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Durus Eculeus |
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Spoetzl the Gyrinx (see Christian
Augst's 3rd edition house rules)
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Calis, the Eternal Flame |
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Capt. Dallas Ramada, 2nd Co. |
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Codicer Marion Brock
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Father Xavier Padilla |
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Epistolary Kaspar |
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Kaspar's Command Squad
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Epistolary Kaspar (née "Melantha Briadis")
is the illegitimate daughter of Cleansing Flames Master
Durus Eculeus. When Melantha's psychic
abilities began to manifest at the onset of puberty, Eculeus
conspired to save her from the Black Ships by placing her
into fosterage under the care of Wolf Lord Bashar Schwinghammer.
On Fenris, she was trained in the use of her abilities by
the rune priests of the Space Wolves' 7th Great
Company.
After a decade and a half of training, she
took her place alongside her adoptive wolf brothers in Ranthe
Firemane's blood claw pack. Over the ensuing years, "Antha
Short Fangs" became a much-respected fixture on the 7th
Great Company's field of battle, her accomplishments made
all the more impressive for her lack of the genetic enhancements
shared by all adepts of the Astartes. Such is the depth
of her psychic talents.
During Melantha's 35th year, she
was ordered back to Luzerna, the home planet of the Cleansing
Flames. So closely had she bonded with her adoptive packmates
that three of the Space Wolves--Ranthe Firemane, Hurkur
the Poet, and Agmar--left their packs and followed her to
Luzerna to serve as members of her personal guard. The three
Wolves now wear the colors of the Cleansing Flames but,
along with Melantha herself, retain some of the traditional
markings and talismans of the Space Wolves.*
Her guard is rounded out by Brothers Sibrian (an apothecary)
and Salvus (a techmarine), both men having proven their
loyalty and trustworthiness to Durus Eculeus over long years
of service.
"Brother" Kaspar is shown here with
her command squad during a training exercise on Luzerna.
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Ephraim Spork's Robot Maniple
I have at least one of each model robot and will eventually
get them all painted and fieldable using Christian
Augst's 3rd edition robot rules. I have yet to complete
the Colossus, Cataphract, and Crusader models.
And yes, I know that, according to one of the Gaunt's Ghosts
novels, it's heresy to use robots. Well, I think the models
look cool and enjoyed painting them, so let's do try and
cope with a minimum of embarrassing hystrionics, shall we?
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Ephraim Spork, Adeptus Mechanicus Tech Priest |
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Conquerer robot (a.k.a., "Big Unit"),
equipped with 'autocannon', heavy bolter, and power fist. |
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Castellan robot equipped with bolter, multi-melta,
and power fist. |
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