The Eclipse War

The First Sorceress and the Lord of the Solar-City

As the opposing spheres of the night sky had unexpectedly aligned with Sotek's forked tongue along the parallel of Greater Chautol, the skink priests had determined with alarm that the ancient prophecies must be reexamined by their dormant lord. Thus awakened, Lord Mazdamundi is now determined to enforce a new understanding of the Great Plan, and this begins with gathering the spawnings at the City of the Sun where the warbands of warmbloods have invaded the sacred jungles and endangered the Geomantic Web. As his army reclaims the jungles, they must also aim to reclaim the sacred plaques that Lord Mazdamundi will require to bind the Great Vortex of the elves to the Geomantic Web, restoring its weakened form and isolating it from the influences of the unreliable lesser children of the Creators . The greatest repository of the Old One's knowledge and prophecies lies interred under the northern city of Quintex, and Lord Mazdamundi intends to prioritize the return of this ancient city to its rightful owners.

However, Quintex's current ruler, the First Sorceress, Queen Morathi, also seeks to take advantage of the new vulnerabilities in the spell that swirls at the heart of Ulthuan. While the ascendant Chaos Moon exerts its entropic influence over the spell, the appearance of the two-headed dragon in the sky has wrought further discord amid the bindings of the Great Vortex and heralded a window of rare opportunity. Once before, Malekith, the exiled rightful heir to the Phoenix Throne, attempted to unbind the Great Vortex, the repercussions of which caused the Sundering, but Morathi has a more refined plan. Although she has been banished to her southern holdings while her son broods in Naggarond, it matters not, for she will hunt out the Scrolls of Hekarti abroad. Following legends of these lost scrolls in the temple-cities of the Mirror Pools in the southern jungles, Morathi's scouts send reports of unusual activity from their reptilian denizens, concurrent with her own expectations. She has sensed the awakening of a powerful consciousness in the region, a presence amid the winds of magic, matched only perhaps by her own, that could prove capable of interfering with her rituals and should be quickly neutralized. Preferably, she would see it shackled and bound within one of her convents, as there are many uses for such a powerful mind.

The Lizardmen

- Geomantic Web -
Settlements are linked by a network which boosts the power of commandments.

- Special Spawnings -
Missions will allow access to powerful Blessed variants of certain units.

- Beasts of the Jungle -
Access to beasts suitable for every task, though some are difficult to control.

The Dark Elves

- Black Arks -
Powerful naval units that replenish forces, allow recruitment, and bombard battlefields within range.

- Slaves -
Can provide bonuses to provincial economies at the cost of reduced public order.

- Murderess Prowess -
The favor of Khaine manifests as increased combat performance for the Dark Elves should enough sacrifices fall in battle.

Sorceress Morathi the Hag Queen
(Brian)

- Hag Sorceress of Ghrond -
+1 Chaos Corruption for Lords and Heroes;
-25% construction costs for Sorcery buildings
(Factionwide)

- Queen of the Druchii -
-50% costs for Hero actions;
+20 Diplomatic Relations with Dark Elves
(Factionwide)

- Dark Manipulator -
Each turn, lords in the same region may gain +2 Loyalty
(Lord)

Mage-Priest Mazdamundi of the Enlightened Sphere
(Brad)

- Lord of the Solar-City -
-50% construction costs for Star Chamber buildings;
-30% costs for Rites
(Factionwide)

- The Old Ones' First Decree -
+1 Capacity for Slann Mage-Priests;
-10 Diplomatic Relations with other races
(Factionwide)

- Venerated -
- 50% upkeep for Temple Guard units
(Lord's army)

Victory Condition
Capture Hexoatl or complete the Ritual of the Trusted Sibling

Victory Condition
Capture Quintex or complete the Ritual of Alignment