And because, while I was reluctant for it, the Ancestor's gift is a very solid Magic Item for the KoTS....
Legendary Lord, King of the Skies. (Faction: Dawi)
Starting Difficulty: Medium. "The mountainspire of Kraka Drakk is rich in resources, but the area to expand in Norsca is very much limited."
Faction Trait: Heart Given Away: "The oldest allies of the Dawi stand strong still, though they are not quite as much as they used to be." Unlocks Unique Building in Karaz-a-Karak, The Heart Chamber. +10 to relations with all Dwarf factions. May construct Branakroki Outposts in T3 Settlements, and Branakroki Strongholds in T5 Settlements.
Legendary Lord Trait: Ruffrikki: "From the First Scion of Greed, Thought and Reason." Branakroki, Armored Branakroki gain +5 Melee Attack, +5 Melee Defense.(Lord's Army) +10% Campaign Map Movement Range. (Lord's Army)
Defeat Trait: Skies Uncrowned: "Was the death glorious? Was it for the sake of your flock? Or did it amount to nothing, just like your life?" +5 Melee Attack, +5 Melee Defense to all flying units. (Lord's Army)
Special Trait, if defeated by Suneater: Unlimited Power: "All the effort in the world will not stop the will of the Dark Gods." All Shaggoth in army gain Call Lightning, 2 charges. Kholek Suneater doubles Call Lightning charges.
Special Trait if defeats Suneater: Heart-Hunger Slaked: "Thunder and lightning, not so frightening." 15% Magic Resist(Lord's Army), +10% movement speed.(Lord.)
Special Trait List:
1: Hearthunter: "All Branakroki devour what they kill, for their king established the practice as a great ritual. The hearts, in particular, are important to their development as winged warriors." Gain effect: The Hunger(Heal 4 HP/Second if in melee combat.) +10 Bonus Vs Large.
(All the next require 1.)
2: The Frozen Death: "An Elder Ice Wyrm fought the King of the Skies, by the name of Skozulladrakk, along with a Throng of Dawi, but was cast down, and heart devoured as is proper." Gain Frostbite effect on melee attacks. (-22% movement speed.) Gain Chilling Aura(40 meter range, -22% movement speed on enemies in the area.)
3: Dwarf-Friend: "He gave his heart to them. A true bond between the nations. There is very, very little question that, now and forever, Griffons are friend shaped." +20 relations with Dwarf realms. -10% Construction Cost(Faction Wide) +5 Armor(Faction Wide)
4: Troll-Eater: "The Greedy Trolls may have given the Branakroki thought and reason, but they also make excellent snacks. And the King of the Skies has eaten a great many Trolls indeed." +5% replenishment(Army-Wide). +5 Bonus vs Large(Army-Wide).
5: Skarrenraz Ankor: "The Kingdom of the Skies, started at the peak-fort of Kraka Drakk, made by the hands of Morgrim himself, and forever populated until the End of Times. A realm, perhaps, just as eternal as that of the Dwarves they allied to." +15% Weapon Strength, +12% Speed, -66% Vigour Loss to Branakroki(Lord's Army)
(6 requires 2-5)
6: King of the Skies: "The undisputed ruler of the air. Lord of Storms. Arch-Nemesis of the Dragon Ogres. Eternal king of the Branakroki." 2 charges of Urannon's Thunderbolt Overcast, no Winds of Magic use. Roiling Skies Passive Effect: Map-wide -25% speed, -20% Charge Bonus, -30% Weapon Strength for enemy flying units.
Unique Traits:
Thunder Run: "The storms commanded by the King of the Skies are only kept up with by stout Dawi legs and their bellowing warcries." Dwarf Infantry gain +20 Charge bonus, +5% movement Speed, +5 Melee Attack. (Lord's Army)
Legendary Items:
The Loop of Thungni: "An artifice of an Ancestor God, a gift in return for allegiance." +5 Leadership Aura effect. +100% Leadership Aura size. 2 charges of Wind Blast, no Winds of Magic use. Grants Discouraged(-16 Leadership on hit) to melee attacks.
Stormwrath: "The work of the legendary Gift Giver, a storm bound to the form of Pure Gromril and made with the hide of the Sun-Eater." +15 Armor, +10% Ward Save, +15% Missile Resist. 2 Casts of Chillwind, 2 casts of Chain Lightning, no Winds of Magic use. (AN: Yes, Chillwind is a Dark Magic spell, but it's the only ice-based spell in TWW I know of worth spittle. Roll with it.)
AN: While he'd run the Dawi faction, on the grounds of "I'm old and a well known ally", the bloke doesn't QUITE fit this. But hey, you have Eltharion able to wander outside Tor Yvresse and Louen Leoncour can go out and slap people's shit in person instead of running stuff back in Brettonia. And this was fun to make when I've got a godawful migraine.
As usual, I take suggestions and comments. General theme I aimed for was threefold. 1, he's got ALL THE MAGIC without Winds burning for AoE splooshes. 2, he's a massively mean predator who you don't run from. 3, he says who rules the skies and it ain't you.
