The Easterlings
ARMY COMPOSITION
This army may include: Khamul the Easterling; Amdur, Lord of Blades; Easterling Dragon Knights; Easterling Captains; Easterling War Priests; Easterling Warriors and Easterling Kataphrakts.
The profile for Khamul the Easterling can be found on [page 135]. Khamul the Easterling counts as a Hero of Valour if taken as part of the Easterlings army list.
ARMY BONUS
"No quarter was asked..." - Easterling models receive +1 Courage when their force is Broken. Additionally, once per game, in Scenarios in which a dice is rolled to see when the game ends, so long as there is at least one Easterling Hero model alive and on the battlefield, the Easterling player may choose to have the dice re-rolled if the Scenario ends before they wish it to.
HEROES OF THE EASTERLINGS
AMDUR, LORD OF BLADES [130 POINTS]
MAN, EASTERLING, INFANTRY, HERO - HERO OF VALOUR
Mv | F | S | D | A | W | C | M | W | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6" | 6/4+ | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
WARGEAR
- Heavy armour
- Durtuz, the silver falchion
- Durtuz (PASSIVE)
Durtuz is an Elven-made hand-and-a-half Sword
HEROIC ACTIONS
OPTIONS
- Armoured horse: 15 points
SPECIAL RULES
- Blood and Glory
- Unyielding Combat Stance
- Phalanx (see page 184)
- The Gleaming Horde (see page 185)
- Herald of Victory (PASSIVE)
All Easterling models treat Amdur as a banner. If Amdur kills the enemy Leader in combat, the range of this banner is increased to 6".
- The Lord of Blades (ACTIVE)
Whenever an enemy model in combat with Amdur declares a Heroic Strike, Amdur may immediately declare the same Heroic Action for free. If Amdur has already declared any other kind of Heroic Action, he may change his choice, but he does not 'regain' any Might points he has expended.
EASTERLING DRAGON KNIGHT [65 POINTS]
MAN, EASTERLING, INFANTRY, HERO - MINOR HERO
Mv | F | S | D | A | W | C | M | W | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6" | 5/4+ | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
WARGEAR
- Heavy armour
- Two swords
HEROIC ACTIONS
OPTIONS
- Armoured horse: 15 points
SPECIAL RULES
- Blood and Glory
- Unyielding Combat Stance
- Phalanx (see page 184)
- The Gleaming Horde (see page 185)
- Shield of Blades (ACTIVE)
Dragon Knights can use the Shielding melee whilst armed with two swords.
- Knights of the Dragon Cult (PASSIVE)
Dragon Knights may only include Easterling models with the Black Dragon upgrade within their warbands.
EASTERLING CAPTAIN [50 POINTS]
MAN, EASTERLING, INFANTRY, HERO - HERO OF FORTITUDE
Mv | F | S | D | A | W | C | M | W | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6" | 4/4+ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
WARGEAR
- Heavy armour
- Easterling glaive ( hand-and-a-half Axe)
HEROIC ACTIONS
OPTIONS
- Swap Easterling glaive for Armoured horse and sword: 10 points
- Bow: 5 points
- Shield: 5 points
SPECIAL RULES
- Phalanx (see page 184)
- The Gleaming Horde (see page 185)
EASTERLING WAR PRIEST [60 POINTS]
MAN, EASTERLING, INFANTRY, HERO - HERO OF FORTITUDE
Mv | F | S | D | A | W | C | M | W | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6" | 3/4+ | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
WARGEAR
- Heavy armour
- Easterling battle stave (can be used as a spear or Two-handed Axe)
HEROIC ACTIONS
OPTIONS
- Armoured Horse: 15 points
MAGICAL POWERS
Casting | Range | |
---|---|---|
Bladewrath | 2+ | 6” |
Fury (Easterling) | 3+ | 6" |
WARRIORS OF THE EASTERLINGS
EASTERLING WARRIOR [7 POINTS]
MAN, EASTERLING, INFANTRY, WARRIOR
Mv | F | S | D | A | W | C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6" | 3/4+ | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
WARGEAR
OPTIONS
SPECIAL RULES
- Phalanx (ACTIVE)
Easterling models can use pikes and shields at the same time without penalty. Furthermore, should an Easterling model on foot with this special rule lose a Duel roll, up to two other models that also have the Phalanx special rule can Make Way instead of one.
EASTERLING KATAPHRAKTS [14 POINTS]
MAN, EASTERLING, CAVALRY, WARRIOR
Mv | F | S | D | A | W | C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6" | 3/4+ | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
WARGEAR
OPTIONS
SPECIAL RULES
- Phalanx (see page 184)
- The Gleaming Horde (ACTIVE)
This model gains the Shieldwall special rule while they remain mounted, even though they are not on foot. The +1 Defence bonus is applied to both rider and steed. Hero models with this special rule that do not have a shield will still benefit from this mle.