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ENDURING ATTENDANTS PRODUCTION TEAM
Rules Team Balancing Team
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who contributed with their suggestions, feedback and support.
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WRITERS
Lead Author & Necropolis Guard
Head of Background Owen Edwards
Pip Hamilton
Shabti, Sand Stalkers,
Death Cult Hierarch, Tomb Cataphracts
Charnel Catapult, Nathan Young
Skeleton Cavalry,
Skeleton Chariot Ark of Ages,
Edward Murdoch Winged Reapers
Pip Hamilton
ARTISTS
Head of Art Pages 24, 25
Michele Bertilorenzi Ukkuimini
Front & Back Pages 26, 32

Cover Artwork, Alberto Bontempi
Pages 17, 19, 22,
27, 30, 34, 37, 59 Page 9
Thomas Karlsson Mikhail Shubin
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Ollie Cuthbo Marcos Barragan
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The Galapalo Manuel Berthet
Pages 8, 13
Francesco Sturlese
CONTENTS
BACKGROUND
Kingdoms of the Dead......................... 8 Sand Scorpions....................................27
The Great Dying...................................11 Sphinxes.................................................28
Monarchs Of The Dead......................15 Colossi.....................................................29
Death Cult Hierarch...........................16 Sand Stalkers........................................30
Tomb Harbingers................................18 Charnel Catapult.................................31
Tomb Architects..................................19 Tomb Cataphracts...............................32
Ark of Ages............................................21 Necropolis Guards..............................33
Skeletons...............................................22 Shabti......................................................34
Skeleton Chariot..................................23 Tomb Reapers......................................35
Great Vultures......................................24 Dread Sphinx........................................36
Scarab Swarm.......................................25 Casket of Phatep..................................37
Skeletons Cavalry................................26 Epilogue.................................................62
RULES
Army Model Rules...............................40 Characters ............................................44
Hereditary Spell..................................41 Character Mounts...............................48
Special Items........................................42 Core.........................................................50
Monarchs of the Undeath.................43 Special....................................................52
Army Organisation.............................44 Ancient Ordnance...............................54
Quick Reference Sheet......................58 Entombed..............................................55
Mason's Menagerie.............................56
KINGDOMS
OF THE DEAD
MY TRAVELS IN NAPTESH
—By Beatrix von Ueblingen, Wizard of the Imperial Society of Eichtal
6th of Acrober, 962 A.S.
I cannot believe my luck. Of all the people the So-

ciety could have chosen to lead the expedition,
they chose me! That whey-faced worm van der
As one of the Society’s foremost experts on the
Naptaan script, you can imagine my excitement
when I deciphered the hieroglyphs on the sarcoph-
Grimm looked like he was on the point of apo- agus that identified the body inside as none other
plexy when they made the announcement. than King Kharatep, listed in the Chroni-
cles of Teput as one of the keepers of
If this is to be my journal, I should
the funerary caskets of Phatep.
explain: the Society is outfitting
an expedition to Naptesh. There was no sign of the cas-
Naptesh! The legendary ket among the loot Valdes
Kingdom of the Dead, cra- sold us, and close ques-
dle of human civilisation tioning of his men re-
and the art of necro- vealed they had not
mancy, which swal- seen anything match-
lowed the Lost Cru- ing its description.
sade and generations The implication is
of treasure hunters in clear – if Valdes’ men
its trackless deserts. did not take it, the cas-
The research oppor- ket must still be there!
tunities are endless. We wasted no time in
This all began one extracting the location
month ago, when the of the tomb from them,
Society purchased a and putting together
number of artefacts from our own expedition to
the adventurer Ferdinand retrieve it.Quite apart from
Valdes (whose exploits you their historical importance,
have no doubt heard of). the caskets are supposedly ar-
tefacts of immense arcane pow-
Though our experts were dubi-
er – how those strutting peacocks at
ous of their provenance at first, close
Narrenwald will tear out their hair when
inspection proved beyond doubt that the con-
they hear we have one in our possession!
tents of Valdes’ haul were in fact genuine Naptaan
grave goods. The goddess knows how Valdes For those unfamiliar with Naptaan lore, I in-
came by these; he certainly wasn’t forthcoming clude on the following pages an excerpt from the
with the information. Naptaan legend known as the Time of the Great
Dying, which explains the origins of the caskets.
The prime specimen was a gilded sarcophagus,
containing the mummified body of an actual For now I must make my preparations for depar-
Naptaan prince. ture – the expedition sets off tomorrow.
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THE GREAT DYING
The following excerpt is from Abd al-Latif’s seminal translation of the Naptaan Book of the Dead.
It is reproduced here in the Imperial tongue by permission of the Great Library of Eichtal.
G reatest of all the kings of Naptesh

was Phatep, who sat at the right hand
of the gods. Under his divine rule the
One by one, Nepharet’s guests tried and
failed, protesting that they could not fit
themselves inside. At last, in his cups,
summers were long, the harvests were the king was prevailed upon to try.
bountiful, and the borders of the empire
The moment Phatep knelt down inside
stretched from the mountains to the west-
the chest, Setesh’s lackeys slammed
ern sea. His queen was Teput the Wise,
shut the lid. Drawing their swords, they
and together they ruled in harmony over
ran the chest through, striking again
the peoples of the valley and the desert.
and again until their blades ran red with
Vizier to Phatep was Setesh the Outland- the blood of the king. Nepharet and the
er, whose heart grew hard with envy of conspirators drank of the blood that
his king. In secret he brought together ran from the chest, hoping to gain some
others of the younger houses of Naptesh, measure of the king’s divine power.
promising them wealth and power when
It was at this time that Setesh the traitor
he came to rule. First among Setesh’s
chose to emerge from the shadows. He
conspirators was Nepharet, the queen of
bade his followers cut Phatep’s body into
Hanaphuk. Nepharet had long resented
nine pieces. He commanded that each of
the rule of the kings of Tehmet, and saw
the pieces of Phatep’s body be sealed in a
in Setesh’s plot a chance to elevate her
gilded chest of its own, and carried far from
own city above all others.
Nepharet’s palace to conceal the evidence
Together with his conspirators, Setesh of their crime.
devised a trap. When Phatep travelled by
Setesh would return to Tehmet and take
sea to speak to the little men of the moun-
the throne, claiming the king’s ship had
tains, a splendid banquet was prepared in
been lost at sea. He took with him the
Nepharet’s court for his return. When the
king’s heart, knowing that was where
white sails of the ship were seen on the ho-
Phatep’s true divinity resided.
rizon, Setesh instructed that the king was
to be brought to the palace in the hours Unknown to Setesh, one of his follow-
of darkness, so that none would see him ers – Tekhamun, the Twice-Turned – al-
come or go. ready grew sick with guilt at what they
had done, the taste of the king’s blood
When the banquet table had been laid
turning foul on his tongue. So it was that
and the king given the seat of honour,
on his journey home, Tekhamun threw
Nepharet bade her servants produce a
the chest containing Phatep’s head into
wondrous chest, ornamented with gold
the great River Napaat, which carried it
and lapis lazuli. With fine words, Nepharet
to the feet of Queen Teput.Teput had re-
told all present she would present it as a
ceived summons from Setesh to attend
gift to the first of her guests who could fit
him at court, but knew now the treach-
themselves wholly inside its walls.
ery of Phatep’s grand vizier. Carrying her
10 Kingdoms of the Dead The Great Dying 11

husband’s head as proof, she rallied the old fami- lay dying, Setesh mocked Teput. I have no fear of 27th of Acrober, 962 A.S.
lies of Naptesh against the usurper, and the empire death, he told her, for I have made myself master
was torn by civil war. At first, it appeared Setesh
could not hope to triumph against Teput and her
allies. Their wealth was greater, their armies more
of death. But when your death comes, your spirit
will become a subject in my realm. I t has been a long voyage, but we have finally
made landfall at the city of Port Reynaud, on the
north Taphrian coast. I for one will not be sorry to
Thankfully we have no need to stay here long –
just long enough to pick up guides, guards and
pack animals for our expedition into the desert.
Even as Setesh breathed his last, Teput realised
mighty. Setesh, however, had stolen the heart of the say goodbye to our ship, the Glory of Sunna – the Gunther has been out hiring and our roster is al-
the terrible truth of his promise. She cried to the
king, and with it the power of the gods themselves. Wallowing Tub would have been a better name. I most complete. Few of the locals seem willing to
gods of Naptesh to spare her, and she was an-
have never felt so sick in my life. assist us. Perhaps in the circumstances it is un-
Setesh threw open the gates of the underworld, swered. The gates of the underworld were shut
derstandable, but I do wish they could be made
dragging the dead from their rest to fight for him forever, sealing Setesh in as god of his own prison. Port Reynaud was built as a crusader port, and it
to see past their superstitious fears. I suppose it
again, and the armies of Teput were thrown back. shows – the great fortifications surrounding the
In turn, the people of Naptesh were condemned is their loss.
For years the war raged, poisoning the lands of harbour and the keep are far more impressive than
never to know peace in the halls of the after-
the empire. Cities were razed the town itself.
life, wandering instead in this
and villages were burned, leav-
world as the restless dead.
ing only death and sorrow
behind. Disgusted at what So it was that the Kingdom of
had become of their fa- Naptesh became the King-
voured son, the gods dom of the Dead. Those
turned their backs on living who remained
Naptesh. A terrible in the haunted lands
drought turned the soon fled, their
fertile fields of fields already
Naptesh to dust, turned to ash by
and the traitors the curse of the
who had drunk of gods.
Phatep’s blood were Only those nobles who
afflicted with a curse could not bear to leave
of eternal thirst. Still the proud history of their
Setesh’s army of the dead ancestors remained. Waited
fought on, needing neither on by households of the dead, Gunther Helmgart Johannes Grunstein Gilles D’Auvigne Abdullah ibn-Rahil
drink, nor food, nor shade. they lingered in their palaces of Head of our porters A scholar of ancient A grim fellow, and The head of our
After long years of bloodshed, marble and alabaster until death from the Imperial history from the the newly-appointed guides. He claims he
Teput brought Setesh himself to battle on the came for them. Then their undead servants would Society. A stout and Uni-versity of Nar- leader of our guards. is well-known to the
Plain of Takhat. Beneath the blaze of the sun, the embalm them according to the ancient custom, reliable man, he has renwald. He seems Gunther found him desert tribes in these
two armies clashed, while the usurper and the and carry them to their tombs, to wait down the been invaluable on singularly useless to close to the docks, parts, and can see us
rightful queen sought each other out. long ages against the day that Setesh the betray- the journey thus far. I me, but Master Al- and says he fought in safely through the
er could be destroyed, and their path to paradise fear however that the debrand insisted we
Face to face, they fought until at last they fell, each the last crusade. From sands – although it
made clear once more. heat is getting to him. take him along. He
having dealt the other a mortal wound. As they his scars it certainly took a great deal of
They are still waiting. claims some knowl- seems plausible. money to convince
edge of Naptaan hi- him when he learned
eroglyphs, and chews of our destination.
—Variations on this myth have been found in the Annals of the Dust Sea so much qat that his Personally I would
and in the oldest catacombs of Avras hands tremble inces- not be surprised if
Records exist of another account encountered by the crusaders of Equitaine under the rock formations on santly if he goes one his fear was feigned.
the north coast of Naptesh known as the Pillars of Har-Khowarp; regrettably, these carvings were destroyed day without it. It was certainly an
at the order of the priesthood of Sunna, B. U. effective negotiating
tactic.
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MONARCHS
OF THE DEAD
T he mummy Valdes supplied to the society

