Thorn of the Lotus

Faction: Elven

Fighting in the morass of the Fallen Lands has allowed the Elves of the Jade House to develop troops and tactics unknown amongst the other Houses. One of the more curious and dangerous of these warriors are those that are awarded the title "Thorn of the Lotus": a name derived from the razor sharp barbs that grow along the yellow lotus. These warriors were originally Elven retainers who were assigned to long term, duty by their superiors top protect and learn from the Swamp Goblins. Trained by the Swamp Goblins in guerilla tactics and marksmanship, Thorns of the Lotus have, as far as the other members of the Jade House are concerned, "gone native". They have incorporated many of the Swamp Goblins mannerisms and decor into their dress and while they fight for the Jade House quite ferrociously, they seem to prefer to spend their free time roaming the Fallen Lands and hunting with their Swamp Goblins allies.

Consummate marksmen, the Thorn of the Lotus are incredibly accurate with their long blowpipes. In a terrain that would render bows ineffectual, the elongated blowpipes of the Thorns are supremely accurate and effective. To make the Thorns more deadly than they already are, they use a specially prepared gel made from the yellow lotus that they coat their darts with. The gel is a potent nerve toxin that will paralyze a wounded target regardless of its size; a single hit from this dart can stop an enraged Troll in its tracks.

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Concept Art

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Unit Rules from the 2.Edition.
Type: Close Combat Individual

Thorn of the Lotus (1)								Costs: 89
CC	RC	PW	LD	AC	WD	ST	MV	AR	DEF	SZ
13	13	-	13	3	2	4	4	15	-4	2

Special Rules:
- Outmaneuver
- Eagle Eye
- Swamp Warrior
- Climb
- Stalk
- Secondary Attack
- Commanding Presence
- Steadfast
- The Thorn of the Lotus coats their Blowpipe darts and Longsword with a powder made from the Yellow Lotus Flower. Any model hit by an attack from the Thorn of the Lotus and survives must make a successfull LD test, it the Model fails the LD test he is considered to be drugged and can do nothing for the rest of the turn, if the Target Model fails the LD test with a natural 20 then the Model dies. Remove any wait counters a targeted model may have and place a Drugged counter next to the effected model.
Equipment:
- The Thorn of the Lotus is armed with an Extended Blowpipe and a Longsword.
Classification:
Mortal

Name	CC	MD	MX	DAM	Notes
Longsword	CC	-	-	ST+3
Extended Blowpipe	7	14	21	6(x2)	ROF = 1/1

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First version from 16.12.2012. Last Version from 07.02.2022.