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Well this whole time I’ve been thinking the front two hooves are a claw curled (like the Shaggith).
Now I’m off the DO idea when I zoomed in

Blood Knights will look incredible with less cartoonishly red armour. Fell Bats and Zombies are brilliant. I actually don't like the aesthetic of these skeletons over the existing ones. It's fine to have them as something a little different for Cursed City, but they don't need to be the norm.

Centaur like, horns on his he@d look like his and not a helmet.

Also let’s go back to the point that this is BR book 4.
Great news.
I still think we are looking 7 or so books (and maybe or maybe not a new edition. I, not convinced just because three years has happened a few times now, but maybe..)

The skeletons are still pretty fine models, too. I’d have rather they did something else instead like dire Wolves.

Didn’t hate the wolves.
I used them for my Warriors of Nurgle as Chaos Hounds.
With a deathly green paint job it worked great.

I first thought these new skeletons come with halberds but it looks like it is for champion.

But I really wonder if they will redo grave guard also.

Sotahullu wrote:
I first thought these new skeletons come with halberds but it looks like it is for champion.

But I really wonder if they will redo grave guard also.

They mentioned early in the live stream that they have the option of either hand weapon or spear availalble in the kit.

 ImAGeek wrote:
The skeletons are still pretty fine models, too. I’d have rather they did something else instead like dire Wolves.

How do you know they haven't?
Just because they've teased you with a few models/units doesn't mean that's all you're getting.

Can't say I'm a huge fan of Skeletons being done.

Ah well, just means when I do my Death army that I've started doing bit by bit it's now going to have 4 generations of Skeletons in it. Guess I'll just mix and mingle them properly.

ccs wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
The skeletons are still pretty fine models, too. I’d have rather they did something else instead like dire Wolves.

How do you know they haven't?
Just because they've teased you with a few models/units doesn't mean that's all you're getting.

This.

Definitely looks like some form of Direwolf on the cover of the book

 Ghaz wrote:

No wolves on Fenris wrote:
Kragnos the black was the first Dragon Ogre from the world that was and is described as literally being the size of a mountain. I think Archaon had to retrieve one of his items from him at some as part of his quest to be Everchosen

That would be Krakanok the Black.

Yes I looked it up and realised I was mistaken. Think I got excited

Dam, loving the look of those new models! Very excited & curious to see what that new BR is about. Kurnothi? Beastmen? I'm leaning Kurnothi, but hard to tell.

Also, looks like confirmation that Gravelords are not replacing LoN.

Possible new big guy?

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Possible new big guy?

Looks like the blood knight champion with a fell bat behind it.

Yeah, that's just a Fell Bat behind the Kastellan

So now that the soulblight are getting their own book that leaves the question of what happens to Nagash. Right now he has the oldest battletome left and it is a mix his own guys and a little of ever death faction. Now with the new book every faction in the old one has its own place what I think they will do is create a new battletome that will be just for Nagash, the Morghasts and maybe all the Mortarchs in a single book.

Voss wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/03/19/broken-realms-fiction-the-path-of-futility/

More Broken Realms story time.

Its... Mannfred. And apparently he's pre-emptively setting up a sudden and inevitable betrayal. Very atmospheric, though.
His country needs a better name than 'Carstinia,' however.

Also being Mannfred he cocks it up -

A small detail, yes, but crucial. Neferata would be howling with laughter, were she ever to learn of it.

she probably does that quite a lot when her spies report on him.

He made his domain as a mockery of Sylvania complete with composites of the other von Carsteins but after living with it for a bit realised how pathetic it all was and went off to mope somewhere else, although he try being a hero for a bit at Helstone - I think he desperatly wants to be one but tends to revert to type.

Interested to see what the lore is for the new Soulblight and where/who they focuss on.


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 KingGarland wrote:
So now that the soulblight are getting their own book that leaves the question of what happens to Nagash. Right now he has the oldest battletome left and it is a mix his own guys and a little of ever death faction. Now with the new book every faction in the old one has its own place what I think they will do is create a new battletome that will be just for Nagash, the Morghasts and maybe all the Mortarchs in a single book.

Nagash and Arkhan are quite at home with the Bone Reapers, Neferata and Mannfred with the Soulblight and Olynder with the Nighthaunts

Legions of Nagash could remain - basically it doesn't need any unique models and is a more balanced approach to a "grand alliance army" than a GA army ever could be. That said almost the entire core of LoN is Vampire models and necromancers and zombies and skeletons.

