| “ | A physician by choice but a Witch Hunter by bloodline, Doctor van Hal both preserves natural life and destroys unnatural evil. | „ |
Hertwig Van Hal is an 
Empire Unique Hero unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with The Hunter and the Beast DLC, available to 
The Huntsmarshal's Expedition. He is a modified Witch Hunter who is attainable through moving a unit into a province owned by the Vampire Coast.
Background
Hertwig van Hal exists now as a ruthless Witch Hunter who gives no quarter, but many years ago he was a mild-mannered medical scholar and physician in Altdorf. As a young doctor he used his gift for medicine to save countless lives in a budding career as a highly-skilled surgeon.
The van Hal surname marks him as being part of a renowned lineage of Witch Hunters. Curiously, Hertwig himself shuns the association with his ancestry, considering the shame of their progenitor Baron Frederick van Hal to be too much to accept. In a previous age, the evil baron had been an extremely powerful and notorious Necromancer associated with Vlad von Carstein. Frederick's terrible acts at the command of vast armies of the Undead compelled many of his descendants to take the Witch Hunter oath to atone for his sins.
Not all those descendants fulfil that destiny as a choice, however. Hertwig’s own path into the unyielding role of a van Hal Witch Hunter is a journey that has taken him from bustle of Altdorf to the tropical danger of Lustria.
Attributes
Missile Specialist- ▲ Armour-Piercing Missiles: The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
- ▲ Duellist: This unit is best used to attack individual targets such as Lords or Heroes. As it can only damage very few individuals at a time, it is not suitable against hordes of weak enemies.
- ▲ Fire Whilst Moving: This unit can fire while on the move.
Campaign Abilities
Embed Hero
- Scavenge
Constant Local Effect
- Cleanse Corruption
Target
- Settlement
- Damage Walls
- Hero
- Assassinate
- Army
- Block Army
Character Abilities
Character Traits
Personal Rrait
Driven by Vengeance: The past refuses to stay in its place, and bothers Hertwig like a thorn buried in his side.
- Diplomatic relations: -10 with Vampire Coast
- Melee attack: +8 when fighting against Vampire Counts, Vampire Coast and Tomb Kings
- Melee defence: +8 when fighting against Vampire Counts, Vampire Coast and Tomb Kings
Talent Tree
Strategy
Gallery
Hertwig's locked screen
