After a brief diversion to see what happened when the Seraphon hit the Mortal Realms, it is back onto the Quest for Ghal Maraz! We are on the home straight for this book now, just four battles to go to the end, all set in Chamon, the Realm of Metal.
The Story So Far
When we left Chamon before Christmas, the Stormcasts had discovered the hiding place of Sigmar's own hammer, Ghal Maraz, as they assaulted the Eldritch Fortress. However, the Tzeentch sorcerer Ephryx cast a powerful spell at the end of the battle that repelled the Stormcasts. They tried to gather their forces for another assault but when they returned to the Eldritch Fortress, it had disappeared. Gone! The whole castle!
They knew the sacred hammer must be close but they had to find the Eldritch Fortress again before the powers of Tzeentch could spirit it away forever or, worse, use the power of Ghal Maraz to enact true evil (which was exactly Ephryx's plan, as we will later see…). Lord-Relictor Cryptborn had an idea of where to start looking, but first the Stormcasts had to cross Elixia, the Shattered City.
Moving through Elixia, the Stormcasts found themselves confined by the narrow streets and bottlenecks, and it was when they were at their most vulnerable that the Bleak Horde surged from their hiding places to attack.
However, Stormcasts and Chaos Warriors were not the only presence in the Shattered City. The carnage between them summoned angry ghosts, led by the Silver Maiden – Celemnis, Swordmaiden of the Argent Sisterhood. The daughter of a Ninemage, Celemnis was a master weaponsmith who was boiled alive in a cauldron of molten silver when the forces of Chaos first invaded her city.
Would she tear apart both armies, or could she be persuaded to focus her attacks on one of them?
As always, the full report with lots more piccies at: link
spies an interesting 'underground' gaming table.
