Vlad and Isabella Von Carstien
Annual 2002
Your army may be led by Vlad von Carstein, the Vampire Lord of Sylvania. Vlad and his wife Isabella can be taken as a Lord choice, but they will use up three of your Hero choices as well. Taking Vlad and Isabella counts as taking a Lord and three Heroes. They must be fielded exactly as presented here and must always be taken as a pair; no extra equipment or magic items can be bought for them.
Vlad
von Carstein was the first and greatest of the Vampire Counts of Sylvania. It
was he who tainted the once human aristocracy of Sylvania with the curse of
Undeath and in so doing created an Undead kingdom at the very heart of the Empire.
For years he gathered his strength until he felt confident enough to attempt
the conquest of the whole Empire. Then Vlad fought a brilliant campaign against
the warring Elector Counts and almost managed to claim total victory. He was
halted at the very gates of Altdorf, the capital of the Empire.
Vlad was a towering figure of a man, with a mane of black
hair and piercing eyes. Those who met him and survived the encounter describe
him as having a feral charm and being extremely intelligent, but with an evil
temper that could easily turn into berserk fury if he was thwarted in his endeavours.
It was said that at such times only his wife Isabella could calm him without
blood being spilt.
Vlad's
wife, Isabella, was the daughter of the insane duke Otto von Drak. Vlad married
Isabella and then inherited her father's estates when both Otto and his brother
Leopold died soon after the marriage. Isabella was a quick-witted and darkly
beautiful woman, and what started out as a marriage of convenience soon developed
into unholy love. Vlad long resisted Isabella's requests to join him in undeath,
but when she lay dying from a fatal wasting illness, Vlad realised that he could
not carry on without her and reluctantly inducted her into the Undead.
Isabella was Vlad's most valued confidante, and the only
person whose advice he trusted. When Vlad was killed by Grand Theogonist Wilhelm
at the Siege of Altdorf, Isabella committed suicide rather than carry on through
eternity without him...
Vlad and Isabella von Carstein
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | |
| Vlad | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Isabella | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Weapons: Vlad is armed with the Wailing Blade and Isabella carries a sword. They fight on foot.
Armour: None
Spells: Vlad is a level 3 wizard and can use the lore of Death or Necromantic spells from both Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts and Storm of Chaos.
Special Rules
Vlad has all the powers of the von Carstein family. Vlad's Walking Death is a +2 combat resolution instead of the normal +1! Isabella has the following powers: Call Winds and the Transfix Lahmia power.
Undying Love:
If Isabella is killed, Vlad will be overcome by grief and go into a berserk fury. For the rest of the battle he will be subject to both Hatred and Frenzy. If Vlad is killed then exactly the same special rules apply to Isabella: ie, she becomes frenzied and subject to hatred.
Storm of Chaos:
With the release of the Storm of Chaos campaign book, Vlad may now use all of the von Carstein Bloodline powers from Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts and from Storm of Chaos.
In addition, Vlad and Isabella may lead a Sylvanian army. Where this is the case, Vlad assumes the role of Lord and Isabella as his Thrall. If taken in a Sylvanian army, Vlad and Isabella still count taking a single Lord choice and three Heroes choices.
Magic Items
The Carstein Ring:The model has a 4+ Ward save and the Regeneration special rule (regenerate every wound
caused on a 4+, see page 113 of the Warhammer rulebook).
Wailing Blade:
The blade of this evil sword is never satisfied with the amount of blood it drinks and constantly emits a piercing scream, demanding more.
The model wielding this screaming weapon causes Terror. In addition, no Armour Saves are allowed against wounds caused by the Wailing Blade.
Isabella carries the Unholy Chalice.
Unholy Chalice:
Blood is constantly flowing from this infamous symbol of evil. Isabella can drink from it to heal her wounds.
The Unholy chalice confers a 4+ Ward Save against ranged attacks only (missiles and spells), it has no effect against close combat attacks.
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