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So I'm making the jump to Order from a Skaven army. I'm brand new to AOS and wargaming as a whole and I'm enamoured by so many different models from various factions that I can't dedicate myself to a single faction just yet. Order has the most appealing factions to me, but my problem is that, to me, an army has to make thematic sense.
Now part of this problem is I don't really have any idea of where to start with understanding the lore behind the various AOS factions, the second problem is that some of the factions I really love don't have the most obvious gel.

As it stands I'm awaiting on about 600 points of sylvaneth to be delivered (Start Collecting + dryads). My plan for this force is to add a couple of Wanderer units, as well as an Amber and/or Jade battlemage.
The idea behind this is a general 'guardians of nature' theme, the battlemages having ventured into the forests seeking to gain knowledge on the mysterious ways of the ancient folk and becoming ensorcelled by the powerful draw of the place (Tolkien has always been a big influence for me).

I feel with a bit more digging into AOS lore I can sell this idea reasonably well... But I'm finding my eye drawn more and more towards Seraphon, Saurus don't float my boat at all but the various Skinks, monsters and Slann really vibe with me. I know very little about their background but have a vague understanding of them being 'reremembered' (or something to that effect) by the Slann after the end of the 'Lizardmen' during the End Times.

I can sort of envisage a Slann's consciousness departing his physical body before his last breath is drawn and then in the ensuing chaos becoming entangled with the consciousness of the forest that has drawn so many other powerful beings to it's collective.... But as well as potentially decimating the rich lore GW has developed over many years (go easy on me I am but a newbie after all) but I feel I also might just be clutching at straws here.

Any thoughts would be great to hear!

If you play matched play - you will need your saurus as they are the only battleline units...

I didn't realize they were daemons until I started digging and every unit can be summoned! Not as cool as riding the lightning for my Sigmarines, but still pretty neat.

There are a literal shi-ton of skinks out there as they were once part of a boxed set and everyone has them. Should be an easy army to gather and cheap.

I am not a skink fan, but theability to basically make chameleons blink in/out of existence has me curious to see how they do on the battlefields.

Ripperdactyls too are on my try list!

2-3 units of dryads will provide the battleline, with a unit of glade guard if I need the extra one.

Whilst I don't want to be stomped on I'm not overly concerned with a 'competitive list' as much as one that I feel makes thematic sense.

Well Order does have a lot to draw from.

Well, the forest could be a jungle and the seraphon part of the realm of life- animals fight with sylvaneth too.