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Malus Darkblade Books Campaign Overhaul- Artefacts of Tz'arkan

Malus Darkblade undertakes 8 lore friendly missions (reworking Nagash mechanic), including retrieving 5 powerful Artefacts of Tz'arkan, and other lore items as he cuts a bloody path through the Chaos Wastes and home of the Dark Elves to save his soul and conquer his Daemon.


Malus begins in the Northern Chaos wastes, as he seeks five powerful Artefacts which the Daemon Tz'arkan claims can free his soul and unbind their destinies. The campaign will encourage players to wage bloody war on Chaos fortresses and Champions to regain these Artefacts, as well as to attack major Dark Elf settlements to find the precious items.

As with the Malus Darkblade books/lore, the focus is on:

Found the Northern Chaos Wastes, it is said to protect its wearer from all kinds of sorcery and magical wards.
Provides: 50% spell resistant for Malus, 5% for his armies and reduces Spell Cooldown by 15%

Created by the sorcerer Eradorius and hidden within a deadly labyrinth in another dimension that held the ability to warp space and time.
Provides: 15% Army Movement Range, +50% Research, -10% spell cost reduction, and Vanguard Deployment

Hidden deep within Clar Karond's necropolis, the so called "Reaper of Souls" was capable of ripping out the soul of anyone it so much as scratched.
Provides: Enables Sundering attacks and increases Malus' Melee Attack & Defence by 20

The true Warpsword was found within the Chaos Wastes, guarded by an ancient Dragon Ogre. The sword radiated invisible heat and infused the wielder with great strength... and an insatiable thirst for murder.
Provides: Regeneration through 'The Hunger', enables Flaming Attacks, Weapon Strength +35% and reduces province-wide corruption by 8

A heavy, red-gold torque that rendered its wearer impervious to all weapons. Malus ventured north beyond Ghrond into the Chaos Wastes and was forced to face a deadly, but familiar, Chaos Champion.
Provides: Provides 20% Ward Save to Malus and 15% Missile Resistance and makes Armies Immune to Attrition


Eldire Bane's Ring - A prize from Malus' witch mother which aided him in desperate times and helped provide critical insights.
Provides: Provides growth +50 to all provinces, reduces missile recruit cost by 25% and missile strength for Malus' army by 10%

The Vermillion Gate - After discovering the fake Warpsword within the Temple of Khaine at Har Ganeth, Malus used to Gate to find the true sword's location.
Causes Attrition to enemies in your territory, improves Diplomatic Relations +50 with Daemons and Dark Elves, and improves Lord Loyalty by 2

Ainur Tel, the Eye of Fate - An artefact from ancient Nagarythe that allows the user to see hundreds of miles, that is guarded by the Witch King, Malekith.
Increases Hero capacity by +3, Lord Recruit Rank by +5, and reduces Wound Recovery time by -2


The locations have been distributed in a way that should force the User to go to war with various powerful Chaos & Dark Elf factions (or confederations) to reclaim the very powerful artefacts.



Whilst trying to be fairly lore accurate, I've taken a few creative liberties to try and make the gameplay more fun and challenging and spread the missions/artefacts out a bit more (rather than them all being crammed in top left corner as largely per lore).

By default, the Nagash mechanics randomise books/artefacts and locations. I had considered trying to fix this so the correct items appear as per lore, e.g. the Torxus dagger should be gained from Clar Karond. I may still seek to do this but the randomisation factor is intended by CA to improve replayability and introduce RNG and variety so I've published as is. Happy to take feedback and different ideas to improve or refine aspects.


Should be fairly safe, although I only recommend enabling this mod when playing as Malus Darkblade.

Dark Elves Technology Expanded - Adds 31 new technologies to be researched. Available to all Druchii.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2861907533
Malus Darkblade - Skills & Technology Expanded - Adds 14 new Malus/Tz'arkan specific technologies as well as new Factions & Commander skills & traits with a Ranged Meta focus (also compatible with above and this mod).
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2859681358