Total War: Warhammer II followers

Followers can be added to any of the characters in the campaign of Total War: Warhammer II, providing various bonuses. They have a random chance of occurring and remain permanently in the hero's inventory unless removed after a lost battle.

Note that Total War: Warhammer II also includes followers from Total War: Warhammer. Those are listed here.

List of followers

Followers are generally only available to specific factions. A small number can be recruited by all factions.

Bretonnia

Bretonnia followers:

Name	Rarity	Restrictions	Effects	Description
Initiate	Common	Hero only	Untainted: +3 (local province)	There are still many young men and women willing to devote their lives to the gods.
Zealot	Common	Lord only	Untainted: +3 (local province)	Whatever their case, nothing is left for these men women but religion - and the swift dispatch of the minions of evil and Chaos.

Dark Elves

Dark Elves followers:

Assassin's Apprentice	follower	Uncommon	Assassinate action: Additional +8% success chance
Wyrmhunter	follower	Uncommon	Unit experience: +1 for war beast recruits
Bodyguard	follower	Uncommon	Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%
Pleasure Cultist	follower	Uncommon	Character's aura leadership effect: +5
whisperer	follower	Uncommon	Hero action success chance: +10% for Sorceresses Chaos corruption: +5
Envoy	follower	Uncommon	Diplomatic relations: +10 with all factions
Dark Prince's Envoy	follower	Uncommon	Chance of spotting nearby foreign armies: +25% Chaos corruption: +5
Zealot (Dark Elves)	follower	Uncommon	Attribute: Causes Fear when fighting against High Elves
Fimir Balefiend (follower)	follower	Uncommon	Hero action success chance: +10% for Sorceresses Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +10%
Gravedigger	follower	Uncommon	Income from post-battle loot: +10%
Eunuch	follower	Uncommon	On turn start, Lords in this character's region have a chance to gain loyalty
Harem Keeper	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +4
Factor	follower	Uncommon	Income from trade: +5% trade agreement tariffs
Evil Choirmaster	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +6
Degenerate Kettle Drummer	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +2
Deviant Flautist	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +4
Organ Merchant	follower	Uncommon	Income from trade: +5% trade agreement tariffs
Overseer	follower	Common	Income from all buildings: +10% Casualties captured post-battle: +15%
Rhetorician	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +1
Elfservant	follower	Uncommon	On turn start, Lords in this character's region have a chance to gain loyalty
High Elf Slave	follower	Uncommon	Weapon strength: +10% when fighting against High Elves Income from all buildings: +10%
Slaver	follower	Uncommon	Income from Slave Pens and Slave Markets: +5% Casualties captured post-battle: +15%

High Elves

High Elves followers:

Herald of Mathlann	follower	Uncommon	Attrition: -10% casualties suffered from storm attrition
Court Attendant	follower	Uncommon	Hero action success chance: +10% Ambush success chance: +10%
Bard	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +4
Beard Weaver	follower	Uncommon	Hero action success chance: +10% Leadership: +5 when fighting against Dwarfs
Advisor to the King	follower	Uncommon	Enemy Hero action success chance: -10% (tax/extortion rate): +12%
Druchii Hunter	follower	Uncommon	Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%
Dragon Armourer	follower	Uncommon	Enemy Hero action success chance: -10% Bonus vs. Large: +14
Caledorian Dragon Rouser	follower	Uncommon	Melee defence: +10 for Dragon units Recruitment cost: -10% for Dragon units
Food Taster	follower	Uncommon	Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%
Ellyrian Horsemaster	follower	Uncommon	Speed: +5% for Ellyrian Reavers, Silver Helms and Dragon Princes units
Sapherian Bibliothecary	follower	Uncommon	Hero action success chance: +10% Winds of Magic power reserve: +10
Minstrel	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +2
Herbalist	follower	Uncommon	Enables poison attacks Wound recovery time: +3
Priest of Vaul	follower	Uncommon	Immune to attrition
Priestess of Isha	follower	Uncommon	Immune to attrition
Raven Keeper	follower	Uncommon	Chance of spotting nearby foreign armies: +25%
Chracian Scout	follower	Uncommon	Chance of spotting nearby foreign armies: +25% Ambush defence chance: +30%
Shrine Attendant	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +6
Disciple of the Phoenix	follower	Uncommon	Winds of Magic power reserve: +10 Research rate: +10%
Eatainean Vintner	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +4

Lizardmen

Lizardmen followers:

