Mierce Miniatures Darklands Ongoing News and Rumors Thread! Darklands Rulebook ships on April 18!

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**GiraffeX**

That looks better with the intertwined branches and odd angles. The new ones don't really say tree to me.

**Bossk_Hogg**

Yeah, Erainn monstrous infantry feel a little too similar. Its the lack of weapons and anything to break the profile up I think. Oacying has rocks with glowing runes.

Someone mentioned the ents as different species of tree, which might be neat. The new waldgeists also work as a distinct tree unit, but feel a bit more varied.

I'm sure they'll be well done, just different tastes and all.

Oof, bit of a crawl to get them. I'm hoping all monstrous infantry are unlocked at 110k!

**drazz**

Looks like all monstrous infantry hosts will be unlocked at 110K. So, expect stretch goals of monstrous infant units and new commanders and monsters to fill in the funding until then.

**Alpharius**

drazz wrote:
Looks like all monstrous infantry hosts will be unlocked at 110K. So, expect stretch goals of monstrous infant units and new commanders and monsters to fill in the funding until then.

Sounds like a good plan to me!

I love all of the stuff here - and I really love to have 'regular' infantry marching alongside Monstrous Infantry - but I know a lot of people are here for the Big Gribblies, so hopefully this gets things moving upwards a bit quicker...

**zedmeister**

Another teaser:

Nervor, Demioptio

**skullking**

zedmeister wrote:
Another teaser:

Nervor, Demioptio

I'm assuming this guy is a Demi-legionare for the Byzanntii/Inferni right?

Is he a hero, or part of another unit?

Hoping for some female Infernii at some point. Or perhaps smaller, imp-like ones, that might be cool. I feel like the Byzantii should have a HUGE lion with Roman-esque armor as well.

**zedmeister**

Yes, he's at the Warchief level

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Pledges are coming in nicely - another teaser

Vörtun, Troll Kappi with Great Axe:

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More reveals!

**Alpharius**

More updates!

Update #13

Sep 24 2014

£57,500 - Other Kindred Alternate Monstrous Commanders
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It's going to be a day of updates, today - we've plenty!

First up there's the Other Kindred alternate Monstrous Commanders, which will of course be a part of the Other Kindred Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts; this here stretch goal unlocks them and, of course, ensures you can purchase them individually should you wish to pick and choose.

These guys are strictly project exclusive; they will never, ever be released to the general public, although we do reserve the right to produce them for sale at shows and events.
No Exchanges!

Please note, we will not exchange the alternate monstrous commander within a starter host for any other miniature, so please don't ask! They are tied to their host.

The reason for doing this this is simple - logistically it's a nightmare to exchange miniatures and will lead to errors when we get to packing your orders. Of course, we are very sure that other backers will help out with exchanges, and our forums are the perfect place to do so!
Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts

There will be Starter Hosts that include these guys and the alternate Monstrous Infantry warriors... and they will be shown shortly!

Update #14

Sep 24 2014

Other Kindreds Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts
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With some Monstrous Infantry stretch goals appearing and the rewards being taken up, it's about time we gave you the Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts for the Other Kindreds, isn't it?

So here they are...

There's a few things we'll need to explain.

Firstly, each monstrous infantry unit includes five complete warriors, but you also have the option of turning the banner bearer or herald (if the unit has either) into normal warriors, i.e., without a banner or an instrument. These components result in, of course, those alternate monstrous infantry warriors in the £55,000 stretch goal - which means you have greater choice in how you wish to field your monstrous infantry unit.

Secondly, you'll note that there are some other alternates on there - Wolf Skull Cynemon, the Armoured Brutes and Hammer-Druc, for example - and these will be stretch goals in themselves further down the line.

Thirdly, note that these eight monstrous infantry starter hosts may well be joined by more in the future... who knows? As always, it all depends on how far we get...!

Update #15

Sep 24 2014

£80,000 - Beasts of Síleann Fen
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It's Stretch Goal Day, it seems, so it would be remiss of us not to give you the next New Kindred Monstrous Infantry Starter Host...

The Beasts of Síleann (SHEE-lan) Fen are ancient, implacable beings beholden to Danu, the Earth Goddess, born of the long-forgotten forests of Eriu and filled with hatred for those that destroy and pillage the earth.

