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Tannhäuser
Resumen de reglas — v1.2
Modificadas by Juanson
3. JUGANDO EL JUEGO
3.2 TIRADA DE INCIO DE VUELTA
Independientemente del modo en
el que se juegue, un juego de
Tira un dado cada equipo y el
TANNHAUSER está compuesto por
que saca el número más alto
VUELTAS y dentro de cada una de
empieza ese turno poniendo en
ellas por TURNOS. Cada equipo
VIGILANCIA a los personajes y
activa un personaje por TURNO
ACTIVANDOLOS.
una vez por VUELTA.
A esto hay que agregarle todos
Al principio de cada VUELTA se
los bonus que haya por ítems
realizan los siguientes pasos:
como medallas, etc… y la
1. ACTUALIZACION
posibilidad de gastar 1 CP para
2. TIRADA DE INICIO DE VULTA
tirar de vuelta el dado en caso
3. SETEAR VIGILANCIA
de perder. Esto puede hacerse
4. ACTIVACION DE PERSONAJES
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CIRCULOS DE ENTRADA
Los puntos de entrada
pertenecen a rutas de
acceso e indican por
donde los personajes de
un mismo equipo pueden
entrar al tablero.
Además que después
pueden moverse a través
de ellos.
RESUMNE DE
TOKENS
Corrupción Amuleto de Inmunidad al dolor:
demoníaca: Arma Patmos: Haz un En las tiradas de
cuerpo a cuerpo. duelo mental a Absorción usa el
Si impacta, daño distancia máxima mayor valor de
+1. Mente +1, incluso Resistencia.
en otra ruta. Si
ganas, mueve a la Reacio a morir:
Cuchillo de Si recibe una
víctima tantos
combate: Arma círculos como herida que lo
cuerpo a cuerpo. mata, su salud
éxitos; si no ha
Si impacta, daño vuelve a la
sido activada,
+1. usará sus valores última fila.
de Entonces se anula
Metralla: Arma características el uso de
cuerpo a cuerpo (1– más bajos y Inmunidad al
2, incluso con perderá su dolor, Fuerza
círculo intermedio fase de Acción. sobrenatural y
ocupado). Si Celeridad.
impacta, daño +1. Sha-Na-Ra: Si Descartar tras
Si Eva lo maneja, vence un duelo usar. Sólo una
el objetivo no mental causa vez por partida
puede hacer su tantas heridas
tirada de como éxitos, sin Botiquín:
Absorción. tirada de Descartar al
Absorción. En la curarse para +1
Luger P-08: Arma misma ruta, sólo herida curada.
a corta distancia una vez por
(mín. 2). +1 a partida.
cada dado de
Combate. Fuerza El ojo de Tages:
sobrenatural: Al curarse +2
En combate heridas curadas.
Mauser C96: Arma a Uso único.
corta distancia cuerpo a cuerpo
(mín. 2). +2 a usa el valor
mayor de Celeridad: En
cada dado de los
Combate. Combate.
desplazamientos
Impacto usa el mayor
Perdición: Arma a crítico: En valor de
corta distancia combate cuerpo a Movimiento.
(mín. 2, máx. cuerpo puede
Mente +1, incluso repetir el dado
en otra ruta). +1 a Infiltración:
menor (NO 1
cada dado de natural). Puede usar
Combate. No puede cualquier punto
usar Munición. de acceso. En el
Munición: Se
repite la tirada 1o turno no
Walther P.38: Arma
a corta distancia de Combate (la bloquea el
(mín. 2). primera se movimiento del
ignora). No enemigo, ni es
durante un bloqueado por él.
MP 40: Arma contraataque.
automática (mín. Descartar tras Ringkragen:
3). Combate +1. usar. Mente cambia a 6-
6-5-5.
Stielhandgranate: Minuto salvaje:
Granada (mín. 4). +2 a cada dado de
Combate. Sólo con
armas a corta
distancia o Cruz de Hierro
Hermetica Atra: En automáticas. de 1a clase: +2
la ruta corrupta No puede puntos de
todos los Obscura moverse. bonificación.
Korps tienen
Resistencia +1 Fuego sostenido:
+1 a cada dado de
Combate. Sólo con Cruz de Hierro
Hermetica
Occulta: En la armas a corta de 2a clase: +1
ruta corrupta distancia o punto de
todos los Obscura automáticas. En bonificación.
el turno anterior
Korps tienen
debe haber
Mente +1.
atacado con la
Hermetica Umbra: misma arma y en Generalleutnant:
En la ruta la misma ruta. Despliegue +6.
corrupta todos
los Obscura Korps
tienen Combate Oberleutnant:dDe
+1. spliegue +4, no
acumulativo.
2
Cuchillo: Arma MKII A1: Granada Seguid
cuerpo a cuerpo. (mín. 4). avanzando: Los
penalizadores al
movimiento de los
círculos se
Colt 45 1911 A1: reducen en
Arma a corta M15: Granada de 1 punto.
distancia (mín. humo.
2). +2 a cada ¡Adelante!:
dado de Combate. Sacrifica tu fase
de Acción y
Smith & Wesson contraataques de
Munición: Se repite ese turno para
1917: Arma a la tirada de
corta distancia Movimiento +1.
Combate (la primera
(mín. 2). +1 a se ignora). No Insignia a la
cada dado de durante un Infantería de
Combate. contraataque. Combate: Combate
Fusil de fuego Descartar tras cambia a 6-6-5-5.
rápido Mk-1: usar.
Arma automática BA-27: La Insignia a la
(mín. 3). En una Ametralladora de Infantería
tirada de fuego rápido Experta:
Combate, si también admite un 9 Resistencia
obtienes natural (pero no la cambia a
al menos un 10 víctima). 5-5-5-5.
natural (no de
una repetición) y Ojos nocturnos:
la víctima no lo Ignora las Medalla de
anula con un 10 Honor:
penalizaciones de
natural en su las granadas de Hasta el final
Absorción, muere del turno usará
humo. Si se impacta los valores
instantáneamente. con arma a corta iniciales de
distancia o Combate, Mente y
Reising M50: Arma
automática, daño Movimiento. Uso
automática (mín.
+1. único.
3). Combate +1.
Fuerza increíble:
En Absorción puedes Estrella de
Subfusil M3: Arma repetir el dado Plata: +2 puntos
automática (mín. menor (no 1). de bonificación.
3). Combate +1.
BG-42: En
Absorción, si
Ametralladora de obtienes al menos
fuego rápido un 10 Capitán:
A6a: Arma pesada natural puedes Despliegue +4.
(mín. 4). Daño +1 ignorar todo el
tras la daño de la tirada
Absorción. En una de Combate. No
tirada de sirve contra
Combate, si ataques
de Mente ni cuerpo Sargento:
obtienes al menos Despliegue +2
un a cuerpo.
10 natural (no de
una repetición) y Botiquín:
la víctima no lo Descartar al
anula con un 10 curarse para +1
natural en su herida curada.
Cabo:
Absorción, muere Despliegue +1.
instantáneamente.
440g de TNT: Inyección de
Granada (mín. 4), morfina: Descartar
pero se coloca al curarse para +1
una herida curada. Tala
ficha de puede usarlo para
escombros de curar a un
−2, −1 a cada personaje
dado de adyacente (−1 PV,
Absorción, y daño +2 heridas
+2 tras la curadas).
Absorción.
Necesaria la
habilidad
ingeniería.
STORY MODE
SCENERIOS
OPERATION: Disorder in the House Briefing: After failing to assemble the Trans- point. If the Union manages to eliminate both
ference Inhibitor, the Reich has turned to more trooper models permanently, the agent is
mundane methods of capture. Squad after released. Once released the model is placed on
squad of Stosstruppen and Schocktruppen the closest Union model’s card. Every turn the
have been dispatched to scour the area, and agent is free, the Reich lose one victory point.
security around the Kaiser has been tripled.
The Union have stepped up their surveillance, Reich Objective: Only two more items will
and have kept their teams in the field up to complete the cell holding the rogue. The Reich
date on the movements of the Reich. Just must complete one primary objective, one
recently, the Union has intercepted transmis- secondary objective, and not let the Rogue
sions regarding the current location of the escape.
rogue Blutsturm.
Reich Advantage: The Reich trooper models
Game Board: Ksiaz Castle First Floor benefit from the reinforcements rule twice per
game. The trooper models reappear on the
Difficulty: Hard grey circles in the same room as the Rogue.
Game Mode: Story Mode Union Objective: The Union seek to free the
Rogue, not out a sense of justice, but just so the
Necessary Materials: Tannhäuser Board Game Reich will not have access to the artifact. The
Union must free the agent, then escort her off of
Setup: Do not roll for deployment. The Reich the board.
may only field one Blutsturm agent. Place a
model to represent the rogue Blutsturm agent Union Advantage: Each turn the Union
(Yula works great) on the green health circle may choose to activate twice in a row, as they
midway between the Sneak secondary objec- scramble to free the agent.
tive and the Mechanics primary objective.
Then place both Reich trooper models on any Victory Conditions: The Reich wins if they
nearby grey circles. The remaining Reich mod- complete one primary objective, one second-
els enter from the stairwell. The game lasts 10 ary objective, and the Blutsturm agent is still
turns. Trooper models may not leave the room captive at the end of ten turns.
containing the Rogue.
The Union wins if they eliminate the two Reich
Special Rules: Each turn the rogue agent troopers guarding the Rogue, and then escort
is held captive, the Reich scores one victory her off the board via the front door.
OPERATION: 7 Words Briefing: Both sides have discovered the stamina is set at 8. When she is eliminated place
location of the rogue Blutsturm agent. Hidden a flag token (Faction doesn’t matter) on the circle
in the bowels of a chateau, on the outskirts of she was on.
Bern, she is chanting an incantation to bind the
artifact to her. Once it is attuned she will be able Reich Objective: The rogue agent is the source
to strike anywhere in the world, without warning of this. Eliminate her and take the artifact.
or consequence. By doing so, she thins the walls
between our world and the Infernal Realms. The Union Objective: The rogue agent is the
Union must stop her to keep the legions of hell source of all of this. She must be eliminated, and
at bay. The Reich must stop her to prevent her the artifact destroyed.
usurping the Kaiser and declaring herself ruler
of this world.
Victory Conditions: The Reich score a major
win if they eliminate the rogue agent and possess
Game Board: Crypt the flag token at the end of the game.
The Reich score a minor win if they eliminate the
Difficulty Level: Hard rogue agent and eliminate two enemy models.
Game Mode: Story Mode The Union score a major win if they eliminate the
rogue agent and destroy the artifact. The artifact
may be destroyed on a roll of 8+.
Necessary Materials: Tannhäuser Board
The Union score a minor win if they eliminate the
Game
rogue agent and eliminate all the Reich heroes.
Setup: A Deployment Roll is not necessary. The Union Advantage: Every primary objective
Union enters from the front door. The Reich will
completed adds one die to the capture attempt.
enter from the stairwell. The Union player goes
first, no initiative roll required. The game lasts
10 turns. Victory Conditions: The Reich immediately
win if the Blutsturm agent can complete all three
objectives, and kill both Union troopers.
Special Rules: The Reich are only able to use a The Reich score a minor victory if they manage to
Blutsturm agent and the two troopers. The troop-
kill all Union models.
ers enter via the stairwell as per normal rules.
The Blutsturm agent may appear on the board on
The Union immediately wins if they capture the
any circle as her movement, excepting circles a
Blutsturm agent.
character may not be on and she may not appear
The Union scores a minor win if they complete all
on another character. She may engage models
three objectives, or get to 20 victory points.
upon entering the board. On her next turn she
may be removed from the board. She may reenter
the board on her following turn.
OPERATION: In The Meantime Briefing: The Reich has identified distur- Reich Advantage: For each objective the Reich
bances with the Infernal Realms near the town of successfully completes, the Special Rule Combat
Brasov. They have sent high ranking officials and Roll is reduced by 2 dice.
squads of Schockstruppen and Stosstruppen to
investigate. Find out what they know, and get the Union Objective: The Union is trying to
information to the President. determine what the Reich knows. They must
complete two objectives and eliminate two Reich
Game Board: Crypt heroes to win.
