Darklands Battle report: Albainn vs Khthones (999 gold)

'Slaughterfest!'

Today we bring you an epic struggle between the Albainn 'Painted Ones' and the 

Khthones 'Slaughterers'.

The Khthones deploy first due to their lower authorithy rating. The Krokodarchon chooses to deploy his reptilian mates in a central position on the battlefield. Two small woods flank the Khthones' deployment, so it won't be easy to outflank the small host.

The Albainn general decides on a left flank deployment type. Oghuritnes and oghurs are on both flanks and the revered goghu anchors the battleline.

Both hosts are deployed, time to smash each other's brains out!

Turn 1

The Krokodarchon starts the battle by daunting the Oghuritnes and Drast, the hound of Dun Durn. He then advances alongside his Krokodar bodyguards. 

The Albainn sagart casts 'resistance' on the big unit of Oghuritnes. He then tries to recover but fails his recovery test. One fumble roll later, 9 wounds of damage are added to one of the Oghuritnes. Luckely, the Sagart survives the magic backlash.  Bagseg, the Oghuritne Umaer inspires the Oghuritnes and they move towards the Krokodar.

Turn 2

Aggrakk, the brutal Krokokh warrior charges into the Oghurs. One Oghur is knocked uncouncious and is killed outright. But before the Krokokh can feast on the corps of the fallen Oghur, Gudhlagg and the surviving Oghurs step forward and kill the foul beast.

The Khthones retain the initiative and the Krokodarch and his Krokodar bodyguards smash into the Oghuritnes. The Krokodars deal out 65 damage and the Krokodarchon an impressive 84 damage! Several Oghuritnes are torn limb from limb by the cold blooded killers. 

Brugbad, the Oghuritne Rud rallies the survivors around him and together they put 41 damage on the Krokodars. 

The Krokodars are the strong unit, are swift chargers and aquired a whole pile of blood. Unsurprisingly, the Oghuritnes retreat from the onslaught but are caught and utterly destroyed by the Krokodar and their leader. Savage!

The Albainn are reeling but continue the fight. The Sagart puts 'stone shatter' on Bagseg, the Oghuritne Umaer. Bagseg then charges the weary krokodar unit and deals 53 damage, enough to kill a Krokodar warrior all by himself. The other Krokodar unit and Ettu, the revered Oghu exchange blows but both hold firm.

Turn 3

Once again, the Khthones gain the initiative, despite the re-roll for the Albainn. The krokodarchon activates first and cuts down Bagseg. His surviving bodyguard kills the wounded Oghu.

The Albainn Oghurs finally end their flanking manoeuvre and attack the second Krokodar unit. They deal 93 damage but despite the carnage, the stubborn Krokodar hold firm. The Krokodarch, the other Khthones commander, then joins the fray and destroyes one Oghur. Gudhlagg and the surviving Oghur fall back.

Turn 4

The end is in sight for the few Albainn survivors. Gudhlagg and his mate make a last stand against the murderous reptiles. After a last brutal combat, the game ends.

Victory to the Khthones!

The Herd: Part II

A quick update on 'The Herd':

Assembled Galagaak, the raging Tarvox:

The gigantic Maatmäg, mammox of the Fomoraic:

Gaalgar's herd, the Gul-Gabrax:

Next: assembling even more Gabrax and Tarvax warriors!

The Painted Ones: Part I

Here are some pictures of Dento's Darklands project, 'The Painted Ones'. It will feature a large Albainn host with an Erainn allied contignent:

The Herd: Part I

I just started working on a big project called: 'The Herd'. 

'The Herd' is a project in wich I will be a building a huge Darklands Fomoraic host. The Gabrax and Tarvax models are amongst my favoriete Mierce miniatures and will make up the biggest part of the herd. 

Here are some shots of my first Gabrax and Tarvax models:

The Darklands assembly line

Some work in progress shots of our Darklands models:

YsianUngefelic, mantichora

Atalantes Kretos, ogros of bronze

Norse Hrudinn, Valhrafn

Fomoraic Gabrax and Tarvax warriors

Maallolvor, the lumbering Mallox, accompanied by some Gabrax reinforcements

And after a first coat of paint

Troll Invasion

One year ago, I started collecting Mierce miniatures by painting my favorite model to date, a Norse Troll Jarl:

The sheer brutality of the Norse trolls, sculpted by the amazing Allan Carrasco, sums up the atmosphere of Darklands for me. The models are equally brutal on the Darklands battlefield and after a couple of bloody test battles I decided to invest in a Norse Troll theme army. My most recent addition are two fell trolls, painted for the Impact Eindhoven 2017 Convention.

 And here are some shots of the rest of the Trolls: