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NORSCA
Norsca is inhabited by a race of savage and ferocious humans known as the Norscans; fur-clad warriors and berserkers of hairy brawn who sail the seas in fearsome longships in order to unleash their devastating fury upon the south. Warlike and cruel, the Norse are fanatically devoted champions of the Dark Gods and the baneful scourge of their foes. Norsca is a savage and brutal land, plagued by lethal winters for more than half the year, and worse, lashed perpetually by raging gales of Chaos energies howling down from the ancient ruins of the fallen Warp Gate resting at the very heart of the northern Chaos Wastes.
LEGENDARY LORDS
Players choosing Norsca will be able to select from the following Legendary Lords with which to lead their Grand Campaign.
WULFRIK THE WANDERER
Wulfrik is a relentless executioner. He roams land and sea, an awe-inspiring figure draped with the skulls of his conquests. He has slain dragons and kings, highborn lords and beasts of legend. None may refuse the challenge he delivers – and in their own tongue, no less.
Wulfrik is a powerful leader and duellist with unique skills, quest-chains and legendary items. He has the Siege Attacker attribute, enabling him to ignore the requirement for siege engines or siege weapons before attacking walled settlements. All Mammoth units in his army gain bonus Melee Attack, all Marauder units enjoy reduced Upkeep Costs, and every unit in his retinue causes Fear.
Wulfrik also has a personal combat ability called Seafang, named after his fabled ship; a powerful and far-reaching wind attack. Carefully placed, it can stagger and slay numerous foes. In battle, his Hunter of Champions skill enables him to pin enemy characters in place while he fights them.
THROGG
Trolls are widely known not just for their physical power, but also their striking lack of intelligence. It is this that sets Throgg apart from the rest of his kind, for he is gifted with a rare intelligence for his grotesque kind. Behind his snaggle-toothed visage lies a ruthless cunning that Throgg employs to bring the bitter chill of the north to the lands of man.
Throgg is a powerful leader and melee fighter with unique skills, quest-chains and legendary items. As the King of the Trolls, Throgg brings reduced upkeep to Troll and Ice Troll units, and units in Throgg’s army are immune to all forms of attrition. He also grants a Physical Resistance buff to all Troll and Ice Troll units factionwide.
If Throgg captures the settlement of Eringrad in Troll Country, he may build a unique building there – the Cave of the Rocky Throne – which grants buffs to Troll units factionwide. Throgg also has a uniquely Trollish magic missile attack called Copious Vomit
ROSTER
Melee Legendary Lord Wulfrik the Wanderer (Mounts: Chaos Steed, Marauder Chariot, War Mammoth)
Melee Legendary Lord Throgg (Mounts: None)
Melee Lord Marauder Chieftain (Mounts: Chaos Steed, Marauder Chariot, War Mammoth)
Caster Hero Shaman-Sorcerer (Mounts: Chaos Steed, Marauder Chariot)
Melee Hero Skin Wolf Werekin (Mounts: Foot Only)
Caster Hero Fimir Balefiend (Mounts: Foot Only)
Axe Infantry Marauders
Spear Infantry Marauder Spearmen
Great Axe Infantry Marauders (Great Weapons)
Axe infantry Marauder Berserkers
Axe & Shield Infantry Marauder Champions
Great Axe Infantry Marauder Champions (Great Weapons)
Throwing Axe Skirmishers Marauder Hunters
Javelin Skirmishers Marauder Hunters (Javelins)
Spear Chariots Marauder Chariots
Spear Cavalry Marauder Horsemen
Throwing Axes Skirmisher Cavalry Marauder Horsemen (Throwing Axes)
Spear Cavalry Marauder Horsemasters
Beast Chariot Marauder Warwolves Chariot
Beasts Marauder Warhounds
Beasts Marauder Warwolves
Monstrous Infantry Norscan Trolls
Monstrous Infantry Fimir Warriors
Monstrous Infantry Norscan Ice Trolls
Flying Monster Feral Manticore
Monstrous Infantry Fimir Warriors (Great Weapons)
Monstrous Infantry Skin Wolves
Monstrous Infantry Skin Wolves (Armoured)
Melee Monster Norscan Giant
Melee Monster Feral Mammoth
Flying Monster Frost-Wyrm
Melee Monster War Mammoth
Melee Monster War Mammoth (Chaos Warshrine)
Total War: WARHAMMER – Norsca
Conquer the Old World as the marauding tribes of Norsca and Wintertooth
Two new Legendary Lords: Wulfrik the Wanderer and Throgg
Recruit Norscan Lords with deep-specialisation skill trees
Recruit three new Hero types with deep-specialisation skill trees
Entreat the dark gods for mighty rewards!
