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[Istvaan Shogaatsu]

Oh no, not saying this was plagiarism. Rather, the reverse - now my Chaos Lord looks like a poorly done knock-off of the Forge World figure, even though it pre-dates that figure by uhh, approximately a geologic age. Theirs looks much better :|

 

I guess I could always get the new Konrad Curze for a Chaos Lord, and relegate my current CL to aspiring champion status of my termie squad, or something... even though he's way too huge to be a mere aspiring champion. Just about dreadnought-sized.

Edited December 7, 2014 by Istvaan Shogaatsu

[Kol Saresk]

Ah okay. Apologies for the misunderstanding.

[Forté]

The new Curze would be a bit on the big side for a Chaos Lord. Be a great piece to paint though.

[Istvaan Shogaatsu]

The base looks to be in two pieces, giving the option for full-sized display glory, or bite-sized tabletop battle readiness.

[Flint13]

^^ Yep, that looks to be the way all the primarchs are set up now, so you can have that display base, whether singular or in the mini diorama with their arch nemesis!

 

I will not even lie, I would be super lazy and never paint the giant extra part of the display base for Kurze... those bodies would prolly end up on a contemptor somewhere :D

[hushrong]

Sorry to break away from the Curze topic (which is awesome) but I was wondering if you all could help me out.

 

I want to get back into reading some fluff and I want to read about the Night Lords during the heresy. I was wondering what books/short stories are out there and in which order they come in. I've been in and out with the literature. The last book I bought was Angels Exterminatus and even then I hadn't bought a book for some time before that. I also think having a compendium of the books would be a great addition to this thread as well.

 

Thanks in advance!

[Flint13]

Unfortunately we haven't had a full length HH novel yet, but the novella "Prince of Crows" is the perfect starting point for anyone curious about heresy-era 8th legion.

 

**EDIT** Dammit, Tarvick, you ninja :P

Edited December 8, 2014 by Flint13

[hushrong]

So Prince of Crows? Thanks folks, I'll start with that.

[Scribe]

There are also the very short/audio Dark King and The Lightning Tower

 

Which sets the commonly understood stage for the Night Lords/Curze.

 

EDIT: Correction on The Lightning Tower.

Edited December 9, 2014 by Scribe of Khorne

[Balthamal]

HH Night Lords pretty much breakdown into:

 

The Dark King - Audio

Savage Weapons (Dark Angels mainly but Night Lords have a good showing)

Prince of Crows

The Long Night - Audio

 

ADB stated before that a full length novel, Nightfall, will be around at some point. as for where/when, no idea.

[Nomus Sardauk]

There are also the very short/audio Dark King and The Lightning King

 

I think you mean The Lightning Tower.

[Scribe]

Yes, you are correct. :D

[hushrong]

Thanks for the further information, folks! I think I may have heard about Savage weapons and thought it was a NL novel for some reason.

[Scribe]

Its both DA/NL imo. Classic ADB, it feels like a novella honestly for all it gives you. :]

 

I need to find all those stories actually, the failing of digital when you dont remember which device or where it is...

[HellChyld]

Okay so Luther the Fallen and Myself have been working on turning our little 8th company into what I envisioned the last 15 years and making it more of a Cohort (chapter). A Death Guard player I know offline is throwing his 2 battalions in with us so now were working it up as an expiditionary fleet with guard and titan support. So with doing the 814 Expeditonary Fleet was wondering what you think of the 8th Cohort of the 8th Legio so far?

 

8th Cohort (Chapter), VIII Legio ‘Night Lords’

 

Chapter Command Structure:

Function: Rank:                                             Name:

Chapter Commander: Herald of the Dark     Damon "HellChyld" Chyld

Librarium: Chief Sorcerer                              Ru'athan of the Dark

Reclusiam: Paladin of Fear                            Verminthrax

Armoury: Forgemaster                                  Gader'el Hazzard

Apothecarion:        Primus Medicae              Uphir Vritra

Other Senior Consuls:

             

             Corson Amaymon - the Shade - Equerry

             

             

 

 

 

 

Batallion I:

