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	[[File:Cairn Wraith Model.jpeg\|thumb\|The Reaper Cometh... with a square base.]]		[[File:Cairn Wraith Model.jpeg\|thumb\|The Reaper Cometh... with a square base.]]

	The '''Cairn Wraith''' is a [[ghost]] unit used by both the [[Vampire Counts]] in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and the [[Nighthaunt]] in [[Age of Sigmar]]. In both settings, they're the ghost that looks most similar to a classical depiction of the grim reaper.		The '''Cairn Wraith''' is a [[ghost]] unit used by both the [[Vampire Counts]] in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and the [[Nighthaunt]] in [[Age of Sigmar]]. In both settings, they're the ghost that looks most similar to a classical depiction of the grim reaper.

	==Warhammer Fantasy==		==Warhammer Fantasy==
	In the Old World, the Cairn Wraiths are the spirits of the Necromancers and Sorcerers who sought to extend their own lives through Dark Magic. Predictably, this didn't end well for them; they are only just clinging onto existence through sheer will and spite. Now they linger around places of sorrow and fear, feeding off of the residual emotion left over.		In the Old World, the Cairn Wraiths are the spirits of the Necromancers and Sorcerers who sought to extend their own lives through Dark Magic. Predictably, this didn't end well for them; they are only just clinging onto existence through sheer will and spite. Now they linger around places of sorrow and fear, feeding off of the residual emotion left over.

	Because of how balls to the walls angry at the living they need to be to simply exist, Cairn Wraiths are ''really'' hard to rake down. Even the majority of seasoned Light Mages and Excorcists will struggle to banish one.		Because of how balls to the walls angry at the living they need to be to simply exist, Cairn Wraiths are ''really'' hard to rake down. Even the majority of seasoned Light Mages and Excorcists will struggle to banish one.

	===On the Tabletop===		===On the Tabletop===
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	==Age of Sigmar==		==Age of Sigmar==
	In AoS, things are a bit more complicated. The wannabe necromancers of the realms now become a [[Guardian of Souls]] upon death. But to become a Cairn Wraith? You have to be an especially sick and twisted bastard, even to the likes of the [[Nighthaunt]], the army filled with criminals. That may sound like an exaggeration due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it's true. When an especially spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they don’t dissipate into the formless spirits or go to their respective afterlives. They cling onto the hatred for life that they nursed as mortals, letting it swallow them whole. Instead of fading away, most aspects of their personality that aren't to do with [[Rip and Tear\|snuffing out life and/or tearing something to bits]] get thrown in the garbage. And thus, a Cairn Wraith is created.		In AoS, things are a bit more complicated. The wannabe necromancers of the realms now become a [[Guardian of Souls]] upon death. But to become a Cairn Wraith? You have to be an especially sick and twisted bastard, even to the likes of the [[Nighthaunt]], the army filled with criminals. That may sound like an exaggeration due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it's true. When an especially spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they don’t dissipate into the formless spirits or go to their respective afterlives. They cling onto the hatred for life that they nursed as mortals, letting it swallow them whole. Instead of fading away, most aspects of their personality that aren't to do with [[Rip and Tear\|snuffing out life and/or tearing something to bits]] get thrown in the garbage. And thus, a Cairn Wraith is created.

	Because they were a Nighthaunt unit that predated Soul Wars and 2e, they all used to be lone-wolf style predators. They would hang around near gravesites and other deathly places, snatching up anyone unlucky enough to wander in. This changed after the Necroquake, where it's explicitly said that bone daddy bound ALL of them into his service with an enormous necromantic monolith known as the Great Cairnoch. This leaves most Cairn Wraiths across the realms either roped into a Procession or into the service of a particularly strong Vampire or Necromancer. Regardless of who's holding the keys to their cage, the Cairn Wraiths don't particularly care, as long as they're allowed to reap their due.		Because they were a Nighthaunt unit that predated Soul Wars and 2e, they all used to be lone-wolf style predators. They would hang around near gravesites and other deathly places, snatching up anyone unlucky enough to wander in. This changed after the Necroquake, where it's explicitly said that bone daddy bound ALL of them into his service with an enormous necromantic monolith known as the Great Cairnoch. This leaves most Cairn Wraiths across the realms either roped into a Procession or into the service of a particularly strong Vampire or Necromancer. Regardless of who's holding the keys to their cage, the Cairn Wraiths don't particularly care, as long as they're allowed to reap their due.

