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The Elven House of the Topaz Scorpion
History
Topaz Scorpion has a long history of deceit
and cunning, fortunately for you I will not
utter it here. Instead I will provide you with the
relevant information to allow you to see how deep
their treachery goes.
In ages past
when the Elven houses
were under one main
house, the Duke of the
Topaz Scorpion house,
Duke Venalack, was
jealous of the power
the House lord had. So
he made a pact with the Dark Lord in an effort to
secure his place as the ruler of all Elves. He swore
that if the Dark Lord would make him the most
powerful Elf ever he would give the Dark lord his
soul and magic. The Dark Lord agreed and gave
Venalack power over the undead, and so the first
Necromancer was born. However the Dark Lord
tricked Venalack, for he was the most powerful Elf
he just was ripped from his throne and made to
serve the Dark Lord forever, training younger Necromancers.
And so Topaz Scorpion, leaderless fell
from power and thought. As rumors of Devout
legions started to spread, whispers of Venalacks
return to power of the Topaz Scorpion spread like
wildfire amongst the Elven houses. The Elven
Dukes from the Houses in power would not allow
such corruption to reenter their houses, thankfully
Venalack did not return, but his son, Jo’Voc did.
He claimed his fathers throne at the head of the
house just as the Fourth Age of Chronopia began,
and then he waited. As the armies of the world
warred, Topaz Scorpion gathered power. Now is
the time, the Dark Lord is calling us out, Topaz
Scorpion will return
and bring an end to
the wretched
world of the Elves.
Cities
Thiran-kan is the only city which remains
in possession of the Topaz Scorpion, but others
may yet fall into their hands. The city is mostly
ruins, but there is still enough livable space for
what is left of the house to stay and grow in. Topaz
has constructed many Temples to the Dark
Lord. As well as portals to the Dusk Realm and
other demon realms.
Military
Topaz Scorpions army is strong, stronger
than most would suspect, they have Devout allies
fighting with them, as well as their own units, a
giant scorpion, chain fighter and others. They
tend to strike out quick and hard, trying to inflict
heavy casualties, they then use their Topaz Lotus
Eater’s to raise their fallen enemies to their own
ranks. After they have laid
heavy casualties they pull
back and raise their own
dead and reorganize their
forces, each time trying to
learn how to strengthen their
own weaknesses, they are
slow and methodical thinkers,
feeling they have all the
time in the world, which they
have more than the other houses do to the fact
they do not rely solely on Lotus anymore.
Sorcery
The Dark Lord has granted all Lotus Eaters
of the Topaz House with a special corrupted
Lotus Plant, this special breed of lotus grants
them the ability to cast low level Necromancy
spells and some special spells of their own.
Topaz Scorpion Army List
Topaz Scorpion may purchase common troops for the Elven houses as seen starting on page 229
of the Chronopia 2nd Edition rule book. In addition their army may use any of the units which follow
and may also have 1/3 of their army made up of Devout units. If you want to stick with their story they
will mostly have undead, which will mostly be Risen of their own.
Topaz Scorpion Close Combat Warbands
Desert Scorpions
Desert Scorpions are Topaz Scorpion Houses elite warriors, they wield deadly chains with spikes
attached to the ends, which are coated with a nasty poison before each battle, which makes wounds bleed
more and kill larger creatures more efficiently. They know no remorse or pity, and know that when they
die they will become one step closer to their god of darkness.
Desert Scorpion
CC RC PW LD AC WD ST MV AR DEF SZ CT
13 8 - 11 2 1 4 4 18 -3 2 36
Desert Scorpion Leader
CC RC PW LD AC WD ST MV AR DEF SZ CT
14 8 - 12 2 1 4 4 18 -4 2 39
Special: Steadfast, Desert Warrior, Ferocity, Leader has Secondary Attack, May not use secondary attack
with reach, as the reach requires the length of the chain.
Equipment:
Chained Sickle Str+4 (DAM 8) Residual Damage, Reach 1"
Topaz Scorpion Individuals
Topaz Lotus Eater
The Topaz Lotus Eater partakes in a vile form of Lotus only available to them, this grants them
abilities very similar to that of the Necromancers and a limited variety of other spells for which to serve
the Dark Lord. They are hated by all other Lotus Eater’s for their corruption, even Black Lotus Eaters despise
them.
Topaz Lotus Eater
CC RC PW LD AC WD ST MV AR DEF SZ CT
8 8 15 15 3 2 4 3 15 +1 2 60
Special:
Steadfast, Immune to all harmful Necromancer and Topaz Lotus Magic, Commanding Presence, May
Purchase Spells form the Topaz Lotus Spell List and any Necromancer spell of 3rd level or less, You may
only Purchase one Lotus Eater per 1000 pts of your army.
Equipment:
Staff of Channeling and Longsword Str+3 (DAM 7)
Giant Scorpion
The giant scorpion that the Topaz Scorpion has learned to control is a terrifying foe indeed. Capable
of tearing through most any opposition and feasting on their corpses in battle it provides a great
strength to the army. The scorpion is bred to have a special venom which slows it’s attackers if they are
stabbed by the stinger. At all times the scorpion is kept under control by two keepers, while only one is
needed two is better in combat so if one dies the scorpion does not attack allies. The Scorpion keepers are
just better trained militia, Topaz Scorpion realized that committing better troops to the task became to
much a liability if something went wrong.
Giant Scorpion (1)
CC RC PW LD AC WD ST MV AR DEF SZ CT
12 8 - 8 2 3 6 6 16 -4 4 65
Special Ability:
Wild Beast (See below), Desert Warrior, Cause Fear, Cold-Blooded, Feast, Hunter, Secondary Attack, Cannot
Run, Poison: any creature wounded by the sting attack has his actions reduced by 1 for 2 turns do to
a nearutoxin which makes the scorpions prey easier to feed on.
