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	During the year 876 of the Imperial Calendar an [[The Empire (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Empire]] merchant ship was attacked by [[Norsca\|Norscan]] pirates, who stole everything aboard and slaughtered the crew. Unfortunately for the Norscans, Luthor's coffin was among the loot. We never found out how he got there; he doesn't remember it either. The ship sailed towards Lustria, and at some point Luthor turned them all into zombies. He made a home where he landed, turning all the corpses that washed up on the shore for various reasons (this is after all a setting where you can just kind of dig in random places and find pits full of skulls) into members of his zombie empire, which eventually became known as the Vampire Coast. High Elves and Norscans, the two primary naval powers of the setting, both stayed away, since Harkon managed to pull everything from Banshees (which he calls "Syreens") to ghost ships into his service. His zombies are far more impressive than what could normally be called a zombie, retaining intelligence and personality from life (although no willpower to disobey), as well as the dexterity needed for sailing and even using ranged weaponry.		During the year 876 of the Imperial Calendar an [[The Empire (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Empire]] merchant ship was attacked by [[Norsca\|Norscan]] pirates, who stole everything aboard and slaughtered the crew. Unfortunately for the Norscans, Luthor's coffin was among the loot. We never found out how he got there; he doesn't remember it either. The ship sailed towards Lustria, and at some point Luthor turned them all into zombies. He made a home where he landed, turning all the corpses that washed up on the shore for various reasons (this is after all a setting where you can just kind of dig in random places and find pits full of skulls) into members of his zombie empire, which eventually became known as the Vampire Coast. High Elves and Norscans, the two primary naval powers of the setting, both stayed away, since Harkon managed to pull everything from Banshees (which he calls "Syreens") to ghost ships into his service. His zombies are far more impressive than what could normally be called a zombie, retaining intelligence and personality from life (although no willpower to disobey), as well as the dexterity needed for sailing and even using ranged weaponry.

	Eventually he found an abandoned Lizardman city in the jungles, called Huatl. In the city's temple he found an undisturbed chamber, but the undead he sent to excavate it were disenchanted by the glyph protections, turning them back into lifeless corpses. Out of frustration, he tried to blast it with magic, not realizing that the protections were strong enough to keep fucking [[Daemon\|Greater Daemons]] of [[Tzeentch]] out. As the glyphs began to drain the magic out of his body, the chamber began to collapse around him. Only with all of his willpower was he able to break himself free and escape with his unlife. This experience had two unique effects. The first was that it transformed him into a peculiar type of being: an undead animated by magic, but cut off from the Winds Of Magic (other than his power to animate zombies). His detachment from the Winds is so strong he exudes an anti-magic field stronger than that of an entire army of [[Dwarfs (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Dwarfs]]. The second is that it shattered his mind, resulting in Harkon gaining an extreme case of multiple personality disorder; his body plays host to twelve Harkons. At any given point his body is controlled by one of these personalities, although he occasionally lapses into a semi-comatose state when they are evenly matched, until a victor emerges to take control again. On the other hand, when mental strain becomes too much for one of his personalities, another will take control, allowing Harkon to continue on with whatever he is doing with renewed morale and focus. All of his personalities have different goals, save one; stealing Lizardmen shit, which all of them think will help them find a way to heal the split.		Eventually he found an abandoned Lizardman city in the jungles, called Huatl. In the city's temple he found an undisturbed chamber, but the undead he sent to excavate it were disenchanted by the glyph protections, turning them back into lifeless corpses. Out of frustration, he tried to blast it with magic, not realizing that the protections were strong enough to keep fucking [[Daemon\|Greater Daemons]] of [[Tzeentch]] out. As the glyphs began to drain the magic out of his body (including the magic that animated him), the force of the clash damaged the chamber, which began to collapse around him. Only with all of his willpower was he able to break himself free and escape with his unlife. This experience had two unique effects. The first was that it transformed him into a peculiar type of being: an undead animated by magic, but cut off from the Winds Of Magic (other than his power to animate zombies). His detachment from the Winds is so strong he exudes an anti-magic field stronger than that of an entire army of [[Dwarfs (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Dwarfs]]. The second is that it shattered his mind, resulting in Harkon gaining an extreme case of multiple personality disorder; his body plays host to twelve Harkons. At any given point his body is controlled by one of these personalities, although he occasionally lapses into a semi-comatose state when they are evenly matched, until a victor emerges to take control again. On the other hand, when mental strain becomes too much for one of his personalities, another will take control, allowing Harkon to continue on with whatever he is doing with renewed morale and focus. All of his personalities have different goals, save one; stealing Lizardmen shit, which all of them think will help them find a way to heal the split.

