The Mournkrieg Museum

The Museum was built to commemorate the first major engagement of the war. Built over the site of the vanquishing of the Mournking, it remains open for any who wish to visit, regardless of on which side they had fought. A small commission had made an effort to present things as neutrally as they could, and were largely split up between the overarching factions, with a rough sense of chronology. The goal of the museum was to create a map of what had happened at the event.

The Infernal Wing:

Exhibit: Crackedmorrow the Shifting Shade:
This Changelord became renowned over the half year of the Mournkrieg as being exceptionally farsighted. His determination in the face of the fickle fortunes of his force led to a series of critical victories.

Ghurthrak Mournghulbane:
The beastman warlord was famous for his savage bravery. Leading from the front, a full wall is dedicated to the creative artistry of his kills. Skeletons on the wall nearby are labelled with the assorted methods (as best could be determined following his kills) of his battles. Aelven skeletons with crushed skulls from headbutts, duardin who had been kicked and crushed by hooves, chaos warriors who were cut in pieces by axes, ossiarchs who were crushed by clubs. Ghurthrak’s hordes were also famed for their post battle celebrations, though few outsiders dared to participate.

Artifact: A burnt banner, the char marks are not black, but a bizarre shade of orange.

• Label: This artifact was an example of “friendly fire.” Here, brimstone horrors set ablaze one of their allies fires. The war was an example of difficulties in telling who is a friend, and who a foe. The battlefront rolled back and forth freely, and many cases of first contact led to would-be allies taking each other to the blade.

Artifact: A case of stones in a darkened case. Each slowly metamorphs into a different shape and color, and glows in shifting colors.

• Label: the flames of Tzeentch are infamous for their corrupting effects. The areas of the Acheron walls which were burned by the forces of Tzeentch were excised, as their influence was feared amongst the inhabitants. The stones themselves are said to be a reflection of the nearest person, and the longer one stands near them the more the stones will resemble the viewer. The colors, similarly, will slowly flicker more towards a hue which matches the viewer’s mood.

Artifact: Icon of Tzeentch (displayed on a central plinth, to allow 360 views).
This icon was one of those born into battle by the forces of the Infernal Legion. It is a recurrent image throughout the region, and is perhaps one of the most recognizable symbols in the Lost Archapelago.

Artifact: A pitted skeleton.
This being was the victim of the new plague which swept the camps following the battle. The Mournblight, as it was called in some places, began to turn the victims slowly into shadow. Pieces of their skin would turn dark, and when exposed to light would vanish. This led to a full pack of Haethens, including the displayed victim, having been slain as they fell victim, and the remaining Haethens quarantining those who were indirectly exposed.

The Duardin floor: (below ground)

The entrance is intrinsic, duardin stonework, or a close approximation thereof. The stairway leads down into a surprisingly lofty series of rooms. Runes along the entrance archway tell the tales of Duardin victory, and the cultural exchange between the Haethens and the Duardin. As the Duardin came to realize that the Haethens were not frothing, corrupted hedonites, but obsessive crafters, there came to be some exchanges in the arts of stoneworking following the war. Ironically, the duardin who coupled with aelves were the least accepting of outsiders, perhaps sensing the blood ties of the mourngul with their Idoneth consorts.

Galdorn of the Gryndrn:
A grim, dedicated warlord whose name (literally) came to represent stalwart nature and determination in the metaphorical poetry written in the aftermath. Galdorn himself was well known as a fierce fighter and exceptional commander of ambushes.

Runesmiter Captain Angfil Oathfist:
Captain Oathfist led a thorough assault, wiping out a Chaos force that was coming to the battlefront. The assault was effective enough that none know who the force was allied with, and on which side of the war they would have participated.

