Ghostly Undead
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| Setting: | Age of Fantasy | |
| Games: | Age of Fantasy, Age of Fantasy: Skirmish, Age of Fantasy: Regiments, Age of Fantasy: Quest | |
| Species: | Undead | |
The Ghostly Undead are incorporeal beings who venture into Tyria from the Empyrean Plane. Their armies are made up by lines of ghostly warriors wielding rusted weapons, supported by banshees and wraiths, driven forward by their ghostly jailers.
The Ghostly Undead have been thrust from their blissful state of delusion by their Gods to harvest fresh souls. Tormented by the reality of what they have become, the Ghostly Undead lash out furiously at mortals, desperately trying to seize captives so that their Gods will allow them to return to their eternal delusion.
Background Story
The Ghostly Undead enter Tyria from the Empyrean Plane, which some in Tyria believe to be the afterlife, ruled over by a pantheon of Death Gods. In truth, the gods of this plane draw their energy from the souls of those who live there, gradually draining their memories, thoughts, and personalities, until nothing remains but the shadowy husk of a soul.
The gods of the Ghostly Undead each rule over their own part of the Empyrean Plane, where those trapped inside see the world around them as their god wills it: whether it’s a magnificent and heavenly kingdom, a warrior’s paradise, or a place of pain and torture. Those few mortals who have gone to these lands and escaped to tell the tale see something else entirely. They return with tales of shambling spirits lurking over desolate ruins, playing out mortal lives which have long been lost. Many of these spirits have completely forgotten their mortal lives, while others remember only scattered fragments.
The Ghostly Undead are sometimes sent out to other planes by their gods, tasked with seeking out souls to bring back to the plane. The spirits only faintly understand their purpose, some believe they seek worthy souls to reward with paradise, others believe that they have come to bring divine retribution on the foes of their gods. The Ghostly Undead only know for certain that they may solely return once they have taken enough souls to satisfy their masters.
As the Ghostly Undead wander the outside of the Empyrean Plane, their gods’ glamors come undone, causing them to gradually become aware of their true appearance and surroundings. Many Ghostly Undead are horrified when confronted with their true nature, which drives them to a spiteful madness, where they lose any sense of self and lash out furiously at any living creatures. Others become convinced that they have been trapped in an illusion, as a punishment for displeasing their god in some way, seeking desperately to redeem themselves so they may return to the Empyrean Plane.
The Ghostly Undead have begun to pour into Tyria ever since the Grat Rift opened many once hidden Voidgates in Tyria. Once thought of as mere legend, it is now not uncommon to see large processions of Ghostly Undead prowling through the forgotten fringes of Tyria, seeking to claim those who have strayed too far from their homes. Sometimes they have also been known to bargain with mortals of Tyria who can offer them magic, souls, or a means of return to their home.
How will you find your way through the mortal planes?
Play Style
Among the undead armies, the spooky ghosts are the most glass cannon army of the lot. While the vampires have to work with utter chaff mobs and the ossified are all turtles, the ghostly undead are the ones who are in combat first and able to hold onto the fight for a bit, but they'll need to rely on their Regeneration to hold on.
Similar To
- Warhammer Fantasy: Vampire Counts Ghostly units (Banshee, Cairn Wraith, Hex Wraiths, etc)
- Age of Sigmar: Nighthaunt
- Kings of War: Undead
Miniatures
There are no offical OPR models for this army yet. You can take all kind of ghosts, banshees, wraith and other ghostly beeing you have lying around to represent your army.
See Also: Ghostly Undead Miniatures
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