A cold wind howls relentlessly from the north, chilling the riders to the bone. "We stop here for the night" called the man at the head of the column, the Empire outriders had been scouting the lands west of the river Lynsk for 6 nights, so far no enemy had been seen.
With camp set up next to the river, the men took to sitting around the fire, keeping warm and discussing why no sign of the Norse warbands had been found. "Maybe they've settled for the winter or pushed off to bother someone?" asked one of the men. "No", replied the grim leader of the party, "I cannot remember a single winter undisturbed by these savages, we are missing something." There is a small splash from the river, the man looks towards it but soon turns his head back towards his comrades, "just a fish."
Ropes strain and boats creak aboard the longboat, a lone, ironclad figure stands tall at the bow, staring into the night ahead. Powerful metal shod footsteps thunk along deck as a warrior approaches the man from behind, "M'Lord?", "Speak!" snarls the figure. "There is a fire in the woods to the east, I fear our passage south is being watched." The figure turns to the man and laughs, his blood red armour glinting in the moonlight. "So the non-believers have come north? Our Lord shall receive his gifts early this season... drop the anchor."
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I'm in the process of building my first Warhammer army in over a decade, Warriors of Chaos (Mark of Khorne)! Here I plan to post my
WIP painting pictures and some rough painting guides. I am by no means an 'Eavy Metal painter, but I can paint to a tabletop standard and hopefully with your help, I'll get a lot better!
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