Soulblight Vampires - part 3 - Wardens of the Cold Flame

The Wardens of the Cold Flame are a band of fallen knights that dwell in the Harrowmark, their blighted souls corrupted by the death-magic of the Realm. They are not lost in the delusions of the Flesh Eater Courts, nor are they the mindless automata of the Deathrattle Legions. They know full-well what they have lost and what they are no-longer. The Thrall-Knights are subject to the powerful controlling will of their leader and sire, Sharkan, but they have enough of their own willpower to think and act independently; each knight has their own character flaws, personal style and preferences.

Their armour is encrusted with layers of corrosion and graveyard earth. Their blades are fell weapons inscribed with dark runes, chased with precious metals and fashioned in the likenesses of evil beasts. The knights do not ride steeds, but stalk the forests on foot. They are in no hurry, they have all of eternity to do their headsman's work.

ArtistsEmpire on Twitter has been doing digital paint-overs of other people's miniature photos, and he just did this amazing job of my Soulblight Vampire. It's so damn dark and gritty, I love it!

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I had a thought that I could use my Soulblight Vampire in Warcry, using the Stormcast Warrior Chamber rules. But he would need a few chunky vampire knights as mates.

So the question was; what to make them from? Converted Stormcast, or Blightkings, or something else? I settled on a mix of Wurmspat, Goliath, Stormcast, Vampire Lord parts and greenstuff. So I started scribbling...

Klosolka (The Wurmspat Witch with armour and weapons added).

Yurkenor (A Necromunda Goliath with greenstuff robes and Blightking weapons).

Morddrak (A Stormcast Sequitor with Vampire Lord, from the Zombie dragon, parts).

Haryom (One of the Wurmspat with a weapon swap and greenstuff robes).

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This is my first stab at Morddrak, a Vampire Thrall Knight with what parts I have to hand (the Agrellan Earth on his armour is still wet in the first photo).

The Agrellan Earth cracked up nicely!

Undercoated black and two zenithal grey basecoats (Mechanicus Standard Grey then Grey Seer). 

I just got some spares in the post from a friend, so I will be sketching out at least two more Thrall Knights over the next few days. I have also ordered the Wurmspat Underworlds warband so they will be in the mix soon too.