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{{Mercbox|[[Mercenary]] {{Llaelese}} {{Steelhead}} {{Character}} {{Solo}} }} [[Category: Model]]
{{4P|Soldiers of Fortune}}

''A former physician who has turned his skills to the ceaseless conflicts of western Immoren, Sergeant Nicolas Verendrye is highly esteemed by those under his command. Verendrye has found his place in the bloody press of melee, employing his medical expertise to keep his men standing and using his keen battlefield acumen to lead them to victory.''

=Basic Info=
{{Infobox-Model
| name = {{PAGENAME}}
| image = Sergeant Nicholas Verendrye.jpeg
| base = Small
| spd = 6
| str = 6
| mat = 6
| rat = 6
| def = 13
| arm = 14
| cmd = 9
| hp = 5
| cost = 4
| fa = C
}}

'''[[Mercenary]]''' - This model will work for {{Crucible Guard mercenary}}, {{Cygnar Mercenary}}, {{Cryx Mercenary}}, {{Khador Mercenary}}, or {{Menoth Mercenary}}.

===Abilities===
* {{Battle Brothers|Steelhead Halberdiers}}
* {{Heal|d3+1}}
* {{Flank|Steelhead Halberdiers}}
* {{Leadership|[[Steelhead Halberdiers]]|Steelhead Halberdier|Wall of Steel}} (''{{Wall of Steel-alt|Hide_Cat=}}'') [[Category: Wall of Steel Leadership]]
* {{Reinforcements|Steelhead|small-}}
* {{Set Defense}}

===Weapons===
* '''Pistol''' - 8" range, POW 10 ranged attack
* '''Halberd''' - 2" reach, P+S 11 melee attack
** {{Powerful Charge}}

===Theme Forces===
* '''''Mercenary
** {{Llaelese Resistance}}. He gains [[Pathfinder]] in this theme.
** {{Soldiers of Fortune}}. He gains [[Mark Target]] in this theme.
** {{The Irregulars}}
** {{The Kingmakers Army}}. {{PAGENAME}} gain [[Feign Death]] in this theme.

* '''''Other Factions
** Mercenary models can be hired by other Factions. Normally those Factions' themes will have a limit on how many models they can hire. Refer to [[#Other Theme Forces]], below.
** Aside from that, there are a few themes that will change what Faction this model counts as (and thus what "friendly Faction only" buffs it can receive). They are:
*** '''[[Infernal]]''' players can use this model in the [[Hearts of Darkness]] theme, but only if [[Crosse2]] is leading the army.

=Thoughts on {{PAGENAME}}=
==={{PAGENAME}} in a nutshell===
Verendrye is a cheap Solo that returns Steelhead grunts to play every turn. Such an ability is unique among solos and he's an absolute bargain at four points to return d3/turn. He is the key piece of any Soldiers of Fortune army, and is the very first model you should buy if you want to play that theme force.

===Combos & Synergies===
* [[Steelhead Halberdiers]] - The obvious choice since he flanks with them and they are cheap enough to fuel his and Alexia's recursion engine.
* [[Steelhead Riflemen]] - Bring them back. Recurring guns are good.
* [[Alexia, Mistress of the Witchfire]] - Alexia reaps the souls of fallen Steelheads, Dr. Nic adds fresh ones back to the unit, Alexia drops Thralls, rinse and repeat.
* [[Lieutenant Crosse, Resistance Fighter]] - Adding back grunts to his Life Bound units has huge value, as they can immediately be used as shield guards and provide more souls to him.
* [[Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord]] - Adding back Halbs is good, it's even better if they are Tough.
* none of his support abilities specify ‘faction’ so he works with ranking officers looking after a unit of halberdiers - notice that battle brother also doesn’t specify ‘friendly’ so he will get the benefit if in base contact with an enemy halberdier.

===Drawbacks & Downsides===
* If you do have him far up the board he will be among the first to die, because his defensive stats are nothing to write home about.
* Wall of Steel doesn't help the Halberdiers much except against low POW blast damage.
* In [[Llaelese Resistance]] he can't have his Halberdiers around and is therefore useless despite being Llaelese.

===Tricks & Tips===
* Keep him back - as with any other reinforcing model. Due to his large command he can reinforce to a unit whose nearest model is ~11" away.
* It's probably best to pretend he doesn't have attacks for the first few turns and not to expect much from his flank in the game.

=Other=
===Trivia===
* Released 2015.09
* Community Nicknames: Nic, Dr. Nic, Sgt Nic

===Other Theme Forces===
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
| {{Cygnar merc solo themes|Character=}}
|- valign="top"
| {{Menoth merc solo themes|Character=}}
| {{Khador merc solo themes|Character=}}
|- valign="top"
| {{Cryx merc solo themes|Character=}}
| {{CG merc solo themes|Character=}}
|}

===Other Mercenary models===
{{Index Mercs}}

===Rules Clarifications===
{{RC Powerful Charge}}

{{RC Battle Brothers}}
{{RC Heal}}
{{RC Reinforcements}}
{{RC Flank}}
{{RC Leadership}}
{{RC Wall of Steel}}
{{RC Set Defense}}

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