	Having retained his ability to create undead, he continued to expand his armies, and no force that has come against him, by land or by sea, has stood a chance. Luthor has been such a major factor in Lizardmen plans that there are literal prophesies in their history that they work to ensure come true about their battles against him. In the year 930, it took both a [[Slann]] and the fucking legendary [[Kroxigor]] hero [[Nakai the Wanderer]] just to keep him from gaining an invasion route into central Lustria. In 1011, he cast a spell to draw ships from all over the world to his coasts for sixteen years, then sent the resulting undead armada of armadas to capture even more ships and bring the corpses back. By 1351 his pirate army was so enormous that he was supposedly able to sack the sacred city of Axlotl and looted everything that the Skinks weren't able to haul away (literally EVERYTHING. No stone remains in its original location). Since then, the Lizardmen have considered Harkon their most <strike>pressing</strike> annoying threat, after only [[Chaos]].		Having retained his ability to create undead, he continued to expand his armies, and no force that has come against him, by land or by sea, has stood a chance. Luthor has been such a major factor in Lizardmen plans that there are literal prophesies in their history that they work to ensure come true about their battles against him. In the year 930, it took both a [[Slann]] and the fucking legendary [[Kroxigor]] hero [[Nakai the Wanderer]] just to keep him from gaining an invasion route into central Lustria. In 1011, he cast a spell to draw ships from all over the world to his coasts for sixteen years, then sent the resulting undead armada of armadas to capture even more ships and bring the corpses back. By 1351 his pirate army was so enormous that he was supposedly able to sack the sacred city of Axlotl and looted everything that the Skinks weren't able to haul away (literally EVERYTHING. No stone remains in its original location). Since then, the Lizardmen have considered Harkon their most <strike>pressing</strike> annoying threat, after only [[Chaos]].

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 You can actually succeed in restoring him to sanity by doing a quest to collect Slann Gold and unearthing a Lizardman vault in his home settlement, and if you do so the rewards are great as he regains the ability to use magic and becomes a very powerful Lore of Deeps caster. Sadly none of his in-game dialogue changes and his animations still have him spasm like a lunatic.
-==[[Zombie Pirates]]==
+==On the Tabletop==
-Harkon's personal army, first introduced in White Dwarf issue #305. Unlike the zombies of the Vampire Counts, Harkon's undead are functional enough to use ranged weaponry; they favour black powder weapons. Furthermore, they aren't impeded by water hazards.
+Luthor Harkon's only appearance as a playable unit in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] is in 6th edition, as part of the [[Conquest of the New World]] issue of [[White Dwarf]] (issue #306 by UK numbering). He also comes with his own whacky personal army, the [[Zombie Pirates of the Vampire Coast]], who have their own article.
-The army isn't particularly powerful, but it's wacky and fun.
+In 6e, Harkon costs 260 points and is a Lords choice. He has Movement 6, Weapon Skill 7, Ballistic Skill 6, Strength 5, Toughness  5, Wounds 4, Initiative 8, Attacks  5 and Leadership 9. He's armeds with a Hand Weapon and a Brace of Pistols, and has the following special rules:
-As mentioned miles above this section, on November 8th, the Vampire Coast faction for [[Total War: Warhammer II]] will be launched; its roster is based primarily on this one, with some new stuff listed at the very bottom.
+'''Arch Grand Commodore:''' Harkon '''must''' be taken as the Lord of a Zombie Pirates army.
-===Heroes===
+'''Magical Void:''' Harkon cannot cast spells and does not generate Power dice during the Magic Phase. However, he has Magic Resistance 3 and generates 3 Dispel Dice during the Magic Phase.
-* '''Syreen''': Banshees whose screams make you sad instead of dead. Their name is yet another curious choice of Harkon.
+'''Split Personality:''' At the start of each Zombie Pirates turn, and whenever Harkon suffers a Wound, roll a d6 to see which of his personalities takes control. All results apply despite the fact Harkon is otherwise Immune to Psychology.
-===Core===
+'''Undying Will to Survive:''' When reduced to 0 Wounds, Harkon gains ''Regeneration'' until the end of the turn.
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	===[[Total War: WARHAMMER]]===		===[[Total War: WARHAMMER]]===
	Because he was too awesome to stay down he was added to Total War: Warhammer 2 via the Vampire Coast DLC alongside a host of other pirates, Luthor Harkon has to battle against Lizardmen, Elves, greenskins, the forces of Chaos, and other pirates in his quest for regained sanity as well as, if he wants it, command of [[Amanar]] the [[Merwyrm]] of the High Elves. Also, fight anyone else he wants because he's fucking Luthor ~~Harkona~~ and he can do what he wants, besides he deserves a timeline where he doesn't end as ~~nurglish~~ sludge . While he certainly has multiple personalities still, the one on display in the cinematic reveal trailer for the DLC is surprisingly amiable as he cheerfully tells his life story to the corpse of a dead sailor, pausing to watch a battle between his fleet and the Empire several times, until he digs up a Lizardmen artifact.		Because he was too awesome to stay down he was added to Total War: Warhammer 2 via the Vampire Coast DLC alongside a host of other pirates, Luthor Harkon has to battle against Lizardmen, Elves, greenskins, the forces of Chaos, and other pirates in his quest for regained sanity as well as, if he wants it, command of [[Amanar]] the [[Merwyrm]] of the High Elves. Also, fight anyone else he wants because he's fucking Luthor Harkon and he can do what he wants, besides he deserves a timeline where he doesn't end as Nurglish sludge. While he certainly has multiple personalities still, the one on display in the cinematic reveal trailer for the DLC is surprisingly amiable as he cheerfully tells his life story to the corpse of a dead sailor, pausing to watch a battle between his fleet and the Empire several times, until he digs up a Lizardmen artifact.