Acolyte Mage	follower	Uncommon	Research rate: +10%
Temple Architect	follower	Uncommon	Construction cost: -25% for Cult of Sotek and Cult of the Old Ones buildings
Great Plan Archivist	follower	Uncommon	Chance of spotting nearby foreign armies: +25%
Prize Hunter	follower	Uncommon	Upkeep: -10% for Terradon Riders, Cold One, Stegadon, Bastiladon and Carnosaur units
Artefact Hunter	follower	Uncommon	Magic item drop chance: +10% Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +10%
Astromancer	follower	Uncommon	Ancient Plaques from all buildings: +5%
Astronomer	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +2
Hibernation Attendant	follower	Uncommon	Casualty replenishment rate: +5%
Spawning Pool Cleaner	follower	Uncommon	Construction cost: -25% for Cult of Sotek and Cult of the Old Ones buildings
Administrator	follower	Uncommon	Campaign movement range: +8% Recruitment cost: -10%
Great Warder	follower	Uncommon	Enemy siege holdout time: -1 Research rate: +10%
Fan Waver	follower	Uncommon	Casualty replenishment rate: +5%
Carniverous Horticulturist	follower	Uncommon	Enables poison attacks Siege holdout time: +2
Sacred Plaque Librarian	follower	Uncommon	Ancient Plaques from all buildings: +5% Research rate: +10%
Star-Metallurgist	follower	Uncommon	Construction cost: -25% for Star Chamber buildings Siege holdout time: +2
Man-Spawn Sacrifice	follower	Uncommon	Leadership: +5 when fighting against Men
Rat-Spawn Sacrifice	follower	Uncommon	Leadership: +5 when fighting against Skaven
Temple Keeper	follower	Uncommon	Public order: +2
Scarred One	follower	Uncommon	Unit experience: +1 for infantry unit recruits
Zoat Servant	follower	Uncommon	Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +10% Winds of Magic power reserve: +10

Skaven

Skaven followers:

Name	Rarity	Restrictions	Effects	Description
Alchemist	Common	Lord only	Enables poison attacks Casualty replenishment rate: +5% (Lord's army)	The elite of Skaven society can live for hundreds of years, their spans extended by Warpstone-exposure, foul spells, and strange, powerful potions...
Artefact Hunter	Common	Lord only	Post battle chance of stealing a magic item: +10%	There are arcane secrets hidden in the vaults beneath the temple-cities of Lustria. Useful secrets, to give advantage.
Beard-Thing Sacrifice	Uncommon		Leadership: +5 when fighting against Dwarfs
Bell Polisher	Common	None	Hero capacity: +1 for Plague Priests and Eshin Sorcerers	"Yes, yes! I want it so shiny that you can see your face in it and I can eat a manling off it!"
Bodyguard	Uncommon		Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%
Breeder	Common	None	Growth: +5 (local province)	Only the privileged, high-caste members of Skaven society are permitted a female with which to breed.
Clan Skyrye Saboteur	Common	None	Income from sacking settlements: +10% (own army)	Getting to the target is one thing, destroying it without killing yourself is quite another.
Clerk	Uncommon		Assassinate action: Additional +8% success chance
Elf-Thing Slave	Uncommon		Weapon strength: +10% when fighting against High Elves Income from all buildings: +10%
Engineering Student	Common	None	Armour: +5 for Skaven Weapon Team units	"Not that colour-shade, no-no, scrape-scratch the grime away..."
Eshin Apprentice	Common	Assassin hero only	Assassinate action: Additional +8% success chance	Those who fail to live another despicable, worthless second.
Hell Pit Attendant	Uncommon		Research rate: +10%
Man-Thing Slave	Common	None	Leadership: +4 when fighting against Men Income from all building: +10% (local region)	"They're not usually that colour - if you scrape all the grime away they're a hideous pink..."
Mechanic	Common	None	Siege towers: +1 per siege item constructed (Hero's army)	"I can fix it, gw, yes yes - I'll have it working again in a trice, yes yes!"
Messenger	Common	None	Campaign line of sight: +15%	"Yes, master, I will tell him what you said and return by nightfall."
Pet Wolf Rat	Common	Assassin hero only	Assassinate action: Additional +8% success chance	Vicious and foul-tempered - the result of a hideous experiment whereby Skaven were crossed with Kislevite Wolves. Very nasty. Best avoid stroking it...
Reptile-Thing Sacrifice	Uncommon		Weapon strength: +10% when fighting against Lizardmen
Scavenger	Common	None	Leadership: +4 when fighting against Men	This one probes the manling towns, instigating war between natural allies and turning man against his brother.
Scribe	Common	Lord only	Campaign movement range: +8% Recruitment cost: -10% (Lord's army)	The deeds of the mighty Clans, recorded for posterity and handy reference, give direction and purpose to their future endeavours.
Warpstone Sculptor	Uncommon		Warpstone from all buildings: +5%

Tomb Kings

Tomb Kings followers:

• Dog-Headed Ushabti - What courageous heart has he who serves the God of Strength.
  • Rite cost: -5%
• High-Born of Khemri - Khemri's noble class still possess much of their former presence and power, even after death.
  • Public order: +2% (local province)
• Skeletal Laborer - Where once he dug graves, now he toils eternally.
  • Construction cost: -25% for Province Capital/Settlement buildings (local province)
• Acolyte of Sokth
• Herald of Rasetra
• Herald of Djaf - The Ushabti of Djaf's Messengers fought with legendary zeal, even as the odds against them grew.
  • Ability: "Deathblow" for Nehekhara Warriors, Skeleton Warriors, Skeleton Spearmen, Skeleton Archers, and Tomb Guard units (Lord's army)
  • Unlocked after research

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Vampire Coast

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