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Fandir Nightshade:
So any Germans active on the Forum....lets get to work guys!

Perhaps the commanding Officer could come up...powder monkey I think.

The Commanders so far

The Räuberdale - Germany
Hartmann von Höllental - Oss
General Bruno Klopphart - Powder Monkey
Generalleutnant Friedrich Freiherr von Schwarzenborn – Gneisenau
Great Inquistor Maloch - Fandir Nightshade



I just put the fluff in here and start some kind of organisation till the man in Charge arrives....

West of the Howling Heights, the jagged peaks of the high moors give way to rolling hills and vales. Though lower, they are equally windswept and blasted by the ever-present wailing gales that afflict the entire range. This stretch of the Howling Hills is known to the locals as the Räuberthal, for it is haunted by bandits and robbers, and is the haven of murderers fled to its creeks from hundreds of miles all around.

At the centre of the Räuberthal, atop the tallest rise for many miles, stands the castle of Middenstag. This ancient and imposing edifice dominates the entire region, guarding the Delberz-Hergig road against the many bandits hiding amongst the hills. The castle is tall and spindly, its highest towers able to see for many miles all around. Its tumbledown walls have been patched up and repaired many times over the centuries, giving the castle a ramshackle appearance. Within the Middenstag Castle are garrisoned the wardens of the Räuberthal — dour, professional warriors who ride out over the dales to track down and capture the bandits of the hills. Once in the wardens' custody, few such bandits ever walk free again. Many are imprisoned deep beneath the castle in its rotting dungeons, or are hanged from its highest towers as a grim warning to all who transgress the laws of the Grand Duchy of Middenland.

On at least three occasions over the last two centuries, the bandits of the Räuberthal have swelled sufficiently in numbers to present a serious threat to the stability of the entire region. Demagogues and rabble-rousers have risen within their shabby ranks to lead ill-disciplined but bloodthirsty bandit armies against the settlements of the southern Middenland and northern Talabecland. In these short, but terrible wars, appalling vengeance has been meted out by the bandits upon the law-abiding folk of the region, bitter revenge for past punishments. On each occasion, the Middenstag castle has remained a solid rock around which an ocean of banditry has crashed. At such times, the fiery beacon atop the castle calls the Middenland militia to the defenders' aid. Now the militia have ridden to the aid of the Emperor, their local knowledge employed in the hunt for the crown.

Fandir Nightshade:
How about fielding some kind of Schaefers Last Chancers? Releasing all the bandits from their cells to fight the Chaos? Fluffwise some Feldwaibel Steiner with a big Chunk of Free Company in all our armies during the Campaign and the Rest Elite Troops like Huntsmen, Knights and Greatswords?

OK we have the Temple of Leopold where the forces of the area recover from the beastman attack and the pillaged City of Untergard...So how about something like this:

The Great Inquisitor Maloch watched the men in front of him...a whole lot of them were in chains, some of them thieves some of them murderer guarded by his Knights of the Sanguine Light, proud warriors clad in bright golden plate mails. The scum of mankind and the most noble defenders of the faith brought together by destiny. Right now the bandits looked more like sheep's. They were afraid, there had been terrible killings in the woods lately. Chaos....evil beastmen and demons roaming the Forest and stealing the dark souls of the kind standing in front of him. What was their home and best defense against the law of the empire was now their bane. Many of the bandits fled to the city. Running away from the abominations that now walked the forests. He wanted to use them, to steel their faith and give them the possibility to redeem themselves...to give them purpose. He walked the line of the men ...his armored frame over 8 feet tall an impressive sight and started his speech.

"Mankind is in severe Danger....Orcs, Skaven, the Undead and Beastmen wander the holy land of the empire. They thirst for the blood of our children, our wives and ourselves. They show no mercy because they don^t know it because they are the Chaos...they are the corruption. In the old days the Dwarves and the Elves fought the Chaos and held the eternal nights away from the light of reason. But their Numbers are dwindling...their powers fading. Who will take their place? We ...mankind will! Many of you have fought in the dense forest for their live against those horrors...most of you have failed...and run from these fiends...you ask yourself why you should stop running. First of all let me tell you why you have failed...because you didn^t fail because you didn^t have no platemail or Zweihänder....or the skill to wield those weapons, you didn^t fail because you had no great cannons of nuln to blast them away you failed because you lost your faith in Sigmar and betrayed your race, because you forgot what made man great." He gave the Signal and his knights brought forth the head of the Shaggoth he slayed a couple of days ago. Most of the gigantic head already had started to rot and big flys buzzed around it...The head alone was as big as an oxcart." I killed this abomination in single Combat, it was my deathstroke who brought it down." a look of wonder and amazement goes through the crowd. But I couldn^t have killed the beast without help....help from Sigmar but also help from my comrades." He pointed to one of his crossbowmen militiamen who was present in the battle, his ragged clothes soaked with blood and dirt."He and his comrades spiked the monstrosity with their bolts....weakened it for me to strike...he is no Knight, no member of the Reiksguard but just a simple man ....like you! I know all of you have done wrong. But today is the moment when you will become the opportunity to redeem yourself....If you will take up the weapons against Chaos and will fight shoulder to shoulder with your brothers we will drive the evil back and all your souls will be saved...all your sins forgotten. Now release them Gunther!" The Champion of his knights started to remove the shackles of all the Bandits, most of them had a fervor in their eyes they would now join the fight...but this time on the right side... 

