The Shadows of Change package introduces three new Legendary Lords for Tzeentch, Grand Cathay, and Kislev, which can be used in the Realm of Chaos and Immortal Empires campaigns.

Add new Legendary Lords, Heroes, and Units to your games to expand your gameplay methods on the campaign map and in battles. The Changeling, Yuan Bo, and Mother Ostankya bring unique campaign mechanics to their races, with objectives separate from the Ursus narrative in the Realm of Chaos campaign, as well as new units that will help them achieve victory on their own terms.

• Three new Legendary Lords emerge from the shadows.
• Carry out sinister plots and deceptions with Tzeentch's Changeling.
• Establish and execute grand strategies on a global scale with Yuan Bo of Grand Cathay.
• Conjure plagues and enchantments through witchcraft, turning campaigns upside down with Mother Ostankya of Kislev.
• Embrace transformation with three new Legendary Heroes – randomly cast magical spells with Tzeentch's Blue Scribes; charge forward with Naryaska Leysa, the boldest champion of the Tsarina and Golden Knight of Kislev; and perform long-distance strikes with Saytang, the Watcher, Sentinel of the Skies of Grand Cathay.
• Conduct unsettling rituals with Witchcraft Spells, a new school of spells for Mother Ostankya and Kislev.
• Expand your armies with 16 additional units, enhance your troops with nine Regiments of Renown, and strengthen your leadership with new Lords and Heroes for all three races.

TZEENTCH
THE CHANGELING

I make my home in the darkest depths of your soul. In the shadows, I await the right moment.

As an agent of metamorphic chaos, the Changeling embodies the most deceitful and manipulative tendencies of the Changer of Ways. Capable of assuming the guise of any legendary character, from noble to feared, no one, perhaps except Tzeentch himself, knows the true form of the Changeling. His machinations can deceive even the Dark Gods, capable of mirroring his opponents, creating false allies, and destabilizing empires from within, with a truth emerging long after he has completed his work.

The world's most perplexing trickster, Tzeentch's Changeling, has been here.

As a metamorphic wizard wielding Tzeentch's Spells, the Changeling can adopt the form of any lord he faces, making his battlefield effectiveness increase as his enemy attempts to do the same. When not directly fighting, he lurks in the shadows, stalking his prey and waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

Trust no one.

PLOTS AND DECEPTIONS

The inscrutable and deceptive nature of the Changeling is the perfect recipe for plots and deceptions. For the Changeling, the world is divided into Theaters; segmented regions containing Plots, from the smallest to the largest. Fueled by an endless legion of cunning cultists, to achieve his goals, he must first cause a Theater to collapse through smaller and bolder Plots, constructing buildings, stealing identities, and inciting tension among civilized populations, culminating in a Grand Plot and an epic battle for supremacy, filled with generous rewards along the way.

Gold, Grimoires, and Rifts in abundance.

Having accomplished enough Grand Plots, the Changeling's ultimate goal becomes within reach: to conduct the Supreme Plot to achieve victory in the campaign.

THE BLUE SCRIBE

The Blue Scribe is a troublesome Legendary Hero riding a Disc of Tzeentch while scribbling on his scroll. He can cast various spells on the battlefield by vocalizing what is written on the scroll. If only he knew the meaning of those words...

GRAND CATHAY
YUAN BO, THE JADE DRAGON

Outsiders may deny it, but all mortals crave control. In fact, they desire to be controlled.

Ruling the Central Provinces of Cathay, Yuan Bo, the Jade Dragon, leads the Celestial Sorcerers' Court. At first glance, he may appear as a bureaucrat of the highest order, but he is, in fact, a talented espionage master who commands the city of Wei-Jin and, by extension, manages the Cathayan Empire. Adored by his siblings, the well-being of Grand Cathay is in good hands.

Fulfilling two roles in his human and dragon forms, the Jade Dragon can be a devastating force against singular targets and a powerful arcanist in the schools of spells of Light, Yin, and Heavens. Fly over the battlefield as a dragon, incinerating even the strongest enemy units, or bring the fight to the ground with game-changing spells.

In any case, Cathay stands firm.

CONTROL THE STATE

Participate in a chess game like no other with Matters of State. As a master statesman, the emperor's right hand, and a master of espionage, Yuan Bo has deep influence over the kingdom. With this power, enact overt and covert policies in settlements, armies, and even characters to better serve the needs of your empire. Suppress corruption in settlements, execute expedited constructions for your entire empire in one move, create diplomatic standoffs to move freely through hostile territories, and much more.

Go beyond mere balance and embrace disharmony, using it as an excuse to take more severe and extreme actions according to your priorities, and plan chains of actions to ensure harmony's balance is restored to your favor when all is said and done.

Yuan Bo does not follow the rules. He makes them.

STRENGTHEN THE COMPASS

With a plan centuries in the making at Yuan Bo's father's behest, the Jade Dragon was tasked with traveling to strategic locations and constructing relays to strengthen the Jade Compass while defending his people from the incursions of the Lizardmen seeking to overthrow Cathay.

Eliminate them and forge a path to victory.

KISLEV

MOTHER OSTANKYA

For years, we thought she was just a tale to scare disobedient children. But then one day, in my twentieth winter, I got too close to the forest. When they told me Mother Ostankya would get me... I realized that if I took one more step towards the trees, it would truly happen.

Stories of monsters and bogeymen have haunted many lands for centuries, but the tale that lingers in the minds of Kislevite children, a reminder of the consequences of disobedience, was no mere story. Mother Ostankya is real. A guardian, loyal to the land, holding anyone accountable who seeks to harm it, she draws her power from the very woods, swamps, and provinces she protects. When war reaches her doorstep, she will be at the forefront, safeguarding Kislev's warriors and inflicting terror on any who oppose them.

If you cross her path, make no mistake, Mother Ostankya will punish you.

A formidable witch with just the right mix of melee elements, Mother Ostankya uses her cauldron both within and beyond the battlefield, able to unleash spirits against distant opponents or sprout a spider's legs in melee combat, becoming a hybrid artillery and chariot.

THE WITCH'S CABIN

The Daughters of the Forest must infuse Mother Ostankya's Witchcraft into the Witch's Cabin. With a new rare resource, the Spiritual Essence, you can leverage gathered ingredients throughout the game to create powerful Enchantments and utilize Plagues to alter the course of your entire campaign.

Banish enemy armies from your lands in an instant, purge corruption from entire provinces with a single action, upgrade your units beyond their capacity, and unleash the full power of the witch in your quest for the Curse of Ruin - Mother Ostankya's final Plague to ensure the sanctity of Kislevite lands.

NEW UNITS

Welcome to a world of transformation with new additional units for Tzeentch, Grand Cathay, and Kislev.

Create an abomination with Tzeentch's Mutalith Vortex Beast, a horrifying fusion of monster and magic, crafted by Chaos powers far beyond comprehension. It brings pure magical destruction to the field in a violent display.

No compass will be needed to find the new additions to the Cathayan roster.

Created by the Celestial Court mages, Guardian Lions are living statues made of Jet or Jade. For those seeking a magical touch, the Jade Lion serves as a conduit for sorcery, capable of using spells attached to its body and launching fiery attacks. The Jet Lion, however, is the complete opposite, combating spells to negate any sorcery that might harm itself or those nearby.

And new Kislevite units lurk in the forests.

A terrifying and ominous creature known to many as The Thing in the Woods brings its enormous size and infantry-ripping capabilities to Kislev's front lines. If unchecked, this beast will shred enemy troops like paper before retreating to the woods for cover and re-emerging to do it all over again.

And, of course, many more horrors await in Shadows of Change.

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