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The Sons of Nagarythe

Shadow Warrior Warbands

Nagarythe was once one of the most

prosperous and beautiful of the kingdoms of

the High Elven land of Ulthuan. When the

Witch King Malekith and his mother Morathi

led the kingdom of Nagarythe astray into

worship of the Chaos Gods, not all of their

people followed. When Malekith led his

people in a rebellion against the rightful

Phoenix King, those who had not been

converted to depravity remained loyal to the

throne of Ulthuan and waged a secret war, a

war of shadows, against the Witch King and

his armies. When the Witch King was defeated

and forced to ﬂee with his followers, most of

these ‘shadow warriors’ were killed, drowned

by the sea as their land was torn asunder by

the Witch King’s foul magics.

The people of Nagarythe that survived became

a nation of wanderers, moving from place to

place and never really welcomed by other

High Elves, for these Shadow Elves as they

became known had gained a reputation for

being a ﬁerce and warlike people, full of

cruelty. This reputation, while probably only

partially true, sets the Shadow Elves apart

from other members of their race. This, along

with their grim attitude and generally dark

presence, makes other High Elves feel ill at

ease around them. In Ulthuan they are misﬁts

and outcasts, and many of these proud people

seek their fortunes outside Ulthuan entirely.

They truly are a race ‘in the shadows’ between

the cruel darkness of the Dark Elves, and the

beautiful light of the other High Elves.

Some of the Elves of Nagarythe have been

driven mad by this condition, but most have

accepted their existence, and are driven on by

a desire for revenge against the arch nemesis

the Witch King and his perverse mother. The

Shadow Elves form themselves into warbands

and travel the lands of Ulthuan and the

Known World, sometimes ﬁghting Dark Elves

(and other forces of Chaos) when they ﬁnd

them, and ﬁghting just to survive the

remainder of the time. Some still work in the

service of the Phoenix king, acting as scouts

and trackers for his armies. Sometimes small

units of these warriors will be sent by their

king to distant lands on a special mission for

Ulthuan – recovery of ancient artifacts left

behind when the High Elves abandoned the

Old World, or sabotage of a rumoured plot of

the Dark Elves. When sent on such a mission,

these bands bring their military trappings with

them – standards and war horns, unit insignia

ﬁercely emblazoned on their shields – for the

Shadow Elves take pride in their loyalty to the

Phoenix King. Other warbands represent small

groups of warriors seeking their fortune...

though still loyal to Ulthuan, they may no

longer feel welcome in their island home, or

perhaps they represent a family pursuing a

personal vendetta against a particular Dark Elf

leader. Whatever the case, bands of Shadow

Warriors may occasionally be seen roving the

lands of the Old World to exploring the

steamy jungles of Lustria.

Due to their wandering nature, it’s not

uncommon to see Shadow Warriors travelling

the lands of the Empire, so they should ﬁt

right in in your normal games of Mordheim.

However, the Empire is not the only land

these tireless warriors travel to in their quest

to rid the world of Dark Elves. As more

settings are introduced for the game, you will

be able to take your Shadow Warriors to other

lands, such as the jungles of Lustria as

introduced in Lustria Cities of Gold. You

should not feel constrained to keep the

Shadow Warriors in one city, it is their nature

to wander.

Special Rules

Hate Dark Elves: All warriors in a Shadow

Warrior Warband (excluding any Hired

Swords) have an unyielding Hatred for Dark

Elves.

A story of that ancient and fey race, the Elves of Ulthuan, as translated here by

the renowned scholar and wit Markus De Havener

Excellent Sight: Elves have eyesight

unmatched by mere humans. All the Elves in a

Shadow Warrior Warband can spot Hidden

enemies from twice as far away as other

warriors (i.e. twice their Initiative in inches).

Distaste for Poison: The use of poisons and

various drugs is a Dark Elf specialty. As such, it

is frowned upon by Shadow Warriors, even

more so than by other High Elves. Warriors in

a Shadow Warrior Warband may not use

poisons of any type.

Unforgiving: In addition to their hatred of

their corrupt kin, the folk of Nagarythe have a

long history of struggle against the forces of

Chaos. In multiplayer games, a Shadow

Warrior warband may never forge an alliance

with any Warband of a Chaotic nature

(Possessed, Skaven, Beastmen, Dark Elves,

etc.).

Tolerant: Due to their outsider status with

their own people, the Elves of Nagarythe have

learned to stiﬂe their distaste for ‘lesser races’,

and have even been known to work alongside

them from time to time. A Shadow Warrior

Warband may hire any Hired Sword that is not

of a Chaotic or evil bent (so no Skaven,

Possessed, Beastmen, Dark Elves, Undead,

etc.). They also shun the company of anyone

specialising in the use of poison (so no

Assassins).

Henchmen

Shadow Warriors: Any number of models

may be Shadow Warriors.

