Ashur Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 OK. I finally start my Space Wolves army, although it may take a while, not really by lack of time, but by lack of money. So I'll start posting my background here, along with my army. I've read many good things in this site and I will thank any coment or suggestion. [i inmediatly apologise for my awful english. I'l be as concise as I can, but feel free to feel outraged by my mistakes. ;) ] When thinking in a suitable background for my Lost Company, I tried to mix some aspects I like about the warhammer galaxy, some reason for my company to be lost, and a (very) personal interest in Central Europe. Those aspects are: the hatred between SW and the Inquisition, the misterious Ghoul Stars and their bat-like Cythor Fiends, and a fictional human planet located in the Ghoul Stars, totally isolated from the Imperium, in a constant war against the Cythor fiend, and with a superstitious set of beliefs created to face their fear and hate of them. When I picture my planet (name yet unknown, Poiienarii ?) I imagine the stereotyped cold and misty Central Europe from any vampire movie, with a limited access to technology (enough for powder weapons, not enough for stellar travels). Some time after the first Armageddon war, an expedition led by an inquisitor joined an Imperial Guard army and a SW company and set course for the Ghoul Stars in an attempt to purge them from their xenos inhabitants. The simple fact of having an inquisitor and a SW captain together, inmediatly brought tensions to the crusade, each one refusing to submit to the other one's decisions. They came into contact with the Cythor Fiends, swarms of bat-like humanoid with apparent supernatural habilities (according to the Black Templars fluff, the SM found their home planet mysteriously empty when they where about to wipe them out). The inquisitor became frustrated of his innability to purge them, and the SW from the lack of a decent combat. That didnt smooth the relations between the crusade members. Eventually, they discovered a planet with a human population, isolated from the Imperium at least since the HH, and perhaps since the Dark Age of Technology. They had some mythical knowledge about Terra but ignore everything about the Emperor, didn't have any kind of organised clergy or central power. Their entire beliefs were focused in their fear of the Cythor Fiends and some proteccion rituals (think crosses and garlic). Any kind of unified government was replaced by an intrincated set of alliances between clans, communities, and constant low intensity wars between highlanders and lowlanders warlords. Although they where generally well received because of the commun hate of xenos, the crusaders clashed about the proper attitude to take with the obviously heretic believes. The inquistor planned of course to convert inmediatly the population and to organise pogroms against the die-hard heathens. The SW had a more lenient opinion because of their similar fenrisian tribal beliefs and their respect for a strong civilisation. They planned to use the commun hate of the Cythor Fiend to build an alliance and eventually bring back the planet into the Emperor credo. Neither of them bow to the other, and the violence erupted when the highlanders start clashing with the inquisitor's zealots and launched raids against the imperial guard for equipment and weapons. While defending themselves and their newfound allies from raids from other clans, the SW clashed with their own imperial guard allies when they start burning settlements who had already swear loyalty to the crusade. In order to remain in control of the chaotic situation, the inquisitor decide to give no more chances to the SW. He launched a full scale campain against the population, hoping that the SW will side with him when the planet declared war on the imperial troops. The few allies broke inmediatly their oaths, and all interstine feuds dissapear when the entire planet rise too kick out the imperials. At that moment, the SW captain could have accepted that no more chances for peace where possible, and side with the inquisitor. Instead, he took a decision of enormous consequences for his entire company. His hate for the inquisition despotism, the constant clash with that particular inquisitor during the entire crusade, and know the failure of his alliance in the name of the Emperor with their lost cousins... His company felt betrayed by an accion decided without their consent. He probably remembered that they where beyond the astronomican light and beyond the administratum law. Instead of siding with his allies, the captain rallied his company and proceed to butcher the inquisition zealots and sisters of battle. The inquisitor inmediatly declare them heretics and the imperial guard split between the loyalty to the inquisition and the sympathy for the SM. After a bloody struggle fought in land and space, the inquisitor and his troops where erradicated. None of them ever returned to the Imperium. But neither the SW. After destroying an imperial crusade and murdering an inquisitor, the captain realised that he had finaly give the administratum an excuse to brand the entire chapter as heretic. On the other hand, his pride forbid him to declare himself guilty of anything. After discussing the matter with his veterans and his priest, he decide that his chapter woud never return to the Imperium. Instead, they settle themselves in the planet, where their accions had granted them the undying loyalty of the population. The Imperial guard survivors where few enough to be send back to the imperium with the assurance that they would never denounce them, since they share the guilt. They return to the Imperium bases and declare the crusade lost. One more, one less.. But a small group of thralls, and one single SW volonteer were send along with the Imperial Guard with the order to return to Fenris and reveal the truth to Logan Grimnar. After settling the thralls in Fenris and making them swear an oath of silence, he declare the Company lost and forbid anyone to speak of her again. The chapter would never take any accion against his forme brothers, but he would refuse to defend them if the Imperium ever find out the truth. Thats it... I hope Its clear enough. Its not over of course. I'l thank any opinions and critics. Later I will post something about the planet himself and the organisation of the company in his new sorroundings. I'm also working on the captain character, trying to give him some consistent background to justify his decision and why his company decide to back him despite the consequences. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Sorry, Id have a hard time with them butchering the inquisition. Pulling out and refusing to support this action? Sure. Full scale unprovoked war against the inquisition? Nah. Is it possible? Yeah.... but I dont think it likely, even in 10 thousand years. Just my personal opinion though. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-1866542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashur Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Those are the very first SM I have ever paint.I still have some problems with the grey. