The Seeker
False leads had taken Fhelthon Metheara far from the Custodian’s Cave. That failure was a sore wound on the Aurannar Loreseeker’s pride. To redeem himself, he had volunteered to lead the vanguard of the convoy escorting the Eye to the ships. His would be the duty to find a safe path through the Lux Umbra. He had considered the dangers posed by the many lurking creatures and the Dornayar mercenaries. What he didn’t know, was that his path would have gone through shadow and flame.
While building it, I wasn't sure about painting the Loreseeker in the blue of Dornayar and use it as an ally for the Shadowflames. Though I love the model, it's aesthetic doesn't fit them and I wanted to get some use for it even after the campaign.
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| Aurannar Rune Sigil |
Then, our objectives for Week 2 were published, and with a Rivalry against Aurannar, I settled on an orange that is both close to the colour of the Aurannar rune sigil and complements the yellows and reds on my Free Companies of the Gilded Hand.
So, he will now fight with them as an adversary of the Shadowflames.
The Seeker and the Keeper - WIP
An artefact of unknown origin called the Eye of Noctis resides deep in the Lux Umbra, in the hoard of some massive feral creature. Both the Dornayar and the Aurannar are looking for it and many warriors thread the dark tunnels, stirring those that have laid dormant within them for long centuries.
I've been working on an Iscarneth Loreseeker and a Wight King to be used as Wild Fighters in my games in the Lux Umbra. Pity I didn't get to paint them, so they'll have to wait until next week to see some action.
The Loreseeker is based on an Aurallan Warden body, with the head from the Tree-Revenants, the right arm from the Elven Union Blood Bowl Team and the left arm from Eldrad Ulthran, with the power cell clipped off the sword. The scabbard on his back is also from Eldrad Ulthran, with the hilt of the sword clipped off.
The Wight King is based on a Chaos Warrior with the arm sockets shaved off so that I was able to glue arms from the old Khemri Skeletons. These were given a shield from the old Empire/Freeguild General and the flaming sword from the Battlewizard. The head is again from the Khemri Skeletons, with the top replaced with a helmet from the Empire Knights. Finally, in a nod to Krell's model, I've carefully removed the tip of one boot, but kept the sole and then glued the toes from the Khemri Skeletons in place.
Since I was at it, I've also made a Grave Site or Objective marker with a tombstone from the Khemri Skeletons sprue and the roses and hourglass from the Battlewizard kit.
