Thoughts - End Times: Khaine

So rumours have been filtering in the 3rd End times based around the elves called Khaine! As an elf player that makes me very happy its time for the good guys (and the dirty druchii) to get some lime light! So what can we expect from this release?

From Nagash and what we know so far of Glotkin we have -

A big kit for the big character of the books so Nagash and Glotkin.

Brand new characters on big mounts 3 options per box.

New units, Morghasts, Spirit hosts and blightkings.

Uniting multiple armies into one legion and stream lining rules.

So far between the two there is definitely a pattern, hopefully it carries on for Khaine! If so what will we be looking at?

First off rumours are that the dark elves will not be getting any new toys in this.

Well if it is Khaine the name of the book we should expect a big old Khaine centre piece model like the others. Some have been saying an avatar but if Nagash is now a god who is on the table top I wouldn't be surprised if we did get the god on the table.

The character and mounts is a hard one for us elves! I am assuming a character from each elven nation old or new I couldn't guess. High elf side of things they are saying Aenarion, Caledor the dragon tamer or even Imirk returning. Like the other kits I think we will be seeing a brand new monster for them to ride rather than anything existing in the lore.

New unit like above will probably something be completely random and not in the lore! Heres hoping for lion/dragon riders. Currently its been a swarm base and the rest monstrous infantry size which isn't really an elf thing but GW could surprise us!

And of course all the elven nations in one legion! Rules wise High elves and Dark elves losing hatred/valour of ages now that they are one. But an all encompassing rule? No clue. Undead got the undead rules streamlined so there was so difference between the two armies and gained the rule that stops the army crumbling when the general is lost which is huge! Glotkin rumours are some sort of magic phase altering thing that the demons have, I dont play them so I have no idea what that is.

Lastly lore wise it seems the elves are being little bickering humans to arrogant to deal with the doom on their door step im putting that down to bad writing as elves always seem to be written poorly by gw and black library. The old elf hater joke comes to mind.  Old characters rising current characters culled from the army like the other books.

However I have hope for the lore that will be coming in fingers crossed the story wont be focused on elves being grumpy teenagers!

Next time ill be looking at the core options opened up to a joint elf army!

- Pete