The grey sky was dark and threatening, heavy rain falling from the sky and lightning cracked the bruised clouds. Behind him, Everest stood, a bright white peak stark against the sky, and on the other side of that, stood the center of the Imperium, the Imperial Palace.
The North-West Passage was a challenging route for a mortal man, for one such as Blade-Champion Pyodoris Hastaurian Desh it should have been an easy stroll. However, even with his gene-enhanced physique and near limitless endurance he felt the pull of fatigue as he pushed himself on, time was against him.
He felt his Klaimor Vaultsword banging against his back where he had slung it in order to be able to move quicker. The rumour had to be taken seriously, even in it had reached him via the back channels of information from the Lion's Gate.
There was some truth about this he thought as the air around him gave him a greasy, metallic taste in his mouth, as if he had bitten down on a Copper Credit. The wind buffeted him again against the rocks and loose screen tumbled away under his feet, as if the elements and the world were trying to prevent him from reaching his objective.
The rain was so thick visibility was reduced so much he was relying on the auto-reader HUD in his helmet to tell him where he was. As soon as he saw the first foundations of a ruined wall he knew he was close however. The ancient stones of the Rongbuk Monastery stood in their ageless lines ahead. It was legend that they had been placed sometime in second millennium, well before Old Night and the Madness that entailed.
He was snapped back to the task at hand as the whisperings of a multitude of gibbering voices filled his head, the whisperings of warp creatures pushing at reality. Their mindless thrashings sensing that the barriers between the warp and real space were weakened here.
Pyodoris stopped and blinked realising the gravity of what he had just thought, the grip of reality was weaker here and foul Warpspawn were on the verge of emerging...Here, on Terra!
He would have to hurry, find the source and cut off the head of the corruption.
*****
The next stage of the Solar Watch army is underway and I've finished the next model.
"One one model?" I hear you ask.
"So far", as the next biggest update(s) are well underway and will make a massive dent in painting the force, I just haven't had the time to finish them off yet.
Anyway, the finished miniature is a Blade-Champion of the Custodes.
Once again painted in the Solar Watch Legion scheme I detailed in my last post.
I like on this model how he has layers of cloth and leather, opposed to the regular Custodians who have their power armour and maybe half a toga or cloak as a different texture.
The clothing on this model is either Black Legion or Black Templar contrast paints and the leather boots are Aggaros Dunes and washed with EARTHSHADE.
In battle, a Blade Champion is a living weapon in the Emperor's hand. His role is to identify the greatest battlefield threat -- be that a mighty leader, a host of killers or a deadly war engine -- to ensure their swift and absolute destruction.
To this end they are given leeway to field the incredibly ancient and powerful Vault blade weapons, taken from the depths of the Imperial Palace and wielded with precision and deadliness which puts even the prodigious martial prowess of regular Custodians to shame.
The symbol on the cloak was an interesting painting challenge as it floods over itself and creases with the running motion of the miniature. Normally I dislike using metallic paints on clothing and cloaks as I personally don't think it looks right. However with the gilded nature of the Custodes in general, I figured that they would be mad enough to include actual Aurellian Gold in their cloaks to show their authority.
Finally, below is a photo taken into the magnetised storage box of the army in progress.
- A Shield Captain.
- Two Blade-Champions.
- A Vexilla.
- Six Allarus Terminators.
- Six Custodian Venatari.
- Fourteen Custodian Guard.
Once they're all fielded together I believe this makes a 2,000 point army for 10th edition 40k.
I'm certainly.enjoying the project thus far and definitely looking forward to them all being finished and fielded together on the table as a cohesive force.
Until next time, have nice day...
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