I plan on creating a new Vampire Counts army, but instead of collecting
any and all models Undead I want a theme for my army. Without the actual
8th edition armybook in my possession I will use the previous one as a
guide for the fluff of my army and adapt the choice of units once I get a
copy of the book myself.
The story of Abhorash defeating the Red
Dragon are known far and wide in the Old World, but what happened to
his trusty followers? This is the tale of one such loyal follower of
Abhorash: Ankhat the Undead lord now only known and feared as The Bone
Collector.
After his master defeated the Red Dragon Ankhat travelled to The Border
Princes to challenge the most feared Warlords he could find. None could
stand before him and live, be they Orc, Human, Deamon, Elf or Dwarf all
fell before his blade and their blood sustained and strenghted Ankhat.
In the middle of this war torn land he would wait for his Red Dragon
... his release from the thirst ...
In the ruined citadel known
as The Boneyard he commands vast legions of skeleton warriors. Only the
true dead strong of bone may have the honour of serving Ankhat. Great
packs of hunting hounds bring the bones of warbands and armies defeated
by his skeleton warriors, these "fallen" are then forced into servitude
by The Three Captains. Awe-inspiring Vampire knights that lead the
armies of The Bone Collector. Always scouting the Old World for mighty
warriors and demi-gods so that their master may someday find his "Red
Dragon".
The core of the army will be made up by skeletons. If I can find the
models I would like to include skeletons of various races to resemble
the many victories of The Bone Collectors armies. Some units of Dire
Wolves need to be included to represent his hunting hounds. A skeleton
giant is high on the wish list to include in the army and I'm hoping
there's something in the armybook that I could use as an excuse to get
him the army!
Some Ghouls to represent the few slaves that Ankhat keeps to do the work that his skeletons can't.
The
rest of the army will be a Vampire lord (Ankhat) and three Vampire
heroes (the Three Captains) alongside any cool skeleton model I can find
an excuse for in the armylist to put it on the tabletop!