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The Blood Warriors are a type of undead soldier created by Kazgaroth. The Beast used his corrupting mass charm ability to transform a troop of normal living beings into his fanatically loyal, undead servants.
These beings never check Morale, and the Beast can create one such unit each time he appears.
The beings cursed with this affliction quickly come to resemble zombies, with gray, desiccated flesh. Their eyes glow a fierce, infernal red, however. Blood Warriors must kill to maintain their strength.
For every week the troop goes without killing, each warrior loses 5 hp. If a Blood Warrior is killed by any means, all remaining Blood Warriors also lose 1 hp. Blood Warriors regain hit points by killing; for each victim, each member of the troop regains 1 hp. No Blood Warrior's hp total can exceed 64 hp.
Blood Warriors also have the capacity to enter a hasted state before combat. To gain this ability, a ritual slaying of a sentient being(s) must take place, and each member of the troop must be anointed with the blood of the victim. The unit's leader must perform this ritual, and the resulting haste effect lasts for 4d6 combat rounds. As undead, the aging side effect of the haste has no effect on Blood Warriors.
The most recent incarnation of the Blood Warriors is known as the Blood Riders, a troop of Northmen cavalry that took part in Thelgaar Ironhand/ Kazgaroth's invasion of the isle of Gwynneth. The band's leader, Laric, even managed to kidnap Robyn the druid from Caer Corwell during the battle there. The other heroes tracked, defeated, and killed Laric just before he could sacrifice the Earthmother's priestess however.
Sources: Darkwalker on Moonshae.