AoS: New Chaos Warband Revealed – Meet The Cypher Lords
A new Chaos warband for Warcry has been revealed. Come and see through the eyes of Tzeentch–gaze upon the Cypher Lords.
The various Realms of the Mortal Realms all embody a specific elemental or creative force. You’ve got fire, water, earth air, light, darkness, death and life, and metal. And of these, the folk of the Realm of Light have been the most mysterious–until now. Today we’re taking a look at the Chaos cultists who make the realm of Hysh their home. Come and meet the Cypher Lords, devout servants of Tzeentch who will be making their debut in Warcry.
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The Cypher Lords are a gloriously weird Warcry warband, quite different from any of their more barbaric kin. Unlike, say, the bloodthirsty Blades of Khorne or the roaming Untamed Beasts, these mysterious cultists hail from a city in the Realm of Light called Nochseed and, to the wider Mortal Realms, seem more or less ordinary – barring perhaps their taste in headgear.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The Cypher Lords are as mad as the most frothing cultist of Tzeentch, delighting in spreading mayhem and madness wherever they go. They’re deadly fighters, too, using skills earned in the martial colleges of Nochseed to deadly effect, whether they’re cutting down rivals in the streets of their city or shedding blood in the shadow of the Vararspire to catch the attention of Archaon.
The Cypher Lords are the perfect warband for players that like the seductive, almost civilised side of Chaos – the esoteric cults and shadowy gatherings of nobles within cities all across the realms, as opposed to the unwashed, screaming barbarian masses outside them. They’re also perhaps our first-ever look at just what life might look like in the Realm of Light – a place which, until now, has been associated with the ordered kingdoms of Tyrion and Teclis.
There you have it folks. If this is how the Chaos Cultists are dressed, then we’re excited to see what the rest of the people in the Realm of Light look like. Warcry should be out soon, and we expect more details at the upcoming AoS open day next weekend, so stay tuned for more.
What do you think of the Cultists’ new look?
