Martyr of sorts

A 50ss Malifaux game from almost a week ago. There is quite some proxying involved.

Strategy: Corrupted Ley Lines, Wedge deployment

Scheme pool: Assassinate, Vendetta, Hidden Martyrs, Let Them Bleed, Bait and Switch

My list:

Kirai & Ikiryo
Datsue Ba (Vendetta on Mature Nephilim)
Lost Love
Shikome
Onryo
2x Seishin
Hanged with Grave Spirit Touch

Pool: 9

Schemes: Vendetta, Hidden Martyrs (Ikiryo & Lost Love)

Opponent had:

Nekima2 & Blood Hunter
Hayreddin
Mature Nephilim with Eldritch Magic
2x Young Nephilim
Black Blood Shaman
Corrupted Hound

Pool: 6

Schemes: Hidden Martyrs (Corrupted Hound & Hayreddin), Let Them Bleed

Turn 1

Neverborn starts by doing this "Focused +1 for while team" move with Blood Hunter and Black Blood Shaman.

Ikiryo takes my bottom-left marker while Corrupted Hound takes enemy top-right. Mature Nephilim goes to hug marker in the middle while Datsue Ba makes this evil old witch laugh thing as her target closed in so nicely. Hanged plants a scheme marker in an attempt to bluff Bait and Switch. Then it tries to connect its upgrade to Nephilim, but it's been so long I don't remember if it succeeded or failed.

Kirai deals some damage in to Nephilim, summons a Gwisin to threaten mid field, and then she goes into hiding inside ruined building. Shikome hangs around bottom-right strategy marker for unknown reasons.

Young Nephilims and Nekima hang around or within wedge zone and Hayreddin, Black Bloos Shaman and the aforementioned Mature Nephilim contest middle.

Turn 2

Corrupted Hound takes enemy top-left strategy marker through a convoluted series of interact actions with the help of Young Nephilims. It's been too long to remember those in detail, but it sure was weird to see in action.

Onryo charges from inside the building on the left and declares Mature Nephilim as target. Damage was done and Mark of Vengeance was landed successfully.

Blood Hunter ties up Datsue Ba.

Then Blood Hunter dies. Black Blood Shaman dies. Gwisin dies. Onryo dies. Everything just dies!

Datsue Ba weighs Mature's sins and they are heavy indeed - the thing would have died so I needed to cheat damage to minimum to be able to score Vendetta reveal

And then Mature Nephilim dies!

A Drowned is summoned and a Terrot Tot appears, only to die later on. Well, actually the Drowned doesn't die but I just added it to the list for dramatic effect.

Blood Hunter didn't die to Kirai's activation when she unleashed two Spirit Barrages over the totam. I don't quite remember if something else damaged Blood Hunter, but the final kill was made by a Seishin.

I don't remember how Gwisin or Black Blood shaman died, but when Onryo died, the vengeful spirit revealed it's true form - that of an evil babby devul. A Terror Tot.

Shikome probably charged Hayreddin or perhaps it finalized Mature Nephilim. Whatever the case, it challenged Nekima. Usually not a very wise thing to do, but this time Nekima just could land the killing blow.

Then Drowned pukes over Hayreddin, Nekima and a Young Nephilim. I must say it must have been a terrifying sight - blood and puke showering just about everywhere - yet it didn't really accomplish anything. 

Ikiryo runs to take middle marker.

Both players score strategy, and Resurrectionists did Vendetta for a score of 2-1 for Resurrectionists.

Turn 3

Lost Love uses By Your Side to move to Ikiryo and runs to engage a Young Nephilim. This did result in me getting a kind of a secured point for Hidden Martyrs, but it did have the unfortunate side effect of growing Terror Tot into a Lilitu. I suppose you can declare a screaming loony throwing itself against your blade a martyr. I don't know about these things. Do sacrifices need to have a purpose?

Hanged manages to use On Your Heels effectively, bringing itself to deny the heals of Hayreddin and Nekima. Lilitu goes to punch Seishin in the nose and made it disappear.

Datsue Ba lucks out and kills Lilitu and even calling an Onryo on board in the process. Then she gets into a more safe position as she was a victory point for me if she'd be alive in the end.

Drowned tries to do something to Hayreddin, but isn't very effective in doing anything.

Ikiryo runs to bottom-right marker and Corrupted Hound to bottom-left. 

Finally Kirai is able to summon a Goryo, which she does, which removes Corrupted Hound from the equation. I think the lodestone got transferred to Young Nephilim engaged with Onryo.

I don't quite remember what Nekima actually did this turn.

But both players score strategy, and both players score Hidden Martyrs for 3-4.

Turn 4

This turn is time for Kirai to luck out when killing... umm... something? Probably Hayreddin. Gaki appears from Spirit Barrage. 

Hanged acts again as a super nuisance by denying heals. This doesn't however, stop growing. Suddenly there is one Mature Nephilim on board again.

Ikiryo runs to top-right strategy marker with a little help from Datsue Ba.

Considering how thin Neverborn forces had become by now, getting those two lucky suits to summon two additional models started to have its toll. There just wasn't enough actions points around to get rid of the trash. And one more Young Nephilim died, but at least that brought lodestone to secure a point.

Both players score strategy for 4-5.

Turn 5

Nekima throws lodestone to Mature Nephilim with Dark Bargain and gets off a charge against Datsue Ba. Once Kirai heals her back to full we stop playing. Scoring Let Them Bleed was impossible now. 

Resurrectionists score additional strategy point and Vendetta for a score of 4-7.