Awlrach

2022-05-14T11:17:51Z

2001:8003:8419:8400:6CD9:1CD5:79EF:8AE8: New lore from battletome

The new [[Nighthaunt]] character for Third Edition, Awlrach the Drowner is a character so silly he kind of wraps around to being cool again.

==The Legend==
Awlrach was a ferryman from [[Aqshy]], who would take men across the sea to a pleasant land of orchards; or so he claimed. In reality he drowned them halfway through his voyages, only completing them in order to gather fruit to verify his lies. After nearly a decade, his crimes were finally revealed, and an angry mob descended on him. It took eight men to overpower and bind him, and even when they tossed him into the sea he was able to drag three of them to die alongside him. Which given that he was so physically strong in life, makes you question why he even went through the whole evil ferryman deal if he wanted to kill people.

Unlike other Nighthaunt, [[Nagash]] actually approved of his deeds, admiring how he [[Edgy|pursued death for death's sake]]. So it was that Nagash turned him into a ferryman of the dead, harvesting souls and bringing them where they needed to go. Unlike other Nighthaunt, he sees his fate not as a curse, but a blessing, because now he gets to do what he loves for the rest of eternity.

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Kurdoss Valentian

2022-05-14T11:01:55Z

2001:8003:8419:8400:6CD9:1CD5:79EF:8AE8: more canon Valentian facts

[[File:Kurdoss.jpeg|thumb|The ultimate beta.]]
{{topquote|If you're not her priority, you're only an option.|common wisdom for men in dating}}

Behold - the spooky love child of Scar from the Lion King, the Scriptural first murderer Cain (the real-life namesake for this [[Khaine]]), and Bob Cratchet from a Christmas Carol! '''Kurdoss Valentian''' (also known as "The <strike> Cuckold </strike> Craven King") is a [[Nighthaunt]] character and Husband to [[Lady Olynder]]. He is known for being one of the most comicslly put-upon characters of the setting - it seems every new bit of information we get to do with him comes with a new way in which he's mocked, bullied, teased, or otherwise shafted. ''Why'' him, you ask? Well...

==History==
In life, he was a ruthless deceiver and master tactician that backstabbed his way to the throne of his home nation, even killing his own brothers to secure his rise to power. This would have been all well and good, but he made the fatal mistake any monarch that lived in/around the Age of Myth in [[Shyish]] could do; he did all this... AND chose [[Sigmar]] as his patron god. Needless to say, [[Nagash|Old Bonesy-boy]] did NOT like this at all. So, to punish Kurdoss, Nagash struck the man dead literally at his own coronation ceremony - just before he was about to ascend to the throne. But even as little more than an angry wraith, he kept his nasty streak and was as deadly as ever. Ever the utilitarian, Nagash was impressed. But remember, this IS Nagash we're talking about, he doesn't recover from [[Butthurt]] that easily. And being snubbed in favour of Hammer-Boy caused a whole lot of that. So, he was condemned even further; he was forced to marry Lady Olynder.

One may initially think that being married to the Mortarch of Grief - essentially a Demi-goddess - would be a boon, if anything. This is until one remembers that Olynder is canonically the literal ''most whiny and miserable spirit in the realms''. She embodies pure misery. This marriage is so depressing that even [[Mannfred von Carstein|Mannfred]], ''the guy who blew up the Old World'', nearly found himself pitying Kurdoss. And on top of that, the marriage is yet another joke at his expense from Nagash; it puts him as close to rulership as possible without actually having it, fully cementing his title as the Craven King. [[Troll|Amazing]]. Naturally, he isn't too happy. He is literally so bitter about his fate, that he exudes an aura of spite so potent that it makes the words of ACTUAL generals and such choke in their mouths. [[Perturabo]] is suddenly feeling inadequate in terms of bitterness levels.

And he has even more of a reason to feel bitter as of late; when he and wifey went on a road trip to the Eightpoints to help their family friend [[Katakros]], he got temporarily destroyed and left to reform, presumably whilst Olynder worked with [[Be'lakor]]. Lately, he has been working within the Grieving Legion Procession, alongside [[Reikenor|Reikenor the Grimhailer]] and [[Awlrach|Awlrach the Drowner]], both of whom presumably gossip about him behind his back in the ecto-lunch hall.

==A Million and One Pisstakes==
About those extra punishments; what Nagash did was condemn Kurdoss to never be allowed true rulership. To that effect - and to rub salt in the wound, because y'know, why not - Nagash cursed him;

* He is forced to obey Olynder, no matter what, meaning that she is most definitely the one who wears the ethereal pants in this relationship.
* He cannot raise his voice above a whisper, so no epic or inspiring speeches from Kurdy.
* Whenever he's sent on a mission away from Lady Olynder, he still isn't allowed to be the commander.
* He was graciously given several gifts which are actually further mockery. These include a Scepter exclusively for BONKing, a [[Lumineth Realm Lords|comically oversized Crown]], a big floating throne and a pair of ghost "heralds" that loudly mock him in a manner similar to Statler and Waldorf from the Muppets (Herald 1: "I wouldn't say we're like Statler and Waldorf." Herald 2: "Yeah, why's that?" Herald 1: "I think that sometimes those guys got to see actual kings." Both: "[[dohohoho|DoHOHOHOHO!]]").
* He is accompanied at all times by the [[Craventhrone Guard]] - his own special bodyguard unit that steals EVERY SINGLE ONE of his kills by sniping them in the head just before they die.
* He's made to be a melee powerhouse precisely because he thought his greatest weapon was his mind and Nagash takes pleasure in reducing him to a brute with a mace.
* Every day at 5PM sharp, he receives a kick in the ghost-testicles from the nearest [[Tomb Banshee|Tomb]] or [[Myrmourn Banshee]]. If he's extra unlucky that day, it can come from Olynder herself.
* All the other Nighthaunt Heros are contractually obliged to point and laugh at him every time he enters a room.

==On The Tabletop==

==Gallery==
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Image: Kurdoss_screenshot.jpeg|Basically Kurdoss' entire (un)life.
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Awlrach

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