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I think its more they went "full AoS"- which I love. She looks like part Vargulf/dragon/Vamp- a nightmare monstrosity in the best way. I'm doing my best to resist the vamps but there seems to be so many I could get "just to paint".. fortunately I still have my VC army from WFB but still... Really intrigued by the prospect of new Dire Wolves. Looking forward ti seeing what next week brings.. On the Aelf/Dwarf debate - always thought the purpose of Aelves was to show how superior dwarfs are compared to their weedy capricious point-y eared counterparts - thats why they need so many types, dwarfs have quality over quantity..😇 [totally joking - I'm a dwarf collector really wanting those Kurnothi aelves when they arrive..].

My guess from the hints is that it will be a force that combines different types of greenskins but I don't think it will be generic - I think it will be strongly themed. Possibly around the clans of the Steppes - the idea around wolf riders and chariots, with Orcs and maybe trolls etc in there as well with the furs etc from the old hobgoblins [just not the same physique as them]. The bonesplittas and Ironjaws would be completely separate factions and distinctly different. I don't think they will look like the old O&G forces. Just a guess, AoS at its best pushes the identity of factions into new and interesting places - i'd expect that for our destruction brethren.

Yeah - Warcry could do that for all the factions - I'd love a box of dwarf rangers for instance. We can hope.. Whitefang has said they are coming as their own thing, but not soon. I'm focusing on my Kharadron and a few other projects in the meantime 😉 I'd love to see other Sylvaneth types along the lines of Drycha/Dryads/Hunters, although that Revenant looks like a lovely painting project. If the Sylvaneth got a 6kit release like Slaanesh/Lumineth they'd be an amazing range. They are really well sculpted- I haven't managed to like them for some reason, the Kurnothi totally float my boat though- good thing about AoS is there is room for both! That floating piper looks great though - I'm betting he's the equivalent of a Sylvaneth war machine - powered by life magic channelled through the earth. I wasn't entirely serious but I've recently come across some fan made 3d printed Warmaster scale sculpts and they are fantastic.. would love to see GW do something that scale for either or both systems.. epic AoS..

I think we are missing something- just reread the email from GW and it says "Epic Warhammer fest news" Maybe Saturday is the return of Epic! Or Warmaster! Surprise!😆

Thats a beautiful model, very graceful- it gives me Dark Crystal vibes for some reason. Really love it, not a named character either - I wonder if they will get any more, I'd love to see more for the Sylvaneth and see this design approach broaden the range, it would be spectacular [plus leave space for Kurnothi to be their own thing .. 😇]. My guess is the Saturday reveal is 3rd Ed AoS - gives them space to do a big reveal and go into a bit of depth. Might be Old World but just due to timing AOS looks like the hot ticket. Can't wait!

They are just setting up the narrative for 3rd ed-look at it this way -this could continue for the whole of next edition... I fully expect Alarielle's forces to rise, Kurnoth to return and Grungni to make his presence felt [and thats just the stuff I mad keen on- I also expect a few pleasant surprises]. But I don't expect any of these things before 3rd ed, perhaps not even for a while after the launch. But 3rd ed looks fantastic from the perspective of narrative.

Yeah looks like this is the Lady of Vines, really looking forward to seeing her. Sylvaneth could with more- ,maybe new types of Dryads and some new classes of forest spirit. Something Drycha sized would be cool- between Treemen and Hunter size. Yeah I thought that shield was dwarf-related. He's not Kurnothi as Whitefang said he's Destruction and I tend to listen to what he says. Plus his design is more chunky/powerful which fits Destruction/Beasts. If he is an enemy of dwarfs Greenskins would suit him as they are the tradition foes of dwarfs. Maybe he leads the new wolf goblin faction? Lots to look forward to either way ..

Nah- that looks like Nids to me. The silhouette looks to be Sylvaneth - someone summoning/awaking spites.. This is all very interesting.. BR:Kragnos looks to be jam packed unless there is another final book [doubt it now with 3rd ed rumoured to be around the corner but you never know..].

I think thats just a case of personal emphasis - the other report told the story differently glossing over Kroak, probably just what excites the individual reviewer. Really good to read a different account and see what Kroak was thinking - and he still hasn't been released so he has more to do in BR Kragnos. Still definitely needed more duardin action..

Yeah Eldar I think - plus don't Tau only have 3 fingers? On the Blood Dragon article- love the bare heads! Especially love there is a female vamp leader head, with Kurnothi being in the far distance I might grab a few to paint up.

Kragnos doesn’t look like a happy bear-elk-centaur... it will be interesting what he means to Destruction- I’d love to see him lead some sort of beastly force. the twins I was not expecting ... lovely models -BR: Kragnos looks like a cracker .. Slaaneshi cultist uprising in excelsis? Hunted down by witch hunters perhaps ... How Kroak fits in I’m not sure - the Spear of Mallus must have something of import to Slaanesh. Do the twins manifest there? The New Born featuring so soon I’m hoping Grungni’s plans are just beyond the release of 3rd Ed.

