The W'adrhŭnArmy Book

A young race like the W'adrhŭn would naturally prize life giving females above all roles in its society. So, what does it say of those females who eschew these roles and chose, rather, to follow the example of their living goddess, becoming peerless warriors and leaders.

Simply that they have earned every ounce of respect from their warriors and every iota of fear from their enemies through sheer talent and application.

This unit's Retinue is Warbred. When included in your Warband, the Retinue Regiment counts as a Mainstay instead of a Restricted Regiment.

Fearless, Dauntless, Parry, Cleave 1, Fight for your Queen, Born of Shame

Each [Character] in your Warband may purchase a single Upgrade; a Warlord may instead purchase up to 2.

Only a War-Priest dedicated to Conquest is trusted enough by the Tribal Council to lead troops on the field of battle. Dedicated to the most farsighted and adaptable of Gods, they are the most capable of bringing the true power of the Cult Bands to play in the most hotly contested battles.

This unit's Retinue is Chosen of Conquest. When included in your Warband, the Retinue Regiment counts as a Mainstay instead of a Restricted Regiment.

Cleave 1, Relentless Blows, Spellcaster 3, Crescendo, Cult of Conquest

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Boldly stepping away from W'adrhun orthodoxy and the Ukunfazane's will, some brave and perhaps reckless Chosen have begun preaching that the fallen gods of the W'adrhun are not dead and can be restored.

The fate for these individuals is either death at the hands of the faithful or ascension to a leadership position as tribes tired of the Ukunfazane's oppressive presence embrace their radical teachings. These individuals bring new, forbidden chants and rhythms to the battlefields, extolling the dual nature of their gods bringing for Death and healing as well as War and creation.

While what this might mean for W'adrhun society in the long run is unclear as they all await the living goddess' response, for their foes on the battlefield these new Scions herald a new age of bloodshed and war as the W'adrhun ascend to their true heritage!

This unit's Retinue is Chosen of War. When included in your Warband, the Retinue Regiment counts as a Mainstay instead of a Restricted Regiment.

Cleave 3, Impact 1, Hardened, Overwhelm, War's Anvil, Cult of War

Each [Character] in your Warband may purchase a single Upgrade; a Warlord may instead purchase up to 2.

Boldly stepping away from W'adrhun orthodoxy and the Ukunfazane's will, some brave and perhaps reckless Chosen have begun preaching that the fallen gods of the W'adrhun are not dead and can be restored.

The fate for these individuals is either death at the hands of the faithful or ascension to a leadership position as tribes tired of the Ukunfazane's oppressive presence embrace their radical teachings. These individuals bring new, forbidden chants and rhythms to the battlefields, extolling the dual nature of their gods bringing for Death and healing as well as War and creation.

While what this might mean for W'adrhun society in the long run is unclear as they all await the living goddess' response, for their foes on the battlefield these new Scions herald a new age of bloodshed and war as the W'adrhun ascend to their true heritage!

This unit's Retinue is Chosen of Death. When included in your Warband, the Retinue Regiment counts as a Mainstay instead of a Restricted Regiment.

Dodge, Flawless Strikes, Flank, Lethal Demise 3, Last Breath, Cult of Death

Each [Character] in your Warband may purchase a single Upgrade; a Warlord may instead purchase up to 2.

It takes a particular mindset to be able to bond with one of the fiercest predators the world has ever known. A certain level of cunning, aggression and fearlessness that, when combined with patience, are the hallmark of the world's greatest commanders.

Unfortunately, patience is in low supply amongst fearless female W'adrhun women who risk their lives to bond with feathered killing machines, so their mounted commanders are just flat out dangerous rather than legendary commanders. Few complain. More than once, at least.

This unit's Retinue is Raptor Riders. When included in your Warband, the Retinue Regiment counts as a Mainstay instead of a Restricted Regiment.

Cleave 1, Elusive, Flank, Pack Hunters, Carnivorous, Barrage 2 (8"), Armor Piercing 2

Each [Character] in your Warband may purchase a single Upgrade; a Warlord may instead purchase up to 2.

