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**tneva82**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Reckon we are seeing Zaitrec stuff here.

Though having just bought the digital edition of the Sparkles book, I can’t say I’m entirely gruntled right now.

Doubt they restrict jo one subfaction more than 1 special character. Why limit sales potential?

**Kanluwen**

tneva82 wrote:
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Reckon we are seeing Zaitrec stuff here.

Though having just bought the digital edition of the Sparkles book, I can’t say I’m entirely gruntled right now.

Doubt they restrict jo one subfaction more than 1 special character. Why limit sales potential?

He might be misunderstanding what I meant, as Zaitrec is where the Wind Temple originated as I mentioned.

I could definitely see Wind Temple getting Battleline for the riders in Zaitrec much like Ymetrica Battlelines Alarith Stoneguard.

**Scottywan82**

JSG wrote:
Sarouan wrote:
I guess the Soulblight Gravelords will be a new faction uniting the former Soulblights and certainly Deadwalkers / Deathmages. Maybe Deathrattle as well.

Basically, the new Legions of Nagash...

Yeah, looks like Vampire Counts are getting an AoS makeover.

From your lips to Nagash's ear... holes... thingies.

**chaos0xomega**

With respect to the Kangasaurus Riders:

Do you come from a realm down under?
Where Aelves glow and Grots plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear Sigmar's thunder?
You better run, you better take cover

(stolen from Reddit)

JSG wrote:
GaroRobe wrote:
Scottywan82 wrote:
So are we assuming Gravelords is a new faction then?

I'd imagine so. Picture looks legit, the mace was in a recent rumor engine, etc. And since it's already in a clampack, it's not like it's going to be a Warhammer quest model that get's left without a faction once they inevitably rebox it. We've seen quite a few teases that hint at vampires and zombies coming, beyond things like Warhammer Underworld, so Soulblight are finally getting their due. Though, I'm surprised they stuck with soulblight. I don't mind the name, but they usually drop the original faction name they came up with

Isn't soulblight the AoS term for vampirism? A vampire is soul blighted(?) like a big green bloke is an Orruk.

I still maintain that soulblight would have been a better name for nighthaunt and vice versa.

What is a ghost? A soul.

When are vampires active? At night.

It writes itself!

**zamerion**

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Zey vant to suck jour blood!

Bleurgh!

**chaos0xomega**

I'm assuming the blocked out words there are "Soulblight Gravelords"

**Wha-Mu-077**

That just screams vampires

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Also....ooooh! We should be getting a Vampire themed coin. That’s nice.

**Overread**

Oh gods I just realised - if they are going for the roos then GW might end up making a fearsome terrifying BUNYIP

**Kanluwen**

chaos0xomega wrote:
I'm assuming the blocked out words there are "Soulblight Gravelords"

Or the name of a Mortarch. Invitations like that used to be to 'introduce' people to society, if I remember right?

**jullevi**

Ulfenkarn could be the name of Warhammer Underworlds warband.

**Arbitrator**

Kanluwen wrote:
chaos0xomega wrote:
I'm assuming the blocked out words there are "Soulblight Gravelords"

Or the name of a Mortarch. Invitations like that used to be to 'introduce' people to society, if I remember right?

I doubt they thought that hard about it. The bat icon looks like a faction symbol as well.

Plus Soulblight already have a couple of Mortarchs, not that I'd complain at seeing Abhorash.

**Mr_Rose**

Scottywan82 wrote:
JSG wrote:
Sarouan wrote:
I guess the Soulblight Gravelords will be a new faction uniting the former Soulblights and certainly Deadwalkers / Deathmages. Maybe Deathrattle as well.

Basically, the new Legions of Nagash...

Yeah, looks like Vampire Counts are getting an AoS makeover.

From your lips to Nagash's ear... holes... thingies.

External acoustic meatuses if you want to get technical.

**Billicus**

jullevi wrote:
Ulfenkarn could be the name of Warhammer Underworlds warband.

logically, Ulfenkarn must be a place as it's an invitation to join us for the reveal of (thing), place, time

**lord_blackfang**

chaos0xomega wrote:
I'm assuming the blocked out words there are "Soulblight Gravelords"

I'm assuming the blocked out words are Warhammer Quest!

**Kanluwen**

Arbitrator wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:
chaos0xomega wrote:
I'm assuming the blocked out words there are "Soulblight Gravelords"

Or the name of a Mortarch. Invitations like that used to be to 'introduce' people to society, if I remember right?

I doubt they thought that hard about it.

You might be surprised at how hard the Community team thinks for stuff like that.

The bat icon looks like a faction symbol as well.

Agreed.

Plus Soulblight already have a couple of Mortarchs, not that I'd complain at seeing Abhorash.

There are two Mortarchs who happen to be Soulblight, yes. Neferata is the Mortarch of Blood and Mannfred is the Mortarch of Shadow. When Nighthaunt got introduced as their own faction, they received the Mortarch of Grief. That's what I'm thinking might happen here--a Mortarch that might be less 'Big Name' than the existing two Vampires.

**Lucas Blackwolf**

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lord_blackfang wrote:
chaos0xomega wrote:
I'm assuming the blocked out words there are "Soulblight Gravelords"

I'm assuming the blocked out words are Warhammer Quest!

And 'Ulfenkarn' sounds like 'Wolfen Cairn' - Wolf Stone/Mound/Grave, a cool name of a castle where a band of adventurers would be invited to for a dinner ... By a vampire lord!!

**lord_blackfang**

Basically Warhammer Quest: Castle Ravenloft

**Sarouan**

lord_blackfang wrote:
Basically Warhammer Quest: Castle Ravenloft

More like Warhammer Quest : AoS Drachenfels

**GaroRobe**

So this seems to imply that the foot from a few rumor engines back is also a bat person, not a crypt ghoul. And yes, all the soulblight seem to have a habit of standing on terrain and rocks

**Kanluwen**

GaroRobe wrote:

So this seems to imply that the foot from a few rumor engines back is also a bat person, not a crypt ghoul. And yes, all the soulblight seem to have a habit of standing on terrain and rocks

This is a Rumor Engine bit. It's not necessarily related to Saturday...please keep it there. Thread's already getting crowded enough and we're only on Tuesday!

**RazorEdge**

"Ulfr" is the old germanic Word for Wolf

"Ulfen" could be the AoS Version for Wulfen

**zamerion**

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Heroquest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**H.B.M.C.**

Proper Lumineth pics.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Still not massively sold on the Vamp. It’s lacking details.

Might be a more flattering angle.

**Argive**

I love how quickly they made the article telling us they are not kangoroos...

Mate, yeah, sorry.. they kangooroo

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Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Still not massively sold on the Vamp. It’s lacking details.

Might be a more flattering angle.

I likedit initialy but the armour seems a bit orkishmordorian.

I like the batwings hair thing. To me it looks like it just materialised from a swarm of bats which seems like what the sculptor was going for.

**Luke_Prowler**

I personally though "John Woo pigeons but with bats" when I saw the vampire model but maybe that's just me.

**chaos0xomega**

Argive wrote:
orkishmordorian

I am embarassed to admit that I tried googling this word, not realizing what you actually meant.

**Mr Morden**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Still not massively sold on the Vamp. It’s lacking details.

Might be a more flattering angle.

Same - looks she has gone a bit feral but still has time to have her bats do her hair - cos she is worth it ;0

I like that they are doing something other than horses as mounts.