Order of Dracula "The Impaler" - The Players

PLAYER NAME

Hendrik Kruger

ARMY TITLE

Order of Dracula “The Impaler”

CAMPAIGN GENERALS

NAME: Vlad III Țepeș (Campaign General)

ARMY ENTRY: Vampire

SIGNATURE ITEM: Black Periapt

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Vlad Țepeș ruled Walachia and Transylvania from 1448 until his death in 1476. Vlad’s favorite method of torture is impalement and victims remain on rods as a warning to others. Vlad enjoys having bread dipped in blood at his table set up outside amidst hundreds of impaled victims. Vlad has remained in his grave at Snagov Monastery since his death in December 1476, but have now awoken to raise an undead army to avenge his Legend.

NAME: The Half-Elven Princess Skuld (Campaign Lieutenant)

ARMY ENTRY: Necromancer

SIGNATURE ITEM: The Cursed Book

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The half-elven princess Skuld was very skilled in witchcraft to the point that she was almost invincible in battle: when her warriors fell, she made them rise again to continue fighting.

NAME: Svipdagr, the summoner of his dead mother (Campaign Lieutenant)

ARMY ENTRY: Necromancer

SIGNATURE ITEM: Staff of Damnation

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The Hero Svipdagr summons the shade of his dead mother, Gróa, to cast spells for him.

REGIONS

NAME: Târgovişte

REGION: Dark Lands

REGION RULES: Any wizard part of a ‘Forces of Destruction’ army will channel successfully on a 5+.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Târgovişte the Capital of Wallachia has become a Dark Land after “The Night Attack”. The Night Attack was a conflict initially started by Vlad when he invaded his enemies land and Impaled 23,000 victims. The leader of his foes raised a great army with the objective to conquer Wallachia. The Night Attack was when Vlad attacked the enemy’s camp at night in an attempt to kill their general but the assassination failed. Later, the enemy’s army marched into Târgovişte they discovered another 20,000 impaled Victims. The army fled and since then armies fear Târgovişte.

NAME: Wallachia

REGION: Desert

REGION RULES: At the beginning of your turn roll a D6 for each unit you control, on a roll of a 1 that unit may not March or Charge in that turn. VC army are unaffected by this special rule.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Transylvanian-born Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia have ruled and fought in this region many years. Great battles have been fought in this region to the advantage of Vlad. From the desert of Wallachia enemies have to enter the Bihor Mountains before making it to the capital city of Târgovişte.

NAME: Bihor Mountains

REGION: Valley/Gorge

REGION RULES: Battle of the pass scenario + random boulders

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Bihor Mountains is a narrow mountain range that has to be passed from the Wallachian desert before entering the isolated city of Târgovişte. The famous Poenari Castle is located on a steep precipice of rock in these mountains with dangerous undead creatures wandering around unseen. Due to the size and location of Poenari Castle it is difficult to take control of it, even by natural forces.