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Thanks Bottle. I'm really pleased with all the background but that for the research assistant definitely stands out for me too.

That's some good fluff. Bibliocathedrels! Sweet new word. Lovely models too.

Brilliant models, brilliant paintjob, brilliant fluff.

EDC

As stated else where - these are some of the most fantastic minis I've seen

Cheers Weety. Why use the plain old word library ever again.

EC. Thanks. I had fun with all three. :-)

Manus. Thank you for your kind words. Very nice of you to take the time to tell me both here and there. Always appreciate comments.

Interrogator Clayre Abhozen

A former Librarian of the 14th Order plucked from service by Inquisitor Inson. She met Inson when he was investigating unauthorised access to a bibliocathedra, deep under the Imperial Place, and her squad were assigned to him. In this quest Inson found her a most useful and intelligent resource, her investigative skills were wasted as an Inquisitorial Stormtrooper. Like Inson she was badly injured when orders failed to be relayed, thus making her an ideal and impassioned candidate for the Ordo Scriptorum.






Astropath Aikin

All Inquisitors of the Ordo Scriptorum are assigned an astropath at the same time they receive that Inquisitorial Rosette. This agreement and gift from the Adetus Astra Telepathica goes back to the beginning of the Ordo Scriptorum, when they were a breakaway sect of the Ordo Hereticus. The need for such a fine tool has proven its worth countless times, for having direct access to telepathic communication saved many lives. In the eyes of the Ordo Scriptorum the sooner mistakes are exposed to the relevant authorities to rectify the better.

Astropath Aikin is the second astropath to serve Inquisitor Inson, for an astropath’s work is hard and their candle burns brightly and fast.




Librarians of the 14th Order

The Librarians of the 14th Order are the chamber militant of the Ordo Scriptorum and are solely based on Terra. Unlike other chamber militants the Librarians do not engage in open warfare but are a guardian force protecting the Ordo Scriptorum’s property, scribes and Inquisitors from civil unrest and aggressive bureaucults, not wanting to be parted from their precious data stacks. When the Ordo send out Archaeogian investigators, the Librarians are attached to protect the assembly from heretical tomes and corrupt data stacks, for Terra is an ancient place full of the profane and long forgotten data reformatories.

The Librarians are a small force and recruited solely from the Astra Militarum regiments and PDF forces present in the Sol System. The recruits are chosen by the Ordo Scriptorum for showing signs of learnedness. It is often remarked the Librarians would have been better placed in the Administratum or the Departmento Munitorum rather than trained for combat. Though once recruited, the Librarians enter into the advanced combat training of an Inquisitorial Storm Trooper as well as undergoing extensive academic tutoring. Those who fail the training, if they survive, are sent back to their original regiment and often rise to the position of trusted adjutant.



Indentured Bureaucultists

Bureaucultist slave labour of the Ordo Scriptorum. These workers are indentured by the threat of redaction and the deletion of generations worth of bilbliocatherdra, data vaults and knowledge. While these repositories are often worthless to the Imperium, the threat binds the cultists to the Ordo Scriptorum, making for the most loyal of slaves.

Brilliant stuff love the hard grizzled look on the woman as its rarely seen,

Llamahead - Thank you. She reminds me of Charlie Theron's character in Mad Mad Fury Road.

Back on the mercs

Merc Sniper, who may also be a retinue member for an Ordo Xenos Inquisitor (also counts as Vindicare Assassin in 40k)


Merc Number 9 - comm link


Merc Number 10 - drum fed blunderbuss...its 40k it'll work!

Gorgeous new additions, no worries regarding the old gun, as you say, its 40k, and the neat realization of the barrel completes it perfectly.

KernalTerror thanks....I just like the idea that in the far future they spend time updating black powder weapons when they can make laser cannons. I love 40k for that :-)

Excellent - the blunderbuss is perfect

Great conversations and painting ! I really like miniatures that you have here

Manus - cheers

ROtten factory - Thank you very much.

The Pilgrym

The Lazaros Cipher


Captain-Inquisitor Lazaros breathed a sigh of relief, Garm’s Maw had finally sailed past the outer defence structures of the Sol System and transcended into warp space; no one had opposed the vessel since he escaped Terra with his prize. The prize, the infant, null warded and sealed in the most heavily layered psychic defence cell. A machine now weaned the infant, Magos Biologis Vrettas an unlikely candidate with his synthmilk and not an exemplar of humanity, if only he hadn’t been forced to kill the wet nurse. Raising this child, to replace the Emperor upon the golden throne, was something he considered far harder than actually kidnapping it. His accomplice in this matter still trapped on Terra, she would follow and he would need her help in the years to come: not only teaching it to harness and control its power but Lazaros knew he would be hounded to edges of the galaxy by loyal and dark forces alike. But hope flowed through his ancient frame for in these end times Captain Inquisitor Lazaros knew he possessed the tool to save the Imperium and resurrect the God Emperor.

