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====Pelinal Whitestrake, the Divine Crusader====

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In the times of legend it is said that the semi-divine Pelinal wandered the world fighting for man under many aliases.  It is when he joined forces with Alessia, however, that he would forever mark his place in history.

When the son of Shor, champion of Akatosh heard of Alessia the slave-queen, he came to her camp to pledge his loyalty.  He met her holding a mace and sword, both encrusted with smashed Elven intestines, feathers, and pearls- the markings of the Ayleids.  (So was he like)  Though this figure seemed raving mad, and full of fury, Alessia also saw that he was unworldly and wished to help her people.

The man soon became feared and hated by every Ayleid that walked Tamriel- rather then engage them in open combat, or lead rallied men upon them, he instead sought out each of their sorcerer-kings in turn and challenged them to personal combat.  Acts such as eating their neck-veins while screaming praises to unknown gods, smashing their skulls upon altars, and bathing in their blood were entirely too common.  For this reason it was said that Whitestrake "Had no heart under his armor, only the rage of a mindless dragon."  This is rather accurate.  When a favored hopilite slave, Huna, fell, the man went into such a rage that he began destroying all of Cyrodil- and it was only when Alessia begged the gods for help that he ceased.

Late towards the end of the war for freedom the Nedic forces were unnerved by the site of the White Gold tower, and the storms that raged about it.  Halting to take council, and prepare for the attack, Whitestrake shouted unto them that they were all cowards, insulting each of them in turn, and set into the city by himself.  There he challenged their half-daedric sorcerer king, Umaril the Unfeathered, to personal combat.  It was only when Pelinal had already been wounded by many Daedra, his blood spilled for the first time, that Umaril heeded his screams to face him.  The battle that raged was fearsome, and the two struck and wounded each other in equal measure.  Facing the end of his life, Whitestrake managed to rip off the half-ayleid's wings and kill him.

Pelinal was struck down by the Ayleids soon after when he had begun laughing about the ugliness of Umaril's angel helmet, also heatedly and recklessly insulting the heritage of all the elves about him.  They chopped the wounded Whitestrake into eight pieces, a symbolic number, and left these to later be found by Alessia.  It was then his disembodied head hushedly spoke unto her, telling Alessia that Umaril had not been slain entirely since the sorcerer was part-daedra, and that he had failed his duty.

Later Whitestrake somehow appeared at Alessia's deathbed, and then joined her in the divine realms.  And while saintly orders would later fight in his name, and he was instrumental in freeing man, even later defeating Umaril Returned with the Hero of Cyrodil, Whitestrake is remembered particularly for his divine strength and madness.

370 pts. Pelinal Whitestrake may be taken as a replacement for a Captain. Independent Character, Skirmish, Infantry, Imperial. Single Model.

Purchasing Pelinal Whitestrake will require that only Nordic Auxiliaries be taken- the only races that may be deployed alongside him are Imperials or Nords. Furthermore, an army containing him cannot ally with Aldmeri Dominion, Great Houses of Morrowind, Daedra Cults in service to Meridia, or Tribes of Valenwood.

25mm x 25mm base.

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'''Wargear:''' 
*Elf-friend: Pelinal's blade Elf-friend is a daedric-counting hand weapon that grants him Heroic Killing Blow, multiple wounds(d3), and does Flame damage.
*Star-Forged Armor: Pelinal wears a shimmering suit of armor that effortlessly flows with his movements yet is nigh-indestructible.  He gains a 2+ armor save, as indicated in his profile, and never counts as being Encumbered.

'''Special Rules:''' 
Eternal Warrior, Fearless, Feel No Pain, Frenzy, Hatred (Elves), Hatred (models with elven armor), Independent Character.

Hand of Killing Light: Once per game Pelinal may unleash a mighty, blinding ray of light that kills all in its path.  This is a shooting attack that uses the following profile: ''S10 AP7, Move or Fire 3, Range 24", magic.''

Might of Shor: Whitestrake has a 4+ ward save.

Reckless Insults: Pelinal must always issue and accept challenges when possible. If Pelinal issues a challenge, the enemy must accept!