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I just want to share the scratch built army I have made for Beyound the Gates of Antaries. I have not only made the miniatures, but made up the faction as well. I will use them as Counts as Tsan Ra Strike Force. I made them with a combination of 3D sculpting in Sculptris, printing by Shapeways, and green stuff sculpting. Admittedly, some turned out better than others, but all in all I am happy with the results.
The write up for the Hadroians:
Spoiler:
When the ancestors of the Hadroians settled on the world Lacerta, they decided that instead of using their vast gene splicing knowledge and nanite tech to change the world to suit themselves, they would instead change themselves to suit the world. They studied the animals of the world, and selected animals for their traits. Chief among these was the local hadrosaurs. These gentle giants possessed intelligence, social interaction, and in many ways were analogous with the elephants of Terra.
As the hadrosaurs were reptile, albert warm blooded, and the human settlers were mammals, a union of reptilian and mammalian features resulted. Their scaly hide is resistant to the elements and the dangers of the world, their muscles are dense as a reptiles, and they can regenerate almost any damage, even whole limbs. All this enhanced by their own nanite swarm.
They are warm blooded and give birth to and nurse a single offspring after a 18 month gestation. They are also quite large, standing 3m (10ft) tall and weighing in at over 500kg (1100lbs), with the males reaching almost twice that. As a side effect they possess large brains, twice that of a humans and so possess remarkable memory and intelligence.
The Hadroians may look primitive with their simple life style and clothes, but this is by choice and their form does not require much overt tech to be comfortable on their world. In fact the only reasons they wear clothes are for decoration and to provide pockets. They pursue science and develop technology to meet their needs. They can modify flora and fauna to fill almost any need that they can’t fill by themselves.
They tend lush fields of nanite aided crops for food and materials. These crops are quite reliable and the average Hadroian has the time to pursue diversions and study as they see fit.
Populations of hadrosaurus remain part of the Hadroian shard. As such there is a bond between them and all Hadroians, and they can communicate freely on matters the hadrosaurs can understand. These herds naturally stay near settlements, and when needed can be used for heavy lifting, transport, or even war.
Two small flying animals also have been made part of the swarm. The three-eye is a flying predator that uses its trinocular vision to intercept insects in flight, and the thumper uses its large echo chamber to sound an alarm when predators are near. Both live amongst the crops, eating pest off them and serving as lookouts for the settlement. When needed they can be used in a matter much like drones are used by others.
They don’t have a standing army, but instead utilize a militia system. Their genetically engineered and nanite reinforced hide provides protection of high tech body armor, and their powerful arms pull back bows made of the nanite reinforced wood to deliver a variety of explosive arrowheads to the enemy. For close up combat they equip themselves with potent grenades and a nanite infused sword.
While they enjoy trade and interact peaceable with many in Antaries space, they suffer from war just as any other world. Lacerta is a plentiful world, abundant in resources other’s would want. On top of that, it is often the target of Ghar attacks and incursions of the ever expansive Concord who take them for primitives that need to be enlightened. Their gene splicing expertise makes them a prime target for Freeborn renegade NuHu. The Hadroians have take a proactive stance and actively fight to keep their secrets of gene splicing and their world to themselves. Currently they have to use captured ships for travel to other worlds, but they are working on a native solution.
