The Barrow Legion Heroes

Banshee

Tomb Banshees constantly howl in remembrance of the forbidden pleasures of the life that was once theirs and in bitterness for the peace of the grave that they cannot attain. Their grief-stricken wails can be lethal to mortals and strike terror into the hearts of all who hear them. Those who do not have a will of iron can die of sheer fright upon hearing the mournful screams of the Tomb Banshees. Blood trickles from their ears and fills up the whites of their eyes as the mind-wrenching shriek takes its supernatural toll. Fully-armoured Knights collapse lifeless from their saddles and whole ranks of infantry fall lifelessly as the Banshee does her evil work.

Unit Name Banshee

Main Unit Key wh_main_vmp_cha_banshee

Land Unit Key wh_main_vmp_cha_banshee

Land Unit Group Parents Heroes

Land Unit Group Melee Specialist

Caste Hero

Category Melee Infantry

Class Command

Custom Battle Cost 750

Recruitment Cost 1000

Upkeep Cost 250

Number of Units 1

Hit Points 4226

├ Mount 0

├ Mount Entity

├ Mount Hit Points

├ Num Mounts gh1_banshee

├ Man Entity wh_main_vmp_inf_banshee

├ Man Hit Points 8

├ Num Men 1

└ Bonus Hit Points 4218

Mass 400

└ Man Mass 400.0000

Armour 0

├ Armour wh_main_body_0

├ Shield none

└ Missile Block Chance 0

Leadership 45

Speed 60

└ Man Speed 60

Melee Attack 50

Melee Defence 45

Weapon Strength 290

├ Melee Weapon wh_main_vmp_hero_banshee

├ Base Weapon Damage 0

├ Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage 290

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

└ Bonus vs. Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 35

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%
• Slippery
  Those who are "slippery" cannot be cornered or pinned - they simply "slip" away…
  Speed x 125%
  Melee Defence +24
• 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.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a leadership bonus to nearby allies. Units within range of both the Lord's aura and an encouraging unit will receive the larger of the two bonuses.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• 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

• 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.
• Armour-Piercing
  The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
• Duellist
  This unit is best used to attack individual targets such as Lords or Heroes. As it can only damage very few individuals at a time, it is not suitable against hordes of weak enemies.
• Ethereal
  Ethereal units ignore most damage done by non-magical weapons. As they have shed most of their physical form, they are not slowed by terrain-based movement penalties either.

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