Shadow Novices: Any number of models may

be Shadow Novices.

Starting Experience

Shadow Master starts with 20

experience.

Shadow Walkers start

with 12 experience.

Shadow Weavers

start with 12

experience.

All Henchmen

start with 0

experience.

Maximum Charateristics

See page 121 of the Mordheim Rulebook.

Choice of Warriors

A Shadow Warrior Warband must include a

minimum of 3 models. You have 500 Gold

Crowns which you can use to recruit your

initial warband. Maximum number of warriors

in the warband is 12.

Heroes

Shadow Master: Each Shadow Warrior

Warband must have one Shadow Master: no

more, no less!

Shadow Walkers: Your Warband may include

up to 3 Shadow Walkers.

Shadow Weaver: Your Warband may include

one Shadow Weaver.

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Shadow Warrior skill tables

Combat Shooting Academic Strength Speed

Special

Shadow Master

Shadow Walker

Shadow Weaver

Shadow Warrior equipment lists

The following lists are used by Shadow Warrior warbands to pick their weapons:

SHADOW WARRIOR EQUIPMENT LIST

Hand-to-hand Combat Weapons

Dagger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st free/2 gc

Sword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Double-handed weapon . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 gc

Spear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Ithilmar weapon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 x price

Armour

Helmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Light armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 gc

Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 gc

Ithilmar armour* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 gc

Miscellaneous

Standard of Nagarythe* . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 gc

War Horn of Nagarythe* . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 gc

Elven Cloak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 gc

Elven Wine* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 gc

Elven Runestones* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 gc

Missile Weapons

Bow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Longbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 gc

Elf Bow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 gc

* – Heroes only. These special prices represent the lower rarity of these items in Ulthuan;

when attempting to purchase these items in Mordheim (or Lustria), Shadow Warriors pay

the same prices as other Warbands, and must roll to ﬁnd them as normal. No roll is

necessary to ﬁnd these items when ﬁrst starting a Shadow Warrior Warband.

New Equipment

Elven Wine (50+3D6 gc / Rare 10):

High Elven wines are well known to be the

best in the world, and some are even

rumoured to have magical qualities. A ﬁne

Elven Wine can cast out doubt and fear and

leave a general feeling of well-being in a

warrior.

A Shadow Warrior Warband that drinks Elven

Wine before a battle will be immune to Fear

for the whole of the battle.

(Shadow Warriors Only, one use only)

Elven Runestones (50+2D6 gc / Rare 11):

High Elven mages are well known as the

masters of defensive magic. To aid them, they

have developed several mystic runes of power.

They often inscribe these runes on semi-

precious stones, which can help strengthen an

Elven Mage’s magical defenses. A mage with

Elven Runestones may use them to attempt to

dispel a spell that has been successfully cast

against himself or another member of his

warband. To dispel such a spell, the mage

must roll against the spell’s Difﬁculty (Sorcery

does not help here). If he succeeds, the spell

fails to work. If the roll fails, the spell works

normally.

(Shadow Weavers Only.)

Standard of Nagarythe (75 + 3D6 gc / Rare 9):

While many Shadow Warrior Warbands are

simply wandering, some represent groups that

have been sent from Ulthuan on some special

mission for the Phoenix King. Such bands are

really closer to military units than loose bands

of warriors. As such, they tend to retain their

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unit insignia and other trappings. Chief

among these is the unit standard. A unit’s

colours can hold a lot of meaning, particularly

when the warriors in that unit lack a true

home. A Shadow Warrior band normally

makes their standard by hand; cost and rarity

represent the difﬁculty of ﬁnding the proper

materials (ﬁne silks and thread of gold, for

example).

A Standard of Nagarythe can serve as a second

rallying point (the Shadow Master is the ﬁrst,

represented by his Leader skill) for the unit.

Any members of the Shadow Warrior Warband

within 6" of their standard take all Leadership

tests against a Leadership value of 10. In

addition, should the standard be captured by

the enemy (model holding the standard is

Taken Out of Action), all members of the

Warband will be subject to Frenzy for the

remainder of the game, and may not

voluntarily Rout. Note that these effects

(Leadership 10 and Frenzy ) do not affect any

Hired Swords in the Warband, only actual

Shadow Warriors (including Shadow Warrior

heroes) are affected. A model carrying a

standard requires one hand free to do so, so

no weapons, shields, etc. may be carried in

this hand, and no double-handed weapons

may be used while the standard is carried. A

standard may be used in close combat as a

makeshift spear (use the rules for a spear but

with -1 on the to hit rolls. Shadow Warriors

Only – May only be purchased when the

warband is created.)

the warband takes a Rout test. Shadow

Warriors only.

Elven Cloak (75 + D6x10 gc / Rare 12):

Being from Ulthuan, Shadow Warriors have

access to items that are rarely seen by other

races.