As the W'adrhŭn hosts thunders into battle, it is not uncommon for its leaders to lead from the vanguard. While it has been established that male W'adrhŭn struggle to form stable bonds with carnivorous dinosaurs, this poses no impediment to those who would seek to bond and ride a Ceratopsian dinosaur.

Mounted atop this formidable beast, the Thunder Chieftain becomes a bastion of prowess and rallying point upon the battlefield, the ungainly and brutal nature of his mount's attacks is more than offset by the sheer combat prowess displayed by the greatest warrior in the tribe.

This unit's Retinue is Thunder Riders. When included in your Warband, the Retinue Regiment counts as a Mainstay instead of a Restricted Regiment.

Trample, Brutal, Impact 2, Cleave 2, Stubborn, Stampede

Each [Character] in your Warband may purchase a single Upgrade; a Warlord may instead purchase up to 2.

While civil divisions and rule by council might be all well and good for the day-to-day rule of a village, the Ukunfazane was well aware that her fractious children would need a strong hand to hold the tiller when they marched to war. Thus was the position of the Chieftain born:

Elected from amongst the oldest and canniest of W'adrhŭn warriors and standing outside the village hierarchy, Chieftains wield power only within that confines of a military raid or campaign, but there their will authority is absolute.

This unit's Retinue is Veterans. When included in your Warband, the Retinue Regiment counts as a Mainstay instead of a Restricted Regiment.

Cleave 2, Counter-Attack, Tribal Leadership

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To call those W'adrhŭn who lead the Hunter caste a word as menial as hunter is an insult to the terrifying proficiency they have attained. Predator is the word that can convey their talent. Capable of stalking and slaying almost any beast, their talents and those of their team are bound to be useful to any aspiring war leader.

This unit's Retinue is Slingers. When included in your Warband, the Retinue Regiment counts as a Mainstay instead of a Restricted Regiment.

Vanguard, If it Bleeds We Can Kill it, Barrage 2 (12"), Armor Piercing 2

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While the W'adrhûn experiment was a resounding success, a certain amount of genetic… divergence is to be expected amongst so young a race. Aberrations are those W'adrhun of the later generations whose adrenal system is simply incompatible with anything other than fighting. Their presence among a troop of W'adrhun Blooded can make them even more lethal on the field, fighting on even when impaled on enemy weapons.

Bloodlust, Lethal Demise 2, Oblivious Insensate to Pain

Each [Character] in your Warband may purchase a single Upgrade; a Warlord may instead purchase up to 2.

The Blooded are those W'adrhŭn Braves who have proven themselves in battle. Having earned their standing, these warriors have secured better weaponry and a prominent role in the battlefield. In time, their success might allow them to be recognized as a veteran, granting them access to the coveted metal armor and weaponry.

Recruitment: 4 Warriors — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Flurry, Unyielding

Braves are the young W'adrhŭn warriors who have completed the merciless training regime all W'adrhŭn must serve and have earned the right to support their Tribe is battle as a warrior rather than a gatherer. They have yet to prove themselves, so their equipment is basic and defensive in nature and they are often relegated to secondary positions within the battlefield.

Recruitment: 4 Warriors — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Shield, Support, Bravery

W'adrhŭn of the Hunter Caste are often re-tasked from their efforts at securing food for the tribe due to the invaluable support they can provide their fellow warriors. While Slingers are the prime example, spear throwers are skilled in the use of their weapons at range and in melee making these troops are a versatile light force for any commander.

Recruitment: 4 Warriors — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Vanguard, Momentum, Barrage 1 (8"), Armor Piercing 2

Not all beasts employed by the W'adrhŭn are hulking monstrosities that dominate the battlefield. They have in fact almost managed to domesticate a smaller breed, affectionately called the uzibukhali, (smart claw). Packs of these feathered menaces roam W'adrhŭn settlements keeping them clear of vermin and smaller predators in exchange for scraps and access to the charnel pits. In times of war they are easily wrangled into packs and unleashed upon the scouts and forerunners of the enemies force, their cunning and ferocity making them more than a match for more powerful opponents.

Recruitment: 1 Warrior — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Opportunist, Feral, Swarm, Carnivorous

The humble sling they wield is a weapon of surprising efficiency when wielded by a proficient human. In the hands of an experience W'adrhŭn, these primitive weapons become a terror. Backed by the savagery of their wielders, few formations can withstand a double volley followed by a charge of these fearsome warriors, who have cut their teeth hunting the most dangerous of prey on jungle and plains alike.

Recruitment: 4 Warriors — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Singing Bullets, Barrage 1 (12"), Precise Shot

Few mortal forces strike as much fear into the hearts of an opposing general as the sight W'adrhŭn Veterans taking the field. Hardened by years of combat and honed to a fine edge over countless campaigns, these hard bitten W'adrhŭn have been awarded steel arms and armor by the Cult of War in recognition of their mastery of the field of battle.

With reflexes and instincts nurtured by a lifetime of war, these grizzled Veterans can perform almost any role on the battlefield, shifting from obdurate defense to savage attack in the blink of an eye.

Recruitment: 4 Warriors — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Cleave 1, Shield, Counter-Attack, Spoils of War

The presence of the Ukunfazane, the Living Goddess, among the W'adrhŭn, ensures that the population at large is devout; the Cults, composed of those W'adrhŭn who dedicate their lives to the worship and emulation of their patron God, take this a step further. The Chosen of Conquest are the most prolific of these Cults, its Chosen warriors present in almost every tribe.

Speed and discipline, coupled with the Goddess' gifts, allow the Chosen of Conquest to always be where they need to be on the battlefield, blunting the enemy's advance and turning the tide with flawlessly executed assaults. This kit will also make a Veterans force, but the same is not true in reverse.

Recruitment: 4 Warriors — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Cleave 1, Relentless Blows, Overrun, Cult of Conquest

There are few warriors on any battlefield as terrifying as the chosen priestesses of Death. The deep meditative state they are capable of achieving allows them to elevate their hearing to truly superhuman levels, allowing them to "see" through sound giving them a preternatural advantage on the battlefield.

They flow onto the battlefield with a deadly grace, their blindfolded forms weaving and covering one another in perfect synchronicity, the entire regiment fighting as a single organism.

Entrusted by the tribes as midwives and healers, their medical training makes them deadly foes on the battlefield, their every blow precisely placed to cause the greatest harm possible, severing tendons, rupturing arteries and locking joints with pinpoint precision as they dance away from their foes' clumsy blows.

Recruitment: 4 Warriors — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Dodge, Flank, Flawless Strikes, Lethal Demise 1, Cult of Death

While female Speakers display an admirable affinity to the carnivorous Raptors that dwell within their primal lands, they are not the only cavalry the W'adrhŭn can bring to bear. Riding juvenile Brontoceratops (the elder beasts being too stubborn and docile to be goaded to battle) the Thunder Riders descend on the enemy formations in an unstoppable avalanche of muscle, crest and violence.

The sheer power and impact these mounts can bring to bear as they stampede and trample enemy lines has earned these young riders a terrifying reputation that belies their years.

Recruitment: 1 Warrior — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Trample, Brutal, Impact 2, Cleave 2, Stubborn

As a byproduct of the diverse genetic material from which the W'adrhŭn were developed, a portion of their population has developed an almost supernatural empathy with beasts. A curious twist to this legacy seems to be that the females bond with predators while males bond with herbivores. Mounted on fierce raptors these agile warrior units can range across the entire battlefield bringing their savagery to play where most needed.

Recruitment: 1 Warrior — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Cleave 1, Elusive, Carnivorous, Barrage 2 (8"), Armor Piercing 2

Shunned by the rest of W'adrhŭn society, these genetic throwbacks often band together into combat units. Huge, fierce and with little to lose, Warbred are a terrifying force on the battlefield as they seek to atone for the sin of killing their mother at birth and earn the notice of the Cult of War to join their ranks.

Recruitment: 1 Warrior — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Cleave 3, Tenacious, Smite, Carnage

Towering well over 7ft tall and clad in personalized armor so heavy and ornate it must be grafted directly onto their bodies, the chosen of War are the greatest warriors the W'adrhun can field.

These towering figures represent not only the unbridled destructive power of War, but also represent the stability and cohesion of Earth, embracing the dichotomy of their god by being the greatest smiths, stonemasons and builders within W'adrhun society.

When unleashed on the battlefield, however, none of these traits are visible as these hulking dreadnoughts wade into the fray and navigate its ruthless and dangerous tides as they were born to do. Each of their pounding blows one more note in the growing song of battle that presages victory for the W'adrhun.

Recruitment: 1 Warrior — the minimum size of this Regiment.

Cleave 2, Overwhelm, Hardened, Impact 1, Cult of War

When the Abhoreth Spire fell to the Dweghom advance, it was not only the W'adrhŭn who were released, millenia upon millennia of predatory and dangerous creatures, dormant fodder for the twisted Spire experiments, were released as well.

Of all those countless creatures, none has thrived like the Apex Predator. This monstrous beast has been harnessed by the W'adrhŭn as a living engine of destruction, lending its primal savagery to that of the W'adrhŭn forces. The kit also includes a rider, an alt sculpt of the Predator character.

This unit normally fills a Monster slot, but if you take the Apex Master upgrade the same profile also fills the Warlord slot. Unlike a Retinue it does not bring another unit — this one unit uses both slots (Monster Characters rule).

Deadly Blades, Cleave 3, Terrifying, Fiend Hunter, Carnivorous, Bloodcurdling Roar, Dominate

Tontorrs are amongst the largest beasts that the W'adrhŭn have managed to tame. Normally used as beasts of burden and to aid construction, when a tribe ceases raiding and mobilizes for war, the Tontorrs are often in the vanguard of an army where the sheer mass of a Tontorr makes it a terrifying foe on the battlefield despite their docile nature.

It speaks volumes to the skill and determination of the W'adrhŭn Speakers that these docile beasts can be such terrifying foes, the sheer size and bulk of these beasts meaning they do not so much fight as simply walk over their foes.

This unit normally fills a Monster slot, but if you take the Tontorr Chieftain upgrade the same profile also fills the Warlord slot. Unlike a Retinue it does not bring another unit — this one unit uses both slots (Monster Characters rule).

Brutal, Impact 2, Trample, Cleave 2, Fearsome, Stubborn, Thunderstomp, Wisdom of the Elders

The W'adrhŭn are a deeply musical people, so it comes as little surprise that the beating heart of any Tribe's encampment is the large ritual drums and horns born on the back of a particularly docile and placid Tontorr.

When the tribe marches to War, it does so to the clarion call of its massive horns and the relentless beating of its drums, the motivational power of this music pushing those W'adrhŭn who fight under its influence to unprecedented heights of courage and violence.

This unit normally fills a Monster slot, but if you take the Drum Beast Scion upgrade the same profile also fills the Warlord slot. Unlike a Retinue it does not bring another unit — this one unit uses both slots (Monster Characters rule).

Dread, Trample, Cleave 2, Impact 2, Stubborn, Ritual Drums

Countless Braves found an unfortunate end seeking to tame adolescent Quatls only to be torn limb from limb by their enraged parents or the beast itself. Once the secret of imprinting was discovered, the number of Quatl riders has steadily risen, but difficulty in acquiring a healthy Quatl egg has stymied their growth.

Loath to risk these rare resources in combat, enterprising riders have learnt to use the beast's speed to maximum effect, soaring through the battlefield at breakneck speeds then spearing their hapless foe with their custom harpoons. Those that are not instantly slain by the violent impact are invariably slain by the sudden pull, even larger beasts risk being mangled or even slain by a well placed harpoon.

This unit normally fills a Monster slot, but if you take the Winglord upgrade the same profile also fills the Warlord slot. Unlike a Retinue it does not bring another unit — this one unit uses both slots (Monster Characters rule).

Fly, Fearsome, Dodge, Swift, Predatory Descent, Barrage 3 (10"), Armor Piercing 2