Editing Isabella von Carstein (section)

==Total War==
In [[Total War: WARHAMMER]] Isabella was added as the first female Legendary Lord at the end of February 2017. With her release, Vlad was moved out of Mannfred's faction and into their own; their first order of business is actually the destruction of Mannfred's forces.

In the TWW storyline Vlad and Isabella have both been resurrected for End Times (you'll almost certainly recruit the other ASAP, regardless of which one you're playing as). As a Lord Isabella and Vlad cannot be part of the same army, but get a massive buff to their combat abilities by being in the same battle. As a result you will spend most of the game using the two of them together and fielding an overwhelming combined force befitting ma and pa VC.

According to the TWW continuity, Isabella's chalice has a unique origin. After her resurrection she found that the Empire was sending a large army into Sylvania. After wiping it out and "interrogating" the survivors (she drained their blood, you dirty-minded wanker) she found out that they were actually after a particularly powerful [[Beastmen]] warband. After destroying said warband she found that they carried a horn always dripping blood, a gift from [[Khorne]]. Her Necromancers advised her to use a blood sacrifice so massive even she was shocked in order to bind the magic of Khorne's blessing, without any of the baggage of Chaos, to an object. She chose a Von Drak family heirloom, the chalice given to her by her great-grandmother Bathori (a obvious reference to supposed IRL vampire Elizabeth Bathory), and then wiped out two Empire cities to create the ultimate Vampire Crunk Cup (the 2000's called, they found your joke very funny) and give Archaon the middle finger at the same time. According to this canon Isabella's cup is a new thing, gained after her resurrection and invalidating anyone who replicated the Vampire Wars in a scenario using her rules (but let's be honest, who has ever actually done that?).

Isabella also gives the regeneration trait to any lord who defeats her in battle. Most mortal empire playthroughs include a quick pit stop in Sylvania because regeneration is so damn good that no melee beatstick lord will be complete without it.

Come Total War: Warhammer 3 and CA made an interesting choice for the Von Carstein faction. Depending on whether you choose Vlad or Isabella as the Faction leader. the other will start as a legendary hero with their legendary Items equipped and unlocked. Meaning that Vlad and Isabella can start in an army, and you don't need to put One in a separate army and increase your upkeep.