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Total War: WARHAMMER II – The Prophet & The
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About this content

The Prophet & The Warlock is the latest Lords Pack for Total
War: WARHAMMER II. Introducing two rival Legendary Lords from the
world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, each with their own objectives,
mechanics, units and playstyle, for use in both the Eye of the
Vortex and Mortal Empires campaigns, and custom/multiplayer
battles.

• Two powerful new Legendary Lords with new quest-chains,
  legendary items and skills trees
• Play as Clan Skryre (Skaven) or the Cult of Sotek (Lizardmen)
  with unique new campaign mechanics
• Two new additional Lord types
• Nine new battlefield units and variants including the
  bullet-spewing Ratling Gun Weapon Teams and the fearsome
  Ripperdactyls
• Unleash ultimate devastation with the Clan Skryre Doomrocket,
  or summon an aspect of the very serpent god himself into battle
  with the Invocation of Sotek!
• New Regiments of Renown to unlock, recruit and field

Background

The great serpent-god Sotek may sleep, but Tehenauin – his most
devoted prophet – does not. The time has come for the foul Skaven
to pay the butcher’s bill for their plague-spreading acts, and pay
they will – with their very lives! Tehenauin marshals his fellow
Red-Crested Skinks: there will be a sacrifice. A vast, crimson
sacrifice. Only when the temple-city altars are drenched with
Skaven blood will the serpent god become manifest and enact his
divine wrath… 

But the Skaven do not sit idly by while Tehenauin plans his
crusade. Scenting great Warpstone deposits in the jungles of
Lustria, the arch Warlock-Engineer Ikit Claw has claimed The Star
Tower in the name of Clan Skryre: a staging-post from which to
delve deep into the continental interior. With the Forbidden
Workshop at his disposal, Ikit Claw will bend the raw stuff of
chaos to his twisted designs, forging ever-more ingenious and
cataclysmic weapons… and placing the Warlock-Engineer on a
collision course with the Prophet of Sotek!

New Legendary Lords and Factions

Ikit Claw, the Warlock Engineer (Skaven, Clan
Skryre)

Ikit Claw – like all of Skavenkind – is naturally suspicious,
untrusting, untrustworthy and treacherous. His aptitude for science
and invention is unrivalled, but as well as being the greatest
Skaven Warlock Engineer of all time, Ikit Claw has also developed
an awesome command of the Winds of Magic. His exceptional
scientific knowledge and magical powers have made him indispensable
to the Council of Thirteen.

In his quest for destruction, Ikit seeks to realise his grandest
design – the mighty Doomsphere – and he will stop at nothing to
unleash it upon the world…

Clan Skryre brings several unique faction features and mechanics
to Total War: WARHAMMER II:

Clan Skryre Forbidden Workshop

With access to the infamous Forbidden Workshop, Clan Skryre
players can spend resources to upgrade various units such as
Doomwheels, Doom-flayers and Weapons Teams with powerful new
stat-boosts and attributes. As the player upgrades in each
category, they will unlock further ancillaries and, eventually, new
regiments of renown unique to the Forbidden workshop.

Workshop progress requires food and Warp Fuel, a new resource
gathered after battles. New research tiers in the Workshop may be
unlocked by completing unique missions. But the deadliest invention
by far that the Workshop offers is the Warpstorm Doomrocket.

Warpstorm Doomrockets

Doomrockets are outlandishly powerful weapons, deployed in
battle as an Army Ability. They are crafted in the Forbidden
Workshop, and can be stockpiled for use, though only one Doomrocket
from the stockpile may be launched per battle. Perhaps the most
powerful weapon wielded by any of the Races of WARHAMMER II, a
single Doomrocket is capable of wiping out multiple units in a
single strike, sending dust and debris skywards in an incinerating
mushroom-cloud!

Doomsphere

While the Under-Empire is a feature newly-available to Skaven
factions (see the Doomsayer Update Notes for more
details), only Clan Skryre can build the Doomsphere within the
Under-Cities they establish. This immense Warpstone bomb is
powerful enough to completely destroy any settlement it is
constructed below.

