Summary: Brief post where I talk about a Mordheim warband I painted last year.
Long story short, miniature wargames are a hobby that I was always interested in ever since I first saw Warhammer Fantasy in the late 1990s/early 2000. I've been collecting various games and models over the years, but almost never actually got to play or paint any of them. Fast forward to 2021 when I moved to a new country/city and something just clicked in me that enough was enough. I needed to find a play group and finally get into consuming all of these wonderful things that I acquired and lovingly cherished over the years. So one of the gaming cliques I fell into was a Mordheim group and the first thing that I picked up out of my pile of shame was a Dwarf warband.
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Osi, the Last Son, is a young Dwarf Noble whose father led a minor Clan in a famous Dwarf Hold, the name too heavy with sadness to recall. Not too long ago, while the Clan was still flourishing, an unknown Slayer came into the Hold bringing words of destruction yet to come. He warned Osi to leave the underground palaces of his ancestors, for soon all will fall into oblivion.
Advised by his two uncles to heed the word of the mysterious doomsayer, the young Noble left the halls with a few of his trusted allies, only to hear some weeks later that the entire Dwarf Hold perished under some inexplicable doom, exactly as it was foretold. Yet the visions of the Slayer continued, urging Osi and his band to head to the wretched human city of Mordheim... For what purpose, he cannot say.
Thus the company threads on, picking up other clan-less Dwarfs along the way who are willing to join this strange trek.
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The warband currently consists of:
- Osi, the Last Son, a Noble
- Thorek, the Wise, an Engineer, uncle to Osi
- Grom, the Silent Grief, a Slayer, uncle to Osi
- Sili, the Little Death, and Olif, the Groomed, two Thunderers (with gun and crossbow, respectively)
- Durek, the Stout, and Khazel, the Strong, two Clansmen (one with axe, one with hammer, respectively)
- Skorri and Snorri, two Beardling twins (one with crossbow, one with axe, respectively)
Naturally, the Beardlings are the Dwarfs seen drinking, as they are yet to prove their worth!
I tried giving all of them different colored cloth based on what class they were, symbolizing a bit of a hierarchy among the ranks. Still missing, in other words yet to be painted, are another Slayer (the prophet, one now called Doom With No Name), one more Thunderer (Olaf, the Scruff, younger brother to Olif, the Groomed) and one more yet-to-be-named Clansmen.
It was loads of fun painting these guys, even though I'm not too mad of a fan of Dwarfs, and it was neat coming up with the names and little backstory, as Mordheim itself is rather reliant on mood and ambience. I am in no way an expert painter, so you will have to pardon potential ocular unpleasantries, but it is what it is.
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| Osi, the Last Son |
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| Thorek, the Wise |
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| Grom, the Silent Grief |
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| Sili, the Little Death |
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| Olif, the Groomed |
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| Khazel, the Strong |
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| Snorri |
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| Osi's Wanderers, Dwarf Treasure Hunters band |
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