Veiled Sisters of Battle?

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**Kroothawk**

Actually, this obscure blog quotes a post from Warseer which is much better known here. The full quote goes like this:

stickmonkey wrote:I'm posting this in the rumor section on purpose, but it's more of a review.

I got to get a good look at a new protoype basic sister, and I'm hoping one of our other sources can sneak a picture out once they see it. The reason is, this sister has a "veil". Words cannot describe...the detailing is phenomenal. The veil is a separate piece, but it looks gorgeous. If they can get this right in molding the sisters wave will be beautiful models. If you've seen this one, you know what I mean... I begged to take a photo for here, but no luck.

The model maintains the existing armor styling, but with more filigree. Little details like lace boot tops, small details in the armor. Look at the evolution of daemonettes to wyches, and think what the next step would be.

The bolters however are now streamlined, they are not the marine bolter we've known and loved, but still recognizable. Feminine.

I know I'm getting folks worked up, but sisters are still a long way off, it will be a long wait. So temper any enthusiasm.

Maybe someone can convince him to do a sketch. Worked with Pumbagore

Another cryptic rumour by him in another thread:

On the sisters front, women in armor move slower than men, but they look better doing it. Sisters like their rides.

Let's hope, that
1.) this thread doesn't derail into off topic flame feasts like most other Sororitas threads
2.) most people now believe that Sororitas will not be discontinued
3.) people realize that the Sororitas release is still far off and there will not be more rumours or confirmations for quite some time.

**Kroothawk**

No way!

And as I don't know where to fit all other vague rumours by stickmonkey, I put them here, so we have more to talk about:

SM January rumor post
Nothing positive here...

My sources are saying GK may be much later this year. Sources say that because the DE release was so successful, that's why we are seeing a shuffling to get more DE models out sooner. More a financial decision than production from what I'm hearing. Hope it's not true.

And now for something new,

On the Tau front, sources say ethereals will have a much bigger presence on the battle field and new roles to fill.

On the necron front, sources say the dead will rise when the souls come out to play this year.

On the SM front, Woe be the small pale man who ignores the ides of march, especially when they come early.

On the sisters front, women in armor move slower than men, but they look better doing it. Sisters like their rides.

Happy new year,

StickMonkey

Small pale man -> White Dwarf article with rules that SM can take Storm Raven?
Necron release November (around Halloween)?

The Grey Knight part is already discussed in the Grey Knight thread.

**Kroothawk**

Yep, you got it.
Has been done before:

**Kroothawk**

Just to clarify:
Sisters Hospitallers are part of the Adepta Sororitas. The latter is divided into Ordo Militaris and several civil orders, a.o. Ordo Hospitalis (surgeons, nurses), Ordo Dialogis (sages, advisors, translators) and Ordo Famulus (servants and advisors of the nobility). The Codex lists the names of several military and civil orders on Ophelia VII (Convent Sanctorum) and Terra (Convent Prioris). Both Ordo Hospitalis and Ordo Dialogis have exactly one miniature in the Witchhunter's retinue plus rules in the Codex for them:

Sister Hospitaller (above right):
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440303a&prodId=prod1110092

Sister Dialogis (left, listed under Elite):
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440304a&prodId=prod1110149

And I also understand stickmonkey hints that at least the Dominion squad is slow and purposeful.

**Kroothawk**

aka_mythos wrote:
MajorTom11 wrote:Don't know if it's been said before, but Hospitalers are Soriatas, just not a millitant order. So still a sister.
Sororitas yes. I'm not definitive on this. The fine distinction I was making was that though they're all part of the same larger organization Ecclesiarch and the Ordo Hereticus and that they are categorized as Sororitas that the "Sisters of Battle" are specifically the chamber militant of those entities, while the Sisters Hospitaller are not. They are another part of the "sisterhood" outside the combat-centric "Sisters of Battle."

Ordo Hospitalis and Ordo Dialogis are part of Adepta Sororitas and the latter is Chamber Militant of the Ordo Hereicus, so yes, Hospitallers are included as well. See also my "clarification" post on the matter.

Melissia wrote:Why should units that have assault weapons need relentless? Unless Dominions are given terminator armor or equivalents, or if they now take the place of Retributors, it doesn't make any sense.

Good point. Guess stickmonkey mistook them for retributor squad.

Manchu wrote:
BrookM wrote:The way things are going
What do you mean?

Manchu wrote:Oh, I had wondered if there was something beyond the rumor of a veil to support my desire for a greater emphasis on Ecclesiarchy (or rather just less on Inquisition).

All recent Codices featured a comeback of old plus introduction of new characters, most with special army wide rules for army customization. So we should expect the same for Sororitas.
Early rumours on Sororitas also said that the Codex WILL have a focus on Ecclesiarchy. No more details or confirmations though.
Except the confirmation that Jes Goodwin is sculpting many of the models and has some delay due to difficult modelling of cloth (->veils)

**Kroothawk**

... or 12 for Dark Eldar.

**Kroothawk**

July 2002, so about 8.5 years(and counting

):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_%28Warhammer_40,000%29