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 MobileSuitRandom wrote:
Yeah, I'm seeing barbels at the front and a metal ring in the rear, too! Doesn't mean it has to be shackled, tho, might be a pet 'holding' something, like a lantern or whatever? Like Lotann's familiar holds his weapons and scrolls.

Other rumour pictures have been presented at weird angles or upside down... Maybe its some kind of mutant fish hanging from a fishing hook?

2 sets of eyes so maybe some Necromunda mutated animal?

Eyes look to have been painted as gems?

I’m thinking it’s a sculpture rather than a skull?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Eyes look to have been painted as gems?

I’m thinking it’s a sculpture rather than a skull?

It looks more like desaturation of the standard method they use for painting critter eyes.

I have zero ideas what this is. I don't think it is 40k related though. It feels more like it would be an AoS piece.

Idoneth Underworlds guy, if the first two are from 40K, seems we'd be due for a AoS one?

Though I'd be learning more towards new Kill team/Warhammer Quest - maybe even Inq vs Exodites if we're putting wild guesses in.
Necromunda is also a strong contender since they've got a smaller set of releases coming out in Jan

Janus Draik's pelt had eyes that have that glossy look. GW loves it

Its a shark-beastman chewing a water snake.

 Tiberius501 wrote:
I am totally going to guess it’s the AdMech character coming with their book.

But we already saw their legs and that's not remotely how they looked like?

My money is on DE khymerea /Kroot thing for 40k..

My heart hopes for an exodite model..

My gut tells me it will be some piece for on obscure specialist game..

It's clearly a Piscean Warrior! Fishmen are coming back to 40K!

Or something else, who can tell at this stage?

Looking at it again, is that actually a symbol on the top of its head? I thought it was like bone growths or horns, but it looks more like an eldar or aelf rune. Could be slaaneshy, too.

zamerion wrote:

Could be for anything but I feel the key detail is the lack of eyes.

Reminds me very heavily of the Dark Elves Bloodwrack Shrine...

Could be something from the upcoming Hedonites release

I'd say Slaaneshi terrain, or decoration for a large model's base (Teclis comes with like, half a shrine on his base after all)
But the smooth features and human ears (well, not pointy anyway) suggests that rather than dark eldar.

Isn't the bloodwrack shrine statue also a human? Since dark elves are basically less kinky Dark Eldar, it could be for them.

Though slaanesh seems more obvious. The head seems kinda mutated, even ignoring the lack of features

That stone avatar could be DoK or it could be Slaanesh. DoK do currently lack a terrain feature so it could be holding an extra large cauldron.
I'd not expect them to replace the cauldron kit itself, its fairly modern and a pretty big cornerstone of the faction and its getting started set.

zamerion wrote:

Having just been reminded that they exist - could this be new Kroot pets?

 Overread wrote:
That stone avatar could be DoK or it could be Slaanesh. DoK do currently lack a terrain feature so it could be holding an extra large cauldron.
I'd not expect them to replace the cauldron kit itself, its fairly modern and a pretty big cornerstone of the faction and its getting started set.

zamerion wrote:

Having just been reminded that they exist - could this be new Kroot pets?

I'd love Kroot to be getting some love, but none of their stuff was multi-eyed like this. It'd be a pretty major redesign. I hope it's Kroot, but I doubt it. My vote goes to a weird one off for a boxed game.

The Bloodwrack Shrine statue has pointed ears, and eyes. Doesn't mean it can't be the faction terrain for DOK, but it doesn't match the existing design.

Definitely leaning towards it being something for Hedonies, weren't there two rather large looking models in the Sigvald reveal video yet to be accounted for? Can very easily see it being part of a decorative base

Could be a nice addition to Voldermort here. The rumor engine is clearly marble though, so it's not a dude fused to a statue (as far as we know)

There's also the unresolved kinda Slaaneshy or DElves/DEldar bowl with boiling body parts from March, which might belong on the same scenery piece / big centerpiece model? Or, wild guess, another completely bonkers new/'reimagined' death faction ...

What do we think of the placement/order of the windows/boxes?
I was trying to find some kind of pattern to the numbers. They could just be random, of course, but having seen the first four I’m thinking maybe each column is dedicated to 1 category/game? So maye one column is 40k, one AoS, and then one each for specialist games in the two settings, maybe?

Either scenery, or a scenic base I reckon.

Maybe a super fancy DoK endless spell? Stone statue fits the whole Medusa theme

The 4 eyed creature's barbel makes me think this might be a new representation of a Loxatl:

https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Loxatl

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/c/c0/Loxatl.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/550?cb=20121114210727

A set of diverse minor Xeno mercenaries usable by many armies would be amazing. More likely (and also amazing) would be a box set including a Loxatl (following the path of the Zoat, Ambull, etc), maybe as an adversary against an Ordo Xenos Inquisitorial warband ...

That's why 40k needs an even smaller scaled game like Underworlds.

Good excuse to make small sets of unique groups of models to fight each other.

I'd love a loxatl almost as much as I'd love actual Rak'Gol models.

Considering the Loxatl don't travel alone, it'd be weird to see a lone Loxatl up to shenanigans and mischief!

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
That's why 40k needs an even smaller scaled game like Underworlds.

Good excuse to make small sets of unique groups of models to fight each other.

I'd love a loxatl almost as much as I'd love actual Rak'Gol models.

Something like Kill Team maybe?

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
That's why 40k needs an even smaller scaled game like Underworlds.

Good excuse to make small sets of unique groups of models to fight each other.

I'd love a loxatl almost as much as I'd love actual Rak'Gol models.

I was just thinking about how you’d work the basics of the Underworlds setting (small bands of warriors eternally resurrected to fight again in a confined arena) into 40K but then it hit me: Trazyn’s museum. He’s got thousands of examples of every species locked up, including more than one or two notables, so there’s also going to be some idiot trying to get in on their own in order to free some legendary hero or other. Add in the fact that it’s already a pocket dimension with its own rules of time and space and bam! We even have the main line plot hook of Greyfax getting out to tie into.