Keep those flagellants and free company coming right after you he he he

I will continue if I am back home....still got a little work to do here

Fandir Nightshade:
http://nemesis.us.games-workshop.com/hobby/gaming/usscenarios/drampersonae/default.htm

Maximilian von Schädel the new character fits perfectly into the räuberdale theme
because he is a bandit...so why should we take him other than for fluff reasons?

The magic items suck big time...but on the other hand they fit the character pretty well. An amulet to auto pass all skill checks...try to armwrestle this guy or to drink him under the table....he is the jack of all trades living through the strangest adventures. But he also brings us the possibility to take ANY Dogs of war unit as a core choice. Now that is interesting...ever fielded three Giants? Pikemen instead of the lowly spears? lets take a look what mercenerys would fit fluff wise.

The standard regiments all fit because they are most likely humans....but especially a core cannon would be nice, or dwarf crossbowmen.

Regiments of renown
Pirazzos-hmm conquestadores in the middle of the empire....neeh fluffwise not so well. But a good anchor unit with crossbows in the first line.

Riccos- hmm elite pikemen...far far away from home it is unlikely that ricco would know maximilian becaus of his dubios reputation.

Leopold....neither

Alcatani- well peasants with long sticks ...perhaps would fit the theme but i would take generic pikemen before i would take these.

Vesperos Vendetta- Cutthroats and professional killers ...would fit the background but are not very cost efficient.

Marksmen of Miragiliano - could have met max in some tavern and drink a stein or two. also Crossbowmen with a Bs of 4 are not to be underestimated the have a herocharakter and a standard making them pretty tough in close combat protecting them from flyers and light cavalry but at a high cost.

Al muktars- hmm desertsons in the forest...also very expensive light cavalry.

Braganzas- again an expensive unit of crossbowmen might come in handy against woodelves but otherwise to pricey.

Volands Venators now here is a nice one - perhaps to honorable for max to know but a core choice of inner circle knights with a captain

Beorgs berserks- bloodthirsty norsca pirates....fit in well with the background but beorg might be mistaken for a beastman and shoot on sight.  :blush: the unit itself is one of my favorite dogs of war unit with ursos anger beorg kills nigh everything in the warhammer world.

lumpin croops
fat lazy halflings....most likely max has had some contact with them. cheap unit of skirmishers with a better ballistik but only toughness of 2. nice in a wood bad in close combat.

Golgfags
I am not sure if any human would like to be a buddy of an ogre or not...perhaps they won^t eat you if you are their best friend...ah who knows. Ogres aren^t bad at all especially if lead by golgfag.

Long drongs- Slayer pirates ....fit in as well as something could fit in they are dwarfes they are pirates. With the new pistol rules...not so good.

Gneisenau:
Excellent work so far, Fandir.
I like the idea (not much difference between militia and bandits anyway...).

I'm short on time currently, but could we get something like a detailed map here? I think Tostig had some for the other regions. It would be very helpfull; I'll try to contact him tomorrow.

I've been missing PowderMonkey for some time now, he usually is very active here.

Very nice sum-up of the DoW as well. I can't see the special ability of this new character being a big help, even more since we are normally not short on rare slots.

Against chariot-heavy armies, some core cannons could be handy. I also like the idea of a hot pot against heavily armoured dwarfs.

Fandir Nightshade:
Greetings Generalleutnant Friedrich Freiherr von Schwarzenborn, so I would say from your rank you are the second in command and have the leadership of the troops during the absence of our overall commander. I will overtake the role of spiritual leadership and raise the morale of the troops.

What about Herr Hartmann vom Höllental....is he a Hauptmann or a Civilian?

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