NEFERATA, THE VAMPIRE QUEEN

Page: 1|2|3|4|5|6 Your army may be led by Neferata, the Quee of My!ter"e!# If you " $lude her " your army, !he %"ll be "t! &e eral# Neferata $a be ta'e a! a (ord $ho"$e, but !he %"ll u!e u) t%o of your Hero $ho"$e! a! %ell# Ta'" g Neferata $ou t! a! ta'" g a (ord a d t%o Heroe!# *he mu!t be f"elded e+a$tly a! )re!e ted here a d o e+tra e,u")me t or mag"$ "tem! $a be bought for her# Legends tell of an ancient Vampire Queen who resides high in the Worlds Edge ountains! ost "elie#e it to "e merel$ an old wi#es% tale& "ut a few scholars 'now "etter! (he Vampire Queen of $steries does indeed e)ist& and those who 'now call her *eferata& which means %she who is "eautiful in death% in the ancient tongue of *ehe'hara& the land of the +ead! ,t is claimed that she is the same decadent Vampire Queen who fled the sac' of Lahmia! ,f this is true& she is #er$ ancient indeed& for the great -i#er ortis has flowed for three thousand $ears since those e#ents! Legends sa$ that she created a Vampiric Lahmian .isterhood to ser#e her and that all the Vampiresses of this cult ha#e "een corrupted "$ her own "lood! /h$sicall$& *eferata is said to "e di#inel$ "eautiful! 0er plaited "lac' tresses flow around her lo#el$ face and she is as enchanting now as she was in her $outh& though her s'in is as white as ala"aster& and the long $ears of e#il ha#e washed all trace of pit$ and compassion from her face! .he has the appearance of a $oung maiden and onl$ in her $ellow e$es can one read her ageless and corrupt wisdom and cruelt$& for her memories reach "ac' to ancient times when 1andri and *umas were still sprawling metropolises and the people of the 2reat -i#er still "uilt p$ramids! (he ha#en of *eferata is situated on the highest pea' of the Worlds Edge ountains& and is called the .il#er /innacle! 3rom here she controls her 4ndead ser#ants and #entures out to hunt for "lood! 0er mountain lair is hone$com"ed with passagewa$s&

tunnels and cham"ers& creating a titanic ma5e! (raps for the unwar$ and a host of 4ndead creatures ma'e it one of the most dangerous places in the 'nown world! 6t the heart of the ma5e of the .il#er /innacle are situated the 7uarters of *eferata! 0er opulent cham"ers are an echo of the splendour of her ro$al palace in Lahmia! 3orgotten treasures of old& golden mas's and rare gemstones glitter in the dar'& illuminated onl$ "$ the dim light of the sil#er8coated s'ulls that ser#e as her lamps! 0ere *eferata lies on a di#an& drin'ing the "lood of handsome $ouths from golden cups and listening as her 4ndead courtiers pla$ harps& pipes and lutes to amuse her! Vampires of the Lahmian .isterhood are her e$es and ears in the outside world and using the information from their reports she plots and wea#es a we" of intrigue! 3or the Queen dreams of ensla#ing all the Vampires of the 'nown world and returning to ancient Lahmia at the head of an 4ndead arm$& reclaiming her throne and re"uilding the great (emple of 9lood! *eferata delights in seducing mortal men of pure heart and causing their fall from grace! .he is especiall$ fond of 9retonnian 'nights& for she finds their code of chi#alr$ eas$ to e)ploit! .ome of her #ictims *eferata 'eeps as her lo#ers& while others she simpl$ drains of their "lood! (he most fa#oured of them she transforms into 4ndead ser#ants& though few amuse her for long enough that she will consider granting them the 9lood :iss! .ometimes Witch 0unters or 9retonnian 'nights muster troops to cleanse the .il#er /innacle! When their armies come& she is roused from her hedonistic idleness and issues terri"le commands to her 4ndead lac'e$s! 6t such times *eferata can muster an arm$ of thousands of 1om"ies& Wights and other dar'& e#il things! *one who ha#e attac'ed the .il#er /innacle ha#e returned 8 e)cept as the unli#ing ser#ants of *eferata! *eferata finds few e7uals in com"at& for she is the Queen of $steries of old and is terri"le in her wrath! .he holds much of the magical 'nowledge that was lost during the destruction of Lahmia& ancient rituals and m$steries that onl$ she will e#er 'now!