was the best-preserved specimen I have ever
had the privilege of examining.
Those whose relation was too distant to hope
to inherit sought glory on the battlefield, or else
joined the orders of the empire’s priests.
The hieroglyphs on the lid of the sarcophagus Those of higher birth attended closely to the
identified the body as Kharatep, King of Djedesh. wishes of the pharaoh, seeking always to be con-
His list of titles was very grand - Favoured Son firmed as his heir.
of Nephet-Ra, Lord of the Delta, Pillar of the Sky,
The history of the greatest dynasties of Naptesh
Right Hand of the High Queen, Last and Greatest
could be traced for many centuries, and the throne
of His Line.
of Tehmet changed hands between them on sever-
These can be seen as typical for the kings of al occasions. Since the fall of the Naptaan empire,
Naptesh. Though during the time of their empire it is the tombs of the pharaohs that have formed
all the cities of Naptesh answered to the King of the most enduring symbol of their kingdom.
Tehmet, each city had its own royal line.
According to legend, the mummified bodies of the
The kings, or “pharaohs”, were glorified as demi- kings still sleep fitfully within, waking sometimes
gods, separate from and superior to the common in kingly anger to direct their armies against the
people who laboured to build their great monu- lands of the living. Thankfully, Valdes’ specimen
ments. Each pharaoh kept a court, filled with less- showed no such inclinations - but the Society has
er nobles (or “nomarchs”) who claimed various placed powerful wards on the chamber in which
degrees of proximity to the royal blood. it is kept.
Just in case.
I beg yer forgiv’ness Sire. The lads and me, we marched on the hill like we was ordered. There was
a few of the skellingtons there, but nuthin we couldn’t handle. Until the bits of bodies started fall-
in’. One first, then two, it were just rainin’ bones and gristle. We went from 50 brave lads to just a handful
of us in minutes. We tried ta stand, we truly did Sire, but we was dyin’ by the score. But that weren’t the
worst. They spoke. I ‘eard them in my head, whispering and laughin’. I ain’t heard nuthin like it.
Told us they was coming fer us, they wanted to kill us all. Like they was alive and mad, and they
wanted to be chucked at us. And we knew those voices. Friends who died last week. Me wife, dead
these five years. Me old mam. Our own friends, our family, whisperin’ how they were coming for
us, how we failed them all, laughin’ at us. I know I shouldn’t have run. Shoulda stayed, shoulda
reported to the army. But once we was running, we couldn’t stop to save oursel’s. And now I can’t
get the voices out me head. I hafta ask Sire, beg you, please take me home with you. Don’t bury
me here. The laughin’ won’t stop, and I don’t want ta be one of them. Lady and Land have mercy
on me.”
—Final words of Robert de Sadoul, leader of the 2nd Levy of Lord Auvray’s Crusade
before being hanged for desertion, recorded by the scribe Lukas Bernstein.
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DEATH CULT
HIERARCH
M.H.: Who are you? What is your name? would have to be, to make him an enemy worthy of
my power.
Subject: Akhamun? Is that you? You know me.
Ages have passed and seas have dried since last we M.H.: If you are so mighty, why take this body?
fought, but I know the smell of your magic. Speak!
M.H.: I am Witchfinder General Matthias Horst, Subject: After many centuries, I returned to those
and you will answer my questions. Who is this lands to claim them for my masters. There I found
Akhamun? Akhamun, rotted body and empty eyes, yet the same
power within. My followers battled his, and broke
Subject: A mortal? This is an unexpected turn.
through his lines. I advanced to victory, only to be
Akhamun is a worthy foe. All beings are measured
engulfed in light and cast into this prison of flesh. A
by their enemies, and so he makes me mighty. Once
feat your pitiful priests could hardly have achieved.
before we battled. He was only a mortal then, like
They have not had millennia to study their craft.
you, and I was yet to rise in my masters’ favour. But
My legion fell as he summoned his army to life
that was many centuries ago.
again. But this is not the end, merely a setback. My
M.H.: How does he still live? star will rise again, my allies will return through
Subject: He died long ago. In life, he was the slave the Veil and we will march once more. Your chains
of kings, dressed up in a pretty gown. His order saw will hold me no more than this mortal vessel. And
to their safe passage to the afterlife. How ironic when I have claimed my rightful place as master
that he should now call them back from the grave. of Naptesh, I will come for you, Matthias. The last
In the past, his lands were fertile ground for my thing you see in this life will be my true form and I
masters, and we vied for the souls of his people. will await you on the other side. Death is no escape
Now that kingdom is a barren desert, but Akha- from the Dark Gods.
mun remains. He is cursed, like all his people – he [Subject began to emit smoke from his mouth and
cannot rest in death. But his magic is still strong. It eyes. Subject was destroyed by fire.]
During the fall of Naptesh, many of the Naptaan people fled the crumbling empire. Among those
recorded was Haskhunet, high architect of Hanaphuk and builder of the queen’s own tomb. Ac-
cording to the Gods’ Sea Annals, Haskhunet fled east, past the Barren Mountains and out of
recorded history.
Some years later, the histories of the eastern empire of Tsuandan make note of a sage from the
west who aided the Emperor in the construction of a terracotta army, to guard his tomb for all
eternity. If the stories of the Naptaan proficiency with war golems are true, this could well have
been Haskhunet, plying his skills in a foreign land. Unfortunately, few records of the Xun Dynasty
remain, most having been destroyed with the coming of the Dragon Emperor. No-one now knows
the resting-place of the last Xun Emperor – or, if the legends are true, of his slumbering army.
—Excerpt from Chapter VI of Death Knows No Borders,
Alberich Hauptmann, Eichtal Press 911 A.S.
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TOMB HARBINGERS TOMB ARCHITECTS
A mong the grave goods Valdes

brought us was the golden icon.
Valdes was forewarned about how lightly the dead sleep in
Naptesh, and ordered the men to smash it to powder with clubs
31st of Acrober, 962 A.S. standing as a statement of the em-
pire’s great power and a warning
It incorporates common elements
from the Naptaan religion, such as the
and hammers.
If Miguel is to be believed, it killed three men before the icon
W e are four days out of Port Reynaud, and have come to
the landmarks Abdullah tells me are called the Teeth of
the Asp. The name is certainly apt - these two great obelisks
against invaders. Now they are erod-
ed and half-buried in the dunes, but
winged scarab and the radiant sun. some of the intricate carvings re-
could be prised from its phalanges – and even then, one fleshless jut up out of the desert hills like the fangs of a great snake.
cording the victories of the king who
It is also inscribed with hieroglyphs hand kept hold of the banner pole long after the rest of the un-
In the glory days of the Naptaan empire, these monuments erected them still remain.
proclaiming the praises of the king. It dead creature had been destroyed.
would have marked the boundary of the Naptaan territory,
seems likely that this formed a part I had Gunther’s porters shovel away
of the king’s banner. Most interest- six feet of the sand obscuring the base
ing to me, however, was a carving we of the columns – much to the amuse-
found on the decayed remains of the ment of Abdullah and his guides, who
banner pole. were content to sit and watch our
northerners labouring in the hot sun.
From what legible sections we could re-
Beneath the dedication to the Pharaoh
cover, it read:
Oseput we found what I was searching
for – the maker’s mark of the Naptaan
mason who built the Teeth.
From the texts recovered by earlier
Loyal Shektuk, expeditions, we already know that
first among the faithful among the common-born Naptaan the
soldiers of the king, monument-makers were held in high
bears this standard regard, second only to the priesthood.
let all who oppose his lord They were commissioned to build the
tremble at its sight. immense tombs of the pharaohs, and
great statues glorifying their rule. The
inscription we found on the Teeth says
This constitutes one of the few men- that this architect – one Ammtunek –
tions in the written history of the oversaw two thousand slaves in their
Naptaan of anyone not of the royal construction, and was favoured in the
blood, for we can presume from his eyes of the pharaoh.
name and lack of titles that Shektuk Intriguingly, the inscription also says
was a simple soldier. Valdes’ men that Ammtunek is buried under the
claim they found this artefact in- obelisks, and whosoever disturbs him
side the tomb of Kharatep himself, a by destroying his work will suffer his
position of great honour for one so curse. These great monuments must
lowly born. have been his life’s work.
One of Valdes’ crew in particular – one I put forward the idea of sinking a mine
Miguel – was willing to tell me a little pit under the right-hand obelisk to try to
more. According to Miguel, the ban- locate the burial chamber, but our guard
ner-pole was found still clutched in the captain Gilles refused outright, saying
hands of an intact skeleton, at least a head the obelisk might topple and crush us
taller than the other bodies in the tomb. all. These people have no vision!
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ARK OF AGES
O n the second obelisk of the Teeth, we discov-

ered another inscription. Though very worn
by time and the elements, the hieroglyphs were
rous kings from far and wide brought annual trib-
ute to her temple.
When she died, she was mummified within her ark,
still legible, but of a variety I was not familiar with.
which was buried intact in a great tumulus along
A few pointed prods of my staff woke Grunstein with its crew to serve her in the afterlife. According
and set him to work translating the ancient script to the curse-script chiselled upon the obelisk, she
(I suppose this proves he is good for something, would serve her masters in death as she had in life,
at least). It would have taken him weeks to study and sail the waters of the underworld to bring ret-
the entirety of this inscription, but we had only ribution on defilersof the lands of the great river.
until sunset – Abdullah and his men insisted we
We had no time to decipher any more of the leg-
had to depart before dark.
end. With the fading of the light, Grunstein and I
In the few hours we had available, what Grunstein were all but dragged away from the hieroglyphs
did manage to decipher made extremely interest- by our native porters.
ing reading.
Abdullah never ceased scanning the darkening
The inscription told of the great River Napaat, and skies, eyes wide with fear, until we were far from
the high priestess of the river god who cruised the ancient monuments. He asked me what the two
its waters in a gilded barge crewed by eunuch of us had found from our translation, but I thought
slaves. A loyal servant of the pharaohs, her power it best not to tell him. These Qassari are evidently
brought wealth and glory to the dynasty. Barba- even more superstitious than our own men.
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SKELETONS SKELETON CHARIOT
2nd of Damos, 962 A.S. 3rd of Damos, 962 A.S. 4th of Damos, 962 A.S. The similar iconography of this chariot and the
riders we encountered nearby seems to con-
T wo days past the Teeth, we have

passed through the hills and en-
tered what is known as the Great De-
Someone is playing practical jokes in the camp. When Gunther
and his men finally managed to clear the sand that half-bur-
ied us during the night, they unearthed several skeletons tak-
T his journey was bound to be full of moments
of discomfort, but this morning’s sight ex-
ceeded my expectations in every possible way. To
firm many of the theories of my old friend Doc-
tor Friedman. Perhaps I can salvage his reputa-
tion and prove at least some of this theories to
sert. Before the fall of the Naptaan en from the battlefield, posed as if crawling towards my tent! the amusement of my colleagues and my chagrin, be correct.
empire much of this was supposedly I took a tumble when confronted by two skeletal
Abdullah and his men deny it was them. I have told them in
fertile farmland. Now there is noth- horses rising from the sands with a scythed char-
no uncertain terms that unless the culprit is produced I will
ing but windblown sand - the curse iot in tow.
be docking their pay.
of the gods, or so the legend says. I
Only once I realised the chariot was (of course)
have my own theories - the Naptaan
stationary and half buried was I able to pick my-
civil war was a bitter one, and the
self up off the ground and collect my wits, with
poisoning of water sources was a
the sound of laughter ringing in my ears.
well-established weapon of war even
in those ancient times. Our guides, however, did not share in the mirth
and instead tried to move us swiftly on. To lessen
their distress I reluctantly agreed, though I was
able to make a few sketches for later research.
This evening, we came upon an area

that Abdullah and his guides begged
us to avoid. When I pressed him as
to why, he claimed it was the site of
a forgotten battlefield, haunted by
the spirits of the dead. Sure enough,
a cursory investigation turned up a
great number of human bones and
even corroded weapons buried only a
few inches beneath the sand. You can
imagine my excitement - we must re-
turn this way with more camels!
Allowing for Abdullah’s nerves, I have
allowed the camp to be pitched on a
nearby ridge, despite the fact that the
old battlefield was much better shel-
tered from the wind. A sandstorm is
blowing in from the southwest, and I
fear we are all going to have to endure
a sleepless night to indulge the super-
stitions of our guides.
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GREAT VULTURES SCARAB SWARM
5th of Damos, 962 A.S.

