Unofficial fan reference · game data patch 9.0.4 (Oct 15, 2026)

Vampire Counts · Immortal Empires

The Lahmian Sisterhood

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The Lahmian Sisterhood is a playable Vampire Counts faction in Total War: Warhammer III, led by Neferata. In Immortal Empires it starts in Silver Pinnacle with 1 region. It comes with the base game. Faction key wh3_dlc29_vmp_neferata. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.

Start here

Immortal Empires, patch 9.0.4: facts from the game's data, each linking to the full section.

Start and neighbours

Starts at Silver Pinnacle (The Blasted Wastes)

  1. 1.Bonerattlaz — Khazid Irkulaz · near (2.1%)
  2. 2.Rock Skulls — Karak Ungor · medium (4.5%) · minor faction
  3. 3.Slaves of Zharr — Fort Dorznye-vort · medium (5.0%) · minor faction
  4. 4.Karak Kadrin — Karak Kadrin · medium (5.4%)
  5. 5.Disciples of Hashut — Uzkulak · medium (5.5%)

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

6 suitable · 3 unpleasant · 3 uninhabitable · 1 climate differs from the race

Every climate below · what each level does

Victory at a glance

Short victory: 5 objectives · long victory: 6

  • Perform 6 Web of Power actions.
  • Empower the Lahmian Bloodline 3 times.
  • Upgrade the following settlement to a Dark Castle

All objectives and rewards below

Leader's quests

The quest battles

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).

Faction leader

Neferata

Neferata

The Lahmian Sisterhood

Neferata has bided her time for centuries atop Silver Pinnacle. Her web of knowledge and intrigue have grown vast and at last, she would put them to use to resume her throne as Queen of all Vampires.

Mistress of the Silver Pinnacle
  • Can gain access to a small number of Tomb Kings units after reconquering Lahmia
  • Upkeep: -10% for Lahmian Handmaiden units (all armies)
  • Has access to Vampire Covens
  • Has access to the Web of Power
  • Faction Leader: Legendary Vampire
  • Hero action success chance: +20% (all characters)

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

  1. Perform 6 Web of Power actions.
  2. Empower the Lahmian Bloodline 3 times.
  3. Upgrade the following settlement to a Dark Castle
  4. Research the following technologies: Lycindia of Malstonia, Giselle of Marienburg, Heterneb of Lahmia, Bellatash of Tilea, Naaima of Cathay
  5. Establish 6 Vampire Covens.

REWARDS

Mistress of Silence
  • Manipulation: +2 per turn (factionwide)
  • Gain a unique Lahmian Bloodline Lord

Long Campaign Victory

  1. Achieve the Short Victory conditions.
  2. Perform 12 Web of Power actions.
  3. Empower the Lahmian Bloodline 6 times.
  4. Research the following technologies: The Cruel, The Beautiful, The Ancient, The Pale, The Cunning
  5. Control or Establish Vampire Covens
  6. Win the following battle: Final Battle: Dream of Lahmia

REWARDS

A Deathly Gale
  • Blood: 100 per turn (factionwide)
Names of Legend
  • Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10

Plan a co-op campaign with The Lahmian Sisterhood — 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
  • Mountain(race: Unpleasant)
  • Temperate
  • Undead Wasteland
  • Wasteland

Unpleasant

  • Frozen
  • Temperate Island
  • Savannah

Uninhabitable

  • Chaotic Wasteland
  • Magical Forest
  • Ocean

How settling The Lahmian Sisterhood 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.