The Book of Tetraites

[superfrog]

The Book of Tetraites
Soldiers of Valhalla - Brutal Finish


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The figure used for this unit is Pathfinder Battles figure from the Lost Coast set. The model name is Shoanti Gladiator.

Character Bio:

Tetraites was a renowned gladiator in Rome, celebrated for his brutality and skill in the Coliseum. His fame grew so rapidly that Caesar himself would often attend his matches. Tetraites, however, cared little for the approval of Caesar, his ego satisfied instead by the mixture of respect and fear that filled the eyes of his doomed rivals. Time and time again, Caesar would gesture for Tetraites to spare his opponent when they were at his mercy, but Tetraites' ruthless nature would not be restrained. Spurred on by the roar of the crowd, Tetraites deliberately ignored Caesar's signal, finishing his opponent with a single skull-crushing blow from his mighty hammer.

Reluctant to lose the entertainment of his favorite gladiator, for some time Caesar was willing to overlook Tetraites' defiance. But the emperor's favor is a fickle thing, and eventually Caesar could no longer suffer such flagrant contempt for his authority to continue. Following yet another of Tetraites' merciless executions, Caesar called for Tetraites' head, and the gladiator's sudden rise to fame was about to be cut short. But it was at this moment that Utgar summoned him to Valhalla, where Tetraites would once again find glory in Taelord's Coliseum. In this strange new land, the vicious gladiator is eager to spill the blood of not just man but elf, dwarf, beast, and giant alike. His name will be known, his name will be feared, his name is Tetraites.

Power Text:

SPIKED GAUNTLET 14
After moving and before attacking, you may choose an opponent's small or medium Squad figure adjacent to Tetraites and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 14 or higher, the chosen figure receives one wound.

FINISHING BLOW
After Tetraites inflicts one or more wounds on a small or medium Unique Hero with his normal attack, if that figure has only 1 Life remaining, you may destroy that Hero.

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-Rulings and Clarifications-

- TBD
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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

• Capuan Gladiators: Human Gladiator Bonding
  As a Human Gladiator, Tetraites may bond with Capuan Gladiators
• Priscus: Taste of Freedom
  Tetraites may add 1 to his attack with Taste of Freedom.
• Spartacus: Gladiator Inspiration
  Tetraites may boost his Attack, Defense, and Move with Gladiator Inspiration.
• Ornak: Red Flag of Fury
  As a Unique Hero that follows Utgar, Tetraites may take turns on OM1 from Ornak.
• Torin: Evil Eye Protection
  As a medium Utgar figure, Tetraites can be protected by Torin's Evil Eye.

Synergy Benefits Offered

• Gladiators: Order Markers on Tetraites qualify for Priscus' and Spartacus' powers which give bonuses to Gladiators you control.
• Ebon Armor: Animated Materiel/Eternal War
  Ebon Armor may respawn through Tetraites.

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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Power Ranking and Master Index
- TBD

Unit Strategy Review
Bol SoV Reviews:

Unit Review - Scytale
Unit Review - BiggaBullfrog
Unit Review - wriggz
Unit Review - Soundwarp SG-1

[Sir Dendrik]

Can we get a printer friendly PDF of this guy?

[superfrog]

Originally Posted by Sir Dendrik

Can we get a printer friendly PDF of this guy?

Yep. It was posted elsewhere but I forgot to put it in this thread until now.

Thanks for noticing. Bol's book has been updated as well.

[Astroking112]

Tetraites SoV Reviews:

Unit Review - Scytale
Unit Review - wriggz
Unit Review - Ixe
Unit Review - Soundwarp SG-1

[Astroking112]

@superfrog , @kolakoski over in the SoV Thread pointed out that the SoV Reviews here are accidentally all pointing to Bol. Do you mind fixing this when you get a chance? Post #4 should still have the correct links.

[Grey Waves]

I was reading through Tetraites' SoV reviews and I noticed that he actually does have a bio - it's not TBD like the OP states. Quoted from Sir Heroscape's initial nomination here:

Originally Posted by Sir Heroscape

Tetraites was a renowned gladiator in Rome; known for his brutality and skill in the Coliseum. His fame grew so rapidly that Caesar himself was known to frequent his matches. But a ruler's public image is everything, and naturally Tetraites cared nothing for royalty but rather reveled in the chance to defy it. His fame was built off of his mercilessness. Time and time again, Caesar would signal to save Tetraites' opponents when they were at his mercy, but taking no heed, Tetraites would raise his mighty hammer and pointing to Caesar and the crowd with his spiked gauntlet, would bring the hammer down to finish his opponent. This was too much for Caesar, who finally commanded Tetraites' head, but it was at this moment that Utgar summoned him to Valhalla, eager to make use of him in Taelord's Coliseum. Rather than miss the world he once knew, Tetraites relished the opportunity to spill the blood of not just man, but elf, dwarf, beast and giant alike. His name would be known, his name would be feared, his name is Tetraites.

[superfrog]

Some SoV submissions do come with a bio or other flavor text. We do not judge those and so do not take those to be official.

[Grey Waves]

Oh ok, I didn't know that. Never mind then.