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

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**zedmeister**

Well, Rob dropped the hint that the next host after the Fomoraic will be another Fomoraic host with Reivers with Axes and Walvax netters.

**highlord tamburlaine**

We don't actually refer to each other by names at all.

We simply grunt and nod at each other like a pair of scraggly Albainn.

My biggest frustration with just about every host so far is I can't settle on one that has everything I want.

I want bits and pieces of every one of them!

**I-bounty-hunt-the-elderly**

zedmeister wrote:
Well, Rob dropped the hint that the next host after the Fomoraic will be another Fomoraic host with Reivers with Axes and Walvax netters.

Sounds great, but while I'd be really tempted by Walrus-men, I don't think this will hit 50k.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Don't say that,

I want the chubby, fishy smelling heroes that they are

**plastictrees**

I think 50k is definitely a possibility.

**Alpharius**

I'm certainly still optimistic - but mostly because I'd really like to get both Walrus-Men and Reaver troop types!

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

first two unlocks

£38,750 - Rowena, Forwiglere of Beornica
You guys are smashing down those stretch goals, so let's celebrate the unlocking of loads of new sorcerers in the last few days by giving you another one... this time for the Anglecynn. It's Rowena, Forwiglere of Beornica - set at £38,750 to unlock!

A child of Beornica, Rowena was once a mighty sorcerer of that land - but once the Christians of Northumbraland persecuted the pagan ways of the Angles she could find no sanctuary but in Mierce, where the old ways are still honoured. She is no mere revenge-seeker, however, for Penda - the Warrior-King of Mierce - has a grander plan than simple conquest...

Rowena will stand on a 30mm base and will be around 30mm to the eye. She will be an Uncommon (2), Wild Warlord of the Anglecynn Beornica realm and a Rare, Wild Warlord of the Anglecynn Mierce realm.

Increase your pledge by £6 (metal) or by £9 (resin) to purchase Rowena!

and Rob has said we've got the Rogue Drunes too a little earlier than planned

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then another target to aim for, and it's a shouty tramp too!

£41,250 - Críostóir, Cruimther of an Creagán

With the awesome Daghda Lúg now unlocked, it's time to give the Érainn a counterpoint in magic with Mr Shouty himself, Críostóir (Christy to you and me), who is a Cruimther of an Creagán... set at £41,250 to unlock! Let's get him, everybody needs a shouty priest!

Amongst the Érainn the Christians still hold power, but they see the threat from the invaders and realise they cannot be passive. Cruimther (KRUM-ther) - priests - such as Críostóir take up the stave and the cross to defend their homelands with a fanatical passion few can match.

Críostóir will stand on a 30mm base and will be around 30mm to the eye. He will be an Uncommon, Fanatical Warchief of the Érainn.

Increase your pledge by £6 (metal) or by £9 (resin) to purchase Críostóir!

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and glimpses of the future

Creator Mierce Miniatures 28 minutes ago

Okay. Following on from the discussion yesterday, about what to put at £60k (because we will get to £50-55k, I am sure), here are your options...

Albainn - Cingalom Host (Brude, 10x Cingalom [slingers], 3x Oghurithne Stalkers [slingers]) / Armoured Oghurithne Host (Armoured Bagseg, 7x Armoured Oghurithne) / Oghureach Host (Murcunn, 3x Oghureach)
Anglecynn - Geoguth Host (Berenulf, 10x Geoguth, 10x Wulfas)
Atalantes - Khalkotes Host (Haimon, 10x Khalkotes, 3x Hounds of Bronze)
Brythoniaid - Cawrdraig Host (3x Cawrdraig)
Érainn - Fiannagh Host (commander, 10x Fiannagh, 3x Peat Beasts) / Sleanagh Host (commander, 10x Sleanagh, 3x Peat Beasts)
Fomoraic - Mallax Host (Aalvór, 6x Mallax) / Ograx Host (Haakon, 7x Ograx) / Mammax Host (Gaarwäg, 3x Mammax) / Armoured Tarvax Host (Ckaarakk, 6x Armoured Tarvax)
Jutes - Jutgar Host (commander, 10x Jutgar, summat else)
Khthones - Hydrar Host (Hanokh, 6x Hydrar) / Krokodar with two weapons Host (Srók, 6 Krokodar)
Norse - Leiptroll Host (Steinn, 10x Leiptrolls) / Trolls with Great Weapons Host (Jörmungand, 6x Trolls w GW)
Vras - Blade-Vras Host (commander, 10x Blade-Vras, summat else)

Note that some of these hosts will be more expensive than the £60 / £90.

