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In order to keep track of breaking news, I've started this thread. This post will be edited and updated as info gets posted with confirmed sources.

Anything in italics is an inference based on current evidence, and not 100% certain.

Prices for first wave of releases are confirmed (source)

Characters
Durthu, Treeman Special Character (source)
Araloth, Wood Elf Special Character (source)
Spellweavers get access to all 8 lores plus High and Dark magic (the latter two with Asrai-specific lore attribute) (source)
Shadowdancer character, using old Wardancer hero, may have access to shadow or dark magic (source: GW website)

Special Rules
Forest Spirits remain the same, with only a ward save change (source)
Always Strikes First for Wood Elves (source)
Asrai Spears have Armour Piercing (source)
Araloth and potentially all Wood Elves are able to re-roll 1s to wound in a Forest (source: WD #13)
Wood Elves get a free Forest (source: WD #13)

Rank and File
Treekin profile spoiled on iTunes (source)
Two types of stag-riders, Wild Riders and Sisters of the Thorn (source, Sisters Rules)
Wildwood Rangers (images, rules)
Eternal Guard get new kit (source)
Wood Elves may get to re-roll 1s to wound while in combat in a Forest (source)
Treemen all get Tree Whack (source: WD #13)

Ping me if new stuff needs to go in here and I haven't included it, bearing in mind forum rules.
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Just saw the pictures via BoLS.

Wood Elf spears have AP apparently. Also looks like pics of rank & file spear wielding elves, definitely plastic models, possibly new Eternal Guard?

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Yep AP seems to be the buff EG are getting. Kinda dislike, as we could get that from a banner and it seems they have lost their additional attack.

Looks like new cav models in the background. Undecided as to whether they are glade riders or wild riders, but my beat is on the later
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Drstrangelove wrote:Yep AP seems to be the buff EG are getting. Kinda dislike, as we could get that from a banner and it seems they have lost their additional attack.
unless they simplified the rules by giving the 2A on profile and spear instead of a whole special rule
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Might be worth mentioning that the ward save change for forest spirits seems to be to 6+ rather than the hoped for 5+ standard ward.
But the expected ASF seems to be present for elves.
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Not new riders, just oddly painted.
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GladeLars wrote:Might be worth mentioning that the ward save change for forest spirits seems to be to 6+ rather than the hoped for 5+ standard ward.
But the expected ASF seems to be present for elves.
Noticed that change as well. Hopefully Forest Spirits get something to make up for it (like Hatred), as they (except Dryads) were already all over-priced as it was.
Well, my ideas for the next book turned out to be a bust.
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*giggles madly*
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I think the route GW has gone has been to streamline rules. The older AB was like reading a legal document compared to the newer ABs.

Hopes: EG become core, get 2A, have a nature AP with their spears and their special fighting style retains the 5+ AS and perhaps extra ranks (combined with spears, so sort of mimicking High Elves?)
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Don't know if this is already posted. In that case I apologies for double post about the same info.

Anyways,

It seems like wood elves got access to all brb lores and also dark and high magic.

Thoughts about that?

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http://plastickrak.blogspot.dk/2014/04/ ... g.html?m=1
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Wow, I'm genuinely surprised by that.

Speculation on why no more Lore of Athel Loren?

1) Life & Beasts covered everything Athel Loren did (aside from Tree Singing)?
2) Trying to show the 'neutrality' of the Wood Elves vs. their cousins?
3) Access to 10 spell lores?!
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Judging from the artwork on the cards, that's our Army book cover too then right?! Sorry if this has already been said! :D

I like it!
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Let's keep the rumor discussion on the rumor thread. This is more for giving the highlights to people.
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Thank you for this thread! Really helpful with the mass of posts that are sent right now!

Maybe including the neatest pictures would be a good idea?
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You can click through the "source" links to get the pictures.
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godswearhats wrote:You can click through the "source" links to get the pictures.
Mea culpa!
Thanks a bunch again.
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There is a new Wood Elf special character named Cythral who has two axes.

Discussion and picture: http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthrea ... -II/page25

EDIT: Not sure if that is really a special character, or a new rank and file model. The person with the White Dwarf confirmed that "Cythral" is actually a reference to a region in the north of Athel Loren. It's definitely a new model, just not sure what it is.
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Also, stag riders confirmed (although I think that was a given after the artwork we saw).
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greenman wrote:There is a new Wood Elf special character named Cythral who has two axes.

Discussion and picture: http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthrea ... -II/page25
That's not the name of the character, that's the name of the area those models and banner come from. Probably a regular new character model then.
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Coyle_Ravane wrote:
greenman wrote:There is a new Wood Elf special character named Cythral who has two axes.

Discussion and picture: http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthrea ... -II/page25
That's not the name of the character, that's the name of the area those models and banner come from. Probably a regular new character model then.
Yep, I just saw that so I edited my post above.
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Im happy they are keeping the waywatcher lord model.
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Also seems confirmed that the stag riders are normal cavalry not monstrous, as they are on 25x50mm bases.
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I think some of these are still speculative. The appearance of two pages from the army book remains suspect to me.
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The stag being normal cav is from the white dwarf leak, from this better quality picture in the link, not the army book. But I totally support keeping this thread to the confirmed things, so feel free to delete the posts, if you don't think it belongs.

http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/a ... 1398257402
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I think we can confirm there are stag riders of some sort, based on the army book art that was spoiled by Daarkon and this image that you're mentioning.

I will also post that Dryads appear to be ranked troops rather than skirmishers.
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