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"It may be three hundred years since we fought the War of Blood, but in Estalia, we have long memories. The Vampire Nourgul razed all of the land between the Irrana Mountains and the Southern Sea before he could be defeated. It was only with the aid of blessed Myrmidia that he was. We would never clamp the Vampires to our bosom as you do in Sylvania. That land is a blight on your Empire that should be burned out and staked."

Cristobal Mendez, Estalian diestro[1c]

Nourgul was a Necrarch Vampire who unleashed a wave of terror upon Estalia, razing all the territory between the Irrana Mountains and the Southern Sea in what the Estalians call the "War of Blood" in the year 1750 IC.[1a][2a]

History[]

Estalia was the chosen land of Nourgul, who had served the Great Necromancer Nagash with W'soran in their earliest days in ancient Nehekhara. Even then, Nourgul dreamed of conquest and had observed Nagash's techniques and tactics closely. In 1750 IC he followed through on his plans, raised an army of the Undead tens of thousands strong, and waged war on the petty kingdoms of Estalia.[1b]

Wherever he conquered, Nourgul gathered grimoires and artefacts, from the pettiest trinkets to the most potent tomes. His ultimate aim was to possess the Tome of Wisdom, which was kept in the city of Magritta. Nourgul's army laid siege to the city for a month, at the end of which the defenders fell strangely silent.[1b]

Victorious, Nourgul flew into the city on his steed, a gigantic Vampire Bat, and entered the temple of Myrmidia where the Tome of Wisdom was housed. It was in that temple, beside the book he so prized, that his burnt ashes were found. None have ever been able to explain this unexpected turn of events.[1b]

Canon Conflict[]

"Nourgul the Wamphyro" was the name used by Arabyans, Estalians, and Tileans for the Necrarch Vampire Lord W'soran around ca. -1000 IC. However, in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: Night's Dark Masters, Nourgul is described as a different Vampire. This could be intentional, as W'soran seems to be able to possess the bodies of other invidividuals. Both Nourgul and W'soran died in the Temple of Myrmidia at Magritta, but their deaths came at different times.

Sources[]

  • 1: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: Night's Dark Masters (RPG)
    • 1a: pg. 33
    • 1b: pg. 59
    • 1c: pg. 33
  • 2: Master of Death (Novel) by Josh Reynolds
    • 2a: Ch. 13
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