Dogs of War/ Regiment's of Renown Special

Characters
BorgioTheBesieger
MerchantPrinceofMiragliano
BorgioTheBesiegercanbetakenasaLordchoice,buthewilluseuponeofyourHerochoicesas
well.TakingBorgiocountsastakingaLordandaHero.Hemustbefieldedexactlyaspresented
hereandnoextraequipmentormagicitemscanbeboughtforhim.Hemustbethearmy'sGeneral
iftaken.

BorgiotheBesiegerwasthegreatestgeneralevertowalkthelandofTilea.Borgioisrenownfor
hisexpertiseintheartofsiegecraft.Itwassaidthatnowallcouldkeephimoutandnofortress
coulddiscouragehim.Hewasabrillianttactician,andwonalmostallofhisbattle.Beyondthe
fact,thathewasarenownedgeneral;hewasalsoagoodPoliticianandruler.Hispeopleand
soldierslovedhim.

Lossafterlossmadehisenemiesbitter,whichledthemtosendspiesandassassinsto"deal"with
Borgio.Everyoneofthemfailed.Forreasonsthathisrivalscouldnotunderstand,Borgiothe
Besiegerjustwouldnotdie.Thislastedformanyyears,untilhewasfoundinhisbedchamber
dead,killedbyapoisonedsnailfork.Somesaythathiswife,theilltemperedoldersisterof
LucrezziaBelladonna,killedhim.Tothisdaynooneknowsforsure.

MWSBSSTWIALd
BorgioTheBesieger465443549
Warhorse830331316
Points:250

EQUIPMENT
Weapons:MaceofMight,Lance

Armour:ArmourofBrazenBronze,Shield

Mount:Bardedwarhorse.

SPECIALRULES

DifficulttoSlay:BorgioTheBesiegerhasanalmostunnaturalabilitytowithstandpainand
injury.Ifheisslain,thendonotremovethemodel,butlayitonitsside.Attheendofthephase,
rollaD6.Ona13,heisremovedasacasualtyasnormal.Onarollof4ormore,hestandsback
upagainwithasinglewoundremaining.
BelovedGeneral:BorgioTheBesiegerwasbelovedbyhismen,andthepeopleofMiragliano.To
representthis,anytroopwith18"maytestoffofBorgio'sleadership.Thisrulereplacesthe
normalGeneralrulefoundintheWarhammerrulebook(Page102)
MagicBanner:BorgioTheBesiegeristheMerchantPrinceofMiragliano,andbecauseofthis
oneunitofPikemenorHeavyCavalrymaycarrya50pointMagicStandard.Thisruledosesnot
applytoRegimentsofRenown.
MAGICITEMS
MaceofMight
Borgiomadethisweaponoutofacannonballthathithimsquareinthechest,anddidnotkill
him.Fromthatpointforwardithasbecomehisluckcharm.IfBorgiorollsa6tohitwiththis
weapon,thathitwillbeatStrength10.
ArmorofBrazenBronze
ThiscountsasasuitofHeavyArmourthatconveysawardsaveof5+.
MonstrousMaskHelm
ThisHelmcausesfearasdescribedintheWarhammerrulebook.

GhazakKhan
TerroroftheEast
GhazakKhancanbetakenasaLordchoice,buthewilluseuponeofyourHerochoicesaswell.
TakingGhazakKhancountsastakingaLordandaHero.Hemustbefieldedexactlyaspresented
hereandnoextraequipmentormagicitemscanbeboughtforhim.Hemustbethearmy'sGeneral
iftaken.