Familiar (20+1D6 gc / Rare 8):

Wizards are often solitary, usually shunned by

those who can barely conceive of, much less

understand, the power these individuals

wield. As such, they often share their lives

with animal companions, rather than more

‘sentient’ beings. Sometimes a magical link

will develop between one of these animals

and the wizard, to the extent that the wizard

begins to see through the animal’s eyes, and

hear its thoughts. Wizards in different lands

favour different types of familiars, depending

on their environment: Shadow Weavers tend

to favour darkly-coloured animals that can

blend into the shadows with them easily--

ravens or darkly-coloured cats are most

common. Regardless of their form, familiars

are actually not normal members of their kind

at all, but rather creatures that have somehow

become attuned to the Winds of Magic.

Familiars cannot actually be purchased as

normal equipment. The cost to ‘purchase’ a

familiar actually represents the cost of

materials to cast the ritual to summon a

familiar and form a magical bond with it; the

Rarity level represents the chances of the

ritual actually working. As such, the cost of

the familiar must always be paid if the rarity

roll is attempted, regardless of the success of

the roll. Also, only spell-casters can attempt to

‘ﬁnd’ a familiar. If a familiar is found, it should

be modelled on the spellcaster as with any

other piece of equipment. A familiar may be

placed on a separate base (in fact many of the

familiars that GW sells come this way), but if

this is done the familiar must always remain in

base-to-base contact with the wizard, and it is

ignored for game purposes (so it may not

attack enemy models or be attacked itself, may

not intercept attackers, does not increase the

wizard’s base size, etc.), other than the effect

below.

A wizard with a familiar is allowed to re-roll

one failed roll to cast a spell each turn. The

result of this re-roll must be accepted, even if

it fails, and remember that you may never re-

roll a re-roll. Spell-users only (does not

include users of Prayers). Note that unlike

many of the items above, this item is

equipment that any warband with a spell-user

may use, if he can summon it successfully.

War Horn of Nagarythe (25+1D6 gc / Rare 6):

Similar to the Standard of Nagarythe, units of

Shadow Warriors sent into Mordheim often

bring with them a war horn to rally around.

The rules for the War Horn of Nagarythe are

the same as for a normal War Horn from Town

Cryer issue 7 (except for Rarity and price, see

above), and are restated here for your

convenience:

A War Horn of Nagarythe may be sounded

once during the game at the start of any

Shadow Warrior turn. Until the start of the

next turn, all members of the Warband gain a

+1 to their Leadership (maximum Leadership

10). The War Horn may be used just before

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Heroes

1 Shadow Master

70 Gold Crowns to hire

Shadow Master is a very honourable title

among the warriors of the Shadow Elves… it

is given to one who has fought in the shadow

war for so long that he rules the darkness that

he ﬁghts from. Often a member of the former

Nagarythe nobility, the captain of a Shadow

Warrior Warband is known by the honourable

title ‘Shadow Master’. These proud and

strong-willed warriors often gather a small

band of their followers and seek a life away

from the hesitant charity and distasteful stares

of Ulthuan.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

5 5 533161 9

Weapons and Armour: Shadow Master may

be equipped with weapons and armour

chosen from the Shadow Warrior Equipment

list.

0-3 Shadow Walker

45 Gold Crowns to hire

One step down from the title of Shadow

Master is Shadow Walker. A walker in the

shadows is considered to have made friends

with the darkness, and while he does not

command it, it gives him aid when asked.

Shadow Walkers are seasoned veterans in the

war against the Dark Elves. They are skilled

trackers and hunters, and the most trusted

lieutenants of the Warband’s captain, the

Shadow Master.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

5 5 433161 8

Weapons and Armour: Shadow Walkers may

be equipped with weapons and armour

chosen from the Shadow Warrior Equipment

list.

0-1 Shadow Weaver

55 Gold Crowns to hire

All High Elves have some aptitude for magic,

and those with the greatest aptitude are

taught how to bend the Winds of Magic to

their will. Shadow Weavers are the mages of

Nagarythe. Due to the nature of their

unending war against the Dark Elves, the

mages of Nagarythe tend to specialise in

magics that use shadows to conceal their

presence and confound their enemies. In fact

the title Shadow Weaver comes from the

nature of their magic… like a talented tailor,

the Shadow Weaver takes the threads of

shadow and fashions them into shapes and

forms of his choosing.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

5 4 433161 8

Weapons and Armour: Shadow Weavers may

be equipped with weapons and armour

chosen from the Shadow Warrior Equipment

list, but they may not cast spells if wearing

armour.

SPECIAL RULES

Leader: Any warrior within 6" of the Shadow

Master may use his Leadership characteristic

when taking any Leadership tests.

SPECIAL RULES

Wizard: The Shadow Weaver is a wizard and

may use the Shadow Magic list.

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