha are ize3, impaale, and anno be ataked.

    A he end o any round, i you onrol any o heeobjeive, your oponen loe 2 morale, and hen heobjeive i removed.

    REASURE HUN

    Mark a number o objeive marker equal o he oalrank o leader in your army.

    Objeive marker in hi enario are 40mm bae haare ize 2 and anno be ataked.

    Randomize hee objeive among a ame numbero unmarked objeive. Beginning wih your oponen,you and your oponen ake urn plaing heeobjeive anywhere in No Man Land.

    Tee objeive anno be plaed wihin 4 o eahoher or a board edge.

    A rienly model may send an Inera Aion whilein ona wih an objeive. When hey do, reveal heobjeive, i i wa a marked objeive, your oponenloe 2 morale, hen he objeive i removed.

    PERSONAL GAIN

    Afer deploymen, bu beore he fir urn, youroponen mark a number o heir Inanry equal owie your oal rank o Leader.

    Eah inanry may only be marked one.

    While engaged wih a marked enemy, rienly Leaderor Speiali may orei heir Maneuver. I hey do,your oponen loe 1 morale, and hen he marker iremoved.

    I engaged wih muliple marked model, a Leader orSpeiali may orei boh heir Maneuver and perorman Inera Aion, a lied above.

    INTRIGUE

    DISRUP SUPPLY LINE

    Beore deploymen, plae a number o objeive on hebatlefield equal o he oal rank o Leader in yourarmy, up o 4.

    Tee objeive are plaed anywhere in youroponen Deploymen Zone, beginning wih heir[D] Deploymen Zone and proeeding bakward.

    Only 1 objeive an be plaed in eah DeploymenZone.

    Objeive marker in hi enario are 40mm bae haare ize 0, do no lok LOS, and anno be ataked.

    Frienly model may send an Inera Aion while

    in ona wih an objeive. When hey do, remove heobjeive and your oponen loe 2 morale, plu 1 oreah previouly removed objeive.

    GAHER INELLIGENCE

    Beore deploymen, a number o objeive are plaedon he batlefield equal o he oal rank o leader inyour army.

    Tee marker are plaed along he dividing line o youroponen [C] and [D] Deploymen Zone and may nobe wihin 3 o eah oher or a board edge.

    Objeive marker in hi enario are 30mm bae haare ize 0, do no lok LOS, and anno be ataked.

    Unengaged rienly model may send an IneraAion while in ona wih an objeive you onrol.When hey do, your oponen loe 2 morale, and henhe objeive i removed.

    NO CONFIDENCE

    Whenever a rienly Leader or Speiali model kil anenemy Inanry ha i in an enemy Leader Sphere oInfluene, mark ha r ienly Leader.

    A Leader or Speiali may have a number o markerequal o i rank.

    While hey have a marker hey may send an IneraAion while wihin an enemy Leader Sphere oInfluene. When hey do, your oponen loe 2 poino morale, and hen a marker i removed.

    Your oponen an only loe morale equal o wie heoal rank o Leader in your army rom hi effe.

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    GLOSSARYHere i a li o ommon seial abiliie. Noe ha hi i noa omplee li, and a model ard hould be reerened or anyabiliy no apearing here.

    Boler: Ti model may make an Ai Aion on a modelup o 2 away.

    Boune(x): When he die or hi atak are aigned, himodel may aign 1 adiional die o up o (x) adiionalenemie wihin 3 o a arge, ignoring LoS.

    Criial Blow (x): Replae (x)1on he deender har wih7 .

    Defenive Experie (x):When hi model i he deender oan atak, beore reul are generaed, i may ore he ataker

    o re-rol up o (x) die.

    Defleion: Ti model may Pary ranged and magi atak.

    Evaion (x): When hi model i ataked, afer any re-rolare made, you may adju he reul o up o (x) die up ordown by 1, keeping he adjued reul.

    Fa: Ti model may prin 6 inead o he normal 4.

    Fein (1): Replae (1)3on he deender har wih1.

    Flying:During ree movemen, hi model may move hroughmodel and erain elemen a long a ha move doe no end

    over a model bae or a erain elemen i ould no normalymove on.

    Folow-Trough (x): Replae (x)2on he deender harwih1.

    Hi and Run: I hi model kil an enemy, i may perorm aree Sprin Aion afer ha atak i reolved.

    Knokbak (x): Beore reul are generaed, eah modelargeed by hi atak i ored (x) away. I ha modelmovemen i oped by anoher model he model oping iuffer a [1]8melee atak.

    Offenive Experie (1): When hi model perorm an atak,beore reul are generaed, i may re-rol up o (1) die.

    Offenive Maery (x): Ti model may ad up o (x) die oany atak i i pariipaing in. Beore reul are generaed,hi model remove he ame number o die aded o hoeatak.

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    Preiion(x):When hi model perorm an atak, afer re-rol are made, i may adju he reul o (x) die up or downby 1.

    [Reacion] Couner Atak (RESUL) (x): One peratak, when a (RESUL) i generaed again hi model,and hi model i no kiled, hi model may perorm 1 oi melee atak on an acive enemy in range, replaing heatak rae wih (1).

    Skirmiher: During ree movemen, hi model may pahrough rienly model a long a ha movemen doe noend over a model bae.

    Slow: Ti model anno Sprin.

    Saker: Ti model ignore diengage o and may engagemodel afer diengaging.

    Srong Wil:When hi model make a Wi l Chek or i hearge o a Wil Atak, i gain re-rol(+1).

    Sundering(x): Replae (x)4on he deender har wih1.

    Supreion(X): Replae (x)6on he deender har wih1.

    Swim: Ti model ignore he Rough keyword o erainelemen ha alo have he Waer keyword.