	===Soulbound===		===Soulbound===
	It's rare to see Soulbound Cairn Wraiths, even within purely Death bindings. Because they're all raging murderous ghost psychos, it's hard to persuade them not to butcher absolutely every living being within reach. If a Binding has a Cairn Wraith stuck with it, then that usually means that the circumstances are dire indeed. As such, most bindings that find themselves saddled with a Cairn Wraith find themselves with less of a teammate and more of a living (or ''un''living) weapon to lug around, point at an enemy and let it rip whilst minimising unnecessary casualties.		It's rare to see Soulbound Cairn Wraiths, even within purely Death bindings. Because they're all raging murderous ghost psychos, it's hard to persuade them not to butcher absolutely every living being within reach. If a Binding has a Cairn Wraith stuck with it, then that usually means that the circumstances are dire indeed. As such, most bindings that find themselves saddled with a Cairn Wraith find themselves with less of a teammate and more of a living (or ''un''living) weapon to lug around, point at an enemy and let it rip whilst minimising unnecessary casualties.

	Nonetheless, they aren't entirely emotionless - otherwise they wouldn't be included as a player option. Some Cairn Wraiths have certain predilections towards killing a certain quarry. If a binding is landed with a Wraith that enjoys seeing [[Nurgle]] cultists go pop when they're ripped apart, or one that likes chasing down [[Skaven]] as they flee, then they have something to actually work with.		Nonetheless, they aren't entirely emotionless - otherwise they wouldn't be included as a player option. Some Cairn Wraiths have certain predilections towards killing a certain quarry. If a binding is landed with a Wraith that enjoys seeing [[Nurgle]] cultists go pop when they're ripped apart, or one that likes chasing down [[Skaven]] as they flee, then they have something to actually work with.

	===On the Tabletop===		===On the Tabletop===

1d4chan>CoolGuy99: Rewrite of AoS section + Soulbound inclusion

2022-05-25T20:24:04Z

Rewrite of AoS section + Soulbound inclusion

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	[[File:Cairn Wraith Model.jpeg\|thumb\|The Reaper Cometh... with a square base.]]		[[File:Cairn Wraith Model.jpeg\|thumb\|The Reaper Cometh... with a square base.]]

	The '''Cairn Wraith''' is a ghost unit used by both the [[Vampire Counts]] in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and the [[Nighthaunt]] in [[Age of Sigmar]].		The '''Cairn Wraith''' is a [[ghost]] unit used by both the [[Vampire Counts]] in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and the [[Nighthaunt]] in [[Age of Sigmar]]. In both settings, they're the ghost that looks most similar to a classical depiction of the grim reaper.

	==Warhammer Fantasy==		==Warhammer Fantasy==
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	Because of how balls to the walls angry at the living they need to be to simply exist, Cairn Wraiths are ''really'' hard to rake down. Even the majority of seasoned Light Mages and Excorcists will struggle to banish one.		Because of how balls to the walls angry at the living they need to be to simply exist, Cairn Wraiths are ''really'' hard to rake down. Even the majority of seasoned Light Mages and Excorcists will struggle to banish one.

			===On the Tabletop===

	{{Vampire Count Troops}}		{{Vampire Count Troops}}

	==Age of Sigmar==		==Age of Sigmar==
	In AoS, things are a ~~little different~~. ~~Amongst the assorted spirits~~ of the [[~~Nighthaunt~~]]~~, you~~ have to be ~~a special kind of~~ sick and twisted bastard to ~~become a Cairn Wraith~~. That may sound ~~meh~~ due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it ~~is indeed~~ true~~; when, say, a really~~ spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they ~~won’t quietly fade away~~. Instead, ~~all~~ aspects of their personality get thrown in the garbage ~~except for~~ their ''~~sheer~~, ~~burning hatred~~'', ~~which is weaponised by~~ the ~~processions~~ to [[~~Rip and Tear~~]] ~~their way through any mortal~~ that ~~gets in their way~~.		In AoS, things are a bit more complicated. The wannabe necromancers of the realms now become a [[Guardian of Souls]] upon death. But to become a Cairn Wraith? You have to be an especially sick and twisted bastard, even to the likes of the [[Nighthaunt]], the army filled with criminals. That may sound like an exaggeration due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it's true. When an especially spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they don’t dissipate into the formless spirits or go to their respective afterlives. They cling onto the hatred for life that they nursed as mortals, letting it swallow them whole. Instead of fading away, most aspects of their personality that aren't to do with [[Rip and Tear\|snuffing out life and/or tearing something to bits]] get thrown in the garbage. And thus, a Cairn Wraith is created.

			Because they were a Nighthaunt unit that predated Soul Wars and 2e, they all used to be lone-wolf style predators. They would hang around near gravesites and other deathly places, snatching up anyone unlucky enough to wander in. This changed after the Necroquake, where it's explicitly said that bone daddy bound ALL of them into his service with an enormous necromantic monolith known as the Great Cairnoch. This leaves most Cairn Wraiths across the realms either roped into a Procession or into the service of a particularly strong Vampire or Necromancer. Regardless of who's holding the keys to their cage, the Cairn Wraiths don't particularly care, as long as they're allowed to reap their due.

