Reikenor the Grimhailer is a frightening being to behold who will not only kill his enemies’ but reap their souls!
What else is there to say other than you should fear Reikenor! Well, unless you want to be eternally bound to an evil master that is. Get out your scariest suit and let’s learn about some lore!
In the World
Nagash has many lieutenants under his command that terrorize his foes. One of them is Reikenor the Grimhailer, Nagash’s chief reaper of souls, a title befitting someone of his stature and reputation. He hunts for any foolish mortal dumb enough to wrong his master. Whether it be withholding souls from him, sabotaging dark rituals, destroying monuments, or any other such sacrilege. Finding his target he will dive down from the heavens riding his nightmarish steed, Kyllaron who was bound to him by Nagash himself. With powerful hexes and his mighty scythe Fellreaper, he cuts through his foes with ease.
It is unknown where exactly Reikenor the Grimhailer came from. All we know is that in life he was a sorcerer-king, obsessed with achieving immortality. Using magic and knowledge he tried to end mortality for all, getting quite a following while doing so. However, tampering with his promised souls made Nagash not too happy with old Reikenor. Nagash swiftly bound him to his service after death, making him Reikenor the Grimhailer. Ironically enough now in undeath, he hunts those who seek to thwart the God of Death as he did in life.
The candles that decorate Kyllaron are in fact made from the tallow of Reikenor’s former students, who Nagash killed first after Reikenor himself. Reikenor the Grimhailer can snuff out the flames of these candles. Doing so causes a nearby mortal to instantly die or siphon off some of his own essence. Whatever it does, it empowers Reikenor’s power. He is forever doomed to snuff out the light to empower his own darkness.
Should you call upon yourself the wrath of the Storm Rider, you’re in for a nightmare beyond belief. Kyllaron and Fellreaper are mighty weapons of themselves. But his incantations are his most powerful tool. His Wraithstorm disturbs the departed souls of those who have recently died, waking them up to do Nagash’s bidding. This is usually in the form of attacking their former comrades from the grave.
On the Feild
On the Tabletop of the Mortal Realms, Reikenor the Grimhailer is a Leader option for a Nighthaunt army. Generally focused on performing powerful spells during the hero phase to torment his opponents or taking souls with Fellreaper. At 160 points he’s a decent Leader option to the army, commanding his troops on top of Kyllaron.
Fellreaper is a force to be reckoned with due to its 4 attacks, +3 to wound, -1 rend, and 2 damage stats. A powerful tool of justice befitting a cursed former king. Fellreaper also re-rolls failed hit rolls on any enemy unit with 5 or more models, a fell swoop isn’t much effort for Reikenor. Furthermore, an unmodified hit roll of 6 causes 2 mortal wounds to his target. Furthermore, Kyllaron also joins in the fray, trampling and biting foes with its Ghostly Hooves and Teeth.
Reikenor the Grimhailer has a lot of magical abilities to turn the tide of battle. With Corpse Candles he can snuff out one of Kyllaron’s candles before casting a spell, giving either himself or an enemy model within 12″ a mortal wound to enhance his casting roll. The aforementioned Wraithstorm deals D3 mortal wounds on an enemy unit within 12″, should that unit have any casualties it will deal another D3 mortal wounds.
This cursed king will reap your enemies’ souls for eternity.