	In the TWW canon he is confirmed to have been turned into a Vampire by Abhorash and thus inherits a Blood Dragon statline, but his Strigoi influence is shown by being the only non-Strigoi who can ride a Terrorgheist outside of [[Age of Sigmar]].		In the TWW canon he is confirmed to have been turned into a Vampire by Abhorash and thus inherits a Blood Dragon statline, but his Strigoi influence is shown by being the only non-Strigoi who can ride a Terrorgheist outside of [[Age of Sigmar]].

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	Luthor Harkon began life in [[Nehekhara]], as a member of a tribe called the Harkoni. At the time, he was called Lutr. He was brought into the city guard of [[Lahmian\|Lahmia]] by [[Abhorash]], due to his skill in battle (this particular bit of lore comes from the Master Of Death novel), and appointed one of Abhorash's four primary lieutenants. Luthor guarded the harbor while his cousin [[~~Walak~~ Harkon]] guarded the palace (this is a retcon used by [[Gav Thorpe]] to minimize confusion with the two having the same last name but not previously being related). Either Abhorash or ~~Walak~~ made him a Vampire; it's unclear which, but he's definitely a [[Blood Dragon]].		Luthor Harkon began life in [[Nehekhara]], as a member of a tribe called the Harkoni. At the time, he was called Lutr. He was brought into the city guard of [[Lahmian\|Lahmia]] by [[Abhorash]], due to his skill in battle (this particular bit of lore comes from the Master Of Death novel), and appointed one of Abhorash's four primary lieutenants. Luthor guarded the harbor while his cousin [[Walach Harkon]] guarded the palace (this is a retcon used by [[Gav Thorpe]] to minimize confusion with the two having the same last name but not previously being related). Either Abhorash or Walach made him a Vampire; it's unclear which, but he's definitely a [[Blood Dragon]].

	How Harkon participated in the fall of Lahmia and the second defeat of [[Nagash]] (start clicking links to read that story, its not relevant enough to retell on this page) is still vague, but we do know that he traveled with Abhorash afterwards, meaning he probably fought valiantly against the living to defend the city until there was nothing left to defend. At some point he became separated from Abhorash, instead finding refuge in [[Marshes of Madness\|Mourkain]] under the command of [[Ushoran]]. After that city ALSO fell (again, not relevant enough to get into here) Harkon once again left. So while he's technically a Blood Dragon, he hasn't spent time among the dynasty in a while and he's got as much in common with them as with them as with the [[Lahmian]]s and [[Strigoi]]. Between that and his... uh... state of mind, he doesn't really have the characteristics of any bloodline in particular.		How Harkon participated in the fall of Lahmia and the second defeat of [[Nagash]] (start clicking links to read that story, its not relevant enough to retell on this page) is still vague, but we do know that he traveled with Abhorash afterwards, meaning he probably fought valiantly against the living to defend the city until there was nothing left to defend. At some point he became separated from Abhorash, instead finding refuge in [[Marshes of Madness\|Mourkain]] under the command of [[Ushoran]]. After that city ALSO fell (again, not relevant enough to get into here) Harkon once again left. So while he's technically a Blood Dragon, he hasn't spent time among the dynasty in a while and he's got as much in common with them as with them as with the [[Lahmian]]s and [[Strigoi]]. Between that and his... uh... state of mind, he doesn't really have the characteristics of any bloodline in particular.