Necessary Materials: Tannhäuser Board Notes: If neither side has completed their vic-
Game tory conditions by the end of turn 8, the game
ends in a draw.
Setup: Roll for deployment as normal. Set up as
normal. The Reich may only use one Blutsturm
agent. The game lasts 8 turns.
Setup:Separate the crate tokens into equipment Note Concerning Voïvodes:Voïvodes may
and victory points. not start nor put out fires. Two of them count as
Mix the equipment tokens up and place 5 face one model, so they must leave in pairs to gain the
down on the map as shown victory condition.
Mix the victory point tokens up and place 5 face
down on the crate circles Victory Conditions:When player 1 places 5
Place the 5 debris tokens as shown on the map smoke tokens and has a model leave via player 2’s
entry point.
Game Objective:Set the castle on fire and When player 2 has put out 5 fires and has a model
escape from its depths. leave via player 1’s entry point.
When all models of one side are eliminated.
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Setup: A Deployment Roll is not necessary. The The Union immediately win a major victory if the
Union begins by entering from the front door. The manage to kill all the Reich figures.
Reich begins by entering via the stairwell. The The Union score a minor victory if the manage to
Reich player automatically wins initiative the kill all the Reich heroes.
first turn. The game lasts 10 turns.
TANNHAUSER
ESCENARIOS
Oficiales
De campaña
ACCIONAR LOS ANGULOS
ESCENARIO 1:
ESCENARIO 2: ONDA DE MUTILACION
ESCENARIO 3: COMO DESAPARECER POR COMPLETO
ESCENARIO 4: MIENTRAS TANTO...
ESCENARIO 5: LA ANSIEDAD DE LA SEPARACION
ESCENARIO 6: DESORDEN EN LA CASA
ESCENARIO 7: Y ELLA SE DESVANECIO
ESCENARIO 8: SIETE PALABRAS
Traductor: Keyansark
Sueltos
ESCENARIO 1: DR. ONLINE
ESCENARIO 2: LA NOCHE DE LOS NECROFAGOS
Traductor: Keyansark
Amateur
ESCENARIO 1: OPERACIÓN CAPTURA Y RESCATE
ESCENARIO 2: ¡DESTRUID EL BIOGENERADOR!
Autores: Lady Brain & Brainmachine
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TANNHAUSER
Escenarios de campaña
ESCENARIO 1: ACCIONAR LOS ANGULOS
Resumen: El Reich ha descubierto un objeto místico que podría suponer la derrota de
la Unión. La Unión debe impedir que el mensajero entregue dicho objeto en las manos
del Kaiser. El Reich debe llevar el objeto al agente del Blutsturm que espera en la
calle.
Tablero: Castillo Ksiaz
Nivel de Dificultad: Difícil
Modalidad de Juego: Modo Historia
Materiales Necesarios: Tannhauser juego básico
Despliegue: No se necesita Tirada de Despliegue. La Unión despliega sus tropas en
la puerta delantera. El Reich comienza en la escalera. El jugador del Reich gana la
iniciativa automáticamente en el primer turno. La partida dura 10 turnos.
Reglas Especiales: La Unión se beneficia de la regla Refuerzos. Siempre que haya al
menos una figura de la Unión en el tablero, las figuras de tropa pueden reincorporarse
al combate. Eva no puede usar su Pack Mental. El Reich recibe puntos de victoria
completos por cada figura de la Unión eliminada. El Reich no se beneficia de la regla
Refuerzos.
Objetivo del Reich: El Reich debe sacar a Eva por la puerta delantera. El artefacto
debe llegar hasta el Kaiser.
Objetivo de la Unión: La Unión debe intentar eliminar a todas las figuras enemigas. El
artefacto no debe escapar.
Condiciones de Victoria:
El Reich obtiene automáticamente una Victoria Decisiva si consigue llevar a Eva hasta
la salida por la puerta delantera.
El Reich obtiene una Victoria Menor si Eva muere pero al menos 3 figuras del Reich
consiguen llegar a la puerta delantera
La Unión gana automáticamente una Victoria Decisiva si consigue matar a todas las
figuras del Reich.
La Unión consigue una Victoria Menor si consigue matar a todos los Héroes del Reich.
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hacen así, esa figura es retirada del tablero. En el próximo turno, la figura puede ser
colocada en cualquier círculo legal y mover con normalidad desde allí. La figura puede
llevar a cabo una acción.
Objetivo del Reich: El agente del Blutsturm debe estar en el círculo situado
directamente entre los dos círculos de objetivo en el centro del tablero. Por cada turno
completo que consiga estar en el círculo sin moverse, el Reich gana 4 puntos de
victoria. Los objetivos otorgan un punto de victoria adicional por cada parte
completada.
Objetivo de la Unión: Matar al agente del Blutsturm proporciona cuatro puntos de
victoria adicionales. Los objetivos otorgan un punto de victoria adicional por cada parte
completada.
Condiciones de Victoria:
El Reich obtiene una Victoria Decisiva si el agente del Blutsturm logra estar dos turnos
consecutivos sin moverse en el círculo central.
El Reich obtiene una Victoria Menor si consigue obtener 12 puntos de victoria
La Unión obtiene una Victoria Decisiva si matan al agente del Blutsturm y completan
su objetivo principal.
La Unión obtiene una Victoria Menor si elimina a dos figuras enemigas y completa los
dos objetivos secundarios.
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Ventaja del Reich: El Reich puede invertir más de un punto de victoria para
incrementar su velocidad durante un turno.
Objetivo de la Unión: La Unión debe impedir la creación del Inhibidor de
Transferencia. Por cada objetivo completado, la Unión puede darle la vuelta a un token
de caja además de ganar puntos de victoria.
Ventaja de la Unión: La Unión puede sacrificar la activación de una de sus figuras para
llevar a cabo un ataque adicional de Regla Especial.
Condiciones de Victoria: El Reich obtiene una Victoria Decisiva si consiguen abrir
cinco cajas al final de la partida.
El Reich obtiene una Victoria Menor si han abierto tres cajas y matado a los dos
soldados enemigos.
La Unión obtiene una Victoria Decisiva si logra matar a todas las figuras enemigas.
La Unión obtiene una Victoria Menor si puede volver a cerrar dos cajas y eliminar a los
dos soldados del Reich.
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El Reich obtiene una Victoria Menor si elimina al agente renegado y a dos figuras
enemigas.
La Unión obtiene una Victoria Decisiva si elimina al agente renegado y destruye el
artefacto. El artefacto puede destruirse con una tirada de 8+.
La Unión obtiene una Victoria Menor si elimina al agente renegado y a todos los
Héroes del Reich.
Escenarios sueltos
ESCENARIO 1: DR. ONLINE
Resumen: El Reich está intentando sellar un pacto con el Inframundo. Para ello deben
sacrificar a un miembro de alto rango. Dentro de la guarida hay dos sellos que podrían
cancelar el trato. Debemos localizar estos símbolos y activarlos.
Tablero de Juego: Cualquiera.
Dificultad: Difícil.
Modalidad de Juego: Modo Historia
Materiales Necesarios: Pueden usarse los tableros de Tannhauser y Operación
Novgorod.
Despliegue: Ambos bandos despliegan normalmente. Cada bando comienza con 2
puntos de victoria.
Reglas Especiales: El jugador del Reich debe designar a uno de sus héroes como
huésped demoníaco. En cada turno, el huésped debe herir a una figura enemiga. Si no
lo logra, sufrirá una herida automática. Si la figura muere debido a esto, deberá
seleccionarse una nueva figura de héroe. Si no hay más héroes disponibles, el Reich
pierde automáticamente. Si el adversario mata al huésped, el Reich gana
inmediatamente. Para poder matar al huésped sin perder, el adversario deberá activar
previamente dos de sus objetivos (primarios o secundarios).
Objetivo del Reich: Eliminar a dos figuras enemigas con el huésped demoníaco.
Objetivo de la Unión/Matriarcado: La Unión o el Matriarcado deben activar dos de
sus objetivos (principales o secundarios) y luego eliminar al huésped demoníaco.
Condiciones de Victoria: Un bando ganará si logra sus objetivos, o si no quedan
miniaturas del bando contrario.
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Por cada figura que el Reich sacrifique, su adversario gana 1 punto de victoria.
Objetivo del Reich: Los token de demonios deben eliminar a 2 soldados y 1 héroe; o
a 2 héroes.
Objetivo de la Unión/Matriarcado: La Unión o el Matriarcado deben eliminar a los 3
Héroes del Reich.
Condiciones de Victoria: Un bando gana cuando haya cumplido sus condiciones de
victoria, o cuando no queden figuras del bando contrario.
N. del T.: El escenario original incluye 4 token de demonio que tienen como ilustración la mano
del stosstruppen; obviamente es posible (y recomendable) emplear miniaturas de monstruos o
demonios. La colección de D&D Miniatures ofrece bastante variedad para esta finalidad.
Escenarios amateur
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Reglas especiales
¿Cómo liberar a Jhon Mac Neal?
En el mapa de las catacumbas John estará encerrado en uno de los círculos de
objetivo centrales. Para liberarlo un personaje de la Unión (héroe o comando) ha de
situarse en uno de los 3 círculos adyacentes; al hacerlo John sale a uno de los 2
vacíos y recupera su equipo. A partir de ese momento puede atacar y ser atacado
(mientras esté en la jaula no). En el mapa del castillo estará en uno de los círculos de
la habitación que tiene un círculo verde de +1 a la resistencia. Se libera de modo
similar. En ambos mapas podéis probar a colocar a John en otros sitios, sean círculos
de objetivos, acción, etc. Siempre con al menos 2 círculos adyacentes para que en
uno de ellos se sitúe el liberador y en el otro John cuando sea liberado.
Los soldados del Reich pueden pasar y actuar en los círculos adyacentes a la celda,
pero no acabar su turno en ellos.
Antes de jugar el escenario los jugadores decidirán si liberar a John se considera una
acción o no. (Si no se considera acción el liberador podría atacar y liberar en el mismo
turno; si se considera acción no podría atacar y liberar en el mismo turno y sería más
difícil.) Si se cuenta liberar a John como una acción, también se considerará una
acción capturar a un héroe de la Unión por parte de un hombre del Reich.
¿Cómo capturar un héroe de la unión?
El captor ha de situarse en un círculo adyacente y usando su acción vencer en un
duelo de resistencia o de mente (a elección del captor). Si vence el héroe es capturado
(si hay empate NO es capturado). Su equipo no puede ser utilizado ni puede atacar
mientras esté detenido. Si escapa puede volver a usar su equipo.
El captor ha de avanzar a la velocidad más lenta de los 2 y “arrastra” con él o “empuja”
al héroe capturado, que se sitúa en el círculo más próximo al del captor, bien por
delante o bien por detrás. En su turno puede moverse llevando al capturado al punto
de acceso del Reich y puede atacar a soldados de la Union, pero no al héroe
capturado.
¿Puede escaparse el héroe capturado?
Una vez por partida el héroe capturado puede intentar escaparse (conviene que elija el
mejor momento, no vaya a ser capturado de nuevo). Para escapar en el turno de la
Unión hará un duelo de mente o resistencia (a elección del jugador de la Unión) contra
el captor. Si vence se libera (si empata NO logra liberarse) y usando su movimiento
puede escapar. Desde que se libera recupera su equipo, y puede atacar y ser atacado.
Obviamente el héroe capturado queda libre si algún soldado de la Unión mata al
captor del Reich.
¿Qué ocurre si John Mac Neal muere mientras huye?
Si John es eliminado en su huida, la Union ya no puede ganar, ¿pero qué pasa
entonces? A partir de ese momento el jugador del Reich ha de desvelar, si no se sabe
ya, quién ha de ser capturado: Tala o Barry. Si Tala o Barry logra huir (llegar a su
punto de acceso) antes de ser capturado/a, el resultado es un empate. Si el Reich
captura al héroe antes de que huya y llega con él a su punto de acceso gana el Reich.