			===Soulbound===
			It's rare to see Soulbound Cairn Wraiths, even within purely Death bindings. Because they're all raging murderous ghost psychos, it's hard to persuade them not to butcher absolutely every living being within reach. If a Binding has a Cairn Wraith stuck with it, then that usually means that the circumstances are dire indeed. As such, most bindings that find themselves saddled with a Cairn Wraith find themselves with less of a teammate and more of a living (or ''un''living) weapon to lug around, point at an enemy and let it rip whilst minimising unnecessary casualties.

			Nonetheless, they aren't entirely emotionless - otherwise they wouldn't be included as a player option. Some Cairn Wraiths have certain predilections towards killing a certain quarry. If a binding is landed with a Wraith that enjoys seeing [[Nurgle]] cultists go pop when they're ripped apart, or one that likes chasing down [[Skaven]] as they flee, then they have something to actually work with.

	~~Interestingly enough, because they were one of~~ the original Nighthaunt units before Soul Wars, they apparently all used to be lone-wolf style predators, hanging around near gravesites and such, as well as occasionally joining a Vampire or Necromancer for shits and giggles. This changed after the Necroquake, with it being explicitly said that bone daddy bound ALL of them into his service with an enormous necromantic monolith called "The Great Cairnoch".		===On the Tabletop===

	{{Nighthaunt-Units}}		{{Nighthaunt-Units}}
	[[Category:Warhammer Fantasy]]		[[Category:Warhammer Fantasy]]
	[[Category:Vampire Counts]]		[[Category:Vampire Counts]]

1d4chan>CoolGuy99: /* Age of Sigmar */

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Age of Sigmar

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	In AoS, things are a little different. Amongst the assorted spirits of the [[Nighthaunt]], you have to be a special kind of sick and twisted bastard to become a Cairn Wraith. That may sound meh due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it is indeed true; when, say, a really spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they won’t quietly fade away. Instead, all aspects of their personality get thrown in the garbage except for their ''sheer, burning hatred'', which is weaponised by the processions to [[Rip and Tear]] their way through any mortal that gets in their way.		In AoS, things are a little different. Amongst the assorted spirits of the [[Nighthaunt]], you have to be a special kind of sick and twisted bastard to become a Cairn Wraith. That may sound meh due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it is indeed true; when, say, a really spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they won’t quietly fade away. Instead, all aspects of their personality get thrown in the garbage except for their ''sheer, burning hatred'', which is weaponised by the processions to [[Rip and Tear]] their way through any mortal that gets in their way.

	Interestingly enough, because they were one of the original Nighthaunt units before Soul Wars, they apparently all used to be lone-wolf style predators, hanging around near gravesites and such, as well as occasionally joining a Vampire or Necromancer for shits and giggles. This changed after the Necroquake, with it being explicitly said that bone daddy bound ALL of them into his service with ~~something~~ called ~~“The~~ Great ~~Cairnoch”. Whether this was some impressive building or just another plot-related macguffin in unknown~~.		Interestingly enough, because they were one of the original Nighthaunt units before Soul Wars, they apparently all used to be lone-wolf style predators, hanging around near gravesites and such, as well as occasionally joining a Vampire or Necromancer for shits and giggles. This changed after the Necroquake, with it being explicitly said that bone daddy bound ALL of them into his service with an enormous necromantic monolith called "The Great Cairnoch".

	{{Nighthaunt-Units}}		{{Nighthaunt-Units}}
	[[Category:Warhammer Fantasy]]		[[Category:Warhammer Fantasy]]
	[[Category:Vampire Counts]]		[[Category:Vampire Counts]]

1d4chan>CoolGuy99: Added Fantasy bestiary

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Added Fantasy bestiary

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	==Warhammer Fantasy==		==Warhammer Fantasy==
			In the Old World, the Cairn Wraiths are the spirits of the Necromancers and Sorcerers who sought to extend their own lives through Dark Magic. Predictably, this didn't end well for them; they are only just clinging onto existence through sheer will and spite. Now they linger around places of sorrow and fear, feeding off of the residual emotion left over.

