Headless Horseman, The [Sylvania setting].pdf

The Headless Horseman

Across the province of Sylvania there is a

legend so disturbing, so terrifying that

even the slightest whisper of ´the Headless

Horsemanµ causes the bravest of warriors

to cower in fear. No one knows the exact

origin of this dread rider, but popular

myth suggests that in his living days he

was the greatest highwayman ever to

grace the province of Sylvania. His skill

with a pistol was so great that he could

shoot a man square between the eyes from

a hundred paces, and his midnight black

steed could out-pace the fastest warhorses

in the Empire! But as with all

highwayman, his arrogance far exceeded

his talent and it was this that lead to his

downfall.

One moonless night, when not even a

breathe of wind dared to disturb the

perfect silence which lay heavy upon the

land, the highwayman saw under the

glimmering of his old lantern a coach so

black that it seemed like the night self

could not compare to its unearthly

darkness. Determined not to miss out on

another nights banditry the highwayman

was not deterred by the obvious signs that

something strange was a foot, and he rode

up to the door of the black coach with his

signature cry of ´Your Money or Your

Life?µ. The obsidian door slid soundlessly

open and with a voice so cold that even

the brash highwayman could not help

but shiver at, the occupant croaked, ´Yes,

your life, that sounds

good to me.µ Then

before the

highwayman could

reach for his pistol out of

bowels of the coach shot

an axe so fast that with

one decisive blow the body

of the highwayman fell away from his

horse, the head completely severed at the

neck. The horse terrified by the sight of his

headless master tried to flee but the black

coach was quick upon its tail. The poor

beast, exhausted from its hasty flight,

soon tired; and it stumbled to the earth to

be crushed beneath the bulk of the

carriage, leaving it to lie lifeless on that

moonless night many years ago.

Now how the rider and his steed rose from

death to plague the lands of Sylvania (or

even if this story contains a grain of

truth!) remains a mystery to this day;

but what is for certain is that on moonless

nights when not a breathe a wind rolls

across the land the braying of a midnight

black horse resounds across the whole of

Sylvania as the Headless Horseman rides

as if from the very darkness itself!

Hire Fee: 100 gold crowns to hire.

Although most mindless creatures usually

have no wish for money the Headless

Horseman seems compelled to continue his

life of banditry by whatever mysterious

force keeps his lifeless body moving.

May Be Hired: Warbands who are not of

good alignment may hire the Headless

Horseman.

Rating: The Headless Horseman increases

a warband¶s rating by +80 points.

Special Rules:

Causes Fear: The Headless Horseman is a

harrowing sight to behold and therefore

causes fear.

Immune To Psychology: The Headless

Horseman and his steed are never affected

by psychology and they never leave combat.

However, if the Headless Horseman suffers

a wound, he must roll on the Whoa Boy!

table as normal.

Immune To Poison: The Headless

Horseman and his steed are unaffected by

all poisons.

Faithful Steed: The same dark magics that

animate the Headless Horseman also keep

his loyal steed at his side. As a result, he may

never dismount.

Undead: Both the Headless Horseman and

his steed count as undead for the purposes

of Blessed Water, etc.

Expert Rider: The Headless Horseman is

a superb rider and as such he counts as being

stationary even if he has moved that turn

(ie: no -1 modifier to hit).

Rapid Reload: The Headless Horseman¶s

speed at reloading is legendary and he can

reload both of his pistols in the blink of an

eye! Because of this he can fire with both

(the skill Pistolier ) of his dueling pistols

every Shooting Phase.

Head Hewer: Ever since the loss of his

own head the Headless Horseman has

started his own morbid collection with the

very same axe which caused his own grizzly

demise. When the Headless Horseman

charges all attacks with his double handed

axe cause +1 to all injury rolls and he causes

a critical hit on a roll of 5-6. Note this only

counts for the turn in which the Headless

Horseman has charged, and not subsequent

turns if which he is still engaged in

hand-to-hand combat.

Wanderer: The Headless Horseman only

stays with a warband for the duration of one

battle. A warband who used the Headless

Horseman in their last battle may not seek

him out until they have fought at least

battle without him.

Profiles M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Horseman - 4 5 4 4 2 6 2 8

Steed

Weapons/Armour: Head or no head this

horseman still knows how to kill things! The

Headless Horseman is armed with a brace

of Dueling Pistols, a Double Handed Axe, a

dagger and wears Light Armor. He also has

superior black powder and a lantern. Note

that combined the Light Armor and the

Nightmare Steed give the Headless

Horseman a save of 5+.

Skills: The Headless Horseman has the

following skills: Horse Archer, Pistolier,

Eagle Eyes, Trick Shooter and Strongman .

8 2 0 3 4 2 2 1 5

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