¿Qué ocurre si el reich mata al héroe que ha de capturar?
El Reich ha de ser cuidadoso, porque no puede ganar si mata al héroe que ha de
capturar. Si éste muere el Reich ya sólo podría impedir que la Unión gane logrando
que John no sea liberado y escape por su punto de acceso. En ese caso la partida
terminaría en tablas.
¿Cómo se juegan las partidas largas?:
En los círculos de acción se colocan:
En el del campo del Reich una ficha de objetivo secundario de la Unión con el símbolo
de Ingeniería. Antes de liberar a John hay que abrir desde allí la celda. Se hace como
un objetivo secundario en el modo historia.
Alternativa: Se puede colocar la ficha de caja/0 PV (que simboliza una llave). La llave
se lleva como la bandera en el modo de captura de la bandera. El soldado que libere a
John ha de llevar la llave de la celda con él para poder abrirla.
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Objetivos:
Unión: Infiltrar 2 héroes o 1 héroe y 1 tropa en el punto de acceso del Reich. Proteger
el biogenerador.
Reich: Destruir el biogenerador.
Reglas especiales:
¿Cómo destruir el biogenerador?
En el punto de salida de la Unión se colocan dos dados de 6. Uno de ellos con un 6 y
el otro con un 2. A todos los efectos el biogenerador tiene 8 puntos (6+2) de combate,
resistencia y mente. Los ataques al biogenerador se hacen de la manera usual. Cada
hit se va descontando de los dados. El biogenerador comienza con 8 puntos.
Imaginemos que es atacado con una granada y sufre 3 hits (2 normales y 1
automático), el biogenerador quedaría con 5 puntos (se quita el segundo dado y el otro
se pone a 5), y por tanto a 5 de combate, resistencia y mente.
¿Cómo funciona el biogenerador?
Mientras el biogenerador tenga 7 u 8 puntos (o lo que es lo mismo, mientras estén
colocados los dos dados) funciona perfectamente. Si un hombre o mujer de la Unión
muere reaparece junto al biogenerador (en el estado en que estuviera antes de morir y
con su equipo). Cuando tenga 6 o menos puntos el biogenerador deja de funcionar.
Cuando llegue a 0 puntos ha sido destruido y el Reich gana.
¿Cómo infiltrar los hombres de la unión?
Simplemente han de llegar al punto de acceso de Reich. Recordemos que según las
reglas nadie puede colocarse en los puntos de acceso y pasar por ellos cuesta 1 punto
de movimiento más (como el escombro de una granada). Para lograr cumplir con éxito
la misión os será útil recordar las reglas de embestida (página 12 del manual) y la
posibilidad de incrementar temporalmente la capacidad de movimiento del personaje
(página 19).
Infiltrar un héroe otorga 2 PVs a la Unión, infiltrar una tropa otorga 1 PV.
Normas opcionales:
-Las armas que con un 10 producen la muerte (salvo que en la tirada de absorción se
saque un 10), en este escenario se puede considerar que si se ataca con ellas al
biogenerador y se saca al menos un 10 hacen 2 hits automáticos (algo similar al
TNT).
-Podéis jugar considerando que los escombros son acumulables en un mismo círculo,
así si una granada cae en el mismo círculo donde cayó antes un TNT se sumarían las
penalizaciones al movimiento (en ese caso sería –3 (dos del TNT y una de la
granada). Eso da lugar a interesantes tácticas si las granadas y TNT se usan no sólo
para herir o matar al enemigo, sino también para entorpecer su movimiento.
-Para este escenario recomendamos usar nuestras normas para granadas tóxicas y
granadas de humo (ver: http://www.labsk.net/index.php?topic=16778.0 ) Al tapar la
visión, las granadas de humo permiten tácticas muy creativas que las reglas oficiales
no permiten.
Condiciones de victoria:
Gana la Unión si infiltra 2 héroes o 1 héroe y 1 tropa en el punto de acceso del Reich.
Gana el Reich si destruye el biogenerador.
Gana el bando que consiga antes su objetivo. La partida termina en cuanto uno de los
dos bandos logra cumplir el objetivo.
En caso de que un bando se quede sin hombres sobre el tablero, se cuentan los
Puntos de Victoria y gana el que tenga más.
El escenario lo podéis configurar a vuestro gusto, siempre antes de comenzar la
partida. El escenario permite distintas variables. Por ejemplo podéis jugar sin
biogenerador y que los dos bandos intenten infiltrar sus hombres en el punto de
acceso del bando contrario. Ganaría quien infiltrara más hombres (en caso de empate
ganaría quien infiltrara más héroes). También podéis probar a que el biogenerador sea
del Reich y sea la Unión quien tenga que destruirlo.
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CHRONOLOGY
Tannhäuser Chronology 1666 The society of the Golden Globe is founded by close
relations of the defunct House of Tudor.
1731 Royal Society of London creates the Copley Medal.
The following is the chronology of the Tannhäuser On July 13th, the day before the storming of the
1789
Universe as it is known thus far. It is not only the combined Bastille, two individuals infiltrate the prison like
stalking wolves and kill the 91 royal guards stationed
information found in all of the individual sets and expansions there. They also free a young woman of German
in the entire Tannhäuser range, but also from the many descent who had been held in a secret cell.
artilcles found on the Take on You website. 1812 The Volta Gun is lost by Napoleon during the rout of
the Russian Campaign.
1700 BC Supposed age of the pure quartz skull known as 1847 February 11th, birth of Thomas Alva Edison, future
Sha-Na-Ra. President of the Union.
Third The 17 Hermeticas which comprise the Corpus 1856 Birth of Hermann Von Heïzinger.
Century BC Hermeticum are written, and form the basis of
Hermeticism. July 10th, birth of Nikola Tesla in Smiljan.
1096 At the time of the First Crusade, Saint Mathieu de 1861 12th of December, the Medal of Honor is instituted as
Briac faces and overcomes the Sacre Nosfero demon. the highest military distinction.
1187 While the kingdom of Jerusalem was fighting Saladin, 1862 Gabriel J. Raines tries out the first “land torpedoes ”
the count Friedrich d’Oettingen-Wallerstein is left for in the battle of Yorktown in Virginia.
dead on the tomb of the Holy Sepulcher.
1863 July 4, The Confederate General Robert E. Lee is
1258 During the siege of Baghdad by the Mongolian troops critically wounded by the wolf 2, during the battle of
led by Khans Hülegü and Möngke, 3 riders arSe able Gettysburg. Dying, General Lee is transported to New
to escape the city. Rachid Al-Din talks of phantoms Louisiana. There he clandestinely enters a pact with
which arrows could not touch. The treasure of Kalif Haiti and the Master of ritual voodoo.
Al-Mutasim was never found.
1865 The territory of New Louisiana is declared “Deadland”.
1300 Venetian explorer and adventurer, Marco Polo An impenetrable wall is built around the territory
captures a unicorn for the sovereign of the Crown of preventing anyone from entering or leaving.
Aragon.
1869 Birth of Grigori Iefimovitch in the village of
1323 Under the aegis “Se Diex me gart” 1 of Cardinal d’Alliy, Pokrovskoïe.
Marco Polo captures the demon made flesh, Behemoth,
with the Sacrementum of the Four Living Ones. 1871 Karl Mauch discovers the ruins of Grand Zimbabwe
and uncovers the mythical city of Ophir, capital of the
1324 Public death of Marco Polo. Queen of Sheba.
1338 True death of Marco Polo, keeper of Behemoth for 14 1877 On the night of Walpurgis, the tomb of Heinrich
years, in the secret foundations beneath St. Marc’s Reffle Von Richtenberg, 30th Grand Master of the
basilica. Teutonic Sabbath is discovered. The archpriests of
the Triberium Carium bring his body back to life. In
1477 Death of Heinrich Reffle Von Richtenberg, Grand the following days, the imperial families all swear
Master of the Teutonic Knights. His tomb is then lost allegiance to the Kaiser returned from the dead.
for nearly 400 years.
End of the Resurgence of the secret societies, including the Circle
1566 With the pronouncement of Nostradamus’ final sixain 19th Century of Agartha, and its Grand Master Hass Horbringer.
on his deathbed, the Archangel Gabriel violated the
11th commandment and first divine law “Thou Shalt 1889 Maria Skoldowska discovers Polonium 210.
Not Modify The Future”.
A man calling himself Wolfgang Otto Ludwig Friederich
Cast out of Heaven and stripped of his Divinity, Gabriel contact a clandestine group of French Aristocratic
wanders the Earth as a grounded creature, his own Botanists. He give them the Royal Herbarium of King
internal demons continuing to rot his body and warp Louis XIV, which disappeared in Versailles in 1701. As
his mind. a gesture of friendship, the Countess of Pouceverts
offers him her Lucky charm, a mysterious Golden
1591 Trapped in the middle of the Grand Mosque of Djeenné, Clover.
the Emperor Askia Ishaq, disciple of Orkhoss-Ardjaf
the emissary of the Lower Worlds (U-Worlds), fell into 1891 In spite of the political tensions, the Reich, the Union
the mouth of the wolf. He is massacred during a ritual and the Matriarchy unite to create in Tunguska in
invocation by a group of mercenaries. After his death, Eastern Siberia, a secret “Research center” under the
the Songhaï empire is dissolved. single jurisdiction of the Cerberus Network.
End of the The line of Von Heïzinger begins searching for the 1894 Extension of extraterritoriality of the research center
16th Century Corpus Hermeticum. at Tunguska. 20km added all the way around.
1628 During the siege of La Rochelle, the Duke of 1895 The Countess of Poucevert is given a seed of Cooksonia
Buckingham and the Cardinal Armand Jean de Plessis Caledonia by Wolf. In gratitude Professor Nicodème
de Richelieu meet secretly on the corsair vessel “The Prenracine creates the “Wolf Trap.”
Old Seadog”.
1896 Heinrich Schliemann digs up at Phaistos a clay tablet 1916 October 19th, the Obscura Korps unleash a plague of
revealing the location of one of the hidden entrances supernatural origin at the Battle of Verdun.
of the Labyrinth of Minos.
1917 Edison is elected president of the Union for the first
1899 Foundation of the Standard-Island Company ltd. and time.
beginning of the construction of Standard-Island.
Birth of Eva Krämer and Barry Daniel Brown.
1900 The Kaiser, worshipped by his people and uncontested
master of a warrior empire, swears to control Earth or 1918 The Citation Star is created on July 9th.
destroy it…
November 3rd, French inventor Fauchon-Villeplée
The tensions between the Reich, Union, and unveils his electric gun prototype.
Matriarchy reach a new plateau.
Grigori Iefimovitch marries the Tzarina and Grand
1901 The newspaper “The Tribune” publishes in its heading Matriarch Anastasia.
“News items” the vision of the young E.Cayce medium.
1919 Birth of the semi-divine Irina Kravchenko.
June 18, birth of Grand Matriarch Anastasia
Nicolaevna Romanova. 1920 January 1st, the Voivod Project is launched.
1910 Birth of John MacNeal. Wolf serves as Sir John Edward’s guide in Laos.
1911 Wolf is in residence at the fortress of Alamut, where Due to the purity of her polyphonic voice, Irina
he guides Ikarus Faith through his initiation tests. Kravchenko is named First Soloist of the Imperial
Faith fails the tests. Cathedral by Tzarina Anastasia.
1912 All three powers increase production rates of their 1931 Birth of Tsarevna Saskia Romanov.
factory-cities.
Irishka Voronin enters the Matriarchy Order.
1913 Institution of the global International blockade.
1932 The Citation Star becomes the Silver Star medal on
1914 Barely audible, a radio signal is sent from the August 8th.
Research Center of Tunguska, using the Cerberus
frequency. The Union says it is a lie, the Reich February 22nd, the Purple Heart is created for Union
treason, and the Matriarchy declares it trickery. soldiers killed or wounded in battle.
