We’ve already seen some skeletons and a Vampire Hunter, but today get the second new Cursed City miniature: Qulathis the Exile.
Today on Warhammer Community they previewed a new Sylvaneth/Kurnothi mini, Qulathis, an amazing looking archer for the game. With all the previews the box set could be coming out sooner than we expected. From the looks of it, she may be the only Sylvaneth in the box, but we can always hope for more!
Let’s first look at what we know about the game then get onto the new mini!
Warhammer Quest: Cursed City
Looks like Battlefleet Gothic isn’t happening… yet, but a new Warhammer Quest is!
Speaking of vampires, an epic new Warhammer Quest game brings even more bloodsuckers to the Mortal Realms. If you and your friends have already defeated the Silver Tower and the Blackstone Fortress, you’ll find an exciting challenge ahead as you embark on the most dangerous quest yet, into the cursed city of Ulfenkarn.
Some of the art style used in this video is near identical to the old AoS Everchosen Battletome, which is fine because it fits perfectly with the blood theme.
Here we see the heroes gather, there seems to be 4 of them. We can assume they are a dwarf, a human witch hunter, an elven archer, and a larger brute, warrior-like character.
This Witch Hunter character offers a return to good old fashioned Witch Huntin’. Except now this character brings a custom rifle with an underslung stake launcher. Why get close to beasties when you can stake ’em from far away? Not to mention the giant executioner’s blade on his back and hammer in hand for anything that wanders too close.
The final model is a villain the heroes must face, which we can presume is one of the lackeys of the main villain referred to as the “Wolf”, who is likely a vampire lord. Judging by the iconography and such, this quest looks like something right out of Vlad the Impalers playbook, that is if he had access to necromancers to raise all the people they kill for food.
Evil Mobs: Cursed City Models
Hoping to receive the ‘gift’ of the Soulblight curse, Oleksander Halgrim joined the traitorous purge of Ulfenkarn’s nobility. This did not go down well with his fellow officers, who bound him hand and foot and threw him in a sewer pit to be eaten by Corpse Rats. His skeleton was then raised as a Deathrattle officer to lead the Ulfenwatch, although he is now little more than a rotting automaton.
Death by rats, must not have been fun, but it’s okay, he’s just an animated skeleton now, he doesn’t worry about such foolish things like living.
To control a city the size of Ulfenkarn, an army is required. With no time to place ads in the local newspaper, Gorslav the Gravekeeper emptied the corpse-gardens and crypt-tunnels. Soon an army of fleshless soldiers were dispensing brutal justice on the streets from their stronghold, the Vharngate.
While an individual skeleton warrior shouldn’t cause your party much trouble, they will be inspired to fight even harder by their banner bearer, so make sure that you try to take him out first.
Qulathis the Exile: Kurnothi Archer
In the realm of Ghyran, there is a strange annex called the Enga’la Weald, once known only to the Sylvaneth. Then the Soulblight came. Qulathis and her kin fought a savage guerrilla war against the vampire invaders, but they could not match the brute strength and the resilience of their undead foes.
Her clan lost hope and withdrew, seeking to restart their lives elsewhere. Qulathis, however, refused to give up and vowed to bring true death to the vampires, even though her elders expressly forbade it. With her blade and her bow, she made her way to Ulfenkarn to seek her revenge.
Qulathis the Exile will be one of the heroes in the upcoming game and honestly, we love the mini! Her fate is intrinsically tied with Ulfenkarn because she can never return to her old clan. Hopefully, her magic arrows will be enough to turn the tides, and maybe one day she can return as a hero. They don’t give much in the way of rules for her other than that she is great at killing the undead.
Either way, it’s a sweet mini!
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
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