Unique Lord – Warlock Master

The Warlock Master is a caster Lord who uses the Lore of Ruin in
battle. Warlock Masters have unique skills which grant further
bonuses to Doom Flayers, Doomwheels and Weapons Teams. They may be
upgraded to ride a Doom Flayer or Doomwheel in battle.

Unique Units

• Ratling Gun Weapons Team: Specialist
  anti-infantry gun teams bearing the rotating, rapid-fire Ratling
  Gun. Ratling Guns are heavy damage-dealers which also Supress their
  targets, slowing their movement.
• Warplock Jezzails: Long-range, armour-piercing
  sniper infantry. These sharpshooters have the highest-quality
  shields, and their projectiles confer the Shieldbreaker contact
  effect.
• Doom-Flayers: Smaller than the Doomwheel (and
  twice as messy!), Doom-Flayers are designed to punch through enemy
  lines and deal powerful armour-piercing damage.

Regiments of Renown

These unique, elite variants are unlocked for recruitment as
Ikit Claw and his Lords level up.

• Ikit’s Zzzzap-Zzzzap! (Warp Lightning Cannon):
  These arcane artillery pieces stun their enemies with the Zzzzap!
  Contact effect, increasing the target’s ability cooldown
  times.
• Clan Vulkn Tailslashers (Clanrats – Shields):
  Fiery vermin with high weapon-strength who deal flaming attacks,
  while being immune to the effects of flame-weapons themselves.
• Blightscab’s Plaguepack (Plague Monk Censer
  Bearers): Heed the word! Blightscab’s Plaguepack have the
  Demegoguery ability, granting the Immune to Psychology attribute to
  nearby friendly units.
• Teeth-Breakers (Ratling Gun Weapons Team):
  These sneaky shooters carry Concealment Bombs, granting them Stalk
  and Unspottable at a moment’s notice. 
• Council Guard (Stormvermin – Halberds):
  Drilled in the protection of their masters, the Council Guard are
  unbreakable and have the Guardian ability.
• Natty Buboe’s Sharpshooters (Warplock
  Jezzails): The ultimate sniper crew, Natty Buboe’s
  Sharpshooters have both the Stalk and the Snipe abilities.
• Dwarf-Thing Menace (Doom-flayers): Perfect for
  scything through tough Dawi armour, the Dwarf-Thing Menace has the
  Sunder Armour contact effect and causes fear.
• Wheelz of Dooom (Doomwheel): Fires
  extra-powerful missiles which confer the Discourage contact effect
  on their target.

Five additional Regiments of Renown will become available upon
completion of key projects in the Forbidden Workshop. These units
are only available in campaign, not in custom and multiplayer
battles:

• Warpfire’s Wheel (Doomwheel): An augmented
  Doomwheel with improved melee stats and the Regeneration
  attribute.
• Blackhole Flayers (Doom-Flayers): These
  enhanced Doom-Flayers have improved melee stats and cause
  Fear.
• The Doombringers (Warpfire Thrower Weapons
  Team): With increased melee stats and the Unbreakable
  attribute, this Warpfire Thrower Weapons Team can tar-pit other
  units in melee if attacked.
• Eye-Takers (Warplock Jezzails):
  Headshot! The Eye-Takers’ enhanced Jezzails
  deal increased damage and Blind their targets, reducing their
  accuracy, melee attack and melee defence.
• Death Dealers (Ratling Gun Weapons Team): The
  Ratling Gun perfected! These weapons teams fire their hails of
  bullets at longer range, dealing greater damage and with reduced
  reload times.

Tehenhauin, Prophet of Sotek (Lizardmen, Cult of
Sotek)

Tehenhauin, a Red Crested Skink, emerged as the charismatic
Prophet of Sotek after a devastating plague was spread across
Lustria by Clan Pestilens. As he led a migration out of the defiled
city of Chaqua where the disease began, he prophesised the coming
of the Serpent-God and rallied the surviving population of
Lizardmen to join his counterattack. As Sotek’s cult grew, so too
did the Prophet’s following, and for many years Tehenhauin led his
apostles to many victories, slaughtering countless captives as
sacrificial offerings in the hope that their spilt blood would
bring forth the Serpent-God himself.