I've given away a fair bit there...

**highlord tamburlaine**

That's some interesting stuff showing up as further goals.

Nice to have something new to always look forward to.

Not a proper Darklands KS until Hedroc on his Hound Horse shows up at the last minute though...

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Also unlocked early (sounds like Robs been able to get them locked in as alternates with the sculptor so they are being done anyway)

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And we've got an official £47,500 target in Mopsy

Ogmops, Oghurithne Channeller for the Albainn
£25 RRP so £18 metal, £22 resin

**Alpharius**

The campaign has passed £40K!

With 2 days to go, £50K, and the Walrus-Men, are within sight!

**zedmeister**

Mammax anyone? Not a stretch goal, just a possible one...

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Oh, and a new stretch!

**Alpharius**

Mammax are huge beasts - a unit of them would be an impressive sight on the table!

Total is now at £41.5K and 258 backers with just over a day to go - so let's go everyone!!!

Walrus-men for everyone!!!

**zedmeister**

Stretch goals are toppling and new ones are appearing:

£43,750 - Nerys, Abades of Penmôn

With the mad Irishman Crístóir unlocked, here's another fantatical follower of the faith - Nerys, an Abades (abbess) of the Brythoniaid, set at £43,750 to unlock!

The Brythoniaid have been devout followers of the One God for hundreds of years, and there are those within the Church that believe the ancient pacts of old are not the only ways that the Cymry can defend themselves. So it is that the Abadau (abbots) and the Abadesau (abbesses) take up their faith and their weapons to defend their homeland and people from the invaders.

Nerys will stand on a 30mm base and will be around 30mm to the eye. She will be an Uncommon, Fanatical Warchief of the Brythoniaid.

Increase your pledge by £6 (metal) or by £9 (resin) to purchase Nerys!

£46,250 - Gnith, Morsagart of Dun Durn

So here's another sorcerer for you, and it's for the Albainn. Here's Gnith, a Morsagart of Dun Durn, unlockable at £46,250!

A warlord sorcerer of the Albainn, Gnith is a master manipulator of the Oghu Stones and their strange earthly power. Gnith will stand on a 30mm base and will be around 30mm to the eye. He will be an Uncommon (2), Wild Warlord of the Albainn.

Increase your pledge by £6 (metal) or by £9 (resin) to purchase Gnith!

**Azreal13**

I always felt Darklands needed more portly nuns.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

**zedmeister**

Fomoraic are unlocked!

On that note, you may as well add for the Fomoraic now. We've already booked Yannick Fusier for the Walvax, and Yannick Hennebo is nailed on for the Reivers.
So go for it, Fomoraic peoples! Add away!

Gogogogogogogo!!!

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Reiver with Axe

**Alpharius**

Now that really is good news!

**I-bounty-hunt-the-elderly**

zedmeister wrote:
Fomoraic are unlocked!

Going to hold them to that - just went in for a starter host! Hope they get the axemen unlocked, not too sure about the impractically-spiky bows. Sold on walrus-men either way, really.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Walrus Men

They are big,

They are fat

The have long, yellowed tusks

They kill people

How about that?

Brought to you by Orlando the Technicoloured the incompetent poet

**plastictrees**

Darklands worst bard strikes again!

Love the Walvax, but probably have too much Fomoraic stuff in that size bracket as it is....hmm.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

roughs of the walvax netters unlocking at £55K (Roberto hasn't finished the concept art yet), but they look very cool

**zedmeister**

Conand's forces slowly take shape. With the Walvax, you can now field a full Fomoraic Kindred from the Conand realm:

- Gaanh,
- The two Walvax units
- The Dainöch
- The Kraacken

Not too shabby for a start.

**Alpharius**

Yes!

The Walrus-Men are in, and it looks like they're proving to be a popular selection!

17 hours to go so...let's go!!!

**Vhalan**

Ive gone in for this one in a way I haven't for awhile. So many things I need!

**zedmeister**

This is getting expensive!

**Binabik15**

I need to finish uni already, as an M.D. I could afford an Allan Carasso Hippoman and Walrusmen. Sigh. Why'd the Euro to crater :/

**badgermeister**

if we could only have female walvax..........

**ididoth**

If I pledge $90 for the metal Formaric support host would I still get all 3 walrus Men?

**RiTides**

Yes - it's basically the same price as buying them on their own, only 6 pounds difference!

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

ididoth wrote:
If I pledge $90 for the metal Formaric support host would I still get all 3 walrus Men?

Yes, but you'd get resin walrus men (same with any metal host with resin only things in, they are too big to be done in metal so you'll get the resin versions of them)