Artifacts: Arrows and Quarrels, assorted.
These arrows are those recovered from the battlefields. These are those of the Gryndrn, the Corvidux Rangers, and of the Idoneth. These demonstrated the diversity between those who have maintained the purity of their traditions, such as the Gryndrn, and those who have begun to embrace (sometimes literally) other races, such as the Corvidux. In a way, this shows how even love can blossom during wartimes. Note: The Ur-Gold from these were returned to the Gryndrn.

Wing: Memento Mori (Under Construction)

This wing is in remembrance of the dead. The wing is surprisingly cold, and is built around the spot where the Mourngul King fell. His skeleton was left in place, and a low wall with gilding built around it. His crown is mounted on a plinth nearby, though rumor holds that this is but a replica and the real one is held elsewhere or had been stolen in the aftermath of the war and replaced by this.

The plaque at the entry reads:
The forces of the dead were critical, as without the Mourngul belligerents the war itself couldn’t have been fought. May they be remembered and honored here, that future conflicts be informed from the mistakes and more in this war.

The Mournking:
Little is known about the leader of the war efforts, the caretakers and scholars of the library have begun to research their history.

The Harvester of Divinity:
The Harvester of Divinity exists as a warning of the dangers of soul splicing and binding. The forces of the Harvester fought on behalf of the Mournking, as the necromantic magic blinded them to the true nature of who they fought alongside and against. What was in their mind a daemon with a terrible daemonic steed would be a farmer leading a mule, or a cluster of children might be a roiling swarm of nurglings. In the end, the bone harvest and eradication of life was what was important to these constructs, and the war offered them plentiful bones. Any emotion was a bane to the Ossiarchs, a smile a sign of Slaaneshi excess, a harsh word the warcry of a khornate foe, or a sneeze a sign of Nurgle’s blessing. The Ossiarch Veil, as this filter was called, led to a deep distrust of Nagash’s constructs amongst the inhabitants of the isle.

Admiral Aldernon Numan:
The esteemed Aldernon Numan was never seen at the warfront, but his influence was seen throughout the war. Aldernon’s Abyssal Fleet were a deadly, key force in the war.

Exhibit: Letters between Nomura and Skellan mac Bonnar, quartermaster to the Abyssal Fleet.

• This may be the first example of written communication within factions of the Lost Archipelago. The assorted travelers found themselves in a new land with no contact with friends. Any encounter with others was typically performed face to face, as it was an opportunity to judge the new arrivals as well as communicate with them. The Siege of Acheron changed this, for the nature of the threat was known to inhabitants all over, for all had seen the Mournguls. As such, aid could be offered, sight unseen, for the opportunity for profit and to defeat a mutual enemy was one that could not be ignored.

Exhibit: A pair of bodies, preserved. One floats in a glass container, some form of preservative keeping it fresh, the other is mummified.

• These bodies show the after effects of an Ossiarch victory. The Ossiarchs sided against the living in the Siege of Acheron, and as such harvested any of the fallen. The first of these bodies shows what happened as the Harvester made its way through a battlefield. The longbones of the legs and arms were torn from the corpse, and the ribcage as well. The hands remain attached, as the effort of removing the cartilage and flesh would be too great for a combat situation. The practiced incisions to flense the muscles from the bones are clearly visible still, though the ragged edges where the bone was pulled free show the duress in which the harvest was made. The second cadaver is the remains of a harvest-ee in a non combad situation. We see that the flesh has never been shaven off, but instead remains intact, with incisions and carvings leaving a completely deboned corpse. Even the smallest bones, previously found within the ear, are removed. The only flesh parts which are missing are those which were contained within bones, here the eyes, and brain. Everything else remains.

Exhibit: A barrel, marked for gunpowder

• This barrel shows the mark of Skellan mac Bonnar, of the Admiral’s fleet. It is one of many donated to the defenders of Acheron, for the sake of providing some form of ranged defense against the Mourngul hordes.

Artifact: Letters, Crates and Barrels, Bones, harvested bodies.

Owner=Nomura
Username=Tarascon
Faction=Hedonites of Slannesh
Kingdom=Anvarr The Fire Sworn

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