W e have lost one of the porters. He must
have disturbed a nest of some kind
men to retrieve one of the dead beetles for me,
though they were understandably loath to touch
W e are in the deep desert now. The nights

are freezing, the days are baking hot. This
damned sand gets everywhere, even into my
bring one down with his bow. Thinking it might
make a decent supper, when he went to retrieve
it he found its flesh was putrid and decayed, as if
while he was searching for water. We were
only alerted by his screams. When we found
him, he was completely covered with a swarm
even the dead ones after what had happened to
their friend. From the sinister markings on its
carapace, I believe these may be the scarabs of
books. Gunther has turned as red as a beetroot, it had been dead for many months. It seems that of glossy black beetles, which were consuming Har-Khowar spoken about in von Bodenheim’s
but soldiers gallantly on. A growing flock of vul- in the kingdom of the dead, even birds and beasts his flesh at a startling rate. Gilles’ men drove the Pyramid Texts – supposedly sacred to the god
tures have been circling us as we progress. Tiring can find no rest in death. swarm off with burning torches, but by the time of the Naptaan underworld. It is easy to see now
of their attention, one of Gilles' men managed to the last of the insects had fled little was left of the how these insects might have picked up such an
poor man apart from bones and scraps of bloody association with death.
skin. I managed to convince one of Gunther’s
24 Great Vultures Scarab Swarm 25

SAND
SKELETONS CAVALRY
SCORPIONS
The Edu tribe were rivals to Naptesh, before the empire reached The success of their lightning raids 6th of Damos, 962 A.S. three of our guards with its claws and striking
its peak. Once Naptesh attained ascendancy, they were pushed made the Edu a wealthy group, allow- another with its sting. The spears of the guards
to the fringes of the region, but their unparalleled horseman-
ship ensured their survival.
ing them to thrive as nomads where
most of their neighbours lived a set-
tled, agrarian existence. Of course, a
T oday we entered a bank of deep dunes that
Abdullah claims is one of the last obstacles
between us and the necropolis of Kharatep. The
could draw no blood from it – only a trickle of
desiccated dust. Like the carrion birds, I do not
believe it was truly alive. Even my strongest spells
Records of running battles survive which show the success
nomadic life in this region does not sand here is very fine, making our boots sink up appeared to have little effect. When it became ap-
those riders had in many battles, both against the armies of
breed a love for material wealth as we to the ankle with every step. parent that our numbers were too great for it to
Naptesh and the tribes which populated the less fertile lands
would think of it. The monuments and overcome, it burrowed back out of sight. The last
to the east. Shortly after midday, we learned we were not
golden idols of Naptesh were far below alone in the dunes. A huge claw burst up from be- we saw of it was a fast-moving wave of sand, roll-
water in the Edu reckoning of wealth. neath the sand, cutting one of our camels in two ing away from us and out into the desert. What-
It was Naptaan control of the great and dragging the larger half under. I was scarcely ever venom is in these creatures’ stings must be
river Napaat, therefore, that eventual- able to believe my eyes – all of us must have stood extremely powerful – the entire arm of the man
ly brought the Edu into the fold as aux- there for a good two or three seconds before the who was stung is now severely necrosed, and the
iliaries in the pharaoh’s armies, after hue and cry began. rot is spreading to his torso. It is a testament to
long years of conflict. the strong constitution of Gilles’ guards that the
Probing with their spears, Gilles’ men managed to man is still alive, but he surely will not last the
Some centuries after the end of the unearth the beast – a scorpion bigger than a bear. night. I must secure some samples of venom from
reign of King Phatep, however, the Edu It burst from the dune in a terrible rage, slaying the wound to show to the alchemists back home.
appear to have suddenly ceased their
trade with the empire. Most of my col-
leagues believe this highly skilled and
successful tribe was wiped out in the
wars that followed the king’s death,
or by one of the many plagues which
sprung up around the time
I find these explanations unsatisfacto-
ry. Perhaps there is some truth to the
legends of the Great Dying. Why else
were fields left to ruin and desolation
at the height of the country’s might?
What other force could have wiped out
the Edu, who for so long had resisted or
evaded the armies of the greatest em-
pire of their time? It seems overwhelm-
ingly likely that it was the curse of
undeath which overtook these people,
and swallowed up their famed horse-
men into the armies of the dead.
—The Golden Dynasty,
Dr Eckhardt Friedman,
Eichtal Press, 937 A.S.
26 Skeletons Cavalry Sand Scorpions 27

SPHINXES COLOSSI
8th of Damos, 962 A.S. bearing what I believe to be a pharaoh’s crown – possibly this 9th of Damos, 962 A.S. the magic of the Naptaan priests. He claims they were used
was once a likeness of King Kharatep himself, although the as labour to construct the pyramids of the pharaohs, quite ig-
W e have arrived! Our scouts

sighted the necropolis early
this morning, and we pushed the men
frequent sandstorms have weathered the face beyond recog-
nition, giving it an almost skeletal appearance. E ntering the necropolis, we passed
an avenue of colossal statues that
might have stepped out of Schalle’s
noring the historical evidence that the Naptaan empire used
flesh and blood giants for this very purpose. In fact, we have
found several immense burial pits on the outskirts of the ne-
Grunstein has identified some inscriptions that he claims are
hard to reach it before dusk. The Pyra- poem. cropolis that can only have been dug for such creatures.
spells of awakening, designed to turn the statue into a walk-
mid of Kharatep is a magnificent sight.
ing engine of war. I tried to convince the men to excavate them, but even
A man-made mountain, it towers over I met a traveller from Gunther was reluctant to do so, finding excuses about his
the desert. Looters have stripped it of I told him his hypothesis was absurd, but for the sake of the
a southern land men being “tired” and “thirsty”. The Society is really going to
much of its marble facing, but much record, I include on the following pages a few of the sources
Who said: have to start hiring a better class of servant.
still remains around the apex, shining he presented to me as the “evidence” for his claims.
a brilliant white in the sun. "Two vast and trunkless
legs of stone
Stand in the desert.
Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered
The messengers said, the Edu visage lies, whose frown,
stand ready. We have strong And wrinkled lip, and sneer
men and strong horses, our ar- of cold command,
rows are swift and our spears Serve well the words on which
are long. We are more numer- the stone feet stand.
ous than the grains of sand in
'My name is Phatep,
the desert.
king of kings:
And Pharoah said unto them, This mighty city shows
just as the sand of the desert, wonders of my hand.'
we shall crush your armies be- Nothing beside remains.
neath our wheels. Round the decay
—Excerpt from inscription Of that colossal wreck,
on the Qashek Stone boundless and bare
The lone and level sands
stretch far away.
The necropolis stretches for some —Parzeval Schalle
distance around it, half-submerged
beneath the shifting sands. We have
identified several lesser tombs, and There are few works of sculpture that
what appear to be an avenue of stat- could have rivalled their size or gran-
ues leading up to the pyramid of the deur when they were intact. Even in
pharaoh. It was at the entrance to this ruins, they towered over our party to
avenue that we found the Sphinx.It the height of the largest guild houses
is buried almost up to its shoulders on the Geldstrasse.
in sand, but what remains above the Grunstein, as always, is convinced
dunes is three times the height of our that these colossi were animated by
camels. Its head has been sculpted
28 Sphinxes Colossi 29
CHARNEL
SAND STALKERS
CATAPULT
I remember as a boy I once went out into the desert. Funny thing is, when I got back, I thought my fa- On the remains of the necropolis walls, we have are, I do not think these engines will be of much
Some friends and I had wanted to do it for weeks ther would be angry about the camel, but other found remnants of siege weapons – likely value to the Society, and likely would not
but my father had always forbidden it. I stole one of than me, he seemed more worried that he would used at the height of the Naptaan civil survive transportation home.
his camels and we took a tent between us. We took lose the tent. war. Without exception they are di-
As a result, we decided to test one
it in turns: two of us would ride the camel and the lapidated and rotted, certainly
—Adil El-Amin, Qassari trader of those catapults to destruc-
other would Qassari walk. not capable of useful function.
tion, gathering valuable in-
I doubt they would teach our
We only stayed out there one night; we awoke to formation as to their former
own fine engineers anything,
find our camel frozen into stone. I was sick I think – power. Yet try as we might,
but they give the lie to those
what kind of a thing can do that? All around our those ancient materials flexed
who paint this ancient civili-
tent were ridges and valleys of sand, rising over but would not break, while
sation as “primitive”. During
and under one another for tens of feet in every di- launching rocks hundreds of
my readings on Naptesh I have
rection. yards into the desert. How-
come across claims that these
ever they were constructed,
To the south of us, five valleys met and carried on weapons have been used more
these things were intended to last.
together as far as the eye could see. Must have been recently. The tales make chilling
I could almost imagine them brought
their tracks, whatever they were. Needless to say reading, but can be largely dismissed as
into battle now.
we packed up the tent and fled. I’ve never been hyperbole or invention. Interesting though they
comfortable in the desert since.
30 Sand Stalkers Charnel Catapult 31

TOMB
NECROPOLIS GUARDS
CATAPHRACTS
Dear Joanna, The Luxopolis Codex is one of our most valuable insights into
the history of the ancient kingdom of Naptesh. Many lesser
I close my eyes and picture you every day. I want to hold you close to me again, now more than ever. The
scholars have frittered away their lives debating its contents;
Caravan was attacked three days ago, but thank Sunna, I am safe.
they have grown hoary with age picking over its every detail, The last living princes prepare their
One of the women in our caravan spotted a dust cloud to the north. Looking through my spyglass, I could seeking to imagine some new implication – how many nights forever places in the immortal city
pick out five dark shapes in the murk, which I showed to Hassan, the caravan master. did they eschew wine and song for such pursuits? Here, I shall In their own homes their ancestor’s
I have never seen the blood drain from a man’s face so fast. The image of what descended on us from out of finally resolve one of its greatest mysteries. I present here the servants wait upon them
the dust is burned into my memory. Five stone beasts, rid- definitive translation of the famous Verses of Amet-Ptuk. In the immortal city their ancestor’s
den by grinning skeletons. [armies] sleep, wrapped in bandages
According to the learned Professor Schiffer, these texts are
merely “a ghoulish tale for children”. Others have supposed they Walled up awaiting the [arrival
They took different shapes – serpent, crocodile, camel,
of their masters], blade armed,
monstrous scarab beetle and bird – but Joanna, they represent a historical record of the punishment for tomb rob-
shield round.
were living statues, foul facsimiles of life, built from bers. My translation shows both views to be incorrect. I write it
Stores of weapons but [no food...
coloured stone and embossed with gold. They fell below – square brackets indicate supplements or corrections to
they can] cut but not eat
upon us with terrifying speed. the damaged papyrus.
Sir Hezek of [a late Naptaan Splinter]
Hassan called for the caravan to split into three [entered] that great city
groups. The creatures attacked the northern He took there guards and [...porters]
group with brutal efficiency. To their cred- we needed gold for trade
it, the men there brought down one of the One tomb was opened dust issued
monsters – the huge bird – before they [forth] Hezek entered
were overpowered. One moment it was Hezek’s family now counts itself fa-
wreaking carnage, the next, it tum- therless a porter returned
bled into pieces like some child’s dis- The tomb had guards, unbreathing,
carded plaything. To our astonish- dust flecked, deadly.
ment, the remaining four creatures
just turned and left, though I am
sure they could have overtaken the As anyone of the meanest intelligence
rest of us if they chose. can see, the most valuable informa-
tion contained in these verses is not
I long to talk with you more about
the robber’s fate, but rather the guards
this, for I’m sure your mind could
– cursed with undeath as the legends
find some wondrous insight that I
of the old kingdom say, and sealed in-
have missed. I shall probably head
side their masters’ tombs! A journey
north to trade somewhere safer,
to the ruins of Luxopolis is all that is
though I have more than half a
required for proof that I am correct.
mind to travel home with this letter.
I dispatched my assistant Beppe on a
Yours with love, Oscar. south-bound ship to investigate such a
—Letter found aboard the wreck of
possibility, but he has not yet returned.
the Empress Matilda, 912 A.S.
No doubt the lazy boy has absconded
with the money I gave him...
—The Luxopolis Codex,
Commentary and Translation
by Guglielmo Baldarini
32 Tomb Cataphracts Necropolis Guards 33

