Baron Sathonyx

Hellions are Troops choices in any army that includes Baron Sathonyx.

Sathonyx and any unit of Hellions he joins may re-roll failed Dangerous terrain tests. Also, when using their Hit and Run rule, they can re-roll both the Initiative test and the dice to determine how far they move.

A unit with this rule may assault in the same turn in which it has run.

When the Night Fighting mission special rule is in use, such models may choose to re-roll the test to determine how far they can see, but must abide by the new result. Characters with this rule confer it onto any unit they join, as long as they are part of the unit. Units with this rule confer it onto any characters joining them, as long as they are part of the unit.

Whenever a Dark Eldar unit with this rule destroys a non-vehicle enemy unit, it immediately gains a 'pain token'. Place a marker with that unit; a coin or other trophy will do. Each pain token confers a special rule to the entire unit, as shown in the list below. For example, a unit with one pain token has the Feel No Pain rule, one with two pain tokens has Feel No Pain and Furious Charge, etc. It might happen that several of your units are involved in a combat against one or more enemy units, which are destroyed because of the assault's results. In this case, you receive one pain token per enemy unit destroyed, and then randomly assign them amongst your units in that combat. Note that pain tokens can be gained by other means - some units even begin the game with one!

1 - Feel No Pain

2 - Furious Charge

3 or more - Fearless

If a Dark Eldar unit is joined by one or more characters with pain tokens, all the pain tokens for the unit and characters that have joined it are pooled. If an Independent Character leaves a unit with one or more pain tokens, you must divide them as equally as possible. The owning player decides who gets any remaining tokens.

Independent characters follow the Movement rules for models of their type, be it infantry, jump infantry, bike, etc. In addition, independent characters can move through difficult terrain more quickly and safely than ordinary troops. All independent characters have the ‘move through cover’ and ‘skilled rider’ special rules. This advantage does not extend to any vehicles they may be travelling in.

Independent characters are allowed to join other units. They cannot, however, join vehicle squadrons (see the Vehicles section) and units that always consist of a single model (like most vehicles and monstrous creatures). They can join other independent characters though, to form a powerful multi-character unit!

Units with this ability that are locked in combat may choose to leave close combat at the end of the Assault phase. The unit using the hit & run ability must take an Initiative test. If the test is failed nothing happens and the models remain locked in the fight. If the test is passed, the unit breaks from combat and immediately moves up to 3D6" in a straight line in any direction, ignoring the units they are locked with. No sweeping advance rolls are made. Enemy units that are no longer locked in combat may consolidate. A hit & run move is not slowed by difficult terrain, but is affected by dangerous terrain. It may not be used to move into contact with the enemy. If there are units with this rule on both sides, roll-off to determine who goes first and then alternate disengaging them. If the last of these ends up no longer in combat, it consolidates instead.

Sathonyx's custom Skyboard counts as a normal Skyboard. In addition, it adds +2 Strength to his attacks in any turn in which he assaults.

An army that includes Sathonyx adds one to the dice roll when determining which side chooses deployment zone.

The Twilight Shroud confers the Stealth rule to Sathonyx and his unit.

A shadow field provides a 2+ Invulnerable save, but if the save is ever failed, the field is destroyed altogether. Roll separate dice, one by one, to save each wound inflicted upon the bearer to see whether the shadow field shorts out.

A model with a Phantasm Grenade Launcher counts as having both Assault and Defensive Grenades, as does any squad he joins.

A Hellglaive is a two-handed weapon that grants both an additional attack and +1 Strength.