    Unbreakale: Replae he lowe7on hi model deenehar wih1.

    Unrelening(x): Replae (x)5on he deender har wih1.

    Unopale(x): Replae (x) Non- 1 Non-7 on hedeender har wih1.

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    Irene heard he ailor, o oure, long beore hey dragedher ino he onveraion.You an el he differene, eay like, aid he hip

    boun. Irene hadn augh hi name, bu he alway wore heame pahwork ha. Vampire an hide rom a wahul

    eye, mark me.

    I migh be young, boun, aid Tird Mae Mai Leng,bu hi ailor girl ha been o eloria pleny o ime andayed in pleny o dokide avern. Tere no way o el,believe me.

    Whih I don, maam, meaning no diree, aidBoun Ha. Ive ranged he elorian oa up and downhee pa fifeen year, and Ive een pleny o vampire,like.

    Mai Leng narowed her eye. Ten why are you ilbreahing , mae?

    Te onveraion ared heaing. Caue hey knowbetern o atak a ailor, ee? Waer op em, mark me.

    Irene urned o hide her mile and looked ou arohe ea a he ragy oaline reeping along. Fruu Ile,her new home. Ligh green graland waved rom aopbri lian ivory liff. oo brigh. oo brigh by hal. No l ikeeloria a al. eloria lay bak he way hey had ome, oubeyond he wake, rai ling whie aro he deep lue ea. She

    looked bak and upreed a igh.

    She heard Boun Ha ay, Wel here a elorianrigh here. Youre on rienly erm, righ? Le ak, and fiverown ay Ive go he righ o i.

    Mai Leng pa in her hand, and hey hook on i. enand done. Tey ame af. Mai Leng aked niely, Irene, Iwondered i we migh roule you a momen.

    Irene urned and leaned on he rail. Ye, I heard. Keepyour pure. Youre boh wrong, bu abou differen hing.A litle way orward, he helmman ho her a glane, andliened. Irene oninued, Vampire are hard o po anigh, and eay in he dayime. Waer mean nohing ohem, and hey don give a fig abou wheher youre a ailor.I one ake a liking o you, ha i. She naped her finger.Dinner.

    Mai Leng noded o Boun Ha. Tere. You ee?

    Bu he boun wan done. Whih o oure daydmake i eay o po em. Teyd urn o ah, like.

    Irene hook her head. No, hey an go ou in hedayime, bu hey look like orpe. Al kin rehed overbone. A nigh, i differen. Te myique, a we al i.Tey look like anyone, i hey wan o. Tere are il ign,wha wih he grae and beauy. Te way hey move. You anwah or i, i youre rained. Bu in he day, no. You an

    CHAPTER ONE NEWPLAYER, OLD GAME

    NAME

    Teoia

    RULER

    Sovereign Valeth onGoitsi

    CAPIAL

    Vorstoi

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    miake hem or anyhing ele.

    Te helmman hifed unomoraly a he wheel.

    Even Mai Leng rowned. Never heard o ha, Irene.

    I no wel known, he aid. Tey an be kiled inunligh a eay a you or me, whih i he main reaon heyavoid i. You an kil hem a nigh, ure, bu i diffiul.Very, very diffiul, believe me. She go onemplaive andmurmured, Believe me.

    Mai Leng glaned a he boun, who learly didnlike he ound o ha. Nor did anyone ele. Te dek hadgone ompleely ilen. She go a ly expreion and aid, abi louly, She pul ing our hain, mae. You k now howelorian are. Tey love aring he ene ou o ailorype.

    Irene nored. Hal he army i vampire. Tey

    ouldn wel deend eloria only a nigh, ould hey?

    Te boun aid, No, no, ha wha hem werewolveare or. Guard heir ryp in he day, like.

    Irene didn laugh, bu he aburd noion widened hermile. Sory, i no you, bu le ju ay he poliialmap o erloria would be valy differen i only werewolveould wak he un. Where did you ge hi noion?

    Boun Ha deenivene berayed he wound hed

    deal. Whih i ommon knowledge, like!

    Irene hook her head. Superiion more like.

    Te boun puhed bak hi ha and mirked. Whihelorian ake al he ake or uperiion, don hey,

    mi? No meaning any offene and al, bu yed hear moreal ale dokide in Luk han al oher por pu ogeher.

    Hi menion o Luk brough a memory o home. Hermoher ae, gholy in ime, miling. Bedime orie.Heavy wood moke rom he lazing hearh. Her own inyroom. Whih hed never ee again.

    Unle you gie in, o coure.

    Irene linked he alien hough away. Sop i! hehough o he lak plae in her oul.

    Te boun onfided in Mai Leng, Fale and nonene,

    maam. And no a lik o ruh among em. Tey ju likelak mood i a l.

    Irene good mood had vanihed. Even i heyre ale,here a grain o ruh a eah one ore.

    Te boun kep on, Te whole ounry like ha.Al gray loak and building like mauoleum. Tey al goha houand-yard are, and i pracied wel enough. Heglaned a Irene. Like ha, exaly, mi. No o be eling apaenger heir buine, and no offene inended, bu I never

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    me a elorian wha ouldn are he lie ou o a parywih a ingle gho ory, like.

    Irene mouh drew ino a hin line, and he lokedeye wih Boun Ha. And why no? Her lood ired.Our i a land o deep hadow and ilen ore where

    he mi walow he un every eve. Where he peoplehuter hemelve in home wih no window and leaveerified offering beyond he door. Where a ingle oundbeneah he moon bring huning eye in he dark. Wherewomen rangle heir own babe rom righ, and men prayo orgoten god or a dawn ha linger long beyond heeaern mounain. And, when day doe ome, reepingreluanly over dian peak, wha evidene remain ohe nigh paing? Srap o fleh and a loody railrom an empy houe, i mahed door gaping likea oohle maw. No a rak. No a en. No aingle ign o he viior ha ame aling. Ta ieloria, my dear ir, land o lood and darkne,where only an old wive ale migh hepherd you

    hrough o dawn. So ik o he ea, and leepaboard hip, le he eye ah you unawarebeneah he moon.

