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New releases just in time for Christmas!
Christmas Releases
With our latest Kickstarter project Darklands: New Kindreds completed and hitting a massive £115,000, it's time once more to turn our attention to one of our previous projects, Darklands: First Edition; for we have eight eight more releases from it, one for each kindred!
For this third set of releases from that project, we have Ciniod, an Umaer of Dun Durn for the Albainn; Broga, the first of our boar-men, a Wereofor Thegn for the Angelcynn; Mag ap Mag, another first - this time a Dynwocor warchief - for the Brythoniaid; Agathae, a Signifer of the Byzantii; Naraa, a naughty-looking Tain of Baalor for the Fomoraic; Xontór, another awesome Gorgon for the Khthones; the superb Knútr of Víkin, a general of the Norse; and the frankly disgusting Zethag of Carn Dhu, a Harvest-Drune of the Ysians. An eclectic bunch!
Unfortunately, just like the previous releases this year, thanks to us being busier than busy bees we've just not had the time to get the release art and descriptions done; but you can still see some good images of each miniature on the website of course.
Ciniod, Umaer of Dun Durn
The Albainn have suffered in the past - due simply to a lack of miniatures to use - but all that is changing, as they're getting a release a month just like the other kindreds! This time around we have an Umaer of Dun Durn, a warchief, called Ciniod; sculpted by Olivier Nkweti from the artwork by Sam Lamont and painted by Martin Grandbarbe, he's a cracking little miniature well able to lead your painted ones!
Broga, Wereofor Thegn
Broga is from another realm of the Angelcynn, Eofora, which is effectively today's East Anglia. The Eoforas are mostly pagan although many are Christian, and unlike many realms all beliefs are tolerated. The pagan Eoforas are allies of the Miercna and many Wereofor - boar-men, like Broga - find a welcome in their hosts, and especially when they fight common enemies. Painted by Sébastien Picque and sculpted by Valentin Zak from the artwork by Christophe Madura, Broga is a cracking miniature and the very first boar-man miniature for Darklands!
Mag ap Mag, Prifdynwocor of Powys
Mag ap Mag is another first, for he is warchief of the Dynwocor or jabberwock-men, and he fights for other Brythoniaid realms as much as he does for Powys; for he hates the Saesneg and the Wyddelig and the Norseg as much as the rest. Sculpted beautifully by Roberto Chaudon from the artwork by Christophe Madura, and painted masterfully by Sébastien Picque, Mag ap Mag is a must for any Brythoniaid player!
Agathae, Signifer
A Signifer of Legio II Var, the lovely Agathae - sculpted by Yannick Hennebo from the artwork by Steve Pierce, and painted by Martin Grandbarbe - is a cracking miniature and one of only three Byzantii miniatures yet released. Like the Albainn, the Byzantii are a relatively new kindred to Darklands, but that's all changing - watch out for more satanic romans next month!
Naraa, Tain of Baalor
Jacques-Alexandre Gillois is a master of sculpting our Fomoraic miniatures and he never disappoints. The cold and beautiful Naraa, sculpted by him from the artwork by Stefan Kopinski and painted by Sébastien Picque, is a fantastic addition to the Baalor realm and another showcase for Jacques' talent!
Xontór, Gorgon of Khthon
The snake-men of the Khthones, the Gorgones, have another warlord to lead them in the four-armed shape of Xontór the Gorgon. Armed to the teeth and armoured with teeth, Xontór has been sculpted by Stéphane Simon from the artwork by Beth Hughes and painted brilliantly by Sébastien Picque. Watch out, the Atalantes!
Knútr of Víkin, Skipari of Hrafnen on Foot
The talent of Allan Carrasco is simply amazing to behold. Knútr of Víkin, our Norse longship skipper, is a thing of beauty; sculpted by him from the artwork by Danny Cruz, and painted by Martin Grandbarbe, human miniatures just don't get any better than this. Except when you see Knútr on Horse, of course...
Zethag of Carn Dhu, Harvest-Drune
Sculpted by Stéphane Simon from artwork by Danny Cruz, and painted by Martin Grandbarbe, Zethag of Carn Dhu is brilliantly disgusting and foul and rank and horrid; the blood spittle on her mouth is a particularly brilliant feature, we think, but we also love what's around her waist and in her hands. She's obviously just swallowed some, and wants some more!
All of the releases above will be officially released on the 6th of December 2014, but you can pre-order them now from this very website to your heart's content!
Watch out for more releases next month, too!