SHABTI TOMB REAPERS
You want to hear about the Kingdom of the Dead, you say. You
ever heard about statues that walk, twelve feet tall and swing-
ing blades bigger than a man? I thought not.
three days into the journey when sud-
denly the rats went all twitchy. There
was a big sandstorm blowing in, and
I write this late at night, having been woken by a frankly
alarming turn of events.When we made camp this evening,
one of Gilles’ men found a curious onyx bauble in the sand.
In my sleep, angelic figures visited
my dreams. They reached out to me,
gently – but as their fingers brushed
I used to fight for the empire, but the vermin-kin caught me. they could feel it in their whiskers. The It was marked with Naptaan hieroglyphs, so they brought it my face they became talons of sharp
Made a slave out of me, sweating down in the dark, ‘til they overseer screams something in their to me for study. I deciphered some parts – most intriguingly bone. The flesh shrivelled from their
rounded a dozen of us up for their expedition into the desert. filthy language and next thing we’re all the infamous name Setesh, and a strange mention of “winged faces,showing snarling, inhuman
All us humans had heard the stories about that place, but you running for cover in a crack in the cliff- guardians”. Finding Grunstein in a rare moment of lucidity skulls, and I sat bolt upright, tearing
don’t say no to a rat with a whip. face. Us slaves in the back barely make (the way the qat juice blackens his lips is repulsive!), I got myself from sleep. To my dismay, the
Some people call the rats cowards. They’re probably right. But it in before the storm hit. him to confirm my findings before tiredness got the better of precious artefact was gone. Bursting
rats are damn good at saving their skins – a rat will be run- It wasn’t just a cave, though – it was me, and I fell asleep with the thing in my hand. out of my tent, I saw the thief had not
ning before a man has even soiled his breeches. We were about a tomb. With the rats’ green lamps we got far. It was one of Gunther’s por-
can see the walls are covered in marks – ters, the thin boy with the weasel eyes
glyphs – and there are these statues, huge – he was still clutching his pilfered
things, surrounding us. The floor around prize as he ran. Woken by my shout
them’s covered with pots and boxes, I fig- of alarm, Gilles went to intercept him
ure valuable stuff – but the rats go dead with a dagger in his hand.
quiet, all twitchy again. Next thing I know, I still do not trust my senses as to what
the overseer flies across the room, stuck happened next, but I will record what I
with an arrow the size of a spear. saw all the same. It seemed that some-
The statues are moving. There are four thing huge dropped suddenly from
closing off the exit, each with the head of the sky, its wings hiding the moon for
some animal; a bull and a crocodile and a brief instant. It landed heavily, block-
an eagle and a fox. It’s hard to see their ing the boy’s path, towering over him.
movements in the flicker of those damn It appeared only in silhouette, but in
lamps, but they’ve got giant bows, bigger’n the moonlight that filtered through
me. The rats get ut their pistols and start its ragged wings I thought I caught
firing back, but it’s no good. Behind us, the the gleam of bone. With a sweep of
other statues are coming alive too, one its blade it severed the heads of both
right next to me. This thing is fifteen feet Gilles and the boy, then stooped down
tall if it’s an inch, all stone and bone, with a to recover the stolen treasure. With a
blade even bigger than those damn bows. single beat of its wings, it disappeared
I’ve never been so scared in my life. After into the night sky, leaving nothing in
that it was a blur. The rats’ stolen horses its wake but dancing motes of sand.
are shrieking and the monster is slam-
The camp is now in a state of ferment.
ming its jaws open and shut, making an
Abdullah and his guides have struck
awful clacking sound as it kills. Seeing
their tents, saying they will leave at
the rats running, I grab the pack horse
dawn – they say I am cursed. Half of
beside me, motion my friend Lora to do
Gilles’ guards are leaving with them.
the same and we flee the cave, out into
The remainder I have persuaded to
the storm. Never looked back, not once.
press on – whatever the thing was
—Wully Schmidt, once of the that struck in the night, we have come
Seventh Auldheim Spears too far to turn back now.
34 Shabti Tomb Reapers 35

CASKET
DREAD SPHINX
OF PHATEP
10th of Damos, 962 A.S. Someone screamed for us to run, and we did, straight through
the open gates. Grunstein alone was left behind, shouting for I write this in haste. If I escape this place, it will ensure I
forget nothing of what I have seen – if not, I hope it will
A golden casket of exquisite crafts-
manship stood on a stone dais
G runstein was right. I was too

quick to doubt him, too quick to
dismiss his ideas about the Naptaan
joy at how his theories had been vindicated. The last I saw of
him was the ecstatic expression on his face before the lazy
serve as a warning to those who come after. With our escape
blocked by the collapse of the tunnel, we headed down into
the darkness. It seemed like an age until we reached the bot-
above the other grave goods.
If the histories of Kharatep’s reign are
true, this was one of the nine funer-
flick of a stone claw removed his head from his shoulders.
priesthood and their cursed statues. Moments later the passageway behind us collapsed, brought tom of the narrow passageway, each sealed with a stone slab. ary caskets of the god-king Phatep
He has paid for the proof with his life. down by the shifting weight of the beast. One had been broken, no doubt by Valdes’ men. This, then, himself, recaptured by King Kharatep
With some hesitation after our expe- was the burial chamber of King Kharatep. Inside, the light of at the Battle of the Burning Sands.
It is still waiting there, behind the rubble. There must be an- our torches reflected from a dazzling hoard of treasure. It shone magnificently in the light
rience last night, we made our entry other way out – we must press on.
to the pyramid of King Kharatep this of our torches, as bright and untar-
morning, using the secret passage we nished as the day it was made.
were told of by Valdes and his men.
Inside, we located the entrance to the
king’s chambers in a great pillared
hall. The painted murals were faded
and crumbling, but what drew our at-
tention was the enormous sphinx that
dominated the far end of the hall.
It was quite unlike any such statue I Before I could shout a warning,
have seen, more human than beast, Gunther and the porters rushed for-
with great wings like an eagle. Ap- wards to open it, overcome by greed.
proaching, we saw it was crouched The moment they had levered open
above what could only be the door- the lid, a searing light burst from in-
way we were seeking. The gates were side, and howling spirits swarmed
marked with hieroglyphs, which from the casket, babbling curses on
those who defiled the mortal remains
formed the riddle:
of their god. Where they struck, men
fell dead without a mark on their bod-
Few seek me,
ies, faces contorted in terror.
Though some embrace me,
Others flee me, but all find me. To my shame I fled, leaving the others
What am i? to die. I ran until I could no longer hear
the screams of the hunting ghosts.
Now I hide in an alcove of the pyra-
Grunstein immediately set to puz-
mid’s internal passageways, writing
zling it out, and claimed the answer
these words. I will never forget what
was Death. Reluctantly, I turned to
I saw – not only when the casket was
the doors and spoke the same word
opened, but during my flight. The sec-
in the Naptaan tongue: Pakhat. With
ond archway we passed – the one still
a deep rumble, the doors swung open
sealed with a stone slab that would
– and as they did, the sphinx turned
have taken a giant’s strength to move
its head to look upon us. Dust drizzled
– is now open.
from the ceiling as its stone wings un-
furled, moving as if truly alive.
36 Dread Sphinx Casket of Phatep 37