Hunt the mightiest monsters of the Old World and tame them to your cause
Massive new roster with unique monstrous units including War Mammoths and Frost-Wyrms
Slow your foes with the chilling Frostbite combat ability
Tear through your enemies with new Rage and Berserk abilities
Description
In the far north, between the Chaos Wastes and the Sea of Claws, lies Norsca. A barren, inhospitable peninsula in the far north of the Old World, it is home to ferocious tribes of warriors, hardened by the relentless blizzards, the barren icy tundra and the monstrous denizens of this accursed land. Fanatical servants of the dark gods, they will stop at nothing to prove their primal might, in a relentless hunt for worthy foes and fresh raiding grounds.
Playstyle
A Norscan campaign is one of relentless pillage and ruination. Their principle sources of income are raiding and sacking. This lends itself to a very mobile and combative playstyle – always keeping your armies on the move and often in contention with other factions. Razing settlements enables you to erect monoliths to the dark gods of Norsca… and the gods always reward the faithful!
In battle, Norscan armies are swift and vicious, featuring a backbone of increasingly fierce and more heavily armed Marauder infantry units. With the right buildings in place, they can also recruit a wide array of monstrous units such as Trolls, Fimir Warriors, Norscan Ice Wolves and Skin Wolves. At the top of the tree are the Frost-Wyrm and the colossal War Mammoth.
Unique Norsca Mechanics
Allegiance to the gods
When conquering a settlement, Norscan factions have a unique new post-battle option. Alongside Occupying and Looting, they may choose to Raze a settlement and erect a monolith to one of the four dark gods, who they personify as the Eagle, the Crow, the Serpent and the Hound. The more monoliths that are erected, the more favour the gods bestow. Rewards are granted in the form of increasingly powerful campaign and battle bonuses and, in certain cases, unique units or characters.
Victory Conditions
By pledging your allegiance to a god fully and securing its final and greatest reward, you trigger the road to campaign victory. The gods are jealous, and the three you have spurned will not take kindly. They will dispatch their most powerful champions to challenge your supremacy, activating a series of quests which culminate in an epic endgame experience.
Monster hunting
When the Monster Hunter skill is unlocked in the tech tree, a Norsca faction gains access to the Monstrous Arcanum. This ancient tome lists the mightiest beasts and monsters to roam the world. The player may then choose to initiate hunts, embarking on multi-stage quests which culminate in battles against these legendary creatures. Once defeated, they may bestow legendary trophies which the player may equip his characters with. In certain cases, the monsters themselves may be brought to heel and recruited for use in battle.
Frostbite
A number of frost-imbued units appear in the roster, such as Norscan Ice Wolves and Norscan Ice Trolls, with the passive ability Frostbite. This new effect significantly slows units engaged in melee, making it considerably easier to run down routers or those attempting to manoeuvre. Similarly, the mighty Frost-Wyrm has the Chilling Aura ability, a constant effect slowing the movement speed of nearby enemy units.
Dominate!
Confederate the Norscan tribes by defeating their Faction Leaders in battle. Such a show of supremacy will make them much more amenable to accepting your rule!
