Movement

A unit of Beastmasters includes a number of Beastmasters plus one beast for every Elf. Although these all have their own movement rates the whole unit keeps together, moving at the speed of the slowest.

Woods

Beastmasters are Wood Elves and therefore suffer no move penalties for moving through woods.

Hand-to-Hand Fighting

Each model makes whatever attacks are appropriate using its own strength, toughness, etc. Enemy models may choose to direct their blows against any Beastmaster or beast whose base they are touching.

Leadership and Characters

The whole unit uses the leadership value of the Beastmaster - ie 8. The unit of Beastmasters may have its own Champion with the profile shown. No other character model can fight with a Beastmaster unit as he would not be accepted by the ferocious animals or their savage masters.

Shooting

When the enemy shoots missiles at the Beastmasters and their animals randomise any hits scored between potential targets. For example, if the potential targets are 3 Beastmasters, a wild cat, a hog and a bear roll a Do for each hit. A score of 1-3 = a Beastmaster, 4 = wild cat, 5 = hog, and 6 = bear.

Beasts

A Beastmaster may be accompanied by any of the many kinds of wild beast that roam the forests of Loren. Characteristics for some of these are given below.