BeyondtheDarkLands,aretheendlesssteppesthatbelongingtoarmiesoftheGreatHobgobla
Khan.Thisempireofhobgoblinsarehaverarelybeenseenbytheeyesofmanordwarf,andif
theydo,theyarehunteddownorworse,capturedandsoldtotheChaosDwarves.Few
HobgoblinshaveeverseentheOldWorld,andoneofthosethathaveisGhazakKhan,the
TerroroftheEast.SenttotheOldWorldbyhismastertolearnthetacticsoftheracesthatlace
intheselands.GhazakKhandiscoveredthathiringhisgreatskillsasageneralandagreat
warriortothepeopleoftheselandswouldbethebestwaytogainthedesiredknowledge.In
Tilea,GhazakKhanhasbuilthimselfaverynastyreputationforsavagery,andprowessinthe
heatofbattle.Themercenaryarmythatheleadshaswonvictoryaftervictory,leavingmany
villagesinashesandthepopulationdevouredbythemonstrousregimentsthatfollowhisevery
word.

HisarmywasrecentlyhiredbytheSenateofRemastodestroytheLamianvampire,Maria
Sarsosa.ThisformermemberoftheRemasSenatewasdiscoveredwhenamercenarycaptain
cameuponherfeastingonapatrollingpikeman.Thevampireescapedfromthecitystateand
begantoraiseanundeadarmytodevastateRemas,andthepeoplethathaddiscoveredher
secret.GhazakKhanhadneverbattledavampirebeforeandwasveryeagertodobattlewith
her.GhazakKhanmetMaria'sarmyatthebanksoftheRiverRemo.Dotothewartornnature
ofTilea,Mariawasabletoraisealargeundeadarmyquickly,whichmadehermorethenready
foranattack.GhazakKhansentoutriderstotheflankoftheundeadhoardandsentsomeofthe
monstrousregimentstowadeuptherivertocatchtheotherflank.Afewhoursbeforedusk,
GhazakKhanlaunchedhisattack.Mariawascompletelycaughtoffguard,because
shehadnotevenconsideredanyonewouldattackatnightwhensheisthestrongest.Khan'sarmy
began
tobreakdowntheregimentsofskeletonsandzombies.Assoonasnightfell,Mariabegantoraise
the
fallensoldierstoswelltheranksofherarmy.Atthatexactmomenttheflanksofthehitbythe
outridersandmonstrousregiments.Thevampire'sarmybegantocrumble,andonceagainto
hershockGhazakKhanmadeanothermovethatshehasneverexpected.Leadingaregiment
of200pluswolfboyz,GhazakKhanwasdrivingupthecenteroftheundeadhoard
withonepurposeinmind,combatwithvampire.WhenKhanmetthevampire
inhandtohand,Mariawassurprisedthatherspeedheldnoadvantageagainst
thegreenskinnedgeneral.ThevampireblastedGhazakKhanwithaboltofblackmagic,which
causedthewinddemonbondtothehobgoblinshelmtobereleased.ThisforcedMariatothe
groundandGhazakKhanloppedherheadcleanoff.Asthesunrosetheundeadcrumbledinto
dust.

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WSBSSTWIALd
GhazakKhan476443649
Warghan950553425

Points:350

EQUIPMENT
Weapons:TheRedScimitarandabow

Armour:HeavyArmour,andashield
Mount:GhazakKhanridesthe
giantwolf,Waghan

SPECIALRULES
Waghan
WarghanisamonstrouswolfthatGhazakKhan
usesasamount.Warghancausesfear,has
thickfurgivingit4+armorsave,andcountsas

amonstrousmount.

WarCryOfTheSteppes
Whenhecharges,heletsoutamightywarcrythatstrikesterrorintheheartsofhisenemies.To
representthis,anyunitthathechargeswillnotbeabletostandandfireorfleeasaCharge
response.Thisdoesnotaffectaregimentthatisimmunetopsychology.

QuellAnimosity:
GhazakKhanissuchafiercegeneral,eventhemostunrulygreenskinthinkstwiceaboutacting
upwhenheiscloseby.AnyOrcorGoblinunitwithin6"ofGhazak,andheisnotfleeing,may
rerollafailedanimositytest.

