The Barrow Legion Artillery & War Machines

Mortis Engine

Many Necromancers and liche-lords have risen to kingship over the Undead, becoming so saturated with evil power that their physical forms radiate magic. Some Vampires actively seek out the citadels of those lords who have gone before, hoping to take possession of their remains and to use them against the living. No mere casket or hearse could be fit to bear the remains of one of these masters of the night. Instead, they are enshrined within a Mortis Engine, a cage of fused bone, surrounded by trappings of grandeur and borne to war by a host of spirits bound to the infernal device. Some reliquaries also carry blasphemous tomes to battle, or scrolls of parchment rumoured to have been penned by Nagash himself. Oft-times the Winds of Magic become night uncontrollable when such a fell tome is near. Heavy with evil magics, painstakingly illuminated with such care that their creator's souls have passed into the leaves of human skin that form its pages, these books can be a boon to the twisted practitioners of Necromancy, but also the bane of reckless and unwary spellcasters.

Unit Name Mortis Engine

Main Unit Key wh_dlc04_vmp_veh_mortis_engine_0

Land Unit Key wh_dlc04_vmp_veh_mortis_engine_0

Land Unit Group Parents Artillery & War Machines

Land Unit Group Magic Chariot

Caste Chariot

Category War Machine

Class Chariot

Custom Battle Cost 1400

Recruitment Cost 1400

Upkeep Cost 350

Number of Units 1

Hit Points 7236

├ Mount 0

├ Mount Entity

├ Mount Hit Points

├ Num Mounts hu1_empire_hr1_warhorse_lance_sword_shield

├ Engines of War wh_dlc04_vmp_veh_mortis_engine

├ Engine Entity wh_dlc04_vehicle_vmp_mortis_engine_articulation

├ Engine Hit Points 8

├ Num Engines 1

├ Man Entity wh_main_infantry_standard

├ Man Hit Points 8

├ Num Men 18

└ Bonus Hit Points 7084

Mass 1200

├ Engine Mass 1100.0000

└ Man Mass 100.0000

Armour 40

├ Armour wh2_main_heavy_metal_40

├ Shield none

└ Missile Block Chance 0

Leadership 60

Speed 48

├ Engine Speed 48

└ Man Speed 30

Melee Attack 30

Melee Defence 13

Weapon Strength 120

├ Melee Weapon wh_dlc04_vmp_mortis_engine

├ Base Weapon Damage 50

├ Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage 70

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

└ Bonus vs. Infantry 15

Charge Bonus 12

Abilities

• Wounds
  Even the greatest foes can be laid low with terrible injuries, and the greater the damage done, the less able they will be to effectively continue the fray.
  Speed x 90%
  Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage x 80%
  Base Weapon Damage x 80%
• Blasphemous Tome
  The unholy, never-to-be spoken words of this ancient grimoire cause the Winds of Magic to blow like a hurricane.
• The Reliquary Binding
  This depraved artefact, when held aloft, restores energy to those who swear fealty to its vileness.
• The Reliquary Corruption
  Those who dare to stand against this profane monument will suffer from its corrupting influence, to their demise.
• Regeneration
  There are beings and creatures that can mend bone and knit flesh at an incredible rate. A mighty boon, but one stunted by fire.
  Weakness to Fire Damage -20
• Crumbling
  The dead do not rest easily in the Old World. Those summoned by Vampires and Necromancers no longer have mortal concerns - they serve only their master's will.
• Disintegrating
  The Dark Magic binding has failed. Both flesh and necromantic energy slough off the subjects, leaving naught but dust.

Attributes

• Causes Fear
  This unit frightens all enemy units, reducing their leadership when nearby. It is also immune to fear. Fear penalties do not stack.
• Causes Terror
  This unit can cause terror, making its melee target rout for a short time. Units that cause terror are immune to terror and fear themselves.
• Strider
  Speed and combat penalties caused by terrain are ignored by this unit.
• Undead
  This unit is Undead (does not rout, immune to terror, becomes unstable when {{tr:morale}} is low).

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Magic Harvester
  Increases the level of magic power reserves.
• Mass Regeneration
  Regenerates nearby friendly units’ hit points.
• Causes Terror
  This unit can [[img:ui/battle ui/ability_icons/causes_terror.png]]cause terror, making its melee target rout for a short time. Units that cause terror are immune to terror and [[img:ui/battle ui/ability_icons/causes_fear.png]]fear themselves.
• Magical Aura
  This unit is surrounded by one or more magical auras that either support nearby friends or harm its foes.

Faction Availability
Immortal Empires	The Barrow Legion Lahmian Sisterhood Necrarch Brotherhood Strygos Empire The Silver Host Mousillon Templehof Von Carstein Sylvania Vampire Counts Vampire Counts Vampire Counts Vampire Counts Rebels Waldenhof
The Realm of Chaos	Jiangshi Rebels Sires of Mourkain Caravan of Blue Roses Lahmian Sisterhood Nagashizzar