No edit summary Tag: Source edit |
mNo edit summary Tag: Source edit |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
Kostaltyn is the Supreme Patriarch of the Ursunite Cult and as the highest ranking clergy in the nation, the de facto leader of the Grand Orthodoxy. With wild hair, wilder eyes, and wither-thin limbs, Kostaltyn is a ghoulish figure, robed in the finery of the resurgent Ursunite faith.{{Fn|3}} |
Kostaltyn is the Supreme Patriarch of the Ursunite Cult and as the highest ranking clergy in the nation, the de facto leader of the Grand Orthodoxy. With wild hair, wilder eyes, and wither-thin limbs, Kostaltyn is a ghoulish figure, robed in the finery of the resurgent Ursunite faith.{{Fn|3}} |
||
| − | Kostaltyn is a force of nature, a demagogue who knows without a shadow of a doubt that the only thing that stands between his people and annihilation is faith. A bright reflection of the [[Chaos Sorcerer|dark sorcerers]] and [[Chaos Champion| |
+ | Kostaltyn is a force of nature, a demagogue who knows without a shadow of a doubt that the only thing that stands between his people and annihilation is faith. A bright reflection of the [[Chaos Sorcerer|dark sorcerers]] and [[Chaos Champion|Champions of Chaos]], he sees the land around him and Ursun as what he must protect and serve. To an outsider he may seem wild and near-unhinged, but to his followers he is an invulnerable [[Warrior Priest|battle-priest]], capable of recovering from any wound and felling any foe.{{Fn|2}} |
With complete control of the faith that binds Kislev together, Kostaltyn whips his followers into a holy fervour. He despises the machinations of [[Tzar|Tzarina]] [[Katarin Bokha|Katarin]] and her [[Ice Court]] and considers them usurpers and magic-wielding heretics, yet he stands besides her against the upcoming tide of [[Chaos]].{{Fn|3}} |
With complete control of the faith that binds Kislev together, Kostaltyn whips his followers into a holy fervour. He despises the machinations of [[Tzar|Tzarina]] [[Katarin Bokha|Katarin]] and her [[Ice Court]] and considers them usurpers and magic-wielding heretics, yet he stands besides her against the upcoming tide of [[Chaos]].{{Fn|3}} |
||
| − | The [[Great Orthodoxy]] he leads is still only a generation old but is growing stronger and more powerful; many still cling to the old ways and utterly reject this centralisation, while others have learned to work within the strictures and are able to wield the Orthodoxy’s might to their own end. Kostaltyn is certainly the latter, yet Katarin, as leader of the 'heathen' [[Ice Witch| |
+ | The [[Great Orthodoxy]] he leads is still only a generation old but is growing stronger and more powerful; many still cling to the old ways and utterly reject this centralisation, while others have learned to work within the strictures and are able to wield the Orthodoxy’s might to their own end. Kostaltyn is certainly the latter, yet Katarin, as leader of the 'heathen' [[Ice Witch|Ice Witches]], is seen by many as a being of ‘older’ times, in the mold of the ancient [[Khan Queens]] and so pin their support to her banner, further fanning Kostaltyn’s hatred.{{Fn|2}} |
==Wargear== |
==Wargear== |
||
Revision as of 18:58, 21 October 2021
"You might call him a mad old man… and maybe he is. But I saw him lead the charge at the Oblynsk Citadel to drive out the Beastmen. He took a sword to the guts and another to the thigh. It just made him more dangerous, his mace crushing skulls with every swipe. And his followers? By Dazh's fire, they surged behind him in a howling wave, desperate to fight beside him, desperate for a mere hint of his approval. That fervour, that devotion? That's real power right there."
Kostaltyn, Supreme Patriarch of the Cult of Ursun.
Kostaltyn, Supreme Patriarch of the Cult of Ursun, is the unofficial Leader of the Great Orthodoxy in Kislev.[3]
History
Kostaltyn is the Supreme Patriarch of the Ursunite Cult and as the highest ranking clergy in the nation, the de facto leader of the Grand Orthodoxy. With wild hair, wilder eyes, and wither-thin limbs, Kostaltyn is a ghoulish figure, robed in the finery of the resurgent Ursunite faith.[3]
Kostaltyn is a force of nature, a demagogue who knows without a shadow of a doubt that the only thing that stands between his people and annihilation is faith. A bright reflection of the dark sorcerers and Champions of Chaos, he sees the land around him and Ursun as what he must protect and serve. To an outsider he may seem wild and near-unhinged, but to his followers he is an invulnerable battle-priest, capable of recovering from any wound and felling any foe.[2]
With complete control of the faith that binds Kislev together, Kostaltyn whips his followers into a holy fervour. He despises the machinations of Tzarina Katarin and her Ice Court and considers them usurpers and magic-wielding heretics, yet he stands besides her against the upcoming tide of Chaos.[3]
The Great Orthodoxy he leads is still only a generation old but is growing stronger and more powerful; many still cling to the old ways and utterly reject this centralisation, while others have learned to work within the strictures and are able to wield the Orthodoxy’s might to their own end. Kostaltyn is certainly the latter, yet Katarin, as leader of the 'heathen' Ice Witches, is seen by many as a being of ‘older’ times, in the mold of the ancient Khan Queens and so pin their support to her banner, further fanning Kostaltyn’s hatred.[2]
Wargear
- Brazier Mace of Ursun[3]
Trivia
- Kostaltyn is an original character created for Total War: Warhammer III by Adam Troke and Andy Hall with the permission of Games Workshop.[1][2]
- The aesthetic of Kostaltyn resembles that of Grigori Rasputin, a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II. His reputation for surviving horrific wounds also mirrors that of Rasputin, who was notoriously difficult to kill.
Gallery
Sources
- 1: Tweet by Andy Hall
- 2: Total War - Behind the Scenes: Who is Kostaltyn of Kislev? (Archived)
- 3: Total War: Warhammer III