Antoine von Carstein
Antoine von Carstein is a Vampire Lord. [1a]
History
He rampaged through the Empire but was defeated at the Battle of Schrolnetz Plain in 2465 IC by an army commanded by Maximillian von Klaus after Emperor Wilhelm III united the Elector Counts against him. Whilst the main undead legions were shattered and wiped out by massed gunfire, Maximillian and his bodyguard of Knights of the Blazing Sun forced Antoine to turn to mist and flee, vowing revenge. [1c]
In 2505 IC he marched once more from Sylvania, raising the dead from small villages at first then whole towns, their populations swelling the ranks of his army. An Army from across the Empire was assembled to confront him once more, making a stand at the fortified port of Stuttburg. [1c]
Antoine led his forces against the defenders, killing the living until they reached the town square where the vampire called for Maximillian to come forth and face him once more. Before he could enact his revenge, Wilhelm Hague of Talabecland led his army across the square to meet him in battle. [1c]
Vengeance of the Vampire
The centre piece of Games Day 1999 was the epic display created to show the battle at the town of Stuttburg when Antoine came seeking revenge. 22 feet long and 10 feet wide it included thousands of models - 2000 Zombies alone. [1a]
Quotes
| We shall return for you. We shall drink of you. We shall revenge our beloved Elysabet. We shall bleed you and your Empire dry and when we have finished you will be one of us. Your rotting flesh wull be a feast for the crows and worms but you shall not rest. You will suffer an eternity of horror, Maximillian von Klaus. In forty years, we shall find you. We shall kill you. We shall kill your sons, your people, your whole pitiful Empire.
~ Antoine von Carstein.[1c] |
Miniatures
Conversion by Mark Harrison
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