Johann van Hal
Johann van Hal is a Witch Hunter General of the Empire and descendant of Frederick van Hal.
He and his companion, Wilhelm Hasburg fight against Chaos and the Undead without fear then depart without further word. [2]
History
He does not talk about his past or why he became a Witch Hunter although those knowledge about the lore of the Empire may recognise that he is a descendant of the dreaded Necromancer Van Hel. [2]
Johann purged the haunted castle of Reikwald and destroyed the Vampire Gunther von Blodfel becomming the most famous vampire hunter of the age. [2]
Stake for hire
Those who are suitably desperate and who are plagued by the undead or other supernatural foes draw the Mark of the Hammer on their gates or road signs, calling him to their aid. Although he is paid, any gold that he does not need is given to the church of Sigmar. [2]
Weapons and Equipment
- 5th Edition: Brace of Pistols, Hand Weapon, Stake of Sigmar. [2]
- Stake of Sigmar: Said to be a fragment of a tree that Sigmar felled when building Altdorf, it fills Johann with his gods strength and sense of purpose as well as being especially deadly against Vampires. [2]
Miniatures
Johann van Hal. [2]
Quotes
And by these marks can you tell them. By the fangs of the predator, for their thirst of blood is the thirst of a fanged fiend. From their porcelain white skin, cold to the touch and unnatural to the eye. From the glow of their eyes behind which lives the Hunger. These are the marks of the blackest evil. These are the marks of the Vampire.
~ Johann van Hal.[1] |
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition): The Shadow of the Vampire, pg. 12
- 2: White Dwarf 233 (UK), Burn the Witch!: The Witch Hunters, pg. 76-77