Spoilers: Official campaign introduction from November 2025.
Sea Lord of the Eastern Isles
The 6 November 2025 announcement set Tides of Torment for 4 December, beside Update 7.0. It calls Aislinn a ruthless High Elf prince who commands the navy of Ulthuan, infamous for coastal raids. The store page names him commander of the Sea Patrol and Ulthuan's spearhead against Dark Elves, Norscans, and anyone who threatens the Asur. Nobles may dislike the methods. The page still calls the Dragonships Ulthuan's hope.
He strikes from the Eastern Isles. The Sea Patrol does not grow settlements in the ordinary way. Dragonships carry infrastructure, economy, and military buildings, support friendly fleets, and launch assaults. He begins with one and can add more. Most captured settlements go to other High Elf factions. He keeps limited building rights: Sea Patrol Outposts, or Elven Colonies at chosen sites.
Dedications and the six lords
The 11 November introduction says he uncovers a druchii plot against the homeland, and that only the Dragonships can answer it. Conquests are dedicated to Tyrion, Teclis, Alarielle, Alith Anar, Imrik, and Eltharion. The more settlements a lord receives, the greater the gifts: rank, equipment, banners, followers. Each lord's gifts follow that lord's theme.
Sea Lanes move the fleets. Mist Landing can put a Dragonship force inland. He is a melee fighter and can ride a Lothern Skycutter. Caradryan, captain of the Phoenix Guard, is the Legendary Hero in the pack. Protector of the Seas is his trait. The introduction attaches movement at sea, upkeep on Ship's Company and aquatic beasts, missile strength for his ranged units, and a rally. Those are battle and campaign tools on the official page.
Lokhir on the same water
Update 7.0, published 2 December 2025, says Lokhir Fellheart needed another pass because the announcement trailer had put the Kraken Lord opposite this Sea Lord. Lokhir can teleport to his own Black Arks, a full turn later and on a cooldown. If he takes the Eastern Colonies, the province where Aislinn starts, he unlocks Aislinn's Sea Lanes.
That rivalry is the update's pairing of two campaigns. The 3 December 2025 Q&A says an AI Aislinn begins with the Eastern Isles already in hand and tends to sail toward Lustria, often into a fight with the Vampire Coast. That is a scripted tendency. The player's route is the one on the map.
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Sources
- Tides of Torment arrives on 4 December — totalwar.com
- Tides of Torment: Meet Aislinn — totalwar.com
- Aislinn store page — totalwar.com
- Update 7.0 free content — totalwar.com
- Tides of Torment Q&A — totalwar.com
- Aislinn — Tides of Torment — official store — store.steampowered.com