Equipment: The scorpion has 3 natural attacks, two claws and a Poisonous sting.
2x Claws (12), Sting (15) Does not cause damage instead see the Special Poison.
Giant Scorpion Keepers (2)
CC RC PW LD AC WD ST MV AR DEF SZ CT
9 8 - 12 2 1 3 4 15 0 2 14
Special Abilties: Beastmaster (Giant Scorpion)
Equipment: Giant Scorpion Keepers are armed with Halberds STR+6 (DAM 9)
The Scorpion and two keepers are considered an Individual. They do not make Morale Checks when reduced
to half strength, for purposes of Command the keepers are both considered to be Leaders so whoever
moves first is the Leader that turn. If the Scorpion is killed they become a small unit still treated as an individual.
New Special Ability
Wild Beast - This Creature requires some sort of trainer or keeper that is capable of controlling it. Controlling
units will have the Beastmaster special ability. If the creature does not have one than it acts randomly,
it usually has an idea what it is trying to accomplish but it's mind is easily clouded by other effects.
It suffers from Blood Frenzy when out of control. This blood frenzy assumes everyone is an enemy
though. If not suffering from Blood Frenzy directly then roll on the following chart.
1-5 --- Move Randomly (Roll as Deviation)
6-8 --- Does Nothing (Goes on Wait)
8-14 --- Attacks Nearest Enemy
15-17 --- Attacks Nearest Unit (Friend or Foe)
18-20 --- Attacks Nearest Friendly Unit
Topaz Scorpion Spells
Tending Hand
Cost: 15
Range: LOS + 12” (Special, see below)
Level: 3
Actions: 1
Save: NA
Effect: This spell may be cast on any wild beast that is not under control, it becomes under control
for as long as the Lotus Eater continues to expend one Action maintaining control over it. If the creature
moves out of LOS and 12” the Lotus Eater immediately loses control of it. If cast on the Giant Scorpion
the Range is doubled and LOS is not needed.
Dark Armor
Cost: 12
Range: LOS
Level: 4
Actions: 2
Save: NA
Effect: The Lotus Eater may target a unit and increase their AR by 6, this effect lasts until the
end of their next activation
Venalacks Fury
Cost: 30
Range: Entire Battlefield
Level: 5
Actions: 3
Save: Yes
Effect: This spell affects every creature on the battlefield, friendly and enemy. Every units gets to
make a Save, and if they fail they lose 1 action next time they activate, to minimum of 0 actions.
Building Your Topaz Scorpion Army
Well if you like what you see then you will want to build an army worthy of the Dark Lord . To
do this you will need and Elven army, duh, and at least some Devout. I like Risen Elves, you can special
order them directly from Excelsior, they cost just as much as buying the regular Blister. If you want the
Custom Units described within these pages though, that requires a little more work.
Desert Scorpions: To build a unit of Desert Scorpions that look like those pictured you will need
the following figures. 1 Axemaster, 2 Axemen Standards, and 2 Axemen with their fist and Axe over their
head. You will also need a sharp Xacto Knife, Super Glue, White Glue, String, and a really small drill,
also called a Pin vice (optional).
Step 1—Carefully remove the axes from the figures using you Xacto knife (or Jewelers saw if you
have one), clean up the cuts and drill holes with the Pin Vice, this is not absolutely needed, but will make
stronger joints.
Step 2—Cut the spikes off of 5 of the axes. You should have two axes left for your bits box. At
this time take your string and play with it, measure how long you want your chains, what position and
cut the string, each figure will require three pieces, unless you drilled through their hands, then just one.
Step 3—Take and water down some white glue in a cup, dip your string into it, lay your string
out in whatever shape suits you, it will still be flexible when you are done.
Step 4—After the string is dry glue the spikes onto it, this is a prick just be patient, I actually
glued my string and spikes to a piece of paper to make it easier, then just tore and cleaned off the paper
when I was done. Fill in the holes on the backs of the standards with whatever means you wish, I just
used a bit of glue. If you drilled the hands then do this after step 5.
Step 5—Super Glue the sting into their hands, try and get strong bonds, if you have drilled the
hands then string it through, then add dabs of glue at each of the holes and go back to Step 4.
Step 6—Now be very careful when doing this, flex your sting into place and then coat it in super
glue, not super heavily, if you have the Super Glue with the brush this is much easier, this will firm your
string a lot more. If you don’t want to risk gluing your guy to your hand and your hand to the table, use
a couple layers of watered down White glue, to achieve a similar effect. They should now be finished and
ready to go. Paint when Dry.
Giant Scorpion: I bought a Reaper Giant Scorpion for this purpose, if you want to use only Excelsior
sculpts than try converting a Swamp Stalker and let me know how it came out. For the keepers, use
militia.
Topaz Lotus Eater: I used a regular Lotus Eater with the following changes, instead of the standard
piece behind his head I used an extra standard, see previous mod. Then I cut the Flower from the top
of the extra unused piece that goes behind his head, and used it for the staff tip.
This concludes the House of the Topaz Scorpion, any suggestions feel free to get me on the forums.
Your favorite Lotus Eater.
Die deutsche Übersetzung des Regelwerks 1.Edition ist doch auch katastrophal. Da die verantwortlichen Jungs bei Target damals ja auch nicht gerade besonders originelle Schreiberlinge waren (namentlich Herr Robertson) griffen sie in die Ideenkiste von GW ( naja das waren wohl noch die Schweden mit dem Mutant Chronicles RPG), die von GW haben ja ihrerseits alles getan haben um das ganze Genre zu plündern. Also ein Traditionsverein. Adrian Smith und Konsorten sind ja in der White Dwarf Kommune aufgewachsen .
