Nastasya Roskolnikov, Chaos Sorcerer of Slaanesh and deadly enemy of Tzarina Katarin Bokha of Kislev.[1b]
Nastasya Roskolnikov is a Kislevite Slaanesh-worshipper and sorcerer. Nastasya is a recent convert to the warped banner of Chaos and is a bearer of the Mark of Slaanesh. Her mutant skin has the appearance of silver and the resilience of iron.[1a]
Even before her conversion to the service of the Dark Prince, she had possessed a burning passion for arcane knowledge but only a novitiate mastery of magic. Slaanesh has greatly enhanced her sorcerous skills and given her two magic items which enable her to turn an enemy army's fury on itself.[1a]
Natasya has been driven mad by dreams granted by Slaanesh which have convinced her that she is the rightful tzarina of Kislev. She is determined to claim the throne from its current occupant and her "sister," Tzarina Katarin Bokha, who was responsible for exiling her from her native land to the Chaos Wastes.[1a]
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History[]
Nastasya Roskolnikov was a Kislevite woman who was orphaned while still a baby and raised by a merchant family in the city of Kislev. She dreamt a lot about the missing Tzar Boris Bokha and his daughter, the reigning tzarina, Katarin Bokha. This dream was not a normal one, but a nightmarish vision that constantly assailed Nastasya in her sleep.[1a]
In the dream, Nastasya escaped from Kislev's Bokha Palace while pursued by the mad-eyed Katarin, who had first murdered her father with her magic sword Fearfrost. As a result of this constant nightmare, Nastasya came to believe herself to be the daughter of Tzar Bokha and thus that she had as much a right to the throne of Kislev as Katarin, perhaps more, since the tzarina had clearly claimed the throne through foul play.[1a]
At first, Nastasya kept the dream a secret but, as the nightmare continued, she felt compelled to speak out. Not publicly of course, but to anyone who would listen, explaining that she was also a daughter of the tzar and that Katarin had slain their father. Surprisingly, she was not met with a wall of incredulity, for Nastasya's powers of persuasion were far greater than even she knew. Inevitably the rumour finally reached Katarin herself. Outraged at the foul accusation, she wasted no time in rooting out the source of this mischief and had both Nastasya and her closest co-conspirers exiled from Kislev to the far north.[1a]
Banishment to the Northern Wastes is as terminal for most as a death sentence, but far more painful. The inhospitable countryside that surrounds the oblasts would challenge even the hardiest of scouts, let alone a young, cosseted merchant's ward and a band of courtiers. One-by-one, Nastasya's confederates succumbed to famine, fever, or some starving beast of the forest, until she alone wandered the Northern Wastes waiting for the Death Crone to claim her.[1a]
It was then, as she unwittingly stumbled into the heart of the Chaos Wastes, that the instigator of her dreams revealed himself. Over two centuries had passed since the end of the Great War Against Chaos, but the Chaos Gods had not forgotten the defiant land of Kislev, nor it seemed were they inclined to forgive. The dark whispers that had invaded Nastasya's sleep had come from none other than Slaanesh, the god of pleasure and pain.[1a]
Cold, hungry, and terrified, Nastasya made a pact with the Dark Prince, committing in an instant perhaps the most heinous crime imaginable to a Kislevite. Her hatred of Tzarina Katarin and her all-consuming desire for her power had driven Nastasya into madness. She had already vowed to return to Kislev and take what she believed to be rightfully hers, but Slaanesh now provided her with the means to achieve that goal.[1a]
Wargear[]
These magic items were given to Nastasya by Slaanesh himself.[1a]
- Rod of Spite — Any victim that comes into contact with the wielder of this staff is confronted by their darkest emotions amplified to the point of madness. Only the most valiant of heroes can fight on when assaulted by their deepest fears.[1a]
- Globe of Malice — This evil artefact radiates a magical aura that fills all who see it with the desire to own it -- at any cost. In battle, Nastasya will casually toss the globe into an enemy unit who immediately fall on each other in a frenzied struggle to possess it.[1a]