Loss of the silver towers maybe gives Kharadron an edge in the skies? Tzeentch is their primary aerial foe and he just lost 2 fortresses. If they fix/workaround the realm gates- longer term it could be a win.

Wild hope- surprise me with Grungni/new dwarf model[s]. Really looking forward to seeing Kragnos but AoS is in such an interesting place anything would be good to see. Im intrigued about the new rumoured stormcast - they sound like they with be getting the same treatment as the Marines sword brethren - which were awesome [and I don't like marines]. Maybe we'll get more soulblight- new dire wolves maybe? They might Kragnos under wraps for a wee while longer .

I only bought/read one Blood of Baal as I'm a Nid fan- I found the fiction very bland and limited - there where a lot of Blood Angel rules - it just felt like they used the book to introduce primaris Blood Angels, you never really got the sense of lore progression, especially from the Nid side of things. The BR books sound great- tempted to buy Belakor - the story sounds good and Dwarfs being epic in it sort of seals the deal.

Me too- I'm a collector rather than a gamer- I love the Kharadrons, they are such a cool faction- they would be epic if they got expanded. Bugmansson was excellent and they do seem to be very prominent in the AoS universe so I'm hopeful. As long as it means more dwarfs I'm happy! Yeah, I love Kharadron but there is definitely space for a Hold based AoS dwarf faction, away for the Sigmar cities. They've gotten really good at sculpting dwarfs I'd love to see what they come up with for a fresh take on classic dwarfs.

Does it state what he is? Belakor only acknowledged an entity not necessarily a god. Grombrindal is an ancestor spirit from the World that was so he could be pretty powerful. It’s never(to my knowledge) been stated how powerful he is or what he is. Grimnir, Grungni and Valaya were all ancestor spirits originally.. plus Belakor isn’t a god (he’s a very naughty boy), so it wouldn’t have to be a god that scared him. They have, of course deliberately kept this vague to keep us guessing , I really hope we get some new dwarf models in the not too distant future. edit- has Belakor had a run in with Grungni in the past?

I just love the idea of a Dwarf deity coming into play - it sets the dwarfs up to be a big player in 3rd ed- and thats with the KO throwing their weight around. The thing with Belakor thinking the entity was lost also made me think of Grombridal rather than Grungni [but they could be the same thing]. I'm greedy so i'd like both but hasn't Grombridal just been touring the realms in WD articles? Plus Grungni has been in Asyr , unless that has hidden him in some way. It will be interesting to see where they take the dwarfs next- they could deepen the KO or build a new united faction round them- either way more dwarfs is always good . You have to reckon though that 3rd ed will centre around stormcast/CoS and destruction forces before anything else- I'm not expecting any new Duardin models for a while yet...

Well I've got my Kharadron to keep my interest in the meantime..

Could be soon I'd expect.. maybe next month if the Indomitus AoS box is a thing and is coming in June.

Ok I'll take that. Kurnothi/return of Kurnoth is implied by Alarielle in BR:Teclis so no loss if Kragnos is Destruction.

It definitely looks like the dwarfs will be major players in 3rd ed- which I like. From the spoilers its hard to understand exactly what happened to the realm gates as they are described as destroyed - then they are assaulted by Belakors forces. I'm fairly sure the KO don't rely solely on the realm gates to get around the realms so they may have work arounds. Chamon being cut-off sounds very challenging for the forces there .. maybe the Seraphon will intervene to repair/replace the gates [which would make sense of Kroak's actions]. I'm temped to get this book for the narrative, they really are doing an ace job - 3rd ed setting is going to be class..

I'm hoping for Kurnothi [so maybe fitting with Sylvaneth/order at the moment]. Hoping there is a 5th book in the BR series too the Belakor spoilers sound great for the setting.

Yeah that makes sense to me too - maybe they have the same way of travelling/appearing...

WOW that was amazing! Loved the great fleet of the KO arriving- thats epic! Not entirely sure thats Grungni- it might be Grombrindal [the White Dwarf] Grungni was never lost and how the character appears is more how the White Dwarf travels and operates, plus Gromthi looks a lot like Grombrindal . His enemies would be skaven/greenskins.. but yes BRING ON THE NEW DWARFS! Love how grim it all sounds - the dwarfs are going to have their hands full getting through this .. Grungni will need to whip up some serious machinery to deal with the all the chaos unleashed and broken realm gates. The Kharadron have other paths to other realms I think .. interesting... EDIT: We HAVE to have a Grombrindal/Grungni epic model!! [Both would be perfectly fine - maybe a return of the dwarf pantheon if Valaya returns as well - Grimnir will probably stay shattered..]

Really intrigued to see Kragnos.. Kroak, Belakor and those witch hunters [not to mention all the graveyards stuff] look epic.. looking forward to see what they can do with Kragnos [Kroak particularly blew me away].