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'''Branchwraiths''' are the sacred priestesses of the [[Sylvaneth]], imbued with the power of Ghyran. They are magic users capable of calling upon the [[Wyldwoods]] to rouse dryads from their slumbers to go to war.{{Fn|1}}
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'''Branchwraiths''' are the oldest of the [[Dryads]] in the [[World-That-Was]] and the sacred priestesses of the [[Sylvaneth]] in the [[Mortal Realms]].
  
They attack with piercing talons and receive blessings of the forest if close enough to a wyldwood. It is a wizard that knows the Arcane Bolt, Mystic Shield and Roused to Wrath spells.{{Fn|2}}
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==World-That-Was==
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'''Branchwraiths''' are the oldest of the [[Dryads]]. They have ever served as the handmaidens to the Ancients of [[Athel Loren]], and attend to the [[Treemen]] with a dedication bordering upon the fanatical. Yet before the coming of the Elves, the Branchwraiths were so much more. In those days, it was they who ruled the forest and they who tamed the Winds of Magic to bring sustenance to bough and branch. Thus do few Branchwraiths think kindly of the Elves, and many hate them — it matters not that [[Durthu]] brought the Elves into the forest precisely because he knew that the Branchwraiths’ cruel nature would lead Athel Loren to great evil. Now the Branchwraiths watch and wait for the seasons to shift once again. One day soon, they believe, the usurpers will be cast down from their lofty perches and the natural order restored.{{Fn|3}}
  
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==Mortal Realms==
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:''For more information see: [[Forest Folk#Branchwraiths]]
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'''Branchwraiths''' are the sacred priestesses of the [[Sylvaneth]], imbued with the power of [[Ghyran]].{{Fn|1}}
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==Notable==
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* [[Ardaneth]]: Priestess of the [[Arkenwood]], she now accompanies the Spirit of Druthu [[Shaddock]] who is all that remains of her forest home.{{fn|7}}
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* [[Drycha Hamadreth]]: The greatest and most malevolent Branchwraith in the [[World-That-Was]], now she is the Regent of the Outcasts that seeks absolute dominion of the Sylvaneth in the [[Mortal Realms]].{{fn|4}}
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* [[Bramble-Maiden]]: Sister to the Lady of Vines and handmaiden to the Everqueen. {{fn|6}}
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* [[Lady of Vines]]: Handmaiden and bodyguard to Alarielle having served as a captain of war since the [[Age of Myth]], she carried her queen as a soudpod to safety during the initial part of the [[Realmgate Wars]]. {{fn|5}}
 
==Images==
 
==Images==
 
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Image:Branchwraith.jpg|Branchwraith miniature, that used to depict Drycha.{{Fn|1}}
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Image:Branchwraith.jpg|Branchwraith miniature, that used to depict Drycha in [[WH:FB]].{{Fn|1}}
 
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==Notes==
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==Quotes==
* Before being a generic unit the Branchwraith miniature was used to represent the character Branchwraith [[Drycha]].
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|align="center"|''Die thee, plaguespawn! Rotfinger! Viletouch! Squirm your last!  The sylvaneth kindled beauty in these lands you have befoul'd and by my scythe, so shall we again.''
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'''~ Branchwraith Astylia at the Battle of the Oozing Dell.{{Fn|5}}
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|}
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
* {{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Sylvaneth-Branchwraith Sylvaneht Branchwraith product description]
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* {{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Sylvaneth-Branchwraith Sylvaneth Branchwraith product description]
 
* {{Endn|2}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/PDF/AoS_Warscrolls/aos-warscroll-branchwraith-en.pdf Branchwraith warscroll]
 
* {{Endn|2}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/PDF/AoS_Warscrolls/aos-warscroll-branchwraith-en.pdf Branchwraith warscroll]
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* {{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Wood Elves (8th Edition)]]
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* {{Endn|4}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Sylvaneth-Drycha-Hamadreth Drycha Hamadreth product description]
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* {{Endn|5}}: [[The Realmgate Wars: Balance of Power]]
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* {{Endn|6}}: [[The Tainted Axe (short story)]] by [[Josh Reynolds]]
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* {{Endn|7}}: [[The Splintered (short story)]] by [[Rob Sanders]]
  
[[Category:Grand Alliance of Order]][[Category: Sylvaneth]]
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[[Category: Wood Elves]]
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[[Category: Grand Alliance of Order]]
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[[Category: Sylvaneth units]]

Revision as of 21:01, 24 March 2018

Branchwraiths are the oldest of the Dryads in the World-That-Was and the sacred priestesses of the Sylvaneth in the Mortal Realms.

World-That-Was

Branchwraiths are the oldest of the Dryads. They have ever served as the handmaidens to the Ancients of Athel Loren, and attend to the Treemen with a dedication bordering upon the fanatical. Yet before the coming of the Elves, the Branchwraiths were so much more. In those days, it was they who ruled the forest and they who tamed the Winds of Magic to bring sustenance to bough and branch. Thus do few Branchwraiths think kindly of the Elves, and many hate them — it matters not that Durthu brought the Elves into the forest precisely because he knew that the Branchwraiths’ cruel nature would lead Athel Loren to great evil. Now the Branchwraiths watch and wait for the seasons to shift once again. One day soon, they believe, the usurpers will be cast down from their lofty perches and the natural order restored.[3]

Mortal Realms

For more information see: Forest Folk#Branchwraiths

Branchwraiths are the sacred priestesses of the Sylvaneth, imbued with the power of Ghyran.[1]

Notable

Images

Quotes

Die thee, plaguespawn! Rotfinger! Viletouch! Squirm your last! The sylvaneth kindled beauty in these lands you have befoul'd and by my scythe, so shall we again.

~ Branchwraith Astylia at the Battle of the Oozing Dell.[5]

Sources