VLAD VON CARSTEIN & THE FIRST VAMPIRE WAR - Warhammer Fantasy Lore Overview - Total War:Warhammer 2

[@theholyavenger]

It's ironically heart-warming just how much Vlad and Isabella truly loved each other. The fact that Vlad initially refused to give her the blood-kiss speaks volumes, and only gave it to her as a last resort. And the fact that Isabella, upon hearing of her husband's final death, threw herself to her own death just to join him. One of the few cases of true love in the Warhammer world.

[@Sagnus1]

I remember in parts of the fluff (I think the Genevieve novels, maybe) it's said that vampiric couples rarely happen as vampires are natually extremely emotional/driven ceatures, so much so that they get disturbingly obsessive about each other. Almost becoming like a single entity with two bodies. Of course with many authors contibuting to the lore who can say what is canon with the books.

[@captainadventures]

The other being Gork and Mork

[@jonathanwells223]

captainadventures They may just be the same person and the Orks are two stupid to realize that someone (thing?) might have the capacity to be both brutally cunning and cunningly brutal, and then Age of Shitmar came about.

[@whereareye1466]

@@captainadventures hahahahhahahahah im dying

[@thegumonyourshoes]

@@captainadventures Man who is cunningly brutal or man who is brutally cunning? I see...

[@thegrayyernaut]

Vlad von Carstein, one of the most terrifying badass in the lore, dies 3 turns into the Mortal Empires campaign in WH2.

[@elite6657]

Unless mannfred allies him

[@jeck988]

I dunno last few games I’ve played he’s bro’d out with his bald-spawn to crush the empire

[@jonmantooth9478]

vlad will take on whole armies by himself

[@Joelrassic]

I'm actually playing a campaign as Manfred right now and me and him bro'd down for most of the game.

[@mrdrebin123]

Having a ring that legit makes you respawn... I believe the Spartan word for it is "Pussy."

[@stryker607]

At least he was romantic and true to his wife until the very end..

[@manuvirajkhare]

Well his wife is hot.

[@IFY0USEEKAY]

@@manuvirajkhare If you like them " room temperature " ... ;-)

[@manuvirajkhare]

IFY0USEEKAY 😏😏😏🤫🤫🤫

[@bryanskscion2229]

@@manuvirajkhare That cold hearted bimbo left Vlad for plague daddy.

[@aaronarcher248]

@@bryanskscion2229 well technically she was in a coma, so ya

[@ralphy4813]

The Emperor better thank Felix the thief for that covert ring capture mission. And damn how did Felix able to slip thru all those vamps.. the real MVP of the empire!

[@olafgurke4699]

He truly is the Mann.

[@BaronVonMott]

"Alright, I want a solid steel coffin, and once he's in there, we're welding it shut... I don't care if he's dead for good this time, the crazy bastard survived a cannonball to the face! Ring or no ring, I am NOT letting him get back up!"

[@Jewus19]

just burn him completely until he is ash, distribute evenly into wet earth and plant some nice trees on top. Done deal :P

[@Fifthmiracle]

@@Jewus19 The problem with Vampire's in Warhammer is the can't really be eternally killed or banished. The souls are bond to the substance of their bodies. Even if you burn them and scatter the ashes they can given enough time always comeback. The up side? You'll long have been dead.

[@Jewus19]

@@Fifthmiracle nope, only vlad (and maybe manfred to a degree) have this privilege. All others can be killed for good (almost) as any mortal man. The carstein ring is what gave him his ultimate regenerative powers. Once only a finger was left from him, Isabella took that finger, put the ring on it and vlad regenerated to full :D . Same cannot be said about your regular random vampire nb. 74 :P

[@gdblackthorn4137]

Decimus, it seems that there are contradictory stories, Mathias Thulmann for instance demonstrated the resurrection of at least one vampire although it took some time... Not sure what your nb. 74 refers to unless it is some Black Library reference...

[@Jewus19]

@@gdblackthorn4137 nooo I just ment your everyday random vampire^^. The bulk of vampire society, lesser vampires, not the arch vampires of the bloodlines.

