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The Drakenhof Conclave
wh_main_vmp_vampire_countsThe Drakenhof Conclave is a playable Vampire Counts faction in Total War: Warhammer III, led by Mannfred von Carstein. In Immortal Empires it starts in Ka-Sabar with 1 region. It comes with the base game. Faction key wh_main_vmp_vampire_counts. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
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Immortal Empires, patch 9.0.4: facts from the game's data, each linking to the full section.
Start and neighbours
Starts at Ka-Sabar (Shifting Sands)
- 1.Necrarch Brotherhood — Springs of Eternal Life · near (1.9%) · minor faction
- 2.Bowmen of Oreon — Oreon's Camp · near (2.4%) · minor faction
- 3.Dune Kingdoms — Bhagar · near (3.1%) · minor faction
- 4.Ironbrow's Expedition — Karak Zorn · near (3.5%)
- 5.Khemri — Khemri · near (4.0%)
Nearest starting capitals, measured on the game's minimap as a share of its width: near ≤ 4%, medium ≤ 10%, far beyond. See it on the full map
Climate at a glance
5 suitable · 4 unpleasant · 3 uninhabitable
Victory at a glance
Short victory: 5 objectives · long victory: 7
- Collect 4 Books of Nagash.
- Destroy or vassalise the following faction(s): Khemri, Cult of Sigmar, Chevaliers de Lyonesse, …
- Awaken 3 Bloodline Lords.
Leader's quests
- Sword of Unholy Power — opens at rank 7
- Armour of Templehof — opens at rank 12
Key units and where they are recruited
COMPUTED — per role, the Vampire Counts unit that tops the role's cost list on best units by the numbers (base stats, multiplayer cost; the race's standard roster — units it has only with Unit caps off, the extended roster, are left out). Recruitment: the first building level that unlocks it (building_units_allowed).
Crypt HorrorsMonstrous infantry · Health per 1,000 gold: 11,058
Recruited from Lodestone of Darkness (Binding Circle, level 3)
Dire WolvesWar beasts · Health per 1,000 gold: 12,800
Recruited from Sinister Copse (Forest, level 1)
Faction leader
Mannfred von Carstein
The Drakenhof Conclave
Mannfred has taken residence in Ka-Sabar whence he hunts across the Khemri Desert by night, seeking out the lost wisdom of the Books of Nagash.
Legions of the Dead- Diplomatic relations: +20 with Vampiric factions and Followers of Nagash
- Mannfred is able to collect the Books of Nagash while on his journey for Necromantic lore
- Gains access to a unique building in Drakenhof which scales in power based on the number of collected Books of Nagash
- Faction Leader: Legendary Vampire
- Research rate: +20
- Diplomatic relations: +20 with Vampiric factions and Followers of Nagash
- Mannfred is able to collect the Books of Nagash while on his journey for Necromantic lore
- Gains access to a unique building in Drakenhof which scales in power based on the number of collected Books of Nagash
- Faction Leader: Legendary Vampire
- Research rate: +20
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Before rising to his current power, Mannfred von Carstein avoided the infighting of his peers and instead travelled far and wide, seeking to deepen his knowledge of Necromantic lore. He made unholy pilgrimages to ancient tombs and cities, where he wrested forbidden secrets from bone-dry scrolls made from human skin, studied ancient spells in the first of the Books of the Dead and struck foul bargains with powerful long-dead beings. When Mannfred finally returned to Sylvania, he was more powerful than ever, and he took over the Undead legions in the wake of his insane predecessor’s destruction. Though previously he had travelled in the guise of an Imperial lord, now at the height of his power his appearance has become more horrifying – his face became contorted and corpse-like, and his scalp writhing with magical energy. Yet his new-found powers are not enough, and he thirsts for evermore as part of his designs for the Imperial throne.
Faction effects
- Income from post-battle loot: -50%
Victory conditions
Immortal Empires, from the campaign script (victory_objectives_config.lua) in the game's own words. All factions
Short Campaign Victory
- Collect 4 Books of Nagash.
- Destroy or vassalise the following faction(s): Khemri, Cult of Sigmar, Chevaliers de Lyonesse, Host of Nagash
- Awaken 3 Bloodline Lords.
- Construct landmark: Vault of Nagash
- Convert at least one region in 4 different provinces to an Undead Wasteland climate.
REWARDS
Immortal Insight- Vampire Lair related costs (Blood): -20%
- Vampire Lair related costs (Dark Magic): -20%
- Vampire Lair related costs (Blood): -20%
- Vampire Lair related costs (Dark Magic): -20%
Follower or item: Keeper of Forbidden Lore
Long Campaign Victory
- Achieve the Short Victory conditions.
- Collect 9 Books of Nagash.
- Awaken 6 Bloodline Lords.
- Convert at least one region in 8 different provinces to an Undead Wasteland climate.
- Control the following 1 settlement(s) either by direct ownership or through vassals and military allies: Castle Drakenhof
- Construct landmark: Malevolent Museum
- Destroy or vassalise the following faction(s): Sylvania
REWARDS
- Blood: 100 per turn (factionwide)
- Blood: 100 per turn (factionwide)
- Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10
- Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10
Plan a co-op campaign with The Drakenhof Conclave — partners by start distance, climate and victory conditions. Its start next to the race's other factions: best Vampire Counts factions.
Climate
Suitable
Desert
Jungle
Temperate
Undead Wasteland
Wasteland
Unpleasant
Frozen
Temperate Island
Mountain
Savannah
Uninhabitable
Chaotic Wasteland
Magical Forest
Ocean
How settling The Drakenhof Conclave fares in each climate (campaign_group_racial_suitability_effects and its member criteria). What each level does, for every race.
Source: factions, start_pos_factions and start_pos_regions (campaigns wh3_main_combi and wh3_main_chaos), frontend_faction_leaders and faction_groups, patch 9.0.4.