MAGICITEMS

TheRedScimitar
Thisswordhasa3savemodifierandanymodelwoundedbyitlosesD3woundsratherthanjust
one.
DaemonheadHelmet
Apowerfulwinddemonismagicallyboundtodefendthewearerofthishelmet,iftheweareris
everwounded.TorepresentthiswhenGhazakKhanhaslostawound,hegainsa4+wardsave
andamagicresistance(1)fortheremainderofthebattle.

LucrezziaBelladonna

LucrezziaBelladonnacanbetakenasaLordchoice,butshewilluseuponeofyourHerochoices
aswell.TakingLucrezziacountsastakingaLordandaHero.Shemustbefieldedexactlyas
presentedhereandnoextraequipmentormagicitemscanbeboughtforher.
ThemostbeautifulwomaninTilea,andforthatmattertheentireOldWorld,isLucrezzia
Belladonna.Sheisalsothemostdangerous.Lucrezziaisarenownedsorceress,andrumoredto
beamasterofpoisonsandtoxins.Sincethedeathofherfirsthusband,TheMerchantPrinceof
Pavona,shehasstrivedtostayintherulingclass.ManyoftheMercenaryGeneralsthat
defendedPavona,becamehusbandsofLucrezziathusbecomingMerchantPrince.Somehow,
whentheirabilitiesasastatesmanorageneralfalteredordidnotmeetLucrezzia'sexpectations,
theyturnedupdead.
Herseventhhusband'spoliticalcareerendedsuddenlyafterhehadconsumedthreebottlesof
winecollectedfromLucrezzia'sprivatewineseller.LucrezziaBelladonnaisnowlookingfora
newhusbandtobecomeMerchantPrinceandrulePavonabesideher,thatis,untilheloosesher
favor.

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LucrezziaBelladonna433343318
Warhorse830331316
Points:380

EQUIPMENT
Weapons:SwordandStilettodagger
Mount:Bardedwarhorse.

SPECIALRULES
MasterSorceress
LucrezziaBelladonnaisoneofthemostpowerfulsorceressesinTilea.Sheisalevel4wizardand
maychooseeithertheLoreofShadoworDeath.
StunningBeauty
LucrezziaBelladonna'sbeautyhasanamazingeffectonthehumanmercenariesinthearmy.To
representthisanyhumanunitwithin8"ofherautomaticallyrallytheystopfleeingandrallyas
soonastheyarewithin8".Thisaffectsfleeingtroopsduringtheopponent'sturnaswell.This
doesnotaffectanytroopsthatareimmunetopsychology.
ExpertPriosoner
LucrezziaBelladonnaisrumouredtobeanexpertatpreparingpoisons.Noonehaseverlivedto
tellifthistrueornot.Torepresentthispoisonousskill,usethefollowingrules:
Lucrezzia'sKiss:Shehasbeenknowntokisstheweaponsofaherothatshetakesasher
champion.TorepresentthisanyonehumanheroorunitchampiongainsKillingBlowduetothe
potencyofthepoisoninherlipstick.
Stilettodagger:AllofLucrezzia'sattacksarePoisonous.ShealsocarriesaStilettodagger
whichcountsasanadditionalhandweapon.
PotionofPavona:Atthebeginningofthebattle,Lucrezziamaygivethepotiontoanyone
hero,unitchampion,ortakeitherself.RollaD6andifyouroll2+choosethatnumberofthat
character'scharacteristicstoimproveby+1.Forexample,Yourolla4andyouchooseto
improvethecharacter'sWS,T,W,andI.Youcannotapplythisbonustothecharacter's
leadershipandcannotincreaseacharacteristicbymorethanone.Ifyourolla1thecharacter
losesonewound,ifthiskillsthecharacterthentheycountasacasualtyforallintentsand
purposes.
PhialofPoison:Lucrezziahiresan"agent"priortoeverybattle.Thisagentwillsneakin
totheenemycampandattempttopoisontheenemyleaders.Torepresentthis,rollaD6atthe
beginningofthebattleforeachenemycharacter.Arollof4+meansthatthecharacterhasbeen
poisonedandstartsthebattlewithonewoundlessthannormal.

