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Octavian von Rochestein
Vampire 0 gc to hire +115 Warband Rating
M WS BS S T W I A LD SAVE
6" 5 4 4/6 4 4 6 2 9 4+
Leader
Equipment: Double-Handed Weapon; Gromril Armour
Octavian is a Master Vampire and has sired a vampire brood that plagues the streets with thier coteries. Whenever one of his childer's broods or those of other lesser Vampires in the service of the von Carsteins are outnumbered he might be moved to assist them at no cost to the warband as indicated by the adjoining table.
Difference in Warband Rating:
0-49 No Chance
50-99 6+
100-149 5+
150-199 4+
200+ 3+
  The Embrace CAMPAIGN LEVEL SKILL: No effect on combat
  Bloodsucker If the Vampire puts a foe Out of Action by any means in HtH combat and is more than 2" away from any other enemy then he sucks the foes blood and thereby gains a Wound in addition to taking the foe Out of Action. This power can take the Vampire over his normal Wounds limit for the duration of the battle.
  Blood Magic The Vampire may choose to use any one of the Strength or Speed Skills that he does not already possess for the remainder of the game, but looses a Wound for each skill he uses. The Vampire must currently have 2 or more wounds to use this ability.
  Hypnotic Gaze At the begining of every HtH Combat Turn before charges are resolved the Vampire may attempt to transfix a single foe already in HtH with the Vampire with his Hypnotic Gaze. The target must make a Leadership roll or freeze, captured by the Vampires will. Hypnotized models may not fight in the ensuing phase of HtH combat and all HtH attacks against them automatically hit. They recover from being hypnotized at the end of the HtH phase.
  Mist Form The Vampire may choose to disperse himself into a misty non-corporeal form during his own Recovery phase. While in Mist Form the Vampire is immune to non-magical attacks, may leave any HtH combats he is engaged in without being struck, and can ignore terrain and height. However, he can not run or charge, use any other abilities that affect corporeal models, or use any equipment that he might be carrying. Additionally, no other models may use his Leadership Value. He may stay in this Mist Form for a maximum of 2 of his own Turns at a time. The Vampire resumes his normal form in the Recovery Phase at will or after the time limit has expired.
  Strongman The warrior can use a Double-Handed Weapon without striking last.
  Strike to Injure +1 Injury rolls in hand-to-hand combat.
  Jump Up The warrior ignores 'Knocked Down' injuries, unless he is 'Knocked Down' by a save from a Helmet.
  Lightning Reflexes If the warrior is charged, he strikes in Initiative order, not last.
  Madness (Frenzy) The warrior suffers from Frenzy.
  (Un)Holy Relic The model auto-passes the first Ld test he takes. If taken by the leader, and he has not already taken a Ld test, he auto-passes the first Rout test he takes.
  Healing Herbs Restores all wounds lost. Use once at the beginning of the Recovery phase.
  Elf Bow 1 Attack, 36" R, S3, -1 save modifier.
  Hunting Arrows +1 to Injury rolls when used with a Short Bow, Bow, Long Bow or Elf Bow.
  Lucky Charm The model may ignore the first hit he takes in every battle.
Octavian was one of the first Vampires sent to Mordheim by the von Carsteins, and he soon made his mark on the dark city as the most dangerous and effective Vampire lord hunting the dark streets for Wyrdstone. His early successes were only offset by difficulties with the then-newly formed Reikers mercenary company and the Bomby Zeny band of Sigmarite Sisters.
Despite some setbacks, Octavian still managed to keep the wyrdstone flowing back to Sylvannia, and soon he recieved orders from the von Carsteins to establish a cabal and manage a larger operation of wyrdstone gathering. This he did, siring several childer: Ulvhy (later slain), Nataza, Lilith, and Fritz von Rochestein.
He soon found further conflict with Steelbeard Ironhand's Dwarven Treasure Hunters, and several lesser contenders, many of whom disbanded after being savaged by Octavian and his faithful minions.  Months passed, and Octavians name became known and feared by all manner of wyrdstone hunters and a trail of broken bodies stretched behind the foul fiend of the night and he withstood all assaults upon his domination, including many run ins with the Bomby Zeny and a close dance with destruction at the hands of a powerful alliance lead by them that sought the Vampire out to his very lair. All was within his claws when the fateful eve came when Octavian made the mistake of trying to prey on what appeared to be a band of large framed but comparitively weak looking humans, fewer in number and more poorly equipped than most bands maruading the city.
In reality however, they were Norscan Reavers, newly arrived and eager for battle and glory in pursuit of the fabled wealth they had traveled so far to gain. Seemingly undaunted by the fearsome aspect of thier Undead attackers, the pale skinned humans leaped headlong into battle, one of them even taking on the form of a fearsome wolfman, and several frothing at the mouth in battle frenzy. The Undead took thier toll on them and finally chased the insane Northmen off, but not before several of the barbarians beat the mighty Octavian into the ground. Only his superhuman nature saved him from certain doom, but he was never quite the same after that. Perhaps as a result of being bitten by the strange wolfman, Octavian became subject to battle frenzy himself. Not since one of the hated Bomby Zeny (whom he later killed) crushed one of his legs had Octavian been so sorely injured, but he recuperated quickly and returned to the streets.
However, luck was not with him and he soon encountered the howling mad Norscans again. This time they had been seasoned to the ways of Mordheim and the fight was hardpressed. The Undead were able to hold on to thier staked claim, but it was obvious that the days of supremacy on the streets were drawing to a close. Two more encounters with the Norscans followed, as well as run ins with old enemies such as the Bomby Zeny and the Reikers (lead first by Gundar the Swift and then by Charles the Stupendous) and Octavians Order had been much reduced.
About this time Octavian received new orders from the von Carsteins directing him to assume management of all the von Carstein's interests in Mordheim, granting him oversight over several other Vampire-led bands. Taking a more distant stance, Octavian set his childer up with bands of thier own so as to tend to these duties. Octavian now spends his time making deals with other evil leaders, observing patterns in the activity in and around the City of the Damned, and in trying to discover the location and nature of the Shadowlord. However, when his childer or those Vampires under his purview are outmatched he still might be moved to come to thier assistance; when this occurs the streets once again run with the blood of his foes.