Rachard

Just across the border from Lyonesse stands Rachard, a castle from which the Lord Rachard rules over a handful of villages.

These villages are remarkable for Mousillon. Most hovels have roofs that do not leak, and the inhabitants look Human, having nothing more serious than a few warts or straggly hair to mark them out. A lot of people put this down to the fief's location at the edge of the dukedom.

In fact, it is down to the deliberate planning of the lord. He has his men-at-arms scour surrounding villages, bring the least deformed peasants to live in his villages. Anyone born with a serious deformity is taken to the castle and never seen again. Dying peasants are also taken to the castle.

Under the castle, in an extensive series of caves, is Lord Rachard's secret. He is a Necromancer, and he has been building an army of Undead for years. Within Mousillon, the foul creatures simply wait for his commands, but he knows that he cannot use them outside the dukedom. He cannot control that many.

Lord Rachard’s plan is to lure his neighbours in Lyonesse into attacking him, crush their armies with Undead, and then use his Human men-at-arms to conquer their lands. He is almost ready to start his campaign of provocation.

Source

 * : Warhammer Fantasy RPG 2nd ED -- Knights of the Grail
 * : pg. 84

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