Neferata, The Vam)"re Quee

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.loodl" e Po%er!: *eferata has all the powers of the Lahmia famil$! Hea/e ly 0reature: Enem$ models in "ase contact with *eferata suffer a 82 to their Leadership score instead of the normal 81 of the other Lahmia Vampires! .lood 1"!!: ,f *eferata 'ills a character in hand8to8hand com"at& she can grant the 9lood :iss to this single luc'$ indi#idual! (his turns the slain character into a Vampire (hrall ?use the standard Vampire (hrall statistics@ who is now under the control of the 4ndead pla$er! 0e retains an$ magic items and an$ steed he is riding turns into a *ightmare! (he character immediatel$ Aoins *eferata or the unit she is leading! ,f the character was riding a monster& the two are separated! (he monster will "eha#e e)actl$ as if its rider had "een 'illed! *eferata ma$ grant the 9lood :iss onl$ once per "attle! *hado%blood: The Vampire Queen opens wounds on her palms and while uttering an ancient incantation, her blood bursts from the wounds. It is a more potent poison than that of any serpent and bursts into flames upon contact with anything. *eferata is a le#el 3 wi5ard and has three spells& "ut she also alwa$s has the Shadowblood spell! (his spell is in addition to her normal spells! *ote that this spell is uni7ue to *eferata and onl$ she ma$ use it! Basting Value= ;C -ange= 24D ,f the spell is cast successfull$& *eferata must declare how man$ wounds she is using to "oost the effects of the spell! (he spell is a magic missile that causes +6 .trength 5 hits plus an e)tra +6 for each wound *eferata e)pends! ,n addition& a unit suffering one or more wounds from this spell must immediatel$ ta'e a /anic test! (he "lood causes dou"le wounds against an$ flamma"le target!

2agger of 3et: (his dagger too' countless li#es on the altars of Lahmia when *eferata was the high priestess of death! ,t was used to cut the throats of those who were condemned to feed the Vampire aristocrac$ of that cursed cit$! 6ttac's made with the +agger are at C1 .trength and count as /oisoned 6ttac's! Ruby of (ahm"a: (he mar' of her dominion o#er the Bit$ of Vampires& *eferata%s diadem is a golden sna'e which rests o#er her cruel and "eautiful face& and carries a huge ru"$ in its Aaw! (his uni7ue Aewel pulses with the power of eternal life and feeds *eferata with almost

unlimited energ$! 6t the end of each turn of the game the -u"$ of Lahmia automaticall$ regenerates a wound that *eferata has suffered in that turn ?own or enem$@! (he >ewel stops wor'ing if *eferata is 'illed! .a!tet: 9astet is *eferata%s familiar& a slender "lac' :hemrian cat who was entom"ed with her "elo#ed Queen! *ow she is Aust a feline shadow that follows *eferata and protects her from danger! ,n the Eld World it is said that "lac' cats presage "ad luc'& and ma$"e in this case it could "e trueF 6t the "eginning of each of her turns *eferata can send 9astet to an$ enem$ unit on the "attlefield& regardless of distance! /lace the model of 9astet ne)t to the affected unit! 9astet loo's Aust li'e an ordinar$ "lac' cat and therefore will "e ignored "$ the enem$ ?the model can "e mo#ed through& it doesn%t stop the enem$ from marching& etc!@! (he target unit will "e afflicted "$ misera"le "ad luc' and e#er$thing that can go wrong will! (o represent this& the unit must re8roll an$ successful 6rmour .a#e it ta'es while under 9astet%s influence!