[@NewGuy2534]

Keep in mind: Vlad did not automatically turn his wife into a vampire. He did it to save her life.

[@InsertUsernameHere_a]

Yeah like hell, Vlad really loved his wife. The two actually had a healthy relationship wherein Isabell didn’t got intimidated with Vlad and was even sassy which made Vlad like her. The two got to know each other after being politically engaged and fell in love with each other. Eventually, Isabella begged Vlad to turn her but Vlad thought that life as an undead was too harsh for her so he avoided that topic. He only turned her cause Isabella was gravely injured, and he did it albeit hesitatingly. So yeah, wholesome romance in the dark world of Warhammer.

[@finnl6887]

"Carsteen" hurt, but other than that awesome video. Felt like I was watching a professional documentary between the well edited video and the speaker actually sounding really good. Love the character you picked too. Definitely subscribing

[@sanguicidas]

I watch Frankensteen, while I drink my brew from my steen, while listening to Ramsteeen

[@yoruichixx6951]

steeeeen

[@kyross4931]

In high school I had a guy insisting to me Ramsteen was the correct pronunciation and I was the one saying it wrong.

[@Mattyboyzie]

remember when france and germany couldnt stop fighting over a patch of land? i believe it was called the rheenland

[@invincibleunderthesun8545]

Ich Veeeel. Ich Veeeel.

[@rpl1318]

I assume Kevin Steen would be your favourite wrestler :D

[@darkmasterchief227]

The Virgin Mannfred vs the Chad Vlad

[@crusaderofthelowlands3750]

Chad Dracula.

[@StephenWebb1980]

@@crusaderofthelowlands3750 The Stacey's love the Chad I hear. Damn Incels...

[@a.morphous66]

Chad the Impaler

[@iamalpharius9483]

In-Cels Sad lot.

[@AAllen-br8it]

@@a.morphous66 Best one

[@Smittenz1]

I am so happy you covered Vlad, he is easily one of my favorite characters in the lore.

[@sushanalone]

Whose your Daddy! You Vladdy!

[@MLaak86]

Absolutely, he's a fascinating character and exploration of nuance.

[@mrimperia1]

Got to say, you are making some great warhammer content. Keep it up!

[@mrimperia1]

also first

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Many thanks Garthrax !

[@d1halberdgnoll963]

Really pushing the game to its fullest, the videos are gorgeous.

[@bakersbread104]

2:53 as if coming back from the dead at any speed is natural

[@TheBookofChoyer]

😂

[@doesyomamaknowtho1468]

Prince Phillip..?

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Hope you enjoyed this episode! This video took a long time to put together but it was a delight working on it. Please check out the video description for more information and a channel update. Today I’m going to the countryside for a Father´s day celebration so I’ll be off for a while but will get back to answering any comments/suggestions you may have soon enough. Thank you for watching and have a great sunday! P.S. A friendly reminder that 1440p resolution is available :)

[@arthurmstoyan1349]

I am pretty sure that I speak for the all the subscribers when I say you deserve a country side break after making such a awesome video ! ;)

[@liawysheng616]

We Love it. This make the Warhammer world alive and Fun

[@MrAMT92]

Nice video! Only... The american way of pronouncing "Carstein" gives me shivers down the spine :p

[@Venneroth]

A tale well told, mortal. I am a great fan of your research and to hear my ancestor spoken of so deftly pleases me. In gratitude, from one scholar to another, I offer you insight from a treasured volume in my possession the Night's Dark Masters: "The a is short as in 'cart,' the r is slightly tolled, the s has a hint of the Kislevian zh, and the last syllable rhymes with 'wine.' This is a matter of deep family pride, and it is not unknown for Von Carsteins to flay the tongues of those who make the last syllable rhyme with 'seen.'" With warmest regards, I look forward to your future treatises. - Constantin Von Carstein.

[@akumaking1]

You forgot to mention Vlad's tactical genius.

[@ShadowNetWeaver1]

The writing and the way you've created cinematography are outstanding. You're doing incredible work , my friend. Keep it up! This week's episode was your best yet!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

I'm happy to hear that! This was indeed one of the most enjoyable episodes to make. A long one! but glad it turned out well.

