silverstu

Yeah.. but on reflection it does seem really strange...removed from the drop down menu on the community site..something has gone wrong there for GW. But Belakor today ! And I REALLY missed this place when it was down- delighted to be back.

That Lord Kroak model is jaw dropping! Absolutely fantastic model- the detail.. what a centrepiece! Also this fits into the prophesy - Seeing as Kroak is surrounded by serpent iconography ... BR: Kroak is maybe a possibility ..

Do you reckon there is an unannounced 5th BR book to drop in June just before the big Indomitus style box box? I have a suspicion there might be..still dying to know what Kragnos means in the setting - I'm doubting very much he has anything to do with Hobgoblin/gits wolf riding horde [which sounds awesome- especially if they get wolf chariots etc..]. Rest of the release prices in Euros for Belakor pinched from Dakka- Belakor €110 Stormcast and nightaunt €30 each atrazans blazing €65 dragons aether €65 celestial stampede €105 sorrowmourn choir €70

Its tag line is "RUN AWAY!!!!!"

Br:Kragnos maybe - Soulblight have been fighting the Kurnothi, I reckon Kragnos is something to do with Alarielle so he might fit in there. Regardless of rumours it makes sense timing wise- its in the 3 year cycle and they have ramped up BR releases which must be heading towards something. I reckon its spot on. They pushed 40k on a similar way last year.

Yeah and what did he blow up?? He sent the Skaven assassin to"destroy the impossible " and "end the eternal".. the Archaon or Sigmar's magic forge?

I watched that Grimdark Live video where they talked about 3rd - they said the Indomitus type box for AoS was coming in June, the main release fo 3rd was in July.. might make it difficult to squeeze in another BR book, but PA:Pariah came out just before Indomitus so maybe?? Don't know how accurate their rumours have been though- I think the dates for Belakor etc came from elsewhere.. Care to share here?

Exactly what I was thinking - it has vibes of the 3rd edition WFB box set .. Have you met Grom? The AoS version would be excellent - I loved those wolf riders [and this is a dwarf collector!]. They also could have Troll allies. I really hope their opposition isn't Stormcast - Cities would be more interesting [or Stormcast with CoS as allies] also Alarielle seems to be rising in the BR narrative.. Hopefully another preview is announced today so we maybe get some more peeks this week and I think we are due another BR story this week [they are every fortnight?]. I'm busting to know who Kragnos is, what Belakor is up to and how the BR narrative is developing..

It could be that there are logistical issues getting all the components reproduced as its not just models, there's all the cardboard elements etc.. Blackstone is still available so I don't see why they wouldn't work to produce more stock of Cursed City, unless Cursed City is waaayy more popular than Blackstone.

Thats a forest dragon and he's surrounded by Aelf centaurs and Satyrs, ..😇 [I wish]

Life VS Destruction starter set? Alarielle/Kurnothi [Kragnos] vs Gordrakk's lads??? Just thinking out Loud as Alarielle seems to becoming more prominent in the BR series.. That said the new CoS and Gravelords stuff looks amazing... I think its win-win either way.. [

Yeah thats what I'm thinking the schedule looks like- especially as they seem to suddenly be rushing them out. Those witch hunters are fantastic -delighted for the CoS players, but just as a collector I'd love to get these to just to paint. The variants are cool too- he has 4 builds - single pistol, double pistol and pistol and sword, sword and torch, nice. The quality of these sculpts and the heroes from Cursed City are amazing- if they expanded that into a full release for CoS in 3rd Ed it would make a hell of a starter set...I really hope they do rather than Stormcast [nothing against Stormcast more just for the additional variety it would offer].

Maybe Malerion? He's been very quiet - perhaps Teclis throwing his weight around might provoke him to action?

I think Darksphere might have done an expression of interest email thing - they did it with the Sisters box so their mailing list gets first go at it. I managed to get one off GW, I know they are coming back in stock but it takes me an age to paint anything and I wanted to get these all painted up so I can maybe get my mate to play after lockdown.

Honestly as long as they arrive in some form I'll be happy. I'm interested in how Kragnos plays out- with Alarielle holding Kurnoth's spear perhaps Kragnos takes his mantle and Kurnoth stays absent. Or perhaps he's something different altogether, perhaps even faction less.

I read the first of the Orion books and he is incredibly savage. I think Kurnothi could well be coming as a thing themselves- they might be able to ally with Sylvaneth but possibly be stand alone factions, in fairy tales the Fae always had separate courts for the King and Queen and they were rivals. Plus..

Yeah thats what I'm thinking .. didn't she plant a seed of him from the Old Stag? Plus Orion was always reborn at the start of spring. Or perhaps he will stay dead and Kragnos will rise in his place. I could see Gordrakk getting elevated to an avatar of Gorkamorka or as it incarnate. Not sure if Gorkamorka would manifest- isn't he huge ? But Destruction could definitely use a centrepiece/central character so I wonder how they will do this. I reckon they could take part of Excelsius leaving the city in a state of part ruin/occupation. I could see them staying - the beauty of Cities of Sigmar is it provides the opportunity not only to explore design of new human forces but different types of Aelves and Duardin while still having the separate factions. Theres loads of flexibility there if the designers want to develop different ideas without them becoming a full faction. So they could take Kurnothi one direction [maybe the more Fae aspect, and take the wanders in another - the more noble wood elves from 8th. They don't have to choose between they can do both, keeping them distinctly different.

Actually I think its more like rigging than nets so either a ship, a war machine or a howdah.. Idoneth possibly, maybe destruction but it looks quite well made?

Grotbag scuttlers??

Did they ever mention wether there was a solo play mode for this? Looking forward to it- even just as a collection of models it looks amazing!

Alarielle thinks he'll be back sooner and won't be happy skeleton - probably with a fresh set of books and the latest version of Arkhan. His plans are merely delayed plus his minions are still at large causing havoc.

Rumour was Orks in the summer I think- this year was due to be AoS centric.

I read a few bits from that video between Teclis and Alarielle - Teclis seems to have just banished Nagash back to his realm in Shyish, bound to stay there for a long time- Alarielle seems to think Nagash will be back sooner looking vengeance.. Also Alarielle talks of Spring coming, and she has her agents working to free the Realms.. perhaps she freed Kragnos.. All looking very interesting, `Allarielle looking very powerful, Nagash seems to have just had a setback[after overextending himself and invading another gods realm- plus Alarielle had to intervene to help Teclis] and has wounded/marked Teclis in some way. Plus the Nighthaunt, Bonereapers and Gravelords are still out and about doing his bidding [or not]. sounds like another good book. Really excited about what happens next.

Yeah it sounds really interesting .. Alarielle sounds like she's chucking her weight around, I think Ghur and Gyhran will be resurgent. I'd love to see the Sylvaneth get more forest spirits, not a fan of the design of the revenants. Life being more vigorous should have wide implications hopefully.

Yeah I think this sets up the Kurnothi as a wild beast faction -distinct from Sylvaneth and not under Alarielle's direct control. I also think Alarielle will be getting reinforcements. The backlash of life could be Destruction as well as its nature-as-destruction, Alarielle being growth Gorkamorka the opposite..