Outposts
Marauder Outposts can be established in conquered coastal settlements outside of Norsca. These provide basic recruitment options and act as handy replenishment-stops for your marauding armies. Securing major faction capitals outside Norsca – such as Altdorf, Castle Drakenhof and so on – allows you to build fully-developed Norscan settlements. Ownership of these cities also enables you to plunder the secrets of their original owners, unlocking unique new technologies to research.
New Legendary Lords
A Norsca campaign may be led by one of two Legendary Lords: Wulfrik The Wanderer, leader of the Norsca faction, or Throgg, King of the Trolls and leader of the Wintertooth faction. Each begins play in a different starting position and bring their own unique suite of campaign and battle bonuses.
Wulfrik The Wanderer
Wulfrik is a relentless executioner. He roams land and sea, an awe-inspiring figure draped with the skulls of his conquests. He has slain dragons and kings, highborn lords and beasts of legend. None may refuse the challenge he delivers – and in their own tongue, no less.
Wulfrik is a powerful leader and duellist with unique skills, quest-chains and legendary items. He has the Siege Attacker attribute, enabling him to ignore the requirement for siege engines or siege weapons before attacking walled settlements. All Mammoth units in his army gain bonus Melee Attack, all Marauder units enjoy reduced Upkeep Costs, and every unit in his retinue causes Fear.
Wulfrik also has a personal combat ability called Seafang, named after his fabled ship; a powerful and far-reaching wind attack. Carefully placed, it can stagger and slay numerous foes. In battle, his Hunter of Champions skill enables him to pin enemy characters in place while he fights them.
Throgg
Trolls are widely known not just for their physical power, but also their striking lack of intelligence. It is this that sets Throgg apart from the rest of his kind, for he is gifted with a rare intelligence for his grotesque kind. Behind his snaggle-toothed visage lies a ruthless cunning that Throgg employs to bring the bitter chill of the north to the lands of man.
Throgg is a powerful leader and melee fighter with unique skills, quest-chains and legendary items. As the King of the Trolls, Throgg brings reduced upkeep to Troll and Ice Troll units, and units in Throgg’s army are immune to all forms of attrition. He also grants a Physical Resistance buff to all Troll and Ice Troll units factionwide.
If Throgg captures the settlement of Eringrad in Troll Country, he may build a unique building there – the Cave of the Rocky Throne – which grants buffs to Troll units factionwide. Throgg also has a uniquely Trollish magic missile attack called Copious Vomit
New Lord
Marauder Chieftain
Leaders of the Norscan armies, Marauder Chieftains boast unique sequences of personal specialisations in their skills trees, enabling them to truly excel in certain aspects of battle, and culminating is powerful active and passive abilities which transform their effectiveness in battle. Each of these specialisation paths is aligned with one of the four Norscan gods, and the nature of these abilities is inspired by their aspect. Chieftains can also unlock a series of mounts, culminating in the mighty War Mammoth.
New Heroes
Norsca players armies may recruit three new types of Hero units to support their armies and perform Campaign Map actions.
Skin Wolf Werekin
These hulking beasts are superior to their Skin Wolf kin in every way. As well as being powerful, anti-large focused warriors, they also have two unique, mutually exclusive skill-paths which grant them strong offensive or defensive combat-support buffs to nearby enemy units.
Shaman Sorcerer (Lores of Death, Metal Fire)
The sorcerers of Norsca may be recruited to specialise in the Lores of Metal, Fire or Death. However, once a Norscan, always a Norscan… these are no weakling mages! They gain melee attack improvements and may be mounted on chariots.
Fimir Balefiend (Lores of Shadows, Fire)
Fimir Balefiends may be adept magic-users, but their impressive stature and musculature also make them powerful fighters. These dual-role heroes work best in the thick of battle, casting spells and supporting the troops with their combat abilities. Fimir also have magical attacks and sunder armour.
