Miniatures

5th May 201824th August 2023

Orthesian Herald 11 – Secrets of Cilice

Previous: Session 10 – Storm-wreathed Sins
Next: Session 12 – Blood and Gin
First: Session 1 – The Unbroken Resolve and All Those Who Sail Therein

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Storm-ridden Cilice Prime is circled and shrouded by swirling clouds and hurricanes. Beneath the storms, the peaks and valleys of Cilice’s jagged surface form a stark, beautiful landscape that was once dotted with the proud structures of a colony founded under the authority of Rogue Trader Van Arkiel.

There are is very little life recorded as native to Cilice bar its simple fungal life used in the production of Cilice Gyn. Continual gales carry the harmless spores far and wide amidst lightning and frozen hail.

1st May 201824th August 2023

Meanwhile, on the Bench: Battery Lord Kimbal

This week’s MOTB is the third party member of House Patroneus’ elite staff, after Lord-Militant Hyde and Explorator Eutropius. They form the senior officers, advisors and bastard-hard combat group for Aoife Patroneus, the head of the rival Rogue Trader family to our own Orthesian Dynasty.

This is Battery Lord Kimbal, Master of Ordnance on board the flagship of House Patroneus, the Banshee. Although he has the highest honorific of Master of Ordnance and controls every weapon on the ship, he prefers his old title of Battery Lord from his time serving as master of a single battery of macrocannon.

28th April 201824th August 2023

Orthesian Herald 10 – Storm-wreathed sins

Previous: Session 9 – Claws in the Dark
Next: Session 11 – Secrets of Cilice
First: Session 1 – The Unbroken Resolve and All Those Who Sail Therein

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In the last exciting installment of the Orthesian Herald our band of dashing explorers had just seen off a minor warp incursion in the underdecks of the ship, assisted by the courageous actions of a few humble armsmen. What better time for a spicy meme.

24th April 201824th August 2023

Meanwhile, on the Bench: Elysian Commission part 2

In what is increasingly sounding like another unwanted Jason Bourne sequel, the Elysian commission is taking shape. Two ten-man squads have been assembled and painted, with only another two ten-man squads left.

20th April 201824th August 2023

Orthesian Herald 9 – Claws in the Dark

Previous: Session 8 – The Hatchling Worlds
Next: Session 10 – Storm-wreathed Sins
First: Session 1 – The Unbroken Resolve and All Those Who Sail Therein

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Last week our Explorers received an icy reception down in the underdecks of the ship…

17th April 201824th August 2023

Meanwhile, on the Bench: Explorator Eutropius

On last week’s MOTB we had a look at Arch-Militant Hyde, the first of Lord-Captain Patroneus’ crew and the rivals of the plucky Orthesian Dynasty. This week we’re looking at the second crewman, Explorator Eutropius.

10th April 201824th August 2023

Meanwhile, on the Bench: Lord-Militant Assamar Hyde

As our Orthesian Rogue Trader game gathers momentum, my eyes have been cast to counterparts of our seemingly unstoppable group of Explorers.

Where many of our players already have personal rivalries, either due to their backstories or in-game run-ins that have developed into feuds, none of them will have the same resources as a full-blown rival Rogue Trader Dynasty – House Patroneus.

A few weeks back I found myself dry-fitting odd parts of my bits box that didn’t have any other home – half a Commissar Gaunt, the overcoat from the Scions box set, that sort of thing. House Patroneus had already been established as rivals in name only by this point, why not add some flesh to those bones?

6th April 201824th August 2023

Orthesian Herald: session 7 – A Brother’s Calling

Previous: Session 6 – The Beast with the Broken Back
Next: Session 8 – The Hatchling Worlds
First: Session 1 – The Unbroken Resolve and All Those Who Sail Therein

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Laden with loot and buoyed up from their first successful adventure, our Explorers cast their gaze back to the stars to determine their next heading.

3rd April 201824th August 2023

Meanwhile, on the Bench: Orthesian Reinforcements

Our Rogue Trader games have been going down really well, and the handful of armsmen I assembled for a warp incursion session went down a storm. The bits worked so well together, they were thematic and, most importantly, colour coordinated with the rest of the Dynasty. The only problem was that there wasn’t enough!

30th March 201824th August 2023

Orthesian Herald: session 6 – The Beast with the Broken Back

Previous: Session 5 – The Flickering Eye
Next: Session 7 – A Brother’s Calling
First: Session 1 – The Unbroken Resolve and All Those Who Sail Therein

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Last time on the Orthesian Herald, our band of brave Explorers had fought off hordes of ravening Orks on the dead alien world of Gangue Prime to try and find the next piece of the map to the fabled treasure ship, the Righteous remit.