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Witch Hunters vs Reiklanders! The Third Skirmish!

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On Monday, May 15, 2023, the Witch Hunters, The Flames of the Redemption , resumed their patrols of the City of the Damned, this time through the West Gate and near the Memorial Gardens. In the meantime, the Reiklander mercenaries, Dietrich's Dogs , were exploring the dwarven district and also making their way towards the Memorial Gardens. Rumours of wyrdstone in the area had reached both warbands, and so it was inevitable that they would run afoul of each other! Scenario 3: Wyrdstone Hunt commenced! This was one of the standard scenarios from the book: Four pieces of wyrdstone (represented by very cool models created by our friend Mark many, many, MANY moons ago) were placed on the board, and then Greg set up his Witch Hunters and Perry set up his Reiklander mercenaries on the opposite side. The objective was to grab the wyrdstone (by a miniature coming into contact with it), and hold onto it, until one of the warbands routed, thus ending the game. Once a miniature picked up...

Skaven vs. Witch Hunters: The Second Skirmish!

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After a long hiatus, due to illness, bandit raids, and random vermin swarms overrunning the camps, on Monday, May 1, 2023 two warbands ventured once more into the outskirts of Mordheim, City of the Damned! Matt's Skaven versus Greg's Witch Hunters! The two groups met in the south near the Temple of Morr district, on the edge of the cemetary. On one side, the Flames of Redemption , a group of Witch Hunters led by the fearsome Werner von Halstaff and his war dog Daisy. With him were two witch hunters, Frederic and Maghilda, as well as a warrior priest, Brother Dagmar. The priest had brought his followers with him, a crazed flagellent named Hans, and four zealots: Selig, Ansil, Rudiger, and Gerwalt. They hoped to find heathens and unclean to cleanse from the city, and they were in luck this night. Emerging from the outskirts of the cemetary, a swarm of skaven. It was only later, after the battle, that the Witch Hunters learned this had been an arm of the Skulking Blades , a hi...