When one considers the genetic lineage of the Marines Adamant, as well as their close bond with the Forges of Gharant, it is no surprise that the Iron Wyrds are the most prevalent and influential of the specialist ranks within the Chapter.

Each Household maintains its own personal Armoury of weapons, equipment and vehicles, as well as fleet assets, and it is therefore not uncommon to find as many as a dozen brethren serving their Clan as Iron Wyrds, with a substantial number of Skalds - Household battle-brethren who have shown an aptitude and begun their training in the ways of the Wyrds - and Chapter Serfs in support.

As with the rest of the Chapter, rivalry and competition amongst the Iron Wyrds is common. The most senior and skilled Adept of each Household can claim the title of Forgelord, and with this title a guaranteed place at the meetings of the Clan Council.

So, another little update!

I knew that when I got around to doing my Iron Wyrds (Iron Priests/ Techmarines) I wanted to give them a much more priestly feel, and make them more connected with the AdMech Tech-Adepts of their local Forgeworld.

So, I decided that I would find an appropriate robed body to use as a base. I had seen a Techmarine conversion based on one of the DA Inner Circle Companions (which looked great, and I may still use this for the second Iron Wyrd I need for my planned list!) However, I managed to get ahold of a BT Marshall for just over £10, and I figured he might work ok! I especially liked his segmented greaves, which I thought looked very Tech-Adept-y!

So, I've removed the extended arm and altered the cloak to create less of an action pose. Then I carefully removed the BT details and replaced them with gubbins from the IH upgrade sprue.

The cowl is just GS, rolled out thin and cut to the basic shape of his shoulders and the hood. Then I added a few extra sausages of GS and blended them in to create the folds in the cloth. The clasp is just an old bit from the bitz box, not exactly sure where from!

The hammer is made from a GK warding stave, with an icon from a spare AdMech axe-staff at the top, and added the head and counterweight from an Assault Intercessor Thunder Hammer.

The Servo-Arm is discussed in the last blog entry, but I did add the extra power generator bits from a Hellblaster (without the cables) to represent a bigger power source for the arm!

Anyway, I think he'll fit in nicely with my other Wyrds!