Battle at The Dead and Buried
Conflict | End Times/Nurgle invasion of Sylvania |
Date | 2528 IC |
Location | The Dead and Buried inn, Sylvannia |
Outcome | Victory for Nurgle forces |
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Army of Nurgle | Small number of powerful vampire lords |
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Isabella von Carstein The Nameless |
Vlad von Carstein Mannfred von Carstein |
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Isabella von Crastein; cursed and corrupted vampire The Nameless evil spirit possessing the body of Sigmarite priest Luthor Huss Pusregnant the Glorious; Great Unclean One Festerheart; Herald of Nurgle The Legion of Soulblight; five tallybands of Plaguebearers, one tallyband of Plague Drones, one pack of Beasts of Nurgle The Bickermites; eight swarms of Nurglings The Dominated Dead; one vast horde of Zombies |
Vlad von Carstein Mannfred von Carstein Luthor Harkon Captain Drekla; vampire Karkanoth of the Nosantra; Strigoi Ghoul King Brachanasta of the Nosantra; Varghulf Zaphaniah Karkanoth of the Nosantra; vampire Igorin of the Nosantra; vampire Bastarno of the Nosantra; vampire Marja of the Nosantra; vampireThe Drakenhof Templars; two brotherhoods of Blood Knights |
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heavy<b>Nameless dead | near total Vlad von Carstein and Mannfred von Carstein only survivors |
The second major battle of the Nurgle invasion of Sylvania during the End Times.
Background
In early 2528 Nurgle forces start invading Sylvania. They were led by the resurrected Isabella von Carstein', who had been twisted and corrupted by Nurgle to act as an anathema to the undead, and the Nameless, a mindless spirit and former Mortarch of Nagash's who betrayed his master in favour of the Chaos Gods. Mannfred von Carstein, supported by the insane vampire pirate king Luthor Harkon, was given the job of repelling the invasion.
Despite a few minor, early victories, Mannfred was overwhelmingly defeated by the forces of the plague lord when the mighty willpower of the Nameless ripped control of his zombies hordes from him. Forced to retreat to an abandoned coaching inn nearby called The Dead and Buried Mannfred and a small number of powerful vampire lords were joined by Vlad von Carstein and made a desperate last stand.
Stages of battle
Aftermath
Despite the loss of the Namess and his zombie hordes the battle was a major victory for the Nurgle forces, who were then free to penetrate Sylvania all the way to Nagash's centre of power at the Black Pyramid.