Increase your pledge by £80 to get a hold of them; the Beasts of Síleann Fen will ship in June 2015 along with the first "wave" of Darklands: New Kindreds pledges.
Érainn Monstrous Infantry Starter Host

The Beasts of Síleann Fen are, of course, a part of the Érainn Monstrous Infantry Starter Host, which we'll post later on today!

Update #16

Sep 24 2014

£90,000 - The Malign of Alum Tomb
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Another Stretch Goal for the New Kindreds, and this time for the Jutes...

Drēaguth (DREE-a-guth) are "again-walkers" - age-old beings filled with hate who, even in undeath, strive to destroy the living; for life itself is the key to their power, the only way they can continue their malign existence. They would even fall upon their masters, to reach that end, and it is only the black sorcery of the Jutes that binds the Drēaguth and bends them to their will.

Drēaguth Bases

Now, a word on their bases. Fairly obviously, they are "floating", but what we'll do is ensure that they have a nice flat resin "base" - around 20mm in diameter - attached to the bottom of their shrouds. That way, it should be easy enough to stick them to a base!

Increase your pledge by £80 to get a hold of them; The Malign of Alum Tomb will ship in June 2015 along with the first "wave" of Darklands: New Kindreds pledges.
Jute Monstrous Infantry Starter Host

The Malign of Alum Tomb are, of course, a part of the Jute Monstrous Infantry Starter Host, which we'll post shortly!

Update #17

Sep 24 2014

£100,000 - Greater Beasts
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The last (for now) stretch goal for the new kindreds, here's what you can fund at £100,000...

Increase your pledge by £40 to purchase one of these big guys for your Darklands host; they will ship in June 2015 along with the first "wave" of Darklands: New Kindreds pledges.
Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts

These greater beasts are, of course, a part of the Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts, which we'll post soon...!

**Fenriswulf**

I am guessing that with a pledge you can add to it later on to pick up stuff you might have missed? I want the Ysian Brute deal, but don't have the cash right now for anything else. Could I add one of the unique commander dudes at a later date using the pledge manager?

**Azreal13**

Yep, that's the normal way it works. Plus you'll get the chance to add anything not in the KS at 20% off too.

Both are often time limited though, so you will need the cash relatively soon (ie the next few months)

**Baragash**

Fenriswulf wrote:
I am guessing that with a pledge you can add to it later on to pick up stuff you might have missed?

Yes

Fenriswulf wrote:
Could I add one of the unique commander dudes at a later date using the pledge manager?

Yes

In both cases there will be deadlines after which you can't do it, Mierce are good at announcing them though.

**Fenriswulf**

Awesome. I want the Wight commander, and perhaps new Bagseg. For the moment though, Hammer Brugg and crew are too nice to pass up, and are much better imaginings of the Brutes than the originals imho.

**Alpharius**

New pledge map:

Update #19

Sep 24 2014

A Note on Rewards
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Now that we've shown both Infantry Starter Hosts and Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts, it's time to update you all on the various rewards, as a few things have changed.

Note that, unfortunately, once they've been backed we can't change the text on the rewards; but if in doubt, the text on an update or on the front page is correct.
£10 - I JUST WANT SOME COOL MINIATURES

As you were with this one - it's the same as it ever was. Back £10, and increase your pledge to grab hold of individual miniatures or other bits and pieces!
£80 - INFANTRY STARTER

The "INFANTRY STARTER" reward simply gives you the choice of one Infantry Starter Host from the fourteen on offer, saving you around 45% off the predicted RRP of the items within.

What's Changed?

You now have a free alternate Commander in every host, thus boosting its value!
£100 - MONSTROUS INFANTRY STARTER - new!

This reward gives you the choice of one Monstrous Infantry Starter Host from the eleven currently on offer. There may well be more Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts soon!
£220 - ANY THREE INFANTRY STARTERS

This reward gives you the choice of any three Infantry Starter Hosts from the fourteen available (including the New Kindred ones), with a fantastic bulk saving over purchasing those hosts individually - well over 50% off the predicted RRP of the items within, in fact!

Regardless, you also get the wonderful Sell-Sword Sáthach on Horse for free (limited to one per backer) with this reward!

Sáthach on Horse

What's Changed?

You now have a free alternate Commander in every host, thus boosting its value!
£220 - NEW KINDRED INFANTRY STARTERS

This reward is somewhat redundant as we immediately realised backers wanted the choice of the "any three" reward above. We can't remove it though, as it still has backers...

Even so, it's still useful to know that you can get the three New Kindred Infantry Starters with one reward.
£280 - ANY THREE MONSTROUS INFANTRY STARTERS - new!

