"As a token of my appreciation, I want you to have this... It was King Kalhazzar. It only stopped talking about an hour ago."
- —Luthor delivering the severed head of King Kalhazzar to Drekla.[2b]
Captain Drekla.
Captain Drekla, the Silver Hook of Sartosa[2a], was Luthor Harkon's right hand, which was somewhat ironic as he had lost his own left hand following the Vampire Admiral into battle.[1a]
History[]
During the events of the End Times, Drekla was the only other vampire in Harkon's fleet who had been present at the Battle of Grim Moor and survived to reach the Dead and Buried inn. None of this mattered to Drekla, whose ironclad loyalty was inversely proportional to his wits. Where Harkon went, Drekla followed – no matter how hopeless the fight.[1a]
Luthor Harkon and Captain Drekla had supposedly elected to help Mannfred von Carstein hold the western courtyard, but neither had any real desire to fight at the Lord of Sylvania's side. Accordingly, they stood ready on the courtyard's north edge, as far from Mannfred as possible. Of the Nosantra, only Igorin seemed unaware of the hostility between Mannfred and the pirates, but Luthor knew a dull-witted brute when he saw one, and was hardly surprised at his lack of perception.[1a]
Dead and Buried Inn.[1a]
Drekla finally met his end during the battle that followed between Harkon and Pusregnant.[1a]
Roaring with mirth, the Great Unclean One swung his flail, the linked skulls chattering as they hurtled through the air. The impact would have pulped Harkon's flesh to ruin had they struck, but once again Drekla hauled his master clear. This time, however, the captain did so at the cost of his own miserable existence. The cluster of laughing skulls missed their intended target, but struck Drekla across the chest and tore him apart giving him the final rest.[1a]
Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer: The End Times Vol V: Archaon (8th Edition)
- 1a: pg. 58-63
- 2: Warhammer: The End Times Vol I: Nagash (8th Edition)
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