Unit roster
Lords
Marauder Chieftain: melee focus
Heroes
Skin Wolf Werekin: melee/combat support
Shaman Sorcerer: Lores of Metal/Death/Fire
Fimir Balefiend: dual-role, Lores of Shadows/Fire
Infantry
Marauders: Rage, Hide (forest)
Marauder Spearmen: Rage, Charge Def. VS Large, Hide (forest)
Marauders (Great Weapons) Rage, Hide (forest)
Marauder Berserkers: Frenzy, Berserk, Hide (forest), Immune to Psychology
Marauder Champions: Heavy Armour, Hide (forest), Rage
Marauder Champions (Great Weapons): Heavy Armour, Hide (forest), Rage
Missile Infantry
Marauder Hunters (Javelin): Hide (forest), Rage, Anti Large
Marauder Hunters (Throwing Axe): Hide (forest), Rage, Armour Piercing missiles
Cavalry & Chariots
Marauder Chariot: Rage
Marauder Ice Wolves Chariot: Rage, Causes Fear, Frostbite
Missile Cavalry & Chariots
Marauder Horsemen: Hide (forest), Rage, Fire While Moving, Vanguard Deployment
Marauder Horsemen (throwing axes): Hide (forest), Rage, Fire While Moving, Vanguard Deployment
Marauder Horsemasters: Hide (forest), Rage, Fire While Moving, Vanguard Deployment
Monsters & Beasts
Norscan Warhounds: Missile Resistance, Hide (forest)
Norscan Ice Wolves: Missile Resistance, Hide (forest), Frostbite, Cause Fear
Norscan Trolls: Cause Fear, Regeneration
Norscan Ice Trolls: Cause Fear, Regeneration, Frostbite
Feral Manticore: Missile Resistance, Cause Fear, Cause Terror
Skin Wolves: Physical Resistance, Cause fear, Hide (forest), Frenzy, Anti-Large
Skin Wolves (armoured): Physical Resistance, Cause fear, Hide (forest), Frenzy, Anti-Large
Fimir Warriors: Cause Fear, From the Mist, Armour Sundering, Magical Attacks
Fimir Warriors (Great Weapons): Cause Fear, From the Mist, Armour Sundering, Anti-Large
Rare Monsters & Beasts
Norscan Giant: Siege Attacker, Cause Fear, Cause terror
Feral Mammoth: Siege Attacker, Cause Fear, Cause terror
Frost-Wyrm: Missile Resistance, Cause Fear, Cause Terror, Chilling Aura, Frostbite
War Mammoth: Siege Attacker, Cause Fear, Cause terror, Anti Large javelins
War Mammoth (Warshrine): Siege Attacker, Cause Fear, Cause terror, Favour of The Ruinous Powers, Giver of Glory
About Norsca
Norsca: a barren, inhospitable peninsula to the north of the Old World. Here dwell ferocious tribes of warriors, hardened by the relentless blizzards, the icy tundra and the monstrous denizens of this accursed land. Fanatical servants of the dark gods, they will stop at nothing to prove their primal might, in a relentless hunt for worthy foes and fresh raiding grounds.
The Old World beckons, ripe for the plunder. Will you heed its call?
The Norsca Race Pack adds two new playable factions to Total War™: WARHAMMER®, with new Legendary Lords, unique units, quests and mechanics:
Choose one of two epic Legendary Lords, with unique start positions and quest chains, to lead your campaign:
Wulfrik, the wanderer without fear. Only the deadliest prey will sate his lust for the hunt.
Throgg, the mountainous Troll King. Possessed of an intelligence rare in his vile kind, he is hell-bent on bringing the frigid horrors of Norsca to the world.
Embark on brand new ‘Monster Hunt’ quests and subjugate unique, deadly quarries, forcing them to fight among your ranks.
Command brand new units such as monstrous War Mammoths, savage Skinwolves and the mysterious Fimir to bring your foes to heel.
Construct monoliths to honour the ancient dark gods, and receive their blessings to further your conquest.
Combined Campaign Functionality
Shortly after the launch of Total War: WARHAMMER II, a gigantic update will be made available to owners of both games, for free. In time, this will enable players to conquer both the Old World and the New as any Race from both base games and any owned DLC Races, including Norsca.
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