MidasTheMeancountsasheroandspecialchoice.IfyouchoosetofieldMidasTheMeaninyour
armyheiscountedasbeingthearmy'sPaymaster.Hemustbefieldedexactlyaspresentedhereand
noextraequipmentormagicitemscanbeboughtforhim.

ThemostinfamouspaymastertoevercomeoutofTileaisMidastheMean.Midasissogreedy
thathehasnotonlystolengoldfromthegeneralsthathiredhim,buthehasstolenentire
paychests.MidaswasfirstrecognizedasagreatpaymasterinSartosa,intheemployofthedwarf
piratelord,GridiScumbeard.ThedwarfpirateadmiredMidas'smeannessandreluctanceto
partwitheventhesmallestamountofgold.WhenasmallarmyofArabianCrosierscametoslay
Gridiandrobhisvaults;theydiscoveredthevaultsemptyandthepirate'spaymastermissing.
MidasturneduplaterintheserviceoftheMerchantPrinceofVerezzo.Midasandhishand
pickedhenchmendefendedthepaychestinmanygloriousbattles.Whenitcametopayingthe
mercenaries,Midaspaidthemsolittlethattheylynchedthemerchantprince.

Midashasturnedupinfarofflands,offeringhisservicesaspaymastertomercenaryarmiesor
servingasataxcollector,goldcounter,oratreasurehiderforsomelordorbaron.Although
manyofhisemployershavemetwithrathernastyends,Midashasneverletapaychestfallinto
thehandsoftheenemy,orforthatmatterthehandsofthefleeingmercenarieswhohavejustlost
thebattle.

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WSBSSTWIALd
MidasTheMean444442428
SheikhYadosh422331217
Bodyguard443431418
Paychest443
Horse830331316

Points:320

EQUIPMENT
Weapons:HandWeapon
Armour:Shield,HeavyArmor

SPECIALRULES
ThePayChest
ThepaychestistakenintobattlesothatPaymasterMydascananeyeonitswhereabouts.
SheikhYadosh,awealthyArabianmoneylenderwhohasaccompaniedMydassincehisdaysin
Sartosa,isgiventhetaskofkeepingthepaychestsecureduringthebattle.Placedonalight
carriageriddenbySheikhYadosh,thepaychestinspiresactsofheroismandbraveryamongst
mercenaries,hopingthatbysuchactstheywillbepaidabonus.Thepaychestcountsasachariot
inallrespects,withthefollowingexception.Whenthepaychestchargesintocombat,itinflicts
onlyD3impacthits.Inaddition,anyfriendlyunitswithin6"ofthepaychestmayrerollany
failedPsychologytest.Thepaychesthasanarmorsaveof5+.
ThepaychestmayactasaseparateunitfromMydasandhisbodyguardsonthebattlefield.

Midas'sBodyguards
Aregimentbodyguard,madeupofhandpickedgalleyslavesfrompiratemenowar,always
accompaniesMidastheMean.Thesebodyguardswerefreedfromthereformermastersbya
verygenerousportionofgold,andtheyarealldeeplygratefulfortheirfreedomandareviciously
loyaltoMidas.Allofthesemenareverylarge,muscular,bronzedandhardenedbyyearsof
laborintheoregalleysofamanowar.Thefallingrulesapply:
Thebodyguardsmustbeatleast9modelsstrong,notincludingMidasandSheikh
Yadosh.Thepointcostforthefirst9modelsareaddedintothepointcostabove.You
mayaddupto15moremodelsfor11pointsforeachadditionalmodel.
TheBodyguard'sareequippedwithheavyarmor,halberd,andhandweapon.
TheBodyguardshaveaStandardBearerandaMusician
TheentireBodyguardunitisstubbornaslongaMidasisalive.
AnyothercharacterinthearmymaynotjoinMidas'sBodyguards.
Whensettingup,deployMidasandhisBodyguardswiththeothercharacters.

