The Swordsmen
As the Sunset Guard fought through the Soul Wars and more and more warriors were Reforged, the Flaw manifested first in a physical affliction. All those that emerged from the Anvil of the Apotheosis did so as albinos, their skin and hair white as many of the gheists they battled. By the time the Era of the Beast was closing, the physical effects of the Flaw had intesified and actinic light leaked from the eyes of every member of the Stormhost. Unable to remove that affliction, the Sunset Guard had embraced it and more and more warriors started to take to the field of battle without wearing their masks, to better strike fear in the hearts of their enemies.
Here comes the second set of Ironsoul's Condemnors, fully converted to make sure they look different from the others.
What I did was repositioning the arms, replacing the heads with Vindictors' ones and the maces with blades from the Vindictor spears and a sword from the Cities of Sigmar Battlemage kit.
Ironsoul's shield ended up on another warrior so I gave her a Vindictor shield.
Finally, I clipped the pegs from underneath the models' feet so that I was able to swap bases around. All these combined completely altered the sense of motion in every model, making them look completely distinct from the uncoverted counterpart.
Since I was at it, I've also used small gryphons from the TOW Emipre Mansion and Empire General to make Dagger, Shield and Hammer deployment markers for Warcry games. The weapons come again from the Vindictors (blade), the TOW Empire General (hammer) and the TOW Empire State Troops (shield).
Teandra Honouris
Teandra not only venerates Sigmar, but the maker Grugni as well, an act of gratitude for all the smith-god has sacrificed for the cause of order.
Namestes Thunderheart
Tales are told and songs are sung throughout Azyrheim of Namestes' exploits.
Sannus Swiftsteel
Sannus dispenses sage advice to his younger companions even in the heat of battle.
I've painted the deployment markers as statuary, matching the grey and green scheme I've used on my Stormvault terrain set and on the bases of the Stormcast.
With them done, Lightiningfist's Last Survivors are worth 990 points in games of Warcry and I'll probably take them to an event I'm attending later in October.
Lightiningfist's Last Survivors
The Sunset Guard was one of the smallest and latest Stormhosts of the First Striking. Comprised of those who had died while wielding the magic of the Realms against Chaos, the majority of its warriors hailed from its Sacrocanct Chamber. Because of their connection with the Realms, during the late years of the Era of the Beast, the Sunset Guard mages felt that something was amiss with the fabric of reality. Determined to correct this imbalance, they led the entire Stormhost deep into the eastern Great Parch. And there they were as Skavenblight erupted into Aqshy. In a single instant, only a handful of warriors remained.
It fell to Knight-Incantor Lestia Lightiningfist to lead the survivors in a gruelling flight from the Gnaw, and by the end of it only a single Sequitor retinue was with her as they reached the relative safety of the Adamantine Chain. There, they discovered the Sacrosanct Chambers had been recalled to Azyr. But with the souls of their comrades lost forever, their presence at the Anvil of the Apotheosis was pointless. So it was they swore to remain in the Realms and avenge their Stormhost.
I finally got to paint Xandria Azurebolt and one of the Ironsoul's Condemnors sets I had since I attended Warhammer Fest back in 2023.
I decided not to convert them as I might use Ironsoul's Condemnors in games of Warhammer: Underworlds, while Xandria Azurebolt is a rather cool model and I didn't feel like converting her, except for giving her a sculpted base from Ironsoul's Condemnors. Still, I've painted them in the same colours as my Silver Tower Knight-Questor, only adding some blue for the more arcane bits.
And of course, I've given them new names and a a different background to use them in games of Warcry.
Lestia Lightiningfist
The Knight-Incantor has proven many times over that she would risk everything to safeguard those under her command.
Sequitor-Prime Kelena Fulmor
Kelena is a a reserved and melancholic soul, not given to zealous oratory.
Kallean Brightmace
Kallean battles the enemies of Azyr with a savage ferocity.
Balian Pharos
The agonies of Reforging have left their mark upon Balian, yet although striken by spiritual torment, he fights on.
I have another sprue of Ironsoul's Condemnors and a few bits to convert them and bring Lightiningfist's Last Survivors to a full 1000 points Warcry warband.