    Everyone wihin hearing ared a her,Mai Leng eye big, and he boun mouhlak wih hok. Mai Leng reovered andeped loe. Your eye have urned olidlak.

    Helmman! houed he apain romhe quarerdek. Clap a hand on ha wheel, youwhoreon bea!

    Te ailor jerked away rom Irene dioureand wreled he hip bak o her proper oure.Irene linked, and eped bak. She ook a eadyingbreah. Im ory!

    Mai Leng glaned rom her o he boun andbak. He wa looking or word.

    Te apain hadow el aro hem. Hepoke o al hree. Wha going on here?

    Te boun poined a Irene,She!

    Mai Leng puhed a pureino hi hand. helping uwih a wager. Your winning,boun, hough I reerve herigh o win hem bak ahorea he gamling houe, i youregame.

    Te boun looked a hepure, hen Irene, hen bak o

    Mai Leng. Iwel, I Aye, ha air.

    Te apain aid, Fine. You have duie, boun.

    Te boun alued, Aye, ir. He headed orward wihmany bakward glane a Irene.

    Te apain oninued, Tird Mae, wel make porby wo bel in he fir dog. Your wah, I believe? Youlake u in.

    She alued. Aye, ir.

    He bowed briefly o Irene, and wen below.

    Mai Leng looked a Irene wih auiou eye. Tedek wa il ilen and al eye were on hem.

    Im ory, aid Irene.

    Go below, he murmured.

    I

    ru me, and go. Now.

    Irene wen below o her iny abinand a on he rikey ool beneaha lonely, waying lamp. Why akeoder rom a moral? he darkne

    aked, he voie neiher male nor emale.Simply ominou. Like a reaking branhbeneah darkened bough, or a dark hape

    lurking ouide diry window pane.

    Ti wa he leing and ure o hernaion. Te Gif, i wa aled.

    She my riend. She wa ryingo help. And ha wa a filhy rikyou puled .

    Ta amued he Gif. I?You brough i orh.

    I am no liening o hi.Go away.

    I reeded orm her mind,

    like hinning og on a moonlinigh.

    She a and hough abounohing or a long while in hereaking abin. Waer hiedalong he boa ide and heheard ailor working he dek.Te hip bel oled hroughhe wahe, every hal hour. She

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    ried o ge a litle leep, bu i wouldn ome no mater howomorale he hammok, he fir hed ever ued.

    Irene dug ou her journal and wroe depie he rolingdek. Forunaely he hip rode an even wel, and her handwa nea and rim. Her journal wa an indulgene, one a py

    ough no afford, bu i wa writen in her peronal ode, oneaugh by her moher and known o no one living.

    I houldn hae goten angry a he boun. Mai Leng i agenle oul, and a only eaing , and he boun a an a, buId alreay cared him. I hould know bete. Bu he hing in myhea puhed me. I can ee i now, looking bac, bu I couldnkee i in cec. I hi exile eakening my reolve alreay? Taexacly ha he Sovereign an. And i I le hi dan hing

    ge hold o me on hip hen alking o a iend, hen ha canI expec hen e reac Frucu Ciy? Tere be people, people,and more people, and none o he nea a ienly a Mai Leng.

    Im gla here be work, even i Im uc dealing wih

    Gregoio. A leas Im no he old ba ubodinae. Te Sovereignmae ha ery clea.

    A work Im playing a role, keeing my hea in he gae aa ime. A work a lip can mean ailure a be. Deah a wor.

    A work he Gif wi be eaie o ignore.

    A enaive knok a he door, and he loed herjournal. I wa he young maer mae, voie rakingwih adoleene. Te dek omplimen, maam, andhe offier o he wah ak i youd like o join her on hequarerdek.

    Mai Leng wa he only emale offier who ood a

    wah. el her Il be up horly. Wih my hank.

    Irene a alone or anoher momen, ook a deepbreah, and wen on dek. She wa urpried o find i nearduk already, bu here wa no eling day rom nigh in herabin.

    Mai Leng moioned her over o he quarerdekwindward ide. She poined over he darkening ea. PorFruu and he iy beyond.

    Te eting un bakli he Grand Cahedral and iix pire. I looked like a orre o hope and ligh, andpread proeive arm around he iy below. Beneah he

    ahedral and on down he hilide, iny ligh winked onin inreaing number a he ahedral hadow rehedoward he harbor, like preading a lak velve loh duedwih ar.

    Te harbor iel buled wih aciviy a fihermenbrough heir veel in beore dark and merhanmen wereowed ino he offing or he ide ha would oon urn.

    Clew up, Mai Leng old he boun, who kep hi

    eye deliberaely off Irene. Single-reeed op, and and byhe anhor. Make he ignal or a pilo. Mai Leng lookeda Irene a he boun pipe go o work and hand warmedhe dek and riging. She miled wide, and kep her voielow. I Id had no upiion you weren a merhan, yourexpreion now wouldve planed one. Youve learly never

    been here beore.Irene hook her head. Ive never een anyhing quie

    like ha.

    And Fruu Ciy i nohing. You hould ee QualaMon. Or my home iy, Kol Han. We know a hing or hreeabou eaide orree in Ahrion. So, ine youre learlyno a merhan, wha are you doing ou here? Eapedprioner? Reugee? Ohh wai, youre fleeing a fixed mariage!Tad be very romani.

