Maggotkin of Nurgle

[Madness]

Is this faction in the game?

[LAGRIE]

no idea yet. they said 4 factions at release.
- Nighthaunt
- Stormcast Eternals
- orruk Kruleboyz
- ?????

[Drunk Disaster]

No but they had a leaked pic with an Ogroid Thaumaturge in it so it's likely either StD ot DoT.

[LAGRIE]

if it's DoT i will be so happy.
Main army in AOS.

[Unknown Traveller]

Keep in mind that Papa Nurgle appears in the vast majority of Warhammer-based video games. From Vermintide to Chaos Gate. So much so that it became extremely tedious! Green slime and brown rot everywhere!

Tzeentch, on the contrary, is a rare guest. The appearance of his faction is a definite advantage of this game.

[Herodotus]

Originally posted by LAGRIE:

no idea yet. they said 4 factions at release.
- Nighthaunt
- Stormcast Eternals
- orruk Kruleboyz
- ?????

This is the Realm of Beasts, not Death, so why Nagash and his followers? Orruks for sure, but not the Nighthaunt who are in every AoS games so far (and the most boring). Alariel and her armies etc. and Dwarves would have been better additions as they are rarely touched on.

[『Glory Days』]

Originally posted by Herodotus:

Originally posted by LAGRIE:

no idea yet. they said 4 factions at release.
- Nighthaunt
- Stormcast Eternals
- orruk Kruleboyz
- ?????

This is the Realm of Beasts, not Death, so why Nagash and his followers? Orruks for sure, but not the Nighthaunt who are in every AoS games so far (and the most boring). Alariel and her armies etc. and Dwarves would have been better additions as they are rarely touched on.

Nighthaunt are the most numerous of the deathly factions post necroquake. they sprouted up all over the realms during that time and even Alarielle's rite of life did little to dwindle their numbers. Makes sense to me, they clearly wanted to represent each of the grand alliances on launch, perhaps if the game does well we will see DLC that adds entire new forces, but I see no need to say nighthaunt make no sense just because its Ghur.

[Veliopag]

Originally posted by Herodotus:

This is the Realm of Beasts, not Death, so why Nagash and his followers?

The Mortal Realms are vast and extremely diverse, and Realmgates (portals) for travel within and between Realms can be found everywhere, so ALL races can be found throughout the lands.

Moreover, Nagash, as always, wants to kill all living things wherever possible.

That is why I would prefer instead of the Nighthauns to see the undead faction of Ossiarchs Bonereapers, especially the legion known as Ivory Host, which is ideal for the theme of the Era of the Beasts:

The Ivory Host, also known as the Ghur-Tamers, the Scrimshawed Legion, and the Teratomorti, are a Ossiarch Legion crafted from the tusks and bones of the great Ghurish behemoths. This Legion's ambitions are great, for they wish to claim the entirety of Ghur for Nagash, no matter the cost. Whenever a great beast is slain by this host, they will take it's Bine and build a Necropolis at the site of it's death, bedecking the site with tanned furs and skins as a reminder that military order and skill surpass any beast.

The Host is lead in it's ambition to conquer Ghur by it's Queen, Ghuri-Xza, the Monarch of Tusks. They take as much pride in being artisans as well as warriors, marching in tight lockstep from their bone galleons, creating Necropolises and ships of war possesed with a strange and morbid beauty.

[Kurokami Guy]

At the moment 4 factions but maybe more after release
Stromcast Eternals
Orruk Kruleboyz
Nighthaunt
Disciples Of Tzeentch