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  The Wielder of the Blade [1], armed with the necromantic blade Terminus, leads the ghostly procession of the Headman’s Curse as they enter the fiery mines of Embergard. Terminus, an ancient weapon infused with dark magic, radiates an aura of death, its edge honed not just to sever flesh but to cleave the very souls of the condemned. The Bearer of the Block [2] follows closely, his spectral arms hauling a phantom chopping block, ready to receive the heads of those who’ve escaped death’s rightful claim. The Scriptor of the Sentence [3] moves with solemn purpose, inscribing the names of the doomed in ghostly ink to seal their fate by Nagash’s command, while the Sharpener of the Blade [4] trails behind, sharpening Terminus with each pass of his ghostly whetstone, amplifying the blade’s deadly chill. Together, they descend into the Emberstone-lit caverns, a harbinger of cold and final justice, even in the fiery heart of Aqshy. The Wielder’s gaze is unyielding, for with each swing of T...

  Introduction Myari's Purifiers are a graceful company of Lumineth aelves who glow with the power of Hysh. Steeped in learning and arcane skill, they have entered the Underworlds, originally to calm the Beastgrave, but now they seek the treasures of the Emberguard. The company comprises Myari Lightcaller (1),  Bahannar (2),   Ailenn, the Mind's Edge (3) and Senaela (4). Fighter Characteristics Myari Lightcaller, a spellcaster steeped in arcane skill, able to wield the magic of Hysh. He is the leader of the Purifiers. He has a Movement of 4, a Save of 1 Dodge, 4 Health and a Bounty of 2. He has two weapon attack profiles. The first is a melee attack, range 2, 1 Hammer for 2 damage. The second is a ranged attack, which is range 3, 3 Swords for 1 damage. Upon inspiration, his melee attack increases to 2 Hammers and his ranged attack improves to 4 Swords. Overall, a modest boost to his accuracy for his inspiration. The single dice melee attack is quite useful for gaining the...

Happy 2025 everybody! It has been a few months since I last sat down to write about what I have been up to in my hobby. Life has been incredibly busy, mainly with work but also with family commitments, leaving little time for much else. Painting I haven't had much time — or inclination — to pick up my paintbrush. One reason is that the area where I paint in my house tends to get quite cold during the winter months, which doesn't make for a particularly inviting workspace. On top of that, by the time I've been free to paint, there's often no daylight left — and I definitely prefer painting with natural light. However, here in the UK, the light has been gradually returning, and with that, I've found myself drawn back to my painting desk. I have several Underworlds warbands waiting for attention, so I decided to start with the Plaguebearers of Nurgle from the Grandfather Gardeners set. My Gardeners I have a large army of Plaguebearers that I painted when Age of Sigmar ...

Introduction On Sunday the 23rd of February, I set off for the Victory Clash in Havant, a small town near Portsmouth in the South of England. This was to be a small local Rivals tournament that my friend Harry (aka Slippy) had told me about. Preparation Up until now, in second edition, I have been playing the Emberwatch combined with Blazing Assault and Reckless Fury , but I have been wanting to try something new. For this tournament, I decided to use Cyreni's Razors with Countdown to Cataclysm  (C2C), both a deck and warband I had not really considered before. In the first edition, I played primarily with Lady Harrow's Mournflight, a quick, hard hitting but fragile warband. I like this style of play and have been looking for a warband that works in a similar way. My Razors In the week before the tournament, I went to my local club, in Redhill, to try-out/practise with the Razors. I played two games.  The first was against the Gorechosen of Dromm with Reckless Fury. I ultima...

  Introduction My Razors Cyreni's Razors are an Idoneth warband searching the Underworlds for soul-essence to save their people. Cyreni of the Abyss [1], accompanied by her Spirit guardian, Cephanyr [2] and her two Namarti thralls, Renglaith [3] and Alathyrr [4] are searching for the souls need to save her race Fighter Characteristics Cyreni is the leader of the Razors. She has a Movement of 4, a Save of 1 Block, 4 Health and a Bounty of 2. She has two melee weapon attack profiles. The first is range 1, 2 Hammers for 2 damage. The second, is range 2, 2 Hammers for 1 damage. Upon inspiration, she gains Movement 5 and each of her attack profiles improves to 3 Hammers. Overall, a modest boost for her inspiration. Cephanyr, Cyreni's Spirit Guardian, a creature of the deep ethersea. He has a Move of 3, a Save of 1 Dodge, 4 Health and a Bounty of 2. It has a single melee attack of range 1, 3 Swords, for 2 damage. In addition, Cephanyr can fly. Upon inspiration, Chephanyr gains a Move...