    Beween he hining ahedral and Mai Leng brighmile, Irene piri lighened. Nohing o amazing, I aure

    you. She hough o hal a dozen over orie in an inan,bu omehow ha eemed o be a darker road. She liked MaiLeng. She ould win more wih he ruh. Im an exile.

    Even beter! Wha wa your rime? Wa iandalou?

    Almo. I reued he Gif. She el beter afer ayingi. Like he darkne had hrunk or a momen.

    Mai Leng hruged. And? Ive reued al kind ogif. You wouldn believe ome o he diuing hingailor hink wi l impre a lady

    Irene kep her voie low. No, no a gif. Te Gif.Remember earlier? When my eye

    Mai Leng obered. Oh. Wha wa ha? I mean, youreno a vampire. Are you?

    Irene hook her head. No. A lea I omehingha an hapen o elorian. Or realy anyone ha endoo muh ime here. Te Gif ome. When you give in

    Mai Leng eye flared. You urn inoino

    Vampire or werewolve. Or wore.

    Mai Leng ook a ep bak. I no ahing i i?

    Keep your voie down. No. I no like ha. Te orieyou hear abou being biten aren rue. Again, i hey were,he poliial map in eloria would be valy differen. I henobiliy ould pik and hooe who go Gifed I huder ohink a ome o he regime ha wouldve roped up aferOld King Gorii wa murdered way bak when.

    Your Sovereign i ueen Gorii, hough, and he a

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    vampire now. Wan he maried o him beore?

    Irene hook her head. No. Shed have you believei, bu even he in ha anien. Te Gorii ile i orher houe and al hoe brough in. Tere are ome moralGorii, o oure, hildren o he damned, a hey hae o

    be aled. Teyre nobiliy bu only ehnialy. No manygain any rue power wihou he Gif. And i i like ha orhe nole, imagine how he lower lae are reaed. Shehough bak o her moher, long gone. I why I do whaI do.

    And wha i i you do?

    Ihelp where I an. Te Sovereign in he kindeoul, bu he ha a are or he underlae. She wa eaiwhen he Gif ame upon me. Bu I don wan i, or loo reaon. And ha why Im exiled o Fruu. She wauriou.

    Mai Leng had oped miling, bu he berayed nohin o ear. So youre an almo-vampire poliial reugeewho know ueen Gorii? She grinned. Id ik wihmerhan.

    Teir laugher drew atenion aro he dek. Teyquieed quikly, and Irene wiped away ear. Oh, ha elgood. I haven laughed in a long, long ime. And even hedarkne in her oul had lighened.

    Wel Im glad. Im ory I naped a you beore,bu

    No, no. You hough a.

    Im glad were nearly ahore. Ti i a good rew, bumy payoff won hold long. You did ge prety ary here.She paued and onidered. Lien. I wonder i you mighno pu ome o ha ary o ue on my behal? By way o aavor. I may have ome roule waiing or me ahore.

    Irene ligh mile vanihed. Wha kind o roule?

    I owe a uy money. Gamling deb, baialy, and Iju handed he boun mo o my pare hange. Ive go heah, and I an pay him bak, bu Im no o ure he wonpul a a one.

    Im amiliar wih he ype. Ye, I an help.

    Ting houldn urn ugly. I wa hinking o bringome o he rew, bu I don wan hem involved. La imewel, he apain wil hrow me off he hip i I o him anymore prime hand.

    La ime! Irene nikered and wa abou o inquireurher when he lookou ignaled. Te pilo wa omingaboard.

    He ame up he ide, a horough eaman, bu deidelyharbor rah, oul-meling and leering. Irene ignored him,bu ouldn help overhear. Oh, yer he hird mae, i ye?Meage. He paed Mai Leng a ained noe. Now, le geme my oin and ge yer hip in. ide a lakin, an you knowhow he bar hoal when he on he eb.

    Mai Leng glaned a he noe, paled, and ho Irene aquik look. Bu here wa no ime. She e abou puting hehip ino berh. Irene wen below, go her dunnage in order,and eured her weapon: a long lade a her hip, a mahingdager, and wo knive hiden up her leeve.

    Expecing a figh, are e?

    Shu up.

    Mai Leng me her bak on dek, il a litle kitih.He here. I hough Id mee him a he avern, bu he onhe dok. He brough ome riend.

    Tey were uly in he Cahedral hadow now, andar had beun winkling overhead. Irene had no roulemaking ou he burly man in aled armor wih our evenbiger hug. Tey waied a he op o he quay, whereanyone diembarking would have o pa i hey inended ogo arher han he dok .

    Irene aid, Don go ahore ju ye, and limbed hehroud ino he op. She anned he dokyard. Sniper?None. Bakup? None. Offiial winee? None. Amaeurnigh, he mutered. Bu, hey were five o her wo, and hehad no idea how wel Mai Leng ould figh. Irene herelmigh do five. Maybe. Wih a urprie atak. A luky

    urprie atak.

    O help.

    Shu up. She limbed bak down. Seem impleenough. Youre ju paying him off, righ? Okay. Il be righbehind you.

    Mai Leng le ou a long breah and griped her aberhil. Okay. Her pine raighened, bu her body wenaugh a he e oo on land. She wa nervou o Irene eye,bu Mai Leng waked wih a ailor roling gai, ee rehlyahore, and planed herel quarely in ron o he greayleader. Helo, Sarghen.

    He grinned, gap-oohed and yelow. Litle Leng.Wha, no rew? Wa looking orward o humping omeweee.

    Te hip in even fify yard away, and we ailorhave loud voie. Bu we don need my rew o hanle youand your.

    We i i? He looked Irene up and down. Prety litle

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    hing. oo prety by hal. I he he paymen, I hope?

    Mai Leng pa. Slavery i your rade, Sarghen, nomine. She puled ou a leaher pure and bouned i in herhand, jingling. Here. You wan o ge rid o he welomingommitee beore I hand i over?

    Hi ugly laugh had no humor. Wel, ee, here hihing. Paymen gone up. Inere, you know. And youre nopaying me anymore. Ive old your deb or a hiny oin orhree. So, youre oming wih me o he new deb holder. Iup o him now.

    Te pure oped moving in Mai Leng hand. Youan el me. Im a iizen o Ahrion.

    Sold your deb, Litle Leng. No you. He rahed hebak o hi nek. Coure, I dunno. Maybe hed le you pay ioff by hoe real generou erm I offered la ime.

    Mai Leng hand wen o her lade. Everyone ened.No on your lie.

    Irene aw her nex ew move learly. None o hemhad nek proeion exep Sarghen. wo knive o wohroa. Teyd ar o move hen. Sarghen weak poinwere hi armpi, ae, and he bak o hi knee. Her loodired. I he made a grab or Mai Leng

    One o he hug aped Sarghen houlder. Uh.Bo? He poined down he obled ree.

    A bald vampire aproahed wih wo bodyuard. Teuard wore very i l-fiting armor bui l or rame hal again

    heir ize. Tey pread ou o flank he hug by ome uneenignal. Pak aci.

    Irene uked in a breah. Oh, or uk ake.

    Te vampire aked orward, urveyed he ene,and miled a her, al ang. Lady Irene. Wha inereingaquainane you make.

    Gregorio, Irene aid. Ti i Sarghen. Loal hug,amaeur baher, and apiring orpe.

    Hi mile broadened. Do you require aiane, orhal I ju hanle he beting pool?

    I wan my move. She looked a Sarghen, whoouldn keep wide eye off he vampire.

    I look, no roule o be had here, your lordhip. Heared baking away. Leng, wel ak laer.

    I wouldn advie i, Irene aid.

    Sarghen ulped. Ain up o me, bu wel. He and

    hi hug bea a hay rerea.

    Mai Leng didn relax. She ared a Gregorio wihmorbid urioiy, hand il griped on her hil.

    Gregorio pread hi hand wide, finger a bi oo long,

    and alon inead o nail. So, who owe me a hank you?No one, Irene aid. I had i hanled.

    Come now. Youre good, bu Id have pu my money onhe oher ide, i only by a nek.

    Why are you here?

    He hruged. Youve been expeed hee la hreeday. Im glad o ee your hip i finaly in. Im raher amuedo find you meeing Sarghen. Wa i ruly oinidene?

    Her urn o hrug. Why? Who i he?

    Ah, he aid. An agen. O or. He pared a glanea Mai Leng. Oh, and orgive me ealing her away rom you,mi?

    Tird Mae Leng.

    Ah ha, o we have you o hank or her ae paage.Houe Gorii exend i good grae o you, madam. Hebowed in ourly ahion. I you would be o kind a oorgive a mere verbal inviaion o your apain, i wouldbe my inular honor o enerain you and your offiera dinner in Gorii ower omorow evening. For now,however, aieu. He moioned o Irene. Come, Lady Irene.

    Le me aquain you wih he rule o your new home, andhe inriuing game we play.

    Irene grumled a hi rereaing bak, bu ared oolow.

    Mai Leng grabed her arm. He aled you LayIrene!So i rue? Al o i? You realy are an exiled vampire nole?

    Irene ighed. Ye. My ul name i Irene von Gorii.Merhan wouldve been o muh eaier, no? Her milewa wan. Bu Im no a vampire ye. Il ee you omorow.

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    Human wordmen may rain

    many year beore laiming maeryo heir proeion, bu he Zei WarDaner rain or deade. While heuual advanage o vampiri eedand rengh are obviou, i hi longpracie and dediaion o heir arha ruly mark he Zei a arianon he batlefield.

    Te name Zei did no emrom an individual, bu raher aribe living in anien eloriamounainou hinerland. Te rue ieo heir primary vilage i lo o ime,

    bu doumenaion by Sion KingGorii arhivi plae i omewherenear he modern vilage o Narehwih etlemen hroughou hevaley and exenive ave ommono he Froal range. Sion KingGorii own diarie reveal

    he Zei were a mariarhal oiey o

    warior women, diruul o male,and keeping only a mal ok o menor repopulaion purpoe.

    Sion Gorii aked one o hefir vampire, Coune Valheriao Houe Genori, wih reahing anaord wih he Zei. A leader o agrea houe (beore he fir ep wereounded) Coune Valheria and herhandmaiden were uniquely qualifiedo eak rom a poiion o powernear equal o he Zei Mariarh. Iook nearly a year, bu he Coune

    and her reinue emerged rom hemounain aompanied by he ZeiMariarh and one hundred warior.Tey would erve wih Sion Goriiore or en year in exhange or

    heir overeigny ree rom eloria.

    Ti i why he modern border doeno offiialy enompa Nareh, andop ju hor o he Froal divide.

    Te modern War Danerhave ine honed he original Zeiehnique o uly embrae heeed and agiliy graned by heirvampiri naure. Tey have radedhe radiional ear he Zei uedo vaul pa enemy line or winlade, whih alow War Daner orike a oe rom unexpeed anglea hey fly hrough he air and dah

    pa enemy line. Tey an ourun,ouperorm, and oula mo humanroop a every urn.

    Zeti War Dancers

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    Caressing Blades

    Melee 2 00

    Zeti R ank 1

    Infantry

    Dealy Flourish

    Speial - -

    Tis acion an only beused i his model did nobegin heir acivaionengaged. Move his modelup o 3 in a sraigh line.Tis model gains Leapduring his move. Aferhis movemen his modelmay perorm a [1] meleeatak on eah enemy ipassed hrough.

