[Riders of Kurnoth]

I’m not sure I expressed it but by the time of the crusade the dark Aelves of Arranoc have all but been eradicated and the power of the sorceresses toppled.  It’s a fitting end to such a necessary evil faction.  These new wild riders will slowly become one with their faith in Allarielle and Kurnous and become Fey like beings so they will probably end up blue.   I always loved the dark rider kit and they are the only unit left to Citys other than the hunters that fit the theme of Arranoc’s Crusade of newly born sylvaneth who flourished after the Rite of Life.  These Sylvaneth take many forms with a great number of revenants and dryads who swarm in great hordes from hidden pathways and attacking from all angles at once like true masters of guerrilla warfare.   The slow infux of human and Duardin reinforcements has brought more steel and gunpowder to the crusade causing tension after battle.
 

I will definitely look into getting sets of both riders and hunters and see how i can make them treepeople-ish.

 

I would also like to thank everyone who comes to take a look or leaves the odd like or comment it really means a lot and makes me want to continue in my hobby journey.  Right now I have been stonewalled by a Goff Mekboy Orks army that is primed white. Maybe someone has some advice but I’m worried priming them again would ruin some of my older models that have been painted a few times.

[Era of Beasts Lore]

That’s my own writing 

[Undercoat merriment]

It wasn’t too difficult to paint, just remember drybrushing the bone before the armor plates then clean up with the highlights.  Having done an army of iron warriors before is what really gave the muscle memory for trim.  Though I will say the Stormcasts have nothing on Tzaangors with their tiny trim.

[Mini Army Shot]

I like the purple it helps break up the reds and browns.

[Sylvaneth Army Lore n stuff for 3e]

I decided to get a shot or three of my Tzeentch army all set out and they look awesome.  I have loved painting these guys.

[Sylvaneth Army Lore n stuff for 3e]

The forest spirit know as the Thorn-Revenant is a caring and nurturing creature that walks among the forest folk mending the wounded and bringing wonderous gardens into life all across Arranoc.  She has been a constant presence for as long as any being can remember nurturing soul pod groves and growing new sediments of the city as new dwellings are required.  Some believe her a saintly manifestation of Alarielle that came to the city when it was separated from the realm of Ghyran .  The truth is she was once a priestess of the Life Goddess who dedicated her life and soul to creating and nurturing life.  Spending her long aelven life to aid and guide numerous generations of humans.  By her efforts life was made better for the many and the Goddess took notice.  Displaying a compassion for the Aelf upon her deathbed for all she has done her soul was taken into the loving hands of the goddess and planted in a soul pod to grow into a sylvaneth.   With the dawning of a new hopeful Era the Thorn-Revenant has joined the Oaken King in his quest and has begun to sing into live Wyldwoods all around Arranoc and has promoted the surge in Forest Folk generations rising up all across the city.  As the Harvestboon make communication after ages of isolation the Thorn-Revenant stands as diplomat singing back and forth with ancients of the Grove to learn about this new dynamic to the sylvaneth politics in Arranoc.  Aided by the arrival of an Arch-Revenant she has convinced the lesser households to mobilize around the Oaken King and seeks out the horn-song that has been surging the Wellspring of Renewal with rejuvenating Jade magic. 
 

Under the guidance of the Thorn-Revenant the Arch-Revenant Saldari the Swiftsong who recently arrived in Arranoc has begun to mobilize the households of all the different clans and petty tree lords into a cohesive and effective guerrila warhost.  Striking from unseen angles with the bands of Tree-Revenants that have long defended Arranoc from foes within the city and such work closely with the other races by responding quickly through the city along the infinite ley lines laid down by each generation of Druids.  She has become adept at coordinating the wargroves of the Oaken King with the human warriors who feel the religious calling of following the Spirit of Durthu to war.  As the Druids and their myriad allies in Aelven witch-cults to bands of mad spite-revenants have begun the cleansing of the ruined districts of the city and under-city where the Darklings and Duardin stood shoulder to shoulder against the horrors of chaos.  With a crucial proving ground Saldari has had to adapt quickly to the dynamics of the situation as it has presented itself.  Working closely with Freeguild and Stormcast Warriors Saldari the Swiftsong has created a swift reaction force that acts to scout and clear the way for the procession following the Oaken King.