Hierophant
One of a Kind. An Undying Dynasties army must include a single model with this Universal Rule. When the Hierophant
casts Death is Only the Beginning as a non-Bound Spell, you may choose to set the spell range to 18″ (instead of the
spell’s normal target restrictions).
Underground Ambush
ARMY RULES The model follows the rules for Ambush, with the following exception: instead of entering the Battlefield from a
Board Edge, place the unit anywhere on the Battlefield in a legal formation and following the Unit Spacing rule. Then
roll a D6:
• If 5–6 is rolled, the unit arrives where it was initially placed.
• If 1–4 is rolled, move the unit (without changing the direction it is facing) 2D6″ in a randomly chosen direction.
Undying Will
If this would bring the unit within 1″ of other units, Impassable Terrain, or the Board Edge, the unit stops
Army Model Rules Units 1″
with
may
replace
short
oneoforthem
then
their
moreand
perform
Shooting
each with
models model
a Pivot (and
Weapons’
in the Ambushing
Undying
Aim must
Will gain +2unit
followCharacters,
with (4+).
must take
Offensive
the Unit Spacing
Beasts,rule
Skill,a +2
Dangerous
afterwith
models
Defensive
the Pivot).
Ensouled
Terrain
None
(1) Test.
Skill, Lethal
of these
Statue,
The unit
Strike, and
and manoeuvres
model parts
prevent the
with Harnessed areunit
notfrom moving
affected followingWill.
by Undying the rules for Ambush afterwards.
Resurrected
Some unit profiles contain the additional Characteristic Resurrected, shortened Rsr, which determines the number Armoury
of Health Points Raised with Death is Only the Beginning (Hereditary Attribute Spell).
Aspen Bow – Shooting Weapon
Universal Rules Range 24″, Shots 1, Str 3, AP 0, Volley Fire.
This HS SI always
AMR weapon MoU hitsAO onQRS
a roll equal to or greater than
2 its Aim. Ch Mo Co Sp AO En MM
Autonomous
Undead units consisting entirely of models with Autonomous may perform March Moves as normal even when Great Aspen Bow – Shooting Weapon
outside the range of friendly models’ Commanding Presence. The unit must still pass a Discipline Test in order to do Range 36″, Shots 1, Str 5, AP 2, Volley Fire.
so if within 8″ of non-Fleeing enemy units. This weapon always hits on a roll equal to or greater than its Aim.
Dust to Dust
Special Attacks
At the end of any phase in which the Hierophant is removed as a casualty, every unit in the army with Dust to Dust
must pass a Discipline Test or lose a number of Health Points equal to the amount by which the test was failed, with Mummy’s Curse
no saves of any kind allowed. These lost Health Points are allotted following the rules for Unstable. The number of
When the model with Mummy’s Curse is removed as a casualty, the model which caused the final wound suffers 1 hit
Health Points lost is reduced by 1 if the unit is within range of Rally Around the Flag.
with Strength 6 and Armour Penetration 10. This is treated as a Ranged Attack. If more than one model was part of
At the end of the Player Turn in which the Hierophant was removed as a casualty, a new Hierophant may be selected. the action which brought the downfall of the model with Mummy’s Curse, randomise which of those models suffers
In order to do so, nominate a friendly Wizard Character. This Character becomes the new Hierophant. the hit.
At the start of each friendly Player Turn after the army’s Hierophant has been removed as a casualty and no new
Hierophant has been selected, every unit with Dust to Dust must once again pass a Discipline Test or lose Health
Points as described above.
Ensouled Statue
Hereditary Spell
The model gains Undead and Dust to Dust. If more than half of the models in a unit have Ensouled Statue, reduce Undying Dynasties do not have a regular Hereditary Spell. Instead, all Death Cult Hierarchs know the Hereditary
the number of Health Points lost by this unit due to Dust to Dust and Unstable by 1. Attribute Spell Death is Only the Beginning (in addition to Path Attributes). Whenever the Wizard successfully casts a
non-Attribute non-Bound Spell of type Augment, the Hereditary Attribute Spell is automatically cast.
Hierophant Casting Value Range Type Duration Effect
One of a Kind. An Undying Dynasties army must include a single model with this Universal Rule. When the Hierophant
The target Raises a number of Health Points equal to the
casts Death is Only the Beginning as a non-Bound Spell, you may choose to set the spell range to 18″ (instead of the
Resurrected value of the R&F models in the unit. If the
spell’s normal target restrictions).
target contains any Characters, you may instead choose a
A Death is Only the Beginning single Character in it. This Character Recovers a number
Undying Will Ambush
Underground See below* Augment Instant of Health Points equal to its Resurrected value.
Units with one or more models with Undying Will gain +2 Offensive Skill, +2 Defensive Skill, Lethal Strike, and Characters and models with Towering Presence cannot
replace their Shooting Weapons’ Aim with (4+). Characters, Beasts, models with Ensouled Statue, and model parts Recover more than 2 Health Points in each Magic Phase
with Harnessed are not affected by Undying Will. from Death is Only the Beginning.
The model follows the rules for Ambush, with the following exception: instead of entering the Battlefield from a * The spell targets a single unit that was the target of the spell that triggered the Hereditary Attribute Spell.
Armoury
Board Edge, place the unit anywhere on the Battlefield in a legal formation and following the Unit Spacing rule. Then
roll a D6:
Aspen Bow
• If 5–6
– Shooting Weapon
is rolled, the unit arrives where it was initially placed.
40 Army Rules Army Rules 41
Range
• If24″,
1–4Shots 1, Str
is rolled, 3, AP
move Volley
0,unit
the Fire. changing the direction it is facing) 2D6″ in a randomly chosen direction.
(without
This weapon always
If this would bring the unit withinto1″orofgreater
hits on a roll equal than its
other units, Aim.
Impassable Terrain, or the Board Edge, the unit stops
Special Items Monarchs of Undeath
Weapon Enchantments Crown of the Pharaohs 85 pts These options represent alternative types of Undead forces that can be encountered in battle. A Pharaoh can choose
Pharaohs and Nomarchs only. to command one of the following forces instead of a standard force of Undying Dynasties.
Godslayer 75 pts The bearer increases the range of its Commanding
Great Weapon enchantment. Presence by 6″. At the start of each of your Player
The wielder gains +1 Attack Value when using this Turns, the bearer may lose Undying Will until the
Commander of the Terracotta Army
weapon. Attacks made with this weapon become Di- start of your next Player Turn and choose a friendly • The following models must be upgraded with +1 Resilience, −1 Agility, and Ensouled Statue:
vine Attacks and Magical Attacks, and gain Multi- unit within 12″. This unit gains Undying Will until
ple Wounds (2, against Aegis) (note that the latter the start of your next Player Turn. – Skeleton Archers and Skeleton Scouts for +1 pt/model.
also applies against models with conditional Aegis
– Skeletons and Skeleton Cavalry for +2 pts/model.
Saves).
Book of the Dead 60 pts
– Necropolis Guard for +6 pts/model and may only add up to 15 additional models per unit.
The bearer can cast Death is Only the Beginning as a
Scourge of Kings 35 pts Bound Spell with Power Level (4/8) and the follow- – Charnel Catapult for +10 pts/model.
Hand Weapon and Paired Weapons enchantment. ing modifications:
When using this weapon, the wielder’s Attack Value – Skeleton Chariots and Caskets of Phatep for +15 pts/model. Skeleton Chariots may only add up to 3
The spell is considered a Learned Spell (instead of an
is set to 6. Attacks made with this weapon become additional models per unit.
Attribute Spell) and its range is changed to 12″ Aura.
Magical Attacks and must reroll failed to-wound – Pharaohs, Nomarchs, Death Cult Hierarchs, Tomb Harbingers, and Tomb Architects for +15 pts/model,
rolls when fighting a Duel. and lose Flammable if they had it. Models on Ark of Ages or Sha Guardian do not gain +1 Resilience.
Steeds of Nephet-Ra 60 pts
Models with at least one Skeletal Horse model part • All models have their Resurrected value set to 1.
Armour Enchantments in the bearer’s unit gain Ghost Step and +4″ March
• Non-Flying models in the army with Underground Ambush and/or Light Troops lose these Model Rules (and
Rate.
Jackal’s Blessing 100 pts cannot gain them in any way).
Suit of Armour enchantment. Blessed Wrappings 50 pts • Great Vultures, Scarab Swarms, and Tomb Reapers may not be taken in the army.
The wearer gains +2 Health Points and Forti- The bearer gains +1 Health Point and loses Flamma-
tude (5+). ble if it had it (note that this does not prevent the • Models that gain Ensouled Statue can benefit from Undying Will (despite having Ensouled Statue).
model from gaining Flammable from other sources).
Sun’s Embrace 40 pts
Shield enchantment.
Lord of the Barrow Legion
Sekhem Sceptre 50 pts
The bearer gains Distracting while using this Shield. The bearer gains Autonomous and Stubborn. • Skeletons and Skeleton Archers must take Heavy Armour for +1 pt/model. Skeletons may replace Spear and
Shield with Halberd for +1 pt/model.
Banner Enchantments Ankh of Naptesh 45 pts • Skeleton Cavalry may take Lance for +2 pts/model and may gain +1 Armour and suffer −1″ Advance Rate and
The bearer gains Hierophant. R&F models in the −2″ March Rate for +3 pts/model.
Banner of the Entombed 40 pts bearer’s unit gain Fortitude (6+).
Core and Battle Standard Bearer only. 0–2 per Army. • Skeleton Chariots may replace Halberd with Lance for +3 pts/model.
If taken by a Character, the bearer gains Under- Sandstorm Cloak 40 pts • Necropolis Guard must be upgraded with Heavy Armour for +2 pts/model, and may only add up to 20 additional
ground Ambush. If taken by a R&F model, the Models on foot only. models per unit.
bearer’s unit gains Underground Ambush and addi- The bearer gains Fly (5″, 15″), Light Troops, and • Scarab Swarms must be upgraded with Aegis (5+), Aegis (3+, against non-Magical Attacks), Ghost Step,
tional models cannot be added to the unit during Swiftstride, and can perform a Sweeping Attack that Magical Attacks, and have their Resurrected value set to 1 for +28 pts/model. They may only add up to 2
Army List creation. Standard Height models using causes 2D6 hits with Strength 2 and Armour Pene- additional models per unit, and there can only be max. 7 Scarab Swarm models per army.
this banner to Ambush must arrive in a formation tration 1.
containing exactly 5 models per rank (except for the • Models with Towering Presence and/or Large Cavalry may not be taken in the army.
last) and cannot make a Reform (or a Swift Reform) Death Mask of Teput 35 pts • Models with Underground Ambush and/or Scout lose these Model Rules (and cannot gain them in any way).
during this Player Turn. Enemy units in base contact with the bearer suffer
−2 Offensive Skill. • Non-Flying models with Heavy Armour lose Light Troops (and cannot gain it in any way).
A unit with Underground Ambush addition-
ally counts towards Entombed.
Scroll of Desiccation 15 pts
After determining Deployment Zones (at the end of
Artefacts step 6 of the Pre-Game Sequence), choose a Field,
Forest, or Water Terrain Feature. This Terrain Fea-
Sacred Hourglass 95 pts ture ceases to be the Terrain Feature it used to be and
Dominant. loses all its rules. It is treated as Dangerous Terrain
The bearer may reroll failed Casting Attempts that (1) for all enemy units.
were rolled using 2 Magic Dice (by rerolling both
Magic Dice).
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AMR SI MoU AO QRS 4 Ch Mo Co Sp AO En MM AMR HS SI MoU AO QRS 5 Ch Mo Co Sp Army Rules
AO En MM 43
Army Organisation Standard
Nomarch Height
Type Infantry
140 pts single model Base 20×20 mm
A mount marked with (MM) counts towards Mason’s Menagerie. Additionally, the mount and its rider count
towards Characters.
Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules
Ancient Mason’s 4″ 8″ 9 1 Dust to Dust, Fear, Fearless, Flammable, Undead, Undying
Characters Core Special Entombed*
Ordnance Menagerie Will
(Max. 40 %) (Min. 25 %) (No limit) (Max. 30 %)
(Max. 35 %) (Max. 35 %)
Defensive HP Def Res Arm
*Units with Underground Ambush
3 4 5 0 Light Armour
Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi
2 4 4 1 3 Mummy’s Curse
Characters (Max. 40 %) Options
Special Items
pts
up to 100
Mount Options
Skeletal Horse
pts
30
Shield 5 Skeleton Chariot 50
Heavy Armour 10 Sha Guardian (MM) 360
Standard
Pharaoh Height
Type Infantry
Aspen Bow (4+) 5
295 pts single model One choice only:
Base 20×20 mm
Paired Weapons 5
A mount marked with (MM) counts towards Mason’s Menagerie. Additionally, the mount and its rider count Great Weapon 10
towards Characters. Halberd 10
Lance 10
Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules d
4″ 8″ 9 1 Dust to Dust, Fear, Fearless, Flammable, Undead, Undying

Will Standard
Death Cult Hierarch Height
Type Infantry
Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules
4 6 5 2 3 Mummy’s Curse 4″ 8″ 7 1 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Undead, Wizard Apprentice
Options pts Mount Options pts Defensive HP Def Res Arm
Special Items up to 200 Skeletal Horse 30 3 3 3 0

Shield 5 Skeleton Chariot 50 Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi
Heavy Armour 15 Sha Guardian (MM) 365
Great Aspen Bow (4+) 15 1 3 3 0 2
Army Organisation Options
One choice only: Magic Options pts Mount Options pts
If a Pharaoh is the General, it may become Commander
Paired Weapons 10 Wizard Adept 75 Skeletal Horse 20
of the Terracotta Army or Lord of the Barrow Legion
Halberd 15 Wizard Master 225 Ark of Ages 145
(see Monarchs of Undeath page 5).
Great Weapon 20
Lance 20 Optional Model Rules
d Soul Conduit: Universal Rule.
Cosmology Divination Evocation If the model is present on the Battlefield at the be-
Options pts
ginning of a friendly Magic Phase, you don’t draw a
Flux Card. Instead apply the following:
If Wizard Master:
Soul Conduit 25 5 Magic Dice
Hierophant 50 (both players)
Special Items up to 200 4+D3 Veil Tokens
Else: (Active Player)
Hierophant 20
Special Items up to 100
Light Armour 5
d
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AO En MM 45
Standard Standard
Casket of Phatep Height
Type Construct
Tomb Architect Height
Type Infantry
240 pts single model 0–2 Units/Army Base 75 mm round 160 pts single model Base 20×20 mm
Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules
4″ 4″ 8 2 Channel (1), Divine Light, Dust to Dust, Fearless, Not a 4″ 8″ 7 1 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Flammable, Master of Stone,
Leader, Phatep’s Curse, Undead, War Machine Undead
Defensive HP Def Res Arm Defensive HP Def Res Arm
5 1 4 0 Aegis (5+), Light Armour 3 4 4 0 Light Armour

Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi
3 3 4 1 3 Lethal Strike, Magical Attacks, Poison Attacks, Halberd 2 4 4 1 3

Model Rules Model Rules Options pts
Divine Light: Universal Rule. Master of Stone: Universal Rule. Special Items up to 100
Enemy Wizards within 36″ of one or more Caskets of Phatep suffer a −1 modifier to their casting rolls. When a Right before the battle (during step 7 of the Deploy- One choice only:
Casket of Phatep is removed as a casualty, all units within 12″ suffer 3D3+3 hits with Strength 1 and Armour ment Phase Sequence), and at the beginning of each Paired Weapons 5
Penetration 10. friendly Player Turn, choose a friendly unit consist- Lance 10
ing entirely of models with Ensouled Statue within
Phatep’s Curse: Universal Rule. Mount Options pts
18″ of the Tomb Architect. This unit gains Forti- Skeletal Horse 20
Unless this model made an Advance Move or March Move during the current Player Turn, it can cast the following
tude (5+) until the start of your next Player Turn Amuut 40
Bound Spell with Power Level (6/6):
or until the Tomb Architect is removed as a casualty, Skeleton Chariot 50
Type: Damage, Hex, Range 36″. Duration: Instant.
whichever comes first.
The target must take a Discipline Test rolling an additional D6. If failed, the target suffers a number of hits d
equal to the amount by which the test was failed. Hits are resolved with Armour Penetration 10 and wound
automatically.
d
Standard
Tomb Harbinger Height
Type Infantry
4″ 8″ 7 1 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Flammable, Royal Guard, Undead

3 4 4 1 3 Guardian’s Wrath, Lethal Strike, Poison Attacks

Model Rules Options pts
Guardian’s Wrath: Attack Attribute – Close Combat. Battle Standard Bearer 50
Model parts without Harnessed in the bearer’s unit Special Items up to 100
gain Battle Focus. Shield 5
Royal Guard: Universal Rule. Heavy Armour 10
The model counts as a R&F model for the purpose of Aspen Bow (4+) 5
Undying Will. If in the same unit as a Pharaoh or a One choice only:
Nomarch, a Tomb Harbinger must issue and accept Paired Weapons 5
Duels unless another model does so first. Great Weapon 10
Halberd 10
Lance 10
Mount Options pts
Skeletal Horse 30
Amuut 50
Skeleton Chariot 50
d
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AO En MM 47
Character Mounts Height Large
Ark of Ages Type Construct
Base 60×100 mm
Height Standard
Skeletal Horse Type Cavalry Global Adv Mar Dis Model Rules
Base 25×50 mm 4″ 8″ C Sacred Ark, War Platform, Well of Souls
Global Adv Mar Dis Model Rules Defensive HP Def Res Arm
8″ 16″ C 5 C 5 C+2 Aegis (5+)

Defensive HP Def Res Arm Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi
C C C C+1 Guard (2) 1 3 4 1 3 Lethal Strike, Magical Attacks, Poison Attacks, Aspen Bow
(5+)
1 2 3 0 2 Harnessed Bound Spirits 2 2 2 0 2 Harnessed, Magical Attacks

Chassis 5 2 Impact Hits (D6), Inanimate
d
Model Rules
Sacred Ark: Universal Rule.
Height Large All friendly Wizards within 12″ of the Ark of Ages add +6″ to the range of their non-Bound Spells. Spells of type
Skeleton Chariot Type Construct Aura only add +3″ to their range.
Base 50×100 mm
Well of Souls: Universal Rule.
Global Adv Mar Dis Model Rules One use only. May be activated at the start of any of your Magic Phases. Until the start of your next Player Turn,
8″ 10″ C Light Troops, Swiftstride whenever either player would draw a Flux Card, they draw the Well of Souls Flux Card instead (if either player
doesn’t draw a Flux Card, that player ignores this effect).
Well of 5 Magic Dice When making a casting roll with 3 or more Magic
C C C C+1
Souls (both players) Dice, all doubles count as triples. Note that a
Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi Caster can suffer multiple Miscast effects from a
(Flux 5 Veil Tokens single casting roll. However no Miscast effect can
Skeletal Horse (2) 1 2 3 0 2 Harnessed
Card) (Active Player) be applied more than once.
Chassis 4 1 Impact Hits (D3+3), Inanimate
d
Options pts
Two additional Skeletal Horses and base size increased
Height Gigantic
to 100×100 mm free
d
Sha Guardian Type Beast
Base 50×100 mm
Height Large This mount and its rider count towards Characters. Additionally, this mount counts towards Mason’s Menagerie.
Amuut Type Cavalry
Global Adv Mar Dis Model Rules
Base 50×100 mm
6″ 12″ C Ensouled Statue
Global Adv Mar Dis Model Rules
7″ 14″ C Ensouled Statue, Fear
7 5 6 4 Eternal Guardian
C C C C+1
4 4 5 2 3 Harnessed, Lethal Strike, Poison Attacks
Model Rules
3 3 5 2 3 Harnessed, Poison Attacks
Eternal Guardian: Personal Protection.
d When the model suffers a wound from an attack with Multiple Wounds, the number of wounds this is multiplied
into (due to Multiple Wounds) is halved, rounding up.
d
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AO En MM 49
Core (Min. 25 %) Standard
Skeleton Scouts Height
Type Cavalry
130 pts + 16 pts/extra model 5–10 models 0–3 Units/Army Base 25×50 mm
Standard
Skeletons Height
Type Infantry This unit counts both towards Core and Ancient Ordnance.
150 pts + 10 pts/extra model 20–60 models Base 20×20 mm
8″ 16″ 6 4 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Light Troops, Scout, Undead, Van-
4″ 8″ 4 7 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Scoring, Undead guard
Defensive HP Def Res Arm Defensive HP Def Res Arm
1 2 3 0 Light Armour, Shield 1 3 3 1

Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi
1 2 3 0 2 Rider 1 3 3 0 2 Aspen Bow (5+)

Options pts Command Group Options pts Skeletal Horse 1 2 3 0 2 Harnessed
Spear free Champion 20
Command Group Options pts Command Group Options pts
Musician 20
Champion 20 Standard Bearer 20
Standard Bearer 20
Musician 20 Banner Enchantment no limit
Banner Enchantment no limit d
Large
Standard Skeleton Chariots Height
Skeleton Archers Height
Type Infantry 290 pts + 65 pts/extra model 3–10 models 0–5 Units/Army
Type Construct
Base 50×100 mm
120 pts + 12 pts/extra model 10–30 models Base 20×20 mm
This unit counts both towards Core and Ancient Ordnance.
8″ 10″ 7 3 Bound in Death, Dust to Dust, Fearless, Light Troops,
Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules Swiftstride, Undead
4″ 8″ 4 6 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Scoring, Undead Defensive HP Def Res Arm
Defensive HP Def Res Arm 3 3 4 1 Heavy Armour

1 2 3 0 Light Armour Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi
Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi Charioteer (2) 2 3 3 0 2 Aspen Bow (5+), Halberd
1 2 3 0 2 Aspen Bow (5+) Skeletal Horse (2) 1 2 3 0 2 Harnessed
Chassis 4 1 Chariot Host, Impact Hits (D3+1), Inanimate
Champion 20 Standard Bearer 20 Model Rules Command Group Options pts
Musician 20 Banner Enchantment no limit Bound in Death: Universal Rule. Champion 20
d
R&F models in this unit must be fewer than 3 be- Musician 20
fore hits can be distributed onto Characters with the Standard Bearer 20
Standard same Type and Height as this unit. Banner Enchantment no limit
Skeleton Cavalry Height
Type Cavalry Chariot Host: Special Attack. Optional Model Rules
190 pts + 17 pts/extra model 10–24 models 0–3 Units/Army Base 25×50 mm If the model part’s unit has at least one Full Rank, Legion Charioteers: Universal Rule.
and there is a model in the rank directly behind it The model loses Light Troops and gains Scoring. Its
(in the same file), its Impact Hits cause an additional Charioteers gain Devastating Charge (+1 Str, Fight
8″ 16″ 6 4 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Scoring, Undead, Vanguard hit (normally D3+2 instead of D3+1). in Extra Rank).
Defensive HP Def Res Arm Options pts
1 3 3 1 Light Armour, Shield Legion Charioteers 15/model
d
Rider 1 3 3 0 2 Light Lance

Skeletal Horse 1 2 3 0 2 Harnessed
d
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AO En MM 51
Special (No limit) Large
Shabtis Height
Type Infantry
Standard
Necropolis Guard Height
Type Infantry Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules
190 pts + 25 pts/extra model 15–40 models Base 20×20 mm 6″ 12″ 8 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Scoring
Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules Defensive HP Def Res Arm
4″ 8″ 8 3 Bodyguard, Dust to Dust, Fearless, Scoring, Undead 3 4 4 2 Light Armour

1 3 4 0 Light Armour 3 4 5 2 3
Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi Options pts Command Group Options pts
1 3 4 1 3 Lethal Strike, Magical Attacks, Poison Attacks One choice only: Champion 20
Paired Weapons 12/model Musician 20
Options pts Command Group Options pts Halberd 18/model Standard Bearer 20
Shield 1/model Champion 20 Banner Enchantment no limit
One choice only: Musician 20 d
Halberd 2/model Standard Bearer 20

Paired Weapons 2/model Banner Enchantment no limit
Standard
d
Great Vultures Height
Type Beast
Large
Tomb Cataphracts Height
Type Cavalry Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules
300 pts + 90 pts/extra model 3–6 models 0–3 Units/Army Base 50×100 mm Ground 2″ 4″ 4 3 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Fly (9″, 18″), Light Troops,
Fly 9″ 18″ Skirmisher, Undead
The unit additionally counts towards Entombed when taking Underground Ambush. Defensive HP Def Res Arm
Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules 2 3 4 0 Hard Target (1)
7″ 14″ 8 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Scoring Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi
Defensive HP Def Res Arm 3 3 4 1 3
3 4 4 3 Light Armour d
2 4 4 1 3 Standard
Rider Lethal Strike, Halberd Scarab Swarms Height
Type Beast
Amuut 3 3 5 2 3 Harnessed, Poison Attacks 140 pts + 50 pts/extra model 2–6 models 0–3 Units/Army Base 40×40 mm
Options pts Command Group Options pts
Underground Ambush 20/model Champion 20 The unit additionally counts towards Entombed when taking Underground Ambush.
Musician 20
Standard Bearer 20 Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules
Banner Enchantment no limit
d
5″ 10″ 7 5 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Light Troops, Skirmisher, Undead
5 3 2 0 Distracting, Hard Target (1)

