As some of you may know, I have been interested in doing Eldar Exodites for our Great Crusade for a while now, so I have been doing some research. I have listened to Promethean Sun twice in the last few weeks and made some notes. I have also looked at the Exodite section in the Eldar codex for information.
This is just the beginning though. I am planning on doing some snow units and some desert units too, but I,need to listen to Feat of Iron again to research it.
I want to go for a more primitive and tribal looking Exodite vibe, which is more of the waynI picture them. As such I will be basing most of the miniatures around Dark Elf, Lizardmen and Wood Elf bitz with a little bit of Eldar armour and tech thrown in. Here is my research so far:
Forest/Jungle Exodites
Descriptions:
Mottled green cloaks
Verdant cloak
Army rules:
Stealth and Shrouded in nature
Not pitched battle fighters
Trees came alive
Swamps swallowed enemies
Bugs filled mouths and eyes
Arboreal empass - restrict movement in trees
HQs:
King/Queen:
Option to take carnosaur mount
Prince/Princess:
Can take mount
Royal Guard:
Retinue for above
Seer:
Is above Warlock
Runic symbols
Psyker/Warlock:
Veridean robes with cerulean clasp
Rune sword
Runic iconography on his armour
Powers used - Kineshield, force push, force lightning
Wyche covens:
Enrobed
Bald female in middle
Riding eldrich energies - from the Menhir
Work as group to make powers stronger
Throw electricity - crack ceramite with ease
Psychic shields
Strangle vines
Attack and defend at same time
Elites:
Blade Master Kindred:
Azure plated
More marshall in aspect
Ornate crested helms that conceal face
Vermillion capes
Long angular swords
Dragon Guards:
Sword and shields
Raptor Packs:
Raptors - rending
Troops:
Bow caster Kindred:
Fierce repeating bow casters
1 in 5 upgraded to long rifles
1 heavy weapon team - all types
Close combat Kindred:
Falchions
Javelins
Leader with ornamental sword
Dragon Rangers:
Hooded riders
Long rifles
Conical helms
Rangers - see Eldar codex
Fast Attack:
Dragon Riders:
Spears/Lances
Terrasaur Kindred:
Riders with spears, swords etc
Heavy Support:
Stegasaurs:
Heavy weapons
Hawdahs
Carnosaur Riders:
Fast
Down dreadnoughts with ease
Powerlance
Vaul Batteries:
See codex eldar
Lord of War
Dread Saurian:
Terradon:
Causes fear
Membranous wings
Thorny hide
Horn from snout
Talons from toes
Umber scales
Axe headed tail
Seer rider with staff and rune blade - no hands to fly
2 Primarchs to fight it
Wings pulp innards and throw marines flying
Can only fight forwards
Poisonous vapour and fog
Roots pinning from seer
So what do you think? Any modelling ideas? Anything you can add (provide references where possible)?
I will be working on these and other Xenos projects every Thursday night. So stay tuned for updates :)
Khall Sithis
Sounds awsome dude, try looking into things like the dread maw and magma dragon for big mounts for the hq classes
ReplyDeleteYeah, was thinking about using the Magma Dragon as the Terradon. Great idea mate!
DeleteVery nice. Are you still thinking of doing that armoured plate creature (cross between an Armadillo and a porcupine's quills), that pop out to the side and basically acts as a mobile defence wall.
ReplyDeleteYou should watch Avatar again too, may get some more advice for creatures etc. that is what I picture the Exodites like (but with better tech).
What is your next step from here?
Next step will be to buy some Wood Elf Ranger models and start kitbashing 20-40 Exodites. 20 with bowcasters (from Dark Elf dreadspears) and 20 with swords and javelins. I will give some the conical Eldar helmet. One I have these troops in place I will look at doing 15 raptor riders (Dark Elf Cold Ones with various Eldar and Wood Elf bitz).
DeleteIn many peoples armies the Exodites are converted with Scale cloaks etc. I have found no references to this in the fluff I have read. So I am going to go for a more primitive and tribal look.