    *Leap:During reemovemen, his model maymove hrough models aslong as he move does noend over a model's base.

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    Dancing Master

    A a final noe on heir vampiri

    naure, he Zei an indeed do batlein dire unligh. I i no preeredby any mean, a vampire are muhmore vulnerale o ripling woundand deah in dayligh hour. A nigha diemboweling migh ake a vampireou o a figh or many hour. Ye, inhe day, i ould wel prove aal. Buhe Zei are remarkale in heir reolveo rik heir inredily long livein deene o heir naion, andany enemy ommander harelie oo heavily on heirreluane o batle beneah

    he un wil find heirplan rumle o du.

    Similarly, he lai vampire

    weaknee o myh are, in large par,unreliale, or, perhap, remnan ohe dian pa. Modern vampireha reoil rom eleial or elemenalreligiou raping are likely makinggame o heir prey. Similarly, garli,wooden weapon, and leed waeran be diouned. Te only rue wayo deroy a vampire under over nigh

    remain deapiaion, a ea havery ew an aomplihagain he lehal Zei WarDaner.

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    Blade Flury

    Melee 3 00

    Come Hiher

    Wil 3 9

    Fore he arge 3 direlyowards his model oreah suess.

    Zeti Rank 1

    Leader

    Leader

    Inspire: Tis model's melee

    ataks gain Preision(1) his acivaion.

    raining: Tis model maymove hrough enemieswhen disengaging.

    Dealy Flourish

    Speial - -

    Tis acion an only beused i his model did nobegin heir acivaionengaged. Move his modelup o 3 in a sraigh line.Tis model gains Leapduring his move. Aferhis movemen his modelmay perorm a [1] meleeatak on eah enemy ipassed hrough.

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    From birh Hera Norolo

    wa avored wih wealh, aion,abiliy, and beauy, and he revel inevery one. Even beore he Gif, hewa one o he mo brilian womenin he elorian our. Now, he findhere i nohing beyond her abiliy ograp or deroy a her whim akeher. Hera revel in her vampirima i alow her o indulge in her greapaion or learning, magi, andpower or i own ake.

    A a young vampire, Herajoined he Nigh Legion and raineda a War Daner. Unorunaely, hiwa in a ime o relaive peae, and heoporuniy or advanemen warare. Ever eager or new halenge,he voluneered or miion afermiion o dian deinaion aroArikania, mo ofen a eor ondiplomai miion, and, more hanone, a bodyuard and euriy or

    holarly endeavor. She pariularlyenjoyed expediion o he DrownedArhive in Hadroian eriorialwaer, and i wa here ha herinere in pyhomany flourihed.

    Over he enurie Heraha pioneered many innovaion inmodern pyhomani ehnique.Te mind i boh reilien and ragile.Where one individual may endurehardhip afer hardhip, anoherindividual migh olape a he

    lighe preure. Her hypohee

    and experimen have alway auederain uneay ir wihin olegiaeirle, bu her reul have alwaywihood riial review and debae.Plu, i diffiul o reue powerand abiliie ha are o very, veryeffeive in batle.

    While Hera ha rien high

    in Forenyeva Sep, he ha alwaymainained her miliary ie. Tenew war ha ome a exaly herigh ime, a he wa growingweary o her ehnomani purui.She aeped a new ommiionwih he Nigh Legion and ervea one o heir mo diinuihedommander. In batle her grae irenowned, even or a War Daner.

    Deepion and i luion markHera raegie. An unawareenemy i a dead enemy. Anoumaneuvered enemy i a deadenemy. A demoralized enemy ia dead enemy. Hera penhanor ataking an oponenpyhologial weaknee make herperely uied o omba nearlyany oe. Even among he dealieombaan in eloria, he i lehal.

    Hestra Nostrollo, the Herald of Blood

    7 6 2 2

    Dealy Caress

    Melee 4 00

    Folow-Trough (2):Replae (2)2on hedeender's har wih1.

    Compel

    Wil 2 6

    On 1 or more suesses,

    hoose 1 o he argesataks. Make ha atakagains ha model or amodel wihi n 2.

    Crush he Feele Minded:Enemies ha ail a WilChek while engaged wihhis model suffer 1 hi.

    ransfixing Sare: Enemiesha begin heir acivaionengaged wih his modelmus make a Wil Chek(1).On 1 or more ailures heyanno make ataks onhis model his urn.

    Looming Dread: Aura 4,Enemies ha begin heiracivaion in he area suffer[-1] , o a minimum o [1].

    Leader

    Inspire:When his modelomplees is maneuveri may ore 1 enemywihin 4 up o 2.

    raining: Alrienly models gainLooming Dread.

    Zeti Rank 2

    Leader Character

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    Werewolve o legend are

    renowned or heir eroiy, andanyone who ha wineed eloriainamou Skorza Skirmiherin acion migh al ha anunderaemen. No only do heSkorza rank among he ae,harde-hiting roop in Arikania,bu heir avage repuaion makehem an inimidaing preeneon he batlefield. Even aunhveeran and hampion wih manyampaign under heir bel are loaho engage Skorza line.

    Te fir modern werewolve

    emerged a he ame ime a he firvampire when Sion King Goriiunleahed Te Gif upon eloria.Te legendary vampire/werewolenmiy ha i roo in hee earlyday beore Sion Gorii impoedhe ep power ruure on hiburgeoning naion. A neeary ep,a werewolve ininively ormpak ruure among hemelve,and deah or injury o a pak memberwould bring wif reribuion. Ivampire and werewolve had no

    been ored ino ep (or grea

    houe, a hey are known inArikania a large), eloriaould poily have orn ielapar wih inerneine warare.