A totally new reward that gives you the choice of any three Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts from the eleven available (including the New Kindred ones), with a fantastic bulk saving over purchasing those hosts individually - well over 50% off the predicted RRP of the items within, in fact!

You also get the fantastic Sell-Sword Danilo Cruz on Horse for free (limited to one per backer) with this reward!

Danilo Cruz on Horse
£700 - ALL THE INFANTRY STARTERS (now named incorrectly)

Unfortunately, thanks to Kickstarter not allowing us to change the reward text, including the title, this reward is slightly misleading; it should really be "ANY ELEVEN INFANTRY STARTERS", as it now gives you the choice of eleven Infantry Starter Hosts from the fourteen available.

Regardless, the saving you get here is massive: well over 60% off the predicted RRP of all of the items within those starter hosts, in fact!

As well as that, you also get the wonderful Sell-Sword Sáthach on Horse for free (limited to one per backer) with this reward!
£880 - ALL THE MONSTROUS INFANTRY STARTERS - new!

Whilst there's only eleven Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts, we do expect more to be unveiled as the project continues, so this reward's title will become misleading at some point... it should really be "ANY ELEVEN MONSTROUS INFANTRY STARTERS", as it just gives you the choice of eleven Monstrous Infantry Starter Hosts from those available.

Anyway, again, the saving you get here is massive: well over 60% off the predicted RRP of all of the items within those starter hosts, in fact!

As well as that, you also get the fantastic Sell-Sword Danilo Cruz on Horse for free (limited to one per backer) with this reward!

**Baragash**

Also Mierce confirmed in the comments you get the free Sellswords as long as you spend the qualifying amount, not just in the deals.

Mierce wrote:at £220 you get Sáthach on Horse
at £280 you get the choice of either Sáthach on Horse or Danilo on Horse
at £500 you get both Sáthach on Horse and Danilo on Horse

**highlord tamburlaine**

Yeah, those new Brutes actually look frighteningly brutish, whereas before they just looked like malformed plague victims with bizarre extremities grafted onto them.

Considering I already have nearly the whole unit, they're the ones at the moment I'm leaning closest to getting, just because those new weapons really change up their whole dynamic, and make them a much more unified group (if you can actually say that about Ysians as it stands).

**JWBS**

You reckon? I really like the original brutes, I don't own them - thought I'd get them this time around, alas they aren't in the ysian host so they'll have to wait. I'm getting the new ones, but the originals seem just as good to me.

**Azreal13**

Is it me, or was their a Warriors Of Baalor Fomor starter with the human infantry and the giant Wolverine that has disappeared?

**zedmeister**

Azreal13 wrote:
Is it me, or was their a Warriors Of Baalor Fomor starter with the human infantry and the giant Wolverine that has disappeared?

Nah, it's still there on the front page? Just checked as that's one I want

**Azreal13**

Ah, phew, that's the one I want to flesh out my Fomoraic too, with so many pledge level/stretch goal pics floating around, I can't have been looking in the right place.

Assuming I find adequate stuff to sell in the next few weeks to fund it of course!

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

They've hit the character/image limit on the home page so you may well find things disappearing as KS glitches (or Rob tries to rewrite and shrink stuff)

the originals should still be in the updates though

**zedmeister**

A new teaser:

Jutes: Wiglāca named Ætulla:

**plastictrees**

Damn. Jutes are working their way up to the top of my faction list.

Has Rob mentioned if Atalantes will be able to take Kthone units as 'still enslaved' versions?

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

they'll be able to take some Khthones units but not all of them

Rob's said the Hydrar were a failed experiment that they were unable to control so they are out. We know that some of the Savrar are still enslaved but everything else is up in the air as far as I know

**zedmeister**

Coming in thick and fast again:

Atalantes, Hektor the Tekhnomántis:

**highlord tamburlaine**

Dirty Atlanteans.

Let my people go!

**Azreal13**

Let myyyy peeeople gooooo.

**highlord tamburlaine**

I was waiting for my chorus/ refrain.

Thank you.

**zedmeister**

Nuala, Druí of the Uí Néill:

**plastictrees**

Dammit, I was just about to say that I thought the Erainn would be my favourite of the new kindreds but so far they've been at the bottom of the heap. Anything else in this vein and I'm screwed. I don't need 8 factions...

**cincydooley**

Even with that badass female Eirann?