The Ancients

The Ancients

The Ancients

Painted

The Ancients is a faction released with Onslaught Three. It focuses on diplomacy and social engineering.

Components

Faction

Setup
Set up after all other Factions other than Tcho-Tcho, Windwalker, and Opener: 8 Power, 6 Acolytes, and a Controlled Gate in any Area containing no game symbol (you may still place in an Area containing one of Yellow Sign's three Spellbook Glyphs, if desired).
Unique Ability
Dematerialization (Doom Phase): Relocate any or all of your own Units from one Area to a single other Area, anywhere on the Map.
Spellbook Requirements
A Cathedral in an Area marked with this Glyph:		A Cathedral in an Area marked with this Glyph:
A Cathedral in an Area marked with this Glyph:		A Cathedral in an Area without any of these Glyphs:
As your Action, each enemy Summons their lowest cost Monster at their Controlled Gate for free.		As your Action, each enemy Summons their highest cost Monster at their Controlled Gate for free.
Spellbooks
	Brainless (Ongoing): Reanimated now cost 1 Power to Summon. They may only Move, Capture, or declare Battle if they share an Area with one or more of your non-Reanimated Units.
	Consecration (Doom Phase): When you perform a Ritual of Annihilation, gain 1 Elder Sign if at least one Cathedral is in play. If all four Cathedrals are in play, gain 2 Elder Signs instead.
	Extinction (Ongoing): Yothans now cost 3 Power to Summon. When a Yothan is Killed or Eliminated, remove it permanently from the game.
	Festival (Ongoing): Un-Men now cost 0 Power to Summon. When you Summon an Un-Man, also select an enemy to gain 1 Power.
	Unholy Ground (Post-Battle): If there is a Cathedral in the Battle Area, you may choose to remove a Cathedral from anywhere. If you do, an enemy Great Old One in the Battle must be Eliminated by its owner.
	Worship Services (Gather Power Phase): Gain 1 Power for each Cathedral that shares an Area with an enemy Gate. Those enemies each gain 1 Power.

Units

Cultists
Image	Unit	Quantity	Cost	Combat	Spellbooks
File:Acolyte (Classic) - The Ancients (Painted).png	Acolyte	6	1	0
		Availability: [Classic] Alternate Faction Acolytes {CW-U12} (x6), Acolyte Blister Pack {RPG-CG-A} (x2) [Alternate] The Ancients {CW-F6} (x6), Cultic Set 1 {EHP-4} (x6)
		From his ancient tome he intones the words of power. Beware, sane world. The realm of madness awakens at his command.
		Classic sculpt units were provided in Onslaught Three for consistency with other factions.
Monsters
Image	Unit	Quantity	Cost	Combat	Spellbooks
File:Un-Men (Painted).png	Un-Men	4	3	0	Festival
		Cost: 0 with Festival Spellbook.
		Availability: The Ancients {CW-F6} (x4)
File:Reanimated (Painted).png	Reanimated	3	4	2	Brainless
		Cost: 1 with Brainless Spellbook.
		Availability: The Ancients {CW-F6} (x3)
Terrors
Image	Unit	Quantity	Cost	Combat	Spellbooks
File:Yothan (Painted).png	Yothan	3	6	7	Extinction
		Cost: 3 with Extinction Spellbook.
		Availability: The Ancients {CW-F6} (x3)

