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Okay, Tanith fans, can you please explain to me quite what is going on in this Black Library diorama?
Specifically, what is Corbec wearing? I can't find a point of reference for why he has a giant floatation device around his neck (or more specifically, what colour it is).
I've only read two books, so if this is referencing something that happens in book #3 colour me unsurprised and apologetic.
Likewise if there's no explanation, fairynuff.



I'm also curious why he hasn't got a knife, whereas the accompanying Gaunt does. Did he leave it in someone? Does it not go with his fetching live preserver? Did the sculptor simply forget it?

The only painted example seems to show it's perhaps part of his cloak, but the standard GW version doesn't include it:


SoL ref: http://www.solegends.com/citle2000/blacklibrary/blgaunts/index.htm

This really was a coin flip between 40K BG and Painting/Modelling, but as I'm asking for context and story explanation, rather than painting tips... Feel free to kick me into touch if I guessed wrong.

It's his cloak's hood. The little ring is the clasp where it is cinched to keep it from unraveling.

Yeah, I'll buy that. I'm just perplexed that Gaunt also has a cloak with the hood down, and doesn't seem to have a haemorrhoid cushion thing going on up there.
It's also got six clasps if that's what's going on, what a weird design choice.

A lot of the book art covers showed the cloaks hoods strapped down that way, and they look fine. The problem is that that is a terrible sculpt of the tanith. They deserve much better than that.

Gaunt's cloak does have one, but he has a longer, thinner neck so its less obvious.

Raven911 wrote:
A lot of the book art covers showed the cloaks hoods strapped down that way, and they look fine. The problem is that that is a terrible sculpt of the tanith. They deserve much better than that.

Eh, Gaunt is okay. I like this version better than the screaming, lady-boots wearing one that comes in the set of six.
Just don't view this one from the front as he's staring madly into his own eyeballs.

Seen the covers plenty, I genuinely didn't realise what this was supposed to be.