The War of the Red Rivers

the war of the REd Rivers

The Headtaker and the Last Defender

Lord Mazdamundi has sent the fearsome Kroq-Gar across the world pond to the Southlands in accordance with the latest interpretations of the sacred plaques. In this far continent, the Last Defender of Xhotl must establish a power base among the Temple of Skull's caretakers to enact the next stage of the Great Plan and hunt out the sacred plaques that shall progress the rituals that will bind the Great Vortex to the geomantic web. The region has been overrun by the Xa'Kota, the unnatural rat spawn, and the repositories of the sacred plaques will not be secure so long as they infest the temple-cities. The Temple of Skull's priests have informed Kroq-Gar that the center of vermin activity lies on the other side of the Red Rivers, under the ruins of great Yuatek.

Meanwhile, Queek Headtaker, the favored scion of Clan Mors, has emerged from under the City of Pillars. Dispatched by Grey Seer Vulscreek at the behest of the Council of Thirteen, Warlord Queek and his warriors have been sent deep into the Southlands, to the lairs under the ruined city of Yuatek. Queek's task is to garner as much precious warpstone as possible and repel an incursion of the hated elves from their island strongholds, a challenge surely linked with the arrival of the Horned Omen in the sky. However, Queek's scouts report that the largest hordes of warpstone have been gathered and locked away under the monolithic temples guarded by the lizardmen of the jungle. His spies warn that a great army of the reptiles is mobilizing across the rivers that carve through the mountains, there waters tinted the color of blood from their sediment, at an ancient site known as the Temple of Skulls. Warlord Queek knows that deviating from the council's plan to exterminate this threat to skaven control of the Southlands will infuriate the Grey Seers, but Queek cares only for the success of his task...and finding another worthy head for his collection.

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 so ferocious they may lose control and charge ahead.

The Skaven

- Underworld -
Settlements appear to be ruins and must be scouted to reveal any Skaven prescence.

- Feed the Swarm -
Maintain food supplies to gain growth and other bonuses, and to avoid starvation penalties.

- Infestation -
Corruption is a detriment to local public order, but allows you to spawn additional units of Clanrats in local battles.

Warlord Queek Headtaker
(Brian)

- Monstrous Ego -
Queek Headtaker steals a percentage of XP earned by other Lords
-2 Loyalty for Grey Seers
(Factionwide)

- Gnawdwell's Right-Claw -
-50% upkeep for Stormvermin and Clanrats units;
+2 uses for ability "The Menace Below"
(Lord's army)

- Warlord of the City of Pillars -
+10 Melee Attack and +10% Weapon Strength when fighting Dwarfs or Greenskins
(Lord's army)

Oldblood Kroq-Gar the Last Defender
(Weston)

- Enforcer of the Great Plan -
-10% upkeep for all units
(Factionwide)

- Ancient Spawn -
+20 Armour and +10 Leadership for Stegadon, Bastiladon, Terradon, and Carnosaur units
(Lord's army)

- The Last Defender -
+10 Leadership; +25% Ambush success rate;
-50% upkeep for Saurus and Cold One units
(Lord's army)

Victory Condition
Capture the Temple of Skulls or complete the Ritual of Noisome Binding

Victory Condition
Capture Yuatek or complete the Ritual of Alignment