Soulblight Gravelords Background Tables

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The Soulblight Gravelords originate from Shyish, but they seek to sate their blood-hungry urges in every corner of the Mortal Realms.

Vampires are often long-lived or hale from ancient families, having extended their lifespans via necromantic power. As a result, many speak with the clipped tones of nobility - or at least the facade of it. Vampire Lords and Necromancers originating from the same place can look very different; the former is cursed with a cold beauty underpinned with the fangs of a predator, while the latter is often withered through the constant use of death magic while they continue to barely cling to the mortal coil.

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The Soulblight Gravelords are inheritors of an ancient and terrible curse. This spritual malady forever damns the afflicted, yet it also grants them terrifying physical power and formidable necromantic abilities. Ever seeking to dominate and feed upon the living, these vampires have honed their martial skills ovr centuries of warfare. Calling upon their curse-granted powers they raise vast legions of rotting corpse-soldiers and howling beasts of the night, sending these shambling legions forth to overwhelm their enemies.

Vampires are rarely content to observe the slaughter from afar. They delight in taking to the battlefield in person, cleaving their prey apart with cruel, almost animalistic delight. They often assemble elite retinues to follow them into combat, keeping would-be slayers at bay while they slake their terrible thirst.

Source: Warcry Tome of Champions 2021 (out of print)

Soulblight Gravelords Names

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D10	First Name	D10	Last Name
1	Mylos	1	von Carstein
2	Neptila	2	Mordrecht
3	Calmyr	3	of the Blood Chalice
4	Arabesse	4	Volga
5	Lirius	5	Vascilos
6	Marrik	6	the Scorned
7	Ulrak	7	van Tirich
8	Althia	8	Orstheim
9	Mithralt	9	the Conqueror
10	Vashti	10	Kossiva

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D10	First Name	D10	Last Name
1	Rasav	1	the Thirster
2	Marclav	2	von Kadev
3	Uset	3	Krastov
4	Olahva	4	Nightstalker
5	Vrashul	5	Charnask
6	Akranos	6	Uhl-Karn
7	Evaska	7	Azharad
8	Drul	8	Dragomesh
9	Paska	9	von Strahl
10	Ortullas	10	Curseheart

Soulblight Gravelords Origins

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D6	Origin
1	Scions of the Mortarchs: Your warband seeks power for one of the Mortarchs, to whom they are fiercely devoted.
2	Blood-Starved: Your warband struggles to contain their killing instincts due to Ghur's animalistic influence and will sometimes lose control.
3	Ancestral Claim: Your warband claims to have served Nagash during the Age of Myth. They now seek to make a name for themselves in the Gnarlwood.
4	Bound by Blood: Your warband are servants to a powerful higher authority due to an ancient blood debt.
5	Masters of Politics: Your warband seeks power as a means to overthrow a rival court of vampires.
6	Greendrinkers: Your warband constantly wars with the Gnarloaks themselves, finding food supplies by stealing the digesting bodies within.

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D6	Origin
1	Spoor Hunters: These fiends of the night can trace their prey across vast distances, tracking the unfortunates down so that they might be devoured at will by their Soulblight master.
2	Dark Lord's Retainers: These warriors are the favoured champions of their vampire master, chosen to carry out their most important commands with merciless efficiency.
3	Bettered Foes: These warriors were once the vampire's enemies, defeated and since raised as undead chattel so that they might serve their new master with unquestioning loyalty.
4	Blood-bonded:: Each of these undead warriors was once related to their Soulblight master, though now they are mere pawns that serve their kin's will.
5	Terrors of the Night: These fiends delight in spreading panic and terror wherever they roam, utilising fear to defeat their enemies before they even take to the field.
6	Gilded Guard: The vampire master of this warband has outfitted even the lowliest cadavers in his horde with the finest accoutrements, to reflect his great power and fine sense or taste.

Soulblight Gravelords Leader Background

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D6	Background
1	Conduit of Shyish: This warrior wears a locket containing grave-sand around their neck to amplify their deathly magics.
2	Master of Wolves: This warrior has a talent for communicating with Dire Wolves, which they deploy in battle as hunting hounds.
3	Weakness in Flesh: This warrior prefers to raise skeletons over zombies, being disgusted by rotting flesh and skin.
4	An Animal Within: This warrior sees their killing instincts as a blessing, and they will always give in to the temptation of slaughter.
5	Half-mad: This warrior has been driven mad by their centuries of existence but is powerful enough that no one dares question them.
6	Arcane Recovery: This warrior prizes the retrieval of ancient relics before all else, seeking the lost treasures of their dynasty.

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D6	Background
1	Nagashian Zealot: Not all vampires chafe under Nagash's rule - this warrior fervently believes in the vision of the great necrotopia, and will see his master's will done at any cost.
2	Ancient Duellist: This undead warrior has studied and practised the most ancient forms of sword-craft and delights in slaughtering the living in single combat.
3	Touch of the Beast: This monstrous warrior is all but unable to contain their animalistic urges, and in battle they enter a terrifying blood-frenzy.
4	Nulahmian Nobility: Hailing from the vampire court of Nulahmia, this leader sees themselves as superior to their foes and their peers - in every conceivable way.
5	Twisted Honour: This fiend professes to adhere to a code of honour, even as they delight in murdering and draining dry every mortal they come across.
6	Collector of Vitae: This vampire desires to sup upon only the finest blood, and collects phials of the stuff from particularly worthy defeated foes, to be consumed later at their leisure.