The Phoenix King, Finubar the Seafarer

by Anvar

The Phoenix King, Finubar the Seafarer......................435 points

Your army may include Finubar the phoenix king as the general, or as an independent character. Your army must include either White lions or Phoenix guard for you to include Finubar. Finubar was the first High Elf in centuries to visit the old world. Under
the orders of Bel-Hathor he landed in the Brettonian port of L'Anguille, He travelled extensively around the old world and opened relations with the Empire, Brettonia, The Wood Elves and even the Dwarfs. At his recommendation Bel-Hathor removed his interdict forbidding Humans to set foot in Ulthuan. This started a new period of trade and commerce across the world. After Bel-Hathors death Finubar was his chosen successor, he initiated trade with far flung places such as Nippon and Cathay. Unfortunately this was too good to last. During Finubars reign the great chaos incursion took place, for a while it seemed that the ever queen was lost and chaos had come to claim the world. Luckily Tyrion and Teclis saved the Everqueen
and then defeated a great chaos army at Finuval plain. Together Tyrion and Finubar routed the Chaos army from Ulthuan. Finubar has proved himself to be an able general and has led many attacks against the Norse raiders.

Weapons/Armour:  He carries a longbow and the Hellfire Sword.   He wears the Armour of Meteoric Iron.

Save: 2+.

May Ride:  Finubar may ride an elven steed at +3 points.

Magic Items: Finubar has four magic items, these are always the Hellfire sword, armour of meteoric iron, the amulet of power and the phoenix crown. the first two are available in warhammer magic the last two are unique to Finubar, they are described below.

Special Rules

Finubar is immune to psychology. After passing through the sacred flame of Asuryan which is the crowning ceremony for the Phoenix King, he is immune to fire, as after the infernal heat of the flame of Asuryan no fire can hurt him.

The Phoenix Crown
Enchanted Item..........55 points
The Phoenix crown of Ulthuan is the symbol of kingship for the High Elves, forged in Vaul's anvil and worn by High Elf Phoenix Kings since the dawn of time. It glitters splendidly in the light of the sun as it sits atop the head of the Phoenix King. Therefore, the dazzling glare makes it hard to look directly at the wearer. However, the current Phoenix Crown is not the original one, it is in the hands of the Dwarfs, taken by the dwarf king Gotrek Starbreaker from the body of Caledor the second. Thus, the new (after all, it's only 3800 years old) phoenix king reminds the Elves that they must not let this crown too fall in the hands of the enemy. Foes attacking the wearer with a shooting attack suffer a -1 to hit penalty when firing at the wearer or any unit he is with. The wearer of the Phoenix Crown or any accompanied unit never breaks under any circumstances.

Hellfire Sword
Magic Weapon..........125 points
This magical blade was forged in liquid fire by the priests of Vaul so it's heat never cools, but intense heat is released upon it's victims after each blow is struck. A foe who suffers a wound from this sword is consumed by flames and killed. Apart from the wielder, all models in base contact with the slain enemy take a S3 hit

Amulet of Power
Enchanted Item..........30 points
This ruby amulet glows with an inner light that burns constantly. It gives the wearer great strength . Finubar may use the amulet at the start of any of his turns, he must roll a D6, if 2+ he recieves +2 strength for the turn. If a 1 is rolled the amulet explodes causing D3 S4 hits with no armour saves on Finubar.

Armour of Meteoric Iron
Magic armour..........25 points
Crafted out of meteoric iron found in the mountains of Caledor, this suit of armour and shield is very hard to pierce. The armour includes a shield and gives it's wearer an armour saving throw of 2+.

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