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Disciple of Nagash

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Feb 12, 2008
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So I'm interested what different references there are to vampires in the different mortal realms and how different they might be, how they might have been effected, different etc. I know the Vengorian's are an example from Ghur, anyone know of any others?
 

Grave Tacticus

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GW tends to use the realms as a way to flavor your faction, and their prime associations can let us color in what sort of vampires would be found in each realm.

Azyr, the Realm of Heavens, the Celestial Realm:
-Sigmar's realm is supposed to be unblemished, but that's likely just propaganda. I imagine that vampires native to this realm would have a talent for astral divination and/or easily passing for mortal. It would be like a vampire living in the Vatican.

Aqshy, the Realm of Fire:
-Passionate and exceptionally bloodthirsty, plus flaming skeletons.

Shyish, the Realm of Death:
-Vampire Classic.

Ghyran, the Realm of Life:
-Botanist Necromancers. Vines, thorns and fungus are all associated with death in some fashion, so if you like the overgrown cemetery look, this is the realm for you.

Hysh, the Realm of Light:
-There's been mention elsewhere on the forum about the vampires of Hysh being wizened/desiccated, yet magically powerful.

Ghur, the Realm of Beasts:
-Vengorians (as mentioned).

Chamon, the Realm of Metal
-The necromancers of Chamon are known to coat their skeletal minions in metal, this might extend to their vampire masters in some manner, gilded skin of gold or bronze. Necro-alchemy would be prevalent here.

Ulgu, the Realm of Shadows
-Mist-form vampires, spies and tricksters prefer the realm of shadows.
 

Gederas

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Jun 15, 2021
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This is what the battletome has to say (page 16, Lords of the Night header) about Vampires in the different Realms:


"Like the noble houses of the free cities, each dynasty posses its own tradition, heraldry, bitter rivalries and scurrilous gossip. Many such characteristics are defined by the magical curse within them reacting to the inherent magical energies of their home realm as much as any cultural or sociological factor; for instance, Aqshian vampires struggle to control their raging passions and thus spread their line as far as possible, while the withered Tengorez of Hysh emerge only rarely from their crystal lairs in order to capture the arcane war machines of the Xintilian armies and corrupt them to better focus necromantic energies."


Not a whole lot, but two Realms gives an idea on how the other ones can work.



Then on page 43 in the Deathrattle Skeletons has this little tidbit:

"No realm is safe from this bleak colonisation; in Ghyran, Deathrattle Skeletons infested with corpse-fungi and writhing throttle-vines march through the twisted forests of Decreptia; while in Ghur, their remains are spliced with the bones of that realm's manifold predators, for the vampiric chieftains and corpse-shamans of the plains believe that such will infuse the Deathrattle with the animal fury of these beasts in battle."



Speaking of Ghur, there's the Avengori Dynasty who have a very full write-up as a "Here's how you can fluff Vampires existing in a Realm" and they are well.... off their frigging gourds, even by vampire standards:

"Merely to look upon the hosts of the Avengorii Dynasty is to risk being driven mad with terror. These Ghurish vampires have long since abandoned even the pretence of humanity, entirely surrendering to the raging beast within and supped deeply upon powerful ending-magics. Accompanied by flights of shrieking Vargheists and bloated corpse-monsters who swoop down from shadowed skies to tear at the foe, these warped Gravelords give full rein to their unnatural impulses, feasting clotted gore and spreading utter desolation.

Unlike the Vyrkos, the Avengorii make no effort to restrain their monstrous aspect. The majority are not generals, knights or connoisseurs but ravening abominations who believe the beast within ought to be embraced.

Though there is an undeniable comparison to be drawn, the Avengorii are a breed apart from the abhorrants of Ushoran - indeed, they take great offence to the comparison, as more than one mortal has discovered to their cost. The lords of the Sascathran Dunes are generally lucid, if not sane, with the majority being well aware of their ghastly they appear to others. Many Avengorii make a show of revelling in this apparent disgust, though such may simply be a way of coping with the transformation they have wrought unto themselves. Either way, through acknowledging of their own primal natures, they have proven more than capable of thriving in the savage lands of Ghur."

I genuinely find it funny that the Avengorii take offense to being compared to the Abhorrants, despite there being a question of which set of vampires is the less sane one 🤣
 
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Disciple of Nagash

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Thanks guys, some brilliant background there and I feel it stirring my inspiration juices 😏

The Hysh vampires sound fun, but then so do the Uglu ones! I like how the basic dead are different as well, oooh the possibilities!

Anyone else thinking of some interesting fluff with vampires in the different realms?
 

Belladonna Voltaire

Vyrkos Primogen
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Aug 15, 2007
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Rather than go in to detail on something along the lines of lining up the realms to the atypical idea associated with them I have tried to think somewhat outside of the normal box for exploring some of the different ideas:-

Azyr, the Realm of Heavens:
Vampires that pray to the space between the stars in the hope of finding something behind the obvious realms. Whatever it is that lies in the absence of the stars, which for all intents and purposes is another aspect of Nagashs lifeless plan. They seek empowerment through the dying of the stars and on occasion, a star might answer back.

Aqshy, the Realm of Fire:
Lava based Necromancy. Trying to use the bones of those burned in to the earth to instead make the undead more in the manner of golens and constructs, not dissimilar to the Ushabti of Lahmia. A society of artisans of earth and heat combined with necromancy.

Shyish, the Realm of Death:
- A vampire order obsessed beyond even the Kastelai in terms of obsession with a single killing blow, and being something beyond with their devotion to Nagash. These were mortals who have perfected the art of death to the point that they can slice someone's lifeline thread from the scions of fate itself and this becomes even easier for them upon death. They ae especially effective at battling the Nighthaunt and Daemons.

Ghyran, the Realm of Life:
-Reanimators aplenty here, using the various plants to bring about non-magical means of bringing back the death. They have become obsessed with finding a way of bringing undeath directly through a specific combination of plants and reagents instead of needing the necromancy to hold the dead up feeing the vampires to control sheer volumes of undead and with a quick way of applying this to a living army too.

Hysh, the Realm of Light:
Being the realm of Light, these would be something akin to the Necrachs of Old. Wizened ancient looking and totally without mercy, keeping a standing guard of those who are seeking the secrets of death within the visions of the light. They are hardy, ancient and feed off the variety of tomes for those they have opened their ancient libraries to.

Ghur, the Realm of Beasts:
This could be stranded Vykros who are embracing the beast more than those in Shyish. They have given in to the wolf to the point of functioning almost like a dire wolf pack with a small hint of their bigger vampiric origins. They are the embodiment of the Bat now.

Chamon, the Realm of Metal
- The Vampires of Chamon could be obsessed with finding a way to preserve themselves through the use of liquid metal, trying to find new ways of grafting it to their skin and trying to use the interspresing of death and metal magic to make them literal quicksilver instead of as like quicksilver.

Ulgu, the Realm of Shadows
- Imagine the Power that lies in someones shadow, It has seen everything of the person day and night forever. Its stories and its nectar could be sweet for being the centre point of unwilling and unwitting accomplice to every single crime of the perpetrator. Now imagine being the predator that eats said shadows for their secrets. Thats what I would want from an Ulgu vampire.
 
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