Deathrattle Kingdom
The Deathrattle Kingdoms are found scattered all across the ruined cities and nations of the Mortal Realms, especially Shyish. These kingdoms are largely comprised of those barrows and crypts that remain within the ruins of fallen nations. They are populated by the skeletal remains of those who once lived in the kingdoms that once surrounded these tombs.[1a][3a]
Government
Most Deathrattle Kingdoms are ruled over by a Wight King, powerful skeletal lords who retain their intelligence, who command the skeletal legions of their nation to move against all threats to their power, both real and imagined.[1a][2a]
Military
The bulk of a Deathrattle Kingdom's armed forces will be comprised of Deathrattle, mindless skeletal warriors armed with ancient and pockmarked weaponry, who at the simplest command from their Wight Kings can muster in perfect order. Seeing such legions march to war is considered a chilling sight.[2a]
Inhabitants
These undead nations, built on the ruins of those that came before, are most often populated by the skeletal remains of those who lived in the nations that came before.[1a]
Notable Kingdoms
- Cold-Iron Kingdoms: The empire of the Cold-Iron King.[4b]
- Gharnost: A tomb-city ruled by Deathrattle monarchs known as the Blind Pentad.[5a]
- Hallow Barrows: Barrows ruled by Halgorax.[5b]
- Helspoint: The Dark Lord of Despair rules over this rime frozen land.[4]
- Warmsoul Uplands: A region of Hallost ruled over by the Jade Skull Emperor.[5b]
- Yighmur: The barrowlands of Yighmur are a lifeless kingdom.[6a]
- Zygor: Its Realmgates are guarded by the deathless kings known as the Zygor Gatelords. [4]
Sources
- 1: Soulbound Core Rulebook
- 1a: Chapter Eight: The Mortal Realms
- 2: Battletome: Legions of Nagash (2018)
- 2a: The Deathrattle Legions, Pg. 32-33
- 3: Soulbound: Bestiary
- 3a: Chapter Thirteen: Soulblight Gravelords
- 4: Grand Alliance: Death
- 5: Battletome: Soulblight Gravelords (2021)
- 6: Battletome: Orruk Warclans (2019)
- 6a: Legacy of Destruction, Pg. 24-25