Batt. Command:                The Bloody Regent      Zepar "The Red" Andromalius  

Librarium: Sin Eater

Command: 5 Chosen Bodyguard 

Armoury: 8 Tech-Marines 

Apothecarion: 4 Apothecaries

 

22nd Company: Luther Menos

10 Claws – 10 Terminator Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

30th Company: Balan Verin

10 Claws – 10 Terror Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

31st Company: Zaraz Tchez

10 Claws – 10 Tactical Squads 

Company Total: 201 Marines

 

45th Company: Danyul

10 Claws – 10 Tactical Squads

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

46th Company: Baraqel

10 Claws – 5 Tactical Squads, 5 Heavy Support Squads 

Company Total: 151 Marines

 

53rd Company: Armaros

10 Claws – 5 Night Raptor Squads, 5 Outrider Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

Battalion Total: 60 Claws - 775 Marines 

 

 

BatallionII:

Batt. Command: Regent of the Flayed         Marbas Andromalius

Librarium: Sin Eater

Command: 5 Chosen Bodyguard 

Armoury: 6 Tech-Marines 

Apothecarion: 8 Apothecaries

 

38th Company: Buer Forcus

10 Claws – 10 Terminator Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

58th Company: Yeter'el

10 Claws – 10 Tactical Squads

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

59th Company: Rum'el

10 Claws – 10 Terror Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

64th Company: Betryal

10 Claws – 5 Night Raptor Squads, 5 Outrider Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

71st Company: Amduscias

10 Claws – 10 Tactical Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

161th Company: Ipos Orias

10 Claws – 10 Outrider Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

Battalion Total: 60 Claws - 627 Marines 

 

 

BatallionIII:

Batt. Command: The Souless Regent              Tyre Ezekie

Librarium: Sin Eater

Command: 5 Chosen Bodyguard 

Armoury: 5 Tech-Marines 

Apothecarion: 2 Apothecaries

 

62nd Company: Bernael Andras

10 Claws – 5 Terminator Squads, 5 Terror Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

81st Company: Uzza

10 Claws – Tactical Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

92nd Company: Zagan

10 Claws – 10 Tactical Squads

Company Total: 91 Marines

 

144th Company: Caim Berith

10 Claws – 10 Terror Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

185th Company: Tetrax Lix

10 Claws – 10 Tactical Squads, 5 Terror Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

109th Company: Moritat Ruax

10 Claws – 10 Destroyer Squads  

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

Battalion Total: 60 Claws - 610 Marines 

 

Batallion IV:

Batt. Command: The Pale Regent                 Lahash Mastema the Bone Devil

Librarium: Sin Eater

Command: 5 Chosen Bodyguard 

Armoury: 4 Tech-Marines 

Apothecarion: 7 Apothecaries

 

36th Company: Ornias

10 Claws – 10 Terror Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

80th Company: Xaphan

10 Claws – 10 Terror Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

187th Company: Raum

10 Claws – 10 Night Raptor Squads

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

110th Company: Huntmaster Origen Nyssa

10 Claws – 10 Terror Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

119th Company: Solas Imamiah

10 Claws – 5 Night Raptor Squads, 5 Outrider Squads  

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

136th Company: Purson

10 Claws – 5 Night Raptor Squads, 5 Outrider Squads

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

Battalion Total: 60 Claws - 624 Marines 

 

 

Batallion V:

Batt. Command: The Regent of Sin Var'koth The Marked

Librarium: Sin Eater Prodicus

Command: 5 Chosen Bodyguard 

Armoury: 8 Tech-Marines 

Apothecarion: 6 Apothecaries

 

34th Company:

Commander: Terrormaster Ach'Phor

10 Claws – 5 Terminator Squads, 5 Terror Squads

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

202nd Company 

Commander: Captain Phaidros

10 Claws – 10 Terror Squads

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

143rd Company:

Commander: Captain Edern

10 Claws – 10 Tactical Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

166th Company:

Commander: Captain Santo

10 Claws – 10 Tactical Squads 

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

175th Company:

Commander: Huntmaster Arthek

10 Claws – 5 Night Raptor Squads, 5 Outrider Squads

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

176th Company:

Commander: Moritat Malekai

10 Claws – 5 Destroyer Squads, 5 Heavy Support Squads

Company Total: 101 Marines

 

Battalion Total: 60 Claws - 627 Marines 

 

........

