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Lamenters Chaplain Daketh


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Alright ladies and gents, I bring to you another creation of my Lamenters, my High Chaplain, Daketh.

 

I made him earlier today when I was looking through some of my old models, and saw an old Necron Lord I had. Inspiration hit me like a damned brick to the face. I immediately pulled the Necron's arm off, plasticarded on an extra digit, and went and immediately bought a Sergeant Chronus model for his Mk III Armor plate. I decided it was wholly appropriate since the Lamenters have a high number of older pieces of gear in their armory. After removing the Ultramarine symbols and putting my own puritanical touches on the model, I decided my old Chaplain with his half bionic face was to be resurrected from the grave. He had suffered from being THROWN off the gaming table, and the fall had caved in parts of the model and completely damaged him beyond repair. What stood perfectly fine though, was his Crozius. With a quick sawing through the wrist, I had my arm, and a pose to boot. Upon assembling the model, I realized I need a head, so I pilfered my Chaos bitz for the skull helm, and filed down the Chaos arrow off of the helmet, and used my extra Death Company backpack on the Chaplain with some little extra pieces. The final result is what you see now, just ready to be painted. Even wrote up some backstory for him, since he looks rather beastly right now.

"Daketh Vritorl, current Master Of Sanctity of the Lamenters Chapter. Perhaps looking upon the powerful form of the High Chaplain, one would be surprised to discover a soul almost at odds with his Chapters Legacy. Prone to laughter or simply just chuckling at things worthy of being called humorous, the Chaplain still manages to breathe out fiery oratories with every yell and snarl. Approaching the age of 600, and at the current age of 589, Daketh has led his brothers through the thickest of fights and wars untold. Upon the death of his predecessor, Valus Torink, just months shy of the Chapters involvement in the Badab War, Daketh took up the mantle. The Badab War would soon prove to be his trial by fire as a leader, as he led boarding actions again and again, determined to forever be a righteous warrior in the name of his Chapter. It would come to be in the battle against the Minotaurs Chapter fleet that Daketh would lose his right arm. In his famous manner, the Chaplain led a squad of his brethren through a firestorm of bolt shells and las weaponry; laughing and pointing towards to the Minotaurs position, now famous for saying "Our dear brothers seek to weigh us down with fire. Let us weigh them down with our glorious hate, my friends." It would only be when four of his brothers and the High Chaplain himself made it into close quarters, that his rage was unleashed. The small remains of his force swept through two dozen Minotaur marines, and in the closing fight with their leader, Captain Azimeth, did Daketh lose his arm. When the Captains arm fell, it was but a feint for his powerblade, and off past the elbow came the Chaplains arm. In return with one swift motion, Daketh headbutted Azimeth back, caving in his nose through his helmet and forcing the Minotaur down. With the final words, "You took my arm, and with it, you took my pity, brother", he smashed his Crozius down into the struggling form of the Minotaurs Captain and contained the breach in his quarter of the Battle Barge. Despite the Chapter surrendering at the end of the conflict due to having either face total destruction or survival, the Chaplain would have his due. When his arm was replaced with a bionic enhancement scant weeks later, Daketh had made sure the fingers of the limb were made from the crown spikes of Azimeth's Iron Halo; in a final act of bitterness against the Minotaurs for killing so many of his belovedbrothers. To this day, the Master Of Sanctity leads from the front, refusing to back down from any challenge, his laughter filling the air as he fights, his crozius sweeping through the enemy, his right arm gleaming with golden fingers. He is the Emperors wrath incarnate."

 

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-Matt :)

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that is one beastly chaplain :D lvoe the fluff on him :)

 

Hah, thanks. Writing his background was actually kind of fun. And it instantly sprang to mind when I looked at him.

 

 

If you were female - or at least made a decent sandwich? - I'd club you over the head and take you to my cave Mega.

 

Well, I make a decent sandwich....Wait....Oh :lol:

 

I applaud you again, Matt. First Malakim and now this.

 

How's he going to be painted — standard black with the shoulder pad?

 

Thanks dude! I'm thinking on painting him in a classic Chaplain fashion, but with the right kneepad in checker pattern, and the left kneepad dark red with the skull being golden. The helmet is definitely going to be bone in the front, and the chest eagle a royal purple to blend with my force. I've noticed my purple and reds typically match up well against my blacks, just by the virtue of how I paint them.

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If you were female - or at least made a decent sandwich? - I'd club you over the head and take you to my cave Mega.

 

Well, I make a decent sandwich....Wait....Oh :HQ:

 

Heh.

 

Seriously though dude.. Cracking stuff, no wonder you want rid of your Ultras ;)

 

Also, I hate you for being better than me.. Which is getting to be a loooooong list.

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If you were female - or at least made a decent sandwich? - I'd club you over the head and take you to my cave Mega.

 

Well, I make a decent sandwich....Wait....Oh ;)

 

Heh.

 

Seriously though dude.. Cracking stuff, no wonder you want rid of your Ultras ;)

 

Also, I hate you for being better than me.. Which is getting to be a loooooong list.

 

Dohoho, clever. ;)

 

And I wouldn't say I'm better than anyone. I've just picked up a few tricks of the trade since I've been in this hobby for nine years now. :HQ:

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If you were female - or at least made a decent sandwich? - I'd club you over the head and take you to my cave Mega.

 

Well, I make a decent sandwich....Wait....Oh ;)

 

Heh.

 

Seriously though dude.. Cracking stuff, no wonder you want rid of your Ultras ;)

 

Also, I hate you for being better than me.. Which is getting to be a loooooong list.

 

Dohoho, clever. ;)

 

And I wouldn't say I'm better than anyone. I've just picked up a few tricks of the trade since I've been in this hobby for nine years now. :HQ:

 

I've been involved in this hobby for around fifteen years and I've been a writer for around sixteen years.. You're skills are impressive, both in the modelling and background sense.

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In this hobby, murderous envy is the sincerest form of admiration.

 

Here Here! ;) :lol:

 

Wait, there are other types of envy? I think there may be a spy on these boards...

 

 

 

Great job on the fluff and modeling by the way. I cannot wait to see it painted.

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I want to see this sucker painted! Do it!

 

That'll happen oh so soon. ;)

 

 

Wait, there are other types of envy? I think there may be a spy on these boards...

 

 

 

Great job on the fluff and modeling by the way. I cannot wait to see it painted.

 

DUN DUN DUN.

 

And thanks man!

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