[@1987MartinT]

His name is pronounced Carstein. Not Carsteen. In German names ei is pronounced like the word eye.

[@starfishjunky]

Danke

[@Railstarfish]

And the von Carstein's are known within the setting to flay the tongues of people who pronounce it "Carsteen."

[@billdehappy1]

this

[@vortigern7021]

Igor is that you?

[@billdehappy1]

@@vortigern7021 ¨what?

[@SuperSmittyboy]

The voice acting was amazing, but don’t discredit yourself you put on a good show yourself! You’re doing some amazing stuff here I’m really enjoying it, thankyou

[@blaster23456]

It's oddly heartwarming that two undead monsters were able to find, what is apparently true love.

[@imperialtrooper927]

this gotta be your best video yet, i really like the first half of this since it looked like i was watching some sort of documentary about history, the voice acting was very immersive and the cinematic shots were awesome to see

[@reianldoclarin9694]

Better ending then Game of thrones

[@AsaelTheBeast]

@Alex The Awsome Your statement lacks context. I'm assuming you're referring to GoT as the fanfic, as the TV series took 'creative license' with the source book, and the book itself is "inspired" by the war of the roses. The first Vampire war is canonical warhammer lore. If you are wondering why you get to play as vlad in the video game, that would be because it's nearly impossible to perma-kill an elder vampire in Warhammer. To give you an idea, Mannfred, Vlads 'childe', revives because someone died a little to close to were Mannfred himself was killed about four hundred years before. Basically? even a garbage tier necromancer can bring an ashed vampire back with a little effort. But if the body remains, they can literally come back without assistance should even a little blood (man or beast) reach them.

[@eddiebendigo7317]

*than

[@gloglablyn]

I must say it brought a tear to my eye to see (and hear) one of my favorite warhammer lore stories from my youth brought to life in such spectacular fashion.

[@solace6633]

I don't personally play the game but these lore videos are Amazing. So happy i can directly support the channel moving forward

[@TheBookofChoyer]

I really appreciate it Solace. I can't thank you enough!🙌

[@jasoncable4829]

The Emperor approves of this video.

[@savednorwegian]

Tho the Elector Counts still didnt show up...Poor Franz, he has to do it all by himself

[@savednorwegian]

@@Regarded69 Well to be a perfectly besserwisser on this: Karl Franz was never born ;P

[@savednorwegian]

@@Regarded69 Hehe, no nothing like that. He is a fictional figure and therefore never born ;p

[@deathtopeta]

You dare accuse my warrior priest brothers and I of cowardice?! I challenge you to an honor duel! We'll see who's spine fear runs down when my warhammer flies with simgar's fury!

[@antwan1357]

You know I often get into fiction by imagining myself in the settings. However 40k is hard to get into , because I would never want to imagine myself anywhere in 40k lore.

[@Vermilion-sol]

Just imagine yourself as one of the bad guys doing endtimes. Your plot armor would be so thick not even the grim of warhammer lore would hurt you.

[@cendresaphoenix1974]

To be fair theres alot of things in Warhammer lore yet humanity strives on spread across the surface carefree as if simply walking around their home.

[@Scarletraven87]

Both warhammer settings are unreasonably gothic, to a point it often gets dull and repetitive: the end of the world happends every tuesday, but is stopped by a duel between the commanders.

[@MrGamer-xd1pf]

@@Scarletraven87"Grimdark bad cuz me not like it"-Potential redditor

[@PhilosophicallyAmerican]

In fantasy just imagine yourself as a dwarf ranger roaming the mountains and scouting enemy armies. Or an Ogre mercenary traveling the world in search of gold and good food. In 40K, You better be in the Tau Empire, son. Because if you play nice no one will treat you better.

[@Americandragonrider333.]

Another legendary video. Filling in the history and Lore that we didn’t previously know. Thanks again Choyar!

[@c0nn3]

Great Video. I held my breath several times throughout the video, because i was so captivated by your storytelling and the awesome visuals.

[@cherryrook8684]

I knew the Vlad lore already but this was such a great watch that i continued anyways ! Great work !!