MAGICITEMS

TreasureMap
Midashasdrawnamaptoallofhishiddenpaychestsonthebackofapieceofparchmenthehad
pickedupintheofficeofsomeBorderPrince.TheparchmenthasanumberofLizardman
glyphsonthereverseside.Theparchmentcontainsatrustspell,whichempowerstheholderto
beatrustedbythosewhowoulddohimin.Themaphasdifferenteffectsperbattle;rollaD6to
determinetheaffect.
12Midas'sBodyguardsadd+1totheircombatresolution.
34AnyfriendlyunitmayuseMidas'sbattlestandardabilityat18"insteadofthenormal
12".
56Onefriendlyunitchosenatthestartofthebattlehasa+1tohitinHandtoHand
combatfortherestofthebattle.

TheCrestofMidas
ApriestofMyrmidiaforgedtherunesontheCrestofMidas.MidastheMeanmountedthisitem
ontothelockofhispaychestasagoodluckcharm.Hehasnoticedonceortwicethatwhengoes
intobattlethathisweaponsandthoseofhismenglowwithadullgoldenlight.Torepresentthis
everyattackfromthisunitcountsasmagical,thusabletowoundetherealcreatures.
MarcoColombocanbetakenasaLordchoice.Hemustbefieldedexactlyaspresentedhereandno
extraequipmentormagicitemscanbeboughtforhim.MarcoColomboisaHistoricalCharacter,
andcannotbeusedwithanyotherSpecialCharacters.

MarcoColomboisbestknownastheexplorerwho"discovered"Lustria,althoughitwasreally
discoveredyearsbeforebytheNorse.Marcowas,however,thefirstOldWorlderinestablishing
friendlyrelationswiththeLizardmenafarfromeasytask!BeforeMarcosepictriptoLustria,
ithadvisitedArabyasmerchantandtakenpartindifferentnavalbattlesalongthecoastfrom
ArabyandaroundthepiratestrongholdofSartosa.Therefore,Marcowasaseasonedveteranin
diversecampaignsandwaswellknownasamercenarycaptainbeforemakinganamefor
himselfasaexplorer.
TohisreturnofLustriawithagreatfortuneingoldandgems,hetookthecontrolofthearmyof
hispatronasamercenarygeneralandmadehimselfMerchantPrinceofTrantio.Afterthathe
headedthearmyofTrantioagainsttherivalcitiesinnumerousoccasions,inadditiontoin
sporadicexpeditionsbeyondApucciniMountains.HealsohassentnewexpeditionstoLustriain
searchofthefamousNorsecolonyofSkeggi,whichhefinallyfoundafteryearssearching.Marco
isoneoftheseveralfamousTileanmercenarygeneralswhonotonlyhaveleadarmiesinthewars
ofTilea,butalsoindistanttropicallandsagainststrangeandunknownopponent

MWSBSSTWIALd
MarcoColombo466443649
Warhorse830331316

Points:150

EQUIPMENT

Weapons:HandWeaponandCrossbow
Armour:LightArmourandShield
Mount:MayrideaBardedWarhorse(+21pts).

SPECIALRULES
MasterCrossbowman:Maymoveandfirehiscrossbow,evenwhenmounted.Hisincredibleskill
withthecrossbowisalsoreflectedinhisprofile,ashisBallisticSkillishigherthanallnormal
MercenaryGenerals.
Navigator'sTelescope:AtthestartofthebattleMarcoColombosurveysthebattlefieldthrough
histelescope.Ona4+hefindsallscouts,fanatics,assassinsandotherhiddenunits.
MAGICITEMS

GemOfLustria:
Reroll1failedarmoursaveperturn.
GourdOfLustrianWine:
OnceperbattleMarcocandrinkthewineandhewillget+D6Strengthuntiltheendoftheturn.
ScrollOfAraby:
Onceperturn,MarcocanhaveMagicResistance(2)