As starvation and terror takes its toll, slowly but surely society collapses and the land itself turns into stuff of nightmare. Villagers go missing in the nights and terrifying screams can be heard in the darkness. The inhabitants will soon find that their crops start to fail as putrid bogs form in their fields and bloodthirsty abominations are glimpsed in their once peaceful forests.

Operating under the cover of darkness, they can infiltrate the realms of men and perform foul rituals that draw Dark Magic into the lands. Vampire Counts Heroes such as Necromancers and Banshees, are the vanguard. As the Vampires and their underlings spread, their influence does also. Unfortunately for the living, Vampiric corruption is not constrained to the sinister realms of Sylvania and Mousillon. Skies darken and the spirits of the dead stir, shrieking and clawing at any living trespassers that dare venture into these wretched lands. Trees wither and a miasma of balefire smoke rolls across the landscape. It is the nature of Dark Magic to be drawn to itself, and as more and more of these foul energies accumulate, the land itself becomes blighted and accursed. Vampires are corrupt creatures by nature, their undead bodies sustained by Dark Magic and the blood of their victims. In previous blogs and videos, we have shown the ruinous effects that Chaos corruption can bring to the landscape of the Old World, and today Campaign Designer Eva Jobse is going to talk about a more subtle and sinister form of corruption: Vampiric influence. Managing Corruption In Total War: WARHAMMER

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