[Sylvaneth Army Lore n stuff for 3e]

The Oaken King Dramareth is an ancient and mighty sylvaneth warrior who has lead the households of Arranoc in countless wars in his long existence and has garnered a mastery of warfare rivaled by no other in whole of the free city.  Never making ties with any Glade until the coming of the Age of Chaos.  Stranded on the wandering isle he swore an oath to the Everqueen to preserve the purity of the Wellspring of Renewal in the face of the ravages Chaos.  He instructed the humans and Wanderers that were stranded together to work with the sylvaneth to work as cohesive shock force that could mobilize quickly and respond to unrest and armed revolt.  Long has the Pyrofane Cult under the manipulations of the Feathered Lord who sought to corrupt the Wellspring with a shard of the Crystal Labyrinth in an effort to create a mobile font of Chaos magic fueled from the the Realm of the Change God.  Only once has the Lord of Change manifest on Arranoc within the walls of the Inner Temple.  The Council members who withstood the honeyed lies of the Changling were slain where they stood and the form of the Oaken King Dramareth moved forward to intercede stirring from a long dormancy.  Quickly he rallied his wrath upon seeing the sacred ground defiled and he heft his Guardian Sword with a speed to defied his great age and size.  As the greater daemon manifested a horde of horrors poured out behind it into the city as flamers and screamers took to the sky bound by the Feathered Lord’s will.  As the daemon began to chant an invocation to corrupt the Wellspring the ancient Spirit of Durthu struck.  Bounding through Change fire that wracked his bark with searing cold and transmutations to come upon the Lord of Change.  In one mighty blow he broke the wards of the daemon and cleaved it’s head from its neck.  As it’s ichor settled in the dust the warriors of Arranoc set out purify the city of Change corruption.  As the new era has dawned the Oaken King Dramareth has stirred once more but not to violence but from a renewed connection to the Everqueen.  Renewed and invigorated by the rebirth of the Oak of Ages the Spirit of Durthu has begun mustering the forces at his disposal to answer the call.  Through the spirit song he hears the call of his mistress and has struck out into the lands of Verdia to find the source of the song.  

[How to Start Collecting Tzeentch]

Eternal conflagration flamers look like they pretty decent shooting 

[GitStuffed’s Clan of Resentments]

I once wanted to get those back in 2016 but decided on old metal black orcs instead.  I regret doing so sometimes lol.

that’s a good sized skaven army you got started they were my first army way back when so I know how much a pain the tails on those oop clan rats can be.  In a 9k point collection I only ever had 250 of them.  I can’t wait to see how big it gets .

[GitStuffed’s Clan of Resentments]

Love the sisters of sigmar on the lower shelf

[Flamers of Completion]

A little but I painted everything with the solid brown already.  Is it a common thing to do?  I only ask as I have seen it a few times.

[At the walls of Knossus]

I always enjoy reading your writing, it’s always well thought out!

[At the walls of Knossus]

This was awesome.  Everyone should definitely take the time to read it.

[War Stories]

This was very well done I enjoyed the twists throughout.

[Any Port In A Storm]

I enjoyed reading this it was pretty creative 

[Progress report: Redux Quarantine Ed]

Made some progress on my Ynnari army, I’m having fun doing something other than sigmar for once.  Hope you don’t mind the 40k!

[A little introduction.]

Looking forward to hearing how this goes.  I have thought about solo Warhammer in the past after seeing a blog on warseer a few years back.  It was rather enjoyable to watch someone’s passion project.  Please use pictures it at all possible.  Use art from google if you don’t have photos you have taken.  I post here on the blogs from time to time just for myself as not many folks in here seem to look at the blogs as much as the rumor or let’s chat threads.  

[Mortal Realms - Castigators]

They look a lot like some I did when they first came out 

 

[Contrast paint experience]

Made quite a bit of progress on these guys, the contrast paint with a light dry brush really made a good looking effect.

[Skaven vs. Sylvaneth - Total Conquest]

You keep whipping that Sylvaneth army.  Why doesn’t he bring numbers to counter your big bricks?  Even with gnarroot Sylvaneth would be hard pressed to be skaven in the hero phase with 3 verminlords casting on top of the  Grey seer and ikit klaw

[First unit of Thralls]

That color scheme is cool.  This might seem odd but what box do you have them drying in? Is that an old fantasy battles battalion?

[Brown teeth]

I got these guys finished finally 

[The Freeguild of Kislavia]

This is such an awesome army I’m really glad to see some non citadel miniatures making their way on here.  You don’t feel like fireforge models are of a bit of a wierd scale with citadel miniatures?

[Slow moving]

This is the last of my work done before work today.  It was fun dry brushing the squigs.  The green was kind of a mess and the black is super jet so highlight lines might be in the future.  Lucky it isn’t stabbas or shootas.  I think I might prefer painting this army over the nighthaunt and definitely more so than stormcast eternals.  

[Slow moving]

Got through some more. I like this shade of orange but I’m gonna try different things over the units.  Smaller batches would be easier for sure.  The yellow definitely needs touch ups.