The Cerberus network questions the authenticity of
the message, but the spark has already touched the 1933 Barry Daniel Brown joins the army at age 16.
metaphorical gunpowder. Hostilities break out and
the war has begun. Wolf escapes a Union prison, where he was
incarcerated for trafficking explosives off the coast
1915 Birth of Gorgeï Volkov. of Borneo. He embarks on the SS Venture headed for
Skull Island.
1934 The 2nd Lieutenant Anatoly Golovko recovers the 1941 Some months later Wolf is seen on the side of
relics of St. Athanase while infiltrating the Monastery (continued) Grand Hierarch Katerina Hyorovitch and Major
of the Meteors. Volkov, attacking the strengthened monastery of
Czestochowa. Sole survivor of the massacre, Major
1935 Birth of Caitlin, only daughter of Division General of Volkov is awarded the honor of “Hero of the People.”
the 3rd Potomac Army Josef Warren Lamsburry. The legend of the Steel Major is born.
1936 Wolf sabotages the Reich’s lines of communication in 1942 Yula Korlïtz begins training with Eva Krämer at the
Mexico City, right before the arrival of the Kaiser’s fortress of Mergentheim.
heavy combat zeppelins.
The Close Combat Bar is created in autumn to reward
Tala Aponi’s parents are killed during the Mexico courage, temerity, and victory with the companies of
bombardment. the Reich.
Irina Kravchenko attains the rank Religious On August 7th the battle for Guadalcanal begins.
Commissar under the patronage of Prince Metropolite
Bukharha Zbornik. 1943 Professor Hans Kamler, of the 13th Occult Division,
begins searching the island of Patmos.
Viscount Oberst Gerulf Hölstermann, commander of
the 1st Occult Division, searches Tibet for the original Anna Korlïtz is assigned to protect the Countess
text of the Kalachakra Tantra. Krankenschwarz. The Countess, with the help of the
head of the 5th Paranormal Company, launches an
1937 Tala Aponi learns the art of Iikaah from her close assault on the “Deadland” of New Louisiana.
uncle, Istaqa Hataalii.
1944 Barry Daniel Brown joins the 82nd Marines
1938 October 2nd, the Tzarina creates the badge Hero of Destruction Squad as a mobile artillerist.
Rugen. It is awarded to a highly skilled combatant
and only one is awarded per battle. It is dedicated to The Bronze Star is created on February 4th, and
the master of the Island of Rugen. retroactively takes effect December 7 1931.
1939 During the attack on Cairo, Marquis General The exploits of Sergio Ramirez Delastillas during the
Hermann Von Heïzinger calls upon the Ninth Plague battle of Alligator Creek earn him both the Bronze Star
of Egypt. Reich doctor Hass Horbinger enters secretly and Purple Heart.
the Sphinx and lead by Wolf, discover one of the 4
Cardinal Cornerstones where he left him for dead. No President Edison brings 3 men together for the
report of the Reich mention this discovery. first time: Impey Barbicane, Wolfgang Otto Ludwig
Friedrich, and Sir John Edward. They form Cerberus
Following the Reich’s victory, the Obscura Korps Prime.
adopt the pyramid of Cheops as their north African
headquarters. The Marquis is named head of the 13th 1945 Yula Korlïtz steal Sir William Grove’s notes on the
Occult Division and founds the Section Kaos. first fuel cell. She is awarded the Close Combat Bar.
The Irt Wedjat, or Eye of Horus, is discovered in the Sergio Ramirez Delastillas accepts John MacNeal’s
forgotten sanctuary of Ombos. offer to join the 42nd MSF.
The Alliance of Autonomous Aces, or A.A.A., is Grigori Iefimovitch announces to Irina Kravchenko
founded by the man known as “Pique la Lune” 3. that she is the divine child announced in the Kirgiz
prophesies.
1940 Otis Brown, Sergeant Major for the Union, is killed in
combat. Irishka Voronin is named Prime Streltsy of the telluric
monastery of Pskov-Petchory.
On the night of May 8th, Inquisitor Popov steals the
“Special Nagant 1920” in the munitions factory of 1946 John MacNeal distinguishes himself by blowing up 5
Fabryka Broni Radom. bunker of the wall of the Atlanteans during Operation
“White Blizzard”.
Karl Zermann is the sole survivor of an archeological
dig at the Mesopotamian ruins of An Najaf. His weapon Tala Aponi enters the Union’s Academy of
was radically altered. Now called Doom, it bears the Engineering.
mark of OZO the third guardian of the Corruptor. Von
Heïzinger immediately incorporates Zermann into the Journalist Polly Perkins gives Sir John Edward the
13th Division. documents stolen from Okrana agent Y. Hiryczuk,
detailing the location of the Labyrinth of Minos.
In recognition for exceptional service, Eva Krämer
is elevated to Domina, by Field Marshall Verra 1947 On May 8th, the advances of the 5th Paranormal
Komstfelder. Comapny are halted by what Anna Korlïtz, in her last
message, calls the “devil.”
1941 Surprise attack on London by the Eisendivision of
Baron Colonel Reimard Von Karloff. The Investigators On July 3rd, an unidentified flying object crashes
Korlïtz steal the Eye of Tages, the Urn of Bet Giorgis in Roswell, New Mexico. The debris is transferred
and the Protecting Aegis of Sovereigns from the to Area 51, where Professor Himmelberg can study
British Museum. them further.
(May) Wolf breaks into the Fortress of Berlin on behalf Wolf steals the plans of the MP 3008 from the Blohm
of Don Falcone. Inside he steals the notebook detailing and Voss Shipyard. It is from these plans the prototype
Karl Mauch’s discovery of the ruins of Ophir. This “Freiheit” is created.
incursion made General Oberst Heinrich Von Thôt a
personal enemy of Wolf. John MacNeal is left for dead on the island of
Modjokerto, by Eva Krämer.
1947 Working with Professor Himmelberg’s research and 1950 (September-October) The Union defeats the Reich at
(continued) development team, Sergio Ramirez Delastillas helps (Continued) the battle of Jan Mayen. The Teletypewriter recovered
create the prototype Drone of Gunnery or D.O.G.. from the Utopian technology is adapted to military use.
Diana Lexter, secret agent for the Union, is recruited (November) The combat armor Vetchorka,
by the Golden Globe society under the pseudonym Polounotchka, and Zor’ka from project Svarog are
Rosebud. completed. Shortly after the test trial of the Magnifier,
President Edison orders the evacuation of air base
1948 Recruitment of 2nd Lieutenant Caitlin “Hoax” Pingvellir.
Lamsbury into the 42nd MSF.
Barry Daniel Brown is promoted to Staff Sergeant.
John MacNeal is awarded the Medal of Honor, and is
declared Officer of the Year after his exploits during (December 1st) Initiation of Operation “Novgorod”.
the attack on the Island of Lampadosa.
(Late December) The Freemasons secret society helps
1949 Reich Doctor Orgenkorfman creates Polonium 210, a the Reich push back Union forces in Scandinavia
poison intended for use by the Blutsturm Division. during the Bergen Campaign.
(April) A cell of resistance is discovered in in the heart 1951 (January) All 3 powers seek to recruit Ikarus Faith.
of the Parisian catacombs. It is brutally taken out. By Their special agents head to Alamut, location of the
chance, one of the members manages to escape with Guild of Assassins.
help from a double agent within the Reich’s police force
named Janus. The sole survivor heads to the Vatican (Autumn) The 3 powers take part in the conquest
with the strange artifact they managed to get past the of the Labyrinth of Minos to capture the Minotaur.
Reich. Beginning of the “Daedalus” Campaign.
(September) Marquis Von Heïzinger discovers an Operation “Field-Ops” is launched by Union High
amulet guarded by a demon servant of Nosfero on Command. The attack on the Bloody Mary beach is
the island of Patmos. With the help of Officer Van assigned to the Airborne Destruction Squad led by
Der Hageer he retrieves the amulet which is the key Major General James Curtis Edison. In response,
to one of the four Cardinal Cornerstones located in the Kaiser entrusts the defense of the coastline to
Central Europe. the Eisendivision, led by Baron Colonel Reimard Von
Karloff, Grand Master of the Lodge of Saint-Vehme.
(October) The Marquis arrives in the Wroclaw region,
and start the excavations at Castle Ksiaz. Union Staff 1966 June 6th at 6 A.M., a 6 month old baby, named
launch Operation “Tannhäuser”. The 42nd Marine (Modified Future) Abigail Grave, is dropped in front of Strawberry Field
Special Forces is tasked with the destruction of the Orphanage in Woolton. Police reports state the person
Cardinal Cornerstone. who dropped the baby “disappeared into thin air.”
The HB-3 visor, prototype to the “Nighteyes”,
disappears from the Applied Science Division’s
laboratories.
The opening of the Cardinal Cornerstone by Von
Heïzinger turn some his bodyguard into a fusion of
demonic entities and human beings, the Stosstruppen.
The 42nd MSF manage to collapse the foundations
of Castle Ksiaz. The Marquis manages to flee the
collapsing building and board his Command Zeppelin.
They head for the Mediterranean.
(November) For his role in Operation “Tannhäuser”,
John MacNeal is promoted to the rank of Major, by
President Edison.
(July-August) The battle on the island of Malta 3: It is the nickname given to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a French
aviator and writer. It refers to both his particular nose and his habit
begins between the Union and Reich. Both sides are of daydream-ing while flying. A proper English translation would be
attempting to recover the prophecies of E. Cayce, “Prick the moon”.
which date back to 1901.
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TANNHÄUSER MYTHOPOEDIA
An Encyclopedia of the Tannhäuser Universe
This book is dedicated to all those who fight the real wars, so we can enjoy our imaginary ones.
Tannhäuser its components and expansions are all copyright of Fantasy Flight Games
About the Author:
The author lives in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, with his wife, six month old
daughter, and the constant threat of the Mothman’s return. (Google “Mothman”)
He holds degrees in Psychology, history, and German culture and language. He is
also an armature gunsmith and firearms collector, with a modest but varied
collection of 20th century military arms.
…And last but not least he is an avid fan of all things U-Chronic.
About this book:
This book has been compiled to give fans of the Tannhäuser Board Game Universe
a resource for creating scenarios, characters, maps, and more. All articles are
written as if the world of The Great War is the real world we see when we look
out the window. The only time this book “breaks character” is in its references,
which give background information on the original source material. To learn more
about the reference system used in this work see Appendix A.
All the articles in the Mythopoeia are arranged in the same format. At the top of
the article in bold is the title, to the right in parentheses is the reference code.
Below the article in parentheses are any non Tannhäuser sources.
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The Mythopoeia
# Numbered Items
103rd Army of the Reich (GV)
A military unit within the Reich’s armed forces, encompassing several divisions.
See: Czestochowa.
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A.A.A. (BT)
See: Alliance of Autonomous Aces.
Akhisar (TC)
With settlements going back to 3000 BC, Akhisar has been a busy trade center with its strategic location at the intersection of
important roads during ancient and medieval ages. It was one of the cities where money was first used. Akhisar also hosted
one of the Seven Churches of Revelation Thyatira. The name of the city is mentioned in the Bible. Akhisar maintained its
importance as a regional trade center during 600 years of Ottoman Empire.
Alamut (TC)
Alamut lies on the peak known as Alah Amut, among suggested etymologies are "Eagle's Nest" and "Eagle's Teaching."
According to Hamdollah Mostowfi, the first fortress was built in 840 at an elevation of 2100m. It was built in a way that had
only one passable artificial entrance that wound its way around the cliff face (the one natural approach, a steep gravel slope,
was too dangerous to use); thus making conquering the fortress extremely difficult. Currently Alamut is home to the Guild of
Assassins, who conquered the fort in 1090 and have occupied it ever since. See: Faith, Ikarus, and Guild of Assassins, The.
Alchemy (OS)
1. A form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned
principally with discovering methods for transmuting base metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of
life.
2. any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value
(Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary)
Al-Mutasim (TC)
(794 – January 5, 842) was an Abbasid caliph (833 - 842). He succeeded his half-brother al-Ma'mun, and possessed a vast
treasurer lost in 1256.
