Black Lothar
Black Lothar
Captain of the Black Guard
The Silent Flame | The Blade of Finality | Warden of the Nameless Dead
Backstory
Before he was Black Lothar, he was simply Sir Lothar von Kartrauch—firstborn of a Reiklander noble house, a knight praised for his valor in the border wars and his unmatched discipline in the saddle. But honor turned to ashes when he returned from a victorious campaign only to find his ancestral keep reduced to rubble, his family crypts violated, and his kin raised as mockeries of life by a roaming necromancer.
Lothar tracked the creature into the woods, where vengeance nearly consumed him. Wounded and delirious, he collapsed before the steps of a ruined shrine—to Morr. There, as fever took him, a vision came: black-armored knights standing vigil in silence, scythes dripping with starlight, and a priest whispering, “Serve not life. Guard the border.”
When he rose, he burned his name, sealed his face behind an iron helm, and took a vow of silence that has not been broken in over a decade. Now known only as Black Lothar, he serves as the commander of the Black Guard beneath High Mourner Eramek Vire. Though not a priest, his very presence is considered a miracle of wrath—for where he walks, undeath ends.
Stat Block – Black Lothar
Elite NPC | Heroic Enforcer of Morr’s Will | Anti-Undead Champion
Profile
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Equipment:
- Requiem, Greatsword of Finality (see below)
- Black Bastion Plate (+3 Armor Save, immune to critical hits from Undead)
- Gravetoken Seal (amulet of Morr, grants magic resistance)
Special Rules
Vow of Silence
Black Lothar cannot speak, cast spells, or issue commands. However, all Black Guard within 6” gain +1 to hit and +1 Ld from his presence alone.
Requiem (Greatsword of Finality)
- +2 Strength, strikes last
- Always wounds Undead and Possessed on a 3+, regardless of Toughness
- Any Undead taken Out of Action by Requiem cannot be resurrected by necromantic spells or effects.
Unshakeable
Immune to Fear, All Alone, and Stupidity. Automatically passes Leadership tests caused by Undead or magical effects.
Ashen Retribution (Once per game)
If Black Lothar is reduced to 0 wounds, he may make one final attack at +2 to hit and +2 Strength before falling. If this attack slays an Undead or Daemonic enemy, he remains at 1 Wound instead of dying.
Aura of the Border
Enemies within 6" suffer -1 to casting rolls, -1 to Leadership, and cannot use Infiltrate or Ambush skills.
Narrative Use / Campaign Hooks
- May appear during scenarios involving necromantic disturbances, sacred sites, or warbands violating Morr’s laws.
- Can be requested by High Mourner Eramek Vire to accompany warbands temporarily, but only if a great desecration is to be answered.
- Warbands that fight him in error may be dream-haunted for D3 games by guilt and fear.
- In rare cases, he may challenge powerful Undead heroes to single combat, invoking an ancient rite of Morr called the “Duel of the Veil.”
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