    Ta aid, whenwerewolve join heelorian miliary, heyrenoune ormal ie oheir ep and join heSkorza. Te werewolpak ruure, whihould aue o muhdiffiuly in ivilian

    lie, unionuperly a a miliaryuni where diiplinean be impoed andenored. Indeed,many modern rainingregimen ou on

    onroling a werewolbeial rage unil i an be

    unleahed on he batlefield.

    Skorza dorinerevolve around eed andmobiliy. A uh, Skorza

    exel a exploiing hole in enemy

    deene, urning unuardedflank, and rapid rike hroughrienly line. Alhough lighlyarmored, Skorza have hik hideand heal brikly, whih gran hemremarkale aying power on heron rank. And, a ar-rangingou, Skorza are unmahed.Teir beial naure find hem aa home in he wild a human arein ivilizaion, and heir aoundingeed and endurane an ary hemmany mile in a ingle nigh.

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    Brual Savagery

    Melee 00

    Te firs ime eah urnhis model kils an enemywih his atak i maymove up o 2 andperorma [1] melee atak.

    Folow-Trough (1):Replae (1)2on he

    deender's har wih1Skirmisher:During reemovemen, his modelmay pass hrough rienlymodels as long as hamovemen does no endover a models base.

    Saker: Tis modelignores disengage ossand may engage modelsafer disengaging.

    Skorza Rank 2Infantry

    Skorza Skirmishers

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    Skorza Alpha

    I Skorza have any weaknee,i primarily ha hey an rapilyoupae lower moving elemen oheir ormaion. Care mu be akenno o le hem wander oo ar romrienly upor. Te legendaryweakne o ilver i rue, bu onlyinamuh a wound inflied byilver weapon heal in day raherhan hour. I i no a aor on hebatlefield, and ilver make or avery poor meal in war.

    O he more diquieing aon Skorza, werewolve live jua long a vampire. Ye, wherevampire urvive on lie eene romlood, Skorza require fleh, he moreenien he beter. Tu, a i heigh o harging, ravening wolmenwan inimidaing enough, inever ar rom an inanrymanmind ha heyre litle more hanraw mea o hungry wolen eye.When poile, he hour olowinga vioriou batle are a ime oelebraion, drinking, and eaing

    or Skorza, alhough i he army i onhe move, Skorza have been knowno dimember he alen o ary offleg and arm a onvenien ye grilynak.

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    Skorza Rank 1Leader

    Savage Brualiy

    Melee 3 00

    I his atak kils a model,move 2" and make a [1]meleeatak. Tis abiliyan only riger one peracivaion.FolowTrough1:Replae (1)2on he

    deenders har wih1.

    Pak acis: Tismodel an ommandmodels wih he Skorzarai rom up o 9.

    Fas: Tis model maysprin 6" insead o 4".

    Skirmisher

    Saker

    Leader

    Inspire: I his model kilsan enemy, i may sprin ahe end o is acivaion.

    raining: Al rienly

    models gain Fas.

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    Korrad Ungarash

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    While vampire are renowned

    or long live, mo non-elorianorge ha he Gif hold bak heravage o ime or werewolve a wel.A uh, Korad ha ommandedNigh Legion roop or longer hanmo o he uren nobiliy ha beenalive. Ye hi human apearaneremain ha o a powerul man in hiprime.

    No ranger o poliialinriue, Korad didain noiono advanemen a any o. Someprie are, in a, oo high, eeialyin a naion whoe mo learned andpowerul have liepan o enurie oahieve heir goal. Korad widomi ofen lo on younger vampireand werewolve who, new o heirpower, ofen poe he burningdeire o e hemelve again anyand al omer. o he mo rabid orloodhiry, Korad uge joininghe Nigh Legion where he e an

    ome again eloria enemie raherhan i pario.

    And ye, Korad i wholyagain anoher renewed anduained onfli. He ha een heol war ake on boh people andulure, and he ha no deire o reviianoher dark age in elorian hiory.He ha joked ha eloria hould

    mark i era by ime en in he ligh

    raher han he dark, ine darkne ivery muh he norm. Ye Korad i aoldier, hrough and hrough, and oneo he op-ranked werewolve in heNigh Legion.

    Depie hi didain or war,Korad laugher hi enemie wihhe ame ruhlene afforded oany prey. Korad i uly aware o

    he dihoomy beween hi beialnaure and hi deire or peae. Aomehing o a warior poe, Koradha pulihed numerou wriingon war and i naure. Hi raegidieraion and miliary heoriereeive he wide alaim, bu heha penned hundred o poem and ahal dozen play, ome o whih havehad run laing up o a deade in heheaer o al Sion naional apialand mo Free Ciie.

    Bu now, war al Korado duy one more. Wheher aloneor wih hi elow Skorza, Koradi a dealy ombaan, eializingin breaking enemy line wih hehalmark eroiy o al werewolve.

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    Rending Poune

    Melee 5 00

    When his atak isseleed beore arges aredelared, his model maymove up o 4", ignoringmodels during his move.

    Skirmish

    Saker

    Pak acis: Tismodel an ommandmodels wih he Skorzarai rom up o 9.

    [Reacion] ElusiveSrike5: I a5resulis generaed by a meleeatak, and his modelis no kiled, plae hismodel in ona wih anenemy model wihin 2" andhen make a [1]8meleeatak agains he model.

    Leader

    Inspire: I his modelengages an enemy hisacivaion, i gainsOffensive Experise(1) oris firs atak his urn.

    raining: Models ignorehe Rough key word oerain elemens.

