From:longswor@tower.nullnet.fi (Tuomas Pirinen)
Subject: [WHFB] Wood Elf Options
Reply-To: warhammerfb@PrimeNet.Com

FALCONIERS:

0-1 UNIT OF FALCONIERS..............11 points per model

Wood Elves live in a harmony with the nature. An elf may learn to speak with an animal and rather than breaking the spirit of their sylvan friends, they allow animals that follow them by the virtue of love. Many an Elf has such special "friend" living with him or her, and sometimes these companions are brought with the Elves as they muster to defend their forests. The most famous of such troops are the Falconiers, for their birds are warlike and have driven many enemies from the field with their murderous talons and frightening shrieks.

WEAPONS/ARMOUR:

Falconiers are armed with hand weapons and accompanied by their Falcons.

OPTIONS:

Falconiers may have light armour at the cost of +2 points per model. They may carry additional hand weapons at the cost of +1 point per model.

FALCONS:

Falconiers may send their birds of prey to attack any enemy unit or single model within 12" The Falcons attack during the shooting phase with WS 5 and S of 3. Note that unlike normal missile fire, the falcons will never hit their own troops even if the target unit is in hand-to-hand combat. Falcons themselves may not be attacked and are only killed if their masters fall as a casuality.
If the Falconiers themselves are attacked, then the falcons fight in the Hand-to-Hand comabat phase with their masters, and any casualities they cause afffect the overall combat resolution.
Any Character may be upgraded to a falconier by additional point cost of +3 points.

SPECIAL CHARACTER:

Caradis is the leader of the Scouts of the great Wood Elf Kindom of Athel Loren. He is claimed to be the the est archer in all of the Old World, and a matchless tracker. His skills in amush and stalking are legendary, and his favourite game is to sneak into some human camp, eat with them in their campfire and melt into shadows, all without humans noticing anything until they discover that somebody has been eating their rations.
So used is the Caradis to his ways that even amongst his fellow Wood Elves he walks silently and never speaks in voice any louder than a whisper. Many unwary travellers who have chosen the forbidden path to the Great Forest of Loren have heard only Caradis chilling voice, like the rustle of the leaves, warning them abandon their folly.
Caradis drills the Scouts of Loren tirelessly, and no-one can join in the ranks of his followers until they can hit a flying sparrow in the eye in a dark night. In battlefield Caradis either leads his Scouts, or stalks the field alone, ambushing his opponents with lightening-fast arrows shot from his famous Hawkbow.

WEAPONS/ARMOUR:

Caradis never wears armour and is armed with a hand weapon and a longbow.

MAY RIDE:

Caradis may ride an elven steed (+3 points)

MAGICAL ITEMS:

Caradis may be equipped with up to two magic items, but first of these must always be the Hawkbow.

SPECIAL RULES:

SCOUT:

Caradis is a Wood Elf Scout and all the Special rules apply. If Caradis is fielded alone and not part of any unit, then he may use his superior stalking skills and deploy ANYWHERE in the field, including his opponent`s deployment field, or within the line of sight of his enemies.

HAWKBOW:

This mighty bow dates back to the days of the Great War against Chaos, and it is rumoured to be made by Vaul the smith god himself. It is decorated with stunningly life-like sculpting depicting a hawk, and the arrows shot from the bow cause strange strange screeching sound resembling the cry of an attacking hawk, spreading panic in it`s targets.
Hawkbow has a range of 40", magical strength of 4, and it may shoot up to five arrows each shooting phase.
These shots may be aimed towards different targets if you wish.
In addition, Hawkbow may be used to fire one Screeching Arrow instead of it`s usual attacks. This arrow is flaming, has a S of 6, it penetrates enemy units as a Bolt Thrower, and any enemy units taking casualties from it must immediately test for panic. Hawkbow may not be used with Hail of Doom Arrow.
CARADIS ONLY

I`m currently writing more Special Characters for the Wood Elves, including Gilthanos the Masters of Wardances and prince Doomstar.

-Longsword
"I have some powers of Travel and communication."
-Dardalion at the siege of Purdol.