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	==The Legend==		==The Legend==
	Luthor Harkon began life in [[Nehekhara]], as a member of a tribe called the Harkoni. At the time, he was called Lutr. He was brought into the city guard of [[Lahmia]] by [[Abhorash]], due to his skill in battle (this particular bit of lore comes from the Master Of Death novel), and appointed one of Abhorash's four primary lieutenants. Luthor guarded the harbor while his cousin [[Walak Harkon]] guarded the palace (this is a retcon used by [[Gav Thorpe]] to minimize confusion with the two having the same last name but not previously being related). Either Abhorash or Walak made him a Vampire; it's unclear which, but he's definitely a [[Blood Dragon]].		Luthor Harkon began life in [[Nehekhara]], as a member of a tribe called the Harkoni. At the time, he was called Lutr. He was brought into the city guard of [[Lahmian\|Lahmia]] by [[Abhorash]], due to his skill in battle (this particular bit of lore comes from the Master Of Death novel), and appointed one of Abhorash's four primary lieutenants. Luthor guarded the harbor while his cousin [[Walak Harkon]] guarded the palace (this is a retcon used by [[Gav Thorpe]] to minimize confusion with the two having the same last name but not previously being related). Either Abhorash or Walak made him a Vampire; it's unclear which, but he's definitely a [[Blood Dragon]].

	How Harkon participated in the fall of Lahmia and the second defeat of [[Nagash]] (start clicking links to read that story, its not relevant enough to retell on this page) is still vague, but we do know that he traveled with Abhorash afterwards, meaning he probably fought valiantly against the living to defend the city until there was nothing left to defend. At some point he became separated from Abhorash, instead finding refuge in [[Marshes of Madness\|Mourkain]] under the command of [[Ushoran]]. After that city ALSO fell (again, not relevant enough to get into here) Harkon once again left. So while he's technically a Blood Dragon, he hasn't spent time among the dynasty in a while and he's got as much in common with them as with them as with the [[Lahmian]]s and [[Strigoi]]. Between that and his... uh... state of mind, he doesn't really have the characteristics of any bloodline in particular.		How Harkon participated in the fall of Lahmia and the second defeat of [[Nagash]] (start clicking links to read that story, its not relevant enough to retell on this page) is still vague, but we do know that he traveled with Abhorash afterwards, meaning he probably fought valiantly against the living to defend the city until there was nothing left to defend. At some point he became separated from Abhorash, instead finding refuge in [[Marshes of Madness\|Mourkain]] under the command of [[Ushoran]]. After that city ALSO fell (again, not relevant enough to get into here) Harkon once again left. So while he's technically a Blood Dragon, he hasn't spent time among the dynasty in a while and he's got as much in common with them as with them as with the [[Lahmian]]s and [[Strigoi]]. Between that and his... uh... state of mind, he doesn't really have the characteristics of any bloodline in particular.

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	Luthor Harkon began life in [[Nehekhara]], as a member of a tribe called the Harkoni. At the time, he was called Lutr. He was brought into the city guard of [[Lahmia]] by [[Abhorash]], due to his skill in battle (this particular bit of lore comes from the Master Of Death novel), and appointed one of Abhorash's four primary lieutenants. Luthor guarded the harbor while his cousin [[Walak Harkon]] guarded the palace (this is a retcon used by [[Gav Thorpe]] to minimize confusion with the two having the same last name but not previously being related). Either Abhorash or Walak made him a Vampire; it's unclear which, but he's definitely a [[Blood Dragon]].		Luthor Harkon began life in [[Nehekhara]], as a member of a tribe called the Harkoni. At the time, he was called Lutr. He was brought into the city guard of [[Lahmia]] by [[Abhorash]], due to his skill in battle (this particular bit of lore comes from the Master Of Death novel), and appointed one of Abhorash's four primary lieutenants. Luthor guarded the harbor while his cousin [[Walak Harkon]] guarded the palace (this is a retcon used by [[Gav Thorpe]] to minimize confusion with the two having the same last name but not previously being related). Either Abhorash or Walak made him a Vampire; it's unclear which, but he's definitely a [[Blood Dragon]].