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An Najaf (OT)
An Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. The site of a 1940 Reich archeological dig. The team was excavating a
number of Mesopotamian ruins when they revealed an immense ritual altar, a shearing light wave of energy, followed by
bloodcurdling screams, engulfed the area. The team and garrison guarding them were all massacred, except Karl Zermann a
military police officer assigned to protect them. See also Karl Zermann.
AN-M11 (BT)
AN-M11 is loaded with an impoverished Thermate-TH3 which transforms the ground into true furnace. It was called “Burn
Baby Burn!” by the military engineer who “accidentally” developed it during the tests on the M15 grenade.
Refusing a career as a scientific officer, systematically disobeying all orders, and following her own
stubborn initiative, she was deemed to have too little experience and too much youthful insolence for a
research post. Branded unstable and risky, when her file was presented to then Captain MacNeal in 1949,
he enlisted her immediately into his 42nd MSF unit as a Sabotage Specialist.
Archangel (OS)
An Archangel is a term meaning an angel of high rank. Archangels are found in a number of religious traditions, including
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism.
(The Layman’s Bible Encyclopedia)
Area 51 (OT)
Area 51 is the codename for a military base that is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83
miles (133 km) north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Dry Lake. It is
a large secretive military airfield. The base's primary purpose is to support development and testing of experimental aircraft
and weapons systems by the Applied Sciences Division.
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B
B-17E (OT)
A Union long-range bomber aircraft, retrofitted for long distance parachute drops. It was this type of aircraft that carried
MacNeal’s team to Castle Ksiaz during Operation Tannhäuser.
See: Operation Tannhäuser.
BA-27 (OT)
The energy requirements of Ilirium-powered equipment pushed Union engineers to develop the BA-27 battery line, capable of
absorbing resistance surges when condensers are coupled in series.
BA-29c (BT)
The Applied Science Division never ceases to improve upon their existing designs and develop new technologies. When Major
MacNeal demanded a lighter-weight and more versatile battery than the BA 27, the scientists at Area 51 swiftly produced the
BA 29-c.
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is coterminous It is the largest city in Iraq and the
second largest in the Arab World (after Cairo). Located on the River Tigris, the city dates back to the 8th century and was once
the centre of the Muslim world.
Baron
A rank of nobility below a viscount.
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Behemoth (FO)
1. In Jewish belief, Behemoth is the primal unconquerable monster of the land, as Leviathan is the primal monster of the
waters of the sea and Ziz the primordial monster of the sky. There is a legend that the Leviathan and the Behemoth shall hold
a battle at the end of the world. The two will finally kill each other, and the surviving men will feast on their meat. According
to midrash recording traditions, it is impossible for anyone to kill a behemoth except for the person who created it, in this
case the God of the Hebrews. A later Jewish haggadic tradition furthermore holds that at the banquet at the end of the world,
the behemoth will be served up along with the Leviathan and Ziz. Behemoth though indestructible was captured and
contained beneath St. Marks Basilica by Marco Polo. Polo watched over the beast till his death in 1338, it is not currently
know who watches over the beast.
2. A demonic entity in league with the Reich’s Von Karloffs used as heavy infantry unit. It is a large tentacled creature, resilient
and incredibly strong. (It’s not clear from the current information if this is the same Behemoth captured by Marco Polo.
BG-42 (OT)
This vest contains thin plates of Ilirium, efficiently embedded for maximum protection. When hit by a bullet, a battery
powered counter-flux field activates at the entry point, stopping the bullet in its tracks.
Black Madonna
A Black Madonna or Black Virgin is a statue or painting of Mary in which she is depicted with dark or black skin, there are
those who believe that the color of a Black Madonna has some esoteric significance. Some have suggested that a Black
Madonna is a descendant of a pre-Christian mother or earth goddesses, such as Isis.
See: Czestochowa.
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Blutsturm Investigators receive special training to prepare them for the sorts of intensive activity and “special tasks” with
which they are so often entrusted, including spying, personal protection, and termination. Serving as both the Kaiser’s
personal army and the High Police to the Empire, the Blutsturm Division has two primary roles: to maintain surveillance of the
high noble military command to assure that their occult research does not give them the means to overthrow the Kaiser, and
to keep the powerful occult forces that they pact with in check.
Borchardt C-93
The Borchardt C-93 pistol was designed by Hugo Borchardt in 1893. Ludwig Loewe & Company of Berlin, Germany, a
manufacturer of machine tools, produced the C-93, a semi-automatic pistol that he had invented based upon the Maxim
toggle-lock principle. He also developed the 7.65x25mm Borchardt cartridge around which the C-93 was built. The Borchardt
C-93 was the first semi-automatic pistol to be made in appreciable numbers.
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. In 1930s Wolf was
arrested for smuggling explosives there.
See: Wolf.
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Brown’s service record carries a few blemishes. A stubborn and difficult character,
notorious insubordination and constant insolence were the cause of several successive
demotions. Nicknamed “Boomer,” this non-commissioned officer was integrated into the
42nd Marine Special Forces in1948. During combat, he echoes the unfaltering confidence
of his commanding officer in all situations. In 1950 Sergeant Brown served a three-week
sentence in the Peaks Island penitentiary for a violent altercation with a Military Police
lieutenant. In spite of all his problems Brown was recently promoted to Staff Sergeant.
See: Otis, Brown
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Caffa
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In the late 13 century this Turkish port city, was purchased by Genoese traders from the ruling Golden Horde. In 1923 the
sepulcher of Mamai Khan, was uncovered within the ruins of the old city.
See: Khan, Mamai, and Operation “Golden Horde.”
Cairo
The capital city of Egypt located on the opposite side of the Nile river from Giza. It is currently the North African headquarters
for the Obscura Korps.
Captain
A Union military rank, captains generally serve as company commanders.
Cardinal
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College
of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and
making themselves available individually or collectively to the pope if he requests their counsel. Most cardinals have
additional duties, such as leading a diocese or archdiocese or running a department of the Roman Curia.
Celerity (OS)
Latin for speed of motion, the ability to move quickly.
(Random House Dictionary)
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Chief
The title given to the leader of a native American tribe.
Colonel
A Union senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier
general. It is equivalent to the rank of captain in the Navy.
Sergeant Brown spirited away with one during a fight at the Fleet Club at Fort Tilden, New York.
See: Brown, Barry Daniel.
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Commando (OS)
1. a. any of the specially trained Union military units used for surprise, hit-and-run raids against enemy forces.
b. a member of any of these units.
2. Any military unit organized for operations similar to those of the commandos.
3. A member of a military assault unit or team trained to operate quickly and aggressively in especially urgent, threatening
situations, as against terrorists holding hostages.
(Random House Dictionary)
Conehammer
See: Mauser C96.
Copley Medal
Created by the Royal Society of London in 1731 for "outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science, and
alternates between the physical sciences and the biological sciences. It is named for Sir Godgery Copley.
Corporal (OT)
In the U.S. Army Corporal (CPL) is preceded by the first three forms of Private and the rank of Specialist. A
Corporal rank shares the same pay grade (E-4) as a Specialist. Unlike a Specialist, however, a Corporal is a junior
non-commissioned officer and may direct the activities of other soldiers. A soldier may be promoted to corporal
directly from the rank of Private First Class or laterally promoted from Specialist. Since the creation of the Specialist rank
direct promotion from PFC to Corporal has become very rare
Count
A count is a nobleman in European countries; his wife is a countess. Ranked above a viscount but below a marquis.
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Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon was a permanent union of multiple titles and states in the hands of the King of Aragon.
At the height of its power by the 14th and 15th centuries, the Crown of Aragon was a thalassocracy controlling a large portion
of the present-day eastern Spain, Southwestern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions
stretching across the Mediterranean Sea as far as Greece. The component realms of the Crown were not united politically
except at the level of the king. Put in contemporary terms, it functioned more as a confederacy rather than as a single
country. In this sense, the larger Crown of Aragon must not be confused with one of its constituent parts, the Kingdom of
Aragon, from which it takes its name.
The Kaiser had been forced to bomb his own fortified position. The day before, the Eisendivision under Baron Reimard Von
Karloff had left the city to rendezvous with the 103rd Army of the Reich. A few hours later, the city defenses were destroyed
in a surprise attack by Grand Hierarch Katerina Hyorovitch. She sacrificed the lives of 17,500 riflemen under her command to
scour the depths of the monastery for the Black Madonna. Fearing the consequences should such a relic fall into enemy
hands, the Kaiser immediately ordered the destruction of Czestochowa, including the relic and everyone inside. When the rain
of fire and the flames of the bombs finally quieted, there was nothing left for kilometers around but bodies and rubble. Major
Volkov was the only survivor; he also recovered the Black Madonna.
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d’Alliy (TC)
He was a Cardinal (possible member of Se Diex me gart) who provided spiritual protection to Marco Polo, while he captured
Behemoth.
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De Profundis (BT)
Purchased by agents of the Matriarchy at a very private auction which took place in Zagreb. It is a curious outline plan drawn
hastily and briefly annotated with the secret entrances of the Labyrinth of Minos.
de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry born June 29th 1900. He was a successful commercial pilot before the War. In 1939 he founded the
Alliance of Autonomous Aces.
Deadland
An uninhabitable region of land.
In 1945, at the invitation of John MacNeal, Ramirez joined the 42nd Marine Special Forces in
1945 as a chief instructor and explosives disposal expert.
di Valenccio, (OT)
He is a Templar Cardinal with the Curie Information Services.
See: Curie Information Services.
Domina (OT)
Meaning “master,” a Domina is a higher ranking member of the Reich’s Blutsturm Division.
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Doom (OT)
When the spirit of Ghnoss’Goloss itself touched Karl Zermann: His weapon was covered with demonic writings and since then
it possesses terrifying powers. It no longer requires ammunition as it fires “phantomatic” tracking projectiles, which are
capable of targeting enemies even if Zermann cannot see them. Its only disadvantage is its range has become somewhat
limited.
Duke
A duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy. The
title comes from the Latin Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the
Germanic peoples themselves and by the Roman authors covering them to refer to their war leaders.
In the Middle Ages the title signified first among the Germanic monarchies. Dukes were the rulers of the provinces and the
superiors of the counts in the cities and later, in the feudal monarchies, the highest-ranking peers of the king.
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Edison, James Curtis (FO, TC)
Major General Edison is the grandson of president Edison, is commander of the Union forces on Bloody Mary Beach during
Operation Field Ops.
Electric Gun
In 1918, French inventor Louis Octave Fauchon-Villeplee invented an electric cannon which had a strong resemblance to the
linear motor. He filed for an American patent on 1 April 1919, which was issued in July 1922 as patent no. 1,421,435 "Electric
Apparatus for Propelling Projectiles". In his device, two parallel bus-bars are connected by the wings of a projectile, and the
whole apparatus surrounded by a magnetic field. By passing current through bus-bars and projectile, a force is induced which
propels the projectile along the bus-bars and into flight.
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Emperor
An emperor (from the Latin "imperator") is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of
imperial realm. Empress is the female equivalent. As a title, "empress" may indicate the wife of an emperor (empress consort)
or a woman who rules in her own right (empress regnant). Emperors and empresses are generally recognized to be above
kings and queens in honor and rank
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F1 Fragmentation Grenade (GV)
Called “limonka (Russian for lemon),” the F1 is a defensive antipersonnel fragmentation grenade. It carries an explosive
payload of 60 grams and has an effective kill radius of 30 meters.
Factory-City
A city that is a center of manufacturing, such as Detroit in America. In 1912 preparing for the coming war all three powers
increased production at their Factory-Cities.
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Freiheit (WO)
See: MP 3008c.
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By 1941 During the attack on Cairo, Marquis General Hermann Von Heïzinger
calls upon the Ninth Plague of Egypt. Reich doctor Hass Horbringer uses this
cover to sneak into the Sphinx. Lead by Wolf, he finds one of the 4 Cardinal
Points. Later In May 1945 Wolf breaks into the Fortress of Berlin on behalf of
Don Falcone. Inside is the notebook detailing Karl Mauch’s discovery of the
ruins of Ophir. This incursion made General Oberst Heinrich Von Thôt a
personal enemy of Wolf. Some months later Wolf is seen on the side of
Grand Hierarch Katerina Hyorovitch and Major Volkov, attacking the
strengthened monastery of Czestochowa.
