Valnir the Reaper

At the start of each round of close combat, all enemy units in base contact Valnir get infected by the deadly contagion of Valnir. Roll a D6 to see which ailment the unit(s) suffers.

Units with this rule always re-roll failed Panic tests.

A character with a Mark of Chaos cannot join a unit that has a different Mark of Chaos. A character with a Mark of Chaos cannot join a unit that has already been joined by a character that has a different Mark of Chaos.

Models with the Mark of Nurgle add +1 to their T and suffer -2 to their I (to a minimum of 1).

Models with Immunity ignore the effects of the rule(s) in the brackets. Note that the model only ignores the effects of the rule itself unless the attack is also listed as being non-physical. The physical attack still causes damage as normal.

Immunity can also include Panic, Fear and Terror. If the majority of the models in a unit have the Immunity (Panic, Fear or Terror) rule, the unit ignores the effects of Panic, Fear or Terror and any such tests it would otherwise had to take.

Models that are Immune to all three above effects have Immunity (Psychology). This also includes automatically passing any Psychology tests they might need to take (such as many spell effects or special rules that would otherwise force a unit to take a Psychology test). However, they may never choose Flee! as a charge reaction (except when using Feigned Flight or Fire & Flee, unless they also have Frenzy).

A unit containing one or more Fear-causing model gains +1 to their Combat Resolution bonus. If the Unit Strength of all Fear-causing models is double or more, the Combat Resolution bonus is increased to +2. Note that the bonus from Fear is otherwise not cumulative for having multiple units with the Fear special rule involved in the same combat.

If the majority of the models in a unit cause Fear, they also gain Immunity (Fear), and thus the Combat Resolution bonus is ignored for that unit.

A model striking a hated foe in close combat re-rolls all failed To Hit rolls during the first round of combat. Sometimes a model will only Hate a specific foe. Where this is the case, the type of foe will be expressed in the brackets. In the case an enemy hates a certain faction, they have Hatred against all models from that army book. In addition, they must also re-roll successful rolls to restrain from pursuit against enemies they have Hatred against. If a unit would gain Hatred in a round of close combat after the first for any reason, treat this as the first round of combat for that purpose.

A model with Regeneration gains a Ward Save (indicated by the number in the brackets). This is cumulative with other sources of Regeneration. Regeneration may not be used against Flaming Attacks, successful Killing Blows (including Heroic Killing Blow) or wounds caused due the unit being Unstable.

Models with this rule can never refuse a challenge and, if possible, must always issue one. If there are several models with this rule involved in a combat, the controlling player chooses which will issue/accept the challenge.

In addition, if a model with this rule kills an enemy character or destroys a non-Expendable unit in either close combat, with spells, or through charging/pursuing, immediately make a 2D6 roll on the Eye of the Gods table. If there is more than one character in the unit at the time of the destruction of the enemy unit through pursuit, each character gets to make a separate roll. Once the result of the roll has been determined that model now has that reward for the rest of the battle. A model can have several rewards, and it can even have the same reward multiple times. If, for any reason, a reward cannot be applied, the result is instead treated as a ‘The Eye Opens’ result.

Note that the Chaos Champion itself must cause the last unsaved Wound on a model to claim the kill (if a model suffered multiple Wounds simultaneously, randomise between the sources to determine which caused the final Wound).