I'd wager LoN might vanish and the Vampires will replace it in function. A change that I can't see many opposing since its almost a straight forward swap.

Nagash and Arkhan are quite at home with the Bone Reapers, Neferata and Mannfred with the Soulblight and Olynder with the Nighthaunts

But where is KRELL in all this?

Fingers crossed the plant zombies come in a box of 20 for Kairic Acolyte prices...

The last box of 20 if I recall correctly was OBR Mortek Guard for £35/$60 so I can see Zombies being similar or with a slight new release bump.

I like those a lot!

They are much less high fantasy than most of the AoS range. Only the second time after the new chaos warriors, that models made me really consider starting AoS.

Are the soulblight independent from Nagash? Please say yes.

Also, how will they play? I am loving me some vampires.

 Niiai wrote:
Are the soulblight independent from Nagash? Please say yes.

Also, how will they play? I am loving me some vampires.

I would say they're one of the more independent factions within Nagash's empire, but they are definitely not beyond his control as far as I know, given that a couple of his Mortarchs are vampires themselves.

 Grimskul wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
Are the soulblight independent from Nagash? Please say yes.

Also, how will they play? I am loving me some vampires.

I would say they're one of the more independent factions within Nagash's empire, but they are definitely not beyond his control as far as I know, given that a couple of his Mortarchs are vampires themselves.

To put it another way; they all have enough free will to wish they were, but not enough to actually successfully achieve it.
I have little doubt that Nagash finds this hilarious, at least as much as that is possible for him.

 Mr Morden wrote:

 KingGarland wrote:
So now that the soulblight are getting their own book that leaves the question of what happens to Nagash. Right now he has the oldest battletome left and it is a mix his own guys and a little of ever death faction. Now with the new book every faction in the old one has its own place what I think they will do is create a new battletome that will be just for Nagash, the Morghasts and maybe all the Mortarchs in a single book.

Nagash and Arkhan are quite at home with the Bone Reapers, Neferata and Mannfred with the Soulblight and Olynder with the Nighthaunts

I forgot Nagash was in the Bone Reapers. I fully expect Neferata and Mannfred to be in the new book my idea was that Nagash and the Mortarchs would be in a new book as well as their own factions allowing you to take a super army of Deaths heaviest hitters.

 Mr Morden wrote:


He made his domain as a mockery of Sylvania complete with composites of the other von Carsteins but after living with it for a bit realised how pathetic it all was and went off to mope somewhere else, although he try being a hero for a bit at Helstone - I think he desperatly wants to be one but tends to revert to type.

Wish we could just get Vlad and Isabella back. You know, the cool von Carsteins.

 Mr_Rose wrote:
To put it another way; they all have enough free will to wish they were, but not enough to actually successfully achieve it.
I have little doubt that Nagash finds this hilarious, at least as much as that is possible for him.

I'm fairly certain there are Flesh-eaters that fiercely oppose Nagash, which would indicate that a vampire can in fact act independently?

 Grimskul wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
Are the soulblight independent from Nagash? Please say yes.

Also, how will they play? I am loving me some vampires.

I would say they're one of the more independent factions within Nagash's empire, but they are definitely not beyond his control as far as I know, given that a couple of his Mortarchs are vampires themselves.

Very few serve Nagash by choice - Mannfred and other powerful Vampires have tried to rebel and been slapped down (and Mannfred has had mind and soul remade several times) for it, Neferata hates and fears him but makes the best of it and tries to pretend he does not rule her.

After all Nagash does not care why you serve as long as you do - although if they were not useful he would replace the Vampires with Bonereapers and Nighthaunts - probably his long term plan....and soulblight like Neferata probably know it.

Flesh Eater Courts are protected somewhat by their madness - hence why Nagash imprisoned the first of their kind.

Zombies and skeletons are really nice. Not to sure about the blood knights. More similar in style with mr bat hair than the absolutely gorgeous vampires from underworld.

Guess well get a few other kits. Hopefully wolves gets redone (they are really showing their ages), and i guess we get new varghulf. Probably something new and unexpected also

Doesn’t Nagash have control over anything dead and undead.

Ghouls are loving so wouldn’t count (then the dead stuff in the book being too crazy, the characters etc).