[@andromenia1]

The Quality of these videos is really great and the naration is spot on! Keep it up

[@oshntosh]

I really love your videos, there are a lot of people out there with lore videos but you put a lot of work into yours and it feels like im listening to an audio book. 10/10

[@porcelleplays3449]

Best couple in warhammer change my mind

[@jackiegleeson7852]

Gotrek and Felix. Enough said

[@invincibleunderthesun8545]

You're wrong. Dwarfs and Alcohol is best couple

[@danenagai1157]

Skarsnik and Gobbla, anyone?

[@AndrewRyan-zv7zb]

Gork and Mork obviously

[@TheKsenpai]

stumbled on this randomly..... I hate youtube, hiding such amazing channel from us.

[@jadebrunner8699]

Omg thank u so much for doing this video if you remember vampires are one of my favourite factions

[@gabrieltallent1658]

Concept: The video is the about the same information, except the narrator speaks in a jersey accent and calls all the vampires draculas

[@3689dyf]

Niceeee. Very much spreading and good work again!!

[@hernipisecek8903]

This is just sooo beautiful! I am so happy to see something like this.. I love the world of Warhammer, but I am a bit confused, cuz I do not know much about it..and I love to watch these stories..it looks like a movie, very well made, thumbs up, keep on doing this awesome work!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thanks a lot for your words! 🙌😃

[@devinsiner5489]

Props to the narrative and the Narrator.

[@markotavra692]

Really love what you are doing here. I guess I am not the only one who wants more of it 😊

[@kampfpiper3853]

THE EMPIRE ENDURES 💪🏻🛡⚔️

[@frking100]

The empire endures because Manfred is an envious troll incapable of seeing the bigger picture aside from what he wants. Also thanks to him we had age of sigmar.

[@kampfpiper3853]

frking100 age of sigmar :(

[@aidanrosier47]

Not for long. 🍷

[@kassy6373]

Thanks for a bit more background on my favorite TW Warhammer Lord!

[@JMSONE]

I cant express how well done these lore videos are. You do an amazing job of keeping the flow of the story. Great narration! Thanks for all you do! Keep up the amazing work! Ps. Just picked up the paperback of "The return of Nagash". Cant wait to get into that one! Warhammer lore is so damn good!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thanks a lot for your words man! Enjoy your read!! 🙌😃

[@daylightwall5300]

Great vid guys. Vampire wars was a great read.

[@thelibrarian6976]

Beautiful! Altough reading the books, i've missed something about Vlad and his history, so thank you so much to let me discover something new! Congrats amazing work as usual🙏😀😍

[@PotatoMan1491]

When Vlad fled from the Land of the Dead and tea bagging folks in the noob zone

[@scipiitv3615]

I loved this video! had a great chill all over my body under the whole video! MORE please! See you next week!

[@dulmephistoslordofhatred]

One of my favorite Warhammer characters!

[@juanpablomontalvo4715]

And this is why necromancy is my favorite school of magic Instead of becoming a magical Howitzer or seeing the future you become one of the most dangerous leaders of an almost unstoppable force

[@originalblob]

Fun fact: Sigmar and especially Manfred are both common first names in german.

[@antraxosazrael8480]

Wait what manfred maby but i never ever heard of a sigmar. Im swiss btw so o should now.

[@sushanalone]

Is Von Wankstein a common last-name among Germans?

[@jonathanwells223]

sushanalone it’s more common than you would think

[@maximiliankuhn4531]

@@antraxosazrael8480 Sigmar Gabriel is a notorious german politician. Other than him, I wouldn't know any public or personal figures on top of my head. I would say it's a normal german name, but not necessarily common.

[@FelipePetersBerchielli]

Mannfred yes, Sigmar i have never heard here

[@TheButterBee74]

I think you pronounce Carstein like in german. The "American" way is weird but nice vid

[@skrubasauras]

Yeah I think you are right. Sorry for the cringey American pronunciation!

[@vladvoncarstein1568]

@@skrubasauras it's cool

[@joncartwright8521]

Fronkencarsteen?

