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Taking over from Mad Doc to let him have a well deserved rest

As usually: Check out Warboss Kurgan who maintains a list of all previous rumour engines (included solved ones) here - https://warbosskurgan.blogspot.com/p/rumour-engines.html

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So far this month we’ve covered the classical elements of water, fire, and… uh… rope, but this week’s image is a real doozy. Is it a single triangular construction, or are we looking down a kaleidoscope again? A question we ask ourselves daily. Oh, don’t be boring and just say it’s a drill, come up with something wild! It’s a new kind of daemon! A C’tan Shard of the Quantum Diggerlord! Three Squat Prospectors huddled very close together!

It’s a very classic, early WHFB Chaos shield design, that one.

I’m wondering if it might be an exclusive model. Something a bit fancier for us?

Makes me think of a slightly better made scareshield.

first thought was kreulboyz, but their shields with tongues are slightly different. chaos seems likely, or at least, something fantasy/aos

Warcry doesn't have a Not!Slaanesh warband yet, does it? Might be that.

Feels beltbuckle-ly to me, maybe Darkoath.

Must be Slaanesh because the text uses the words
- frightful visage
- mirror
- delightful

All very much Slaanesh words from some miniatures or spells or whatever.

I think it’s a generic banner topper. What you’d use when you don’t want one of the chaos god icons

 Astmeister wrote:
Must be Slaanesh because the text uses the words
- frightful visage
- mirror
- delightful

All very much Slaanesh words from some miniatures or spells or whatever.

The face even looks like the deamonette face of the endless spell "dreadfull visage"

Seems more generic than any specific chaos god

I’m still betting on a banner icon

That seems like a safe bet.

Its a lizardman shield

14 Jan 2025



We like to have a laugh here in the Warhammer Community transgression cube – though not too much in case the flensing barbs puncture a lung – but sometimes there comes an image that’s simply too obvious for jocularity.

Something Emperor's Children related judging by the caption, although plenty of armies do use wing ornamentation for things.

"transgression cube" sounds like something loyalists would have

Ravenwing?

It looks artificial.

Don’t overthink the text of a rumor engine article

The wing matches the design of a cyber cherub

 GaroRobe wrote:
Don’t overthink the text of a rumor engine article

The wing matches the design of a cyber cherub

For some reason I thought the cherubs were different, but you are right. Pretty similar.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
"transgression cube" sounds like something loyalists would have

Oh I'm sure the EC would have a transgression cube. Probably a buff coloured box they forced to sit in with no stimuli of any sort that drives them mad through lack of sensation. Perfectly boring, perfectly dull. The most excruciating of tortures you could inflict upon a follower of Slaanesh, exquisite in it's mind-numbingness.

Playing daytime TV.

The TV carefully crafted to be so insipid and mind numbing, those wanting to bunk off work or school are reminded there’s no point, as daytime TV isn’t worth it.

it looks really stiff, with no kind of bend, but that might be the angle. Ravenwing would be a compelling guess if DA hadn't already gotten their refresh for the edition

certainly could be a cherub. doubt it'd be EC. doubt it's for AOS (too artificial)

Stormcast have artificial wings, but its not elaborate enough on the feathers for them

 StudentOfEtherium wrote:
it looks really stiff, with no kind of bend, but that might be the angle. Ravenwing would be a compelling guess if DA hadn't already gotten their refresh for the edition

certainly could be a cherub. doubt it'd be EC. doubt it's for AOS (too artificial)

Could easily be a statue for something. Scenic basing is my guess.

Its Storm Eagle!

It's clearly a Cherub Squig

Doesn’t strike me as Slaaneshi Fancy to be honest.

It’s almost certainly 40K though, and possibly scenery or centrepiece.

Swooping hawks?

We’ve seen them already at the last reveal show.

I'm going to say it's a mad hat for a new High Elf model for Old World.

 Olthannon wrote:
I'm going to say it's a mad hat for a new High Elf model for Old World.

That's a decent guess! I could see that. Or a Ravenwing thingie.