"Where iz e?" bellowed Gargrim "Where is Da Proffit?"
"Nah idea Boss" replied Lurg.
"E's da wun wot sed wez culd do dis an nah e's zogged off"
"Nah I ain't" said a voice from behind Gargrim.
The Warlord spun on his feet to see the Shamen astride a warboar.
"Where da zog ave ya bin ya daft old koot?" demanded Gargrim.
"Ere an dere, bildin yer power" said the Shamen as he got down off his boar.
"WHAT?" screamed the Orc Warlord "Ya sed we wuz ready wiv da Ladz from da East"
"Nah, I sed wez needed dem, not dat yous would be ready ta take Karak Izor" replied the Shamen.
"FAEGIT!" The Warlord exploded "WAT CHU TAWKIN BOUT?"
"I went to find dez ladz" the Shamen explained.
From out of the trees a bunch of Orc Arrer Boyz stepped forth.
"Dey iz from da Bonekraka tribe, dey will lead uz Sauff, across da mountains to da rest a dere tribe, dere youz will join wiv da Bonekrakaz an tugeva wez will strike at Karak Izor".
"An ow long iz dat gonna tayke?" asked Gargrim.
"It wiwl tayke az lon az it taykz" answered Faegit "Wez ready ta go wen youz iz"
"At last" said Gargrim "Da Horde goes sauff togeva - MOVE OWT!"
Faegit da Proffit
Faegit da Proffit: Orc Level 15 Shamen armed with a sword and riding a war boar (179 pts)
Da Bushwaka Boyz & Da Humie Huntaz
Da Bushwaka Boyz: 10 Arrer Boyz armed with bows and hand weapons, They wear light armour and carry shields (105 pts)
Da Humie Huntaz: 10 Arrer Boyz armed with bows and hand weapons, They wear light armour and carry shields (105 pts)
These Orc Skirmishers are members of the Bonekraka tribe who originate from southern Bretonnia but since have migrated south west through the mountains and ended up in the northern Border Princes where they came across the Grimskullz shamen Faegit. The Shamen was beaten down and was about to be killed when he mentioned their plan to attack Karak Izor. The Bonekraka's leadership saw the wisdom in an alliance and so Faegit was spared. He returned to the Grimskullz tribe and convinced his Chieftan, Gargrim, to take the tribe North to find more add extra muscle to the tribe. In reality this was a stalling tactic on Faegit's part. He didn't actually want the attack to happen , the promise of the attack was how he kept himself alive. The Bonekraka leadership sent Da Bushwaka Boyz and Da Humie Huntaz to track the Grimskullz and bring Faegit back. The stealthy Orcs came on the Shamen whilst he was out picking fungus and "convinced" him to bring the Grimskullz back down south.
Time is drawing near for Faegit to deliver......................
It's the final instalment of the 333pt 3rd Ed Painting Challenge and it's been tough as I've also taken on the Gathering of Mighty Painters Challenge too at the same time. It was brave but I've achieved a great result I feel on the 333 and almost there on the Gathering (two months to go).
This month I wanted to add a Shamen and some Orc skirmishers. I've been banging on about "Da Proffit" for a few months now so I felt I couldn't close without him making an appearance. I always had this model in mind and I've always known I wanted to mount him on a boar since I saw the very same idea on the back of a 3rd Ed era White Dwarf (it could of been the Orc Hoard of either Rick Priestley or Kev Adams, not sure). I'm really pleased with how he's turned out but he may need some extra symbols on his cloak. The boar however is temporary.
The boar he will end up on is a barded one that I've got coming on a Kick Starter from OSM. The boar he's on is from the same Ewal Dvergar range from Clam. I got a handful from Clam a few years ago to see if they would fit the Orcs I planned putting on them but Brexit and the Covid outbreak shot that plan down. Then it got resurrected when Clam and OSM struck a deal to bring the range back to the masses. I'm excited for my vision to come to fruition.
So, here's the finished army.
After painting 6000 points of Greenies in nine months I need a rest from Army Painting...................... which will happen after BOYL. That doesn't mean there won't be a painting challenge next year though, oh no no no, myself and Mr Legg have the spark of a different idea.........................
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