In 1948 President Edison brings 3 men together for the first time: Impey Barbicane, Wolfgang Otto Ludwig Friedrich, and Sir
John Edward. They form Cerberus Prime. However, recently the Union Counterintelligence Corps classified him as one of the
three most wanted men in the world.
(There are conflicting reports that place Wolf at the battle of Gettysburg in 1862, but others believe this to be a different
individual. See: Lee, Robert E.)
Fuel Cell
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that produces electricity from a fuel tank. The electricity is generated through the
reaction, triggered in the presence of an electrolyte, between the fuel (on the anode side) and an oxidant (on the cathode
side). The reactants flow into the cell, and the reaction products flow out of it, while the electrolyte remains within it. Fuel
cells can operate virtually continuously as long as the necessary flows are maintained.
See: Grove, Sir William.
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Gabriel (TC)
In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel, (meaning "God is my hero") is an angel who serves as a messenger from God. Based on two
passages in the Gospel of Luke, many Christians and Muslims believe Gabriel to have foretold the births of both John the
Baptist and Jesus.
Islam further believes he was the medium through whom God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad, and that he sent a
message to most prophets, if not all, revealing their obligations. He is called the chief of the four favored angels and the spirit
of truth and in some views is a personification of the Holy Spirit.
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In 1566 Gabriel violates the 11 commandment by revealing information about the future to Nostradamus while he is on his
deathbed. Gabriel is subsequently cast out of Heaven and stripped of divine power. He becomes a wretched creature
grounded on the Earth, rotted and driven mad by internal demons. See Nostradamus, 11th Commandment, The.
Generalleutnant
A Reich military rank, equivalent to a Union Major General.
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Gettysburg (TC)
Gettysburg is a borough in and the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was the site of a major Civil War battle,
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beginning on July 1 1863, and resulting in more casualties than any previous battle.
Ghnoss’Goloss (OT)
The Grand Corrupter, the demonic entity responsible for the massacre at An Najaf.
See: An Najaf.
Grand Master
1. A Grand Master is a holder of the supreme office of the Teutonic Order. It is equivalent to the grand master of other
military orders and the superior general in non-military Roman Catholic religious orders. Hochmeister, literally "high master",
is only used in reference to the Teutonic Order, as Großmeister ("grand master") is used in German to refer to the leaders of
other orders of knighthood.
2. The leader of a secret society, such as the Freemasons, or the Circle of Agartha.
Grenade
A hand grenade is an anti-personnel weapon that explodes a short time after release. The word "grenade" is derived from the
French word for pomegranate, as shrapnel reminded soldiers of the seeds.
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Guadalcanal (SD)
Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2,510-square mile (6,500-km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon
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Islands. The Union’s Guadalcanal Campaign took place on and around the island. It is mainly jungle. Beginning on August 7 it
was the site of a massive battle where Delastillas distinguished himself.
See: Delastillas, Sergio Ramirez.
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Haiti
A nation occupying the western half of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. Is known as the home of Voodoo.
See: Voodoo.
HB-4 (OT)
See: Night Eyes.
Heaven
It is typically used to refer to an afterlife plane of existence (often held to exist in another realm) in various religions and
spiritual philosophies, often described as the holiest possible place, accessible by people according to various standards of
divinity, goodness, piety, faith etc. The Superior Worlds, opposite of Hell and the Inferior Worlds.
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Hermetecism (OT)
The study and use of the 17 treatises of the Corpus Hermeticum.
Hermetica (OT)
These are occult incantations that can produce a wide range of demonic effects on our plane of reality.
Himmelberg (OT)
Professor Himmelberg is one of the top scientists in the Unions Applied Sciences Division; his work is based at Area 51 in
Nevada. See also, Drone Of Gunnery, Area 51.
Hiryczuk, Y. (TC)
An Okrana agent.
See: Perkins, Polly.
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De Camp and Ley have claimed (in their Lands Beyond) that
Leonhard Euler also proposed a hollow-Earth idea, getting rid of
multiple shells and postulating an interior sun 1000 km (600
miles) across to provide light to advanced inner-Earth civilization
(but they provide no references). However in his Letters to a
German princess Euler describes a thought experiment involving
a patently solid Earth.
De Camp and Ley also claim that Sir John Leslie expanded on
Euler's idea, suggesting two central suns named Pluto and
Proserpine (this was unrelated to the dwarf planet Pluto, which was discovered and named some time later). Leslie did
propose a hollow Earth in his 1829 Elements of Natural Philosophy (pp. 449–453), but does not mention interior suns.
In 1818, John Cleves Symmes, Jr. suggested that the Earth consisted of a hollow shell about 1300 km (800 miles) thick, with
openings about 2300 km (1400 miles) across at both poles with 4 inner shells each open at the poles. Symmes became the
most famous of the early Hollow Earth proponents. He proposed making an expedition to the North Pole hole, thanks to
efforts of one of his followers, James McBride, but the new President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, halted the
attempt.
Jeremiah Reynolds also delivered lectures on the "Hollow Earth" and argued for an expedition. Reynolds went on an
expedition to Antarctica himself but missed joining the Great U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842, even though that
venture was a result of his agitation.
(Hollow Earth: Standish, David, 2006)
Holy Sepulcher
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher also called the Church of the Resurrection by Eastern Christians it is a Christian church
within the walled Old City of Jerusalem.
The site is venerated by many Christians as Golgotha, (the Hill of Calvary), where the New Testament says that Jesus was
crucified, and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulcher). The church has been an important
pilgrimage destination since at least the 4th century, as the purported site of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Today it also
serves as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, while control of the building is shared between
several Christian churches and secular entities in complicated arrangements essentially unchanged for centuries.
Also contained within the church to the rear of the Rotunda is a very rough hewn chapel, containing an opening to a rock-cut
chamber, from which several kokh-tombs radiate. Although this space was discovered comparatively recently, and contains
no identifying marks, many Christians believe it to be to be the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea in which the Syriac Orthodox
celebrate their Liturgy on Sundays.
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Hound D.O.G.
See: Drone Of Gunnery.
House of Tudor
The House of Tudor was a prominent European royal house that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms from 1485 until
1603. It Included King Henry VII and Elizabeth I to name a few.
Hurricanes (FO)
A group of Union soldiers equipped with Propulsion Packs.
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Iikaah (BT)
Tracing this ritual circle on the ground calls forth ancestral spirits of the Navajo people, protect and heal. Tala Aponi learned
this sacred knowledge from her uncle, Istaqa Hataalii in 1937.
Inferior Worlds
The realms “below” our own, an alternate dimension; the U-Worlds. (Hell)
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Irt Wedjat
See: Eye of Horus.
Island of Rügen
Rugia is Germany's largest island. It is located in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Rügen makes up
the principal part of the Rügen District.
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Jan Mayen Island (BT)
It is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, 55 km long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km square in area, partly covered by
glaciers (an area of 114.2 km square around the Beerenberg). It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan
linked by an isthmus 2.5 km wide. In 1906 the survivors of the Standard-Island made it to this island, where they hid. In
September of 1950 it was the site of a battle to claim the remains of the SIC’s technology. By October the Union defeated the
Reich and was able to claim the Teletypewriter.
Janus (TC)
A double agent within the Reich’s police force that assisted the escape a single survivor from the Paris massacre.
See: Parisian Catacombs.
Jerusalem
Located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern tip of the Dead Sea. Jerusalem was
conquered by the Crusaders, who massacred most of its Muslim and the Jewish inhabitants; later the Crusaders created the
Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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Kaali (ON)
Irishka developed Kaali by coupling an electromagnetic cannon, originally invented by the Frenchman Fauchon-Villeplee, with
a Meteop launcher.
See: Meteop.
Kaiser
The leader of the Reich, from the word Cesar.
See: Von Richtenburg, Heinrich Reffle
The second chapter deals with the "inner Kalachakra," and concerns processes of human gestation and birth, the classification
of the functions within the human body and experience, and the vajra-kaya. The last three chapters describe the "other" or
"alternative Kalachakra," and deal with the path and fruition.
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In 1936 the Reich’s 1 occult Division searched Tibet for the original text of the Kalachakra Tantra.
Kalif
The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.
Khan, Hulegu
Born c. 1217, was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of Southwest Asia. Son of Tolui and the Kerait princess Sorghaghtani
Beki, he was a grandson of Genghis Khan, and the brother of Arik Boke, Möngke Khan and Kublai Khan. He laid siege to
Baghdad in 1256. He died in 8 February 1265.
Khan, Mamai
Mamai was a powerful military commander of the Blue Horde in the 1370s, who resided in the western part of this nomadic
state, which are now the Southern Ukrainian Steppes and the Crimean Peninsula. He split apart from Khans of the Golden
Horde, trying to establish his own state.
Khan, Möngke
Möngke Khan, c. 1208–1259), was the fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1251 to 1259. He was the first Great
Khan from the Toluid line. Under Möngke, the Mongols conquered Iraq and Syria as well as the Tai kingdom of Nan-chao and
the area of present-day Vietnam. He made significant reforms to improve the administration of the Empire
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In 1942 Yula, she studied under Investigator Krämer for two years at the fortress of Mergentheim before being deployed in
the autumn of 1944 on a mission into enemy territory. The following year, she stole Sir William Grove’s original plans for the
first fuel cell. The twenty-six soldiers she savagely eliminated in order to accomplish her mission and return home safely were
sufficient to earn her the Close Combat Bar.
In November of 1950 she was assigned to go to Oxfordshire, Yula had been charged with locating the entrance to the Tomb of
Uffington, and then launching a major operation against the Golden Globe which is believed to be housed within the tomb.
See: Korlïtz, Anna.
Like all members of the Blutsturm Division, very little information is available, but we know that in 1940
Kramer was promoted to Domina. Then in 1947 she critically injured Union Major John MacNeal on the
island of Modjokerto.
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The Countess Krankenshwarz enlisted the aid of the 5 Paranormal Column to sortie into the Dead-land.
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Krueger (YK)
Each Blutsturm Investigator specializes in a signature melee weapon. Yula’s razor-edged claw, “Krueger,” is one of the most
terrifying such weapons. With a wave of her hand, Yula can cut through the strongest armor and the soft body beneath.
See: Korlïtz, Yula.
Ksiaz (OT)
A castle in the Wroclaw region, built atop one of the four Obscura Cardinal
Cornerstones. Destroyed by Union forces in October of 1949.
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La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in south-western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay. It was the site of a 14 month siege in 1627, In
which Cardinal Richelieu blockaded the city until its surrender; after which it lost its mayor and its privileges.
Labyrinth of Minos
Constructed by Daedalus the Labyrinth was built to imprison the Minotaur the result of the punishment of Poseidon. The
labyrinth was an inescapable maze beneath the palace of Knossos. After the Minotaur was imprisoned there, other criminals
were condemned to the Labyrinth, to be consumed by the Minotaur.
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Land Torpedo
During the US Civil War, the term "torpedo" was used to refer to various types of bombs and booby traps. In 1862
Confederate General Gabriel J. Rains deployed "sub-terra shells" or "land torpedoes", artillery shells with pressure fuses
buried in the road by retreating Confederate forces to delay their pursuers. These were the forerunners of modern land
mines. Union generals publicly deplored this conduct.
Laos (TC)
Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east,
Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million
Elephants, which existed from the 13th to the 18th century. Sir John Edward was guided through the region by Wolf in 1930.
London (TC)
The capital of Great Brittan and the United Kingdoms. In 1940 the Reich’s Eisendivision under the command of Von Karloff
spectacularly attacked London. However, the Reich’s forces were repelled before morning. What was unknown to the Union
defenders was the incursion was a massive distraction orchestrated by Reich Doctor Hass Horbringer. Horbringer had
arranged the attack so that the Korlïtz sisters could break into the British Museum un opposed and steal three esoteric objects
hidden there.