	How Harkon participated in the fall of Lahmia and the second defeat of [[Nagash]] (start clicking links to read that story, its not relevant enough to retell on this page) is still vague, but we do know that he traveled with Abhorash afterwards, meaning he probably fought valiantly against the living to defend the city until there was nothing left to defend. At some point he became separated from Abhorash, instead finding refuge in [[Mourkain]] under the command of [[Ushoran]]. After that city ALSO fell (again, not relevant enough to get into here) Harkon once again left. So while he's technically a Blood Dragon, he hasn't spent time among the dynasty in a while and he's got as much in common with them as with them as with the [[Lahmian]]s and [[Strigoi]]. Between that and his... uh... state of mind, he doesn't really have the characteristics of any bloodline in particular.		How Harkon participated in the fall of Lahmia and the second defeat of [[Nagash]] (start clicking links to read that story, its not relevant enough to retell on this page) is still vague, but we do know that he traveled with Abhorash afterwards, meaning he probably fought valiantly against the living to defend the city until there was nothing left to defend. At some point he became separated from Abhorash, instead finding refuge in [[Marshes of Madness\|Mourkain]] under the command of [[Ushoran]]. After that city ALSO fell (again, not relevant enough to get into here) Harkon once again left. So while he's technically a Blood Dragon, he hasn't spent time among the dynasty in a while and he's got as much in common with them as with them as with the [[Lahmian]]s and [[Strigoi]]. Between that and his... uh... state of mind, he doesn't really have the characteristics of any bloodline in particular.

	None of the above actually matters, since Harkon doesn't remember his own origins and never exhibits any Bloodline traits.		None of the above actually matters, since Harkon doesn't remember his own origins and never exhibits any Bloodline traits.

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	==The Legend==		==The Legend==
	Luthor Harkon began life in [[Nehekhara]], as a member of a tribe called the Harkoni. At the time, he was called Lutr. He was brought into the city guard of [[Lahmia]] by [[Abhorash]], due to his skill in battle (this particular bit of lore comes from the Master Of Death novel), and appointed one of Abhorash's four primary lieutenants. Luthor guarded the harbor while his cousin [[Walak Harkon]] guarded the palace (this is a retcon used by [[Gav Thorpe]] to minimize confusion with the two having the same last name but not previously being related). Either Abhorash or Walak made him a Vampire; it's unclear ~~who~~.		Luthor Harkon began life in [[Nehekhara]], as a member of a tribe called the Harkoni. At the time, he was called Lutr. He was brought into the city guard of [[Lahmia]] by [[Abhorash]], due to his skill in battle (this particular bit of lore comes from the Master Of Death novel), and appointed one of Abhorash's four primary lieutenants. Luthor guarded the harbor while his cousin [[Walak Harkon]] guarded the palace (this is a retcon used by [[Gav Thorpe]] to minimize confusion with the two having the same last name but not previously being related). Either Abhorash or Walak made him a Vampire; it's unclear which, but he's definitely a [[Blood Dragon]].

	How Harkon participated in the fall of Lahmia and the second defeat of [[Nagash]] (start clicking links to read that story, its not relevant enough to retell on this page) is still vague, but we do know that he traveled with Abhorash afterwards, meaning he probably fought valiantly against the living to defend the city until there was nothing left to defend. At some point he became separated from Abhorash, instead finding refuge in [[Mourkain]] under the command of [[Ushoran]]. After that city ALSO fell (again, not relevant enough to get into here) Harkon once again left. ~~Technically this makes him either~~ a ~~[[Lahmian]]~~, a [[~~Blood Dragon~~]]~~, a~~ [[Strigoi]], ~~or nothing~~ in particular~~, depending on how you look at it~~.		How Harkon participated in the fall of Lahmia and the second defeat of [[Nagash]] (start clicking links to read that story, its not relevant enough to retell on this page) is still vague, but we do know that he traveled with Abhorash afterwards, meaning he probably fought valiantly against the living to defend the city until there was nothing left to defend. At some point he became separated from Abhorash, instead finding refuge in [[Mourkain]] under the command of [[Ushoran]]. After that city ALSO fell (again, not relevant enough to get into here) Harkon once again left. So while he's technically a Blood Dragon, he hasn't spent time among the dynasty in a while and he's got as much in common with them as with them as with the [[Lahmian]]s and [[Strigoi]]. Between that and his... uh... state of mind, he doesn't really have the characteristics of any bloodline in particular.

	None of the above actually matters, since Harkon doesn't remember his own origins and never exhibits any Bloodline traits.		None of the above actually matters, since Harkon doesn't remember his own origins and never exhibits any Bloodline traits.