[tratorix]

1. The only way to deal with horror marking is to not get horror marked in the first place. That and cursing are the best ways to deal with tough units, since they are pretty much crippled in the long run. Basically be really careful about what you use your pretender for. It's not ideal, but it's one of the realities of the game.

2. For future reference, a unit having HP regeneration, either from an item, bless or innate ability, lowers the chance of picking up afflictions by about 80% IIRC. Something that no combat pretender should ever be without.

3. I assume you're talking about vengence of the dead? That spell along with some other assassination spells can be resisted by Magic Resistance, some items like amulets of magic res. and starshine skullcaps can help. Having some independent commanders and scouts along with your army can also do wonders, as some of the spells target a random commander and can be soaked up by the guys you don't care about.