Luther is building the 5th battalion. I'm updating whats been lost over the years on the other 4 battalions. Were still working on a format for armoury, BFG components and The titan Legio/mechanicus Support. I know Chapters usually only have 2 battalions but Chyld has kept those of a like mind close and brought others into the Red Night since the hersey. I know most Night Lord formations didnt use standard Imperial grouping either but it shows The Herald's (lord Commanders) mind set compared to some of the other legion. Also the fluff were writing is the "Original Members" of Expiditionary Fleet 814 wasnt at Istvann V. Both Legions Know their Primarchs sided with Horus. and explains what happened to those That didnt walk the line set before them. soon as we get more ready we plan on doing a blog. any suggestions?

[Knight of the Raven]

So folks decided to sing while working today and so I sang along. But then they told me to shut up, because they didn't like the lyrics:

 

I've been murdering innocents,

all the live long day.

I've been murdering innocents,

to keep boredom at bay.

Can't you hear civilians screaming,

begging for their lives uselessly?

Can't you hear prisoners shouting:

"No please don't kill me!"?

 

I just don't know what went wrong.

[Augustus b'Raass]

What's the tune you sing this to?

[Scribe]

lol...

 

[Spaakl Daakli]

So folks decided to sing while working today and so I sang along. But then they told me to shut up, because they didn't like the lyrics:

 

I've been murdering innocents,

all the live long day.

I've been murdering innocents,

to keep boredom at bay.

Can't you hear civilians screaming,

begging for their lives uselessly?

Can't you hear prisoners shouting:

"No please don't kill me!"?

 

I just don't know what went wrong.

And they reckon that there is no more romance in the galaxy these days, huh?

 

(I just love it when people talk dirty here!)

 

[Augustus b'Raass]

Walked away from my desks I was laughing so hard. :D

[Augustus b'Raass]

Sorry to double post here guys and gals. 

 

I was wondering if any of you have or know of a good painting tutorial for painting pale Nostraman skin. 

 

Please post a link in response. :tu: If it's good, perhaps we can post it in the first post as a tut next to my Flayed skin one?

[Amornar]

Hail Night Lords! As my current dark eldar project starts to see light at the end of the tunnel I am starting to shift focus on the future and my next army. I have long wanted to stand in midnight clad with my brothers of the VIII and I am thinking that time has finally come. Been reading the ADB trilogy lately and Soul Hunter has given me an idea to combo my desire for a night lords army with another long desire...a drop pod army. Wrapping this entire thought process together in a neat little human-skin bow is the idea of running said army as an uncorrupted, non-forge world force using the new Blood Angel book for rules.

 

That is where my question to all of you comes in. Do you think the Blood Angels could make a suitable drop pod based rule system for the 8th legion? Adding things like masks to sanguinary guard for fear seems very fitting when modeled as elite jump infantry, maybe some dreads, small fast assault units from pods, and some strong characters to back it all up.

 

Cheers in advance!

[Flint13]

Welcome Amornar!

 

Don't mind the dead folks and skinned things everywhere. Normally we get a chance to neaten up first :D

 

Anywho, the Blood Angels have long been a way for us midnight faithful to better represent our legion on the table within 40k. So especially with the new book, I'd say "hell yeah, go for it." It's a tradition anyway!

 

Let us know if you have any questions on getting started anywhere, and if/when you decide on a company number, sobriquet, commander or any other fun bits. 

[Corsovitt]

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VIII Legion Night Lords

106^th Grand Company

717^thExpeditionary Fleet

Aclima Compliance

c.967 M30

 

Approx 38 Terran Years before the destruction of Nostramo

 

Grand Company Command Staff

 

Brother Captain Sepp Demir ‘The Ruthless’ – Company Praetor ¹

 

Captain Bosluk Savasci – Master of Strike Cruiser ‘Corvi Necem’ ²

Captain Jozef Parn – Master of Strike Cruiser ‘Cor Tenebrae’ ³

 