			Because of how balls to the walls angry at the living they need to be to simply exist, Cairn Wraiths are ''really'' hard to rake down. Even the majority of seasoned Light Mages and Excorcists will struggle to banish one.
	{{Vampire Count Troops}}		{{Vampire Count Troops}}

	==Age of Sigmar==		==Age of Sigmar==
	Amongst ~~all~~ the assorted spirits of the [[Nighthaunt]], you have to be a special kind of sick and twisted bastard to become a Cairn Wraith. That may sound meh due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it is indeed true; when, say, a really spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they won’t quietly fade away. Instead, all aspects of their personality get thrown in the garbage except for their ''sheer, burning hatred'', which is weaponised by the processions to [[Rip and Tear]] their way through any mortal that gets in their way.		In AoS, things are a little different. Amongst the assorted spirits of the [[Nighthaunt]], you have to be a special kind of sick and twisted bastard to become a Cairn Wraith. That may sound meh due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it is indeed true; when, say, a really spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they won’t quietly fade away. Instead, all aspects of their personality get thrown in the garbage except for their ''sheer, burning hatred'', which is weaponised by the processions to [[Rip and Tear]] their way through any mortal that gets in their way.

	Interestingly enough, because they were one of the original Nighthaunt units before Soul Wars, they apparently all used to be lone-wolf style predators, hanging around near gravesites and such, as well as occasionally joining a Vampire or Necromancer for shits and giggles. This changed after the Necroquake, with it being explicitly said that bone daddy bound ALL of them into his service with something called “The Great Cairnoch”. Whether this was some impressive building or just another plot-related macguffin in unknown.		Interestingly enough, because they were one of the original Nighthaunt units before Soul Wars, they apparently all used to be lone-wolf style predators, hanging around near gravesites and such, as well as occasionally joining a Vampire or Necromancer for shits and giggles. This changed after the Necroquake, with it being explicitly said that bone daddy bound ALL of them into his service with something called “The Great Cairnoch”. Whether this was some impressive building or just another plot-related macguffin in unknown.

1d4chan>CoolGuy99 at 09:24, 3 May 2021

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	==Warhammer Fantasy==		==Warhammer Fantasy==
			{{Vampire Count Troops}}

	==Age of Sigmar==		==Age of Sigmar==

1d4chan>CoolGuy99 at 21:17, 17 March 2021

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	[[File:Cairn Wraith Model.jpeg\|thumb\|The Reaper Cometh... with a square base.]]		[[File:Cairn Wraith Model.jpeg\|thumb\|The Reaper Cometh... with a square base.]]

			The '''Cairn Wraith''' is a ghost unit used by both the [[Vampire Counts]] in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and the [[Nighthaunt]] in [[Age of Sigmar]].

			==Warhammer Fantasy==

			==Age of Sigmar==
	Amongst all the assorted spirits of the [[Nighthaunt]], you have to be a special kind of sick and twisted bastard to become a Cairn Wraith. That may sound meh due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it is indeed true; when, say, a really spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they won’t quietly fade away. Instead, all aspects of their personality get thrown in the garbage except for their ''sheer, burning hatred'', which is weaponised by the processions to [[Rip and Tear]] their way through any mortal that gets in their way.		Amongst all the assorted spirits of the [[Nighthaunt]], you have to be a special kind of sick and twisted bastard to become a Cairn Wraith. That may sound meh due to the [[Nagash\|sheer]] [[Morathi\|quantity]] [[Malekith\|of]] [[Tzeentch\|them]] present in the setting, but it is indeed true; when, say, a really spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they won’t quietly fade away. Instead, all aspects of their personality get thrown in the garbage except for their ''sheer, burning hatred'', which is weaponised by the processions to [[Rip and Tear]] their way through any mortal that gets in their way.

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	{{Nighthaunt-Units}}		{{Nighthaunt-Units}}
			[[Category:Warhammer Fantasy]]
			[[Category:Vampire Counts]]

1d4chan>CoolGuy99: Created page with "The Reaper Cometh... with a square base. Amongst all the assorted spirits of the Nighthaunt, you have to be a special kind of sick..."

2020-04-10T16:48:44Z

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[[File:Cairn Wraith Model.jpeg|thumb|The Reaper Cometh... with a square base.]]

Amongst all the assorted spirits of the [[Nighthaunt]], you have to be a special kind of sick and twisted bastard to become a Cairn Wraith. That may sound meh due to the [[Nagash|sheer]] [[Morathi|quantity]] [[Malekith|of]] [[Tzeentch|them]] present in the setting, but it is indeed true; when, say, a really spiteful mass murderer goes to the underworlds of [[Shyish]], they won’t quietly fade away. Instead, all aspects of their personality get thrown in the garbage except for their ''sheer, burning hatred'', which is weaponised by the processions to [[Rip and Tear]] their way through any mortal that gets in their way.

Interestingly enough, because they were one of the original Nighthaunt units before Soul Wars, they apparently all used to be lone-wolf style predators, hanging around near gravesites and such, as well as occasionally joining a Vampire or Necromancer for shits and giggles. This changed after the Necroquake, with it being explicitly said that bone daddy bound ALL of them into his service with something called “The Great Cairnoch”. Whether this was some impressive building or just another plot-related macguffin in unknown.

{{Nighthaunt-Units}}