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nojnNGynrxU/SYZ1...600-h/ggggg.JPG And those are my prototypes for the SW thralls. I'm not suppose to post anything else that SM, but I would like your opinion. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nojnNGynrxU/SYZ1...00-h/hhhhhh.JPG The rest will follow as soon as I purchase it. All coments are welcome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-1867093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashur Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Sorry, Id have a hard time with them butchering the inquisition. Pulling out and refusing to support this action? Sure. Full scale unprovoked war against the inquisition? Nah. Is it possible? Yeah.... but I dont think it likely, even in 10 thousand years. Just my personal opinion though. I know. I'm aware that its a very long shot. I'm still working on the details to justify such a thing happening. Thank you for your opinion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-1867094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash113 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nojnNGynrxU/SYZ1...s1600/ggggg.JPG http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nojnNGynrxU/SYZ1...1600/hhhhhh.JPG The painting looks pretty good, I especially like the blond hair on the LS gunner, lookin good so far and the Thralls look promising too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-1867122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Well you could just as easily say that there technology wasnt much lower than that of an average imperial world *if such a thing exists* and that with their superior numbers combined with the inquisitors arrogance they overcame the imperial forces. The space wolves sensing that the inquisitor was using them pulled out, and commanded the IG to follow their lead. A full third of the IG went with the wolves, to the curses and screams of the inquisitor... including the primary crew to all four imperial navy vessels that accompanied the strike cruiser. Thus we have a skeleton crew of gaurdsmen who would train the locals after the space wolf lord brought some sense to the situation, a number of vessels with wich to persecute the crusade, and the shame of having allowed imperial allies to die while he did nothing to keep the wolf lords forces from returning to the fang. The lord could simply report that it was going to be impossible to return to the fang, that his allied forces had taken extreme losses, and that time would be needed to rebuild his strength. The great wolf in turn cuts him loose and forges a new great company to replace him. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-1867573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrik Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 you could also make the lord go wulfen and killing the inquisitor, it happened in wolf's honour=) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-1867615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnarRedsun Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 i like Grey Mage's idea, but another alternative is that during the fight the communications equipment was severely damaged, as were the warp drives on most of the engines, and the space wolves became stranded, and that after a length of time the great wolf considered them lost, and a new company was created in their stead Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-1870515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashur Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 The idea of the SW clashing with the inquisition is the base of my fluff. I never thought it would sound so unlikely, even if they remain servants of the same Imperium. So I ask to SW, Inquisition and any army players: How ridiculous does it sound to you that an inquisitor and a Wolf Lord start a local war ? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-1871934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash113 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Bah there's certainly precedent, such things have happened before. In Imperial politics it can deffinitely be difficult to see whose good and whose bad, sometimes it just comes down to who wins in the end. One of the Grey Knight books even has the Grey Knights forced to fight a loyal Convent of Sisters who think they're chaos marines, tricked by a renegade Inquisitor. If the Inquisitor did something really heinous like made use of a daemon blade or something than there is deffinitely cause for the Space Wolves to turn on him in full scale battle, though they'd have to be darn sure to win and silence the Inquisitor before he could turn other Imperial authorities against them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-1871972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Guard Dan Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Ashur, I really like your original idea. These guys have given a lot of good suggestions/examples too. we all are wolf lords and can make our own stuff about our companies. c'mon, we all have an inquisitor that we would like to crush. If this inquisitor were killing women and children in the cross fire do you think a wolf lord would hesitate to whoop him? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-2257023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfLordKejl Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Well..let us not forget that in the new dex..it even says that the Inq at one point declared the wolves heretic and brought the S.O.B. in to try and fight with them. The Inq and Wolves do not see eye-to-eye. There could be a occurance of an Inq pushing his luck with a Space Wolf Lord and having his ass handed to him. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-2257258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CainTheHunter Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Well..let us not forget that in the new dex..it even says that the Inq at one point declared the wolves heretic and brought the S.O.B. in to try and fight with them. The Inq and Wolves do not see eye-to-eye. There could be a occurance of an Inq pushing his luck with a Space Wolf Lord and having his ass handed to him. I believe the tensions with Ordo Malleus are not so tight - remember that Logan personally joined Grey Knights when facing Angron in the First Armageddon War. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-2257266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 The Inq and Wolves do not see eye-to-eye. There could be a occurance of an Inq pushing his luck with a Space Wolf Lord and having his ass handed to him. True, but I can't imagine him killing an Inquisitor, beating him up, biting of his nads, knocking him unonscious yes. Killing him, well, He wouldn'y wanna bring down that rain on his own parade... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159220-my-lost-company-fluff-and-miniatures/#findComment-2257294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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