[@crusaderofthelowlands3750]

German pronunciation would be more like "Vlad von Car-stine" A good example of this is with Albert Einstein. Nobody says "Albert Eens-steen", right?

[@barbarusbloodshed6347]

There are rules in German on how to pronounce things. I know, a concept hard to grasp for people speaking English! :D The S in the letter combination ST is pronounced as SH. And "Stein" is a German word and just means "stone". Albert Einstein's last name therefore translates to "one-stone". The letter C usually is pronounced like a K in German, unless it's in front of an H. While the V is pronounced like an F. (except for the V in Vlad, because Vlad is not a German name) And the combination of E and I is pronounced as in the English word "eye". So you'd end up with "fon Karsht:eye:n"

[@iamthepunisher47]

Lovely story telling and good voice it keeps me dragging in :)

[@rbrick3685]

I felt bad for having Gelt literally erase him from the map once I knew his story.

[@olafgurke4699]

I don't. Welcome to Sylvania, Gentlemen!

[@KelrCrow]

Wow, I'm very impressed with this video. It's the first I've seen from your channel, can't wait to see more.

[@byecameron]

So in love with this video, Vlad is one of my favorites in the lore and I used to collect vampire counts :) Such great content, phenomenal job Choyer!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thanks a lot Cameron! I really enjoyed making this one too and I'm glad you liked it.

[@vladvoncarstein1568]

What a great video! i love it

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Wow thanks Vlad!

[@brandoncliff5653]

This is amazingly made. Great work I’m sincerely in love with these. Don’t stop making them please!

[@Sabbats-martyr]

Awesome and my favourite character to boot

[@apocaleptic6073]

This is one of those gems on the internet. Great work sir liked and subbed

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thank you Bryan! 🙌

[@darkwingduke1631]

I feel like im watching a history channel documentary on the warhammer fantasy world and I am enjoying every second of it

[@cardtroop2]

This was great thanks for the lore video been trying to get in to Warhammer and this helps he understand characters better

[@king124kine]

Playing my first campaign with him, very fun!

[@richardpragnell2638]

This was the first ever WH book I read was awesome reliving it. You should do the war of the beards or the legend of Sigmar

[@marccrener497]

A great video for the greatest vampire in all Warhammer. Great job Ps: you made me realise the true pronunciation of Khemir, thank you ^^

[@rossato2109]

Thanks for also putting subtitles!

[@shanarah76]

So enjoyed this dude... thanks for putting in the work

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Glad you enjoyed it my friend!😃

[@tiffles3890]

The opening "show yourself, Von Castein" was said by the speaker (a witch hunter) not against Vlad but Mannfred Von Carsein in the Vampire Counts trailer of Total War : Warhammer .... just in case anybody was wondering. Also, the OP also forgot to mention that as per lore, Vlad/Vashanesh was actually even a blood relative of Nagash himself. Still, awesome video. Great selection of background music.

[@VigoVonCarstein]

Amazing video as usual!

[@matthinton19]

Truly one of my favourite characters in all fiction

[@Liberater4589]

how is this channel not more popular this is amazing

[@mattgrandich3977]

I love Vampire Counts. I must have them back on the tabletop when Warhammer: The Old World comes back.

[@mathieutaillefer8418]

As a 40k guy who recently got into total war with Warhammer 3. These videos are incredibly helpful. I'm absolutely falling in love with this universe. It's just as good as 40k. They're similar and different at the same time but I absolutely love how diverse the fantasy Warhammer world is and how it's a little more cohesive because it's just 1 world. But damn. What an absolute masterpiece of world building and lore. You guys are doing incredible work here. Thanks again

[@mathieutaillefer8418]

And yes I know fantasy Warhammer is the OG and many of 40ks ideas come from it.

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Hey Thanks a lot Mathieu! If you are getting started into the Warhammer Fantasy I can safely recommend this lore video to you, which was made for just that case: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHLPo3mYm5irZtEsi=b-tfxrwEdENJspCS I hope you enjoy it and if you have any feedback it is always more than welcome!!