Brother Hastillarius ⁴ Saistoss Asinim – Company Champion

Brother Vexillarius Shi Gjaku – Company Banner Bearer

Brother Medicus Necat Seven – Company Apothecary

Brother Nuntius ⁵ Sander Oja – Company Master of Signals

Brother Lexicanium Culoare Inchisa – Company Librarian

 

Brother Architecti Cuneyd Erdogan – Company Techmarine

 

Honoured Brother Sergeant Vojtech Kovacs – Company Dreadnought ⁶

 

First Cohort

First ‘Tactical’ Century

Brother Lieutenant Uimire Socuri – Senior Centurion ⁷

 

 (First to Tenth Claws)

First Claw

Brother Sergeant Nositel Noci –Optio ⁸/Veteran Tactical Squad Leader ⁹

 

Second Claw

Brother Sergeant Gecinin Olum – Veteran Tactical Squad Leader

 

Third Claw

Brother Sergeant Hincal Yilmaz - Veteran Tactical Squad Leader

 

Fourth Claw

Brother Sergeant Bayezit Mansur – Tactical Squad Leader

 

Fifth Claw

Brother Sergeant Vanator Prada – Tactical Squad Leader

 

Sixth Claw

Brother Sergeant Fabian Jaschke - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Seventh Claw

Brother Sergeant Jonas Dvorak - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Eighth Claw

Brother Sergeant Volkan Ates - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Ninth Claw

Brother Sergeant Cenk Aybar - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Tenth Claw

Brother Sergeant Torben Mund - Seeker Squad Leader

 

1 The current company Praetor is Terran born, formerly a senior centurion with the ninth company he has served the legion since inception and having served with distinction was promoted to Praetor during the expansion of the legion after being reunited with their Primarch.

2 Translation: Murder of Crows

3 Translation: Heart of Darkness  

4 Translation: Weapons Instructor

5 Translation: Messenger

6 Mortally wounded during, The Castigation of Terentius.

7 In the event of the death or incapacitation of the company Praetor, the Senior Centurion (always the Centurion of the First Century) will take command of the company.

8 Translation: Second in Command

9 The first claw in any century is the Centurions command squad and is usually made up of a veteran sergeant, apothecary and five veteran legionnaires.

 

 

First Cohort

Second ‘Shock’ Century

Brother Lieutenant Corso Vitt – Centurion ¹⁰

 

(Eleventh to Twentieth Claws)

 

Eleventh Claw

Brother Sergeant Kararsiz Savasci – Optio/Terror Squad Leader

 

Twelfth Claw

Brother Sergeant Kirmizi Yagmur – Terror Squad Leader

 

Thirteenth Claw

Brother Sergeant Vdejka Enates ‘The Unlucky’ ¹¹– Terror Squad Leader

 

Fourteenth Claw

Brother Sergeant Kajetan Drahoslav - Destroyer Squad Leader

 

Fifteenth Claw

Brother Sergeant Ullrich Matern – Destroyer Squad Leader

 

Sixteenth Claw

Brother Sergeant Rados Agmundr - Raptor Squad Leader

 

Seventeenth Claw

Brother Sergeant Jan Voelz - Raptor Squad Leader

 

Eighteenth Claw

Brother Sergeant Rshotha Nagyot – Raptor Squad Leader

 

Nineteenth Claw

Brother Sergeant Amram Nemeth -  Raptor Squad Leader

 

Twentieth Claw

Brother Sergeant Pasarilor Cioara – Raptor Squad Leader

 

 

10 As standard the second century’s Centurion also acts as Equerry to the Praetor.  

11 The use of the nom guerre ‘The Unlucky’ is a Terran tradition dating back to the Age of Progress, its exact context is unknown.

