The Mortarch of Delusion has returned to the Mortal Realms. Freed from his long isolation, the liege lord of the Flesh-eater Courts has once more thrown open his doors to the orphaned nobility and exiled peoples of the realms, inviting vassals to sup from his sacred chalice and pledge their allegiance to New Summercourt.
Devoted servants, bold knights, and other esteemed members of the court accompany the Summerking to battle – a noble company on a righteous mission to rescue the Mortal Realms from the grip of war, and establish a utopia of honour and majesty.
Cryptguard
The Cryptguard are tenacious guardians of their monarch’s estates, lowborn serfs who have earned great privileges through their valour and loyalty. They enjoy the most comfortable hovels, the chance to dine on leftovers from noble banquets, and may even wield a weapon from their majesty’s private armoury.
These finely-maintained swords and halberds are each imbued with a trace of the divine majesty inherent to a true sovereign – even a shallow cut can cause an enemy to lay down their arms, weeping in admiration.
Morbheg Knights
Cavaliers of the most chivalric persuasion require powerful winged steeds to carry them into battle, descending from the heavens to sunder enemy ranks with a pulverising charge.
Many lords maintain stables of proud and noble pegasi, while others boast of fearsome draconith steeds, or claim to have mastered even stranger heraldic beasts. These all make fine mounts for the Morbheg Knights, their charges accompanied by a joyous, ringing laughter that stupefies the gutless and craven.
Varghulf Courtiers
Not every noble is meant for the burden of command. Others are destined for a purer purpose, and find themselves blessed with preternatural fervour and strength. These souls become hallowed templars, wandering champions who eschew the court to battle evil wherever they find it.
They spend much time contemplating this sombre duty, praying in secluded cloisters beneath the earth. They emerge only on the eve of battle to be adorned in beautiful garlands by the clergy, their saintly presence working the masses into a religious fervour.
Abhorrant Cardinal
Those noble scions who exhibit the touch of divinity are sent to the Cardinal order, where they learn the precepts of the Summerking’s faith – and eschew any claim to material power, keeping their sires safe from a potential priestly rival. These spiritual leaders must pledge loyalty to Ushoran alone, and endure a sip of rich kingsblood wine from his consecrated chalice. Those whose faith is strong enough find themselves able to enforce the Summerking’s divine will with wondrous miracles, and lead great missionary efforts into the barbaric wilds.
Royal Decapitator
Even the lowliest of villains are deemed worthy of an honourable death by the Grand Justice and his court – but the Royal Decapitators who carry out such judgements do so with little hesitation. These merciless executioners are thought to be touched by the hand of Nagash, and take up massive axes to deliver justice with terrifying zeal. In battle, these hooded headsmen march with single-minded focus, shrugging off arrows and lead shot as if warded by the Undying King himself.
Flesh-eater Courts Army Set
The first place to get some of these miniatures is in the Flesh-eater Courts Army Set. This box contains a diligent Abhorrant Gorewarden, a blessed Varghulf Courtier, 20 Cryptguard eager to seek approval from the court, and three valiant Morbheg Knights. The army set also contains an exclusive edition of Battletome: Flesh-eater Courts, which lays out the full chivalric traditions of the kingdoms that pay fealty to the Lord of Masques, and a set of warscroll cards, enhancement cards, and tokens exclusive to the box.
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