[@younibhasan4612]

Love the highly detailed documentary style approach!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Glad you enjoyed it!🙌

[@leonst.7471]

Vlad "the chad" from Carstein

[@edwardwildenhain4680]

that was one impreasive lore story, it was like i was there. cant wait to see more.

[@rpbp4468]

Hey Ive watched/heard a few of these but you've done a real good job of this, thanks for the share. Good work mate

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Many thanks for your words Ross! 🙌

[@budoshi-f2l]

wow i glad i found this channel all the lore well explained , i knew some but not all .

[@cleverdiversion324]

this was really great ! thank you for making this!

[@bigcreme4287]

15:00, that cricket though.

[@crusaderofthelowlands3750]

This was extremely well made. I was glued to my screen for the entire duration of the video, and I don't even like Warhammer.

[@brianwalters8641]

Hell yes! Great lore vid!

[@haufe012]

Ok, i need to scroll trough your playlists and videos to see all this awesome stuff :)

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Glad you like them my friend!! Have an awesome day.

[@haufe012]

@@TheBookofChoyer i watched the khemri-video few minutes ago. Now i play total war:warhammer II as khemri. Keep it up and have a nice day, too :)

[@tiR1871]

great way to tell lore, such nice battle scenes. thanks a lot for the subtitles. subscribed

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@XenoLife]

The Von Carstein Chronicles books are really really fascinating

[@HammarPwnsYourFace]

Very good narration. Would totally kick ass if you read books for the black library 📚.

[@HammarPwnsYourFace]

I would pay for this to happen. Just point me to it. And take my money 💰

[@SpaceKnight105]

Warhammers Fav Shows and Movies: Brettonia-Holy Grail Dwarves-The Hobbit Greenskins-Warcraft Chaos-AOT AND BLOOD C!! Norsca-Vikings Lizardmen-JW Vampire Coast-Pirates and the Caribbean Vampire Counts-Walking dead, Kingdoms, and the last season of GOT

[@Aetlaify]

Fantastic content so far! That's something incredible! Hats off man

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thanks a lot my man! 🙌🙂

[@bodipsypha]

I really enjoyed this! Just subbed.

[@yamahay8748]

Love these videos so much

[@VaeVictiss]

THIS WAS AMAZING GOOD JOB DUDE

[@ducquantrong9203]

By Sigmar, this is what I'm looking for. Great work.

[@carljohnsson7593]

The narrator sounds kinda like ser Divish in Kingdom come deliverance

[@marauder7209]

Haven't seen you before, but I smashed that subscribe button. My lad Vlad is within my top 3 Vampires, and quite possibly top 5 Warhammer Fantasy Characters at all. Abhorash being possibly the top of all time (Sad that GW didn't grab the opportunity to introduce him to the game during End Times) However, I have a question; Where did you find the lore stating that Vashanesh and Vlad are the same guy? I have read into it a lot, and only found speculations: Cheers!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Welcome to the channel my friend! You can find the Vashanesh reference in the "Night's Dark Masters" book (Fantasy Roleplay) pages 28 - 30

[@seiyahGUNZ]

Thank you for these videos! From Brasil.

[@toussaintchivars9005]

Excellent tale! I have been a fan of Sword & Sorcery since 1974. Excellent work!!!👍👍👍

[@KayManSparks]

You always impress me with these! Keep it up my friend!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

🙌🙏 I'm glad you are enjoying the series Kaleb. Thank you!

[@msf47]

The fact that this man doesn't have million subs is crime

[@bigolbearthejammydodger6527]

great lore video, well presented. you got yourself another subscriber.

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thank you sir! 😃

[@Bathsaltlove]

It's like the history Channel and warhammer In one place!

[@eomat]

Voice acting is superb! Content is excellent

[@gr8m887]

This is honestly one of my favorite interpretations of vampirism in fantasy fiction. Because it just gets right to the point. No fluffy gothic romance, aside from Vlad and Isabella's, which is alright, and skip straight to the undead armies used to usurp the rule of mortal men on a continental scale.

[@TheJimmy000]

Loved this video! great job

[@alchemispark7751]

Friendship ended with ancient egypt, now gothic Architecture is my aesthetic