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We finally came to the last battle of the Brimstone Peninsula campaign, and the last chapter in the Stormcasts’ attempt to create a secure beachhead in the Realm of Fire. This was a major battle, taking place in the heart of the Goretide’s domain, centred around the Gate of Wrath; the gateway between the Realm of Fire and Khorne’s own kingdom in the Realm of Chaos.



The Story So Far
The Stormcasts have managed to create and extend their beachhead into the Brimstone Peninsula, giving them a good foothold in the Realm of Fire. However, Lord Khul’s Goretide still has their centre of power in operation and the Khorne-worshippers are now bringing in daemonic support by the legion. The Stormcasts have started to attack the Skull Keeps that are helping to power the Gate of Wrath (no thanks to Lord-Relictor Cryptborn – see last battle for his miserable failure), but need to deliver the final hammer blow to smash all Khornate resistance in the Peninsula.

It is not, however, going to be that easy…

Lord Khul, you see, has a dream. He has been building a massive pyramid from the skulls of his enemies, and just needs one more right at the top to finish it off. If he can make that a very special skull, he is pretty sure Khorne will reward him, and make him a daemon prince. Enter the Stormcast leadership – if he can just sneak the head off one of the Stormcast heroes, he will have a skull worthy of Khorne and can ascend to daemonhood.

Simples!

So, we are set up for a truly great battle in the campaign. On the one hand, Lord Khul needs to grab a decent skull and complete a ritual to become a daemon prince. If he manages that, he will reappear later in the campaign with a brand new model and seriously cool Warscroll.

However, the Stormcast are eager to stop him. Momentum is on their side and the Brimstone Peninsula is probably theirs already. That said, it is very much in their interests to stop a daemon prince being created, and if Lord Khul gets the skull he is after there will be no reforging for the Stormcast concerned – Sigmar will lose one of his great champions permanently!

This Battleplan has a reputation for being a bit of a sod for the attackers, so the Stormcast will have an uphill struggle!

Full report and lots of piccies here: https://ttgamingdiary.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/battle-report-the-ritual/