The Barrow Legion Infantry

Cairn Wraiths

Cairn Wraiths are hooded, spectral creatures that dwell in the realms of nightmare, haunting the dreams of men. They are amongst the most dreaded of all Undead. Lacking physical forms altogether, they cannot be out down by axe, sword or hammer blow. Even the strongest faith cannot banish such creatures easily. Worse still, the icy touch of a Cairn Wraith drains the essence of mortal men. A Cairn Wraith is capable of reaching into the body of an adversary and closing its freezing claws around the victim's vital organs, sending painful chills right through a man's soul. Because they are impervious to physical weaponry, only the raw energies of magic or a well-placed blow from an enchanted weapon can slay a Cairn Wraith. The crippling fear that arises from having a night-unkillable spectre scythe down any too slow to escape causes even brave men to quit the field. Those who do resist the urge to flee find their return blows passing through the Wraith's incorporeal form. It is well that such creatures are so rare, for these silent assassins are quite capable of slaughtering their way through an entire garrison over the course of a single moonless night.

Unit Name Cairn Wraiths

Main Unit Key wh_main_vmp_inf_cairn_wraiths

Land Unit Key wh_main_vmp_inf_cairn_wraiths

Land Unit Group Parents Infantry

Land Unit Group Scythe Infantry

Caste Melee Infantry

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 850

Recruitment Cost 850

Upkeep Cost 213

Number of Units 60

Hit Points 6240

├ Mount 0

├ Mount Entity

├ Mount Hit Points

├ Num Mounts gh1_cairn_wraith

├ Man Entity wh_main_vmp_inf_wraith

├ Man Hit Points 8

├ Num Men 60

└ Bonus Hit Points 96

Mass 90

└ Man Mass 90.0000

Armour 0

├ Armour wh_main_body_0

├ Shield none

└ Missile Block Chance 0

Leadership 45

Speed 48

└ Man Speed 48

Melee Attack 28

Melee Defence 26

Weapon Strength 44

├ Melee Weapon wh_main_vmp_scythe_cairnwraith

├ Base Weapon Damage 0

├ Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage 44

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

└ Bonus vs. Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 20

Abilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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	Shark Strait Seadogs 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