5 3 2 1 3 Chitinous Tide, Poison Attacks

Model Rules Options pts
Chitinous Tide: Attack Attribute – Close Combat. Underground Ambush 15/model
The model can make a number of Supporting Attacks
equal to its Attack Value.
d
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AO En MM 53
Ancient Ordnance (Max. 35 %) Large
Charnel Catapult Height
Type Construct
200 pts single model 0–2 Units/Army Base 75 mm round
Large
Shabti Archers Height
Type Infantry Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules
200 pts + 80 pts/extra model 3–8 models 0–3 Units/Army Base 40×40 mm 4″ 4″ 4 2 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Undead, War Machine
6″ 12″ 8 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Scoring 5 1 4 0

3 4 4 2 Light Armour 3 2 3 0 2 Move or Fire, Charnel Catapult (5+)

Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi Model Rules
3 4 5 1 3 Great Aspen Bow (5+) Charnel Catapult: Artillery Weapon.
This Artillery Weapon always hits on a roll equal to or greater than its Aim. It can be fired in two ways:
• As a Catapult (4×4) with Range 12–60″, Shots 1, Str 3 [7], AP 0 [4], [Multiple Wounds (D3, Clipped
Wings)]
d • As a Catapult (6×6) with Range 12–48″, Shots 1, Str 3, AP 0, Flaming Attacks, Magical Attacks. For the
purpose of Panic Test, a unit suffering one or more Health Point losses from this weapon is treated as
having suffered 25% Health Point losses. Panic Tests caused by this weapon are taken at −1 Discipline.
Large
Sand Stalkers Height
Type Beast
d
The unit additionally counts towards Entombed when taking Underground Ambush.
Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules Entombed (Max. 30 %)

7″ 14″ 8 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Light Troops
Large
3 3 4 2 Sand Scorpion Height
Type Beast
Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi 160 pts single model 0–3 Units/Army Base 50×50 mm
2 3 4 1 3 Petrifying Gaze (3+), Halberd Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules
Model Rules Options pts 7″ 14″ 8 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Underground Ambush
Petrifying Gaze: Shooting Weapon. Underground Ambush 30/model Defensive HP Def Res Arm
Range 12″, Shots D6+1, Str 2, AP 10, Quick to Fire.
Command Group Options pts 4 4 5 2
When rolling to wound with this attack, use the tar-
Champion 20
get’s Agility instead of the target’s Resilience. For Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi
Multipart Models, use the highest Agility value.
4 4 5 2 3 Lethal Strike, Poison Attacks
d
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AO En MM 55
Mason’s Menagerie (Max. 35 %) Gigantic
Colossus Height
Type Infantry
420 pts single model 0–2 Units/Army Base 50×50 mm
Gigantic
Battle Sphinx Height
Type Beast Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules
480 pts single model 0–3 Units/Army Base 50×100 mm 6″ 12″ 8 1 Ensouled Statue, Fearless
5″ 12″ 8 1 Ensouled Statue, Fearless 5 4 6 3 Light Armour

5 4 8 3 6 4 6 3 2 Grind Attacks (D3)

Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi Options pts Optional Model Rules
Rider (4) 2 4 4 1 3 Lethal Strike, Light Lance One choice only: Giant Aspen Bow: Artillery Weapon.
Great Weapon 15 Range 48″, Shots 1, Str 3 [6], AP 10, Area Attack
Battle Sphinx 4 4 5 2 1 Breath Attack (Str 4, AP 1, Flaming Attacks), Harnessed, Paired Weapons 15 (1×5), [Multiple Wounds (D3)].
Poison Attacks Giant Aspen Bow (5+)* 20 This Artillery Weapon always hits on a roll equal to
d
Scales of Destiny 25 or greater than its Aim.
*0–1 Models/Army Scales of Destiny: Close Combat Weapon.
The wielder suffers −1 Attack Value and −1 Armour
Gigantic
Dread Sphinx Height
Type Beast
and can cast the following spells as Bound Spells
480 pts single model with Power Level (4/8):
0–2 Units/Army Base 50×100 mm
• Fate’s Judgement (Divination)
Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules • Ice and Fire (Cosmology)
Ground 6″ 12″ 8 1 Autonomous, Ensouled Statue, Fearless, Fly (6″, 12″), d
Fly 6″ 12″ Light Troops

5 5 8 3
5 5 5 1 0 Colossal Kopesh, Lethal Strike, Poison Attacks

Model Rules
Colossal Kopesh: Close Combat Weapon.
Attacks with this weapon gain +2 Strength, +2 Armour Penetration, and Multiple Wounds (D3, against Tow-
ering Presence).
d
Large
Tomb Reapers Height
Type Infantry
Ground 6″ 12″ 10 2 Autonomous, Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Fly (6″, 12″),
Fly 6″ 12″ Light Troops, Swiftstride
4 5 5 2
4 5 5 2 4 Lethal Strike
Options pts
One choice only:
Halberd 15/model
Paired Weapons 15/model
d
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AO En MM 57
Quick Reference Sheet Skeleton Scouts
Standard, Cavalry
Adv 8″ Mar 16″ Dis
HP 1 Def 3 Res
6
3
Rsr
Arm
4
1
Dust to Dust, Fearless, Light Troops, Scout, Undead, Vanguard
Rider Att 1 Off 3 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Aspen Bow (5+)

Characters Skeletal Horse Att 1 Off 2 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Harnessed
d
Skeleton Chariots Adv 8″ Mar 10″ Dis 7 Rsr 3 Bound in Death, Dust to Dust, Fearless, Light Troops, Swift-
Pharaoh Adv 4″ Mar 8″ Dis 9 Rsr 1 Dust to Dust, Fear, Fearless, Flammable, Undead, Undying Will
stride, Undead
Standard, Infantry HP 4 Def 6 Res 5 Arm 0 Light Armour
Large, Construct HP 3 Def 3 Res 4 Arm 1 Heavy Armour
Att 4 Off 6 Str 5 AP 2 Agi 3 Mummy’s Curse
d
Charioteer (2) Att 2 Off 3 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Aspen Bow (5+), Halberd
Nomarch Adv 4″ Mar 8″ Dis 9 Rsr 1 Dust to Dust, Fear, Fearless, Flammable, Undead, Undying Will Skeletal Horse (2) Att 1 Off 2 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Harnessed
Standard, Infantry HP 3 Def 4 Res 5 Arm 0 Light Armour Chassis Str 4 AP 1 Agi Chariot Host, Impact Hits (D3+1), Inanimate
Att 2 Off 4 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3 Mummy’s Curse d
Special
d
Death Cult Hierarch Adv 4″ Mar 8″ Dis 7 Rsr 1 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Undead, Wizard Apprentice
Standard, Infantry HP 3 Def 3 Res 3 Arm 0
Att 1 Off 3 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Necropolis Guard Adv 4″ Mar 8″ Dis 8 Rsr 3 Bodyguard, Dust to Dust, Fearless, Scoring, Undead
d
Standard, Infantry HP 1 Def 3 Res 4 Arm 0 Light Armour
Casket of Phatep Adv 4″ Mar 4″ Dis 8 Rsr 2 Channel (1), Divine Light, Dust to Dust, Fearless, Not a Leader,
Phatep’s Curse, Undead, War Machine Att 1 Off 3 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3 Lethal Strike, Magical Attacks, Poison Attacks
d
Standard, Construct HP 5 Def 1 Res 4 Arm 0 Aegis (5+), Light Armour Tomb Cataphracts Adv 7″ Mar 14″ Dis 8 Rsr 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Scoring
Att 3 Off 3 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3 Lethal Strike, Magical Attacks, Poison Attacks, Halberd Large, Cavalry HP 3 Def 4 Res 4 Arm 3 Light Armour
d
Tomb Harbinger Adv 4″ Mar 8″ Dis 7 Rsr 1 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Flammable, Royal Guard, Undead Rider Att 2 Off 4 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3 Lethal Strike, Halberd
Standard, Infantry HP 3 Def 4 Res 5 Arm 0 Light Armour Amuut Att 3 Off 3 Str 5 AP 2 Agi 3 Harnessed, Poison Attacks
d
Att 3 Off 4 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3 Guardian’s Wrath, Lethal Strike, Poison Attacks Shabtis Adv 6″ Mar 12″ Dis 8 Rsr 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Scoring
d
Tomb Architect Adv 4″ Mar 8″ Dis 7 Rsr 1 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Flammable, Master of Stone, Undead Large, Infantry HP 3 Def 4 Res 4 Arm 2 Light Armour
Standard, Infantry HP 3 Def 4 Res 4 Arm 0 Light Armour Att 3 Off 4 Str 5 AP 2 Agi 3
d
Att 2 Off 4 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3 Great Vultures Adv 2″ Mar 4″ Dis 4 Rsr 3 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Fly (9″, 18″), Light Troops, Skirmisher,
d
Undead
Character Mounts Standard, Beast HP 2 Def 3 Res 4 Arm 0 Hard Target (1)
Att 3 Off 3 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3
d
Skeletal Horse Adv 8″ Mar 16″ Dis C Scarab Swarms Adv 5″ Mar 10″ Dis 7 Rsr 5 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Light Troops, Skirmisher, Undead
Standard, Cavalry HP C Def C Res C Arm C+1 Standard, Beast HP 5 Def 3 Res 2 Arm 0 Distracting, Hard Target (1)
Att 1 Off 2 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Harnessed Att 5 Off 3 Str 2 AP 1 Agi 3 Chitinous Tide, Poison Attacks
d
d
Skeleton Chariot Adv 8″ Mar 10″ Dis C Light Troops, Swiftstride
Large, Construct HP C Def C Res C Arm C+1 Ancient Ordnance
Skeletal Horse (2) Att 1 Off 2 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Harnessed
Chassis Str 4 AP 1 Agi Impact Hits (D3+3), Inanimate Shabti Archers Adv 6″ Mar 12″ Dis 8 Rsr 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Scoring
d
Large, Infantry HP 3 Def 4 Res 4 Arm 2 Light Armour
Amuut Adv 7″ Mar 14″ Dis C Ensouled Statue, Fear
Att 3 Off 4 Str 5 AP 1 Agi 3 Great Aspen Bow (5+)
Large, Cavalry HP C Def C Res C Arm C+1 d
Att 3 Off 3 Str 5 AP 2 Agi 3 Harnessed, Poison Attacks Sand Stalkers Adv 7″ Mar 14″ Dis 8 Rsr 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Light Troops
d
Large, Beast HP 3 Def 3 Res 4 Arm 2
Ark of Ages Adv 4″ Mar 8″ Dis C Sacred Ark, War Platform, Well of Souls
Att 2 Off 3 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3 Petrifying Gaze (3+), Halberd
Large, Construct HP 5 Def C Res 5 Arm C+2 Aegis (5+) d
Guard (2) Att 1 Off 3 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3 Lethal Strike, Magical Attacks, Poison Attacks, Aspen Bow (5+) Charnel Catapult Adv 4″ Mar 4″ Dis 4 Rsr 2 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Undead, War Machine
Bound Spirits Att 2 Off 2 Str 2 AP 0 Agi 2 Harnessed, Magical Attacks Large, Construct HP 5 Def 1 Res 4 Arm 0
Chassis Str 5 AP 2 Agi Impact Hits (D6), Inanimate Att 3 Off 2 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Move or Fire, Charnel Catapult (5+)
d d
Sha Guardian Adv 6″ Mar 12″ Dis C Ensouled Statue