 

Second Cohort

Third ‘Tactical’ Century

Brother Lieutenant Naprasnic Salbatic

(Twenty First to Thirtieth Claws)

 

Twenty First Claw

Brother Sergeant Venere Giocondi – Optio/Veteran Tactical Squad Leader

 

Twenty Second Claw

Brother Sergeant Stanislaw Balazs - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Twenty Third Claw

Brother Sergeant Krzysztof Horak - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Twenty Fourth Claw

Brother Sergeant Marcin Szilagyi - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Twenty Fifth Claw

Brother Sergeant Petras Meszaros - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Twenty Sixth Claw

Brother Sergeant Tomasz Svoboda - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Twenty Seventh Claw

Brother Sergeant Bayezid Aybar - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Twenty Eighth Claw

Brother Sergeant Esen Kervan - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Twenty Ninth Claw

Brother Sergeant Devlet Degirmencioglu - Tactical Squad Leader

 

Thirtieth Claw

Brother Sergeant Teoman Korkmaz - Seeker Squad Leader

 

Second Cohort

Fourth Support Century

Brother Lieutenant Savas Duzeni-Alam

(Thirty First to Fortieth Claws)

 

Thirty First Claw

Brother Sergeant Kazimir Jahoda - Reconnaissance Squad Leader

 

Thirty Second Claw

Brother Sergeant Abenner Dathan - Reconnaissance Squad Leader

 

Thirty Third Claw

Brother Sergeant Radovan Laska - Heavy Support Squad Leader

 

Thirty Fourth Claw

Brother Sergeant Yehoshafat Iafeth - Heavy Support Squad Leader

 

Thirty Fifth Claw

Brother Sergeant Ilkay Arap - Heavy Support Squad Leader

 

Thirty Sixth Claw

Brother Sergeant Kreuter Ditsch - Heavy Support Squad Leader

 

Thirty Seventh Claw

Brother Sergeant Eser Baris - Breacher Siege Squad Leader

 

Thirty Eighth Claw

Brother Sergeant Havilah Yuval - Breacher Siege Squad Leader

 

Thirty Ninth Claw

Brother Sergeant Duygu Lavent - Breacher Siege Squad Leader

 

Fortieth Claw

Brother Sergeant Ehud Kyros - Breacher Siege Squad Leader

 

Thirty Seventh through Fortieth Claws are cross trained to perform multi role duties, in void engagements or close quarter battle environments they will fulfil their Breacher Siege Squad duties, however they have secondary roles if these environments are unlikely to be encountered.

 

Thirty Seventh Claw crews and operates the Companies Four Vindicator support vehicles

Thirty Eighth Claw crew and operate the Companies Four Predator Support vehicles

Thirty Ninth Claw crew and operate the Companies Four Whirlwind Support vehicles
Fortieth Claw crew and maintain the Companies Four Land Raider Main Battle Tanks

 

Company Doctrine

 

In a typical compliance, company doctrine calls for the deployment of Fourth Centuries, Thirty First and Thirty Second Claws Reconnaissance Squads via drop pod.

 

After initial reconnaissance, First Cohorts Second Century will make landfall and eliminate targets of opportunity in order to spread panic. These would be primarily soft targets in order to prevent damage to essential infrastructure whilst ensuring maximum pressure on governmental departments to ensure regime change.

 

If this first strike is insufficient then the Company will deploy both the First and Third Centuries in full by drop pod striking at the heart of the planetary government, planetary media and planetary defence forces; this time there will be no attempt to prevent damage to infrastructure the Fourth Century will provide legionnaires and heavy equipment where required at the discretion of the Company Praetor or Senior Centurions.

 

Grand Company Organisation and Establishment

 

The 106^th Grand Company draws its main combat strength from Nostramo although the majority of the senior command cadre and several of the veteran squads are still of Terran stock.

 

As evidenced above each Grand Company is made up of a senior command squad and Four Centuries split between Two Cohorts. The Cohorts are led by the Senior Centurion of each Cohort. 

As with the majority of Nostraman Companies, each claw has an established strength of eight members although on campaign it is not unusual to see the actual strengths two thirds of establishment. However before any major compliance it is commonplace for Praetors to request additional legionnaires from Nostramo boosting the established strength of each claw to twelve to sixteen members this allows for a higher rate of attrition than most legions organised along similar lines would face.

 

 

 

 

[Augustus b'Raass]

@Amornar: Welcome to the 8th Brother! You have given me an awesome idea. I have long detested that chaos doesn;t have drop pods and you've just given me a way to. I seriously never thought about/heard of/considered proxying codices.
 

@Corsovitt: gosh that's awesome. We should all do an inventory list and census for our companies.