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The Tainted

December 2008·p. 25

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The Tainted disrupts leadership around him: nearby warriors cannot benefit from Stand Fast or join Heroic Moves. Models in contact, including friends, risk wounds from his seeping corruption. His profile otherwise uses the standard Ringwraith magical framework and optional mounts. The background stresses a willing, unusually swift surrender to evil, reflected in rules that make even allies wary of his immediate presence.

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120 points Miasmatic Presence Seeping Decay Stand Fast disruption Heroic Move disruption Friendly casualties

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