Gigantic, Beast HP 7 Def 5 Res 6 Arm 4 Eternal Guardian Entombed
Att 4 Off 4 Str 5 AP 2 Agi 3 Harnessed, Lethal Strike, Poison Attacks
d
Sand Scorpion Adv 7″ Mar 14″ Dis 8 Rsr 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Underground Ambush
Large, Beast HP 4 Def 4 Res 5 Arm 2
Core Att 4 Off 4 Str 5 AP 2 Agi 3 Lethal Strike, Poison Attacks
d
Skeletons Adv 4″ Mar 8″ Dis 4 Rsr 7 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Scoring, Undead
Standard, Infantry HP 1 Def 2 Res 3 Arm 0 Light Armour, Shield Mason’s Menagerie
Att 1 Off 2 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2
d
Battle Sphinx Adv 5″ Mar 12″ Dis 8 Rsr 1 Ensouled Statue, Fearless
Skeleton Archers Adv 4″ Mar 8″ Dis 4 Rsr 6 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Scoring, Undead Gigantic, Beast HP 5 Def 4 Res 8 Arm 3
Standard, Infantry HP 1 Def 2 Res 3 Arm 0 Light Armour Rider (4) Att 2 Off 4 Str 4 AP 1 Agi 3 Lethal Strike, Light Lance
Att 1 Off 2 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Aspen Bow (5+) Battle Sphinx Att 4 Off 4 Str 5 AP 2 Agi 1 Breath Attack (Str 4, AP 1, Flaming Attacks), Harnessed, Poison
d
Skeleton Cavalry Adv 8″ Mar 16″ Dis 6 Rsr 4 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Scoring, Undead, Vanguard Attacks
d
Standard, Cavalry HP 1 Def 3 Res 3 Arm 1 Light Armour, Shield Dread Sphinx Adv 6″ Mar 12″ Dis 8 Rsr 1 Autonomous, Ensouled Statue, Fearless, Fly (6″, 12″), Light
Rider Att 1 Off 3 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Light Lance Troops
Skeletal Horse Att 1 Off 2 Str 3 AP 0 Agi 2 Harnessed Gigantic, Beast HP 5 Def 5 Res 8 Arm 3
d
Att 5 Off 5 Str 5 AP 1 Agi 0 Colossal Kopesh, Lethal Strike, Poison Attacks
d
58 ArmyHSRules
AO En MM 59
Tomb Reapers Adv 6″ Mar 12″ Dis 10 Rsr 2 Autonomous, Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Fly (6″, 12″), Light
Troops, Swiftstride
Large, Infantry HP 4 Def 5 Res 5 Arm 2
Att 4 Off 5 Str 5 AP 2 Agi 4 Lethal Strike
d
Colossus Adv 6″ Mar 12″ Dis 8 Rsr 1 Ensouled Statue, Fearless
The Naptaan empire once spread from shore to shore of the Middle Sea. Many of the
Gigantic, Infantry HP 5 Def 4 Res 6 Arm 3 Light Armour
Att 6 Off 4 Str 6 AP 3 Agi 2 Grind Attacks (D3)
northern tribes who traded with Naptesh absorbed parts of Naptaan culture; those who
d
warred against them were subjugated and assimilated in turn. From Destria to the Em-
Shooting Weapons pire, barrow mounds can be found imitating the Naptaan tradition of ritual burial.
Name Artillery Aim Range Str AP Shots Rules Like the pyramids of Naptesh, these barrows also have a dark reputation for harbouring
Quick to Fire the undead. Some may have worshipped a bastardised version of the Naptaan pantheon,
Petrifying Gaze - 3+ 12″ 2 10 D6+1
to wound against Agility and so been afflicted by Teput’s curse; others ignorantly imitated the dark arts of Setesh,
Aspen Bow - 5+/4+* 24″ 3 0 1 Volley Fire
inscribing the stones of their tombs with necromantic incantations to keep their rulers
Great Aspen Bow - 5+/4+* 36″ 5 2 1 Volley Fire
Area Attack (1×5) from true death. Such wights can be found haunting the barrowlands of Volskaya and
Giant Aspen Bow - 5+ 48″ 3 [6] 10 1
[Multiple Wounds (D3)] Equitaine, as well as our own dear Empire - the greatest numbers being found near the
Charnel Catapult (1) Catapult (4×4) 5+ 12–60″ 3 [7] 0 [4] 1
[Multiple Wounds (D3, border of cursed Zagvozd.
Clipped Wings)]
Flaming Attacks —Excerpt from Chapter IX of Death Knows No Borders,
Magical Attacks
Charnel Catapult (2) Catapult (6×6) 5+ 12–48″ 3 0 1
Panic Test at 1 casualty and Alberich Hauptmann, Eichtal Press 911 A.S.
with −1 Discipline
*4+ for Characters, 5+ for anyone else.
Resurrected
Pharaoh, Nomarch, Death Cult Hierarch, Tomb Harbinger, Tomb Architect, Battle
1
Sphinx, Dread Sphinx, Colossus
Casket of Phatep, Tomb Cataphracts, Shabtis, Shabti Archers, Sand Stalkers, Charnel
2
Catapult, Sand Scorpion, Tomb Reapers
3 Skeleton Chariots, Necropolis Guard, Great Vultures
4 Skeleton Cavalry, Skeleton Scouts
5 Scarab Swarms
6 Skeleton Archers
7 Skeletons
60 ArmyHSRules
AMR SI MoU AO QRS 22 Ch Mo Co Sp AO En MM Army Rules 61
EPILOGUE
UNKNOWN DAY, DAMOS, 962 A.S.
I t has taken what feels like an eternity,

but I have found a way out of the pyra-
mid. In the king’s chamber, I found a nar-
A single figure stepped out of the darkness.
Armoured in bronze scales, she carried a
tall spear, and her face was hidden behind
row shaft behind a faded tapestry that a serene death mask of shining gold.
fell into dust at my touch. Barely wide
For a moment, her blank eyes passed over
enough to crawl through, it led upwards
where I crouched on the pyramid’s side
into darkness at a steep angle. With few
and I froze, convinced against all reason
other choices, I crawled into it and be-
that she had seen me. I did not need to
gan the laborious ascent.
understand the dry syllables she uttered
Hours later, my shoulders cramping, I to the legion below to know who she was.
reached the top. A narrow aperture led Mahatesh, handmaiden of Teput, wife of
onto the flank of the pyramid, two hun- Kharatep, Queen of Djedesh, whose deeds
dred feet above the ground. Taking a were written in chronicle and whose slum-
deep gulp of the sweet night air, I inched ber we had disturbed with our reckless
out onto the narrow ledge and looked rummaging through her husband’s grave.
down. Lights were glimmering down Through the gates beneath her, a proces-
below, and for a moment I thought Ab- sion of skeletal guards carried out the
dullah and the others had returned to casket, now firmly shut again. They load-
rescue us. When I saw the scale of the ed it onto a gilded chariot, and the army
gathering, however, I quickly realised began to file out of the square, heading
the lights did not come from honest north into the desert in a winding column
torches. They burned in the eye-sockets of bronze, bone and ancient stone. The
of an army of the dead, standing in or- queen rode with them, riding beside the
derly regiments in the ruins of the great precious chariot that carried the casket.
plaza. Having seen its power first-hand, I have
As best as I could make out, there were no doubt she intends to use it as a weapon.
at least five thousand skeletal warriors, I clung to the ledge on the pyramid’s side
accompanied by squadrons of chariots until the last of the living dead had disap-
that seemed almost as numerous. The peared over the dunes and the sun began
statues of the necropolis strode between to rise in the east. With trembling legs
their ranks, like giants among children. and aching arms, I painstakingly picked
I recognised the great sphinx we had my way down to the ground, where I now
passed in the desert, and the winged write this last entry in my journal.
beast that had killed Grunstein. The
We have her husband. The chronicle can-
moonlight picked out tattered banners
not call her Mahatesh the Vengeful for
flying over the ruins of a temple near the
nothing, and unless I am very much mis-
pyramid’s base. A convocation of wiz-
taken she and her army will be heading for
ened creatures in white and gold – the
Eichtal and the headquarters of the Socie-
tomb city’s priests – stood on its walls,
ty. I must get there first.
awaiting the arrival of their leader.
62 Epilogue Epilogue 63
Across the world, and nowhere more than ancient Naptesh,
civilisations have entombed their nobility to endure untold
centuries. Yet not all that rests beneath earth, sand and stone
stays buried. Returned to reclaim lost kingdoms and to cast off
the shackles of flesh and time, the Undying Dynasties arise!
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Front & Back Pages 26, 32

Pages 10, 14, 20, 21, 35 Page 33

Pages 6, 23, 28 Page 60

Pages 29, 31, 36 Document Design

Pages 18, 38/39 Slim Document Design

6th of Acrober, 962 A.S.

I cannot believe my luck. Of all the people the So-

8 Kingdoms of the Dead Kingdoms of the Dead 9

G reatest of all the kings of Naptesh

10 Kingdoms of the Dead The Great Dying 11

12 The Great Dying The Great Dying 13

T he mummy Valdes supplied to the society

14 The Great Dying Monarchs Of The Dead 15

16 Death Cult Hierarch Death Cult Hierarch 17

A mong the grave goods Valdes

18 Tomb Harbingers Tomb Architects 19

O n the second obelisk of the Teeth, we discov-

20 Tomb Harbingers Ark of Ages 21

T wo days past the Teeth, we have

This evening, we came upon an area

22 Skeletons Skeleton Chariot 23

5th of Damos, 962 A.S.

W e are in the deep desert now. The nights

24 Great Vultures Scarab Swarm 25

26 Skeletons Cavalry Sand Scorpions 27

W e have arrived! Our scouts

30 Sand Stalkers Charnel Catapult 31

32 Tomb Cataphracts Necropolis Guards 33

34 Shabti Tomb Reapers 35

G runstein was right. I was too

36 Dread Sphinx Casket of Phatep 37

4″ 8″ 9 1 Dust to Dust, Fear, Fearless, Flammable, Undead, Undying

4 6 5 2 3 Mummy’s Curse 4″ 8″ 7 1 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Undead, Wizard Apprentice

Options pts Mount Options pts Defensive HP Def Res Arm

Special Items up to 200 Skeletal Horse 30 3 3 3 0

5 1 4 0 Aegis (5+), Light Armour 3 4 4 0 Light Armour

3 3 4 1 3 Lethal Strike, Magical Attacks, Poison Attacks, Halberd 2 4 4 1 3

4″ 8″ 7 1 Dust to Dust, Fearless, Flammable, Royal Guard, Undead

3 4 4 1 3 Guardian’s Wrath, Lethal Strike, Poison Attacks

8″ 16″ C 5 C 5 C+2 Aegis (5+)

1 2 3 0 2 Harnessed Bound Spirits 2 2 2 0 2 Harnessed, Magical Attacks

1 2 3 0 Light Armour, Shield 1 3 3 1

1 2 3 0 2 Rider 1 3 3 0 2 Aspen Bow (5+)

Defensive HP Def Res Arm 3 3 4 1 Heavy Armour

Rider 1 3 3 0 2 Light Lance

4″ 8″ 8 3 Bodyguard, Dust to Dust, Fearless, Scoring, Undead 3 4 4 2 Light Armour

Halberd 2/model Standard Bearer 20

Defensive HP Def Res Arm 3 3 4 1 3

Offensive Att Off Str AP Agi

5 3 2 0 Distracting, Hard Target (1)

5 3 2 1 3 Chitinous Tide, Poison Attacks

6″ 12″ 8 2 Ensouled Statue, Fear, Fearless, Scoring 5 1 4 0

3 4 4 2 Light Armour 3 2 3 0 2 Move or Fire, Charnel Catapult (5+)

Global Adv Mar Dis Rsr Model Rules Entombed (Max. 30 %)

5″ 12″ 8 1 Ensouled Statue, Fearless 5 4 6 3 Light Armour

5 4 8 3 6 4 6 3 2 Grind Attacks (D3)

Fly 6″ 12″ Light Troops