The Cult of Sotek faction brings two new campaign mechanics to
Total War: WARHAMMER II:

Prophecy of Sotek

Tehenauin believes that with sufficient sacrifices, the
serpent-god may yet return, bringing salvation to the Lizardmen and
the extermination of the Skaven. Tehenauin will be issued with a
series of unique missions, the completion of which grants access to
new forms of sacrifice. When performed, these reward Tehenauin with
unique banners, followers, powerful temporary effects, Regiments of
Renown and more.

Sacrifices to Sotek

As Tehenauin and his forces win battles against non-Lizardmen
armies, they may choose to mark any post-battle captives as
Sacrificial Offerings. As the offerings build, they may be spent on
performing the sacrifices accessed by the Prophecy of Sotek
missions.

The ultimate sacrifice: Invocation of Sotek

The highest level of sacrifice grants Tehenauin the ability to
evoke Sotek himself, manifesting an aspect of the serpent-god in
battle to deal devastating damage to his foes.

Unique Lord: Red-Crested Skink Chief

Red-Crested Skink Chiefs are powerful melee-focussed Lords
capable of leading armies, with their own unique skills tree. They
may be upgraded to ride a Horned One, a Ripperdactyl, and later, a
fearsome Ancient Stegadon.

Unique units

Tehenauin’s armies may recruit and field all-new battlefield
units:

• Red Crested Skinks: Armed with great weapons,
  Red Crested Skinks deal armour-piercing damage. Moving at
  tremendous pace, they are well-equipped to swiftly outflank the
  enemy and strike from the side or rear.
• Salamander Hunting Pack: Powerful
  ranged-attack monsters that hurl fireballs, deal flaming attacks in
  melee and cause fear. Their high speed enables them to reposition
  swiftly in the field.
• Ancient Salamander: A vast and venerable
  Salamander that hurls huge fireballs, dealing high damage and
  making the target more vulnerable to further flame attacks. The
  Ancient Salamander also deals flaming attacks in melee and causes
  terror. 
• Ripperdactyl Riders: Flying anti-infantry
  cavalry ridden by Skinks, dealing powerful armour-piercing damage
  in melee.
• Ancient Stegadon (Engine of the
  Gods): A variant of the mighty Stegadon mounted with the
  Engine of the Gods, which can use the Burning Alignment
  beam-attack, and the Portent of Warding to protect nearby friendly
  units.
• Bastiladon (Ark of Sotek): A Bastiladon
  mounted with the Ark of Sotek, able to summon a writhing vortex of
  poison-dealing serpents around itself in combat.

Regiments of renown

Tehenauin’s armies may field all-new Regiments of Renown. These
are unlocked for recruitment as the appropriate sacrifices are made
to Sotek.

• The Thunderous One (Ancient Stegadon): Armed
  with the Judgement of Xacmac ability, The Thunderous One calls down
  bolts of lightning to strike enemies engaging it in melee.
• Star Chamber Guardians (Temple Guard): These
  venerable warriors have Expert Charge Defence, Magic Attacks, and
  the Guardian attributes.
• Colossadon Hunters (Ripperdactyl Riders):
  Expert monster-fighters, the Collossadon Hunters have the Bonus VS
  Large ability.
• Pop-Hopak Cohort (Cold One Spear-Riders): The
  Pop-Hopak Cohort do not have the Primal Instinct trait, and are
  gifted with both the Vanguard Deployment and Immune to psychology
  attributes.
• Legion of Chaqua (Saurus Spears): These
  legendary Saurus warriors have the Shield of Chaqua ability,
  granting significant missile resistance to nearby friendly
  units.
• The Umbral Tide (Salamander Hunting Pack):
  Tireless and stealthy, the Umbral Tide have both the Stalk and
  Perfect Vigour attributes.
• Cohort of Sotek (Red-Crested Skinks): Grizzled
  veterans, the Cohort of Sotek are unbreakable, and have the Refuse
  To Die ability, which temporarily halts their hitpoint loss in
  battle.
• Pahaux Sentinels (Terradon Riders): These
  agile winged warriors have the Dodge attribute, conferring 20%
  Physical Resistance, and drop Rocks of Sundering, temporarily
  reducing their target’s armour.

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