    Skorza Rank 2Leader Character

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    Te Ravenar Merenarie

    have long worked loely wihhe reular elorian miliary, omuh o ha joining he Mer i,eenialy, joining he army. ough,brual, and omewha unruly o henon-elorian eye, he Mer have arepuaion or relenle effiienyha in pere keeping wih heirrole a rank-and-file roop in anarmy o moner. Tey rain hardand figh hard. Toe ha al behindrik beoming dinner. I a implea ha.

    Bu or hoe ha an mee

    uh high andard, he lie o aRavenar i one o privilege, ree,and a poenial road o grea wealh,he dream o every elorian peaanhild. Wih an egaliarian yem orloo diviion, and he highe baepay rae o any naional mil iary,Ravenar an earn more in a ingleour han mo oldier migh in alieime.

    Te original Ravenar werea ubanial merenary ompanyhired by Sion King Gorii or hi

    iniial ampaign o unie eloriaunder hi rule. A he largeompany or hire, heir miliary

    prowe wa undeniale, bu heoriginal Ravenar had workedor many ide in many war,and he Sion uporingnobiliy ook grave exepiono he poibiliy o land andile graned o merenarydreg. Noe: hi wa prioro he Gif and he eppower ruure, when

    eloria would have

    olowed he old eudalmodel in plaearo muh o

    Arikania.

    Sion Gorii ubiued old,hard gold in exhange or any poilehonor. No Ravenar, no mater

    how worhy, would be ennoled. Bu,heyd be very, very rih, ofen riherhan he very nole who had ougho deny hem proper ompenaionor riking heir live.

    A merely human oldier go,Ravenar are very wel equipedo endure modern batlefield,owing largely o heir grea wealh.Ti i vial o urvival when aingeveryhing rom muaed oeanhoror o maked demon wih kinlike one. Sandard iue armamen

    are paired longword, hough moRavenar augmen heir ki wihheir ubanial igning bonue.Some ary ilvered knive, oher

    Ravenscar Mercenaries

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    Comba Reflexes:Oneper ur n, when his modelbeomes engaged, youmay plae i anywhere inona wih a model i isengaging.

    Ravenscar Rank 1

    Infantry

    Flesh Paring Blade

    Melee 1 00

    Cas Aside

    Speial - -

    arge 1 enemy wih a size3 or smaler in ona.Plae ha enemy anywherewihin 3. Tis moel may

    hen move up o 2.

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    magial harm, and religiou

    ymbol abound, running he gamurom he Celeial o very rareinane o he Hadroian DeepGod. While he angile benefirom hee peronal aliman iqueionale, here no queion o adeided plaebo effe.

    An iron wil i eeialy viala Ravenar ofen have bu onejob in batle: hold. Teir ak i oik-in wih he enemy line andoverwhelm or lok-down enemyroop or he flee-ooed

    Zei and Skorza o finih off.And he danger in alwayin ron o hem eiher,a a renzied werewol orravenou vampire mighno be wiling o wai orhe enemy o provide

    hem uenane, eeialy a

    batle unold and he lood flow.I i aid ha a Ravenar ormaionha bu hree omponen: vanuard,body, and dinner.

    Teyre annon-oder, andRavenar know i wel. Galowhumor reahe he pinnale o i aramong he Ravenar, where iaid he ron line i a meagrinderand only he oughe grile urviveina.

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    Flesh Paring Blade

    Melee 00

    Ravenscar Rank 1Leader

    Cas Aside

    Speial - -

    arge 1 enemy wih

    a size 3 or smaler inona. Plae ha enemyanywhere wihin 3. Tismodel may hen move upo 2.

    Heavy Crossbow

    Ranged 1 8

    Comba Reflexes: Oneper ur n, when hi s modelbeomes engaged, youmay plae i anywherein ona wih amodel i is engaging.

    Leader

    Inspire:When his mode lperorms he Cas Asideacion, 1 enemy i engagessuffers a [1] melee atak.

    raining: I his modelbegin s is aciva ion inona wih a erainelemen, i gains [+2]

    his urn.

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    Whi le no aualy a landed

    nole, Lord Hob ha erved wihhe Ravenar hrough enoughampaign o buy virualy any ilehe ould wih (were i no prohibiedby he original onra igned bySion King Gorii in aniquiy).A uh, hi Lord ile i purelyhonorary, hough anyone meeingLord Hob would wear he wa borno i. He he ulimae repreenaiono wha lie in he Ravenar an door an orphan hild rom he meanree o Voroi.

    Te elorian apial i ypialo i iie wih gohi arhieureand prawling peaked roofop.Te phrae be wary afer dark iommon in eloria, bu in Voroihe hrea i more mundane. Whileriminal elemen mainain a direeprofile, he widepread povery anddelining oial ruure have eena marked inreae in Voroi rime

    rae. And, i pariularly eling ineloria, where onvied elon areonidered ree prey o he vampiriand lyanhropi populaion.

    Lord Hob own experienea a gang member and ugiive havegiven him an al-oo-peronal inighino he live o he indigen anddeiue in eloria. He himel

    eaped o join he Ravenar, bu

    uh opion are no univeralyviale. A uh he esalihedmore han one orphanage aroeloria wih hi immene wealh,whih erve a boh heler or heunorunae hildren and a mildorm o boo amp or Ravenarreruimen. Hi are or hi elowhuman ha earned he peronalleing o eloria Sovereignherel, and a lanke ban onhuning hildren beneah a erainage, depie any riminal reord.

    Lord Hob ould eaily reirea any ime, bu ha no deire odo anyhing han lead hi roopand und hi humaniarian work.In batle he wield any weaponneeary o ge he job done, and iknown or hi arling below andepihe a he wade deep ino enemyrank. In a, he aid more hanone ha al a good ommander

    need i a rong, loud voie. H