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If he, Rynt Beregus, had learnt one thing in his long years enforcing the Imperium’s void laws, hunting bounties and runaways it was you never argued with an Inquisitor; especially one as terrifying as Inquisitorix Auphier Kovettell. He was stuck with her whether he liked her or not, at least she paid well...assuming he lived long enough to spend it.

Sister Famulous Avianna Kovettell and her kinder poppet

Beregus had to admit to himself he was jealous of the lady’s sidearm, a beautifully crafted Manus Pattern Flay Pistol. He’d had few encounters with the Sister Famulous of the Adeptus Sororitas, though he knew them to be pure and devout; Sister Famulous Avianna Kovettell and her kinder poppet were not. Being in the presence of this wych and her blasphemous marionette was a ghastly experience. He was beginning to regret taking on this latest imbursement. At least he had a lead pointing to a void station in Segmentum Tempestus.

Weird and wonderful as always!

inmygravenimage - Its an ongoing problem

Do you have any WIP shots of this mini? I'd love to see whats scratchbuilt vs what's premade.

Nice work on the sister with the freaky puppet. Creepy as hell, but totally grim dark.

EDC

Just dropping in to say that I absolutely love your models great inspiration, and really captures the grimdark medieval future that is at the core of what 40k is about to me

Of all of them, this little dude's my favourite. The split colour on her trousers makes her seem vaguely heraldic man-at-arms...with a gas mask and a lasgun



Also, it's deliciously ironic that you've converted a Khorne Slaughterpriest into a Slaaneshi champion The Prince of Pleasure would be most pleased

Asmodai_00 - I'm afraid to say that it is all premade. Base mini is a wood elf character, the head is from something a friend sent me. The bionic arm is from forge world....then all mashed together.



evildrcheese - Cheers. Creepy with grim dark is always the intention.

Ynneadwraith - Thank you very much. Glad you like her, part of my Ordo Malleus warband (still need to build her Inquisitor). I hadn't considered the heraldic value of her outfit but you are totally right it adds to her. Wish I had thought of that . As for the slaughter priest as soon as I saw it just saw the slaaneshii conversion.

some of your best work, no f**k it, some of the best work from anyone out there. Inspiring.

New to this blog, love your work, that Merc Sniper is great. Love the Culexus bit around the neck of the Astropath.

nathanie1 - Thank you very much.

ph34r - thanks. It's all a labour of love. I wanted the body from the celexus but still not used it....the neck thing was just a moment of oooooo yeah that fits.

Two extremely characterful minis - well done!

He, Rynt Beregus, had learnt one thing in his long years enforcing the Imperium’s void laws, hunting bounties and runaways it was you never argued with an Inquisitor; especially one as terrifying as Inquisitorix Auphier Kovettell. He was stuck with her whether he liked her or not, at least she paid well.

Beregus had to admit to himself he was jealous of the lady’s sidearm, a beautifully crafted Manus Pattern Flay Pistol. He’d had few encounters with the Sister Famulous of the Adeptus Sororitas, though he knew them to be pure and devout; Sister Famulous Avianna Kovettell and her kinder poppet were not. Being in the presence of this wych and her blasphemous marionette was a ghastly experience. He was beginning to regret taking on this latest imbursement. At least he had a lead pointing to a void station in Segmentum Tempestus.

Rynt Beregus strapped extra armour over his void suit, his shotgun already fully loaded. He was preparing for the worst. In the centre of the room was a void shielded table, which crackled and fizzed as incense smoke, drifted into its boundaries. Avianna sat at the other end of the room gently petting the poppet, he was as far from her as he could be.

Inquisitorix Auphier Kovettell entered the suite and Beregus immediately felt uncomfortable. This was the first time he’d seen her without a hood: her face ancient and worn, her thin hair hung limply to half her head, the other side of her skull was shaved and adorned with various tech-ports. She wore red power armour adorned with doodads and purity seals. The Inquisitor walked to the central table and shut off the void field. He saw the contents of the table and was terrified: A large sword, made of smoke and bone, a wooden collar, an ornate hammer, a pile of large silver nails and a hand poppet. Avianna stepped forward, chanting in high gothic that he could not understand, and picked up the wooden collar and attached it to her sister’s armour. The Inquisitorix took the poppet and placed it on her left hand; she then picked up the hammer. Avianna placed a nail in a pre hammered hole in the left forearm of the Inquisitorix’s armour and with a grunt of pain Auphier bashed it down into her own flesh, with two hard strikes. This ritual of pain continued until all the nails were inserted. If this was a representative of the Emperor he was scared for the sanctity of the Imperium. He wanted nothing to do with these creatures, but knew he was stuck with them for the foreseeable future or his life would be forfeit.


Inquisitorix Auphier Kovettel







Void Hunter Rynt Beregus



Sister Famulous Avianna Kovettell and her kinder poppet





Manus - Thanks. Thank you for the gun idea on the Sister Famulous

Fantastic work, can't wait to see them painted up!

These are all looking brilliant!

EDC

Aways love the details you put into your models.

Even more brilliant stuff - and just glad to help Where is the body used for her from?