



Where once stood defiant enemy soldiers now stand twitching corpse-puppets devoid of any determination save to serve the morbid fiends that now command them. The Midnight Aristocracy are masters of Death Magic and Necromancy and those that fall before their might will soon rise again. Those that attempt to stem their relentless onslaught will soon learn that there are fates in this world that are worse than death. Legions of moldering soldiers wear down their enemies without fear or hesitation whilst colossal, contorted aberrations and bat-winged beasts crush all who dare stand in their way.Īll tremble before the unliving masters of Sylvania, for they are a blasphemy against nature and reason. In battle, they are a fearsome force to behold. Their advance is heralded by encroaching mists no wind can displace, trees twisting and buckling as though in agony, and a gathering darkness of supernatural perpetuity. The presence of the living dead is a corruption upon the face of the world and as they expand their holdings, the very land they occupy is transformed. The unliving host advances, a tide of resurrected corpses, driven on by necromantic magic and the immortal will of the Vampire Counts. In the eternal gloom of ancient tombs can be heard the scrape of bone on bone, wordless moans, and the clank of rusted armour. Upon fen and moor, creatures of darkness that have haunted the nightmares of Men for millennia break free from ancient cairns and age worn mausoleums, thundering the ground beneath them and eclipsing the moon as they spread their tattered wings and take to the skies. In the forsaken lands of Sylvania, the Undead battalions of the Vampire Counts gather. Black Ruprecht, grizzled veteran of the Vampire Wars You're just postponing the inevitable, lad." Cover yourself in glory, or in guts, it makes no difference to me. Beat them back, chop them down, hold the line, carry the day. This currency is used to unlock powerful Bloodline Lords and faction wide buffs in the form of Forbidden Dark Arts. Bloodlines and the Blood Kiss: Vampire Counts are able to collect a special currency when defeating and subjugating other factions.Dark Magic: Vampire Counts use dark magic instead of gold, though it functions the same.However, they take attrition in areas with low vampiric corruption.

Vampiric Corruption: In campaign, vampires spread their influence, harming other factions.Large battle sites provide more and better units to raise. Raise Dead: In campaign, units can be instantly recruited anywhere by raising the dead.Rather, they will crumble into dust if losing badly. Binding and Crumbling: In battle, units never rout.Regiments of Renown: These are unique, more-powerful versions of regular Vampire Counts units.Units: Large, varied roster featuring hordes of expendable undead infantry backed up by ethereal units and bat-like monsters.
