House Ulanti
RAW ✔️ House of Blades, p80
Benefits
Noble Intrigues: Any gang may form an Alliance with House Ulanti. In addition, House Ulanti does not care if a gang is Law Abiding or Outlaw – what matters is that the Alliance benefits House Ulanti!
Strong Alliance (House Escher): The first time a gang belonging to House Escher is required to Test the Alliance with this ally, do not roll. Instead count the result as Disquiet.
Excessive Wealth: While the gang is allied with House Ulanti, they add 2D6x10 credits to their stash during the Collect Income step of the post-battle sequence.
Court Advisor: During the pre-battle sequence, the gang may add a House Ulanti Court Advisor to their gang (see page 86). If the gang is facing an enemy allied with either another Noble House or a Criminal Organisation, they must include a House Ulanti Court Advisor, unless they choose to Test the Alliance instead.
Drawbacks
Inevitable Betrayal: If the gang loses a battle, they must Test the Alliance. If the alliance is Broken, the gang's most recent opponent (i.e., the gang they lost their battle against) may form an alliance with House Ulanti for their next battle, even if they already have an existing alliance, after which the alliance with House Ulanti is automatically Broken (this does not trigger the Inevitable Betrayal special rule).
Bored Now!: House Ulanti are easily bored by underhive gangs, and the slightest thing can cause them to withdraw their support. During the Collect Income step of the post-battle sequence, if the gang rolls a double on the 2D6 when collecting income from the Excessive Wealth rule, they must Test the Alliance.
House Ulanti Court Advisor
Composition
A House Ulanti Court Advisor consists of a Ulanti Courtier and a Mirror Mask.
House Ulanti Court Advisor Special Rules
A Band Apart: Members of House Ulanti take care of their own, especially-valued representatives and their favoured attendants. A Court Advisor will remain separate and aloof from the gang they are working beside, disappearing during the post-battle sequence to tend to their wounds. If a Court Advisor fighter goes Out of Action during a battle, there is no need to roll for Lasting Injury; they are considered to have rolled 12-26 Out Cold.
"Here to Help": Unlike other fighters, a House Ulanti Court Advisor is not counted during the Choose Crew step of the pre-battle sequence. Instead, at the end of this step, these fighters may (and, in some cases, must) be added to the crew, regardless of the usual crew selection method in use. This may take the number of fighters in a starting crew above the number specified by the scenario.
Ulanti Courtier
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Cl | Wil | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5" | 3+ | 4+ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3+ | 2 | 6+ | 6+ | 7+ | 7+ |
| Weapon | Rg S | Rg L | Ac S | Ac L | S | AP | D | Am | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needle pistol | 4" | 9" | +2 | - | - | -1 | - | 6+ | Scarce, Sidearm, Silent, Toxin |
| Power sword | - | E | - | - | S+1 | -2 | 1 | - | Melee, Parry, Power |
Skills: Counter-attack, Step Aside
Wargear: Displacer field
Special Rules: House Ulanti Court Advisor Hierarchy (Leader), Duellist House Ulanti Court Advisor Hierarchy (Leader): During a battle, should this fighter pass a Bottle test, friendly Court Advisor fighters without this special rule that have not already taken a Bottle test this round and that are within 6" of this fighter will automatically pass their Bottle test for that round. Duellist: If a House Ulanti Courtier is attacked by a fighter making a Charge (Double) action, they may make Reaction attacks before their opponent makes their attacks as part of the Charge (Double) action. The Ulanti Courtier is armed with a needle pistol, a power sword and is equipped with a displacer field.Special Rules
Equipment
RAW ✔️ House of Blades, p86
Mirror Mask
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Cl | Wil | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5" | 3+ | 4+ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3+ | 2 | 8+ | 6+ | 8+ | 7+ |
| Weapon | Rg S | Rg L | Ac S | Ac L | S | AP | D | Am | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needle pistol | 4" | 9" | +2 | - | - | -1 | - | 6+ | Scarce, Sidearm, Silent, Toxin |
| Power sword | - | E | - | - | S+1 | -2 | 1 | - | Melee, Parry, Power |
Skills: Nerves of Steel
Wargear: Displacer field
Special Rules: Many Faces Many Faces: When the Mirror Mask activates, they may swap positions with the Ulanti Courtier regardless of where the two fighters are on the board, including if the fighters are Engaged or Prone. The Mirror Mask may then take its actions as normal. The Mirror Mask is armed with a needle pistol, a power sword and is equipped with a displacer field.Special Rules
Equipment
RAW ✔️ House of Blades, p86