Nighthaunt Background Tables
Source: Warcry Core Book 2019 (out of print)
The Nighthaunts are malevolent spirits cursed to an eternity of suffering and enslaved to the will of Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead.
Driven by an all-consuming hatred of living things, these spectral horrors sweep across the realms in great hosts, killing everything in their path. They remember only dim echoes of their past, fragments of the person they were, and half-faded memories of the events that led to their current predicament. This is enough to keep them in a state of perpetual torment, which pleases cruel Nagash. On occasion the Great Necromancer will assemble smaller groups of Nighthaunts in order to achieve a particularly delicate task. Their incorporeal nature and resistance to most physical damage makes the gheists particularly suited to such missions.
Nighthaunt Names
| D10 | First Name | D10 | Last Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old | 1 | Rattlebones |
| 2 | Dreidrich | 2 | Blacksoul |
| 3 | Choker | 3 | Turncoat |
| 4 | Varclav | 4 | Scratchfinger |
| 5 | Dravoch | 5 | Whispergheist |
| 6 | Scarabeg | 6 | Fraycloak |
| 7 | Pater | 7 | Gallows |
| 8 | Wilhem | 8 | Chillbreath |
| 9 | Lady | 9 | Gravetouch |
| 10 | Agneth | 10 | Merciful |
Nighthaunt Origins
| D6 | Origin |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wrongfully Executed: Your warband consists of executed innocents, consumed by bitterness. |
| 2 | Lady Olynder’s Flock: Your warband hails from Dolorum, domain of the Mortarch of Grief. |
| 3 | Traitors All: Your warband consists of those spirits who committed a great treason in life. |
| 4 | Deluded Spirits: Your warriors believe they will find atonement in serviceto Nagash. |
| 5 | Lost Company: Your warriors fought together in life, and do so eternally in death. |
| 6 | Kinslayers: Your warband is comprised of those who slew their own kin, damning their souls forever. |
Nighthaunt Leader Background
| D6 | Background |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lambent Glow: This warrior is surrounded by swirling witch-lights. |
| 2 | Grim Recitation: This warrior is condemned to endlessly recite the crimes they committed in life. |
| 3 | Hatred of Azyr: This warrior despises above all those who serve the will of the Heavens. |
| 4 | Face of Terror: This warrior delights in crippling their foes with sheer terror before striking a killing blow. |
| 5 | Unending Sorrow: This warrior weeps and wails even as they slaughter the living. |
| 6 | Worshipper of Nagash: This warrior is convinced that if they please Nagash, he will end their torment. |