Expansion Units

Cultists
Image	Unit	Quantity	Cost	Combat	Spellbooks
	Acolyte	1	1	0
		Availability: CW Onslaught 3 Stretch Goal Box {CW-E20} (x1)
		This unit is used as a Handicap Acolyte.
File:High Priest (Alternate).png File:High Priest (Alternate) (Painted).png	High Priest	1	3	0
		Unspeakable Oath (Ongoing): At the end of any player's Action (even if it is not your turn), Sacrifice your High Priest (return him to your Pool) and gain 2 Power. This may also be done during the Gather Power and Doom Phases.
		Notes: The High Priest is a new type of Cultist, it is Recruited like an Acolyte. Each High Priest generates 1 Power during the Gather Power Phase, can Create and Control a Gate, and can be Captured. Each Faction has only a single High Priest available. This unit may also be used as one of the Unique High Priests.
		Availability: [Classic] High Priests {CW-U3-O3} (x1), CW Onslaught 3 Stretch Goal Box {CW-E20} (x1), High Priest Blister Pack {RPG-U3-HP} (x2) [Alternate] High Priests {CW-U3-O4} (x1), Cultic Set 1 {EHP-4} (x1), Cultic Set 3 {EHP-6} (x1)
		He leads the rites of old. It is time to awaken the great old ones! Iä! Iä!
The alternate sculpt unit replaces the classic sculpt High Priest, and was originally developed for Evil High Priest.
File:Brain Cylinder Figure.png File:Brain Cylinder Figure (Painted).png	Brain Cylinder	4	0	0
		Availability: [Token] CW Onslaught 3 Stretch Goal Box {CW-E20} (x4) [Figure] CW Onslaught 3 Stretch Goal Box {CW-E20} (x4), Shining Trapezohedron {CW-E15-O3} (x4), Shining Trapezohedron {CW-E15-O4} (x4), Brain Cylinder Blister Pack {RPG-E15-10} (x1)
		This helpless human, reduced to a mere living brain by the surgical and mechanical skill of the aliens, can now only communicate through electronic devices. What wisdom or warning can he relate?
		See Brain Cylinders for rules. The Brain Cylinder figures replace the Brain Cylinder Tokens.
File:Dark Demon.png File:Dark Demon (Painted).png	Dark Demon	1	1	0
		How to Obtain the Dark Demon Loyalty Card: In the Doom Phase, when it is your turn to perform a Ritual of Annihilation, you may pay 2 Doom to obtain this Loyalty Card and then place the Dark Demon matching your Faction's color anywhere on the Map. If you wish, you may also perform a Ritual of Annihilation. Each of the other Factions permanently loses an Acolyte from their Pools (or from the Map, if all are in play) and then adds to their Pools a Dark Demon of their Faction's color.
		The Summons (Ongoing): Any Faction with a Dark Demon in its Pool cannot take any Action other than Recruiting the Dark Demon. (You can still choose to drop your Power to 0 and take no more Actions this Action Phase instead). Metamorph (Ongoing): Dark Demons are a new type of Cultist and are treated as Cultists in every way, but they produce 0 Power during the Gather Power Phase. They are Recruited rather than Summoned, so a Controlled Gate is not needed to bring them into play. Dark Demons may Create and Control Gates, and they are worth 1 Power when Captured. They can be targeted by any Spellbooks or abilities that reference Cultists, but not Acolytes.
		Availability: Masks of Nyarlathotep {CW-U10} (x1)

Buildings

Buildings
Image	Unit	Quantity	Cost	Combat	Spellbooks
File:Cathedral (Painted).png	Cathedral	4	3	N/A	Worship Services Consecration Unholy Ground
		Cost: 1 if not built adjacent to another Cathedral.
		Notes: You may use the Create Gate Action to Create Cathedrals instead of Gates. Special: If all 4 Cathedrals are in play, you may Awaken...without your own Great Old One. (When Awakening Cthugha this way, just pay 6 Power).
		Availability: The Ancients {CW-F6} (x4)
File:Gate - The Ancients (Painted).png	Gate	1	3	N/A
		Notes: Used for Colour Out of Space
		Availability: CW Onslaught 3 Stretch Goal Box {CW-E20} (x1), Eldritch Gate Pack {CW-U9-O3} (x1)

Other components

Other components
Image	Component	Quantity	Notes
	Faction Card	1
		Availability: The Ancients {CW-F6} (x1)
	Faction Token	1
		Availability: The Ancients {CW-F6} (x1)
File:Power Marker - The Ancients (Painted).png	Power Marker	1
		Availability: The Ancients {CW-F6} (x1)
File:Doom Marker - The Ancients (Painted).png	Doom Marker	1
		Availability: The Ancients {CW-F6} (x1)
	Battle Dice	20
		Availability: Battle Dice - Ancients {CW-U22} (x20), All 200 Battle Dice! {CW-U24} (x20), ALL 240 BATTLE DICE {CW-U??} (x20)
	Neutral Unit Identifier	6 (25mm) 3 (40mm) 3 (50mm) 1 (80mm)
		Availability: Neutral Unit Identifier {CW-U26} (x13), Neutral Unit Identifier {CW-U26-O4} (x13)