Louis XIV
Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), known as the Sun King (French: le Roi Soleil), was King of France and of
Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days.
Louis began personally governing France in 1661 after the death of his prime minister (premier ministre), the Italian Cardinal
Mazarin. An adherent of the theory of the divine right of kings, which advocates the divine origin and lack of temporal
restraint of monarchical rule, Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital.
See: Versailles.
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M 16 (SD)
The M16 antipersonnel mine was developed in response to the Reich’s S-Mine. Nicknamed “Bouncing Betty,” this mine
launches itself one meter into the air before distributing its deadly explosive payload.
M15 (OT)
An M15 consists of a white phosphor charge contained in a steel cylinder casing with a M6 A3 firing pin. The thick smoke let
off by this grenade is used primarily to block enemy lines of sight.
M5 Special (BT)
Union weapon: A standard bayonet made to fit any Union Automatic weapon.
Wounded and decorated several times, Captain MacNeal was named Officer of the Year in 1948. He earned this distinction
after a heroic assault where he single-handedly destroyed three 292mm Panzer flak cannons on the island coasts of
Lampedusa. A man of irreproachable character, his natural charisma makes him a born leader. Extremely appreciated by his
men, he has returned victorious from every mission he has been assigned, no matter how dangerous. Afraid of nothing, this
officer possesses that unique blend of talent, experience, and skill that makes him a first choice for any mission on any theater
of operations on the planet, or under it.
As of 1952 Major John MacNeal is assigned to the Portland, Maine, military base.
Major
A Union military rank, just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. A major
typically serves as a battalion executive officer or as the battalion operations officer. Union Army majors also
command Special Operations companies
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Major General
A Union military rank indicated by two stars. A major general ranks above brigadier general
and below lieutenant general. Major general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the
other uniformed services, and is the highest permanent rank during peacetime in the
uniformed services.
Marquis
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis
was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now
a mere title conferred by patent.
Matriarchy, The
The Matriarchy is a theocracy holding the territories of the Russian Empire and the traditional Slavic lands of eastern Europe.
It is ruled by the Tsarina, and has several advisory bodies. It is a xenophobic society and as such details of their government
are hard to come by.
See: Matriarchy Religion, The.
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Mercenary (TC)
A mercenary is a professional soldier hired by a foreign army.
See: Friedrich, Wolfgang Otto Ludwig, Volkov, Gorgei, and Alliance of Autonomous Aces.
Mergentheim (OT)
A Reich fortress where the Blutsturm Division trains some of its members.
See: Korlïtz, Yula.
Meteop (ON)
Meteop is a clinging explosive that attaches itself to the defender, if it is not deflected, it also extremely difficult to remove.
When a Meteop receives an electrical charge (like that emitted by the Volta Gun) it explodes causing severe injury.
MKII A1 (OT)
A MKII A1 is a fragmentation grenade; when it explodes it releases a large number of extremely lethal metal shards over a
large area.
Monastery Meteora
The word Meteora means literally “hovering in the air” and of course brings to mind the word meteor. What created this rare
geological phenomenon, upon which the monastery is built, is one of the mysteries of nature and there are many theories
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though none have been proven. The Monastery Meteora was built in the 11 century and is in Greece. (sometimes mistakenly
called the “Monastery of the Meteors”)
See: Golovko, Anatoly.
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Mongolia
A land locked nation in central Asia, where the Mongol empire was founded.
Monn’Orgoss (OT)
A demonic entity whose title is The Legionnaire of the Deep. It is this demon that tainted the Schocktruppen transforming
them into Stosstruppen.
Morphine (OT)
Morphine instantly soothes pain, facilitating the intervention of field medical personnel.
MP 3008c (WO)
The prototype MP 3008c (called Freiheit by Wolf) was built from plans stolen by Wolf. It is a small
easily handled weapon with a high fire rate and a “double feed system.”
N
N.O.S. (BT)
NH130 is a compound developed during research into the semi-fluid fuel systems discovered at the Roswell crash. It is
expected to ultimately replace radium reactor piles in all Union machinery. Ramirez, of course, illegally jury-rigged a nitrous
oxide system featuring NH130 to his personal mobile gun, Hound DOG, increasing it speed.
Navajo
The Navajo or Diné of the Southwestern United States are the second largest Native American tribe of Northern America.
Nostradamus
Michel de Nostredame (14 December or 21 December 1503[1] – 2 July 1566), usually Latinized to Nostradamus, was a French
apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide.
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O
Oberleutnant
A Reich military rank, a “Senior Lieutenant,” equivalent to a Union First Lieutenant.
Oberst
The German word for colonel.
See: Colonel.
Obscura
Derived from obscure; meaning secret, or hidden.
(Random House Dictionary)
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Ophir (TC)
Ophir is a port or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its wealth. King Solomon is supposed to have received a cargo of
gold, silver, sandalwood, precious stones, ivory, apes and peacocks from Ophir, every three years. In 1941 a notebook
detailing Karl Mauch’s discovery of the ruins of Ophir was stolen by Wolf from the Fortress of Berlin.
Orgenkorfman (TC)
A Reich Doctor who created the poison derived from Polonium 210.
Orkhoss-Ardjaf (TC)
A demonic entity.
Oxfordshire (TC)
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire,
Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. It is divided into five local government districts: Oxford, Cherwell, Vale of White
Horse (after the Uffington White Horse), West Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire. In 1950 Yula Korlïtz is sent there to
infiltrate the Tomb of Uffington.
Ozo (OT)
The name of the third Corruptor Guardian.
P
P-38 Lightning (BT)
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a Union built fighter aircraft. The P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle
containing the cockpit and armament. This unique aircraft was used in a number of different roles including dive bombing,
level bombing, ground strafing, photo reconnaissance missions, and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped
with drop tanks under its wings. It is also the favorite aircraft of the Alliance of Autonomous Aces.
Panzertruppen (FO)
German for Armored Soldier, a frightening addition to the Reich’s Eisendivision.
Paris
Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the
heart of the Île-de-France region (also known as the "Paris Region"). The city of Paris, within its administrative limits largely
unchanged since 1860.
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Patmos (OT)
An island in eastern Greece, site of several large Reich archeological digs. The place where the Patmos Amulet was found.
Phaistos (TC)
A clay tablet that revealed one of the hidden entrances to the Labyrinth of Minos.
Pokrovskie (Pokrovskoye)
A small village along the Tura River in the Tobolsk guberniya in Siberia.
Polounotchka (ON)
One of the Matriarchy’s three Combat Armors developed in Project Svarog.
See: Combat Armor.
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Protoplasm
Protoplasm is the living contents of a cell that are surrounded by a plasma membrane.
Pskov-Pechory
The town of Pechory was founded as a posad near a famous Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery in the 16th century and soon
developed into an important trading place. During the reign of Ivan the Terrible, Pechory was an important border stronghold.
It was besieged numerous times by Russia's enemies: Stefan Batory's forces sacked the settlement during the Siege of Pskov
(1581); the Swedes or the Polish stormed Pechory in 1592, 1611, 1615, 1630, and from 1655 to 1657.
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Q
Queen of Sheba
She was the woman who ruled the ancient kingdom of Sheba and is referred to in Habeshan history, the Hebrew Bible, the
New Testament, and the Qur'an. The ancient city of Ophir was its capital.
R
R.U.R (ON)
R.U.R. is the mechanical third arm used by Irishka Voronin to aid in the repair of the Zor’ka combat armor. It is also the
abbreviation for Rossum’s Universal Robots.
Rachid Al-Din
He was a Persian physician of Jewish origin, prolithic writer and historian, who wrote an enormous Islamic history, the Jami al-
Tawarikh, in the Persian language, often considered a landmark in intercultural historiography and a key document on the
Ilkhanids. He spoke of phantoms which arrows could not touch, during the siege of Baghdad by Hulegu Kahn in 1256.
Razor-Whip
A whip into which fine, razor sharp blades have been directly woven.
See, Strafe.
Reich Doctor
A Reich Doctor is a doctor of medicine in the employ of the Reich, either in its military or the under Kaiser himself. In German
it’s spelled Reichdokter.
Reich, The
The Reich is a totalitarian empire bent on world domination its supreme leader is the Kaiser. Its territory consists of those
territories originally belonging to the Holy Roman Empire, and those conquered since the start of the Great War.
See: Kaiser.
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Ringkragen (OT)
This military police insignia is a symbol of authority, discipline, and loyalty to the Emperor. It is awarded to Kopfjägers who
maintain order among the troops of the Reich.
Rosebud
See: Lexter, Diana.
Roswell
Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United
States. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also
the home of New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), founded in 1891.
rd
Roswell is considered the site of a 1947 U.F.O. crash on July 3 , even though the crash site of the alien craft was some
seventy-five miles from Roswell and closer to Corona. The investigation and debris recovery was handled by the Applies
Sciences Division, and taken to Area 51 for study by Professor Himmelberg. Though initially publicly revealed as the crash of a
alien craft, Union officials later covered up the incident, claiming it was a crashed weather balloon.
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S
S.H.U.E.F. (OT)
A Union organization, details of its purpose and hierarchy are unclear at this time.
Saladin
Saladin lived from c. 1138 — March 4, 1193. He was a Kurdish Muslim who became the Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He led
Islamic opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power, he ruled over Egypt,
Syria, Iraq, Hejaz, and Yemen. He led the Muslims against the Crusaders and eventually recaptured Palestine from the
Kingdom of Jerusalem after his victory in the Battle of Hattin. As such, he is a notable figure in Kurdish, Arab, Persian, Turkish
and Muslim culture
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a region in northern Europe that includes Denmark, Norway and Sweden, though Finland is often considered a
Scandinavian country in common English usage, with Iceland and the Faroe Islands sometimes also included. It is named after
the province of Scania in southern Sweden
Schocktruppen (OT)
The elite foot soldiers of the Obscura Korps, their primary task is guarding archeological dig and high ranking members of the
Korps. Schock is German for shock, as in a sudden fright.
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Second Lieutenant
A second lieutenant is typically the entry-level rank for most commissioned officers within the Union.
Sergeant Major
In the Army of the Union, sergeant major refers to both a military rank and to a specific administrative position.
The rank refers to the highest enlisted rank, just above first sergeant, with a pay grade of E-9. The leadership
position, Command Sergeant Major, is the senior enlisted advisor to the commanding officer and carries with it
certain ceremonial functions such as caring for the unit's colors (flag). Additionally, they serve as monitors for,
and advocates of, the enlisted men in the command. This position exists in units of battalion size and larger.
Sha-Na-Ra (OT)
This skull made of pure quartz was discovered in the ruins of a Mayan temple in 1924 by the Union explorer Frederick Albert
Mitchell-Hedges. Guardian of the sacred fire, it was used during mysterious rituals over 3,600 years ago. When wielded by a
skilled Hermetecist it has the power to immolate an adversary.
Siberia
It is the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia; it includes a large part of the Eurasian Steppe and extends
eastward from the Ural Mountains to the watershed between the Pacific and Arctic oceans.
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Radegast:
The Slavic god of war.
Improvement dedicated to this god: Yttrium Armor – Aggressiveness Exchanger – Electromechanic Relay. These
improvements give the Voïvode an increased combat potential.
Soud:
The god of death.
Improvements dedicated to the god of death: Fulmicoton Charge – Dikirion – Shell Loader. These improvements give the
Voïvode the capacity to self-destruct when it arrives on a adjacent to an enemy.
Nesretcha:
The goddess of woe and bad luck.
Improvements dedicated to this goddess: Superconducting Solenoid – Tesla Generator –Electromagnets – Diodes. These
improvements give the Voïvode the ability to attack multiable enemies during hand-to-hand Combat.
Scretcha:
The goddess of happy events.
Improvements dedicated to this goddess: Vacuum Tubes – Rogowski Coil – R.U.R. – F.E.M. Coil. These improvements allow the
Voïvode to repair the Zor’ka combat armor.
Denitsa:
The Slavic goddess of the sun and the morning star.
Improvement dedicated to this goddess: Orientation Sensors – Illuminated Manuscripts from the Saint John Priory – Servo-
Actuators – Dynamic Shock Absorbers. These improvements give the Voïvode increased speed.
Tchour:
The god of travel.
Improvements dedicated to this god: Quartz Oscillator – Electromagnetic Lens – Hydraulic Shock Absorber– Contiguity Matrix.
These improvements allow a Voïvode to travel over rougher terralin.
See: Voïvode.
Smiljan
Smiljan is a village in the mountainous region of Lika in Croatia. Birthplace of Nikola Tesla.
Songhai Empire
An empire in west Africa founded in c. 1000 A.D. and dissolved in 1591 when it was conquered by the Saadi Dynasty.
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SS Venture (WO)
The ship on which Wolf embarked after escaping from a Union prison in 1933; it was registered in Surabaya, and chartered by
film director Carl Denham to travel to Skull Island.
See: Wolf.
St. Athanasius
Athanasius of Alexandria(c. 293 – 2 May 373), also given the titles Athanasius the Great, Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria, and
Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian, bishop of Alexandria, Church Father, and a noted Egyptian leader of the
fourth century. He is best remembered for his role in the conflict with Arius and Arianism. At the First Council of Nicaea,
Athanasius argued against Arius and his doctrine that Christ is of a distinct substance from the Father.
St. Petersburg
The capital of the Matriarchy of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.
Staff Sergeant
In the Army of the Union a Staff Sergeant is ranked just above Sergeant and below Sergeant First Class, and is a non-
commissioned officer. Staff Sergeants are generally placed in charge of squads, but can also act as platoon sergeants in the
absence of a Sergeant First Class. In support units, Staff Sergeants ordinarily hold headquarters positions due to the amount of
slots available for SSG in these units. Staff Sergeants are referred to as "Sergeant" except for in certain training environments
and schools.
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Stielhandgranate (OT)
Reich weapon: The standard hand grenade of the Reich, also known as a “potato-masher.”
Stosstruppen (OT)
Stosstruppen are Schocktruppen tainted by Monn’Orgoss transforming them into half-
man, half-demon creatures. Stosstruppen are strong and incredibly resilient making
them nearly unstoppable soldiers. Stoss means thrust in German.
Strafe (OT)
Nickname of Eva Kramer’s razor-whip.
See: razor-whip.
Superior Worlds
The realms “above” our own, an alternate dimension. (Heaven)
T
Teletypewriter (BT)
The prototype, invented at the beginning of the century, was mainly used by a group of utopian Unionists on the enormous
floating ship Standard Island. With the destruction of Standard Island’s Billion City near the island of Jan Mayen the
Teletypewriter project was almost forgotten.
By transmitting writing like a telephone transmits the voice, the Teletypewriter, modified for military purposes, can intercept
and alter the most top-secret mission orders.
Telluric Monastery
See: Voronin, Irishka, and Pskov-Pechory.
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Teutonic Knights
Are a German Roman Catholic religious order. It was formed to aid Catholics on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to
establish hospitals to care for the sick and injured. Its members have commonly been known as the Teutonic Knights, since
they also served as a crusading military order during the Middle Ages. The membership was always small and whenever the
need arose, volunteers or mercenaries augmented the military forces.
Þingvellir (TC)
Þingvellir (usually pronounced Thingvillir) A Union airbase in Iceland ordered evacuated in November of 1950 by President
Edison, shortly before the beginning of Operation Novgorod.
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Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north of the Himalayas. It is home to the indigenous Tibetan people, and to some other ethnic
groups such as Monpas and Lhobas.
Toulon (TC)
Toulon is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base.
Located in the Provence-Alps-Côte-d'Azur region. In June of 1950, with the support of Duke Toledo Alphonse XIII, the Union
forces manage to push back the Reich frontlines north of Toulon; this assured the assistance of the A.A.A. to the Union.
Toungouska (TC)
Is the French name for the Podkamennaya Tunguska (literally Substone Tunguska) The name of the river comes from the fact
that it flows under pebble fields without open water. The valley in Siberia through which this river flows is the site of the
Research Center.
Triglaf (ON)
The Triglaf represents the three facets of the universe: expansion, contraction, and equilibrium. It also symbolizes the power
of the three worlds: terrestrial, celestial, and infernal. The unexplained power of the Triglaf can increase the power of the
Zor’ka combat armor by 25%.
Tsar
Tsar is the Russian term for Cesar, the (male) leader of the empire, before the founding of the Matriarchy.
U
U.F.O.
See: Unidentified Flying Object.
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U-boat
The diminutive term for the German word Unterseeboot, the German term for submarine.
Unicorn
Unicorn is a mysterious, majestic magical beast. It resembles an imposing and beautiful white horse, with glowing eyes, a silky
mane and tail, and the stereotypical spiraling, shell-shaped horn coming from its forehead. Unlike a horse, they have cloven
hooves, and males have a goat's beard
Union, The
Is a conglomerated alliance of nations centered on the United States of America (where it derives its name), the Union is
made up primarily of the U.S.A., the former British Empire, and Mexico. It uses a republican form of government consisting of
a President as its leader and Congress as its representative branch. Its primary military force in the Great War is the Army of
the Union.
U-World (OT)
The Unionization of Reich term for the Inferior Worlds, derived from Unterwelt: Underworld.
V
Vatican (OT)
Officially called the State of the Vatican City, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave
within the city of Rome, the capital city of Italy. At approximately 110 acres and with a population of just over 800, it is the
smallest country in the world by both population and area. Vatican City is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state,
ruled by the bishop of Rome—the Pope. The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergymen of various racial, ethnic and
national backgrounds. It is the sovereign territory of the Holy See and the location of the Pope's residence, referred to as the
Apostolic Palace.
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Verdun (TC)
A city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The surrounding
th
area is the Site of the Battle of Verdun the area of one of the first major battle of the Great War. On October 9 1916 the
Obscura Korps unleash a supernatural plague on the Union forces.
Versailles
Louis the thirteenth's successor, Louis XIV, had a great interest in Versailles. He had grown up during the disorder of the
Fronde, a civil war between rival factions of aristocrats, and wanted a site where he could organize and completely control a
government of France by absolute personal rule. He settled on the royal hunting lodge at Versailles and over the following
decades had it expanded into one of the largest palaces in the world.
Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some twenty kilometers southwest of the French
capital. The court of Versailles was the center of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until
the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of French Revolution.
Vetchorka (ON)
One of the Matriarchy’s three Combat Armors developed in Project Svarog.
See: Combat Armor.
Villiers, George
st
George Villiers 1 Duke of Buckingham (28 August 1592 – 23 August 1628) was the favorite, claimed by some to be the lover,
of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record he remained at the height of royal favor for the
first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated. He was one of the most rewarded royal courtiers in all
history.
In 1627 was sent by the English to support a Huguenot revolt in La Rochelle, starting the Anglo-French War (1627-1629). The
expedition however ended in fiasco for England with the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (1627). Where the English laid siege for
three months, but were eventually repelled.
Viscount
The word viscount, comes from Old French viscount, and is a member of the nobility ranked above a baron and below a count.
Voïvodes (ON)
These three-legged automatons resembling a large diabolical Faberge Egg have a double
function. First, they serve as a relay for the Magnifier, (thanks to their Smiljan-Class Coil) to
spread the wrath of Zor’ka. Second, they are Zor’ka’s protectors, their Prime Directive,
programmed from the Zeroth Law. However, these machines seem animated by another force
entirely.
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In 1925 Von Heïzinger now a Marquis General in the Reich army discovers a fragment of
the Corpus Hermeticum. With this new information he begins his search for the Axis
Mundi and the four Obscura Cardinal Cornerstones.
In 1939 Heïzinger’s gifts and powers paved the way for the Reich’s dramatic victory over
the Union during their attack on Cairo. He invoked the Ninth Plague of Egypt, and the
valley fell in less than 48 hours, in spite of the 11 regiments of amphibian motorized
battleships mobilized in Cairo’s defense. Following the massacre, the Khéops Pyramid
became the central headquarters of the Obscura Korps in North Africa, and Von Heïzinger
th
was given command of the infamous 13 Occult Division, and founds Section Kaos.
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Voodoo
Haitian Voodoo, a New World Afro-diasporic faith unique to the country, is practiced by an undetermined percentage of the
population. It is based upon a merging of the beliefs and practices of West African peoples, (mainly the Fon and Ewe; see
West African Voodoo), with Roman Catholic Christianity, which was brought about as African slaves were brought to Haiti in
the 16th century and forced to convert to the religion of their owners, whilst they largely still followed their traditional African
beliefs.
Voronin, Irishka
Born in 1924 Voronin is the Descendant of the Setu peoples, she gets her incredible
conviction from the sacred stone of the Meeksi village of her birth. Entering the holy orders
at age seven, she was named Prime Streltsy of the Tellruci Monastery of Pskov-Petchory 14
years later. She is a Valedictorian in electrophysiology and assistant to the Prime Magistrate
during the terminal phase of the Svarog project, Irishka Voronin is a member of the elite
scientific cloister of Novodievitchi.
Voronin is currently in residence at the Tesla Priory, dedicated to the cult and wellbeing of
the Zor’ka armor, is also the guardian of Ivan Vassiliévitch’s Gramota. She has 50 deacons at
her command, devoted to the Pretium Doloris of the incarnated gods.
W
Wall of the Atlanteans
A Reich defensive structure.
See: MacNeal, John.
The current festival is in most countries celebrating it named after Saint Walpurga, born in Devon about 710. Due to her holy
day falling on the same day, her name became associated with the celebrations. Walpurga was honored in the same way that
Vikings had celebrated spring and as they spread throughout Europe, the two dates became mixed together and created the
Walpurgis Night celebration
It was on this night in 1877 that the archpriests of the Triberium Carium, raised Von Richtenberg from the dead, he would
soon become the Kaiser.
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Wegners (OT)
The zeppelin battleship that carried Von Heïzinger from Patmos to Wroclaw, and presumably back to the Mediterranean after
the destruction of Castle Ksiaz.
Woolton
Woolton is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, it is located to the south of the city
Wroclaw
Is an area in the historical region of Silesia in south-western Poland, it is also the name of the chief city in that region.
Wunderstahl (BT)
This steel corset was given to Blutsturm Division by Baroness Freya Von Karloff in May 1951. The Mistress of the Iron Division
presented it to Investigator Eva Kramer as a reward for her exceptional services for the state. Wunderstahl means “wonder
steel” in German, and is an effective piece of personal armor.
X, Y, Z
Yorktown
A city in Virginia It is most famous as the site of the surrender of General Cornwallis to General George Washington in 1781.
Although the war would last for another year, this British defeat at Yorktown did effectively end the American Revolutionary
War. Yorktown also figured prominently in the American Civil War (1861–1865), serving as a major port to supply both
northern and southern towns, depending upon who held Yorktown at the time. It was also the site of civil war battle where
land mines were first employed.
Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. It was
based on designs he had outlined in 1874 and detailed in 1893. His plans were reviewed by committee in 1894 and patented
in the United States on March 14, 1899. Given the outstanding success of the Zeppelin design, the term zeppelin in casual use
came to refer to all rigid airships.
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Persuaded that Ozo himself has been incarnated in Karl’s body, Marquis General Von Heïzinger enlisted him in the 13th Occult
Division to his current position as Von Heïzinger’s personal bodyguard.
Zor’ka (ON)
One of the Matriarchy’s three Combat Armors developed in Project Svarog.
See: Combat Armor.
Zuckermensh (BT)
Named for the urban legend of the “Zuckermensh” (candy-man in English) this is a triple hook hand given to Stosstruppen
who have lost a hand in combat. In addition to being a ferocious hand to hand weapon, it can hook an enemy preventing their
escape from the Stosstruppen.
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APPENDICES
Appendix A:
All references in this book are coded as follows:
TC Tannhäuser Chronology
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FARAWAY PICTURES